Jiang Junhu, filled with anticipation, received a leather jacket. He wanted to pack it up and send it to the Jiang family, but was beaten soundly by his father-in-law.
"Children who don't grow up by their parents' side have some kind of defect in their hearts. If you dare to mess with my grandson, I'll beat you to death."
After the beating, Jiang Junhu still had to change the leather jacket's diaper. He quietly poked his son's chubby butt, "Why did you grow an extra thing?"
As a result, the extra thing directly sprayed him all over his face.
Jiang Junhu roared, "Jiang Wenli!"
Little Jiang Wenli, stark naked, kicked his limbs and cried his heart out.
"Jiang Erhu!"
Zeng Yao placed her hands on her hips and reprimanded her husband, "Are you bullying my son again?"
Jiang Junhu turned around aggrievedly, "He bullied me."
Seeing her husband wet from head to toe and chest, Zeng Yao suppressed a laugh and comforted him, "Boy's urine wards off evil spirits."
"Yaoyao."
Jiang Junhu was extremely wronged, "Let's have another one, we'll definitely have a daughter."
"Okay."
Zeng Yao nodded. She also doted on daughters, especially envying Qiong Yu's daughter, who was well-behaved, sensible, beautiful, and cute.
"Then let's make haste."
Jiang Junhu pulled his wife and was about to do shameful things.
Zeng Yao pushed him away helplessly, "Wenli hasn't slept yet."
Alas! Jiang Junhu sighed. Having another son was like having another ancestor, serving him from morning till night.
...
It was Li Sixuan's 25th birthday, and also the day she and Mai Xingyang got engaged. Because Li Sixuan liked spring, the wedding was set for May Day next year.
The wedding was held in a renowned hotel in Kyoto, grand and festive.
The hale and hearty Old Mr. Mai and Old Mrs. Mai received their youngest daughter-in-law's tea, tears of joy streaming down their faces. It wasn't easy; their youngest son's future was finally settled.
The old couple first handed a bank card to Li Sixuan: "Xuanxuan, this is Xingyang's income from birth until now. From now on, it will be managed by you."
Then they took out another bank card: "This is for the changing of the honorific title and your pocket money. We will transfer pocket money to you every year from now on."
"If we are no longer here, your eldest brother and sister-in-law will transfer it to you. You just need to live happily with Xingyang."
"If Xingyang ever does anything wrong in the future, you can directly tell your parents and ask them to worry more about him. We are truly powerless."
Li Sixuan, wearing a veil, respectfully accepted the two bank cards: "Thank you, Father and Mother. May you live a long and healthy life."
Mrs. Mai's eyes crinkled as she smiled, "Hehehe, good, good, good, get up quickly."
Mai Xingyang helped Li Sixuan up and introduced her to his eldest brother and sister-in-law, second brother and second sister-in-law, third brother and third sister-in-law, and his group of nephews.
Facing a group of nephews older than herself, and a large group of youths calling her great-aunt, Li Sixuan awkwardly took out the red envelopes she had prepared and distributed them.
Seeing that his nephews and grand-nephews had all received red envelopes, Mai Xingyang waved them away, "What are you all crowding around for? Is my wife's appearance something that others can look at?"
During the return visit three days later, Mai Xingyang and his wife didn't come back at all. The house was full of brats, all staring at his wife's veil.
However, after his wife gave birth to a daughter who looked exactly like her, he returned home with their month-old daughter to show off.
With this display, his daughter was almost snatched away.
Among those vying to snatch her was the old man who had a childhood photo of his wife.
Vaguely, he guessed the old man's relationship with his father-in-law, but since everyone acted as if they knew nothing, he kept quiet.
Finally breaking through the encirclement, he fled with his daughter in his arms, "We're never coming back to this house."
"You brat!"
With his only granddaughter taken away by his younger son, Old Mr. Mai hurriedly urged his wife, "Quick, go pack your bags, I'll apply for a visit. I never thought I'd have a day where I'd visit."
Mrs. Mai nodded, "Yes, we'll visit. I've had enough of the brats at home; a fragrant little girl is so much better."
...
Seeing their so-called new neighbors, Mai Xingyang quickly called for backup, "Grandpa, Grandma, come quickly! Someone's here to snatch your great-granddaughter!"
Tian Jing and Li Zhengguo stood in opposition to Old Mr. Mai and Old Mrs. Mai.
Tian Jing brandished her vine, "So what if you're older? You're lower in generation; my vine can still attack."
Mrs. Mai said with a smiling face, "Sister-in-law of my in-laws, please don't misunderstand. We've applied for long-term residency. Our legs aren't good, so it's more convenient to be closer to Xiangxiang."
Long-term residency?
Tian Jing retracted her vine, "In that case, we'll take you on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and you can have them on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Sundays will be for Xiangxiang's maternal grandparents."
"Good, good, good."
Mrs. Mai nodded repeatedly, "This arrangement is excellent. We'll go back to the courtyard to settle in first. We were so busy looking at Xiangxiang when we arrived that we didn't have time to unpack."
Tian Jing used her vine to snatch the great-granddaughter from Mai Xingyang's arms, "Go help them. And show them around the environment here."
Mai Xingyang felt speechless. So his parents were purely there to cause trouble for him.
Pity that he had forcibly taken 45 days of paternity leave, and only had a few days left.
...
Li Sijiao and Mai Zixiang were very good friends. Their difference in generation didn't matter, nor did their three-year age gap. The key was that they were the two most beloved children in the family.
Jiang Wenli, kicked out by his biological father, happily came to find his playmates, "Sister Jiaojiao, Sister Xiangxiang."
Zeng Jingrong, following behind his grandson, sighed helplessly, "This grandson is too difficult to teach."
"Wenli, Xiangxiang should call you Little Uncle. You can just call Xiangxiang directly."
Jiang Wenli changed his address, "Jiaojiao, Xiangxiang."
Zeng Jingrong rubbed his forehead.
Tian Jing smiled, "The children are still young, why are you correcting him on these things? How happy was Jixiang when he was little?"
After speaking, she beckoned Jiang Wenli, "Wenli, come in. Jiaojiao and Xiangxiang are playing puzzles in the room, you can go find them directly."
After her grandson entered the room, Zeng Jingrong said, "Song Yinyu not only lost everything but also borrowed money at exorbitant interest. After Song Shaoqing paid off the high-interest loan, he took Song Yinyu away."
Tian Jing nodded lightly, "That's good. Gambling destroys a person's will. He'll be like a puddle of mud for the rest of his life."
Zeng Jingrong continued, "Zhou Yufei has returned to Kushan. She pried open Mai Xiaobai's apartment and moved in."
"Let her be."
Tian Jing remained indifferent, "As long as she doesn't provoke us again."
Tian Jing didn't intend to kill Zhou Yufei. After Zhou Yufei lost the two most basic things a woman possesses, she told Mai Xingyang and Jiang Junhu to stop.
Without Zhou Yulin and Song Yinyu, without the Li and Zhou families behind Zhou Yufei, she didn't believe Zhou Yufei could still cause trouble. At most, she would depend on men who only needed a warm bed to exchange for a life of food and shelter.
...
Li Sirui started interning at Jingyuan Company after graduating from university.
Three years later, he took over as the Chairman of Jingyuan Company.
Yes, Chairman.
From Ouyang Lei to Li Weili, they were only General Managers. The position of Chairman had always remained with Tian Jing.
After Li Sirui took over, Tian Jing redistributed the shares of Jingyuan Company.
Li Sirui held 40%, while Li Sixuan, Li Sipei, and Li Sijiao each held 10%.
These were all the shares of the Li family, as Ouyang Lei held 30%.
The shares held by Li Sixuan, Li Sipei, and Li Sijiao were prohibited from being bought or sold. If such a transaction occurred, the shares would be repossessed by the current Chairman of Jingyuan Company.
If the Li family used schemes to calculate their family members' property, that would be the beginning of the Li family's destruction. No one could do anything about it; Tian Jing no longer set further restrictions.
Li Sixuan, Li Sirui, Li Sipei, and Li Sijiao all vowed to their grandparents in unison that they would teach their descendants well.
Tian Jing just smiled. The human heart is unpredictable. She could only manage her own lifetime; she couldn't manage her descendants.
... Epilogue...
Li Zhengguo passed away peacefully in his sleep after his 102nd birthday, with a smile on his face.
Tian Jing fell ill for half a year before showing slight improvement. Once she could get out of bed, she asked her youngest son to build a thatched hut next to Xiaosong, as she wanted to accompany Xiaosong.
Li Weixin was frantic, "Mom, the environment there is not suitable for living. Eating is the biggest problem."
Tian Jing asked her youngest son, "Won't you bring me food?"
Li Weixin scratched his head and squatted in front of his mother, asking, "What exactly do you want to do? Is any child in the family disobedient? Tell me, and I'll discipline them."
"It's not them."
Tian Jing shook her head, "I can feel that my days are numbered. I promised Xiaosong that I would spend the end of my life with it."
"Your father is gone, and I should fulfill my promise."
...
Xiaosong was very happy about Tian Jing's arrival. However, upon sensing the aura on Tian Jing, it couldn't be happy anymore.
The thatched hut was very comfortable, equipped with all the necessary items. All energy-consuming household appliances were solar-powered.
Tian Jing sat under Xiaosong's canopy every day, talking to it, and appeared to be in good spirits.
Li Weixin woke up before dawn every morning to make breakfast and delivered it to Xiaosong as soon as it was light.
Tian Jing knew what her youngest son was worried about. Since she couldn't stop it, she couldn't persuade him otherwise.
Day after day, in Li Weixin's anxious state, one noon when the flowers were in full bloom, he could no longer wake his mother who was leaning against Xiaosong's trunk.
"Ranan."
Xiaosong telepathically communicated to the sad Li Weixin, "Tiantian asked you not to take her back. Just bury her in the valley next to your father."
"She said to give the family a keepsake, making them think she's still in this world."
...
After burying his mother next to his father, Li Weixin used his powers to grow a large number of roses around the grave.
May the dwelling place of his parents in another world be as beautiful as a painting.
(End of the story)