Chapter 585: , there is gain only with sacrifice, the big picture

The Chen family.

Seeing Li Heng and Zijin return to offer the New Year sacrifices, the two aunts, Chen Xiaomi and Chen Xiaohong, who had been waiting, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The Chen family all knew that Yu Shuheng was at the Li residence, and they all knew where Yu Shuheng came from. They appeared somewhat wary of this.

If Yu Shuheng were not across the street, according to past habits, Chen Gaoyuan would have run over to hand out cigarettes and reminisce with Li Jianguo the moment he got out of the car. But this year, he did not do so.

And now that Li Heng could come over with Zijin, it proved one thing: Zijin's status in the Li family was currently still stable, and it had not yet been disrupted by the external force that was Yu Shuheng.

Chen Xiaomi poured a cup of hot tea for Li Heng and chatted about his new book: "I heard you are writing a new book. Is it almost finished?"

Li Heng replied: "Not yet, I've only finished a small half so far."

Chen Xiaomi was curious: "What genre?"

Li Heng said: "It's related to the Tusi system; it can be considered a traditional subject."

Chen Xiaomi's heart itched with curiosity. She originally wanted to borrow it to read, but felt it was inappropriate, so she swallowed the words that reached her lips.

Chen Laoyezi Chen specially took time out to host Li Heng and even played three games of Chinese chess with him.

The result was as expected: Chen Laoyezi Chen won back one game after losing two.

However, anyone with a discerning eye knew clearly that Li Heng had gone easy in the last game, giving the old man face.

Chen Laoyezi Chen faced the chessboard in silence for a long time, finally looking up to say to Li Heng: "Zijin is handed over to you."

The words were very short and sudden, yet concise and comprehensive.

Li Heng was very surprised. He hadn't expected this stubborn old man to give in so quickly. He hadn't said these words in his previous life, and he hadn't had much interaction with him either.

Chen Zijin smiled brightly. She was very happy to hear her grandfather's words, her face full of pleasant surprise.

Facing the gazes of the Chen family, Li Heng stated: "Chen Laoyezi, rest assured, I will take good care of her."

Chen Laoyezi Chen nodded slowly, then drank tea and chatted with Li Heng for about an hour before dispersing.

This "dispersing" was because the sky had turned completely dark, and Li Heng was concerned that there was still a Yu Laoshi at home, so he returned home.

Chen Zijin saw him to the door and whispered in his ear: "Hubby, I'll take a bath first, and come over to accompany you later."

At the word "Hubby," he understood everything. This wife wanted to sleep with him tonight.

Even though Li Heng felt a bit apprehensive, he agreed very readily on the surface: "Okay."

Nowadays, it's a blade if you shrink your head, and a blade if you stretch it. Since these relationships couldn't be avoided, then don't avoid them; face them with the greatest courage.

Rather than being timid and offending two women at the same time, it was better to comfort Zijin, who had followed him first. As for Yu Laoshi, he would find a way to make it up to her later.

He believed that Yu Laoshi was not the kind of narrow-minded person.

Furthermore, he had long ago stated his attitude: Xiao Han, Song Yu, and Zijin—he wanted them all, and he wouldn't let any of them go.

Although he admitted he was a bit greedy, he felt his actions were still upright. He never broke his word once spoken, and he hadn't deceived or hidden anything from Yu Laoshi beforehand. The main theme was mutual "understanding."

After Li Heng left, Chen Xiaomi found her sister-in-law, who had not appeared the whole time, and asked in confusion: "Sister-in-law, things have reached this point, why haven't you figured it out yet?"

Zhong Lan countered: "You all have figured it out, but is Zijin the only woman he has? I heard there is a Song Yu at Peking University, and now there is a Yu Shuheng in the Li family. How do you explain that?"

As a native of the capital, Li Heng's actions in pursuing Song Yu at Peking University were too high-profile. Although Zhong Lan, who secretly paid attention to her eldest daughter's emotional life, did not get the news immediately, after a year or so, this information eventually reached her ears.

As for Yu Shuheng, she was now right across the street at the Li residence, and she was the only daughter of the Yu family. It would be hard not to know.

Zhong Lan's question left Chen Xiaomi speechless.

At this time, Chen Xiaohong entered the door and reflected: "If we hadn't forced Zijin to the capital during the summer break of her second year of high school, perhaps these things wouldn't have happened, and perhaps Li Heng and Zijin would be attending university together. Sigh! In the end, it was us who ruined this perfect marriage."

Chen Xiaohong hadn't approved of Li Heng before, but now, as Li Heng became more capable day by day, she had to accept this reality.

Zhong Lan frowned and asked angrily: "I don't think so! Is the only daughter of the Yu family not excellent enough? Even when I was young, I wouldn't have had the heart to compete with her for a man, but what about now? Isn't she still watching helplessly as that little bastard messes around outside?

Yu Shuheng couldn't even control this bad egg, do you think Zijin can?

I still say the same thing: daring to get Zijin into bed at such a young age, he is absolutely a lecherous embryo, born not to be a decent person."

Chen Xiaohong: "..."

Chen Xiaomi smoothed things over: "Sister-in-law, you are exaggerating. The word 'lecherous' is too much. He's a man of letters, at most it can be considered romantic. But then again, a person's first love is the most precious in life. Having started this precedent, Li Heng naturally couldn't stop his feet later. It's understandable."

Zhong Lan rolled her eyes at her sister-in-law and said unpleasantly: "You are talking nonsense with your eyes open, changing your tune because he has achieved success. Haven't you seen Song Yu? Do you think that little bastard's thieving heart for Song Yu wasn't there from the beginning? Could it be that it only arose after we forced Zijin away?"

A string of words once again left the two sisters-in-law speechless.

Chen Xiaohong said: "Encountering a figure like Song Yu, the number of boys secretly in love with her is probably not small. Even if Li Heng was tempted, it belongs to the category of normal reactions.

They say judge by actions, not by thoughts; if you judge by thoughts, no one is perfect. If we hadn't taken Zijin away back then, maybe there really wouldn't be so many complications later.

Sister-in-law, we were wrong, we were wrong; there's nothing shameful about it. It's just a pity for Zijin, a great marriage watching it slowly slip away from our hands. Now I feel particularly sorry for her."

Zhong Lan's eyebrows furrowed deeper, but she rarely didn't refute, instead asking: "Didn't the Chen Laoyezi say he wanted to rehabilitate Li Jianguo? Why hasn't there been any movement after half a year?"

Chen Xiaomi shook her head: "Father has given up."

Zhong Lan asked: "Why?"

Chen Xiaomi said: "Father and I have analyzed it. Judging by Yu Shuheng's actions, she is likely determined to have Li Heng, and is afraid she will want to marry him as his wife in the future.

The Chen Laoyezi said that we have already missed the best time to support Li Jianguo. Going to make up for it now has a suspicion of bootlicking, making people look down on us; it's better not to do it. Let this matter be left for Yu Shuheng to do. Or leave it for the Li family's future daughter-in-law to do."

Zhong Lan raised her head, "So, the Chen Laoyezi has also given up the idea of Zijin marrying into the Li family through a formal match?"

Chen Xiaomi didn't make a sound.

Chen Xiaohong sighed: "It's not that he has completely given up, it's just that we can't compete with the Yu family. And we personally ruined Zijin's good hand of cards back then; even if we compete, we are willing but lack the strength.

I specially paid attention to those girls around Li Heng; each one is beautiful as a flower, and each one has her own characteristics.

Although Zijin's personal conditions are unique in Renmin University, compared to him, she can only be considered to be keeping up with the situation, and she doesn't have an advantage compared to Song Yu and Yu Shuheng.

Now that Li Heng still dotes on Zijin so much, it's also because Li Heng is nostalgic; after all, Zijin was his first woman."

Even though Zhong Lan was verbally harsh to her eldest daughter, she was her own daughter after all, the flesh cut from her own body. Hearing this, she felt very uncomfortable and said angrily: "Why go and curry favor with him? Even if we were wrong, we should be wrong to the end. I won't bow my head to such a person."

Chen Xiaohong said: "You can't say it like that. Improving the relationship with the Li family will always be beneficial to Zijin."

Zhong Lan didn't want to listen and stood up to leave.

Seeing this, Chen Xiaomi said: "Forget it, Second Sister. Why haven't you figured it out yet? Sister-in-law is strong all her life. Even if she knows she is wrong in her heart, she won't say it out loud, and she won't change. Let's leave it at that; it's better to say less in the future."

Returning home, Li Heng felt that the atmosphere was a bit wrong. Comrade Li Jianguo and Comrade Tian Rune were sitting on chairs in the main room, sighing.

Grandmother was silent on the side, staring blankly at the front door.

Li Heng stepped over the threshold and asked: "Mom, what's wrong with you guys?"

Tian Rune sighed again and said to Li Heng: "Manzai, Yu Laoshi has left."

Li Heng's heart tightened, and he asked hurriedly: "Left? When did she leave?"

Tian Rune said: "Not long after you went to the Chen family, she left."

Li Heng asked: "Did you try to keep her?"

"Your grandma and your mom pulled Yu Laoshi and talked for a long time, but couldn't keep her," Li Jianguo interjected.

Li Heng asked: "Did she take her luggage too?"

Tian Rune said: "She took it. Before leaving, she also left a gift for me, your dad, and your grandma, and even left a red envelope separately for grandma."

Li Heng turned his head to look at grandma.

Grandma said: "The red envelope is very large, with a full 2200 yuan."

Li Heng took the red envelope from grandma's hand, touched it, and stood there for a long time without making a sound.

After a long time, he returned the red envelope to grandma and asked: "When Yu Laoshi left, did she say anything?"

The three shook their heads.

Li Heng wouldn't give up: "Not a single word?"

Li Jianguo smoked gloomily.