Chapter 1322

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

"Wife, my third brother is taking graduation photos next Tuesday. Do you want to go together?"

During dinner that evening, Wang Dashan asked Du Xiaojuan.

Li Xiulan also hurriedly said:

"Xiao Juan, since you've been so busy with work, why not go together? Consider it a trip to Beijing to relax!"

Du Xiaojuan thought of the last time she took Li Xiulan and Wang Zhanggen to Beijing. That time, too, was originally meant to be a relaxing trip, but in the end it turned into an ordeal — they didn't have much fun, didn't eat well, and suffered quite a bit.

At the time, the main issue was that Li Xiulan and Wang Zhanggen, these two elders, couldn't let loose and enjoy themselves; they kept thinking about saving money, refusing to stay in expensive hotels or eat expensive meals.

It ended up being pointless.

"I won't go then. I have a meeting next Tuesday."

Du Xiaojuan declined politely, and she indeed had a meeting to attend.

Now that she has returned to work at Xiao Du Technology, she is busy every day.

After all, she was absent for a long period due to pregnancy and childbirth.

The company is developing rapidly; to regain control of it, she must invest far more energy than ordinary people.

"It's fine if you don't go. I'll bring our son along. That works, right?"

Wang Dashan did not press Du Xiaojuan.

He also said:

"Bringing our son to Beijing to soak in Tsinghua's atmosphere — who knows, maybe when he grows up he'll test into Tsinghua University just like his third uncle!"

Du Xiaojuan said:

"If you don't mind the hassle, then bring him. I have no objection."

Li Xiulan said:

"What hassle? Bringing a child is just one more mouth to feed. We'll bring all the milk powder, diapers, and such — he won't be wronged!"

Du Xiaojuan said:

"Why not bring Kang Yi along too? She's great at taking care of children."

Kang Yi, who was watching the child nearby and not eating with them, heard this and smiled without speaking.

If she could go, she'd go; if not, she'd just treat it as a few days off — she didn't mind either way.

Wang Dashan said:

"Good, then we'll bring Kang Yi."

But Li Xiulan said:

"Wouldn't that cost an extra share? One more person means round-trip travel expenses — that's quite a bit more. Why not just not have her go? I'll take care of the child!"

Li Xiulan is like this — she thinks about saving money in everything.

No helping it; she was scared poor in her youth.

To expect her, in her old age, to change the values forged by the hammer of poverty in her youth — that's simply harder than ascending to heaven.

"Mom, don't worry about the money. We're not short of that little bit!"

Li Xiulan being like this, even Wang Dashan found it a bit unbearable.

They're living in a villa worth tens of millions now, and the mortgage is paid off — is it really necessary to be so stingy over that little bit of money?

But Li Xiulan said:

"Save where you can; no need to spend recklessly. Besides, Kang Mei didn't say she wants to go. Traveling so far is such a hassle — who knows, maybe she doesn't want to go?"

Kang Yi is a bit younger than Li Xiulan, so Li Xiulan calls her Kang Mei.

As a senior domestic-service nanny, Kang Yi has long since honed the ability to read people's expressions.

She knew Li Xiulan didn't want her to come along, but she also didn't want to offend Li Xiulan — after all, Li Xiulan is the elder with the highest seniority in this family.

So she said:

"I was planning to ask for leave next Tuesday to go back to my hometown. Something came up on my husband's side. I originally intended to tell you two, Mr. Wang and Miss Du, in a couple of days."

"Oh, what a coincidence. Looks like you can't go to Beijing then." Li Xiulan wore a smile.

Kang Yi also smiled and nodded:

"Yes. But if Mr. Wang insists I come along, I can still go — I'll just delay my return home a bit."

Kang Yi didn't make her words absolute; after all, she didn't want to offend Wang Dashan either.

Li Xiulan said to Wang Dashan:

"The nanny has a family matter that just happens to clash with the timing. You can't force her to come along, can you?"

Wang Dashan had nothing to say.

Seeing this, Du Xiaojuan changed her tune:

"Husband, why don't you and Mom go to Beijing together? Leave the child here. I suddenly remembered — didn't the fortune teller say before that our Xiao Jin is frail and shouldn't come into contact with too many people? To avoid that, we didn't even hold a full-moon banquet back then!"

Hearing the first half, Li Xiulan's expression turned unpleasant, but hearing the second half, it softened considerably, and she couldn't help nodding in agreement.

Back then, Wu Banxian indeed said this grandson of hers was frail and couldn't go to places with too many people.

This trip to Beijing, whether by high-speed rail or plane, would definitely involve contact with many people. She didn't mind the trouble, but she feared her precious grandson might catch an illness.

So in the end she said:

"Then let's wait until he's a bit older before taking him."

Wang Dashan, however, was somewhat unwilling:

"I was still thinking of letting our son soak up a bit of Tsinghua's atmosphere; after all, once my Third Brother graduates, it'll be very hard to go to Tsinghua again!"

Du Xiaojuan, however, said:

"How is it hard? Tsinghua University doesn't prohibit outsiders from entering; as long as you register with your ID card, you can come and go freely. When your son grows up a bit, if you want to take him to Tsinghua, you can just take him whenever!"

Wang Dashan didn't say anything more.

He just felt a bit of a pity.

He had originally wanted his son and Wang Xiaohua to take a photo together on the Tsinghua campus.

Later, when he grew up, it would also serve to spur him on, to take Third Uncle as a role model, study hard, and get into university!

Seeing Wang Dashan somewhat unhappy, Du Xiaojuan then said:

"Let's let Mom decide this. We have to listen to the Elder. If she says to take Wang Dujin to Beijing, then we take Wang Dujin to Beijing! Mom, what do you say?"

Li Xiulan had originally wanted to take her grandson along, but after hearing Du Xiaojuan's words just now, she also felt they were very reasonable.

Anyway, no matter what, the precious grandson's physical health is most important; since he is frail, he should just stay properly at home and not go outside to come into contact with too many people.

So she said:

"Then don't take the grandson along. In the future, when there's an opportunity, the whole family will go to Beijing for a trip, and then we'll take him!"

Hearing this, Du Xiaojuan nodded in satisfaction and even praised:

"Mom, you're absolutely right!"

Seeing Li Xiulan put it that way, Wang Dashan couldn't very well say anything more.

He could only accept this arrangement.

From this one small matter, one can see that Du Xiaojuan is truly too clever, too adept at handling things.

Amidst the spring wind and fine rain, in a few words, she can steer this family and obtain the result she wants.

Mainly, after Wang Dashan returned to the family, he no longer ran around outside doing business and making messy investments; the conflicts between Du Xiaojuan and Wang Dashan decreased a lot, and Du Xiaojuan's temper also improved a great deal.

Seeing Wang Dashan somewhat unhappy, she turned around and praised Wang Dashan:

"Husband, the soup you stewed tonight is especially delicious. How did you stew it? Tell me in detail; later I'll go learn it too, so if you're busy in the future, I can also stew this soup for our son!"

Wang Dashan's expression eased somewhat, and he said:

"Today's soup has wild five-finger peach! I bought it at the vegetable market from an old farmer selling medicinal herbs; usually you can't buy this five-finger peach at all!"

And so the family ate dinner harmoniously and joyfully, chatting and laughing.