Chapter 663

At the beginning of December, the first snow of the winter of 1986 finally fell.

Li Ye drove his Santana, braving the heavy snow on the road to the airport.

Besides him, the car also carried Han Chunmei, Li Juan, Li Ying, and Li Kaijian.

Yesterday, Han Chunmei and Li Ying finally arrived in the capital, preparing to take today's flight to Hong Kong.

As for Li Kaijian, he was purely worried and had sent the mother and daughter all the way here.

Han Chunmei was much more haggard than before. Along the way, she held Li Kaijian's hand tightly, tears welling up in her eyes.

Li Kaijian whispered comfortingly, "Don't always cry now! It's not good for the baby. After you get there, you'll be with An Xiaolian and the others, what are you afraid of?"

"I'm not afraid... I'm not afraid..."

Han Chunmei said a few words unclearly, unable to explain herself.

Sitting in the front row, the younger sister Li Ying spoke up, "Dad, Mom told me she's afraid that if she's not home for the New Year, she won't be able to kowtow to the ancestors, and after Mom leaves, you'll have to cook for yourself..."

Li Kaijian opened his mouth and whispered, "I'll kowtow to the ancestors for you. It's not like I don't know how to cook for myself. Besides, won't you be back in a year or two at most?"

"..."

Han Chunmei didn't speak again, but she kept wiping her eyes with a handkerchief.

Li Ye looked at Han Chunmei, who was clearly a bit lost, in the rearview mirror and said helplessly, "This Spring Festival, Dad should be able to go to Hong Kong to see you. It's very convenient to make phone calls from home now, so you can keep in touch often."

Han Chunmei immediately raised her head, looking at her husband Li Kaijian with longing, waiting for his confirmation.

Li Kaijian had no choice but to say, "Wen Leyu told me yesterday about investing in the fertilizer factory. If things go smoothly, I do need to go abroad to inspect equipment recently. When that time comes, I'll go to Hong Kong to see you two."

Li Kaijian thought for a moment and added, "I'll go see you often in the future."

The fertilizer industry in the mainland won't truly achieve self-sufficiency until around 2000. In 1994, imported fertilizer was still duty-free, so there were indeed some things that needed to be imported for the urea production line at this time.

"~"

Han Chunmei nodded vigorously, and the worry in her eyes dissipated a lot.

The reason she was worried was actually that she was afraid of being away from Li Kaijian for a long time. Ever since she married into the Li family, Li Kaijian had been her heaven and her earth. Suddenly being separated by ten thousand miles, she felt as if she had lost her backbone.

Originally, she had thought about going to Hong Kong at the last moment of her ten-month pregnancy and coming back after giving birth. She hadn't expected to be gone for a year or two, which was why she was so panicked and unsettled.

Now, hearing Li Kaijian's guarantee, Han Chunmei felt much more at ease.

After all, Li Kaijian, this man, had always been a man of his word.

Because of the snow, Li Ye had set off early, so after arriving at the airport, they still had to wait for some time.

The two younger sisters, Li Juan and Li Ying, suddenly pulled Li Ye aside. Li Ying said hesitantly, "Brother, I want to tell you something."

Li Ye smiled and said, "What could it be that you have to avoid Dad to say?"

Li Ying said with an embarrassed expression, "Brother, actually, this matter is my fault. Mom always feels that she hasn't given Dad a son or daughter and has let the Li family down, but she's timid. It was me who encouraged her to go to Hong Kong for the surgery..."

Li Ye looked at Li Ying strangely and asked, "And then? Why are you telling me this?"

Li Ying was stunned and didn't make a sound. The elder sister Li Juan said carefully, "Brother, Li Ying is confessing her mistake to you..."

Li Ye continued to ask, "She wants to confess a mistake? Then there has to be a mistake first, right? Where did she go wrong?"

"..."

Li Juan couldn't react, and Li Ying kept blinking her eyes, spinning her wheels to figure out how to respond.

Li Ye didn't wait for Li Ying to respond and pointed at her, asking, "You tell me, what is your surname?"

Li Ying said blankly, "I... I'm surnamed Li!"

Li Juan hurriedly said, "Brother, I'm also surnamed Li."

Li Ye pointed to Han Chunmei in the distance: "Then when our younger brother or sister is born, what will their surname be?"

"Of course it will be Li."

"Then that settles it, doesn't it?"

Li Ye spread his hands and said, "Since everyone is surnamed Li, what mistake have you made? If you acknowledge me as your brother in the future, then what's the problem with me having one more younger brother or sister?"

"..."

Li Juan and Li Ying stared with their big eyes at Li Ye, suddenly feeling that what their brother said was very profound.

But what Li Ye said next made the two sisters' eyebrows stand up in indignation.

Li Ye pointed at Han Chunmei and said, "You should be worried now that if that younger brother or sister doesn't acknowledge me as their brother in the future, that would be the real trouble!"

"He dares? I'll slap him directly."

"Absolutely not, Brother. If he has any ulterior motives in the future, I promise to put righteousness before family..."

"Right, put righteousness before family. I'll throw him into the well myself. How dare he..."

"..."

The two sisters were one more vicious than the other, and the elder sister's bloodline suppression attribute had expanded to a terrifying degree.

Li Ye couldn't help but mourn for his unborn younger brother or sister. Fu Yiruo had once said she wanted to exercise her rights as an elder sister, and now Li Juan and Li Ying were ready to take action at the slightest disagreement. If he had to face three great mountains, how suffocated would he live?

After sending Han Chunmei and Li Ying away, Li Ye drove Li Juan back to school first, then took Li Kaijian to Zhongguancun.

The last time Li Kaijian came to the capital, he didn't go to see Li Yue and Little Dun'er, and his elder sister was already very dissatisfied, so this time Li Kaijian had to go see his grandson.

While in the car, Li Kaijian suddenly asked, "What did your mother say after she found out about this?"

Li Ye said, "She didn't say much, but it seems she has quite a bit of resentment toward my grandmother. Was the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law very bad before?"

Li Kaijian was silent for a moment and said helplessly, "It wasn't considered good, nor was it considered bad! Later, because of that letter... by the time I knew, you two were already not small."

"Your grandmother stopped me, saying that if I killed your elder aunt, you two would be children without a father or mother... Now your mother dislikes me, perhaps it's also because she thinks I'm spineless!"

"..."

Li Ye was silent for a few seconds and sneered, "It's considered letting her off easy. If it weren't for my grandmother remembering the friendship of her deceased comrade-in-arms, she wouldn't have had it so good."

"She's not having it good now either."

Li Kaijian chuckled and said, "Do you know that your elder aunt's husband's position as deputy section chief has been removed?"

Li Ye asked in surprise, "Why was it removed? Did he commit an error?"

Li Kaijian shook his head and said, "When the wall falls, everyone pushes it! All these years he has always felt he was quite capable, so he was a bit careless in his actions. Now that your elder aunt has changed her surname to Tong, no one gives him face anymore."

Li Ye nodded and then suddenly asked, "Dad, why are you telling me this suddenly? Could it be that you still want Tong Mingyue to change her surname back to Li?"

"She wishes. Am I the biological one or is she? The retribution that is hers cannot be reduced by even a bit."

Li Kaijian said bitterly, "That daughter-in-law of hers is no pushover either. After marrying in, she just lives at the school and doesn't come home. The county is buzzing with rumors. She'll have bitter days ahead of her."

"..."

Li Ye blinked and smiled, "Dad, you should tell my elder sister about these things later. She'll probably be very happy to hear it."

Li Kaijian nodded repeatedly, "Mm-hmm, and then you and your elder sister can tell your mother, so she can be happy too."

"..."

Li Ye slowed down and tilted his head to look at Li Kaijian's eyes.

Does this old dad want to restore his relationship with Fu Guiru?

What's the matter, do you want to enjoy the blessings of both wives? I, the dignified Transmigrator Emperor, only have one wife!