Rebirth in Famine: She Thrives by Lucky Space

”Mm, thank you for understanding me.

As for your mom, I’m not planning to help. Firstly, it might affect me a bit, and secondly, I don’t want to have any contact with your mom.

Besides, even if I don’t intervene, Bi Guangming will be released by the end of the year.”

”Dad, I heard Bi Guangming’s children have already cut ties with him.”

”Yes, I heard about that too. That’s their business. Just don’t get involved.”

”I know, actually, even if I wanted to get involved, I don’t have the capability.”

”Hong Lin, you need to be down-to-earth, there will always be opportunities.”

”Dad, I know. I’m not someone who acts rashly.”

The father and son exchanged a few more words before going back to their rooms.

Zhibin was already asleep. Li Honglin lay down beside his wife.

”Hong Lin, don’t trouble yourself. That’s a matter for the elders, it’s not necessary for us to get involved.”

”I know, it’s just seeing my mom getting so much older, it’s because life is not smooth for her.”

Zheng Lihong turned over and hugged her husband’s shoulder, ”But that’s her own life.”

”I know, but sometimes I feel like I’m not capable. You see, my dad has climbed up step by step. I feel like I don’t have that ability.

Do you think it’s because my mom is too clueless? Has it affected my intelligence?

If my mom were on her own all the time, wouldn’t we as her children think of a way to talk to my dad? Get her back to this family? But she just can’t wait.”

”Hong Lin, you should understand your mom, living alone is really hard.”

Li Honglin sighed and said nothing more.

Li Yunqiao returned to the room to see his wife cuddling their son, he lay behind her and gently turned her towards him.

”What’s wrong? Not happy?”

”I just feel like I’m a thief who stole others’ happiness.”

Li Yunqiao smiled softly, ”Why would you think that? We met after I got divorced, how could you be stealing others’ happiness?

In fact, I should be grateful for having you by my side. To have you for the rest of my life is a blessing.”

”Old Li, sometimes I suddenly feel like I don’t have the confidence in this house.

It just feels like this isn’t my home.”

”Haha, you’re overthinking it. If this isn’t your home, then where is?

You are the woman I, Li Yunqiao, love. You are my son’s mother. Wherever I am, that’s your home.”

Lu Fengzhen snuggled into Li Yunqiao’s arms, wrapping her arms around his waist.

”You are also the man I, Lu Fengzhen, love. Wherever you are, that’s where I want to be. With you is home.”

Li Yunqiao held his wife, his heart filled with emotion. He never thought that after half a life of scheming, he’d have such genuine feelings at this age.

Fate is truly wondrous. Despite their significant age difference, they found love.

The peanuts in Li Family Village have already been harvested. In the afternoon, Li Yungui gave everyone a half-day off.

Everyone has been really exhausted these past three days, but the peanuts are all out now. After drying for a day or two, they’ll start picking the peanut pods, after all, they’re still waiting to hand in the public grain.

After lunch, Li Yungui went to find Old Yang, afraid that he’d forget about tomorrow’s meat.

”Don’t worry, I’ll head to the city in a bit.”

”Old Yang, have Manjiang go with you. It’s best if he personally informs his uncle.”

”No problem, are you coming along?”

Li Yungui shook his head, ”I’m not going, I have to go to the town. There’s still quite a bit of sorghum in the warehouse, I wonder if it can be exchanged for corn with the grain station, the chicken farm is running low on corn.”

After explaining, Li Yungui went to the chicken farm, bought five pounds of eggs, and two big roosters. This was for Manjiang to take to the city.

After returning home, he found his eldest son, ”Manjiang, Old Yang is going to the city to get some meat. Go with him. You should at least inform your uncle about your engagement.”

”Alright, okay.”

Li Yungui put the two roosters into a woven bag, to prevent them from dirtying Old Yang’s car.

The two people in the car exchanged a few casual words, neither of them being very talkative.

Old Yang directly drove Li Manjiang to Li Yunqiao’s house.

”I’ll come to pick you up around five this afternoon.”

After giving instructions, Old Yang drove off. He had to get a pig, give some to Li Yungui, and keep the rest for his family, after all, his wife was pregnant and needed to eat well.

He didn’t expect to have a child so soon again, but Old Yang really liked children, unlike Wei Kaiyun who only liked his own children along with Jianbin and Ah Bao, Old Yang liked children in general.

Now that his wife was pregnant again, how could he not be happy?

He felt he could even feed twenty kids.

Saving money was all thanks to Xiao Wei. Previously, he really didn’t care about money since it was just him, one person full and the whole family not hungry.

But Xiao Wei disagreed and used to give him a lot of money. Initially, he was extravagant until Xiao Wei reprimanded him once, that’s when he learned to save money.

Isn’t it just being put to use now? He has a wife and child to support. He believed he could definitely provide them with a good life.

Once Li Manjiang got out of the car at his uncle’s door, he knocked on the door.

After waiting for a while, an older woman came to open the door.

”Who are you?”

”Hello auntie, I am Li Manjiang, the eldest son of Li Yungui.”

”His second uncle’s eldest? Come in quickly.”

Lu Fengzhen was playing games with Zhibin, a toy that Hong Lin bought for their son.

”Fengzhen, this is his second uncle’s eldest.”

Lu Fengzhen quickly got up to greet Li Manjiang.

He knew this was his uncle’s new wife, ”Auntie.”

”When did you come back?”

”I came back four days ago.”

”We’ve also been back four days. You must have just missed your uncle.”

”Yes, when I got back, my dad said my uncle had just left.”

”Your uncle has gone to work, you can rest at home for a while and wait for him to come back.”

”No need, auntie, I’ll go find my uncle. These two roosters are still alive, should I keep them somewhere? Where should I put them?”

Wang Wugu led Li Manjiang to put the chickens into the chicken coop.

After saying a word, he went to look for Li Yunqiao.

Secretary Wu saw this young man and thought he seemed to be an upright person.

”Manjiang, when did you come back?”

”Uncle, I returned on Sunday, and just missed you guys, didn’t cross paths.”

”I see. I don’t have any meetings this afternoon, so we can head home, have dinner, and the two of us can have a drink.”

”Uncle, I came over to share some good news with you. I’m getting engaged tomorrow.”

”Tomorrow? Did you bring back your own fiancée?”

Li Manjiang shook his head, ”No, she’s a young woman from the village.”

”A young woman? Did your mom agree?”

”Yes, both my dad and mom agreed.”

”Hold on a moment, Secretary Wu, can you check if there’s anything scheduled for tomorrow?”

Finally confirming that there were only two meetings tomorrow and neither were particularly important.

”Manjiang, wait in the office for a bit, I’ll go ask the boss for some leave.”