Chapter 143 Talking to Li Tao

Chapter 143 talks with Li Tao

Arriving at the entrance of the museum at 8: 30, Li Haitang went to buy tickets and sent one to each of them. A huge crowd of people went in excitedly.

The museum is not as standard and rigorous as it was in the afterlife, but visitors are eager to see it, especially those obsessed with history like Wang Li. The commentators who happened to be leading the way in front of them were very knowledgeable and their voices were very pleasant to hear, but they all listened with relish, each holding a small notebook while listening and writing.

At twelve o' clock sharp, a large group of them came out of the museum. Wang Li, who was deeply touched, shouted happily at the gate, "Ah, I'm coming back here next time."

"Hehe..." Everyone laughed, and they had the same idea in their hearts. This place was worth it for them to come back later.

"Let's go. It's time for dinner. Let's grab some food nearby. We'll go to Xinhua bookstore across the street later. Each of you can pick out a book today. I'll pay for it." This group of people were eager to learn and improve, so she would naturally try her best to support them.

"Oh, yeah! Haitang, you are so kind." Wang Li put a hand around her neck, but she was too tall, she was a little short, and it was a little hard to hold.

The others all smiled happily and rushed to a nearby restaurant to eat.

After dinner and staying in Xinhua bookstore for more than an hour, everyone picked out a favorite book and went to another park by bus at two o' clock in the scorching sun.

After returning home at 5: 30, Li Tao, who had been holding his breath for a day, walked up to Li Haitang after she came out of the bathroom and said in a serious tone, "Sister hoi tong, I have something to tell you." As he spoke, he glanced at Duan Jinqiao, who was pouring water.

Duan jinqiao held the water and looked a little unnatural. Without saying anything, she went straight into the house with the cup in her hand. She didn't forget to close the door after entering the house.

Li Haitang was stunned. What exactly happened? He had to raise his eyebrows, "Come in and talk."

After entering their father and son's house, Li Tao rubbed the back of his head, rubbed his face, broke his knuckles, and shook his body anxiously. Seeing Li Haitang speechless, he asked with a frown, "Li Tao, what happened? Say it."

"Last night, dad told me something." Li Tao choked, then remained silent for a while before continuing, "He wants to marry Duan Jinqiao's mother."

"Ah!"

Li Haitang widened her eyes and blinked her eyelashes in shock. Now she finally understood why he and Duan Jinqiao looked strange today. The two of them used to play together all the time, but today, for the first time, they were far away from each other when they ate and rode in the car. The two of them did not say a word, and their faces looked very tangled.

Why didn't she see any sign of this? It seemed that she had paid too little attention to it and asked, "Did dad ask for your opinion or inform you that he had made a decision?"

"It's my opinion. Duan Jinqiao's mother should have told her last night." Li Tao rubbed his face in annoyance.

Li Haitang: ..." How dead was she sleeping last night? The mother and daughter must have said it in their room. She had no idea.

She hadn't thought much about Li Jianguo's remarriage before. Maybe she was born with a lack of brain power, but she didn't object to it. "Dad is only 38 years old this year. He's still very young. The matter of remarriage, after all, his grandparents have passed away. He doesn't have to think about his elders, he just has to think about your feelings. Tell me what you think."

"I, I can't say I have any thoughts, but I just think it's good for us to live like this." Li Tao was still a little hard to accept after all. Although his mother was a jerk, it was always his mother who gave birth to him and raised him. It always made him feel a little uncomfortable to accept an irrelevant woman.

Li Haitang was sitting on a small bench, looking up at him and saying, "Li Tao, let's not talk about whether we agree or not, let's talk about something else first. Right now, dad works in the provincial capital, and he doesn't go back many times a year. You study alone in Ping shan town. During the day, there are students talking and playing together at school. But at night, do you feel a little lonely sometimes?"

Li Tao pursed her lips, her eyelashes trembling, and she turned away slightly, nodding her head.

"Take your heart to heart, dad. He works in the shop during the day, and Uncle liu and the others are here at night. Maybe he won't feel lonely now. When he gets older and we both go out to work in the future, we can only come back once a year. Maybe it's work. We only come back once every few years. Then dad will be very lonely. You probably don't think so on a normal day, especially during chinese new year holidays, when other people's homes are bustling and noisy, and he's alone in the house. You don't want to see that kind of situation, do you?" Li Haitang himself liked quiet days, but he knew that many people liked to be lively. It seemed a little too lonely to go back to his hometown for the new year in the past two years.

Li Tao took her words seriously and frowned.

"Dad has been working here for the past year. With Sister liu and Guichunshenzi and their women cooking, he has ready-made food. But in the future, if he was alone at home, he would have to cook his own food. When your mother and father first divorced, you should remember what life was in the family. Dad was not very good at cooking. If he was old enough to eat something that was half cooked or burnt, his body could not bear it. Of course, we can hire a babysitter to take care of him, but he's still psychologically alone, right?"

Li Tao nodded. He had never thought about it before. All these days, he had been struggling with agreement and disagreement. After all, he was still a fourteen year old child. Although he was more mature than his peers, boys were naturally not as careful as girls.

"Now we live in three separate places. If dad has a headache here, we can't take it into account. When we went to college and went further away, it was difficult to come back. When he was sick, he could only make a phone call to transfer some money, but it was difficult to come back to accompany him. If he has someone around him who knows the cold and the hot, we should always be at ease when we are outside studying and working, right?"

Li Haitang was in favor of this, and she was satisfied with Sister liu. She was much better than Deng Wenfang. She was a stable person, and her relatives were reasonable people who wouldn't mess around. She thought it would be good for them to start a new family.

Li Tao's brows relaxed a little, but he didn't say anything. He grabbed his knees with both hands and was thinking with his head down.

"Li Tao, I'm 17, you're 14, and I have a 16-year-old Li Ting. It's really hard for dad to raise the three of us. He gave up a lot and carried a lot for us to grow up. You are his biological son. For you, you gritted your teeth and endured the humiliation of your mother and Li Ting for about ten years. You can imagine that. A man's life is only a few decades old. Half of his life is over, and the other half should live for him."

Her voice was clear and cold, but it was refreshing. Every word seemed to hit the tip of Li Tao's heart, especially the last sentence. His eyes suddenly turned red and a layer of white mist floated up.

Li Haitang stood up, took some tissues from the cupboard next to him, and handed them to wipe his tears.

After a long silence in the room, Li Tao's slightly hoarse voice rang out, "She, will it be bad for me in the future?"

Li Haitang was stunned. When he realized that he was referring to Sister liu, he chuckled and said, "Sister liu is a good person. You have been in contact with her many times. If you say something bad, she is much better than your mother. I believe you have heard from jin qiao about the situation in her family. There are no bad relatives and they will not disturb the peace of the family. Besides, she only has one daughter, jinqiao. When jinqiao grows up and marries, she can live close to her father and rely on you as her stepson to support her in the future. She's a smart person. How could she be stupid and treat you badly? She might treat you like her own son in the future."

Li Tao's eyes lit up. He thought she was right. In fact, he didn't hate Duan Jinqiao's mother. He also thought she was a good person. She was especially good to duan jinqiao. She was a good mother. He didn't expect her to treat him as well as his own son.

Just as he was about to speak, he heard Li Haitang say in a low voice, "Li Tao, I can tell from my background that sometimes foster fathers are much better than their own parents, right?"

Li Tao blinked and bit his lip, not knowing what to say.

"Dad is still young. He always needs to find a woman to live with. We know everything about Sister liu, but she and dad are a good match. If someone else acts as a matchmaker and introduces an unfamiliar person in the future, plus a bunch of troublesome relatives, then the days at home are going to fly again."

Li Haitang knew that he had loosened up almost, so he gave him another example: "That aunt of the Ming Tangshu family ran away with someone a few years ago, and after that, the village didn't have no one to introduce him to. They were all married twice. In the middle, there was a woman who came to live in the li family village for a period of time. She had a son and a daughter. After only half a month, it was very noisy. Fortunately, Ming Tangshu had retired from the marriage at a critical time and restored peace in the family. Now, although their three generations were a little poor, they could still live a good life. Dad and your mother's marriage was never happy. Your mother's home was not like a home at all. At that time, dad would rather work in the granary every day than stay at home. He hasn't been happy for half his life. He should be happy for the rest of his life."

After saying so much, Li Haitang became a little thirsty. She knew that Li Tao had already agreed and needed some time to calm down. She stood up and patted him on the shoulder and said, "Think about it. I'll go out first. Dad and the others should be back soon. We'll go out for dinner later."

"Yes." Li Tao answered, turned to look out the window and took a deep breath.