Chapter 438: Humanity and Sophistication(2/5)
"Then tidy up the room upstairs."
Li Xuewu said to Qin Jingru: "Prepare luggage and pillows."
He then said to his mother-in-law: "When my father comes, it will be difficult for you and I to come back if we stay here longer."
“Anywhere is fine”
Ding Fengxia sat beside the hospital bed, holding her daughter's hand and saying, "Your father and I don't worry if you don't come back. We know that you two are a good couple, so we have nothing to worry about."
"It's this little man. Grandma really can't bear to part with him."
She looked at the child with a smile again and urged Li Xuewu to go home quickly before the food was overheated.
Since nothing happened at the hospital, he asked Qin Jingru to go back as well and go home early to rest.
After talking to Gu Ning for a few words, Li Xuewu took Qin Jingru and left.
After leaving the hospital, Qin Jingru said with emotion: "Giving a baby in the city is different from having a baby in the countryside. No wonder people in the city have a good life."
"Haha, why do you suddenly feel this way?"
Li Xuewu looked at her with a smile and asked, "Aren't you a city dweller now?"
"But it wasn't before"
Qin Jingru pursed her lips and said, "How many children will you and Sister Xiao Ning have?"
"Um... not sure"
Li Xuewu thought for a while and said, "It's very likely that this is the one."
"That's why"
Qin Jingru nodded and said: "You can earn a lot by working in the city, and you only have one child, so your life will naturally get better and better."
Li Xuewu looked at her in surprise and asked, "Have you seen the promotional information about family planning? Why did you start thinking so?"
"No, I know about family planning, but that's not what I meant."
She turned to look at Li Xuewu and said: "We have a small number of children, but it started to be difficult with my eldest brother, and it has been difficult until now."
"You said there is no money in rural areas, so life is not good?"
"Actually not!"
She thought for a while and said seriously: "Although we have no money, we have food and vegetables, and we don't need money to buy daily necessities."
"But it's difficult when there are more children. There are not enough supplies, so you have to go hungry."
"But some families have fewer children, one son and one daughter, or two sons and no more."
Qin Jingru felt a little emotional and said with envy: "People can live a good life and can even afford a carriage."
"Yes, I understand"
Li Xuewu nodded with a smile and asked: "Is owning a carriage in the countryside the same as owning a car?"
"no the same"
Qin Jingru looked at Li Xuewu and said, "Having a carriage in the countryside is better than owning a car. Do you believe it?"
"There are not many people like you in the city who can ride in cars, and there are also many who own personal cars. At least there will be no interruption of cars on the road."
“But it’s different in the countryside.”
She shook her head and said, "You can count the number of people who own carriages from ten miles and eight villages with just one hand. His experience is much better than yours."
"So, people in cities can think openly and live more clearly than people in rural areas."
"You mean, have fewer children and more land?"
Li Xuewu shook his head slightly and said: "The problem you mentioned is actually the conflict between life values and traditional fertility concepts."
When crossing the road, he pointed to the sparse pedestrians on the street and said: "Actually, city people are also willing to have more children, and it's not like I haven't been to the courtyard house before."
"I can also tell you"
He said seriously: "In fact, families with conditions are willing to have more children. This is a symbol of family prosperity."
"And you?"
Qin Jingru looked at Li Xuewu and asked, "Why don't you and Sister Xiao Ning have more children?"
"Of course I want to have more children"
Li Xuewu said seriously: "I don't mind having as many children as I want, the more the better."
"but"
He smiled bitterly and said: "But I also have to fully respect your sister Xiao Ning's opinion. I not only want to see my own career, but I should also support her to continue her career. Love is mutual."
"Children are not only the continuation of the family and the inheritance of the spirit, but also the witness of love."
Li Xuewu took her into the street and said with a hint of regret: "If she thinks that one child is enough to fulfill her mother's wish, I will not ask her to have another child."
He turned to look at Qin Jingru and said: "This is excessive and disrespectful coercion of a mother."
“It’s better to study”
Qin Jingru imitated Li Xuewu and shrugged her shoulders, saying: "If you study, you will have the opportunity to become a city dweller. You will have the right to choose your life. You will also have the right to choose whether to have children and how many children you will have."
She lowered her head slightly and whispered: "My mother once told me that in fact, women have to go through the palace of hell to give birth to children. If they are not careful, they will be gone, and she doesn't want to have any more."
"But for rural women, men are their god, so how can they tolerate resistance?"
Qin Jingru pursed her lips and said, "I told Han Jiankun the day before yesterday that I want at most three, as long as I have sons."
"Haha, there are also prerequisites?"
Li Xuewu nodded and said: "Whether you have a son or a daughter, you may not always be by your side, but having one is better than regretting it when you get old."
"I am also a son. When you see me as a child, you will always be filial to your parents."
He shook his head slightly and said: "Life only lasts a few decades, but in short, the time you spend with your parents is only when you were a child."
"They watch you grow up, but you may not have the opportunity to watch them grow old, let alone serve the elderly."
"Any talk about loyalty and filial piety that cannot be balanced at both ends, or talk about having elders above others and juniors below, are just excuses to give yourself peace of mind."
Li Xuewu walked to the gate and said to Qin Jingru: "You should also try to forgive your father, forgive him for being just an ordinary father with no culture and knowledge."
"He didn't give you city status or a wealthy living environment, but at least he was willing to watch you grow up."
I know that Qin Jingru hasn’t been home for a long time, and I also know that Han Jiankun visits his father-in-law’s house during the Chinese New Year.
She also knew that Qin Jingru was still resentful of her father because of the incident during her wedding.
But if there are any unsolvable knots in the relationship between father and daughter, at least we have to look forward.
"I know, Brother Wu"
Qin Jingru felt so much today, but also thought of her family and herself.
There are not so many ifs in life. If you keep living in the past and refuse to forgive, you are actually refusing to forgive yourself in the past.
"I...Actually, I'm not that angry anymore, it's just..."
"Well, I understand you"
Li Xuewu nodded and said: "I have been young, impulsive, and complained, but I will eventually grow up one day."
"Your current resentment is a punishment for your father, but you have to know that he will grow old."
"When he gets old, will you still have the opportunity to talk to him about your dissatisfaction, be willful and coquettish with him, or express your concern for him?"
"If, I mean if"
Li Xuewu walked into the door, nodded slightly, and said: "He is gone, and if you think of him again, are these resentments a punishment for yourself?"
"Um……"
Qin Jingru took a deep breath, soothed her inner melancholy and emotional fluctuations, wiped her eyes, and said, "When Sister Ning is stable, I'll go back with Jiankun."
"Your sister, Xiao Ning, will need you anytime, just tomorrow."
Li Xuewu saw Han Jiankun standing at the door and said with a smile: "While my mother-in-law and my parents are here these two days, you can go back tomorrow night and come back the day after tomorrow."
I changed my slippers at the door and warned: "This car is too conspicuous. Go to the recycling station to get the GAZ 69 and tell Guodong that I arranged it."
"Oh, yes, there is more"
He nodded to Han Jiankun and his wife and said, "Ask your sister if she wants to go back. There happens to be a convenient bus."
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Early on Saturday morning, Li Xuewu didn't even eat breakfast, so he went to pick up Gu Ning with Han Jiankun.
Li Shu went to her grandma's house yesterday, otherwise she would be really busy and no one would take care of her.
The mother-in-law got up in the morning and packed all the things.
As soon as Li Xuewu and the others went upstairs, they were told to fall down.
She herself held the child in her arms and walked out with Gu Ning.
To be continued...