Chapter 769 The More Independent, the Less Happy (Two in One)

The night after returning from the police station, Li Juan and Han Chunmei did not sleep well.

When she got up the next morning to go to the airport, Han Chunmei's eyes were wet again.

She and Li Ying were waiting for the birth of their baby in Hong Kong Island. They finally waited for her husband to come, but he had to leave again after just a few days. How could she bear the reluctance in her heart?

A husband is the backbone of the family. Han Chunmei always felt uneasy without a man around.

Seeing her mother's appearance, Li Juan couldn't help but said, "Mom, don't cry all the time. You have to be strong and not so weak."

Han Chunmei wiped her eyes and pretended to be angry and said, "Why am I crying? You are teaching me a lesson? You have become more capable after a few days in college, right?"

"You obviously cried~ No matter what difficulties you encounter, you must be strong on your own."

Li Juan pursed her lips and said stubbornly.

She didn't really want to "teach" her own mother a lesson. She just felt a strong sense of insecurity in her heart after tossing and turning all night.

During the years when Han Chunmei married Li Kaijian, everyone could see how much Li Kaijian loved her. Even at the beginning, Li Juan did not think that her mother was not worthy of Li Kaijian.

In the late 1970s, there was no such thing as a young girl taking the initiative to be someone's stepmother. At least Li Kaijian was not of high enough rank.

Han Chunmei was a famous pretty girl in the surrounding area. Li Kaijian was nearly ten years older than him, and he also had a young son. If Han Chunmei could not live with two girls in her mother's house, she might not want to enter the Li family!

It was only after entering the Li family that Li Juan realized that a family's life was not only based on appearance and age, but also on character and family strength.

Especially in terms of character, the Li family made Li Juan and Li Ying feel unprecedented warmth.

But in general, Li Juan still felt that Han Chunmei was not bad, and the matching coefficient between her stepfather and her biological mother was at least 99 points.

But after seeing the cold and strong Fu Guiru yesterday, Li Juan lost all her confidence.

Although her sister Li Ying had a complete plan and claimed that Han Chunmei and Li Kaijian's marriage was unbreakable,

but Li Juan still spent a whole night to compare Han Chunmei and Fu Guiru in detail with a scientific and rigorous list comparison method, analyzing and comparing them one by one.

The result of the comparison was that her own mother was completely defeated.

In terms of personal strength, it was a wealthy businessman from Nanyang VS a rural woman. Who do you think would win?

In terms of children's achievements, Li Ye + Li Yue VS Li Juan + Li Ying, is there any comparison?

Even in terms of appearance, figure, and temperament, Han Chunmei, who is nearly ten years younger, is not as good as Fu Guiru, who is more than forty years old.

And Li Juan believes that the biggest difference is personal will. Fu Guiru's strong self-confidence completely crushed the weak and timid Han Chunmei.

Han Chunmei has no personal will at all. She has lived her whole life for her daughter and her husband.

Li Juan couldn't imagine whether Han Chunmei could bear the mental blow if she knew about Fu Guiru's existence.

[Mother is too weak. She should have her own ideas and her own life. ]

Li Juan, who has been in college for a year and a half, has different ideas from her sister Li Ying. All the female classmates around her are adhering to the belief of "self-reliance and freedom" and welcoming a free life.

Compared with Li Ying's mentality of doing her best to maintain the status quo, Li Juan has begun to consider what will happen after "what if".

[What if we are forced to leave the Li family in the end, mother must face it bravely. 】

"Hey, Chunmei, why are you angry with Xiaojuan? The child is right, you have to be strong."

Because of Li Juan's words, Li Kaijian also saw Han Chunmei's tears, and hurried over to comfort her: "Xiao Ye told me that when you are about to give birth, I will take time to come and accompany you. When Xiaojuan is on vacation in the summer, I will also come to see the child with you."

"No, no," Han Chunmei said hurriedly: "You are busy with your work, I can do it myself, and besides, I am not alone in Hong Kong Island. Sister Xiaolian and reporter Pan are here, and the hospital here is also very advanced. It's a waste for you to spend so much money on a trip!"

"You don't have to worry about me. I will raise my son strong. During the Chinese New Year, I will take him back to Qingshui to kowtow to his mother and father."

Han Chunmei has planned everything, and Li Kaijian doesn't need to worry about anything. When the Spring Festival this year, the child will be six or seven months old, and he can take him back to Dongshan to ask for credit for his mother-in-law.

Li Kaijian sighed and said nothing more.

You want to say that Han Chunmei is strong? She shed tears easily,

But you want to say she is weak? She can silently bear everything, endure the pain and tiredness by herself, which completely meets the standard of "hardworking and uncomplaining" in the eyes of the old generation of evil mothers-in-law.

"Ah~"

Li Juan sighed softly, and a faint sadness gradually enveloped her pretty face.

"Pa~"

Li Ying patted Li Juan's shoulder: "Sister, help me take these things downstairs first."

"Oh, okay!"

Li Juan helped Li Ye take the luggage downstairs, but Li Ying pulled Li Juan aside halfway.

"Sister, why did you say those weird things to our mother just now? Didn't I ask you to keep your mouth shut yesterday?"

"Where did I say weird things? I just think our mother has no opinion of her own and always relies on others"

"Our mother has no opinion? Ha~"

Li Ying said amusingly: "My mother has no independent opinion, how come we are so drawn into each other? My mother is right. After you have been in college for a few days, you think you are capable, right?"

Li Juan opened her eyes wide and yelled angrily: "How can I raise my tail? Xiaoying, please don't accuse me unjustly."

Li Ying shook her head and whispered: "I see a shadow of a person in you. Although it is only a little bit, it is very dangerous."

Li Juan was stunned for a moment and asked subconsciously: "Who are you talking about?"

"Lu Jingyao!"

Li Ying said coldly: "Lu Jingyao also advertises independence, freedom, and strength. Free women are more attractive, right?"

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Li Juan was stunned for a moment, then suddenly stepped forward and stretched out her hand to pluck Li Ying's collar.

"You fart, who do you think is Lu Jingyao? Who do you think is shameless?"

Li Juan's hatred for Lu Jingyao is directly proportional to Li Ye's kindness to her. As good as Li Ye's brother has been to Li Juan over the years, Li Juan hates Lu Jingyao.

Li Ying held Li Juan's wrist and twisted it to get rid of her sister's tugging.

"Okay, I just said that you are a bit similar, but I didn't say that you are."

Li Ying said calmly: "I know what you wanted to say to our mother just now. Didn't you just say that we can live a wonderful life without relying on others?

You may even have thought that after graduation, you will never return to Qingshui County, never see those annoying people again, and start a new life by yourself, right? "

"That's what Lu Jingyao thought at the beginning. Don't look at her now, she seems to be a very beautiful woman, but let me tell you, people like Lu Jingyao will be alone all their lives."

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Li Juan was stunned by Li Ying's comment, because she had indeed had similar thoughts before, and although Lu Jingyao's behavior made Li Juan feel very contemptible, she is indeed very prosperous now!

"Alas~"

Li Ying sighed and opened a suitcase, revealing a large bundle of packed newspapers and books inside.

"These are newspapers and books. My mother has read them all. You can take them back and take a good look at them. Then you will understand many things."

"Mom, are you reading the newspaper? Reading a book?"

Li Juan looked at the large bundle of newspapers and books in front of her in shock. She could not connect them with Han Chunmei, who was hanging around the pot all day long.

Li Ying said quietly: "Do you think I'm stupider than you? Do you think I don't know that my mother is not competitive? But what you just told me about being strong and free is bullshit.

Does our father need a strong and free Han Chunmei? Do you think our father and mother broke up quickly enough? "

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Li Juan was stunned, completely stunned.

Isn’t it bad to be a free, strong woman? Regardless of others, aren’t my brother’s classmates, Hu Man, Jiang Xiaoyan, and Han Xia, all free and strong girls?

But does Li Kaijian need such a wife?

Li Juan asked herself, but could not give an answer.

Li Ying said melancholy: "Sister, I know you can't figure it out. I thought the same thing as you before, becoming an independent woman without looking at anyone's face. It feels so good just thinking about it."

"But after I came to Hong Kong Island, I communicated with my classmates and found that their thoughts were completely different from ours,"

"What they discuss all day long is who this society and family needs, not who we should be. If you only live for yourself, then don't expect the other person to give you their heart."

"We have become independent women and don't care about anyone. We do live comfortably, but we only live comfortably for ourselves. Others may not like us.

Just like those little girls in Hong Kong, they are individual and independent enough, right? But who would really like them? "

"So although I'm not sure which idea is correct, what kind of wife do you think our father needs now?"

Li Ying asked Li Juan, and then answered by herself without waiting for her answer: "Now our father needs a young, beautiful wife who will not fight or snatch, be gentle, considerate, and have a good temper."

"In the past few days since you came to Hong Kong Island, haven't you noticed that my mother is prettier than before? Haven't you noticed that my mother's cooking tastes better than before? Haven't you noticed that my mother is more educated?"

Li Ying said a lot of parallel questions, and Li Juan was stunned for a while.

She thought about it carefully and found that Han Chunmei did look better than before.

Her clothes look better than before, her skin is better than before, and even her hairstyle and smile seem to be different from before.

And Han Chunmei's improvement in cooking skills is even more obvious. Li Juan has never heard of many delicious Cantonese dishes.

Li Juan was stunned for a long time, then said with a wry smile: "Xiaoying, is this always changing my mother?"

"Alas~"

Li Ying said quietly: "Sister, if you want a person to become better and better, you can't change it by telling her a few big words. It needs to be accumulated bit by bit.

If a few words of truth can make a person change, then it must be good for him and he can default on his debt, just like Lu Jingyao did back then."

"But do you think others are stupid? The more independent a woman like Lu Jingyao is, the farther away she is from happiness."

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After Li Juan was stunned for a long time, she suddenly asked Li Ying: "Xiaoying, what kind of me do you think our family needs?"

Li Ying immediately said seriously: "There are two paths before you. Either be like Lu Jingyao and fly freely after graduation, and no one will stop you."

Li Juan immediately shook her head and bit her lip and said, "No, I don't want to be such an ungrateful person, never."

"Then the other way is what I told you about 'being an official'. If you can't climb to the position of director before the age of 40, you are a waste."

"What? Forty years old. Director."

Li Juan said in surprise: "Xiaoying, our grandfather dedicated his whole life, and he was only a deputy director!"

Li Ying spat and said contemptuously: "Our grandfather fought all the way up with bare hands. What about you? How did you get into Beijing University?"

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Li Juan suddenly realized that she had never left the care of the Li family.

Then what about the ideas of freedom, self-reliance, and independence that those classmates promoted to her in school?

Enjoying the benefits of the family and being supported by the family, but embracing freedom? Disdaining parents who dig for food in the fields, is that an ungrateful person, or a traitor?

. . . . . . . . .

As soon as the plane from Hong Kong Island back to Beijing landed, the passengers on the plane took out various warm clothes from their carry-on bags to resist the cold wind of more than ten degrees below zero outside the plane.

When Li Ye, Li Kaijian and Li Juan left the airport, they saw two beauties waiting to pick them up at the gate.

Sister Li Yue, and the former beautiful teacher Mu Yuning.

While helping Li Ye and others with their luggage, Li Yue said to Li Ye: "Xiao Yu has an important meeting to attend today, and I really can't come to pick you up."

"You told me that there are too many things again. I thought that one car can't fit them, so I asked Teacher Mu to drive another car over."

"Oh, there are indeed a lot of things. The three of us can't carry them all. I will share a car with you, and Teacher Mu will take our father and Xiao Juan."

Li Ye quickly made arrangements and shared a car with his sister Li Yue.

After getting in the car, Li Ye tentatively asked about Pei Wencong and Mu Yuning.

Li Yue really knew about it.

"Teacher Mu had met Mr. Pei before when he was in school, right? Later, because he was going to host the publication of the comic book "Qin Shi Ming Yue", he went to Hong Kong Island to learn experience through Aqiang's introduction. During this period, he dealt with Mr. Pei several times, and then Mr. Pei had an idea."

"But Teacher Mu rejected Mr. Pei, and rejected it very straightforwardly. At that time, she also entrusted me to express my apology to Mr. Pei."

"Oh~"

Li Ye nodded, indicating that he understood.

However, the sister seemed to be afraid that Li Ye didn't understand, and continued to explain: "Teacher Mu is now only concerned about his career and doesn't want to consider personal emotional matters.

And maybe you think Mr. Pei is very worthy of Teacher Mu, but Teacher Mu may not think it's appropriate. First of all, Mr. Pei is not handsome enough, and Teacher Mu's family also has concerns."

Mu Yuning's uncle seems to be of a high level, so Li Ye can also understand the so-called "concerns".

As for the factor of "handsomeness", Li Ye can understand it even more. Every woman who has fantasies about love is a face dog.

Li Ye said in a deep voice: "I didn't say how suitable Lao Pei is, but time flies. Teacher Mu is two years older than you. Once you miss the scenery of dusk, it will be a dark night."

"Xiao Ye, what are you talking about?"

Sister Li Yue disagreed: "People in the West say that a woman is the most beautiful when she is thirty years old, and a well-educated woman will always look thirty years old."

"Stop, stop, stop," Li Ye interrupted his sister directly: "Don't listen to those brainless nonsense. If someone says this in front of you in the future, just slap him in the face. It's simply harmful."

Li Ye had heard of this kind of harmful chicken soup in his previous life, and it was indeed passed on from Europe. I don't know how many people were poisoned later.

Still looking thirty years old forever, that's all self-deceiving "forget worry spell".

Experienced old drivers don't even need to look at the face, just look at the neck and ankles from behind, and they can tell whether the other person is a 20-year-old girl or an old dove in her 30s.

If there is a way to make people in their thirties the same as those in their twenties, they can be nominated for the Nobel Prize, because she violates the natural law of human metabolism.

. . . . . . . . .

Two cars stopped at the door of Li Ye's house, and several large boxes were moved in one after another.

Because her sister Li Yue did not leave immediately, Mu Yuning stayed at Li Ye's house to drink a cup of tea.

Maybe because she was reserved about drinking tea, Mu Yuning took the initiative to ask Li Ye something.

"Li Ye, have you seen "Havoc in Heaven" and "Calabash Brothers"?"

Li Ye nodded and said, "Yes! What's wrong?"

Mu Yuning said, "Those two cartoons were produced by Shanghai Fine Arts Film Studio. If you think the level is okay, how about asking them to produce our "Qin's Moon"?"

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Li Ye took a sip of tea and did not agree immediately.

The level of Shanghai Art Film Studio is undoubtedly very high. "Havoc in Heaven" has won many international awards, but Li Ye thinks it is not the best time to cooperate with them on "The Legend of Qin".

Because in the past few years, there will be a big exodus of Shanghai Art Film Studio, and many excellent talents will be lost. In the end, the first animation production unit in the mainland sighed and lost its glory.

Li Ye also felt regretful and sad about the decline of such an excellent unit, but Li Ye didn't know whether he should give it a new life? Or poach its talents and return to the peak in another way.

But no matter what, if he cooperates with the other party now, Li Ye does not have enough say, and may not be able to reach the point of "you draw whatever I say".

If "Qin Shi Ming Yue" cannot fully show the charm of Chinese style, it will be a failure.

"Don't worry! There are still many chapters of our comics that have not been released, and the market expectations have not accumulated enough!"

"Oh~"

Mu Yuning glanced at Li Ye and didn't say anything more.

When she was in school, she felt that Li Ye had a strong "decision-maker temperament". Now that Li Ye has graduated, this temperament is even stronger,

so strong that it cannot be refuted.