Chapter 17 Past Events

After Li Luo returned home, he took Yaya back and brought some meat to Xu Mei to express his gratitude.

"Luoluo, why do you have to be so polite?" Xu Mei waved her hand.

"You've given so much candy to the kids, we can't take your meat anymore!"

"Sister Xu, I bought a lot of meat, and Brother Ling, Da Mao, Xiao Mao and the others are not at home, so Yaya and I can't finish it all."

"The weather is hot, and these things won't last long. Besides, it's a good idea to give Tiger Head a snack."

Hu Tou didn't look very big, but his arms and legs were quite strong. When he heard Li Luo calling his name, he came over holding Yaya's little hand.

"Sister~ Hutou has taken good care of sister Yaya~" Hutou smiled happily with candy in his mouth.

"Sister, is it delicious?" Hu Tou pointed to the plate in his mother's hand.

He could smell the familiar aroma of meat. He had never smelled this aroma at home before. It was so fragrant that he couldn't help drooling.

"Mom, Hutou wants to eat it. It's delicious!" Hutou clapped his hands happily.

Now Xu Mei was in a dilemma whether to accept or not accept the offer, so she just accepted it generously.

"Luoluo, thank you so much. If you need any help in the future, just let me know."

"Okay, Sister Xu, I won't be polite with you. I will take Yaya back with me. Thank you for taking care of her for so long."

"What are you talking about? The weather is so hot, and you have to cook, take care of the kids, and deliver meals to Brother Ling. It's really hard for you."

"But what's going on with Aunt Wang? She's still getting paid by Brother Ling, and she's just quitting her job?"

"Luoluo, I have something to say, but I don't know if I should say it or not?" When Xu Mei thought about this, she felt a little embarrassed.

But we are all from the same village, so we dare not say anything careless. If others think we are gossiping too much, we will get ourselves into trouble.

"Sister, it's being polite of you to say that." Li Luo said with a smile.

"In that case, I'll be honest with you. Did you know that Brother Ling had a wife before?" Xu Mei lowered her voice and whispered.

Li Luo nodded. She already knew the situation from Lin Ge's description, but she didn't know what was going on with Ling Zhuoqun's first marriage.

Why did they get divorced after just half a month?
"You don't know, that woman treated Da Mao, Xiao Mao and Ya Ya very well before, but after hearing that Ling Zhuoqun had a vasectomy, she dragged Ling Zhuoqun to do the surgery."

"Ling Zhuoqun disagreed, saying that in this life, apart from Damao's three children, he would never have his own children."

"Originally, that woman stopped making trouble, but for some reason, a rumor spread from somewhere that all of Ling Zhuoqun's property after his death would belong to Damao and his family, and had nothing to do with the woman."

"How could this woman agree to this? I don't know what went wrong with her. She actually poisoned the food. Xiao Mao ate a lot of poisoned food and vomited blood."

"The scene frightened Yaya so much that she lost her voice on the spot."

"Luckily, Da Mao was there at the time. He rushed to the store to call the emergency number and sent Xiao Mao to the hospital for gastric lavage. This saved Xiao Mao's life."

Recalling the scene at that time, it can be described as a chaotic scene. Xu Mei still feels frightened at the scene of Xiao Mao vomiting blood.

"We just don't know why that woman's heart could be so cruel. She could kill such a young child!"

"If you want to be a child, it has to be your own..." As soon as these words came out, Xu Mei quickly covered her mouth and looked at Li Luo nervously.

Li Luo smiled awkwardly: "Sister Xu, you are willing to open your heart to me, which proves that you believe in me. You also saw that I like children. Besides, I don't have to be pregnant for ten months to have such a beautiful baby. I can't express my happiness in words."

Li Luo's words made Xu Mei a little skeptical, but Li Luo's face was frank and she didn't feel guilty at all. Xu Mei felt that her vision was not bad. This Li Luo was a good girl. After all, the previous woman looked at their neighbors as if they were beggars, as if everyone owed him hundreds of dollars.

Li Luo was different. She gave Tiger Head candies and Tiger Head biscuits to Yaya, and washed her clean and changed her into clean clothes. It was obvious that she was a diligent and kind girl.

The more Xu Mei thought about it, the bigger the smile on her face.

"No more talking, Sister Xu. It's time for me to take Yaya to eat." Li Luo had been here for too long and had forgotten that Xu Mei was still eating.

"Why don't you stay here and eat together?" Xu Mei invited warmly.

"No need, Sister Xu. We have food at home, but the weather is too hot and it would be bad to leave it." Qiao Qian tactfully declined Xu Mei's kindness.

Xu Mei nodded and had no choice but to give up.

After dinner, Li Luo took Yaya to continue the unfinished work in the morning. It was almost three o'clock in the afternoon when she managed to clean up that small piece of land. The whole land was loose and soft, and she also sprinkled some cabbage seeds and tomato seeds.

She bought this specially from the vegetable market today.

After watering the plants with the rubber hose, Li Luo clapped his hands twice, feeling that the day's work was not in vain.

As soon as Li Luo's applause died down, Yaya giggled, with a candy in her mouth and milky white saliva flowing down.

Li Luo washed his palms and cleaned Yaya's mouth with a handkerchief.

"Yaya, can your stepmother teach you how to speak?" Li Luo squatted down and looked into Yaya's eyes seriously.

Yaya was still smiling and nodded slightly.

"So you agree?" Li Luo's face flashed a hint of joy. It seemed that he was still a child killer!

"Dad~Dad~" Li Luo slowly pronounced the words one syllable at a time.

Yaya looked at Li Luo's lips carefully, took note and nodded, but still said nothing.

Li Luo was not discouraged. After all, everything is difficult at the beginning. Besides, Yaya had been traumatized at the beginning, so she couldn't change Yaya all at once.

Li Luo once again said patiently: "Dad~Dad~"

Yaya's eyes suddenly turned cold, and she pointed behind her and exclaimed "Ah!"

Li Luo thought Yaya was interacting with him and knew what he was saying, so he said "Dad~Dad~" again.

Yaya giggled again and opened her arms.

Li Luo also stretched out her arms, waiting for Yaya to jump into her arms, but her expectation was dashed.

Yaya walked past Li Luo and went behind her, still mumbling “ah, ah” in her mouth.

Li Luo turned around belatedly and saw a tall figure standing at the door, holding vegetables in his hands, watching the interaction between the two with a smile.

Li Luo's face suddenly turned red: "How come you didn't tell me you were back? You came in without making any footsteps, and you even eavesdropped on my conversation!"

There was a big "injustice" on Ling Zhuoqun's face. How could he have known that as soon as he entered the door, he would hear Li Luo calling "Dad". If you didn't know, you would think she was talking on the phone to her adoptive parents.

Who knew, she was teaching Yaya to speak.

(End of this chapter)