At the beginning of the lanterns, Shi Guoliang finally rushed back when thousands of houses were lit up.

The three of them finally had a New Year's Eve dinner on the second day of the Lunar New Year, cooked by Tao Tao and full of Li Xueqin's taste.

Shi Guoliang had a few drinks and looked at the graceful niece of his talented son. He felt particularly happy.

"After the New Year, you are one year older. I am very happy."

As he said this, he took out two red envelopes, one for each of Shi Ran and Tao Tao.

Tao Tao caught it with a smile: "Uncle, I will be an adult next year, so I can give you New Year's money. I have to keep your age under control and take your time."

Shi Guoliang laughed loudly, "Little Slippery, you won't be in a hurry after next year, right? So you can take your time, right?"

Tao Tao also laughed, and Shi Ran was infected by their smiles, so he also laughed.

For some reason, the topic of going to Beijing suddenly came up, and Shi Ran happened to say: "I happen to be going to Beijing to meet a friend, and then fly directly from Beijing to New York."

Tao Tao was very excited, "Then can I go with you? I want to see the Forbidden City."

Shi Ran glanced at Tao Tao first, then at Shi Guoliang. When Shi Guoliang nodded, he agreed, "Okay, let's go together."

Shi Guoliang held the tea that Tao Tao made for him and looked at the two children talking and laughing with a smile.

This house has not been so lively for a long time since Li Xueqin passed away. He took advantage of the steam rising from the tea cup to wipe the moist corners of his eyes.

The Li family has a great business, and it is even more lively during the Chinese New Year. As the president of the group, Li Jinhong's status in the Li family is self-evident. Ms. Wu has risen with the tide and is praised by a group of people.

Li Zixi stood at the railing on the second floor, looking at the satisfied smile on his mother's face, and then looking at the bustling hall, he couldn't help but feel a little lucky.

When he received Tao Tao's WeChat message, he was a little confused. This girl actually wanted to follow her cousin to Beijing privately. This girl didn't take what he said to heart at all.

Li Zixi is in a bad mood, which is something that all the Li family members can feel.

Tao Tao was happy here, and she stayed at Shi's house at night.

After Tao Tao entered the bedroom, Shi Ran found an opportunity to enter Shi Guoliang's room.

Shi Guoliang was wearing reading glasses and reading a bedside book.

Shi Ran looked at his father's hunched figure and felt that his eye sockets were sore. He softly called out: "Dad."

Shi Guoliang put down the book in his hand, raised his head and smiled, "Why isn't Xiaoran sleeping yet?"

Shi Ran walked forward and sat beside the bed. Under the dim light, he could still see a scar on his temple, which was an injury from a fight with the man who bullied Tao Tao.

Shi Guoliang sighed inadvertently: "My son is already so old, and my father is also old."

Shi Ran rubbed his eyes, "Dad, you are not old. In my heart, you are still the handsome young man who accompanied me to fly kites and play slingshots."

Shi Guoliang also loved to play when he was young. He always took his son up the mountains to hunt chickens and down the rivers to fish. At that time, even if the father and son came home from playing for a day, they would have hot meals and clean clothes. It was not as deserted as it is now.

Hearing this, Shi Guoliang smiled and said, "When will you find a girlfriend and get married? Dad can also take care of your children."

Shi Ran chuckled lightly and did not answer, "Dad, what do you think of Tao Tao's illness?"

Shi Guoliang sighed, "Well, I had a seizure for a while after coming back from the United States. Later, the boy named Li came back, and the hostility in Tao Tao disappeared. There was no trace of depression, and I didn't.

I don’t know if she hid it on purpose or if it really got better."

Shi Ran pursed her lips and said, "Look on the bright side, she will definitely get better. I will take her to Beijing to play first. If anything goes wrong, you can come over anytime."

"Well, don't worry. We are the only three sons left in our family now. We can't leave any one behind. They must all be together."

Shi Ran nodded: "Well, take a rest early. I will graduate in one year. Then I will come back to protect you and your mother's hard work. Just take a rest. I know your ambition has never been here.

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Shi Guoliang moved his fingers and was silent for a few seconds before laughing, "Since your mother passed away, I have no ambitions. I used to be like a kite, and your mother was the one who flew the kite. No matter how far I go, she

They can pull me back, but now that the person pulling the string is gone, how dare the kite fly around."

Shi Ran reached out to cover his eyes. He also missed Li Xueqin. No matter how he made trouble in the past, Li Xueqin was his strong backing. When he got into a fight, Li Xueqin would teach him and at the same time apologize to others for his poor test scores.

Li Xueqin would help him correct his test questions and provide him with tutoring. He would match his food and clothing every day. No one knew how difficult it would be for him to live without his mother.

Shi Ran waited until his mood stabilized, then spoke to Shi Guoliang and left. He was no longer a child. If he came out of the house with an emotional breakdown, Shi Guoliang would definitely not sleep well at night.
Chapter completed!