The Age of Rebirth: The Stepmother of the Sick Beauty Just Wants to Salt Fish

"Xiao Jing, Xiao Yu, you are here, sit down quickly!"

In the living room, Jiang Li saw Minghan coming in with Xi Jingyu and Xi Chenyu. She greeted the two brothers to sit down with a smile on her face, and poured two cups of hot water with her own hands and put them on the coffee table: "The water is a bit hot, please drink it later." ." As she said that, she pushed the candy plate in front of the Xi Jingyu brothers: "Eat a candy first, or maybe some melon seeds."

Mingrui took several apples to clean them. After a while, he returned to the living room. The fruit plate in his hand contained not only apples, but also several large oranges.

"Brother Xiaoyu!"

Guoguo and Mingwei came out of the sisters' room at this time. Her bright eyes were full of smiles. She walked straight to Xi Chenyu and sat down. She greeted Xi Jingyu with a smile: "Hello, brother Jing!"

"The fruit is good."

Xi Jingyu smiled and glanced at Mingwei pretending to be casual, then Mingwei asked: "How did you know we were at home in the courtyard?"

"Take your luck."

Hearing what Xi Jingyu said, Ming Wei couldn't help but laugh and said, "Then you are very lucky!"

"Ruirui, you, Hanhan Weiwei, and Tangyuan Guoguo will treat Xiaojing Xiaoyu well. Your father and I will go to the mall to buy some more New Year's goods for our family." Jiang Li said to Mingrui, then moved his eyes away. He called Luo Yanqing to the door of the study, and soon, Luo Yanqing came out of the study.

"Hello, Uncle Luo."

Brother Xi Jingyu stood up and said hello to Luo Yanqing.

"Hello."

Luo Yanqing nodded slightly.

"Mom, you and dad come back soon!"

Seeing Jiang Li and Luo Yanqing about to leave the living room, Guoguo shouted.

"it is good."

Looking back, Jiang Li replied warmly.

……

As the car drove out of the compound, Luo Yanqing held the steering wheel, looked forward, and asked Jiang Li: "Is that kid interested in Luo Mingwei?"

"..."

Hearing this, Jiang Li was startled for a moment, and couldn't help laughing and said, "You mean Xiao Jing wants to be friends with our Weiwei?"

"Don't you think so?"

Luo Yanqing frowned slightly: "I walked out of the study and looked up and saw that boy with his eyes almost glued to Luo Mingwei."

"How old is a child? You must be overthinking it."

Obviously, Jiang Li didn't take Luo Yanqing's words seriously.

"you do not believe me?"

Luo Yanqing looked at Jiang Li, his tone a little disappointed.

"I said Mr. Luo, you obviously don't have a high emotional intelligence, so why are you so sensitive about your children? Isn't it rude to not look at our Weiwei when her children are talking to her? But you are I understand that it is a bit unfair for a child to want to be friends with our Weiwei!"

Raising the corners of his lips, Jiang Li smiled and shook his head.

Luo Yanqing: "Puppy love affects learning, I think I got it right."

"Hey! Our Mr. Luo also knows the word 'puppy love'."

Jiang Li's eyes were full of smiles, and she said: "Don't worry, our Weiwei has an idea. She will definitely not fall in love prematurely. Besides, Xiaojing and Weiwei's academic performance is very good. If you really succeed, Well, I personally think it’s nothing.”

"Nothing?" Luo Yanqing frowned: "Luo Mingwei is not yet an adult."

"It's almost time." Jiang Li said, "As long as the two children are interested in each other and it doesn't affect their studies, let's pretend we don't know anything. Of course, the premise of this is that Xiaojing and Weiwei are really friends."

The corners of Luo Yanqing's lips almost formed a straight line, which showed that he did not agree with what Jiang Li said.

"Mr. Luo, you are a scientific researcher and you should know the principle of springs better than me. At Weiwei's age, sometimes if you don't let them do something, they may not listen, and they are very likely to do the opposite. That’s fine, but if the children can protect themselves well and know what they are doing, and we as parents can provide understanding and guidance at the same time, these friendships may become motivation for learning.”

Jiang Li spoke unhurriedly. After listening to her words, Luo Yan's clear voice spread out from his lips and teeth: "Do you really believe in Luo Mingwei and Na Huanzi? Do you believe that their friendship will not affect their studies, but will actually improve their academic performance?" Will there be greater progress in learning?"

"Yes, I have confidence in our child, and I can see that Xiaojing is a good child. However, what we are saying now are just assumptions. In other words, we are saying it based on what you said is true."

After a slight pause, Jiang Lixu comforted Luo Yanqing: "Don't worry, I'll talk to Weiwei later and ask about what happened between her and Xiaojing."

"I...I didn't say that the boy was bad, I just didn't want Luo Mingwei's studies to be affected. After all, the college entrance examination will be held just a few months after the Chinese New Year. If her studies deteriorate due to puppy love, her college entrance examination results may not be satisfactory. "

Luo Yanqing hopes that all the children at home will get good results in the college entrance examination. In this way, they will have a high starting point and will go further in the future.

Jiang Li: "I will tell you the scores of Weiwei and Hanhan in every exam. As for the final exam before the winter vacation, Hanhan was the first in the science class of the senior year, and Weiwei was the first in the liberal arts class of the senior year. Do you still have these results? Not satisfied?"

Luo Yanqing: "I didn't say I was dissatisfied, but there are mountains outside the mountains, and there are people outside the mountains. The college entrance examination faces candidates from all over the country. Even if Luo Minghan and the others get first place in their school, it's hard to say what their college entrance examination results will be."

"You are right, but we have to have confidence in the two children, right? However, no matter what their college entrance examination scores are, for me, as long as they perform to their own level, it's good."

At this time, Jiang Li said from the bottom of her heart that she would not force her children to work hard to get the top prize in science or liberal arts.

Senior high school students are already under a lot of pressure to study. If parents put invisible pressure on their children, there is no guarantee that they will not be overwhelmed and cause irreparable consequences.

Before Jiang Li came to this world, he had seen on TV more than once that children in the third year of high school chose to go to a dead end due to excessive pressure, ending their young lives.

Therefore, when Jiang Li was raising his children, he paid great attention to their mental health and would often talk to them.

Of course, he didn't call her to his side intentionally, but he inadvertently brought up the topic during daily chat and learned about the study and life of Mingrui's children.

Moreover, her role is that of a mother and a friend, so she will not let the children at home have bad emotions while chatting.

Luo Yanqing suddenly asked: "Is that boy from the Xi family studying science or liberal arts?"

"In science, Hanhan and I were in the same key science class. During the three years in junior high school, Hanhan was always ranked first by Hanhan in the grade ranking. But after entering high school, the terms first and second in grade were the same in one test. Hanhan changed once, and the two of them have been competing in study, and the competition is extremely fierce!"

Jiang Li said with a smile: "Xiao Jing is a very good boy. If she can become our eldest son-in-law in the future, I will be very happy."

……

It was approaching five o'clock in the afternoon, and snowflakes started to fall in the sky. Xi Jingyu looked out the window and it was already getting dark, so he said goodbye and prepared to go home with his brother Xi Chenyu.

"I'll send it to you."

Mingwei put on her down jacket, scarf, gloves and mask, and followed Xi Jingyu and her brothers to the door of the living room.

"Luo Mingwei, I'll go see him off, you stay at home!"

Ming Han called Ming Wei.

"Didn't you say you want to make dinner with brother?" Ming Wei paused and looked at Minghan: "Besides, I'm fully armed..."

Before Mingwei could say anything else, Guoguo put on her down jacket and ran to Mingwei's side: "Sister, sister, I'll go with you to see off brother Jing and brother Xiaoyu!" The little girl said, dragging her sister and following her at the table. Brother Jing and Yu walked out of the living room behind them.

"Big brother!"

Minghan stared.

"what happened?"

Mingrui was puzzled.

"Why don't you take care of it?" Minghan said, "Can't you tell what Xi Jingyu is thinking?"

Tuanzi and Tangyuan stood nearby. Tangyuan helped second brother Minghan to add: "Brother, brother Jing likes my sister and Xi Chenyu. I think he has bad intentions towards Guoguo."

"Are you thinking too much? Especially you. You are only seven and a half years old now. What do you know? Go ahead and go back to your room with your fourth brother to read a book. Your parents should be back soon."

Mingrui smiled helplessly. After Tuanzi greeted Tangyuan back to the room, he set his sights on Minghan: "How old are Tuanzi and Tangyuan, what are you talking about in front of them?"

Minghan retorted: "I didn't say nonsense."

Mingrui asked: "Then do you think Weiwei is interested in Xiaojing?"

After thinking for a moment, Minghan replied: "I haven't seen it yet."

"Then why are you so anxious?" Mingrui shook his head and said, "Weiwei said she was going to see off Xiao Jing and Xiao Yuqian, and she told me to go to the gate of the compound to see if her parents were back. Do you understand now? Weiwei didn’t mean to send Xiaojing away.”

After a long silence, Minghan muttered: "Aren't I just worried that Luo Mingwei will be taken away by that boy Xi Jingyu?!"

"Speak carefully and take it away with your mouth. If Weiwei hears it, let's see if she won't be impatient with you."

Mingrui looked helpless.

Minghan remained silent.

Mingrui was a little funny: "Xiaojing is your best friend, but you treat people like thieves and guard them. Don't you think you are hurting them?"

"So what if we're friends? He wants to abduct my sister. If I don't guard against him, who can I guard against?"

Minghan lifted the handle and didn't feel that he was wrong at all.

"Okay, Weiwei is not a child. She knows what she is doing. Let's go to the kitchen to prepare dinner." When passing by Minghan, Mingrui slapped his stupid brother on the head.

By the time Minghan came to his senses, he had already left the living room.

……

Guoguo and Xi Chenyu were walking in front. One of the two children was talking and the other was listening. From time to time, Guoguo's crisp laughter could be heard.

A few steps behind the two little ones, Ming Wei and Xi Jingyu were walking side by side.

"When you fill out your application form after the new year, which university will you apply for?"

Ming Wei and Xi Jingyu were walking quietly, but suddenly she heard Xi Jingyu ask her which college to apply for. She was startled at first, and then said: "I have wanted to be an actor since I was a child, so naturally I applied for the college entrance examination." Film and television university.”

Xi Jingyu looked surprised: "Are you going to apply for Beicheng Film Academy?"

"It might also be the National Academy of Drama, or Communication University, or the Shanghai Theater Academy." Ming Wei talked about her dream, her eyes sparkled instantly, and the smile on her face was extremely bright: "I not only want to be an actor, but also want to be an actor." Be a successful and good actor!”

Xi Jingyu: "Your dream will definitely come true."

Ming Wei looked firm: "Thank you! I don't know whether I will succeed in the future, but I will work hard to achieve it!" As she said that, she looked at Xi Jingyu: "What about you? Which college do you want to apply to?"

"National University." Xi Jingyu responded.

"Like my second brother, he has long said that he will apply for the National University. I believe that you can all get what you want!" Mingwei said, "After the New Year, the college entrance examination will be in three or four months. I hope that every day we will take the college entrance examination." Everyone will be able to get good grades by then!"

Xi Chenyu: "I think so too."

Mingwei smiled: "Let's encourage each other!"

Hearing this, Xi Jingyu nodded and smiled back: "Okay, let's encourage each other!" Seeing that he was about to leave the compound after walking less than 50 meters, Xi Jingyu hesitated for a moment and said, "Luo Mingwei, look back and the college entrance examination is over. , can you be my girlfriend?"

"..."

Mingwei was stunned for a long time, then she asked: "What did you say?" She must have heard it!
Holding back the discomfort, Xi Jingyu's face felt hot, but he still repeated what he said before: "After the college entrance examination, can you be my girlfriend?"

Mingwei blinked and asked, "Do you like me?"

"Yes." Xi Jingyu nodded without hesitation.

"But I have no idea about you." As soon as these words came out, Mingwei felt a little hurtful and couldn't help but said: "At least not now."

Xi Jingyu's heart just sank to the bottom. When he heard the second half of Ming Wei's words, he felt that he had not been passed directly. He looked at Ming Wei sincerely and said, "Then after our college entrance examination is over, can I pursue you? "

Faith will move mountains to open.

As long as he pursues it sincerely, there should be a day when the clouds clear and the moon shines!
Ming Wei's eyes were clear, and she said seriously: "I don't guarantee that I will definitely be attracted to you."

"That means you give me a chance to pursue you, right?"

Xi Jingyu asked.

"Yes. This opportunity can be available, but the premise is that both you and I can be admitted to the colleges we apply for!" Mingwei has a good impression of Xi Jingyu. Although she doesn't know her well, Xi Jingyu is Minghan's best friend. From Ming Wei's point of view, if she can be friends with her second brother, there is nothing wrong with her moral character.

Besides, the Xi family are very nice. If she really falls in love with Xi Jingyu one day and they become boyfriend and girlfriend, they will definitely have no objection.

"A word is settled!"

Xi Jingyu raised his right hand.

Ming Wei: "Yes, it's a deal." She gave the other party a high-five as an oath!

After leaving the compound, Ming Wei and Guo Guo watched Xi Jingyu and his brother get on the bus. The two sisters did not return home, but stood there, waiting for Jiang Li and Luo Yanqing's car to come back.

"Sister, the snow is getting heavier and heavier. Mom and Dad's cars are nowhere to be seen yet. I'm afraid they haven't left the mall yet, right?"

"Look, are you familiar with the car driving from a distance?"

"Huh?! It's mom and dad's car, but why didn't I see it just now?" Guoguo's black eyes widened. Suddenly, she thought of something and said in a childish voice: "I know, there is a fork in the road. When I looked over before, my parents’ car hadn’t turned onto our road yet, so I didn’t see it.”

"Little clever ghost!"

Mingwei smiled and looked at Guoguo.

After a while, the car drove to the gate of the compound.

"Why are you standing here?"

Seeing Mingwei and Guoguo through the car window, Jiang Li asked Luo Yanqing to park the car and waved Mingwei and Guoguo to come closer: "Hurry up and get in the car, you will suffer if you freeze."

Opening the rear door, Mingwei asked Guoguo to sit in first, then she sat next to Guoguo and then closed the door.

Jiang Li was sitting in the passenger seat. She turned back to look at Ming Wei and Guo Guo: "If you don't stay at home to keep warm, why are you waiting at the gate of the compound?"

"Mom, my sister and I came out to see Brother Jing and Brother Xiaoyu off, so we stood at the door of the compound waiting for you and Dad. I didn't expect that we were waiting for you!"

Guoguo said with a smile. Hearing this, Jiang Li's eyebrows also filled with smiles: "Your brother Jing and brother Xiaoyu have gone back?"

"Yes, I'm back." Guoguo nodded and said, "Brother Jing saw it was snowing outside and it was getting late, so he and Brother Xiaoyu said goodbye and went back to their own home."

"I'll call the Xi family later and ask Grandpa Xi if Xiao Jing and Xiao Yu are home, so that we can feel more at ease." Jiang Li said this to Luo Yanqing.

"It would be better to call and ask."

Luo Yanqing responded.

After entering the house, about half an hour later, Jiang Li called the Xi family. Fortunately, Xi Jingyu answered the call. He and Xi Chenyu just walked into the living room and heard the landline ringing. Just pick up the phone.

Xi Jingyu was very happy to hear Jiang Li's voice and told Jiang Li that he and his brother had arrived home safely. After hearing this, Jiang Li calmed down and asked Xi Jingyu to say hello to her family on her behalf, and then ended the call.

After dinner, Luo Yanqing sat in the living room and talked to Mingrui, Minghan, and Tuanzi, while Mingwei was called into the master bedroom by Jiang Li.

"do you like it?"

Taking out the woolen dress he bought for Mingwei in the mall, Jiang Li held it in his hand and showed it to Mingwei.

Mingwei's eyes lit up: "Mine?"

"Of course it's yours." The woolen dress in Jiang Li's hand was bright red. When she saw Ming Wei nodding happily, she said, "Red is festive. You have fair skin and will look good in it. When the time comes, put on a turtleneck underneath." Sweater, put on the black plush leggings that mom bought you last year, and put on that white down jacket on top, it will definitely look good."

Mingwei tilted her head and smiled and asked, "Are you wearing those black short boots that mom bought?"

"Ah."

Jiang Li nodded.

Mingwei: "Mom, where's yours? And Guoguo, you bought them all, right?"

"I don't lack woolen skirts. As for Guoguo's, they are just like you." As he said that, Jiang Li put the red sleeveless woolen dress in Mingwei's hand, and then she picked up a small size of the same style: "Look, it's fruity."

"nice."

Mingwei's eyebrows were crooked and she said with a smile: "Mom is the best. She always makes me and Guoguo look beautiful. At school, the female classmates in our class are envious of me and say that I have the best mother in the world." !”

"How sweet mouth!"

Jiang Li lightly scratched Mingwei's nose with her finger, then she folded the red sleeveless woolen dress she bought for Guoguo and put it aside, and said to Mingwei, "Sit down."

Mingwei said "hmm".

"We Weiwei are now big girls. Think about it, time flies so fast." This is the child she has raised for more than ten years since she was two or three years old. To be honest, watching the little girl grow from a soft and cute little loli Jiang Li has a great sense of accomplishment when she has grown into a young girl, especially because the children she raised are sensible and outstanding. The hard work of more than ten years is really nothing to Jiang Li.

Mingwei: "I have grown up, but my mother is still young and beautiful as always!"

"Your mother and I are already in our early thirties!"

Jiang Li smiled and shook his head.

"I didn't see it." Ming Wei opened her eyes wide and said with great seriousness: "And no matter who looks at my mother's appearance and figure, she is still a young girl of 21 or [-] years old. No, my mother can only walk with me. , anyone who looks at us will think that we are sisters."

Jiang Li couldn't help laughing when he heard the words: "You are a very tender flower, mom and you can't compare." Speaking of this, Jiang Li said in a soft voice: "By the way, Weiwei, mom wants to ask you something, but , Mom doesn’t mean anything, if you don’t want to say it, you don’t have to say it.”

"Mom, just ask me. As long as I know something, I will definitely tell you the truth."

Ming Wei sat upright with a serious look on her face.

When Jiang Li saw this, he couldn't help laughing: "Relax, it's not a big deal, so don't be so tense."

"I'm not tensed, mom, just ask."

Ming Wei relaxed a little, but her expression was still serious.

Jiang Li had no choice but to smile and ask, "Do you like Xiao Jing?"

Ming Wei shook her head.

"Okay, mom knows." Jiang Li smiled and said, "Your dad just knows how to worry."

"Why is my dad worried about me?"

Mingwei's eyes were full of curiosity.

"Your father is worried about you falling in love early, saying that it will affect your study." Jiang Li said helplessly: "I said no, and told your father that even if you and Xiao Jing have a crush on each other, your mother believes in you and Xiao Jing. You guys Just because you like the other person won't affect your studies, but your dad is still worried, so mom wants to ask you."

Hearing this, Ming Wei saw that No. [-] was shy. She said, "Xi Jingyu said he wanted to pursue me after the college entrance examination. I told him I could give him this opportunity."

"This is good. After all, you will be taking the college entrance examination in a few months after the new year. The top priority is to seize the time to review and strive to get good results in the college entrance examination."

Jiang Li was quite pleased with what Ming Wei said.

"Mother……"

"Ok?"

"Xi Jingyu is only a good friend of my second brother and a classmate of our school. However, I don't hate him. Anyway, if I have feelings for him in the future, it would be good to be his girlfriend."

"My Weiwei is so transparent!"

"Mom, you taught me well. And the second brother can be friends with Xi Jingyu, which shows that Xi Jingyu's character is good. Besides, our family and the Xi family are also familiar with each other. In the future, Xi Jingyu and I are destined to go together. When we are together, mom will feel more at ease, right?"

"Yes, yes, everything you said is right. However, this is all for the future, let's not talk about that now."

"Ah."

……

Before going to bed, Jiang Li told Luo Yanqing what Ming Wei said, but he didn't hear the man's voice for a long time. He couldn't help but laugh and said, "Now you know you think too much, right?"

"I was worried that her study would be affected."

Luo Yanqing turned over and lay on his side facing Jiang Li: "If you do well in the college entrance examination, you can go to a good university. This is related to their future." This they undoubtedly refer to the children in the family.

"I understand." Jiang Li smiled: "But it's time for you to relax now. Our children are very thoughtful and know what kind of things to do at what age. They won't make us parents too much." worry."

"You taught them well!"

Luo Yanqing caressed Jiang Li's face: "Why do you think I am so lucky to marry such a good wife like you?"

"Why do I feel like I've thrown myself into a trap?"

Moving the man's slender, jade-like hands away, Jiang Li curved the corners of his lips, his beautiful eyes filled with teasing: "Mr. Luo, do you think so?" (End of Chapter)