That year the flowers bloomed 1981

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

Li Juan and Han Chunmei didn't sleep well the night after returning from the police station.

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

She and Li Ying were waiting for the birth of their child in Hong Kong Island. They had finally waited for her husband to come, but now he had to leave again after just a few days. How could she bear the reluctance in her heart?
A husband is the pillar of the family. Han Chunmei always feels uneasy when her man is not around.

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

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

"You were obviously crying~, no matter what difficulties you encounter, you must be strong on your own."

Li Juan pursed her lips and said something stubbornly.

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

During the years that Han Chunmei was married to Li Kaijian, everyone could see how much Li Kaijian loved Han Chunmei. Even at the beginning, Li Juan didn't think that her mother was unworthy of Li Kaijian.

In the late 1970s, there was no such thing as a young girl voluntarily coming to someone's house to be a stepmother, at least Li Kaijian's level was not high enough.

Han Chunmei was a famous pretty girl in the area. Li Kaijian was nearly ten years older than him and had a young and naive son. If Han Chunmei had not found it impossible to live in her parents' home with two girls, she might not have been willing to marry into the Li family!

It was only after she entered the Li family that Li Juan realized that a family's life was not only based on appearance and age, but also on character, good and evil, and family strength.
Especially in terms of character, the Li family made Li Juan and Li Ying feel unprecedented warmth.

But overall, Li Juan still thinks Han Chunmei is not bad, and the matching coefficient between her stepfather and biological mother is at least ninety-nine 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, claiming that Han Chunmei and Li Kaijian's marriage was unbreakable,

However, Li Juan still spent an entire night using a scientific and rigorous list comparison method to make a detailed comparison between Han Chunmei and Fu Guiru, analyzing and comparing them item by item.

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

In terms of personal strength, it’s a Nanyang tycoon VS a rural woman, who do you think will win?
When it comes to children’s achievements, is there any comparison between Li Ye + Li Yue VS Li Juan + Li Ying?
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 in her forties.

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

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

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

[My 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 uphold the belief of "self-reliance and freedom" and embrace a free life.

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

[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 stronger."

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 make time to come and accompany you. When Xiao Juan is on vacation in the summer, I will also come and look after the baby with you."

"No, no," Han Chunmei said hastily, "Just focus on your work. I can handle it myself. Besides, I'm not the only one in Hong Kong Island. Sister Xiaolian and reporter Pan are here. The hospital here is also very advanced. It's such a waste for you to come here and spend so much money!"

"You don't have to worry about me. I've raised my son to be strong. I'll take him back to Qingshui during the Chinese New Year to kowtow to his mother and father."

Han Chunmei had everything planned out, so Li Kaijian didn't need to worry about anything. By the Spring Festival this year, the child would be six or seven months old, and he could just take the child back to Dongshan to show off to his mother-in-law.

Li Kaijian sighed and said nothing more.

You would say Han Chunmei is strong, right? But she cries easily.
But you say she is weak? She can silently bear everything, endure the suffering and tiredness by herself, which fully meets the standard of "hardworking and uncomplaining" in the eyes of the older generation of evil mothers-in-law.

"Ah~"

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

"Crack~"

Li Ying patted Li Juan on the shoulder and said, "Sister, help me take these things downstairs first."

"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 tell you to keep your mouth shut yesterday?"

"I didn't say anything weird, I just think our mother has no opinions of her own and always relies on others."

"Our mother has no opinion? Haha~"

Li Ying said with a smile: "How did our mother, who has no opinion of her own, bring us up to this age? Our mother is right. You've been in college for a few days, and you're so proud of yourself that you think you're capable, right?"

Li Juan opened her eyes wide and shouted angrily, "How could I be cocky? Xiaoying, please don't wrongly accuse me."

Li Ying shook her head and whispered, "I saw the shadow of a person in you. Although it's just a little bit, it's very dangerous."

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

"Lu Jingyao!"

Li Ying said coldly: "Lu Jingyao also advocates 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 grabbed Li Ying's collar.

"You're talking nonsense. Who are you calling Lu Jingyao? Who are you calling the shameless one?"

Li Juan's hatred for Lu Jingyao is directly proportional to how good Li Ye is to her. The better Li Ye, her brother, has been to Li Juan over the years, the more Li Juan hates Lu Jingyao.

Li Ying grabbed Li Juan's wrist, turned around and twisted it to get rid of her sister's pulling.

"Okay, I just said you look a little bit like me, I didn't say you are me."

Li Ying said calmly: "I know what you wanted to say to our mother just now, isn't it 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, right?"

"That's what Lu Jingyao thought at the beginning. Don't be fooled by the fact that she seems to be very popular now, but I tell you, people like Lu Jingyao will be alone all their lives."

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Li Juan was stunned by what Li Ying said, because she had indeed had similar thoughts before. Although Lu Jingyao's behavior made Li Juan feel very disgusted, she is indeed very successful now!

"Ah~"

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

"These are newspapers and books. Our mother has read them all. Take them home and read them carefully. Then you will understand a lot of things."

"Mom, reading a 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 always around the stove.

Li Ying said faintly: "Do you think I am dumber than you? Do you think I don't know that my mother has no competitiveness? But what you just said to my mother about being strong and free is all bullshit.

Does our father need a strong and free Han Chunmei? Do you think our father and mother didn't break up fast enough? "

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Li Juan was stunned, completely stunned.

Aren’t free and strong women good? Others aside, aren’t my brother’s classmates, Hu Man, Jiang Xiaoyan, and Han Xia, all free and strong girls?
But does Li Kaijian need a wife like that?
Li Juan asked herself this question, but could not come up with an answer.

Li Ying said sadly: "Sister, I know you can't figure it out. I thought the same as you before. It feels so good to be an independent woman and not care about anyone's face."

"But after I came to Hong Kong Island, I talked with my classmates and found that their thinking was completely different from ours."

"What they discuss all day is what kind of people this society and family need, not what kind of people we should become. If you only live for yourself, then don't expect the other person to give you their heart."

"We have become independent women, paying no attention to anyone. We do live comfortably, but we are only comfortable for ourselves. Others may not like us. It's like those little gangsters in Hong Kong Island. They are unique and independent, 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 a question, and then without waiting for her to answer, she answered herself: "My father now needs a young, beautiful wife who does not fight or compete, is gentle, considerate, and has a good temper."

"During the few days you've been in Hong Kong Island, haven't you noticed that our mother is prettier than before? Haven't you tasted that our mother's cooking is better than before? Haven't you noticed that our mother is more cultured?"

Li Ying asked a string of parallel questions, which left Li Juan stunned.

She thought about it carefully and found that Han Chunmei was indeed more beautiful than before.

The clothes are better looking than before, the skin is better than before, even the hairstyle and smile seem different from before.

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

Li Juan was stunned for a long time before she smiled bitterly and said, "Xiaoying, has this been changing our mother?"

"Ah~"

Li Ying said quietly, "Sister, if you want someone to become better and better, you can't just tell her a few words of truth and change her. It requires accumulation bit by bit.

If a few words of truth can change a person, then it must be good for you, and you can deny it, just like Lu Jingyao did in the past."

"But do you think others are stupid? For independent women like Lu Jingyao, the more independent their personalities are, the further away they are from happiness."

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

Li Ying immediately said seriously: "There are two paths in front of you. Either you are like Lu Jingyao and fly freely after graduation. 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."

"The other way is to become an official as I told you. If you can't become a director before you are forty, you are a waste."

"What? Forty years old. Virgin."

Li Juan was surprised and said, "Xiaoying, our grandfather dedicated his whole life to this cause, and he is only a deputy director!"

Li Ying spat and said with disdain: "My grandfather fought his way up with his bare hands. What about you? How did you get into Beijing University?"

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Li Juan suddenly realized that she had actually never left the Li family's care.

So what about the ideas of freedom, self-reliance and independence that those students promote to themselves in school?

Having enjoyed the benefits of the family and being supported by the family, yet embracing freedom? If you despise your parents who work in the fields for food, are you an ungrateful person, or are you a traitor?

. . . . . . . .

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

When Li Ye, Li Kaijian and Li Juan came out of the airport, they saw two beautiful women 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 today, so I really can't come to pick you up."

"You told me again that there were too many things. I thought one car couldn't hold them all, so I asked Teacher Mu to drive another car over."

"Oh, there are indeed a lot of things. The three of us can hardly carry them all. You and I will go in one car, and Teacher Mu will take our father and Xiaojuan."

Li Ye made arrangements quickly and took a separate 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 has met Mr. Pei before in school, right? Later, because he was going to publish the comic book "Qin's Moon", he went to Hong Kong Island to learn from 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 she rejected him very straightforwardly. At that time, she also asked me to express my apology to Mr. Pei."

"Oh~"

Li Ye nodded to show that he understood.

However, the elder sister seemed to be afraid that Li Ye didn't understand, so she continued to explain: "Mr. Mu is now focusing on his career and doesn't want to consider personal emotional matters.
And maybe you think Mr. Pei is a good match for 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 seemed to be of a high rank, so Li Ye could understand the so-called "concerns".

As for the "handsome" factor, Li Ye could understand it even better. Every woman who has fantasies about love is a beauty lover.

Li Ye said in a deep voice: "I didn't say how suitable Old Pei is. It's just that time flies. Teacher Mu is two years older than you. Once you miss the sunset, it will be the dark night."

"What are you talking about, Ono?"

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

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

Li Ye had heard of this kind of harmful chicken soup in his previous life, and it was indeed passed on from Europe. No one knew how many people were poisoned by it later.

Still looking like you are always thirty years old, that is just a self-deceiving "forget-your-worry spell".

An experienced driver doesn't even need to look at the face. Just by looking at the neck and ankles from behind, he can tell whether the other person is a 20-year-old girl or an old man in his 30s.

If there really was a way to make people in their thirties the same as people in their twenties, she would be nominated for the Nobel Prize because she violated the natural laws 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 and had a cup of tea.

Perhaps because he was too reserved to just drink tea, Mu Yuning took the initiative to ask Li Ye something.

"Li Ye, you've seen 'Havoc in Heaven' and 'Calabash Brothers', right?"

Li Ye nodded and said, "I have seen it! What's wrong?"

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

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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. "Journey to the West" has won many international awards. However, Li Ye thinks that now is not the best time to cooperate with them on "The Legend of Qin".

Because during these few years, there was a huge exodus of Shanghai animation films, and many outstanding talents were lost. Eventually, the first animation production unit in the mainland sighed and its glory was gone.

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

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

If "The Legend of Qin" cannot fully demonstrate the charm of Chinese style, it would be a failure.

"Don't worry! We still have many chapters to publish in our comics, and the market's expectations have not yet been accumulated enough!"

"Oh~"

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

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

It is so strong that it cannot be refuted.

(End of this chapter)