That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 854: In front of relatives, the tiger becomes a sick cat

At 5:30 in the morning, Li Yue's Santana was driving on the dark streets of Beijing, turning left and right like a drunk, and the car kept making grunts and stalling frequently. It was obvious that the car was not driven by an experienced driver.

Li Juan sat in the driver's seat, pursed her lips and looked straight ahead, her hands tightly gripping the steering wheel as if she wanted to break it.

And in her ears, she heard the cold rebuke from "coach" Li Yue.

"Keep your eyes forward. Who told you to lower your head and change gears?"

"Don't change the direction, just rub it a little bit."

"Can you please stop stepping on the accelerator so hard? Do you have donkey hooves under your legs? If I hadn't put a brick under the accelerator, you would have flown away."

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Even though what Li Yue said was unpleasant, Li Juan had been practicing for more than an hour and didn't dare to say a word in return.

She was not afraid of Li Yue's pressure, but no matter who could get up from the bed at four in the morning to practice driving with you, you should not have any complaints.

What's more, what Li Yue scolded was all on point. After only practicing for three mornings, Li Yue felt that his driving skills had already been mastered.

Because Li Ye asked Li Juan to do two things this summer vacation, one is to learn how to drive, and the other is to intern with Mr. Ni.

Because Li Juan's collective household registration was still at Peking University, after she went on vacation, Li Ye wanted Pan Xiaoying to make some concessions so that she could follow the "establishment" of the internship unit and get a motor vehicle learning certificate.

But after hearing this, sister Li Yue felt that she owed Pan Xiaoying a favor, so she simply took the responsibility and solved the driving problem at her own unit.

In the past few years, my sister has been able to make it in Beijing with the help of Wen Leyu and Yang Yumin, and a mere driver's license is not a problem for her.

After all, this is not decades away when the whole country will be connected to the Internet. If something happens and we have to trace it back 20 years, it won't be easy to use anyone's signature.

However, although he was flexible, Li Yue still followed the rules. He first let Li Juan get a motor vehicle learner's certificate. As long as she was accompanied by a formal driver, she could go on the road to learn driving.

Then Li Yue asked Li Juan to get up early in the morning and practice driving on the quiet and deserted road. Even if she made a mistake, it would only damage the flowers and plants on the roadside.

The two men practiced until nearly six o'clock, when early risers began to appear on the road, and then they slowly drove back to Li Ye's home on Fuyou Street.

The two sisters have been doing this these days, getting up early to practice for two hours, then having lunch at Li Ye's house before going to work.

As for whether the two of them will yawn after work, that is another matter.

After Li Juan entered the room, she went straight to the kitchen to help. Han Chunmei was already busy preparing breakfast in the kitchen.

Seeing her eldest daughter coming back covered in sweat, Han Chunmei asked quietly, "How was your practice today? Are you still willing to learn how to drive?"

"I'm very good at it!"

Li Juan helped quickly while saying, "We went around West City seven or eight times today and spent a lot of money on gas. If I give up halfway, I'll be sorry for my brother."

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Han Chunmei was silent for a long time before she said quietly, "You should study hard then."

A few years ago, when Li Ye said that he wanted Li Juan and Li Ying to "learn to drive when they grow up", Han Chunmei was very happy.
Li Ye even promised that the two sisters could have their own car like their eldest sister Li Yue, and Han Chunmei was filled with gratitude.

But now, she always feels "unworthy".

His mother is still alive, so who am I?
"Hey, Xiaojuan is back? I got up late again today."

Li Ye walked into the kitchen lazily and found Han Chunmei distracted, so he said something to make conversation.

These days, grandma's back pain recurred due to exhaustion from taking care of the children. Wen Leyu is now a little cow, and both of them need to be taken care of and get enough sleep, so the task of cooking fell on Li Ye and Han Chunmei.

Although Han Chunmei kept emphasizing that she could do it, Li Ye would try his best to come over and help her as long as he could get up.

Han Chunmei came to her senses and said quickly: "It's not late, Xiaojuan just came back. In fact, you don't have to get up early. Xiaojuan and I can be in the kitchen."

"It's okay. Now that I'm awake, I might as well do nothing."

Li Ye smiled casually, then asked Li Juan: "How was it, did you have any experience learning to drive this morning? Did your sister scold you again?"

Li Juan, who was busy cooking porridge, shook her head vigorously to deny it: "No, no, my sister has a very good temper now, she doesn't curse at anyone at all."

"Forget it! If she doesn't curse, the sun will rise from the west."

Li Ye exposed his sister Li Yue's past, and then explained: "But when learning to drive, it is normal for a teacher to scold his apprentice. If you don't believe me, ask everyone, when she first started driving, did I scold her?"

Li Juan looked at Li Ye blankly, glanced to the right, and pursed her lips.

Li Ye heard footsteps without turning around and knew that his sister had arrived. He could even guess the sneer on her face.

He looked back and said stubbornly, "I'd say the same thing even if your elder sister is here. The more you scold her, the faster she learns."

Li Yue took a deep breath and suddenly smiled: "Really? Why don't I remember you teaching me how to drive? I only remember that you taught Xiaoyu."

Li Yue's driving skills did not really receive much instruction from Li Ye. After she used her connections in her hometown to get a driver's license, she followed Jin Peng and others and drove all the way from Qingshui County to Beijing. After 500 kilometers, she basically learned how to drive.

"Xiaoyu."

Li Ye pursed his lips and moved his ears. Sure enough, he heard a faint sound of footsteps. [Sister, you are setting a trap for your brother. That's not fair! ]

Li Ye immediately said seriously: "I have to tell you the truth. Xiaoyu is much smarter than the two of you. She is especially talented in driving. When I came back from Hong Kong Island, she drove the car by herself and took me to play bowling with Pan Xiaoying."

I have always wanted to teach her to improve her driving skills and let her know my ability, but I have never found a chance to show off my abilities. Alas, poor Li Ye, I am a wise and brave man, but in her eyes I am just a sick cat."

"Hahahaha~"

"Gluck cluck~"

Li Yue and Li Juan both laughed out loud and were "deeply ashamed" of Li Ye's self-deprecating behavior of being henpecked.

Wen Leyu also walked to the kitchen door with the child in her arms, smiling, and held the little bag out to Li Ye: "Here, go hug your sick cat father and ask him to learn a few cat meows for you."

"Come, come, let me learn it for my precious daughter. Aww, aww."

"Hahahaha~"

Li Ye picked up Xiao Dou'er and let out a series of tiger roars, "Awoo, Awoo."

I was born a tiger, but I only pretend to be a sick cat with my loved ones, okay?
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When it was time for breakfast, grandma also asked about Li Juan's driving lessons, and admonished Li Yue a few words, telling her to be patient and civilized, and not to scold or yell at little Li Juan.

My elder sister Li Juan lowered her head while eating and didn't dare to speak. She dared to talk back to anyone in the family except grandma Wu Juying.

When it comes to who is the real tiger in the family, grandma says she is second and no one dares to claim to be first.

Li Ye blinked his eyes and suddenly asked, "Grandma, you are not yet sixty, right?"

Wu Juying glanced at Li Ye and asked, "Why, are you in a hurry to hold a 60th birthday party for me?"

"No," Li Ye explained, "I remember that you can get a driver's license before you are 60 years old. Grandma, you should also learn one. It will be more convenient for you to take the children out in the future! I want to go back to Qingshui to see my grandfather! "

"Why should I learn to drive when I am old and my eyesight is blurry? I won't learn it."

Wu Juying immediately rejected Li Ye's idea.

A few decades later, all old ladies under the age of 70 had a beginner’s driver’s license. But now in the 1980s, after retiring at the age of 55, they felt that they were buried in the earth up to their necks, so why should they learn to drive?

Li Ye did not force it, but turned to look at Han Chunmei: "Then go learn to drive! It is better to rely on yourself than on others. Otherwise, if something happens in the future, you can't always count on your sisters to come over."

Han Chunmei, who was eating, looked up in surprise and took several seconds to confirm that Li Ye was talking about her.

"Me? I can't do it. I'm clumsy."

But before Han Chunmei could say anything to refuse, her grandmother Wu Juying said without question: "Chunmei, you can do it. You are not even forty yet.
When you learn how to drive, take me and the kids out for a spin. It will be easy to come back to Qingshui to see your father and Kaijian later. We can’t always count on these lazy guys.”

"Mom, I really can't do this."

"How do you know it won't work if you don't try? What? What I said doesn't work?"

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Han Chunmei was not as resistant to Wu Juying as Li Yue! She had no way to resist and could only obey with a bitter face.

But when Wen Leyu and Li Yue looked at each other, they both realized the tacit understanding between Li Ye and his grandmother.

Han Chunmei has been "living for others" all her life. Let her learn to drive, take care of the children, and take care of her husband, and always keep her busy so that she will have fewer wild thoughts.

As she gradually realized the beauty of life, the melancholy in her heart gradually dissipated.

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After breakfast, Li Ye drove to work and dropped Li Juan off at the bus stop on the way.

When they were almost at the platform, Li Juan suddenly said in a sullen voice, "Thank you, brother."

Li Ye glanced at Li Juan, and then said, "Don't even mention the word thank you to me. It will make us feel distant if you do."

"Oh~"

Li Juan lowered her head again, feeling resentful like a child who had done something wrong.

Li Ye saw that the little girl was depressed, and said with a smile: "If you think that your elder sister is not teaching you how to drive well, how about I let your sister Xiaoruo teach you for a few days?"

Li Juan was stunned and shook her head like a rattle: "I don't want my second sister to teach me. She is not as good as my eldest sister!"

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Well! Men will never understand women's minds. How could Fu Yiruo, such a gentle little girl, be so scary in Li Juan's eyes?

However, Li Juan now calls Fu Yiru "Second Sister", which proves that the smooth integration of the family is finally a natural outcome.

(End of this chapter)