“Oh? That’s right.” Li Lili said with a smile.

However, at this moment, Li Lili spoke up again with a smile and explained, "It's because when I was talking to Aunt Yang today, we suddenly started talking about starting a business and opening a shop."

At this moment, Li Lili began to slowly explain to Chen's mother...

Then, seeing that Chen's mother was even more curious, she quickly asked, "Huh? What are you talking about? I'm very curious. How can entrepreneurship be involved in this? It's so strange."

"Oh, this? It's nothing really. I was just talking to Aunt Yang today, and I thought his cooking skills were really good. Why doesn't he try to develop his skills in this area? Like opening a small restaurant or something," Li Lili explained.

"Oh, and then what? What did Aunt Yang tell you?" Chen's mother asked again.

Li Lili then laughed and quickly added, "Ah, how should I explain this to you? Aunt Yang is just thinking about some very real problems, like not having enough capital, or things like that. So today I was thinking about whether we could do a charity project to help those people who can't realize their dreams because of these real-world problems."

"Your idea is great! So what's wrong? Haven't you found a better solution?" Chen's mother asked immediately after hearing this.

"Well, I only have some simple plans. For example, Chen Ling is in engineering, so I can only start preparing in that direction. For example, building a shopping mall in a building and providing them with some free stores, or something like that. But compared to that, I think it's still quite difficult to implement," Li Lili said with a smile.

Seeing this, Mrs. Chen nodded in agreement, then continued, "What you said makes a lot of sense. This is indeed a problem, and it will be quite difficult to implement. For example, if you choose a shopping mall, the density of people will be high and the flow of people will be concentrated, so the requirements for the stores will be quite high. And if you really intend to make this project a public welfare project, it may indeed be quite troublesome. For example, we may need to discuss it with the government."

"So, ideas are one thing, but putting them into practice is quite troublesome. So, I'm telling you, I only have a basic framework right now, and I haven't figured out the specifics of how to do it yet," Li Lili began to express her doubts.

“If you really want to do it, you can. For example, you can start working on diagnosis now and secretly go to the government to discuss cooperation. In principle, they will support you if you do charity work, but it is relatively difficult to prepare venues and materials. In addition, our company has not been doing very well recently, right? We may not have enough funds.” Mrs. Chen began to talk about the company’s recent situation.

“Yes, I’m also struggling with this issue. Things haven’t been going well at the company lately. We haven’t been able to secure many projects, so the company is already facing difficulties. If I were to bring up this project now, it might make things even harder for the company. But thinking about it again, I can’t think of a better solution than this one.” Li Lili, who was standing next to me, began to share her thoughts.

Li Lili felt she had been thinking about this for a long time, but hadn't found a better solution. Of course, deep down, Li Lili also knew that this project wasn't the most suitable for the company's current situation...

“Since you put it that way, I don’t have a better solution. After Chen Ling comes back, you can talk to him and see what he thinks,” Chen’s mother said to Li Lili again.

At this moment, Li Lili nodded immediately and then continued, "Okay, then when he comes back, I'll mention it to him and see what he says."

“Sure,” Mrs. Chen said with a smile.

However, at that moment, Li Lili, who was standing to the side, nodded at Chen's mother and said nothing more.

"By the way, I've been talking to you about Aunt Yang for so long, but where did Aunt Yang go?" At this moment, Chen's mother suddenly remembered the person she and Li Lili had been chatting about for so long—Aunt Yang. Where did Aunt Yang go? Why hadn't she been seen?

"Oh, I just ran into him when I came out. He said he was going out to buy groceries," Li Lili replied with a smile.

Upon seeing this, Chen's mother immediately nodded.

"You should eat less. Although I want to make sure it's good for your stomach, it's still quite cold since it just came out of the refrigerator. It's better to be careful, especially since you just had surgery," Chen's mother said as she watched Li Lili keep eating bananas.

"Okay, I understand. I won't eat anymore after I finish this one," Li Lili said with a smile.

Upon hearing Li Lili's words, Chen's mother couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Chen's mother thought to herself, "How many bananas have you eaten already? Why are you still eating them?"

"Hehe, did I eat a little too much?" Li Lili felt something was off about the expression on Chen's mother's face, so she scratched the back of her head and asked Chen's mother, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Haha, you do realize you've eaten a bit too much. I didn't even notice, and you've already eaten so much." Chen's mother looked at Li Lili and said happily again.

"That's right. I've eaten quite a lot lately. Okay, okay, I'm not eating anymore. Please stop nagging me. Put it down." Li Lili said, feeling quite embarrassed.

Chapter 879 Brainstorming 3

After Li Lili finished speaking, she seemed a little embarrassed.

Looking at Li Lili's clumsy gestures, Chen's mother suddenly realized that Li Lili was truly a treasure in their family. Because of Li Lili, she was incredibly happy every day.

At this moment, Li Lili, who was standing nearby, quickly spoke up with a smile and said, "Okay, okay, I didn't. Hehe."

"Look at you smiling, you really are like a child, so happy every day. That's wonderful, I love you just the way you are." Chen's mother said with a smile as she looked at Li Lili.

Li Lili, who was standing nearby, felt something was off when she heard this.

"But what you're saying sounds a bit strange. Do I seem like a child? I don't think so. If I really were a child, I'd be the oldest child ever," Li Lili said with a smile.

After hearing what Chen's mother said, Li Lili found it absolutely hilarious.

"Haha, that's for sure. She really is like a little kid. It's quite nice to have such a childlike heart, to be honest," Chen's mother said to Li Lili again.

"Mom, let me tell you something. Now that you've brought this up, something just came to mind." Li Lili suddenly spoke to Chen's mother in a very serious tone.

"Huh? What's the problem?" Seeing this, Chen's mother was also very curious about what Li Lili was saying.

"Well, how should I put it? There's nothing wrong with it. I just want to know why you and my dad have such a good relationship?" Li Lili began to speak calmly.

Li Lili, who was standing nearby, felt a little embarrassed after hearing this. She was quite shy.

"Oh, what do you mean? Are you asking about the preservative for our marriage?" Mrs. Chen asked Li Lili calmly.

Compared to Li Lili, Chen's mother's reaction seemed much calmer.

"Yes, that's right. I guess I'm asking you this question too, but I'm still a little embarrassed to say it, I'm quite shy," Li Lili replied with a shy expression.

I don't know why, but this is a question that Li Lili asked herself, and now she's become shy.

"Haha, you're hilarious! You asked me this question, you asked me on your own initiative, why are you being so coy? Aren't you funny? Seriously, who's like you?" Chen's mother said, looking at Li Lili.

Looking at Li Lili's appearance, Chen's mother really thought it was hilarious.

"Well, it's alright. I think this is a rather awkward question, so I'm a little embarrassed to ask you. See if you want to tell me. If you do, I'm happy to listen, but if you don't really want to tell me, then forget it." Li Lili quickly said with a smile.

"If you want to hear it, then I'll tell you. There's no problem with telling you. It's not a secret, is it? We've been married for a long time, so what's wrong with telling you?" Mrs. Chen replied calmly from the side.

“Okay, then tell me about your relationship.” Li Lili looked at Chen’s mother and began to speak very seriously.

However, just as Chen's mother was about to speak, they heard someone open the door. "Oh, it's Aunt Yang who's back from grocery shopping," Li Lili said, preparing to ask Aunt Yang, "Why are you back so soon?"

But when Li Lili turned her head to the door, she discovered that the person who came in was not Aunt Yang, but the unexpected Chen Ling...

"Oh, why are you back so early? Is there nothing going on at the company?" Li Lili asked Chen Ling.

"It's still early, it's not early at all. What's wrong? Are you two talking about something? Am I disturbing you?" Chen Ling asked with a smile when he saw this.

When Chen Ling returned, he saw Li Lili and his mother discussing a topic very seriously.

"Haha, yeah, you've bothered us." Li Lili said jokingly.

Just then, as Li Lili finished speaking, Chen's mother quickly chimed in with a smile, "We're brainstorming ideas right now, trying to find solutions for your project."

"Really? You guys are so amazing! You're even discussing job hunting at home. What great ideas did you come up with today? Tell me quickly, let me hear them too!" Chen Ling asked immediately upon seeing this.

"Then let Xiaoxue tell you about this, since it was his idea," Chen's mother quickly said.

"Yes, yes, that's right. Today, when I was chatting with Aunt Yang, we suddenly started talking about opening a restaurant. I learned that she had to give up her dream because she didn't have the capital. Well, you could say it's a dream." Li Lili then began to speak very seriously.

"I see. So what's next? What do you want to do? What can we do?" Chen Ling asked.

However, at this moment, Li Lili said in a somewhat weak tone, "I was thinking of doing some charity work to help them. But our company's funds are not good right now. We don't have that much money in the near future."

“Yes, that’s true. Our company really doesn’t have much money left. If it’s for charity, we really don’t have that kind of funding. But the idea is still very good. We can try it once the company recovers.” Chen Ling said to Li Lili with approval.

Chen Ling largely agreed with Li Lili's idea, but he also understood the point; the company's funds were indeed running low. Starting to work on it now would be unreasonable.

While thinking about these things, Li Lili said, "Sigh, that's true, I can understand. Let's wait until we're more stable before thinking about this project again. I can only say that I haven't been of any help to you today." Li Lili spoke awkwardly.

Chapter 880 Going Against the Current 1

Seeing Chen's mother laugh, Li Lili, who was standing to the side, didn't know how to continue the conversation.

"Mom, what's wrong? What are you laughing at?" Li Lili asked Chen's mother.

"Oh, it's nothing, I was just listening to you two talk. You even asked me that question. I think you two are getting along very well now, aren't you?" Mrs. Chen looked at Li Lili and said with a meaningful smile.

Because Chen Ling wasn't around when his mother and Li Lili were discussing this topic, he didn't quite understand what his mother meant.

However, at that moment, Chen Ling asked curiously, "What do you mean? Did Ningxue ask you any questions today?"

"Well, I don't know how to tell you either. You'll have to ask Xiaoxue yourself," Chen's mother said, looking at Li Lili with a strange expression.

"Haha, what's wrong? You two seem a bit strange." Chen Ling looked even more confused after seeing their expressions.

"Sigh, I don't know how to explain it to you. I can only say that I feel somewhat helpless," Li Lili replied calmly from the side.

However, at that moment, Li Lili, after finishing her speech, immediately turned to look at Chen's mother and began to wink at her.

"What's wrong?" Chen's mother asked, smiling as she looked at Li Lili.

Actually, Chen's mother understood Li Lili's meaning very well. However, Chen's mother just wanted to tease Li Lili on purpose and see how nervous and shy Li Lili looked.

"Haha, nothing much. I just wanted to ask you, why hasn't Aunt Yang come back yet?" Li Lili said in a rather strange tone. Looking at Li Lili's expression, it was also a little awkward.

Upon seeing this, Chen's mother quickly laughed and said, "Haha, you've really wasted your time asking. I don't know at all. I don't even know when she went there. What can you possibly get from asking me?"

"Yes, you're right, that seems to be the case. You don't know when she left? Okay, then I won't ask you anymore." You looked at Chen's mother and said with a cheerful smile.

However, Chen's mother knew that Li Lili's smile was anything but simple. It was more like a smile hiding a knife.

However, at this moment, Chen's mother quickly spoke up, saying, "Alright, alright, you two chat. I don't want to talk to you anymore; I'm feeling too tired. You two chat, I'm going back to rest."

"Rest?" Chen Ling, who hadn't spoken for a while, was very curious after hearing what his mother said, so he asked in surprise.

"Yes, that's right. I'm going back to rest now. Is there a problem?" Mrs. Chen asked, looking completely bewildered.

At this moment, Chen's mother began to wonder if she had done anything wrong. She had said she wanted to go back and rest; was there a problem?

"Oh, it's nothing. I just felt that your reason for leaving wasn't strong enough. You don't need to worry about us anymore, so go ahead," Chen Ling said with a smile to his mother.

"Oh," Mrs. Chen replied calmly after hearing this. Then she immediately stood up and started walking back...

"What's wrong? Did someone dislike you?" As soon as Mrs. Chen returned, Mr. Chen asked her with a smug look on his face.

So much so that when Chen's mother saw Chen's father looking so gloating, she was quite surprised. What had she done wrong? Why would he ask her such a question? This left Chen's mother completely bewildered.

"How did you know I was rejected?" Mrs. Chen asked Mr. Chen curiously. Mrs. Chen thought to herself, "I don't even know the answer to that myself. How could you know? That's hilarious."

"Haha, is there even a question? Of course I heard it!" Mr. Chen said with a smug look on his face.

"Your hearing is really good! I didn't even realize I had this advantage." Then, Mrs. Chen said to Mr. Chen with a forced smile.

Chen's mother's meaning is quite clear: she's unhappy.

"Haha, then you haven't discovered my strengths. You can get to know me a little better. See if there's anything you don't know about me," Mr. Chen added from the side.

Chen's mother felt that she was really unhappy.

"Alright, alright, it's okay if they look down on you. I don't look down on you, right?" Mr. Chen said with a doting smile as he looked at Mrs. Chen.

However, it was precisely because of Mr. Chen's words that Mrs. Chen suddenly realized something.

Mrs. Chen smiled and asked, "Something seems off. We didn't talk about whether you mind or not when we were chatting outside, did we? Why are you asking me this?"

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