Chapter 152 The Loyal Dog Little Brother
The night after her high school entrance examination, Li Hui gave birth to a girl.
The Li family, who’d received the call, hurried to the hospital.
When they arrived, a girl’s clear voice rang through the corridor: “Fortunately, it’s a girl!”
In the next second, Li Huairou and Zhang Jiale bumped into that girl, and standing beside her was Ouyang Jie.
Li Huairou immediately guessed that this girl was probably the female lead of this story, Luo Huan. In fact, after Li Huairou learned about the original plot, she’d never liked Luo Huan’s character. In her opinion, Luo Huan’s so-called outspokenness was actually selfishness, not taking other people’s feelings into account and trampling on their self-esteem at will.
Ouyang Jie frowned slightly and calmly pulled Luo Huan to his side. “Are you here? Aunt Hui has given birth. It’s a girl. Aunt Hui hasn’t come out yet, and Dad is waiting at the door. The baby’s taking a bath. Now, we’re going to have a look—do you want to go together?”
Li Huairou looked at Zhang Jiale, and Zhang Jiale shook his head. “I’m not going. I’m going to see my mother.”
Papa Li and Mama Li were already rushing to the door of the delivery room.
Li Huairou and Zhang Jiale also followed.
Luo Huan stuck out her tongue as Ouyang Jie rubbed her hair and smiled. He knew that Huanhuan didn’t mean anything by it. It was just that Zhang Jiale’s temperament was a bit troublesome, and he didn’t know if he would take it to heart.
In the future, they’d try not to let Huanhuan interact too much with Zhang Jiale.
When they came out of the hospital, it was already broad daylight outside. Papa Li went back to sleep, and Mama Li went straight to work. Zhang Jiale saw that Li Huairou was in a bad mood, so he took her to a nearby KFC.
“What do you want to eat?”
“Whatever,” Li Huairou said indifferently.
Zhang Jiale bought two set meals. “Are you in a bad mood because of what that girl said?” he asked.
“From now on, try to have as little contact with her as possible,” Li Huairou said after taking a sip of soy milk.
Zhang Jiale nodded. “Those who have different beliefs should not work together. I know.” In fact, when Zhang Jiale heard that sentence, he felt a little unhappy. His mother had been married into the Ouyang family for over three years. But now, it seemed that the Ouyang family had not treated her as a family member and was still on guard against her as well as her family.
He knew that the girl was Ouyang Jie’s childhood sweetheart. Although her attitude could not represent the entire Ouyang family, it definitely represented a part of, or even most, of them.
Ouyang Nanshan was nearly fifty years old, and he was delighted to have a baby girl. Therefore, the baby girl’s one-month banquet was also very grand.
At the one-month banquet, Ouyang Nanshan personally hugged his daughter, smiling from ear to ear. Li Hui followed with a smile on her face, obviously very happy.
But Li Huairou could tell that Li Hui was not in good condition. Even though her face had been carefully done up, the tiredness between her brows and eyes could not be concealed.
Li Huairou quietly walked to Li Hui’s side and said, “Auntie, why don’t you sit down and have a rest? Drink some hot milk.”
Li Hui glanced at her niece and son, then at her husband, who was showing off her daughter to his friend, and nodded.
Zhang Jiale helped her sit down, took off her high heels, and massaged her feet.
“Mom, you just came out from postpartum confinement. How could you wear high heels? You must be so tired,” Zhang Jiale said as he massaged.
Li Hui had just given birth to a daughter, so this period was a time when a mother’s love was overflowing. When she saw her son’s thoughtful behavior, her eyes reddened. “It’s alright. I’m not tired. The dress I’m wearing today looks good with high heels.”
After all, it was her son. Even if he hadn’t grown up by her side, he still felt sorry for his mother. How could her son be so obedient!
“You’re one to talk. Your feet are all red. Change to a pair of flats!” Zhang Jiale said with a frown.
Just as Li Hui was about to reply, Ouyang Jie and Luo Huan came over. “Aunt Hui, Grandma told you to come over.” Seeing this from behind the scenes, Ouyang Jie frowned slightly and whispered a few words to Luo Huan.
Luo Huan looked this way for a while, then turned and went out.
“Alright, I’ll go right away.” As she spoke, Li Hui put on her shoes and got up.
Ouyang Jie came over. “Aunt Hui, don’t you worry. You can rest for a while.”
A few minutes later, Luo Huan hurried over with a paper bag in her hand. “Brother.”
Ouyang Jie took the bag. “Aunt Hui, these are the flats I asked Huanhuan to buy—they match your outfit today. You can put them on. Secretary Chen was negligent today, so I’ll talk to him later.”
Li Hui laughed. “Thank you.”
Zhang Jiale took the paper bag, continued to squat down, and put the shoes on Li Hui’s feet. They were just the right size.
“I’ll go over. You guys had fun.” Li Hui touched her son’s face. He’s grown so tall.
Zhang Jiale nodded and watched Li Hui leave.
Ouyang Jie wanted to say something, but Zhang Jiale turned to Li Huairou and said, “Sister, I see that our aunt has been in the dessert area for a long time. Why don’t you go and have a look?”
“What?” Li Huairou immediately rolled up her sleeves and walked to the dessert area.
“Ge, what do you want to say to him? It wasn’t your fault in the first place.” Luo Huan was a little unhappy.
“In any case, I was negligent,” Ouyang Jie said. His dad had entrusted him with organizing the one-month banquet, but he’d neglected the fact that Aunt Hui had barely just given birth to the baby and Secretary Chen had given her high-heels that could wear her out.
“Ge, this has nothing to do with you, alright? Don’t take everything on your own shoulders. In the first place, if she feels tired, she doesn’t need to wear it, or she could just say so. She’s the one who wants to wear clothes that look good. What does it have to do with you? Also, who’s that son of hers? Who dares to put you on display? Who does he think he is? It’s disgusting to look at!” Luo Huan said angrily.
“Huanhuan!” Ouyang Jie knew that Luo Huan was trying to fight an injustice for him, but it stemmed from his negligence in the first place.
Then the two saw Li Huairou and Zhang Jiale in the distance.
Ouyang Jie subconsciously put himself in front of Luo Huan. “She didn’t mean it.”
Li Huairou smiled. “I finally know why even my aunt is unwilling to say anything, even if she doesn’t like it.” Then she pulled Zhang Jiale away and was about to leave.
Ouyang Jie took a few steps forward. “Huanhuan said some things, but she didn’t mean it. If you’re upset, I can apologize to you on her behalf. I’m sorry.”
“Ge! Why are you apologizing to them? Are they worthy?” Luo Huan said anxiously.
“Luo Huan!” Ouyang Jie snapped.
Luo Huan immediately stopped talking.
Li Huairou stared at Ouyang Jie and said, “It has nothing to do with us, and you don’t have to apologize to us. If you want to apologize, you should also apologize to my aunt! Whether you admit it or not, she’s your father’s legitimate wife! Even if you don’t like her, you should have a minimum of respect for her! You can’t let your girlfriend talk about her like this behind her back!”
Then, without waiting for Ouyang Jie to speak, she looked at Luo Huan. “I know what you’re trying to say. Don’t worry, Jiale doesn’t have any thoughts about the Ouyang family. The property my late uncle left behind is enough for him to live without worrying about food and clothing for a lifetime. Coupled with Jiale’s hard work, he’ll have a good life in the future! If you still worry, in Jiale’s place, I can assure you that I will never set foot in the Ouyang house in the future!”
This was rather serious.
Ouyang Jie immediately explained, “Could you have misunderstood? Huanhuan didn’t mean what she said.”
“Alright. You and I both know her meaning. If it weren’t for my aunt, we wouldn’t be happy to deal with you either. Those who have different beliefs should not work together. You are noble, and we ordinary people can’t stand up to you!” Li Huairou spat out this long phrase, then immediately pulled Zhang Jiale away.
Although they didn’t leave on the spot, they refused to have any contact with Ouyang Jie in the subsequent period of time—not even eye contact.
After returning home, Mama Li noticed something was wrong and asked them what was going on. After hearing Li Huairou’s words, Mama Li was also furious. “What? Who?! How can you say that? Our family hasn’t tried to suck up to them!”
Papa Li tried to smooth things over. “Maybe it’s a misunderstanding.”
“Misunderstanding? What misunderstanding?! Don’t you know who that little girl is? Ouyang Jie’s girlfriend! She already said what she said—can’t you see the problem? Look, back then I told you it was a bad match, take a look…” Mama Li immediately aimed her sights at Papa Li.
Papa Li couldn’t stand it anymore, so he could only admit defeat.
Li Huairou looked at Zhang Jiale. “Don’t worry. My aunt has Dandan now, so it should be different.”
“There’s nothing to worry about. She should have thought about this before she decided to get married.” Zhang Jiale laughed, “There’s no need to take care of irrelevant people.”
Li Huairou carefully observed Zhang Jiale’s expression and found that he really hadn’t taken it to heart, so she was relieved.
Ouyang Jie hesitated again and again. Should he tell Ouyang Nanshan about this matter?
Ouyang Nanshan had just fed his daughter and was coaxing her to sleep. Seeing that Ouyang Jie seemed to have something to say, he simply shook his head slightly, motioning for him to wait a while.
Ten minutes later, Ouyang Nanshan came out.
The father and son went to the study room.
“What’s wrong?” Ouyang Nanshan asked.
Ouyang Jie told the truth and finally explained it in a few words. “Huanhuan didn’t mean it.”
Ouyang Nanshan raised his right hand, signaling that he didn’t need to say any more. He knew Luo Huan’s temper. At best, she was outspoken. At worst, she thought very highly of herself. Ouyang Jie was probably the only one in the Ouyang family who could take her seriously.
At first glance, it shouldn’t be a big problem. With the support of the Luo family, it was beneficial and harmless to A-Jie. So he didn’t even think about intervening.
But this time…
Luo Huan seemed to have taken aim at Zhang Jiale, but she’d actually really taken aim at Li Hui. He didn’t believe that Luo Huan didn’t know about their relationship, and she’d done it anyway. It meant that, to her, she didn’t take Li Hui seriously at all.
It used to be fine, but now, Li Hui had given birth to Dandan. With Luo Huan’s attitude not changing, he couldn’t bear it anymore.
“A-Jie, you must remember that Li Hui is my wife and your sister’s mother.” Ouyang Nanshan simply said this lightly, but Ouyang Jie knew that his father was unhappy.
“I see. I’ll talk to Huanhuan.” Ouyang Jie nodded. Then he hesitantly said, “Do we need to talk to Zhang Jiale?”
Ouyang Nanshan shook his head. “No need.” One was a future daughter-in-law, and the other was the child born between his wife and another man. He could still tell who was more important.
Ouyang Jie immediately understood what his father meant.
