Siheyuan: Grassroots Counterattack

The meal was finished with Doudou's jokes. After the meal, the younger sister took Li Tianyi to a secluded place. Li Tianyi looked at the younger sister in confusion.

"Brother, have you called second brother?" the younger sister asked in a low voice.

Li Tianyi shook his head. "No, I was planning to inform him at first, but then I forgot about it because I was so busy."

"Brother, I think we should inform him. Even if he doesn't come back, at least he can't blame us."

Li Tianyi also agreed with his younger sister, so he said, "I'll give him a call later."

"Yeah, by the way, brother, does An An know that mom is sick?"

Li Tianyi shook his head. "I don't know. Although the school is close to home, it is under military management. An An has never been home since he went to school. He only calls home once a month."

"I couldn't run into him at school, so I didn't inform An An."

The younger sister expressed her understanding. She has been in the army since she got married, so she knows that the army emphasizes discipline. Now that An An has also joined the army, of course she does not have the freedom she has at home.

"By the way, how is your family? Are you okay being away for such a long time?" Li Tianyi was a little worried about the situation at his younger sister's home. After all, there were two children at home going to school.

My younger sister is also worried about home. Her husband is so busy that he doesn’t come home for several days. The children are left at home alone and she doesn’t know how they will live!

Li Tianyi saw what his little sister was thinking, so he advised, "Why don't you go back? Mom's situation is stable now, and you will be fine here."

"I'll stay for two days and see. If this is all right, I'll go home."

Li Tianyi patted his younger sister's shoulder and went to the living room.

Li Tianyi's home phone can make international calls, but it needs to be transferred, which is very troublesome anyway, so Li Tianyi rarely uses the home phone. Li Tianyi picked up the phone and dialed the number Li Tianhu gave him. The call was transferred before it was transferred abroad.

It was evening at Li Tianhu's place and the call was quickly connected. Listening to the accented English on the phone, Li Tianyi didn't know what to say.

After a long while of no response, the other party asked again, and Li Tianyi finally spoke.

"It's me, Li Tianyi."

The person on the other end also paused, and then shouted, "Brother, why did you think of calling me?"

Since arriving abroad, Li Tianhu has only received calls or letters from his father and mother. When his father called, he would hang up after just a few words because international long-distance calls were too expensive.

Li Tianhu was indeed surprised to receive a call from Li Tianyi today. Although he didn't have much contact with his elder brother when he was in China, he also knew that given his elder brother's level, it was sometimes taboo to contact him abroad.

Li Tianyi didn't waste any words. He took a big risk by making this call. "Mom is sick. She had a cerebral hemorrhage. Fortunately, she was sent to the hospital in time. She is back home now."

The other party fell silent again, as if he had made up his mind, and Li Tianhu said, "Brother, I'll trouble you and sister-in-law to take care of the family. I've just settled down here, so I won't go back."

"Okay, just make your own decision." Li Tianyi did not persuade Li Tianhu. Everyone has their own difficulties. As long as you don't regret it in the future, it's fine.

After hanging up the phone, Li Tianyi looked up and saw Father Li standing not far away, "Dad, why didn't you go to bed?"

Father Li did not answer Li Tianyi's question, but asked, "Is the second son back?"

Li Tianyi shook his head. "He didn't come back this time. He said he was busy and couldn't leave."

Father Li sighed in disappointment and turned back to his room.

The younger sister came to Li Tianyi and asked in a low voice, "Dad, what's wrong?"

Li Tianyi sighed, "Li Tianhu can't come back, Dad misses his son."

"What's the point of missing his son? If he doesn't come back, he won't be able to see him."

"Okay, stop talking."

The younger sister snorted coldly, and then went to talk to Xiaoxue. Li Tianyi had no way to deal with this younger sister. He had spoiled her since she was a child, and now that she was older, there was no way to say anything more.

After returning to the room, Father Li did not dare to say anything to the old lady. Ever since Mother Li fell ill, her mood has been very unstable and she would cry at any time. Now that her second son is not coming back, Mother Li will be very disappointed when she finds out. Father Li did not dare to provoke her.

After three days, Li's mother's condition became more stable. She could walk on the ground by herself with the help of a stool. The younger sister felt relieved to see this, but she became even more worried about her child. So during dinner one day, the younger sister suggested going home to check on her child first.

Father Li had known for a long time that his daughter could not stay in the old city for long, so he was mentally prepared, but Mother Li could not bear it. Her hope now was that her children could be around her, but now only one of her two sons was left, and now her daughter wanted to go back too. Mother Li could not accept it for a moment, and tears flowed down her face.

Now the other people at the table couldn't eat in peace either. The younger sister quickly put down her bowl and came over to coax Li's mother. Xiaoxue also came over to comfort her. Doudou was beside her to make Li's mother happy. Finally, Li's mother stopped crying.

Afterwards, Li's mother was helped by her younger sister back to the room. I don't know what they talked about, but Li's mother accepted the fact that her younger sister left.

The next morning, the younger sister went to the train station to buy a ticket accompanied by Xiao Zhou. This time, Li Tianyi used his connections to buy her a soft sleeper ticket. It would take four days and three nights to get from Sijiucheng to her brother-in-law's residence. It was very tiring for a person to sit on a train for such a long time.

The night before my younger sister left, Xiaoxue prepared a lot of food for her and asked her to eat on the way. My younger sister didn't refuse, but just asked Xiaoxue to take the children to the south to play when she had time, because the south is developing much faster than the north now.

Xiaoxue was a little moved by what her younger sister said, but when she thought about things at home, she gave up the idea.

The next morning, Li Tianyi sent Xiaoxue to the train and then went to work. However, several people suddenly came to his house.

I don’t know how Li Huaide and his wife knew that Li’s mother was sick, but they came to the compound where Li Tianyi was this morning. Only after the sentry and Li’s father confirmed it did they let Li Huaide and his wife in.

When he saw his eldest brother, Father Li quickly asked him to sit on the sofa, while his aunt went to chat with Mother Li. As soon as Li Huaide sat down, he began to complain to Father Li, saying that he did not care about his eldest brother and did not even inform them when his younger brother and sister-in-law were sick.

Father Li had no choice but to apologize to Li Huaide. It was not that they did not want to inform them, but someone in their family was sick, and Father Li felt bad about informing his eldest brother, so they did not let Li Tianyi go.

Li Huaide and his wife did not stay here for long. After seeing the condition of Li's mother, they felt relieved.

Now that Li Huaide has started his business again and is doing very well, he must of course maintain good relations with Li Tianyi.