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A week later, his father was discharged from the hospital. Li Hua flew to S City that morning and drove to the hospital to pick him up in person.

When they got downstairs, Li Hua squatted down in front of his father without saying a word, intending to carry him up.

My family lives on the fourth floor, so it's not high, but it's a big problem for a person with a broken leg.Before I came back, I discussed this matter with my mother, thinking that three people supported him, and he could still climb a few flights of stairs. Li Hua's actions like this scared my parents.

"No, no, no," my mother waved her hands, "For such a big man, I will crush you when I turn around."

"Yeah, I'm probably heavier than you, no way." The father felt embarrassed and refused.

Li Hua kept bending over but didn't stand up: "It's okay, I usually exercise, so there will be no problem."

Mother still hesitated: "It's still not good, it's inappropriate for you to do this..."

I understand that she thinks Li Hua has a noble status and shouldn't do these things.

Of course Li Hua also understood: "You don't have to be so polite with me, I will follow Ruoqi to call your parents in the future, this is what I should do."

Speaking of this, the parents were naturally too moved to refuse.

My father is of medium build, half a head shorter than Li Hua, a little overweight, with a weight of several hundred pounds on his body, even though Li Hua doesn't seem to be walking too hard, I still feel sorry for him secretly.

I reached the fourth floor in a hurry, and the door of the house next door just opened. The neighbor Aunt Wu and her pregnant daughter were about to go out. Seeing this, they greeted: "Old Fang, have you been discharged from the hospital?"

"Yeah, just got back."

"This is... your relative?"

While holding the key to open the door, my mother replied, "It's Ruoqi's boyfriend."

"Hey, hairy feet? You look so good." Aunt Wu looked at Li Hua unscrupulously, while her daughter stood beside her, and also glanced at him quietly.

Li Hua was still carrying my father behind his back, unable to straighten his back, just raised his head and smiled at them, but his behavior was the most fatal, and Aunt Wu's daughter blushed.

"When are you going to get married?" Middle-aged and elderly people all have a heart of gossip, and they don't hide it.

Li Hua said neither humble nor overbearing: "It's coming soon, I'll treat you to a wedding candy then."

Aunt Wu still wanted to gossip, so my mother hurriedly said, "We'll go in first, we're still behind our backs, and I'll talk to you later."

Li Hua carried his father to the room before putting him down and helping him onto the bed.Even though he was usually diligent in exercising, he didn't stop to rest when he came up just now, but after all it was physical work, there was still a thin layer of sweat on his face.

He went to the bathroom to wash his hands. I opened the drawers under the sink and looked through them one by one.

"What are you looking for?" he asked me.

"New towel, wipe your face."

"No, I'll just use yours, and I seldom come to your house, so don't waste a towel." He turned his gaze around the towel rack and picked up a pink one. "Is this one?"

"Hmm..." I was surprised that he was willing to share towels with others.

He saw through me: "You are not someone else."

He used a pink towel, which looked weird, but I still couldn't get tired of seeing it when I stood behind him.

Back in the living room, his mother had already poured tea and cut fruit for him: "Eat first, I bought a lot of good food for you to eat today."

"Auntie, don't bother..."

"No," the mother made up her mind, "I kept saying that I would wait for you to come to eat and you wouldn't come, but today I have helped so much, I must eat here."

Seeing that she was very persistent, Li Hua said smoothly, "Alright then, let me help you."

"No, you can just sit."

Li Hua stood up involuntarily: "It's okay, I'll help you chop the vegetables."

I chimed in from the side: "Mom, just ask him to help you, I'm hungry, eat earlier."

"You just know how to eat." My mother squinted at me, but she smiled.

I went to the room to chat with my father for a while, and then returned to the kitchen. The two of them were in full swing. The kitchen is not big, and it’s fine for my mother to be alone. Lihua is a tall man, so standing there seems a bit crowded.He was cutting a fish, one knife at a time, with skill and precision.

"How is this going to be done?" I asked.

Mother replied: "I wanted to make steamed mandarin fish, but Kaihua said you like sweet and sour food, so I want to make squirrel mandarin fish for you."

"Wow! So amazing?!" I have only eaten dishes like squirrel mandarin fish in restaurants, and I rarely cook such complicated dishes at home. "You know how to cook?"

"It should be possible, try it." Li Hua said it modestly, but I believe he will be able to do well if he says this.

"By the way, Auntie," he lowered his head while chopping vegetables, and said casually, "It takes at least half a year for uncle's feet to recover. It's not convenient for you to live on the fourth floor, right?"

"Yeah, we can only let him stay at home first, wait for him to feel better later, and see if Ruoqi and I can help him go downstairs."

Li Hua put down the work in his hands, turned around and said, "That's right, I took a look at an elevator room on my own initiative, it's very convenient in the city center, if you have time tomorrow, I'll take you there to have a look. If I like it, I will buy it and write Ruoqi's name."

Mother froze in fright, and it took a long time before she remembered to turn off the faucet that kept flowing water. "No, no, no... It's too serious to buy a house if it's a little inconvenient..."

"No, when you retire at home, it's better to live in a house with an elevator."

"This...that's what I said, but there are still many people living in houses without elevators, and many elderly people still live on the fifth or sixth floors... just get over it..."

Li Hua lowered his head and pondered for a while, I vaguely felt that he was a little displeased, but he still asked obediently: "Auntie, if Ruoqi's date is not me, but an ordinary company employee, or a doctor like Kevin, would you Do you want him to buy a house?"

The mother was stopped by him.

If I find an ordinary man, my parents will definitely hope that the other party will have a marriage house, or at least be able to buy a house together.But Li Hua is not an ordinary person. His career, his social circle, and his living environment are all out of reach for us. Identity, and now, he hopes that my parents can gradually accept and get used to him like me.

"Mom," I said, "if he wants to buy you, let him buy it. Anyway, he should be filial to you."

My mother stared at me, blaming me for being too rude.

Li Hua smiled and said, "Then let's just say that, I'll pick you up tomorrow."

Mother couldn't say anything to refute. She thought about it and said hesitantly, "Then... let's make a little too..."

"Mom!" I hurriedly interrupted her stupid thoughts, the house that Li Hua was interested in, our family's savings probably didn't even have a fraction of it.

"Don't worry about the money. I make money so that my family can live a better life. Let's go and have a look tomorrow. If you don't like it, it doesn't have to be settled immediately."

How could we not like the house that Li Hua had his eyes on? The next day when my mother saw the new house, she was a little flattered.

Although it is not as exaggerated as Li Hua's own house by the river, it is located in a well-known section of the city center, with spacious three bedrooms and two living rooms, simple and elegant fine decoration, and a wide view on the 28th floor.

"How much does this house... cost?" Mother asked half nervously and half curiously.

Li Hua didn't hide it either: "More than 3000 million. This real estate has four areas, and the types of houses are also different. There are also four-bedrooms and duplexes. I think it is too likely that it will be inconvenient for you to clean up."

This figure is no different from an astronomical figure for the mother. She said in surprise: "You don't need to buy such an expensive one! If you really want to buy it, it doesn't matter if it is a little farther away or smaller. There are only three of us, and we don't need a big one..."

I thought Li Hua would use all kinds of clever ways to persuade her, but I didn't expect him to confess directly: "Auntie, I have assets of more than 100 billion US dollars, and a house of tens of millions is not a burden for me at all. I just hope that you You can live comfortably. As for those parking spaces, property fees, etc., you don’t have to worry about it, I will take care of it together.”

The amount of information was too much, and the expressions on his mother's face were brilliant. Li Hua continued his efforts: "Is the location here satisfactory to you? It's very close to my parents' house and my own house. I think it's very convenient. You guys If you want to go out, just ask the driver to pick you up..."

"No need for a driver, no need for a driver," my mother finally came to her senses, and repeatedly rejected his more kind intentions, "This is such a city center, next to the subway station, it is convenient to go anywhere."

"Then if you are satisfied, we will sign the contract soon?"

My mother couldn't make up her mind, so she looked at me, and I said, "Mom, I think it's pretty good. It's really inconvenient to take the stairs after you and Dad retire."

Ever since my parents occasionally complained about being too tired to go upstairs in the past two years, I have thought about changing houses. My income is pretty good among my peers, but it is still a drop in the bucket for the high housing prices in S City. Hua is willing to treat my parents like honoring his own parents, I am naturally very moved.

"That's good," the mother nodded. "The house is bigger, so you can come back often when you get married."

"Mom..." I reminded softly, I don't want her to put pressure on Li Hua about getting married.

But Li Hua solemnly agreed: "Definitely."

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