togophonebook Chapter 569 Politely Declining the Request
Chapter 569 Politely Declining the Request
Chapter 569 Politely Declining the Request
Originally, I only planned to deliver some things to Yi Zhonghai's house and then leave, but I didn't expect that Yi Zhonghai would suddenly mention the deaf old lady in the backyard.
Moreover, the implication was that Li Qin should take good care of him. After hearing this, Li Qin's face was still full of smiles, but his eyes were cold.
If Li Qin had heard Yi Zhonghai say this before, he would have undoubtedly been full of sarcasm and ridicule.
But this time Li Qin did not do that. He looked deeply at Yi Zhonghai and suddenly said with a smile, "Uncle, you think too highly of me. I am just a young man, and I need to go to the countryside every now and then. Even in the courtyard, I leave early and return late."
"How could I possibly take care of an old lady?"
Although Li Qin phrased it very tactfully, the meaning behind his words was very clear: Li Qin did not want to have much contact with the deaf old lady.
Yi Zhonghai frowned slightly at this moment;
When Yi Zhonghai saw Li Qin take the initiative to come to his door, he thought that Li Qin's thoughts had changed.
It seems that this is not the case now.
However, everything Li Qin said was true, so even if Yi Zhonghai wanted to morally blackmail Li Qin, he couldn't say anything.
However, Yi Zhonghai is not one to give up easily.
He then wanted to continue trying to persuade Li Qin.
Unfortunately, Li Qin didn't give him a chance and spoke first before he could say anything: "Besides, everyone in the courtyard knows that you, Uncle, are the most helpful. You take such good care of the old lady. You don't need my help at all."
Besides, I remember the old lady always called He Yuzhu her good grandson, so their relationship must be even closer. Even if something happens, He Yuzhu would definitely step in.
It's not even my place as an outsider.
Yi Zhonghai wanted someone to take care of the deaf old woman under the pretext that she was all alone, but now Li Qin is bringing up the close relationship between He Yuzhu and Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old woman.
Yi Zhonghai was speechless.
If we persuade Li Qin to take care of the old lady again, wouldn't it become that they don't want to take care of her and want to dump her on someone else?
This is absolutely unacceptable to Yi Zhonghai, who has always touted himself as a moral exemplar.
At this moment, Li Qin thought that since he wanted to change his attitude towards life, he couldn't make things too awkward.
"Although I can't keep an eye on the old lady all the time, I can still check on her occasionally. I'll bring her a bowl of bone broth later."
I simmered this soup for several hours; it's very nutritious, and I'm sure it will be good for the old lady's health.
Since Li Qin had decided to distribute bone broth to the residents of the courtyard house, he certainly couldn't leave out the deaf old lady.
It's just the right time to bring this up.
Used to shut Yi Zhonghai up.
As expected, after hearing Li Qin's words, Yi Zhonghai's mouth trembled slightly for a while, but in the end he did not say anything more about asking Li Qin to take better care of the old lady.
"That's enough. Actually, that's what I meant too. Although we usually take care of the old lady, Zhu Zi and I both live in the middle courtyard."
If something happens to the old lady, we often can't notice it in time. Since you live in the backyard, we'd like to ask you to pay more attention.
If anything happens to the old lady, we hope you can remind us.
Yi Zhonghai's words were quite eloquent.
Moreover, they didn't insist that Li Qin take care of the deaf old lady any more, so Li Qin wasn't so resistant: "I can agree to this, as long as I pay a little more attention to the old lady's condition when I'm in the courtyard."
Seeing that Li Qin had finally relented, Yi Zhonghai nodded in satisfaction.
Although the scheme failed, it did manage to create a small crack in Li Qin's defenses.
Yi Zhonghai felt that this was a good start, and if it continued, there was a possibility that he could completely "tame" Li Qin in the future.
Since failing the Level 7 assessment, Liu Haizhong has been constantly making things difficult for Yi Zhonghai, and Yi Zhonghai's mentality has finally begun to change.
He's not as domineering as he used to be.
"If you don't have anything else, sir, I'll be going now. I still have several households to visit."
Li Qin didn't want to stay with Yi Zhonghai any longer.
He was worried that Yi Zhonghai would again propose something that he would be willing to accept.
Yi Zhonghai originally wanted to talk to Li Qin for a while longer.
But after hearing Li Qin's words, he could only nod.
Li Qin then carried the large basin to other homes in the central courtyard.
There are currently seven households in the Intermediate Court.
Li Qin visited each of them individually.
The residents were all quite surprised to see Li Qin visiting their homes in the snow.
Li Qin used the same excuse he had used at Yi Zhonghai's house, saying that he had made extra food and wanted to invite everyone to try it.
Some of these people accepted it without saying a word;
Some declined several times before finally being persuaded by Li Qin to accept.
Soon only three stores will remain;
The He Yuzhu family, the Jia family, and the Tie Niu family.
After a moment's thought, Li Qin decided to go to He Yuzhu's house first.
Although Li Qin looked down on He Yuzhu in many ways, he did not overlook the He family because of this.
"Knock knock knock!"
Who is it?
As soon as Li Qin knocked on the door, a girl's voice came from inside.
It's obvious without even thinking that this is He Yushui's voice.
"Li Qin from the backyard!"
Li Qin immediately identified himself.
The next second, Li Qin heard some strange noises coming from inside the house.
It sounded like something had fallen.
However, Li Qin didn't think much of it.
With a creak, the door to the He family's house opened, revealing He Yushui's figure.
Li Qin glanced into the room subconsciously, but to his surprise, he didn't see He Yuzhu or even sense any other person.
"Brother Li Qin, is there something you need?"
When He Yushui opened the door and saw Li Qin standing there, a strange look flashed in her eyes. Then she asked with a smile.
Li Qin immediately looked away and turned to He Yushui.
Li Qin had a good impression of this little girl, so a smile naturally appeared on his face.
"I made extra bone broth today. There's not enough for just me, so I'm sharing it with everyone."
Li Qin held the large basin to his chest so He Yushui could see it clearly, then asked somewhat uncertainly, "By the way, Yushui, isn't your brother home?"
When He Yushui heard Li Qin say that he would give her bone broth, a look of surprise flashed across her face.
But when Li Qin mentioned He Yuzhu, a look of disappointment and sadness flashed across He Yushui's face.
However, she smiled again a moment later.
If Li Qin hadn't had exceptional eyesight, and hadn't been right in front of He Yushui, he wouldn't have even noticed.
Li Qin was somewhat puzzled as to why He Yushui had such a complex expression on her face when he mentioned He Yuzhu.
But since this was ultimately a matter between the brother and sister, Li Qin didn't press the matter further.
"Never mind whether your brother is home or not, bring me a big bowl first, and I'll serve you some hot soup."
As Li Qin spoke, he began to pick up the large spoon from the basin.
However, after hearing his words, He Yushui did not move to get the large bowl, but stood there with a conflicted look on her face.