It is a very formal and grand thing to recognize relatives in Haizhou.

Only when friends with good relationships or meet younger generations they like very much will they recognize the next family, and after they recognize them, they will basically last for a lifetime.

After the 1980s and 1990s grew up, they deal with this kind of relationship with relatives a lot more casually. Sometimes before the child was born, they had already found a bunch of godfathers and godmothers for him. However, in Haizhou in the last century, there were very few things that a child had several godfathers and godmothers, or an adult had several godsons or goddaughters. Generally speaking, a child had only one godfather and godmother, and an elder had only one godson or goddaughter at most. The older generation paid great attention to this relationship, and to some extent, it was much more important than the godfathers in the West.

Haizhou people value promises that they not only have a very formal and pay attention to their parents. Even if they are friends, they do not become sworn brothers casually. Not only should they have the relationship in place, but they also have to pay attention to the promises, follow the rules, and follow the rules to mourn brothers. Instead, they should be mourned by the parents and grandparents of their brothers. They should be mourned by mourning. Not like more than ten years later, thirteen or fourteen years old children have dozens or hundreds of brothers, but they worship casually and get along very casually. If they keep in touch after ten years, it would be great if they could have one or two.

Li Mu and Li Ziwei called their mother when they went home together. Mom and Dad didn't expect Li Mu to go home early, so they quickly started to arrange dinner. After answering Li Mu's call, Li's mother suddenly became a little nervous and asked Li's father: "What if Ziwei is unhappy?"

Dad Li said: "It probably won't."

Li's mother said: "I don't know either, but I'm a little confused. We have never recognized my daughter before, and I don't know what the rules are in Ziwei's hometown."

Dad Li smiled and said, "As long as the girl agrees, we will follow the rules of the other family. Besides, the girl may not dare to agree directly on this matter. She must discuss it with her parents."

Li's mother nodded and said, "Ziwei's parents are both pretty good people. When they see that the couple are standard intellectuals, they seem to be teachers, right?"

"Ziwei's mother is a teacher and has retired. Her father is an official of their local education bureau. However, it was a people's teacher in the early years. Later, she was transferred to the Education Commission. When I met last time, I heard Ziwei's father say that he seemed to be leaving as well."

During the Chinese New Year, Li Ziwei, as Li Mu's personal assistant, has been following Li Mu. In order to reunite with her family, Li Mu specially invited her parents to Haizhou for the New Year. Li's father and mother had a few days of contact with Li Ziwei's parents, and they had a good impression of the two, and even better impression of Li Ziwei.

Li Ziwei was born in an intellectual family. Her parents were the last group of college students who were admitted to college by relying on real talent and learning before the Cultural Revolution in the early years. After graduation, both of them devoted themselves to the education industry and were busy in the field of education for half their lives. They were very good in terms of character, character, knowledge and conversation.

Li Ma smiled and said, "If Ziwei's parents agreed, our family of six will find time to have a meal together, and we will have a daughter in the future."

"They just happen to be the same surname as Li, just like their own daughter..."

Li's mother nodded: "Yes, they are all from your old Li family."

Dad Li nodded and smiled, saying, "Before you didn't have a son, you dreamed of a daughter. If you were really a daughter, it would be difficult for our son to achieve this today!"

Li's mother shook her head and said, "If Xiaomu is really a daughter, I wouldn't be willing to work like this. After graduating from college, go home to take the civil service exam. Have a stable job, don't marry far away when you get married. This way, I can spend more time with us."

After saying that, Li Ma said again: "Look, your son has not graduated from college yet, and he runs all day long. I am afraid that I will never see him a few times a year after waiting for a few years. No matter how great his achievements are, isn't it still difficult for our family to reunite? All achievements are for outsiders. The days when we stay together are the happiest things for the family."

"You are right." Li's father nodded and sighed: "In the future, I have to persuade my son to have more children no matter what he says!"

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Li Mu did not tell Li Ziwei about her mother's wish to recognize her as her goddaughter, but she thought about it all the way in her heart.

In the previous life, Li Mu often heard his mother sigh that he envied others who had daughters, especially those who were by his side. Even if he got married, he could meet every day. After having children, his parents could still help take care of the children every day, and the couple's life was fulfilling.

Unlike her, her son is away all year round and can go back three or two times a year. And each time it only takes a few days, and he comes and leaves in a hurry. Before he can be a mother, his son leaves again.

Life in her previous life was not in this order. Li Ma really worked hard for most of her life. When she was old, her son could not be by her side. It was inevitable that she would be sad.

Li Mu always felt that he was particularly owed to his parents, but because of life and reality, he failed to fulfill the obligations that a good son should do. At that time, whenever Li Mu heard that his mother had a fever and cold, he felt very sorry. He was unable to accompany him in normal times, had a headache and fever, and could not go home to take care of him. At that time, Li Mu often fantasized about how great it would be if he had a sister or a sister who could guard his parents at home.

Because she always knew the regret in her mother's heart, Li Mu did not object at all to the fact that she wanted to recognize Li Ziwei as her goddaughter. On the contrary, deep in her heart, she was particularly supportive of this matter. The only hope was that her parents treated Li Ziwei sincerely, and could also get Li Ziwei's sincere feedback. In that case, it would be considered to make up for a regret in her mother's heart.

The two returned to Ziyun Villa, and Li’s father and mother were still busy in the kitchen. As soon as Li Ziwei arrived home, she hurried to the kitchen to help. She took the initiative to snatch Li’s job and said she would not let him work anymore. In her words, “I’ll just work with my aunt in the kitchen. Uncle, go and chat with Mr. Li.”

Li Ma smiled and said, "Your uncle probably wanted to go out to smoke a long time ago, he is very addicted to smoking."

Li Ziwei said: "Although it is difficult to quit smoking, my uncle should try to smoke as little as possible. I will go back to find a friend to bring you some nicotine gum. When you want to smoke, just chew two, as it can reduce the intake of e-liquid."

Dad Li asked curiously: "There is such a thing?"

Li Ziwei nodded and said, "It has been sold in the US market for a long time. It has passed the FDA certification and is very safe. Its principle is actually the same as people's dependence on tobacco. You are addicted to smoking, but you are just addicted to nicotine, but you don't have to smoke. If you are addicted to smoking, your body needs to consume nicotine. The nicotine gum is added with naturally extracted nicotine, but there is no smoking tar, so you need to be much healthier. After all, the most harmful thing in tobacco is the various elements and heavy metals in tobacco."

As he said that, Li Ziwei said again: "And that thing can reduce your dependence on cigarettes. While using it, it can reduce the amount of cigarettes. Maybe you can completely quit the cigarette after a period of time."

When Li's mother heard this, she hurriedly said, "It sounds very reliable! Old Li, let Ziwei buy you some and try it."

Dad Li didn't refuse, and smiled and said, "If I could quit smoking without pain, I would definitely have no objection. In fact, I also want to quit, but after so many years of smoking, I can't quit at once."

Li's mother nodded and smiled, "Okay, I know what kind of virtue you are. If you want to, go to the yard to draw one."

Dad Li smiled and said, "Okay, then you guys are busy, I'll be lazy."

When Li’s father came out of the kitchen, Li Mu was checking the emails in the living room through his laptop. Li Dad took out a cigarette from his pocket and said to Li Mu: “Son, go out and smoke a cigarette.”

Because Li Mu knew that Li Mu would occasionally smoke, his father would sometimes throw a cigarette to Li Mu and spit out mist together, but Li Mu had almost no smoking addiction, so he smoked much less than him.

Li Mu put down his computer and followed his father to the yard. The weather in Yanjing in April had already started to warm up. The father and the two sat down on the wooden bench beside the villa yard. Li Dad pulled out two cigarettes and handed Li Mu one. Li Mu took the lighter from his father's hand and helped his father ignite the cigarette first, and then lit the one he was holding again.

After taking two puffs of cigarettes, Li's father pointed to a small piece of vegetable field that had been opened in the yard and said proudly: "Look, you have not farmed for thirty years, and you have just looked quite like a little."

Li Mu looked at the ridges of land that were opened in the yard helplessly and smiled: "At your age, isn't it particularly fulfilling to grow vegetables?"

Dad Li smiled and said, "It's not just a sense of accomplishment, but also nostalgia and freedom."

As he said that, Li's father sighed again: "I didn't feel so in farming when I was a child. When I was a child, I liked to be lazy. Your grandmother forced me to go to the fields to work with a stick. At that time, except for going to school, she just did farm work, so she never felt that farming was a pleasure. Every day, I thought about it and I had to find a way to get rid of the yellow land. So after graduating from high school, I quickly took your grandfather's class to go to the mine. But this made your uncle suffer. I took your grandfather's job. He couldn't study, so he could only farm in his hometown. Sometimes when I think about it, I always feel sorry for him."

Li Mu nodded and said, "But you have been trying every means to help my uncle over the years. Now he is living a good life and will be better in the future."

Dad Li smiled slightly: "Yes, I'm living much better now."

Speaking of this, Li Dad said again: "Your uncle has just gotten rid of the yellow soil. I have been away from the yellow soil for 30 years. Now you ask your uncle to farm, he is afraid he will be unhappy. But as for me, I especially want to build a one-acre three-point land to grow. When the peppers, eggplants and tomatoes grow, they are green and green, and you will be happy to see it. After waiting for another ten or eight years, I will go with your mother to find a place that is as spring as spring, build a house, and rent some fields. In addition to growing some vegetables, you can also grow some fruits and melons to see your future son and daughter, what they like to eat, and what I and your mother will plant..."
Chapter completed!