Wandering among the heavens, learning has no end.

Buying comics has another purpose.

He remembered something: when he was in junior high school, he had a classmate who liked to draw, but he wasn't doing it in a proper way.

Instead, they would take a comic book and then paste a thin sheet of paper onto it to copy the comic.

As he copied more and more, his painting skills gradually improved.

Ji Yuan felt that since he didn't have a teacher to guide him, he could definitely learn from this approach.

Many skills are actually learned by imitation.

Imitation learning can be quite effective for ordinary people who are not geniuses.

……

After buying the books, Ji Yuan took Li Jianjian and prepared to go home.

As they passed the convenience store, Li Jianjian looked at the popsicles and then at Ji Yuan.

Ji Yuan took out his money and bought two popsicles.

Li Jianjian quickly ate her popsicle and a happy smile appeared on her face.

No wonder she likes to follow Ji Yuan around.

That's truly a blessing.

For five-year-old Li Jianjian, being able to eat candy and popsicles is happiness.

The two ate popsicles and went home.

As we approached the residential building, we passed a small park.

This small park is located inside the Jinding Lane residential area. Although it's called a small park, it's actually just a large open space.

There is also a huge tree here, with some stone tables and chairs and two swings under the tree.

The neighborhood kids often come here to play, just for this swing.

As the two passed by, they saw Ling Xiao sitting on the swing.

Li Jianjian looked at Ji Yuan and asked softly, "Brother Ji Yuan, is it the brother upstairs?"

Should we go say hello?

Li Jianjian's "social cow" attribute has been activated.

Ji Yuan nodded, having no reason to refuse.

Li Jianjian pulled Ji Yuan to Ling Xiao's side and said, "Hello, my name is Li Jianjian, and this is my brother."

Ji Yuan cooperated with Li Jianjian and said, "My name is Ji Yuan."

"Let's be friends."

Li Jianjian's eyes were bright as she smiled and said.

Ling Xiao glanced at the two of them, then remained silent.

Then he lowered his head and started reading.

Li Jianjian looked at Ji Yuan with a puzzled expression.

Ji Yuan didn't say much, and pulled Li Jianjian to go home: "Let's go home."

"Oh~"

Li Jianjian nodded and followed Ji Yuan.

Ji Yuan wasn't angry that Ling Xiao ignored them; it was just that if someone didn't want to talk to you, there was no need to keep pestering them.

They might even find you annoying.

……

In the evening, after dinner, Ji Yuan and Li Jianjian were watching TV while Li Haichao was sewing clothes.

With no woman in the family, Li Haichao truly acted as both mother and father, even learning to sew clothes.

boom!

Suddenly, there was a loud noise upstairs, followed by the sound of arguing.

Li Haichao was startled and accidentally pricked his finger.

"Why are you arguing again?"

Li Jianjian sighed and said.

She couldn't understand why some people could argue twice in a row.

In the past, she had known that her own parents and Ji Yuan's parents never argued.

They might have disagreements sometimes, but they wouldn't make such a fuss, flipping tables and shouting.

"Who knows, one day our ceiling might be ripped off."

Li Haichao smiled and said after hearing Li Jianjian's words.

Don't tell me, it's really possible.

……

Over the next month, the neighbors witnessed firsthand the power of the Ling family.

We basically argue every day or two, sometimes even back-to-back. We argue today and then we argue again tomorrow.

Moreover, when they argue, people upstairs and downstairs can often hear Chen Ting's screams and the sounds of tables being overturned and bowls being smashed.

Every time they argued, Ling Xiao would leave the house and sit on the stairs to read comics.

Parents arguing in front of their children can really leave a lasting negative impact on them.

When Ling Xiao was in pain, Ling Heping was also in pain.

He really didn't want to argue, but for some reason, Chen Ting would easily start a fight whenever she saw him.

He's almost driven crazy.

That day, when he came back from get off work at noon, he looked at the residential buildings inside the Haichao Noodle Shop.

With a worried look on his face, he thought for a moment, but decided not to go back. Instead, he went straight into the Hai Chao Noodle Shop.

He'd made up his mind; if he couldn't afford to offend them, he'd try to avoid them as much as possible.

I won't go home for lunch anymore. If I hang around Chen Ting less, we'll argue less.

……

Hai Chao Noodle Restaurant.

Ji Yuan and Li Jianjian sat behind the counter eating noodles. It was lunchtime, and the noodle shop was quite busy.

After Ling Heping came in, he could only share a table with Granny Qian and Granny Fang, who were also eating noodles.

As soon as they sat down, two neighboring aunties started chatting.

After a few words, the conversation turned to arguing.

Ling Heping felt a little embarrassed and quickly apologized.

He never expected that the fact that his family was arguing every day would get out.

Hmm... it's hard to keep it from getting out.

There's such a commotion every day.

Two neighboring women began to advise Ling Heping to be more accommodating to Chen Ting, saying that couples shouldn't always be arguing, and besides, they have children at home.

Ling Heping nodded repeatedly in agreement; he didn't want to argue either.

……

When Li Haichao returned home that evening, just as he was about to open the door, he heard arguing upstairs again.

He was almost speechless. It had been a month, and it would come every now and then.

Moreover, their family lived right downstairs from the Ling family's house, and when the table was overturned and the bowls were smashed, their family was the biggest victim.

Li Haichao looked up and glanced at the door, then saw Ling Xiao sitting at the door.

After thinking for a moment, he went up to Ling Xiao and asked him to come to his house for dinner.

He thought that with the couple upstairs arguing every day, he wondered if they were even cooking for Ling Xiao.

Ling Xiao declined Li Haichao's invitation, saying that he had already eaten.

Actually, I just don't want to bother others.

Li Haichao invited him to his home to play with Ji Yuan and Li Jianjian, but Ling Xiao still refused.

There was nothing else Li Haichao could do but leave. Before leaving, he looked at Ling Xiao and told him that if he wanted to go to their house, he should just knock on the door and not be shy.

Not long after Li Haichao entered the house, he started making dinner.

A fragrant aroma wafted over, and Ling Xiao couldn't help but look downstairs.

……

202.

Li Haichao prepared dinner, and the three of them ate together.

"I wonder if Ling Xiao has even eaten. Sigh, when parents argue, the child suffers."

Li Haichao said somewhat sentimentally.

Ji Yuan smiled and looked at Li Haichao, saying, "Dad Li, if you're so worried, why don't you just drag him over by force?"

"We can't just drag them over."

Li Haichao shook his head.

However, he was actually somewhat tempted.

However, considering that Ling Xiao has parents, it wouldn't be right to force him to come to their home for a meal.

It implies meddling in other people's business.

If the parents aren't happy about it, you might end up doing all that work for nothing and getting blamed behind your back.

Hmm... He wasn't worried about Ling Heping, but mainly about Chen Ting.