Chapter 46: The Worries of the Two Children
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Auntie Li didn’t say anything, but she kept crying out in pain.
“Su Li, why aren’t you getting up? Look at you. It’s embarrassing to say that you’re so uncultured.”
Old He blamed Su Li.
Su Li stood up from Auntie Li and snorted coldly at Old He. “It’s not up to you to criticize me for my upbringing. Besides, she was the one who spewed feces first. If I don’t teach her a lesson, do you really think I, Su Li, am someone for her to bully?”
Aunt Li got up from the ground and stood in front of Old He to complain.
“Brother He, you have to be reasonable for me! Your daughter-in-law is really too unreasonable. We didn’t do anything while talking here. She went crazy and hit me with a mud block.”
“I only said a few words to her, but she pressed me down and beat me up without saying anything. My entire body hurts now, and my bones are about to break!”
Old He pointed at Su Li and was about to reprimand her. Su Li ignored him and turned to leave with her things.
Old He felt that his authority had been challenged and scolded loudly, “Stop right there. Don’t think of leaving if you can’t explain this matter clearly. Is there a junior like you? You sat on an elder in broad daylight.”
“I don’t care what you were like in the past, but in our He Family Village, you have to follow the rules of the He Family Village. Otherwise…”
Su Li turned around and looked at Old He, who was so angry that his face was red. “Otherwise what? Can you eat me up?”
“Do you believe that I’ll ask He Yufeng to divorce you?” Old He was so angry
that his face and neck turned red.
Su Li said nonchalantly, “Alright! Then quickly get He Yufeng to divorce me. Then, you guys will marry a wife for him and they pay you seven taels of silver every month. I believe many families will be willing to marry your son. After all, families like yours are rare.”
“One in ten thousand, uh, no, one in a hundred thousand!” Old He was speechless.
Why was this completely different from what he had expected?
Shouldn’t his third daughter-in-law hug his thigh and beg him not to tell his third son about this? Then, he would give his third daughter-in-law a hard beating. This way, he could show his dignity in front of everyone and vent the anger in his heart.
Seeing that Su Li even dared to talk back to her father-in-law, Auntie Li felt that it was a little unreliable to let Old He stand up for her!
Su Li glanced at everyone and couldn’t be bothered to continue arguing with them. She called Sun Ming to carry her things and left.
Auntie Li was very unconvinced. Just as she was about to stop Su Li, Su Li looked back with a murderous gaze.
Auntie Li instantly fell silent. She was really afraid of Su Li’s beating. She recalled Su Li’s reckless fighting style just now. Moreover, she specially targeted those places that she could not complain about. Now, she felt a pain in her chest, but she could not lift her clothes in front of so many people!
Old He also saw the things on Su Li’s back, as well as the carriage and Sun Ming at the side. A trace of jealousy flashed across his eyes.
This third daughter-in-law had successfully hooked up with a noble?
Otherwise, why would she buy so many things at once?!
That blanket looked so soft. If only they could use them!
However, they had already split up. Even if Su Li and the others bought anything good, they had no excuse to take them back to the old residence.
A trace of frustration flashed across Old He’s heart. If he had known earlier, he would have added another rule when they split up. No matter what his third son’s family got in the future, he had to give them a share.
It was too late to say all this now. According to Su Li’s personality, it would be strange if she could give it to them!
After Su Li left, discussions broke out again. Old He felt embarrassed and left with a dark expression.
Auntie Li was in so much pain that she didn’t even have a place to reason. Could it be that no one could suppress Su Li?
She thought about it. Now that the third branch of the He family had already split up, Old He and his wife did not have much power over Su Li, let alone He Yufeng. He was useless. He let Su Li do whatever she wanted.
Suddenly, a person appeared in Auntie Li’s mind. She looked in Su Li’s direction and snorted.
Let’s wait and see. If she doesn’t take revenge today, her surname won’t be Li!
When she returned home, Su Li first picked up He Qingmu and his brother.
She gave some of the pastries she bought to Chen Xiang.
Chen Xiang refused. “It’s not easy to earn money. You should leave these things for the children to eat!”
These pastries were not cheap. Su Li had given her so many at once and they were probably really expensive. She felt a little apologetic every time she took advantage of Su Li.
He Mingshan swallowed his saliva. Those pastries looked very fragrant!
However, his mother said that he could not take it, so he did not dare to say that he wanted it. Last time, he took the basin of meat and ran away and he was beaten up.
Su Li said with a straight face, “I still have more. If you don’t accept it, you’re looking down on me!”
Chen Xiang quickly waved her hand and said, “No, I didn’t!” Su Li stuffed the pastry into Chen Xiang’s hand. “Then accept the pastries.” In the end, Chen Xiang could only accept the pastries.
“Sister, this is your salary!” Su Li handed Chen Xiang 90 copper coins.
Last time, with Chen Xiang’s help, she felt much more relaxed. This 90 copper coins was considered high. Men could only earn 70 copper coins a day after going out to do manual labor. Moreover, they did not have work every day. Other than some skilled women who could embroider and sell their products for money, there was no other way to earn money.
However, in the countryside, there were very few people who knew embroidery. That was something that only rich families could learn!
“This, I…” Chen Xiang wanted to refuse again.
Chen Xiang looked down at the money in her palm and her eyes turned red.
Seeing that Chen Xiang had her head lowered and was silent, Su Li asked, “What’s wrong?”
Chen Xiang sniffed and choked. “Sister, thank you so much. My mouth is stupid. I really don’t know what to say other than thank you!”
She was not even halfway through her life, but she had already tasted the coldness and warmth of the human world. There were not many people who gave her warmth like Su Li!
At night, Su Li spread the newly bought blanket on the bed.
“Wow- It’s so comfortable!” Su Li lay on the bed and closed her eyes to feel the softness under her.
“Mother, is this a cotton blanket?” He Qingyao and He Qingmu carefully touched the blanket under Su Li’s bed.
Su Li said, “Yes, both of you have one too. I’ll lay it out for you in a while.”
When He Qingyao and his brother heard that they had one too, their eyes were filled with surprise. “Really?”
It was said that cotton was very comfortable to sleep in!
He Jinbao slept on a cotton blanket. Every time, he would brag in front of his friends that the cotton blanket was very good. He claimed that when he slept on it, it was as soft as sleeping on a cloud..
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