nashuaworldcup Chapter 191 Severing Ties (I'm very sorry)
Chapter 191 Severing Ties (I'm very sorry)
Li Xiaonuan felt that Chi Yao's words were absolutely right. Why do we pray? Because we need to survive. What's the point? In the face of survival, what meaning is there to strive for? At this moment, Li Xiaonuan felt she had been overly sentimental.
After serving the old lady her medicine, Xiao Yang returned with the village head. In the courtyard, Xiao Yang was arguing righteously with the Li family, mother and son, about the chili peppers. When they received the chili seedlings, Li Xiaonuan had Xiao Yang record which family had received how many seedlings. So, this record came in handy.
Li Xiaonuan did want more people to grow chili peppers. However, none of the families were willing. That's why she had Xiaoyang register them to prevent anyone from causing trouble.
Li Xiaonuan no longer cared about the outcome of the debate outside. In any case, while her father was out dealing with the matter, Li Xiaonuan stated that she would not try to exonerate the Li and Chen families, and she also demanded to sever all ties with the Li family.
Father Li loved the old lady very much, and after learning the cause of her illness, he was even more angry and heartbroken. Without thinking twice, he agreed to Li Xiaonuan's request.
Soon after, the courtyard was filled with the screams and wails of the old woman from the Li family, as if she had lost her own son. The two sons of the Li family were also quite violent and had already started hitting people. However, they were subdued by the people borrowed by Li Xiaonuan and Chi Yao.
After Li's father returned, Chi Yao bid farewell to Li Xiaonuan. Before leaving, she left three people with Li Xiaonuan. When Li Xiaonuan saw the three people who had appeared silently, she was so startled that she almost dropped her medicine jar.
Perhaps the Chen family was just unlucky; in any case, they were caught and brought back by the people Aunt Zhou brought along. Aunt Zhou went to find none other than Qi Ji. Because while Qi Ji could enter the clinic, she couldn't enter the Wei residence.
Coincidentally, Wei Yu, Prince Jing, and Zhao Wangchuan were all discussing matters in the clinic at the time. Therefore, Xiao Si brought some men and Aunt Zhou to support Li Xiaonuan. Prince Jing also took the opportunity to send a few people to Xinzhou Village to deliver a message to his runaway daughter, Qingning.
Xiao Si had long wanted to impress Li Xiaonuan. Therefore, after ordering the Chen family members to be thrown into the courtyard, he loudly called out to Li Xiaonuan.
Helpless, Li Xiaonuan came out of the room, glared at Xiao Si, and asked him, "What are you doing? Why are you here?"
Seeing Li Xiaonuan's displeasure, Xiao Si immediately changed his arrogant attitude and said ingratiatingly, "Miss Li, my young master sent me to tell you that the chili pepper matter has been resolved, so you can plant them with peace of mind. Also, if you encounter any problems you can't solve in the future, just go directly to the Wei residence to find our young master."
Looking at Xiao Si's smug face, Li Xiaonuan explained to her father with a headache: "Father, Young Master Wei is the one who provided the chili seeds, so he bears the greatest responsibility. Therefore, he has to take charge of this matter."
Father Li still nodded with some disbelief, but at least he didn't frown anymore. Seeing that the Li and Chen families were being held in the courtyard, he went back to reasoning with them.
“Uncle, we’ve been completely confused. Besides, it’s not illegal to grow those chilies now, so let’s just let it go. We’re all family, so please stop pressuring us,” Old Mrs. Chen said to Father Li with a pained expression.
Father Li didn't care about kinship; the old lady was still lying in the house, unconscious. So he replied, "Auntie, we wouldn't dare presume to be relatives like you. Since you came here about the chili peppers, let's just settle that matter directly."
At this point, Father Li turned to Xiao Yang and instructed him, "Xiao Yang, go with these little brothers to your fourth and fifth uncles' houses. Tell them you need to pick chili peppers, and bring back all of them, including the ones grown by these two families. Also, while you're at it, tell your two uncles about your grandmother's illness."
As he spoke, Father Li turned to Xiao Si and asked, "Young man, may I borrow a few of your men?"
Xiao Si smiled and nodded repeatedly, replying, "Yes, yes, please use them. I'll assign all seven of them over there to you." Then, Xiao Si pointed to several servants standing by the courtyard gate and ordered, "You lot, you'll follow this young man from now on. Do whatever he tells you to do, understand?"
When Xiao Si was assigning tasks, he had a very imposing air about him. His already small eyes became even less noticeable. The arrogant expression on his round face made Li Xiaonuan want to laugh.
Xiao Yang led his people away without any warning, leaving the Li and Chen families completely bewildered.
Inside the courtyard, the two old women from the Li and Chen families were begging Father Li to show mercy, offering their apologies and admitting their mistakes. But Father Li was no longer willing to give them another chance. After all, the deep hoe and rake marks on the ground were so glaringly obvious.
Since being pinned to the ground by Chi Yao's men, Li's two sons hadn't been able to move. At this moment, the eldest son felt a pang of regret, regretting his earlier attack on Old Madam Li.
After dealing with the chili pepper issue, Father Li had Chi Yao's men release the two sons of the Li family. Then, he said to the Li family, "I will talk to the fourth son about your matter. From now on, our two families are no longer relatives. As for what happens between you and the fourth son, our family will not interfere. However, my mother has been harmed like this by you; you should at least pay something back, otherwise I feel it's too easy for you."
"What do you want? What else do you want? We have nothing. What else do you want besides your life?" Before Father Li could finish speaking, his wife, Mrs. Li, interrupted him frantically.
Ignoring the words of the old woman from the Li family, Father Li calmly addressed everyone present, saying, "I, Li Dacheng, ask you all to be my witnesses today. I demand that the Li family compensate my mother for all her medical expenses and consultation fees until she fully recovers. Is that too much to ask?"
The village headman stepped in to support Li's father: "That's how it should be. The Li family was at fault first, so they have to take responsibility for getting the old lady's health back on track. Besides, the Li family is only asking for some medical fees, which isn't an unreasonable request."
Father Li continued, "Furthermore, please continue to bear witness for our family. From this day forward, my family, Li Dacheng's family, is no longer related to the Li family of Laren Village. Our two families will never have any contact with each other again."
The village head looked at Father Li with a troubled expression. After all, this was a private matter between the two families, and it wasn't really his place to interfere.
Knowing what the village head was thinking, Father Li said to everyone, "Actually, I just want you all to be witnesses. So that people won't have the nerve to come to our house and cause trouble later, and they won't use their kinship to pressure us."
"And the Chen family, let's not be relatives anymore. You're being too dramatic. My mother might never wake up again. Seeing either of your families makes me feel uneasy."
"Nephew, aren't you going a bit too far?" The village head quickly corrected him, realizing that Li's father's words made sense. After all, ties between relatives aren't something that can be severed so easily.