Chapter 196 The Drama Queen Third Brother

"Third Brother disagrees?" Li Banxia asked.

Li's mother nodded, "Your third brother didn't agree, saying that it's up to the two children to decide."

"Well, it's really not easy for Third Brother to make a decision for the two children. What did Yuanhua and Songlan say?" Li Banxia asked again.

Li's mother sighed deeply, "Yuanhua disagreed, saying he would rather not take the military academy entrance exam. Songlan wanted to become a military doctor and follow your eldest brother like your second son. Yuanhua said that if she dared to disown her biological mother, he would not have her as his sister. Songlan said that being adopted out of the family did not mean she would disown her parents. She should call them whatever she wanted, what did it matter? The two siblings disagreed and had a big argument on the phone."

"Yuanhua disagrees? He's been preparing for military academy entrance exams for so many years..."

Before Li Banxia could finish speaking, she saw her mother sighing in distress and stopped talking.

Li's mother hated Zhou Xiaolian to the core. "Her two perfectly good children were ruined by that bitch. I should never have listened to your third brother. Our family isn't short of money. Why did you have to pick and choose such a jinx for your third brother? My poor grandson and granddaughter..."

Li Banxia patted her mother.

He said, “Mom, don’t worry. I’ll talk to Yuanhua later. He thinks of Third Sister-in-law because of the natural bond between mother and son, but it’s really a pity that he’s sacrificing his future that he’s worked so hard for. Or I can take him to see Third Sister-in-law and let her persuade him. Third Sister-in-law shouldn’t watch him ruin his future like this.”

Li's mother nodded and said okay.

"You should try to persuade him. That child won't listen to anyone anymore. It's driving your father and me crazy."

Li Banxia hummed in agreement twice, finished speaking with her mother, and was about to leave.

Li Erge pushed Li Sange in, followed by Li Ersao.

Seeing her, he greeted her with a smile, "Little sister is here. Stay for dinner. Knowing you were coming, your third brother specially went to catch you."

As he spoke, he picked up the fish he was carrying and shook it twice.

Li Banxia smiled and was about to thank her second sister-in-law when her second brother glanced at her disdainfully and reminded her.

"...The fish in his fishpond were all raised on aquatic plants."

Li Banxia's smile faltered, and she skillfully asked Li Sange, "What kind of water plants?"

Third Brother Li rolled his eyes at Second Brother Li.

He said, "Isn't it normal for fish to eat aquatic plants?"

Brother Li chuckled.

"Tell me, what kind of aquatic plants are you growing underwater? Like *Spiritula salina*, *Bloodweed*, *Ceratophyllum demersum*, and *Acorus calamus*..."

Brother Li nodded and said, "So what? Slender grass clears heat and detoxifies, invigorates blood and removes blood stasis; bloodwort invigorates blood and stops bleeding, and can treat bruises, back pain, and tuberculosis; the whole plant of goldfish algae can be used as medicine, and it is the main medicine for chronic bronchitis; and sweet flag is an even better medicinal material, opening the heart orifices, clearing the nine orifices, nourishing the five internal organs, and improving hearing and vision. Doesn't that sound amazing? Eating more fish raised on these aquatic plants can enhance memory and make people smart and bright forever! Little sister, don't you think fish raised on these aquatic plants are good?"

Li Banxia, ​​"..."

The same recipe, only now the watermelon has been replaced with fish.

She gave a dry laugh, avoiding Li Sange's gaze, and looked at Li Erge, "Erge, who dug the fishpond for Sange? Who planted the aquatic plants? And what about the fish fry..."

Her third brother probably doesn't have the physical strength to do these kinds of jobs, right?

Li Erge coughed lightly and touched his nose awkwardly.

Li Ersao chuckled and exposed him, "Your second brother."

Li Erge gave his wife a reproachful look.

Li Banxia grumbled, "It's all because of your third brother who's always wailing and complaining. He says that even though he's disabled, his spirit shouldn't be. He wants to continue his research. I told him to calm down and rest, but he said I didn't support him and that I looked down on him because he's disabled. He said I can be filial to our parents, but he can't. I stopped him from being filial and didn't give him the chance to be filial. I didn't let him raise fish to help our parents stay healthy. He said he's a burden, and there's no point in him living..."

Li Banxia looked at Li Sange in his wheelchair with a strange expression.

Brother Li San acted like a dead pig that wasn't afraid of boiling water, and even started to look down on Brother Li Er.

"Second brother, look at you! I ask you to do some work, and you complain to this person and that person, you even go after your little sister! You really are..."

Brother Li was so angry that the veins on his forehead were throbbing as if they were about to dance.

Li's mother looked over and said, "Are these the fish we raised?"

Li Ersao suppressed a laugh and said yes.

“His third uncle put a lot of thought into it.”

Brother Li chuckled coldly twice, gritting his teeth as he said, "Isn't that a big scheme? I dug the fishpond, planted the aquatic plants, and released the fish fry. He just stood there talking, and he's exhausted himself..."

"Mom, does my second brother think I'm useless? Mom, he thinks I'm useless!" Li Sange scrambled his wheelchair closer to his mother.

Li's mother...

She has a headache.

Li Erge looked utterly hopeless, his knuckles cracking as he clenched his fists. He couldn't even hit his younger brother, so he clenched his fists and went outside to the yard, where he started brandishing his nine-section whip with a loud roar.

The whip cracked and popped in the air, like firecrackers, startling the chickens, ducks, and geese trapped in the corner, making a noisy scene.

Li Banxia couldn't help but laugh.

So this is what her mother meant by "chaos and turmoil," and it's quite a vivid description.

Brother Li raised an eyebrow at Li Banxia and called to Sister-in-law Li, "Steam it, don't ruin the medicinal properties of the aquatic plants."

Li Ersao smiled and agreed, then went to the kitchen to tidy up.

Li's mother went along to help.

Li Banxia pushed Li Sange into the yard, watching Li Erge practice with his nine-section whip, and asked him, "Second brother, how's the house you're looking for going?"

"I'm looking around, I've found a few places, and I'm planning to talk to you about it in a few days."

Brother Li slowed down, took a couple of breaths, and said, "There are two courtyard houses in the city center. One is next to a school and a hospital, but the price is high, at 2,300 yuan per square meter. My family is in a hurry to go abroad, and they said they can lower the price by 50 yuan per square meter, but it has to be paid in full."

"There's also an old landfill nearby, where a lot of old items were piled up and no one took care of them. When it rained, they got soaked and smelled musty. The family there had a newborn baby and were worried that the smell would harm the child, so they moved. They wanted to turn this vacant apartment into cash, at 1,800 yuan per square meter."

"Another place is a dormitory building near a chemical plant. It was built for the employees of the chemical plant. After the chemical plant moved away, the building became vacant. The air quality around it was so bad that many people moved away. I went up to see the building. It was a four-story building with eight rooms on each floor, but there were not many people living there."

"The larger apartments have two bedrooms and a living room, totaling 50 square meters. The smaller apartments are just a square meter, 28 square meters. The kitchen is in the hallway, and the toilet is downstairs next to the vegetable garden. If we want them, we can offer an internal employee price of only 600 yuan per square meter."

Six hundred?

Li Banxia was instantly tempted. The market price was fluctuating between 1,000 and 2,500, so 600 was a steal.

"The price is indeed good, but the location is remote, and the chemical plant was relocated several years ago. The surrounding vegetation and rivers are still affected by the sewage it discharged. If you buy it and wait for real estate development, you'll probably have to hold onto it for many years."