Chapter 332 What the hell?

"Auntie, I'm sorry."

Fang Erniu sobbed, "I don't know when my older brother went rotten. He wasn't like this before, no..."

She looked up blankly, her gaze unfocused as she stared at Li Banxia.

He shook his head and said, "No, it's that everyone is different. The eldest brother is different, the younger brother is different, the grandparents are different, my mother is different, and my father doesn't act as loving towards his wife as he does in front of outsiders. They're all like actors!"

"Erniu." Li Banxia patted her lightly.

Fang Erniu snapped out of her daze, looked at her, and pouted, calling her "Auntie."

“My elder brother took the money I had saved up at home to cover the expenses incurred by the villagers when they gave him gifts. He also took the money that Su Laosan had asked me to give him and distributed it to the villagers under the guise of compensation, all to keep his position as village party secretary! He even told me that being the village party secretary was about helping the people to improve their lives, but that's not what he did!”

"...My mother used money to support her family, and in order to appease my grandmother's anger, she falsely accused my sister-in-law of using her family's money to support her family, and forced my sister-in-law to hand over her secret savings, while my older brother watched silently from the sidelines!"

"...My younger brother looked down on my two older cousins ​​and wanted to humiliate them, but the villagers overwhelmingly supported my eldest cousin. They couldn't accept that the village secretary had been taken away; they're all stuck in the quagmire of the village secretary's fate, knowing what they're doing but still doing it—they've all gone mad..."

Li Banxia was at a loss for words to comfort the child whose worldview had suddenly been shattered.

In her past life, Erniu's marriage to Lao San was arranged entirely by her compromises, without causing any major problems.

With the Fang family patriarch and Fang Jianhua as the eldest brother, the Fang family members acted very respectably. At that time, her relationship with the eldest son's wife was not good, and Yao's sister-in-law was not as friendly to her as she is now, let alone provide people and resources to help Fang Jianhua.

Therefore, Fang Jianhua was a village party secretary in his previous life.

At least when she died, Fang Jianhua was still the village party secretary.

She remembered that after Erniu's grandparents passed away, Erniu's parents followed Erniu and Lao San and helped them take care of the children.

It seems that Erniu's younger brother and his wife have taken advantage of the opportunity and started selling agricultural products, becoming small-time farmers...

Li Banxia paused, her brows furrowing slightly. If she remembered correctly, Fang Xiaodi's agricultural products were picked up by the third brother from his great-uncle in the countryside.

She glanced in the direction of Su Laosan's general store and cursed him in her heart as a heartless bastard!

Li Banxia gritted her teeth, helped Erniu sit down, asked the waiter for a towel, carefully wiped her hands and face, and gently comforted her, "Erniu, your older brother's term as village party secretary is probably over. You need to prepare for the worst. The country has zero tolerance for corruption, bribery, and accepting bribes, especially since your older brother is a party member. His vote-buying behavior is illegal and he will go to jail. Your younger brother... at most he's an accomplice. As long as he hasn't oppressed the people, he won't get a heavy sentence..."

Fang Erniu's face turned pale instantly, and she opened her mouth, "What about Sister-in-law Yao? Could she be..."

Li Banxia shook her head.

He said, "Sister-in-law Yao, you don't need to worry. She's a shrewd person and knows what to do."

"That's good."

Fang Erniu nodded, trying to force a smile, but the corners of her mouth fell back before she could even lift them.

Li Banxia sighed, pressed her shoulder, and called to her, "Erniu, what you should be most worried about right now is yourself. Your older brother and younger brother will most likely go to jail, and your grandparents and parents might blame you for it. You might be at home..."

Fang Erniu smiled mockingly, tears welling in her eyes.

He said, "Auntie, I know they love me, but they care more about my older brother who is the village secretary. No, they care more about my older brother's village secretary. I heard them arguing in the main room the day before yesterday..."

She closed her eyes, exhaled, and calmed herself down. "I don't know how my parents are doing, but my grandparents... they'll probably move to my uncle's house. My sister-in-law... the way her family treats her, even my brother doesn't speak up for her. My brother is in jail, and my sister-in-law..."

She paused for a moment, then gave a self-deprecating laugh.

He said, "Our family is in such a mess, how can I ask my sister-in-law to stay and be talked about behind her back? What difference would that make between me and my mother and grandparents?"

With red eyes and trembling hands, she exhaled and wiped away her tears.

He told Li Banxia, ​​"Auntie, please don't let Su Laosan come to the village to look for me. I don't want to have anything to do with him anymore. This mess in our family will drag him down!"

Li Banxia's expression was complicated, but she nodded and said okay.

Fang Erniu smiled at her, stood up, and said softly, "Auntie, I'm leaving."

Li Banxia hummed in agreement.

Fang Erniu took two steps, then called out to her, "Erniu, wait a moment."

She hurried upstairs, intending to give her some money.

As I came out of the room, I saw that Fang Erniu had already run out of the health center.

Li Banxia sighed.

The waiter looked up at her and asked, "Boss, what happened between Sister Erniu and Brother Su?"

"...When Erniu comes over in the future, treat her like family. No one is allowed to come in except her family. If anyone causes trouble, call the police. Got it?"

The waiter nodded, "Oh, oh, oh."

Thinking about it, the two of them are no longer together, would her family still dare to come? Wouldn't that be courting death?

When I got home from get off work, I saw Aunt Qiu and her grandson had laid out several large straw mats in the yard, and then put cotton quilts and sheets on them, coaxing their two children to crawl and play on them.

Upon seeing Li Banxia, ​​both little ones reached out their hands.

One greeted the other with sweet, babbling sounds, while the other, when not getting a response, cried out in a loud, guttural voice.

Li Banxia laughed, pointing to her clothes, "Grandma's dirty, Grandma will go change her clothes and wash her hands first, then come and play with you..."

The big one seemed to understand and obediently lowered its hand.

The little one probably let it go in one ear and out the other. Seeing that Li Banxia was about to leave, it scurried towards her on the blanket, almost crawling out of the blanket's reach.

Aunt Qiu laughed and picked the little guy up; his legs were still kicking happily in mid-air.

Li Banxia also laughed loudly.

After changing her clothes and washing her hands and face, she went to hold the child.

The two little chubby babies were quite heavy. Aunt Qiu told Arno to go cook, took the little sister who was tugging at her brother's ear and nibbling on it, patted her little bottom lightly, and put her on the quilt so she could continue crawling and playing.

The older one let out two "ah ah" sounds and kicked its legs, trying to get down. Li Banxia put it down and watched the two siblings chase each other. The younger one would catch up and hug its brother's ear and nibble on it, or bite its nose.

Aunt Qiu and Li Banxia chatted while dealing with two minor lawsuits.

"Jianshu just called back and said that something happened to the Fang family. Erniu's older brother revealed Yao's sister-in-law's surname and wanted to identify her in person, but Yao's sister-in-law sent him away and asked me to let you know."

Li Banxia hummed in agreement and said she already knew.

Aunt Qiu looked at her.

Li Banxia sighed and said, "Erniu was afraid of implicating her sister-in-law's family, so she came to my health center to ask me to notify her. When I called, she had already taken care of things and called her sister-in-law. The new house is almost finished with renovations. When we move in, I'll invite the Yao family over so I can apologize to her in person. We've put her in a difficult position."

Aunt Qiu nodded.

I asked her, "What did the third brother say?"

Li Banxia frowned slightly and said, "I'll say it the way I always have. I won't stop him from being with Erniu, but I really don't like the other members of the Fang family. They say it's for the child's good, but they all have ulterior motives."

"Really? If the third brother wanted to be with Erniu, he wouldn't have come back with you that day. When he gets angry, he doesn't care about anyone, not even his own family," Aunt Qiu said.

Li Banxia hummed in agreement.

The third brother certainly didn't treat her like his own mother in his past life; he treated her like a stepmother, like a servant.

Life has gotten a little better, but who knows what will happen to people's hearts...

"Won't!"

Su Laosan walked in from the gate of the courtyard, looking travel-worn, with mud still clinging to his trouser legs, like a mud-legged fellow who had just come out of the fields.

He no longer had his usual grinning, shifty-eyed look; his features suddenly hardened, and upon closer inspection, he bore a striking resemblance to his uncle, Brother Li.

Li Banxia frowned.

Su Laosan said, "Mom, I've made up my mind. I love Erniu, and I won't marry anyone but her, but not if you have to make a sacrifice for me. I'm going to find Erniu and talk to her clearly. If she's willing, I'll marry her after her grandparents and parents have all passed away..."

What?

What the hell?!