Chapter 341 I must choose between Erniu and me

“That family seemed quite normal before. We thought they were related by marriage and our family needed someone with that kind of talent, so we gave them a hand. They would be a great help to our future generations. Who knew…”

Li Banxia's mouth was full of bitterness, "It's my fault for misjudging people."

"It really is?!"

Xu Ying shook her head, "Luckily, I overheard some gossip and asked around. When I heard it was about your family, I already covered it up for you. Before I could even ask around, I ran into this Lin Jiefang's wife thing. Ugh, Li Banxia..."

After saying that, he looked at Li Banxia again.

He asked curiously, "Weren't you quite shrewd in your dealings with Lin Jiefang and Zheng Huaixin? How could someone like that manage to outmaneuver you? And how could you let your son marry into that family? Wasn't your son the one Lin Jiefang framed?"

She raised her chin slightly, looking into the distance.

"...Is it him? He seems like a savvy businessman. If you're willing, I can ask my mom to introduce him to someone. Don't you know how to ask for the resources my family has readily available? What kind of in-laws have you found for your son? If you marry someone like that, he'll definitely be the next Lin Jiefang. You'd better think it through..."

Li Banxia didn't say anything, but followed her gaze and naturally saw the intimacy between the third brother and the second sister. Her eyes flickered.

Seeing that she didn't react, Xu Ying frowned and called out to her, "Li Banxia, ​​don't blame me for not reminding you, you'd better make your son break off all ties with that person and stop getting entangled with him. This kind of person is like a dog that has seen meat. Even if he can't get the meat, he'll still tear off a layer of your skin and make you stink. I can help you keep an eye on him once or twice, but I can't keep an eye on him for you forever. You can't guard against a thief for a thousand days."

"Yes, thank you. I will handle it properly."

Li Banxia's words cut off Xu Ying's remaining words. Xu Ying gave her a helpless look and said, "Uncle Li is busy, so I won't go and bother him. I'll bring someone to introduce you to clients another day."

"Okay, thank you."

Xu Ying frowned. "You're really exasperating... Never mind, I'm leaving."

This time, she didn't look back. She walked through the crowd and got into the car.

Li Banxia watched her leave, and when she looked back at the place where Su Laosan and Fang Erniu had been, she found that the two had left sometime earlier.

She went back inside the building and helped the staff greet the guests who were asking for directions.

Li's father keenly noticed that Li Banxia's expression was a bit off. After answering a guest's question, he took a break and asked her about it.

Li Banxia sighed, "It's not convenient to talk about this in public. Let's do it later. I also want to hear Mom's and your ideas."

Mr. Li nodded.

By lunchtime, only three of the seven free spots had been drawn by lot. Mr. Li had already taken the pulses of the patients, and the two doctors who could prescribe medicinal diets wrote them on the spot. He then took the prescriptions to the staff to get the medicine and went to the kitchen to cook the medicinal porridge.

The other type is those who are physically ill and need immediate treatment.

Mr. Li suggested that she go to the hospital for a check-up, and that the sooner she received treatment, the better, otherwise her body would...

"What nonsense are you spouting? My wife can eat and sleep well, take care of the kids, go to work, and do housework. She has inexhaustible energy every day. Where would she get sick? I think you're just a fraudster trying to gain fame and fortune! Trying to fool us..."

The man wanted to talk about money, but then he suddenly realized that it was all free, not a single penny needed. He stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to say.

Li's father glanced at him and shook his head.

He looked at the woman and said, "If you trust me, go get a checkup. You'll know for sure if you have any illnesses."

"Doctor, I'm fine."

The woman smiled shyly and said, "I have three sons who have given me five grandsons. They are all waiting for me to pamper them and for me to earn money to help them get married. I feel that I am fine, so I won't waste that money. Thank you, doctor."

She pushed the man, who looked uneasy, away.

Aunt Qiu frowned and sighed. Li's father looked over and said, "You noticed it too?"

Aunt Qiu nodded.

Although she wasn't a doctor, she did the delicate work of taking care of women during their postpartum period, and she had to be very familiar with the physical condition of new mothers. Therefore, in the field of gynecology, her knowledge was not much less than that of Li's father.

The woman didn't look like someone with inexhaustible strength. According to the man's description, she was simply putting on a brave face. She knew she couldn't collapse. If she went to the hospital for treatment now, she could live another ten or twenty years.

But if you force yourself to endure it until the end, there will only be one result: there will be no cure and your lifespan will be shortened.

After all, burning a candle at both ends is doubly depleting one's life force.

Instead of seeing patients in the afternoon, Li Banxia took her father and Aunt Qiu to a restaurant nearby for lunch. She specifically requested a small room so she could have a good talk with her father about the third son and Erniu.

After explaining the general situation and mentioning Xu Ying's message, Su Laosan brought Fang Erniu over.

The room fell silent instantly.

Li Banxia frowned slightly as she watched Su Laosan greet everyone with a grin.

Fang Erniu noticed her displeasure and became noticeably hesitant, her smile even appearing somewhat forced when she called out to someone.

Mr. Li noticed this, glanced at Li Banxia, ​​and said nothing, only inviting them to eat.

Su Laosan tried to pull Fang Erniu down to sit, but couldn't.

He quickly lowered his head and asked her in a low voice, "What's wrong?"

Fang Erniu pursed her lips, glanced at Li Banxia, ​​and shook her head, saying, "I suddenly remembered that there are still some things in the shop that haven't been tidied up yet. You and Auntie eat first, I'll go back and take a look."

After saying that, he shook off Su Laosan's hand and strode out.

"Erniu..."

Su Laosan sighed, turned around and called out "Mom," then asked, "What's wrong with her? She glanced at you and left without saying a word? Nobody blames her. I'll go and bring her back."

He lifted his foot to chase after him.

"Never mind, third brother..."

Li Banxia sighed and called him back, "Come back and sit down. You'll find out about this sooner or later. It's really hard to say when Erniu is around. It's better that she's gone."

"Mom, what is it that Erniu can't know?"

Su Laosan frowned, tiptoed and looked outside, only to find that Fang Erniu was nowhere to be seen. He gritted his teeth, turned around and plopped down.

"Didn't her older brother and younger brother get arrested? Her parents can't escape from the village either. Her grandparents seemed kind and compassionate before, but as soon as Fang Jianhua was taken away as the village secretary by the eldest son's family, they didn't even say goodbye to Erniu and just ran to Erniu's uncle's house..."

As he spoke, he muttered complaints about the Fang family.

As he spoke, he noticed a sharp glint in Li Banxia's eyes as she stared at him. He felt a little flustered. "Mom, what happened? Your gaze is a bit scary. Don't scare me."

Li Banxia looked at him and asked a question.

"Third brother, if you had to choose between me and Erniu, who would you choose?"