Chapter 44 Family Concern

Li Erge didn't reply to her, but gave her a cold, sidelong glance.

"Second brother..."

Li Banxia was worried about his eldest brother's wife and frowned, wanting to ask his second brother Li again. Just then, his third brother Li arrived without stopping and saw Li Banxia sitting there perfectly fine.

He breathed a long sigh of relief and murmured, "It's good that you're alright."

When his gaze fell on Li Banxia's hand, which was covered in gentian violet, his lips twitched. "What happened to your hand? Didn't that big worm not attack you? How did you get injured?"

"... worn out from digging in the ground."

Brother Li frowned slightly, seemingly not understanding, and craned his neck toward her, saying, "Hmm?"

Li Banxia coughed lightly and repeated it.

Brother Li looked at her with a complicated expression.

"Serves you right!"

Li Erge cursed and called to his wife, "Go and comfort Lao San's wife first. I'll come pick you up in a bit. I have something to say to my little sister."

Sister-in-law Li nodded with a smile and said okay.

He said goodbye to the group and left.

Hearing the courtyard gate close, the two brothers exchanged a glance and then looked at Li Banxia.

Mr. Li stood up. "Xiaxia hasn't had dinner yet. Didn't I prepare noodles? How about I make her some cold noodles with green peppers and sliced ​​pork as topping?"

The last sentence was said to Li Banxia.

"Okay, thank you, Mom and Dad."

The noodles were ready-made, and the vegetables were prepared in advance; all that was needed was to light the fire and put them in the pot.

Mr. Li started the fire, while Mrs. Li cooked noodles and stir-fried vegetables; it was done in just ten minutes.

The two brothers waited until Li Banxia finished eating before asking her what happened.

"What? What happened?" Li Banxia asked, holding a bowl of noodle soup.

Brother Li frowned. "Did that bastard Su Youfu hit you?"

Li Banxia paused in her slurping of noodles, then coughed lightly. "It can't be explained in a few words, let's do it another day..."

"Then take your time. Is one night enough?" Brother Li sneered.

Li Banxia, ​​"..."

She looked up at her family members, whose eyes were full of concern, and sighed softly, ultimately unwilling to let them continue to worry.

He explained, mixing truth and falsehood, "There's a rumor that he's getting close to a widow and using his salary to support her. I'm upset about it and I'm currently sulking with him."

"I knew it! That bastard never tells the truth!"

Brother Li clenched his fist, his knuckles cracking loudly in the room. "I'm going to break his legs!"

“How old is he? Why do you break his legs so easily? I’ll prescribe some medicine for him and make sure he can’t stand up for the rest of his life. Let’s see if he dares to mess around outside!” Mr. Li said with a stern face and a sinister aura.

Li Banxia shook her head, "No need, I've already beaten him up. Didn't he tell you? I spanked him so badly he's been lying in bed for the past two days and hasn't been to work."

Li's mother looked at her daughter in surprise, "You...hit him?"

Father Li, Second Brother Li, Third Brother Li, "..."

Normally, Xiaxia/Xiaomei would get angry if they said anything bad about Su Youfu, but now, she actually dared to hit Su Youfu.

This sun...

Did they come from the east?

The whole family was very worried about Li Banxia's mental state.

Li Sange, a man of keen intuition, frowned slightly and asked Li Banxia, ​​"Has the news been confirmed? If it's true, what are your plans for the future?"

"...Of course we won't let them get away with it."

Li Banxia's voice was calm, and there was even a slight smile at the corner of her mouth.

Mr. Li was worried about his daughter and advised her, "Don't believe those people who say that even if love is gone, there is still family affection, or that decades of love has evolved into family affection. That's all bullshit!"

"...Love is love, and family affection is family affection. When love is gone, it's gone. It won't evolve into family affection, because family affection is on a higher level!"

The worry in Li's father's eyes was almost tangible. "Xiaxia, you must think this through."

"...No matter what decision you make, we will stand by you unconditionally."

Li's mother stood to the side, unable to bear blaming her upset daughter any longer, and looked at her with eyes full of heartache.

Li Erge didn't say anything. He had already guessed from Li Banxia's reaction that she had confirmed the truth of the news.

A surge of anger rose within him, and he wished he could tear Su Youfu to pieces!

Such a good girl, and that bastard Su Youfu not only doesn't appreciate her, but he also dares to flaunt his affair with another woman. Does he have the guts to do that?!

Li's mother touched her daughter's hand and patted it gently twice.

Li Banxia nodded with a smile, "Thank you, Mom and Dad, thank you, Second Brother and Third Brother."

The others looked at her smile but didn't smile back.

Li Banxia sighed inwardly. Her family knew her too well; she couldn't escape their eyes at all.

She spent her whole life trying to prove that she was wrong about marrying Su Youfu against her will.

Su Youfu never liked her from beginning to end; he ruined her entire life.

In my past life...

If only she listened to her parents.

Seeing her family staring at her, Li Banxia changed the subject, picked up the basket, took out the herbs covering it, revealing her shirt, inside which was wrapped a gold nugget, and in the pocket were two handfuls of sesame seeds she had dug up by digging until her hand was bleeding.

She carefully took it out, placed it on the table, opened it, and took out the gold nugget.

"This is……"

Brother Li San leaned closer in surprise and took the gold dog head. "A gold dog head?"

Mr. Li and Mrs. Li exchanged a glance.

Li Erge stepped forward, observed for a while, and nodded.

"It's a gold nugget."

He glanced at Li Banxia and asked, "Where are you from?"

"Dug it up."

Li Banxia laughed, "I inexplicably got lost and wandered into a large area of ​​horsetail, and dug it out from under the horsetail roots."

After saying that, she looked at Li's father with bright eyes and said, "Dad, there really is a gold mine under the gold-attracting grass."

"It actually exists?"

Mr. Li was also surprised. He took the gold nugget from his second brother and examined it closely with his mother. "...Reddish-yellow, with smooth, rounded edges and a honeycomb-like surface..."

The couple exchanged a glance and nodded in confirmation, "It's true."

"besides……"

Li Banxia flattened her clothes and carefully took out two handfuls of small golden sesame seeds from her pocket and placed them on her clothes. "I dug these up, and my hands were cut from digging. There were so many. I don't know how long I dug, but that whole area was completely dug up."

Mr. Li picked out a large one, squeezed it, examined its color closely, and shook his head. "It's not pure. It needs to be purified. Don't worry about it. I'll go out for a bit and find someone to purify it for you. It won't delay you from taking it home tomorrow morning."

"Thank you, Dad." Li Banxia nodded repeatedly.

Mr. Li smiled, glanced at the gold nugget, and said to Li Banxia, ​​"I don't recommend you refine this and sell it. This thing has high collectible value. You'll get more money selling it later than you would from refining it."

"Yes, that's what I think too."

Li Banxia nodded. In her past life, she had found a gold nugget and sold it for a sky-high price of several million!

However, that dog-headed gold one is big, and hers is small; I wonder how much it can sell for.