"Mom, that's not what I meant. I'm just worried. I'm afraid something might happen to this person here. Forget about going to the countryside, we might get into trouble too."

"No one cares about us now, we can only rely on each other, and no one is as important to me as you."

Qi Bowen knew he couldn't afford to fall out with Li Ci now; he only had a few dollars left, which he had coaxed from Li Ci.

Without her, how would he survive in the countryside? No matter how aggrieved he felt, he had to comfort her.

"Never mind, help him into your room first. There's still some medicine at home, give him some if you think it's appropriate. I'll go pack my things now."

Qi Bowen was uncertain, and Li Ci was equally flustered. If something happened to this person while they were here, it would definitely be a disaster.

In addition, she is going to the countryside now, where she is unfamiliar with the place and people, and she will need a man to protect her.

Otherwise, even if she had money, she wouldn't be able to protect him. Li Ci knew this in her heart. She didn't want to care about the person on the ground anymore and was still thinking about what to bring back from the countryside.

She wanted to bring everything from home with her; she didn't want to suffer. We still don't know how they'll get to the countryside.

But it's obvious they wouldn't be driven there; if they took the train, carrying so much luggage would be a huge hassle.

Li Ci looked at the packed things with worry, wondering if anyone would take them to the train station.

Qi Bowen saw that Li Ci just went into the house and ignored him, and the person on the ground looked like he was barely breathing. In the end, he had no choice but to drag the person into the house.

When Qi Bowen lifted up his trouser leg and saw that it was covered in pus and blood, with flesh torn open, he almost vomited.

He wanted to just leave him there and ignore him, but he also knew that if anything happened to him, he would be in big trouble.

He suppressed his nausea and sprinkled the anti-inflammatory medicine on it, then fed Wei Changgen another pill, feeling that he was about to develop a fever.

Ignoring everything else, I used every medicine I could find at home.

"Good luck to you!" Qi Bowen gave Wei Changgen one last look, feeling extremely uncomfortable.

He knows that he is his biological father, but he is too busy taking care of himself right now, so he can't be blamed for being heartless. He should be able to understand him, right?

After calming himself down, Qi Bowen hurriedly went to Li Ci's side.

He wanted to help her pack her things and also find out what she had.

He had hinted several times that the family's money should be divided up and that some of it should be kept with him first, just in case.

But Li Ci said she had no money; the little money her family had was long gone.

Are they treating him like a fool? Li Ci used to spend money lavishly; he doesn't seem like someone who's short of money.

When she was in Sichuan Province, all the good food and drinks were paid for by others; she didn't spend any money except for buying train tickets.

Since she came back, she hasn't spent any money except for buying food. Is she out of money?

Who are you kidding? Qi Bowen knew that Li Ci didn't trust him as much anymore.

However, now that the Li family has fallen out with her, she has no other support. She also hopes that he can continue to take care of her when she goes to the countryside.

Qi Bowen suppressed his anger; once they reached the countryside, he was determined to get his hands on the money no matter what.

"Mom, you go and rest first, I'll take care of these." Qi Bowen showed no anger at all and even went over to help her up, being very filial.

"Pack two more blankets, and I need to bring all my clothes. See how to pack them to save space."

"We'll send the things we can't take with us first. And these big items in the house are all valuable. We'll see if the people from the compound are willing to buy them when they come over tonight."

"I'll leave this to you. Just give me the money later. Don't leave anything in the house, or Qi Feng will benefit from it."

Li Ci lay down on the sofa to rest. She had packed everything out of the house, wanting to take everything with her.

But she knew she couldn't take it with her, so she waved her hand and left it to Qi Bowen to handle.

He's the one who's embarrassed; all she cares about is the money.

Qi Bowen: "..."

If it weren't for the money and tickets, Qi Bowen wouldn't have been able to stand it for even a day. Was sending him to sell big items just a way to get him into trouble sooner?

Qi Bowen didn't want to talk anymore and silently packed his things. He knew that arguing with Li Ci would only make her angrier.

The street office staff guarded them all day, and even two more people came in the evening to take over from the daytime staff.

They just want to go out and buy something, but they can't.

"How is your father? What are you planning to do with him?" There's not much food left at home, and people are guarding the outside, preventing them from leaving no matter what they say.

Li Ci made some malted milk powder, mixed it with some biscuits, and ate it all, without caring whether Qi Bowen had eaten or not.

"He's been unconscious the whole time, and I haven't asked him anything yet." Qi Bowen went to the kitchen and soaked the remaining half of yesterday's steamed bun in water before eating it.

The person had been unconscious, but when he checked on him, he was still breathing.

He had a premonition that those people wouldn't care about him, and that in the end, this person would blame him. The thought of this made him furious.

"So what are you planning to do? We're going to the countryside tomorrow, are you planning to take him with you?"

Li Ci couldn't even stand Qi Bowen and didn't want to get involved, let alone an outsider.

And that person was also her enemy. Although she didn't care about what he did, he made her unable to have children.

Over the years, because she couldn't have children, everyone had been trying to comfort her, afraid of upsetting her. But not wanting to have children and not being able to have children are two different things.

“I don’t want to take him with me either, but he’s from Yangliu Brigade, my household registration is in his name, and those people outside definitely won’t let me leave him here.”

"Mom, don't worry, you are my family. Even if he is related to me by blood, it doesn't matter. To me, he is a stranger."

Qi Bowen knew that this person used to be the captain of Yangliu Brigade. Some time ago, he wrote a letter saying that he had been arrested for speculation and asked Qi Bowen to rescue him, but Qi Bowen did not care.

He had thought it through. Even if he had committed a crime, he had been the captain for so many years, so he still had some dignity.

They would be going to a place where they knew no one and would probably have to work in the fields. He didn't want to spend his days with the yellow earth.

With this person around, life should be a little easier. Let's wait until we get to know each other better.

"Hmph, you make it sound nice, but all you really want is to take him with you. Aren't you afraid he'll die on the way?"

Li Ci felt that he only cared about his biological father.

"Mom, I'm also thinking about our future." Qi Bowen expressed his thoughts, hoping to reassure Li Ci.

"Whatever, but I'm not going to help you. If you want to take it, you can manage it yourself. I'm going to sleep now; I have to take the bus tomorrow."

Li Ci was persuaded by him. Anyway, she didn't have to worry about it. At most, she would have to pay for the ticket. If they went to the countryside, it would be good to have locals to protect them.

Anyway, Qi Bowen now depends on her for everything. She knows his personality very well; he's obedient but lacks his own opinions.

She also felt that she wouldn't be able to stay in the countryside for long.