"Stop talking nonsense and come up quickly."

Du Hong then persuaded him, "Hurry up and get on. Besides, we're already at the office entrance. It's okay for me to walk for a while."

Seeing both of them say so, Xiao Jianping no longer refused and sat sideways in the back seat.

After he sat firmly, Li Xu pushed the pedal hard and the car drove straight to the workplace.

After locking the car, Li Xu looked at him unhappily and asked, "Tell me, what's wrong with your leg?"

Xiao Jianping still insisted on what he said earlier, "I knocked on it."

"Don't give me that. Is it because I can't see it?"

Hearing this, Xiao Jianping's eyes instantly turned red and tears were about to fall.

This scene scared Li Xu so much that he asked quickly, "What are you doing? Is there something wrong at home?"

Xiao Jianping sniffed and replied in a muffled voice, "No, my dad beat me."

"Ah?" Li Xu was shocked. "Your dad hit you? Why would he hit you for no reason? Didn't your grandparents stop you?"

He knew very well Xiao Jianping's position in the Xiao family.

Even if Xiao's father wanted to beat him, he had to get permission from the two old men, otherwise he couldn't even think about it.

Besides, Li Xu hasn’t heard that he got into trouble these two days.

"I stopped them. If I hadn't, my leg would have been broken." Xiao Jianping then explained, "It was all because of my master's drum. You're right, there's nothing in our county that can repair it."

Li Xu didn't know what to say. He just wanted to scare Xiao Jianping, but he didn't expect his words to come true...

After a moment of silence, he asked again, "Even if it can't be repaired, that's between you and Master Qi. Why would your father beat you?"

"My master said that if I couldn't fix it, he would break both of my legs and kick me out. My father thought it would be better for him to do it himself, break one of my legs, and then apologize to my master. Maybe that way I can suffer less."

Good job.

Li Xu exclaimed in his heart, "What a great guy!"

According to common sense, this wave of operations by Xiao's father is very feasible. This can not only express his family's sincerity, but also allow Xiao Jianping to suffer less.

However, there is a fatal problem here.

Thinking of this, Li Xu looked over with a complicated expression, "Go home and kowtow to your grandparents and thank them for saving your life."

"Go to hell, you're the dog." After saying that, Xiao Jianping asked doubtfully, "Besides, how does this count as saving me?"

In fact, he agreed with his father's approach. Breaking one leg is certainly better than breaking two.

But his grandparents tried to stop him in every way, so he only got half of the beating. If his leg was still broken, the beating would have been in vain.

So he felt a little resentful towards the two old people in his heart.

Li Xu sighed, "Old Xiao, I don't even want to comment on your brain. Master Qi just said it casually at the time, didn't you hear it?"

Xiao Jianping was stunned for a moment, and only came to his senses after a long time. He asked in disbelief, "You mean he didn't want to break my legs?"

"Nonsense, I guess you're the only one who didn't hear it. Don't you think you should thank your grandparents?"

After confirming it again, Xiao Jianping's tears, which had been brewing for a long time, finally fell. He nodded repeatedly and said, "I should thank them. When I get home, I will kowtow to them, at least three times."

To show his determination, he didn't even bother to wipe away his tears and raised three fingers to show Li Xu.

Li Xu said with a smile, "Don't be too happy too soon. Although Master Qi won't break your legs, he won't make your life easy either."

"It doesn't matter, I can handle everything else." Xiao Jianping patted his chest and answered confidently.

"It's good that you have confidence. Hurry and wipe your tears, otherwise others will laugh at you."

"Yes, yes, yes." After responding, Xiao Jianping quickly wiped away his tears.

During the lunch break, Li Xu rode his bike to the post office to mail the letter to Li Mei, and then bought two small items at the supply and marketing cooperative as wedding gifts from Li Ju and Li Chen to Du Sen.

Even though he usually treats Li Chen badly, he still has to help him when he needs it.

Although Li Chen has to pay back the money...

After returning to the car team, he saw a figure standing in the sun from a distance. Li Xu squinted his eyes to see the other person's appearance, then he smiled and walked over.

Walking up to the man, Li Xu smacked his lips and asked with sympathy, "Is this Master Qi's punishment for you?"

"Yeah." Xiao Jianping responded with a sad face.

"How long will you stand there?"

"have no idea."

"After this is over, will there be any other punishment?"

"have no idea."

Li Xu was speechless. "Then what do you know?"

"I know I'm going to have a hard time for the next while."

"Do I need you to tell me that?" Li Xu said unhappily, "Anyone with eyes can see it."

After a moment's silence, Xiao Jianping looked at him expectantly, "Old Li, why don't you plead for me? I'll treat you to a meal."

"That's fine, but I don't know if Master Qi will listen."

"I have to try it, otherwise I can't stand being in the sun all the time."

Li Xu teased, "Who said this morning that as long as my legs aren't broken, I can endure any punishment?"

Xiao Jianping's breathing stagnated, and then he said with a shameless face, "I just said that casually, Lao Li, Brother Li, please help me."

"Okay, since you're so pitiful, I'll help you. But let me be frank, regardless of whether it helps or not, you have to treat me to a meal."

"No problem, call Sister Hong and Lao Su as well." Xiao Jianping nodded excitedly.

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