"Unless everyone is a fool, the Liu family's plan will never succeed." Li Ping said affirmatively.

This is true. They want to use a few dollars to buy favors, but anyone who sees what the Liu family is planning will not let them succeed.

Even if Li Ping doesn't pave the way, someone else will.

"The Liu family has earned enough favors. For them, if this thing succeeds, it would be the best. If it doesn't, it doesn't matter." After replying, Li Xu turned his head to look at the other table behind him, "Wen Bo, have you guys drank the medicine today?"

“Cough, cough…”

Upon hearing this question, Li Wenbai, who was eating rice with big mouthfuls, suddenly started coughing, spraying rice all over half of the table.

Seeing this, Hu Guilan quickly stood up and walked over to pat him on the back. "Why are you eating so hastily? No one's trying to snatch the food from you. Look how you've ruined the meal! Hongtao, quickly get a rag and wipe the table."

There are now more than 20 people in the Li family, and one table cannot accommodate them all, so they have to split into two tables.

The adults sat at one table with their children who could not eat alone, and the remaining children sat at another table.

Fortunately, we were not at the same table, otherwise we would not have been able to eat this meal.

The topic they were discussing just now was related to medicinal materials, so Li Xu thought of the medicinal juice and asked about it casually, but he never expected Li Wenbai to have such a big reaction.

However, the answer to the question can be obtained from this reaction. Li Wenbai drank the medicine today.

Li Wenbai stopped coughing after a while. After recovering, he looked at Li Xu with resentment, "Second Uncle, can you please not bring up such a spoiling thing during dinner?"

Li Xu looked at his flushed face and nodded happily, "Okay, let's talk about it after we finish eating."

The weather was still very hot today, and everyone had no appetite, so they put down their chopsticks quickly.

After the table was cleared, Li Xu teased his daughter in his arms and asked, "Nephew, how come drinking the medicine spoiled your fun?"

"It's bitter, too bitter. I can't even eat when I think of the taste."

Seeing Li Wenbai’s wrinkled face, everyone knew that the medicine must be really bitter.

Li Ping glanced at his eldest son and said, "Have you never heard that bitter medicine is good for the disease? I tell you, as long as it works, you have to drink it no matter how bitter it is."

"Your father is right, grandson. If you refuse to drink it because it's too bitter, and you get heatstroke, you'll have to take medicine at least three times a day, and the medicine may be even more bitter than this." Sun Xiu quickly agreed.

Li Chen jokingly offered an idea, "Nephew, put a few candies in your pocket from now on. After taking the medicine, peel two and eat them immediately. That way, the medicine won't taste bitter."

Hearing everyone asking him to drink the medicine obediently, the young Li Wenbai couldn't help but sigh. Then he looked at Li Chen and said, "Uncle San, it tastes bitter when I drink it. What should I do?"

"Pinch your nose and drink it in one gulp."

"Okay, I'll try it tomorrow."

"Wenbo, there's an old saying that goes, 'Only those who endure the most hardships can rise to prominence.' As long as you can get through these few years, you'll have a better life in the future," Li Jiakang encouraged his beloved grandson. "Besides, you'll only need to drink the medicine for three months at most. Once you get through this period, you'll feel much better."

Li Wenbai thought for a moment and said, "Grandpa, Hongtao and the others should also work hard to live a better life."

Everyone in the Li family: ...

The adults didn't know whether this kid was pretending to be ignorant and deliberately trying to drag his younger brothers into the water.

Or maybe he really didn't understand, and just simply hoped that his younger brothers could live a better life in the future.

Li Hongtao and the others didn't react at first. When they came to their senses, their faces changed drastically and they all shouted, "I don't work hard. I just want to live my life as it is now."

"Me too, I think life is pretty good now."

"Brother, we've been so good to you, and you actually want to harm us?"

...

They knew very well what kind of life Li Wenbai lived every day. To be honest, they were scared just watching him, let alone imitating him.

Seeing their reactions, the adults even felt that if they really did what Li Wenbo said and added more responsibilities to them, the eldest brother among the younger generation would probably become the current second-in-command, Li Hongtao...

Li Jiakang rubbed his head and shouted, "Shut up and listen to me."

When the children stopped talking, he continued, "Wenbo, Hongtao and the others aren't cut out for studying. Even if they were to study from morning till night like you do, it wouldn't be very effective. They can't follow the path you're on. Do you understand what I mean?"

Li Wenbai pondered for a moment, turned his head to look at his brothers who were staring at him, and then hesitated and said, "Grandpa, are you saying they want to take another path?"

"right."

“Will they be as tired as I am?”

"Ask your second uncle, he knows the most about this matter." Li Jiakang pushed Li Xu out decisively without thinking.

Li Xu was numb.

How do I answer this?

If his generation could arrange things well, Li Hongtao and his companions could live happily and wait for death.

It is no exaggeration to say that as long as they want, the word "tired" will not appear in their dictionary.

If it wasn't arranged, well, this might not exist.

Li Xu was worried that if he told the truth, Li Wenbai would feel unbalanced and cause trouble.

So he could only give an ambiguous answer, trying to get by, "Nephew, they may be more tired than you, or they may not be as tired as you. The outcome depends on their own choices."

"What choice?"

"There's a saying that goes, 'As long as you're willing to give up, nothing is difficult in this world.' What they have to choose is whether they're willing to give up."

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