Xiao Chen didn't believe a word Sun Xiu said.

As a neighbor for so many years, he knew very well how much the Li family loved Li Ju.

Besides, he questioned his wife in front of so many people just by hearing one sentence, and then scolded her. If you say that the matter is over, only a fool would believe it.

It was precisely because he was afraid that the Li family would attack him and his wife that Xiao Chen took such a serious approach to show his sincerity in his apology.

Fortunately, I got Sun Xiu's forgiveness, otherwise I wouldn't be able to sleep at night.

Then Xiao Chen looked at his wife and said, "What are you staring at? Why don't you bow and thank Aunt Li and Uncle Li for their generosity?"

The woman was reminded and bowed again.

Seeing this scene, Li Jiakang couldn't help showing a helpless expression. After the woman stood up, he said, "Xiao Chen, the past is in the past. We didn't take it to heart. You shouldn't take it to heart either. Let's just get along with each other as before."

Hearing this, Xiao Chen was overjoyed, and good words gushed out like a spring, and then he said goodbye.

After they left, everyone in the Li family quickly put the matter behind them and turned to talk about other topics.

Then something unexpected happened to the Li family. Liu Yunxiao and his family, who came to visit every night, congratulated Li Mei as soon as they entered the house.

This confused the Li family. They didn't know what they meant and started asking questions.

Liu Yunxiao replied with a smile on his face, "Sister Mei is getting a promotion."

"Ah?" The Li family was shocked. "Promotion? Where does this position come from in the county?"

"We were just having dinner when someone from the county suddenly came to say that the deputy county magistrate had suffered a stroke and was in very poor condition. He was already nearing retirement age, and now that he's had a stroke, he'll most likely retire early. Besides Sister Mei, I can't think of anyone else qualified to take the vacant position."

As if to add credibility, Liu Yunxiao added, "My grandfather thought so too."

After hearing this, the Li family looked at each other in surprise.

They knew that the deputy county magistrate was originally scheduled to retire next year, and they were prepared for Li Mei to take over.

But no one expected such an emergency to happen, giving Li Mei the opportunity to take over early.

Although this position is relatively far back in the leadership team, it is still a position for county leaders, and the person sitting on it is qualified to participate in the decision-making of county affairs.

Everyone thought that Li Mei would be the best candidate to take over because she had run the fertilizer plant so well in recent years.

A few years ago, Li Mei followed Li Xu's advice and engaged in fruit planting. She made a lot of money by planting watermelons in the first year, and she made a lot of money every year thereafter.

Since the factory has money, Li Mei naturally will not treat her employees unfairly. She will set aside a portion of the profits every year to provide benefits to her employees.

This made Li Mei very popular among her employees and her reputation in the county grew better and better every year.

With such ability and a university degree, who would be promoted if not her?

Then Li Jiakang's face blossomed with an extremely bright smile. He warmly invited Liu Yunxiao and his family to sit down, had someone pour them tea, and said that he would treat them to a meal after Li Mei was promoted.

Liu Yunxiao nodded cheerfully, then said to Li Mei, "Sister Mei, my grandfather said you'd better go visit the deputy county magistrate."

Li Mei thought about it and felt that she should go, so she found some gifts from home and went to the county hospital under the escort of Li Ping.

Although the teacher had left, Li Ju and Xiong Xue still took the initiative to review the knowledge.

Liu Yunxiao and the others were still chatting on the other side. As they were talking, Li Xu mentioned that Li Ju had taken a long vacation to review at home.

After hearing this, Liu Yunxiao thought about it and decided to go home and discuss with his parents to let Xiong Xue take a long vacation as well.

Not long after, Li Mei came back, and Li Jiakang quickly asked, "Xiao Mei, how is the situation?"

"Early retirement is a done deal."

Upon hearing this, Li Jiakangle's back teeth were exposed.

The next day, the county issued a notice of Li Mei's promotion.

That night, Li Jiakang hosted a banquet at his home to entertain Liu Yunxiao and his family.

The third night.

Li Xu, who had been on a business trip in the city, returned to his old house and was stunned to find that only Li Chen was at home.

Before he could ask, Li Chen quickly stepped forward, snatched the bag from his hand, and placed it on the table. He spoke rapidly, "Grandma is dying. Everyone left in a hurry, so they left me here to wait for you. Push the car out quickly and I'll lock the door."

Li Xu was stunned at first, then quickly turned around and pushed the cart into the yard.

Li Chen turned off the lights and locked the door in the back.

The two of them rode together, and Li Xu was sitting in the back seat when he had time to ask about the situation. "Grandma was in such good health, how could she suddenly become ill?"

Li Chen pedaled hard while answering, "Grandma was fine this morning, but she said she felt a little tired this afternoon and went back to her room to lie down for a while. Who would have thought that she wouldn't be able to get up after that."

Now Li Xu understood that the end was most likely coming.

The two of them rushed to Qinghe Brigade at twice the speed as usual, and saw a large group of people gathered outside Li Jiafu's house from a distance.

When they got near the door, the two men parked the car on the side of the road and ran towards the door.

The two men came to the door of Old Lady Li's bedroom. When Li Jianjun, who was standing at the door, saw them, he shouted, "Brother Xu and Brother Chen are here," and then hurriedly pulled them into the room.

The not-so-small house was now packed with people. Except for some ignorant children, the rest all had sad faces.

Hearing the shouting, the people in the house automatically made way for a passage.

When I walked to the bed, I saw Old Mrs. Li lying on the bed, her face pale and her eyes closed. Old Mr. Li was sitting in front of the bed, holding one of her hands tightly. The brothers Li Jiakang and Li Jiafu were standing beside the bed with red eyes.

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