Wang Yiting had always been putting her down, and Zhao Dahua finally had the chance to kick her while she was down. The fact that Li Laosan and Wang Yiting remained silent was, in Zhao Dahua's eyes, tantamount to acquiescence.
"You two have such vicious hearts! You actually wanted Fourth Brother to fall into the cesspool and drown, so that there would be no way to prove it. I knew you two didn't like Fourth Brother, but it didn't have to be this bad. Third Brother and Third Brother's wife, you are too cruel."
It seemed to express the sentiments of the masses; no one objected to what Zhao Dahua said.
[Well said! Excellent! Li Laosan and Wang Yiting are absolutely thrilled!]
However, Li Laosan and Wang Yiting acted like fools, not refuting anything.
Could it be that they really did something?
Li Yiyi fell into deep thought. Li Laoda looked at Li Laosan and Wang Yiting, wondering if his daughter had really been right and had actually done something!
Li Laosan and Wang Yiting did nothing, but they both assumed the other was responsible, secretly blaming each other for not discussing it further.
The toad oil was something only Wang Yiting had; it was bought for her by her family, who even showed it off. She couldn't deny it.
As soon as Li Laosi spoke, Li Laosan was certain that Wang Yiting was responsible. He was touched but also a little blaming. If Wang Yiting had discussed it with him, they wouldn't have been caught red-handed.
Wang Yiting, however, believed that Li Laosan was responsible. While it was true that only she possessed the toad oil, others could have used it, and her resentment towards Li Laosi was genuine.
In conclusion, Li Laosan was right to do the right thing.
While Zhao Dahua was speaking, Li Laosan and Wang Yiting were both trying to make amends for each other, missing the best opportunity to explain.
"Third brother, you really did it."
After reaching the peak of rage came calm. Old Man Li couldn't figure out why Li Laosan would want to kill Li Laosi.
"Dad, I didn't mean to."
Li Laosan glanced at Wang Yiting and readily agreed.
He took the blame; after all, he was Old Man Li and Old Woman Li's biological son. They couldn't very well send him to work as a sewing machine operator.
Wang Yiting is different. Knowing the truth, she knows that Old Mrs. Li and Old Mr. Li will definitely make them divorce; his child can't be without a mother.
"No, I made Father, it has nothing to do with my husband."
Wang Yiting stepped forward. She was willing to take the blame for Li Laosan. At worst, they would get a divorce, and she would take her child home. But her child couldn't be without a father.
To some extent, Li Laosan and Wang Yiting had thought of the same thing.
[As expected of Li Fuyi's parents, they have such backbone; they didn't even try to argue, they just admitted it.]
[I, Li Yiyi, hereby declare that you two are truly courageous.]
Husbands and wives are like birds in the same forest; when disaster strikes, they recognize each other together.
Old Man Li's face was beyond just looking ugly.
Was it necessary for sons to kill each other? Did their family have a throne to inherit? Or did they have immense wealth?
No, what he did lose was indeed a vast fortune; his reason returned.
"Third brother, third brother's wife, don't rush to confess. Take out the things first."
thing?
What is it?
Li Laosan and Wang Yiting genuinely didn't know.
"Dad, what is that?"
“Pretend, Li Laosan, you’re still pretending? What’s the point of pretending at a time like this? You framed Laosi, and you must have taken the things hidden in the jar.”
Sorry, you guessed wrong, I took it!
It seems that Li Lao Er knew about the gold, but Li Lao San and Li Lao Si genuinely didn't.
I've certainly learned that the most honest people are often the smartest.
"What are you talking about, Second Brother, what's inside the jar?"
Li Laosan felt he had found the key point: was it possible that someone was setting a trap to frame their third branch of the family?
Was it Li Lao Er or Li Lao Si, or perhaps both of them were involved?
"Wife, did you put the toad oil on?"
"It's me, the one in charge..."
"Tell the truth."
"I thought you did it, so I thought I'd take the blame for you. A child can't be without a father."
Everything became clear. Li Laosan looked at Wang Yiting, then at Li Laoer and Li Laosi, and felt a chill run through him.
An older brother and a younger brother conspired to frame him; what a clever scheme.
“Dad, I didn’t put toad oil on the stone slab. I thought my wife did it and was thinking of taking the blame for her. But you heard it just now. My wife didn’t do it. She thought I did it. My wife and I were completely set up.”
The situation took another turn when, following Li Laosi, Li Laosan also began to cry foul.
"Ministers and head of the household, did any of you get up in the middle of the night last night?"
“Dad, my brother and I never get up at night, but Li Jiafu and Li Jiaqiang do.”
As soon as Li Jiamin finished speaking, Li Laosan immediately turned to Li Laotou and Li Laotai.
"Father, Mother, did you hear that? The family members and the head of the family never get up at night. Father, you and Mother raised my two sons from the third branch of the family. Don't you know their habits?"
Old Man Li and Old Woman Li exchanged a glance but remained silent. Old Man Li's heart sank. He glanced at Old Man Li out of the corner of his eye, sensing that Old Man Li already knew the truth and was keeping quiet to protect Old Man Li.
Good, with Old Man Li protecting him, Li Laosi can't be touched for now. So what can Li Lao Er use to fight him?
“Father, I really don’t know what’s in the jar. I won’t admit to something I didn’t do. If you don’t believe me, you can ask Mother to search our second house. We’ve done nothing wrong.”
"I just don't know if you dare, Second Brother. Father and Mother, don't you think Second Brother is very suspicious? From the beginning, Second Brother seemed very anxious, anxious to convict me and Fourth Brother. He kept talking about the jar. Second Brother must know what's in the jar."
With certainty in his tone, Li Laosan believed he had already guessed the truth.
[Wonderful, wonderful! From Li Laosi to Li Laosan, and then to Li Laoer.]
[If one suspects the other, even if the truth comes out, resentment will likely remain, not to mention that the truth will never come out.]
[By then, neither Old Man Li nor Old Woman Li's three sons will trust each other, and neither will the three brothers, which is equivalent to achieving our initial expectation.]
While Li Yiyi was sighing with emotion, Boss Li remained silent.
Is my daughter being too optimistic? Has she forgotten that Li Lao Er and his men won't let him get away unscathed?
Caught off guard, Li Lao Er realized his thoughts had been exposed, and his expression and tone betrayed his true feelings.
"Father, I...I don't know."
The intermittent nature of his speech was indeed suspicious; at least Old Man Li was suspicious.
“Dad, look at Second Brother’s expression. He must know what’s in the jar.”
Having caught Li Lao Er by the tail, Li Lao San felt both pleased and smug, and at the same time began to speculate.
What exactly was inside the jar that made Old Man Li so concerned? Similarly, Old Man Li's third brother, standing nearby, was also harboring his own ideas.
"Second brother, do you know?"
Time and again, Old Man Li's patience ran out, and all the pressure fell on Li Lao Er.
How could Li Lao Er dare to admit it?
If Old Man Li finds out that he's been pretending to be an honest man for so many years for that thing, he probably won't have a place to stay in this house anymore.
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