After a tearful farewell, Shen He left, paying for the meal. Li Yiyi and Li Laoda, the remaining father and daughter, exchanged glances, and finally, they both laughed.
Unexpectedly, it came so easily.
"Dad, you'll be a worker from now on."
The more Li Yiyi was exposed to these things, the more she understood how important work was, and how important money and tickets were.
It's no exaggeration to say that a worker can support a family. You might not even save a hundred yuan a year working in the fields, but a worker can do that in about three months, not to mention that's their official wage.
More importantly, the job offers numerous benefits, which explains why Li Laosi was so determined to empty his family's savings to buy a job, even for a vague hope.
"Daughter, from now on, your father can give you and your mother a good life."
Better days awaited them, and both Li Laoda and Li Yiyi looked forward to it. Li Laoda was particularly frustrated because he didn't dare to spend any of the money he had in the production team.
You can't buy your daughter and daughter-in-law nice clothes; if they dress well, people will be envious and make sarcastic remarks. But it's different if you have a job. People can only be envious; after all, the money comes from legitimate sources.
"Father, let's go, we're going to the next place."
Riding on Li Laoda's shoulders, Li Yiyi gestured with her little hands, her spirited expression contrasting sharply with her sickly appearance.
Not long after Li Laoda and Li Yiyi left, Li Laosan finally brought Li Fuyi to the alley. Looking at the empty alley, Li Fuyi felt a void in her heart.
She should find what she wants there, but she didn't know exactly what it was.
"Fu Bao, let's go."
Having finally made it from the production team to the town, they were starving. Wang Yiting pulled the dazed Li Fuyi away.
Looking back at that alley, Li Fuyi felt extremely distressed.
After leaving the hospital and confirming that Li Yiyi was truly healthy, Boss Li was finally relieved. Knowing it was a matter of course, and seeing it with his own eyes was the only way to be at ease.
"Daughter, come on, Daddy will take you to make big money."
Taking advantage of the moment when no one was looking, Boss Li carried Li Yiyi into a sparsely populated alley. Li Yiyi's eyes shone brightly.
The legendary black market is finally about to reveal its mysterious true colors! So exciting, so incredibly exciting!
"Dad, should we sell all the wild boar meat? Can we keep some?"
[Shen He helped us, so we'll go back a bit and send him a big piece of meat, firmly grasping Li Fuyi's leg to prevent him from having any contact with her.]
After the attack by the shadowy figure, Li Yi's attitude towards Li Fuyi changed from indifference to revenge. Although she, as a cultivator, couldn't directly attack Li Fuyi, cutting off her resources was still an option.
"Girl, take the things out."
Before they knew it, Li Laoda carried Li Yiyi to their destination, a secluded courtyard. The paint on the gate was peeling, the wooden door was mottled from the rain, and the courtyard wall stood high, revealing an ordinary atmosphere.
"Daughter, just take out half of the wild boar meat."
My daughter has a point. No matter what, basic courtesy must be shown. I can't sever all ties with Shen He just because I got the job, and I can't let Li Fuyi take advantage of the situation.
With a wave of her hand, Li Yiyi placed the items from her spatial storage on the ground. These items had been packed up by Li Laoda and Jiang Yuting the night before, all wrapped in black bags, making it impossible to tell what was inside.
After everything was in place, Boss Li knocked on the door. A young man opened it shortly after, initially pleased to see Boss Li, but then cautiously looked around.
After confirming that no one was around, he opened the door to let Boss Li and Li Yiyi in. He moved the things from the floor into the house, making it look like they were on a secret mission.
"Brother Li, is this your daughter? She's so cute."
Wanting to pinch Li Yiyi, but seeing the grease on her hands, Li Yiyi hesitated between dodging and not dodging, choosing to honestly avoid her.
[Dad, make him take his hand away.]
[It's so dirty, the smell is making the baby dizzy.]
"Alright, alright, Brother Li, look how dirty your hands are. Don't get my daughter's face dirty."
"Brother Li, how can you talk like that?"
Li Daqiang glanced at Li Yiyi with a mixture of grievance and envy, then ignored her and looked into the distance. Li Yiyi maintained her aloofness to the very end.
"Brother Li, do you want this batch of goods? I put a lot of effort into it."
With the important matter at hand, Li Daqiang excitedly opened the bag to inspect the goods. He had noticed while he was moving them that they were all good stuff.
Upon opening the bag, the first thing he saw was a pile of fresh rabbits; the second bag contained pheasants; and when he opened the third bag, Li Daqiang's eyes lit up.
"Brother Li, you're amazing."
Making a "you're awesome" gesture with his hand, Li Daqiang looked at the half-eaten wild boar meat and mentally calculated how much money he could make after completing this deal.
I am the best.
Of course, my dad's alright too, just a little bit worse than me.
However, this looks somewhat familiar. Is there some kind of plot twist? I need to think about it carefully.
Lost in thought, Li Laoda glanced at Li Daqiang and then at Li Yiyi, deciding to deal with the things on the ground first. Who would turn down money?
"Brother Li, how much can you offer?"
“Brother Li, wild game is two cents more per pound than before. I can only offer that much. You know that. If I take it to the black market, I can only make one or two cents at most.”
Boss Li nodded. He knew the black market prices; if it weren't inconvenient, he would have sold them himself. However, going to the black market was risky, and after having a daughter, he valued his life more.
It doesn't matter if the money is less; let others bear the risks!
"Wild boar meat is two yuan per pound. Pork is in short supply on the black market, especially at the end of the year, so this price is reasonable."
Boss Li nodded indifferently; the price was reasonable, neither too much nor too little.
Li Laoda agreed, and Li Daqiang took out a scale, weighed all the meat, and paid Li Laoda the total amount.
"Brother Li, please keep this. It's two hundred and thirty-three yuan in total."
Li Daqiang was envious. Having a skill was great; living in the production team meant relying on the mountain for a living. But if Li Daqiang really lived in the production team, he wouldn't dare go up the mountain alone. He was working on a risky job, and so was Li Laoda.
Li Laoda: My daughter did it, I'm not in danger, I'm lying down.
Just before packing everything up, as Li Laoda was about to carry Li Yiyi away, his innermost thought finally came to him.
"Father, I remember now. There's another character in the storybook, 'White-Eyed Wolf Number Three.' His father was the brother you met on the black market. He was captured because of his carelessness, leaving behind a son, who is also known as White-Eyed Wolf Number Three."
[I took pity on Number Three, so I've been supporting him and his mother, at least showing some brotherly affection. I never expected that this ungrateful wretch Number Three would hold a grudge, believing you dragged his father down with him, and then reporting you during a transaction.]
Fortunately, you were lucky and escaped capture. That ingrate number three, after his first scheme failed, devised another. He took advantage of you while secretly plotting against you, until he met Li Fuyi, at which point he secretly joined forces with her to bring you down. In the end, your downfall was partly his doing.
[The second ingrate took some of the family's money because he secretly helped them. By the way, Dad, the third ingrate is named Li Wuchi, so his father should also have the surname Li.]
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