"Listen up, all of you."
The table was slammed loudly, and everyone turned to look at Old Lady Li.
“I’m telling you right now, if you want to eat, go and work. If you can’t stand it, go wherever you want, but don’t come back. My Li family doesn’t lack sons, wives, or grandchildren.”
She said it to everyone, but everyone knew in their hearts who Old Lady Li was really talking to.
Neither Li Laosan nor Wang Yiting spoke. Did they want to reply? Yes, but they couldn't bear the consequences.
After dinner, Li Yiyi asked Jiang Yuting to carry her to the eaves. The cold weather couldn't dampen her enthusiasm for watching the excitement.
[That's the right feel. The female lead should be like a lotus flower that grows strong and unyielding in difficult circumstances; someone like Li Fuyi would never fit that description.]
How can one know the cruelty of bitter cold without experiencing hardship?
How can you know the hardships others endure if you don't learn how to do things yourself?
How can you know how difficult survival is without hardship? How can you learn without experiencing some toil?
[Li Fuyi isn't suited to be the female lead in a happy ending story; she's better suited to be the female lead in a tragic ending story. Didn't the book explicitly state at the end that she accused Old Lady Li of favoring sons over daughters and mistreating her?]
Now it's all right, perfectly legitimate.
Yang Guowei watched Li Fuyi washing clothes in the yard against the cold wind, while Li Daya and Li Erya went to do other things.
Li Yiyi felt relieved.
That's how it should be. Yang Guowei thinks his father relies on his son for old age, so he doesn't need that. He should be self-sufficient and grateful to them.
The same applies to Li Fuyi; under the same circumstances, the female lead and the male supporting character were able to build a revolutionary friendship.
"Brother Guowei, my hands are so cold!"
Having never done laundry before, Li Fuyi's hands were red from the cold and from being scrubbed raw on the washboard; her legs were also injured—she looked extremely pitiful.
"If it's cold, wash it quickly."
Yang Guowei never even raised his head. Being adopted by Li Laosan and Wang Yiting was no different from being an orphan. Orphans had it easier and freer, while he had to take care of all of Li Laosan's family's clothes.
They say they don't support idlers in their family.
At first, he expected Li Fuyi to help him, and Li Fuyi readily agreed, but then forgot about it, saying that her parents had already worked very hard.
Over time, Yang Guowei grew to see through Li Fuyi and lost all affection for her.
"Brother Guowei, can you help me wash?"
"not good."
Yang Guowei turned away, ignoring Li Fuyi.
"Brother Guowei~"
Dejected, Li Fuyi lowered her head again, unwilling to accept her fate. After several ups and downs, Li Fuyi went from being half-cheerful and half-gloomy to completely gloomy, especially with Li Yiyi as a contrast.
Looking up, Li Yiyi saw the familiar black mist heading towards Yang Guowei's feet.
Watching with amusement, Li Yiyi showed no intention of interfering.
The dark aura is becoming more pronounced; what exactly is that shadowy figure?
[The female lead schemes against the male supporting character—good stuff, good stuff.]
Jiang Yuting glanced at Li Yiyi, then looked into the courtyard.
Yang Guowei was drawing water from the well when he suddenly slipped and fell into it.
"Brother Guowei".
Li Fuyi held Yang Guowei's hand tightly, her arm chafed red, but she didn't let go.
"Brother Guowei, are you alright? You have to hold on, you'll be alright."
The worried voice flowed like a thousand clear springs into Yang Guowei's parched heart. Holding Li Fuyi's hand tightly, Yang Guowei felt he was grasping at the salvation of life.
Jiang Yuting put down her needlework and ran to the well to help, making sure the water didn't get dirty.
Yang Guowei was pulled out, and immediately pushed Jiang Yuting's hand away, causing Jiang Yuting to almost fall.
"Fu Bao, are you alright? Your hands are almost bleeding."
Yang Guowei was extremely anxious and looked at Jiang Yuting, who had just regained her footing.
"Why didn't you come sooner? It's all your fault. If you had come sooner, Fu Bao would be alright. You heartless woman."
Jiang Yuting: ? ? ?
A chill ran through me for a moment. Although my intention was to save people from the flood, I did manage to save some too.
Li Yiyi, kicking her little legs, had just stepped down the stone steps and reached Jiang Yuting's side when she heard Yang Guowei spouting nonsense.
"You ungrateful wretch! My mother just saved you, you heartless ingrate!"
Pointing her little finger at Yang Guowei, Li Yiyi started cursing, and Jiang Yuting's heart, which had been cold, instantly warmed.
That's right, it's not like we just found out Yang Guowei is an ingrate.
"Get out of here! It's all your fault! If it weren't for you, Fu Bao would have plenty of meat to eat. You're the one who stole everyone else's love for Fu Bao."
Li Yiyi: ? ? ?
The plot somehow managed to come together in a haphazard way.
"And you, you heartless woman, you don't like Fu Bao anymore after you had the child. Do you think you would have gotten pregnant if it weren't for Fu Bao?"
Jiang Yuting: ? ? ?
What does her pregnancy have to do with Li Fuyi? Isn't it all thanks to her and Li Laoda's efforts?
"Mother, let's go. Don't argue with a fool."
Li Yiyi held Jiang Yuting's hand and made sarcastic remarks.
No, I need to strengthen the protection of Old Lady Li and Old Man Li; we can't let Li Fubao take advantage of any loopholes.
[Let's forget about the male supporting characters; they're a perfect match for the female lead.]
[They don't get involved, they just kick someone when they're down.]
"Don't leave! You have to take Fu Bao to see a doctor. If you hadn't arrived so late, Fu Bao wouldn't have gotten hurt."
Unable to bear the constant accusations of being vicious, Li Yiyi used a clever trick to slap Yang Guowei across the face, leaving a clear mark.
Look at your own hands, then look at Yang Guowei.
Am I really that strong?
"Oh, I see. I've been cultivating, so it's no surprise I'm strong."
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