Li Duo ran into Li Yuanqing on the way from Li San's grandmother's house.
When the two met, Li Yuanqing brushed past Li Duo, and her aura seemed even stronger than before.
"Even without you, the Li family doesn't seem to be heading towards bankruptcy," Li Yuanqing said sarcastically.
Li Duo stopped in his tracks. "Congratulations on managing to stabilize the situation initially. However, a friendly reminder: carefully consider that piece of land in Hongjiang. Don't get too cocky and get fooled..."
Before Li Duo could finish speaking, Li Yuanqing interrupted him: "Mind your own business. You've been so free lately, haven't you? You're meddling in my affairs now? I don't need you to tell me what to do. You're already overwhelmed with your own messes, and I have to clean up your messes for you. And you're trying to control me?"
Li Duo glanced back at her, then turned and left.
Li Yuanqing looked surprised and asked from behind him, "You don't know? The court summons has been sent to Wen Shu, and the trial will begin soon."
"There is some good news in Fudomoyama. Congratulations on your son coming home!"
Li Duo turned around abruptly. "What did you say?"
"So you really didn't know? Luckily, it's not too late to inform you now." Li Yuanqing smiled. "You don't have to appear in court, because the legal team has already applied for a trial without your presence."
Li Duo gritted his teeth, "Are you crazy? This is a matter between Wen Shu and me. What right do you have to make such a decision on behalf of me and the Li family?"
Li Yuanqing replied, "I'm not acting on your behalf. I represent the Li family, and this is authorized by the family. How could a descendant of the Li family be left to wander outside?"
Li Duo stared intently at Li Yuanqing, "Li Yuanqing, you will definitely regret what you've done!"
After saying that, Li Duo strode away.
In the courtyard, there was a sudden knock on the door. Wen Shu was taken aback. Why would someone knock on the door so late?
Grandma peeked in: "Is that Aunt Zhang from next door? She's been bringing me herbal foot bath packets every night lately."
Wen Shu went to open the door, "Aunt Zhang?"
The person outside then spoke up: "Wen Shu, I am Li Duo."
Wen Shu's hand, which was about to open the door, suddenly stopped. How could it be him?
"What's up?"
"Yes, I am unaware of the court hearing. I would like to discuss with you how to handle this matter."
Wen Shu, of course, didn't open the door. Why bring this up now? It's all hypocrisy!
"There's nothing to do. I'll respond to the lawsuit. You can go back now."
“Wen Shu, today Li Yuanqing told me that the Li family is fighting for custody of Rou Rou in my name. I did say before that I wanted to fight for Rou Rou, but I didn’t really want that much. I just said it in anger…”
Wen Shu stood by the door and said, "I understand."
“Let’s discuss this.” Li Duo knocked on the door.
Wen Shu said directly, "No need, there's nothing to discuss. I know what you mean, and I understand the Li family's intentions. If you want to help me, it's not difficult at all."
Li Duo sighed, "They requested that I not appear in court..."
Upon hearing this, Wen Shu reached out and opened the door. Li Duo was standing outside. "I didn't expect them to do this."
Wen Shu glanced into the house, stepped out, and closed the courtyard gate.
Li Duo followed beside her, saying, "I'm so sorry. It's all because of me that you and Grandma have had so much trouble."
Wen Shu glanced at him and said, "You know about the relationship between Third Grandma Li and my maternal grandmother, right? The reason I came out to talk to you is because of their reunion as sisters."
She turned to look at Li Duo, "I admit I don't want to be enemies with the Li family, but they won't let me go, so I have no choice but to fight back. I will never give up."
Li Duo frowned. "Did you announce your engagement to Long Yin to put pressure on the Li family?"
Wen Shu paused, then said, "Yes, it's good that you know."
“Then you don’t understand the Li family at all,” Li Duo said. “The family back home will not give up on their child so easily. The Li family is very insistent on this.”
Wen Shu looked at him and asked, "Li Duo, thank you for telling me all this, but what's the use of telling me this? Or are you saying that if you tell me this, I will give up under pressure from the Li family?"
Wen Shu shook her head firmly: "Of course I won't give up. I can only face the challenge head-on. I will absolutely not hand over Rou Rou."
Li Duo took a deep breath. "Of course I know you won't give up, that's why I came to you. If you want to keep Rou Rou, you have no choice but to cooperate with me, right?"
"How are you going to cooperate with me? The Li family applied in your name and even applied on your behalf for you to not appear in court. The trial is imminent, what else can you do?"
Li Duo said, "You and one lawyer can't beat the Li family's legal team. You need lawyers, you need all kinds of professional help. And I can provide that!"
Wen Shu took a deep breath. "I can't afford such high lawyer fees."
"What I'm willing to provide to you is for the sake of the meat, and also for my third grandmother and maternal grandmother, so why would I charge you?"
Wen Shu glanced at him, her feelings a mix of emotions.
Her feelings for Li Duo were originally complicated. She had genuine feelings for him, but he had hurt her so badly that now, whenever she saw him, she would reflexively feel aggrieved.
Wen Shu naturally knew that the Li family dared to take her to court because they must have a strong legal team supporting them.
Facing a huge legal team alone, she wasn't really confident. If Li Duo could offer help, perhaps she would feel more confident.
"I only have one lawyer right now. If you can help me, I will thank you on behalf of my grandmother and Rou Rou."
Li Duo replied, "Rou Rou is my child. I promised you that if he stayed with you, I wouldn't try to take him away from you. I was afraid you would misunderstand and think I was declaring war on you, so I came here specifically to tell you that I didn't make this decision."
“The Li family wanted to take Rou Rou back, but they did not get my consent. Li Yuanqing orchestrated the whole thing.”
Wen Shu was silent for a few seconds before saying, "I believe you."
At this point, even if she didn't believe it, there was nothing she could do. Rather than being hostile to Li Duo and provoking him into joining the fight for the meat, she might as well lend him a hand at this crucial moment and get him on her side.
At least during the court proceedings, he won't stab himself in the back.
The two walked slowly along the road in the neighborhood. Wen Shu always felt that someone was following her. After a few times, Wen Shu suddenly turned around and found that Aunt Zhang was secretly following her.
Wen Shu: "???"
Aunt Zhang immediately pretended to be taking a walk, looking up at the sky and swaying slowly with her hands behind her back.
Wen Shu was completely confused. What did Aunt Zhang mean?
She's been acting strangely lately. First, she tried to get close to their family, as if she was trying to curry favor with them. Then, she started sending them all sorts of things.
Recently, Wen Shu has been feeling that Aunt Zhang is spying on her family.
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