Seeing that the atmosphere had already become tense, Li Qiutang quickly continued, "I won't talk about the past. Right now, I'm just hiding in the Han family to recuperate. Once it's more convenient for me, I'll cut off contact with the Han family so that you won't keep thinking about them."
"Whether you are taken away or go home is none of my business. My family and the Han family are enemies, and that's not something I can change."
"It's good that you were taken away. Now I'm all alone at home, so I can focus on recovering. Before you go in, please transfer the ownership of the house to me as soon as possible. Otherwise, if the government takes it away, we'll have nothing left."
“If you get out soon, then it will be just the two of us left at home, relying on each other for survival. From now on, you will have to depend on me. If you don’t listen to me, I really don’t know what kind of heartless things I might do in the future.”
"After all, you said I'm cold-blooded and ruthless. I could never open my heart to you. How good I am to you depends on your behavior."
Upon hearing this, Li's father stopped pretending to be dead and lowered his head: "Li Qiutang, a person should have a conscience. I am your father. How can you just leave me like this!"
Li Qiutang nodded: "The fact that you can still stand here and speak properly is because people are giving me face. Do you think others would be kicked out with a stick?"
Han Qiulin, standing to the side, heard Li Qiutang say she didn't want anything to do with him and immediately became agitated, wanting to refute something, but was quickly stopped by a look from Lin Xiaoxiao.
Han Qiulin glanced at Li Qiutang with hurt in his eyes, and could only bite the bullet and cooperate with her: "Now I understand the whole incident clearly. Li Jianguo's series of actions have caused a very bad impact. Come with me to the police station to be punished."
After saying that, Han Qiulin took a step forward, grabbed Li's father by the collar, and was about to take him to the police station. Li's father was so frightened that his legs went weak. How did things turn out like this? He came here to bring a turning point to his family, but now he has gotten himself into trouble.
No, Li Jiabao is just fooling me. It has nothing to do with me. I heard that people inside don't get enough to eat or wear, are forced to work, and are even bullied.
Even living outside while having to watch Li Qiutang's every whim is better than being stuck inside. Qiang said, "I admit my mistake, okay? Don't take me away. I promise I'll never see you two again."
“I will never listen to Li Jiabao again. She was the one who instructed me to do this. Hearing you say that, I know things are serious. I will change. From now on, I will listen to you. Dad is already so old, I don't want to go to jail…”
Li Qiutang shook her head, unmoved.
Han Qiulin didn't give Li's father a chance to speak at all, and pulled him forward.
“If you send me in, your whole family’s reputation will be ruined. You’ll be considered a family member of a convict. If you do this, you’ll lose your job and your life won’t be easy, Li Qiutang! You’re ruining yourself by doing this!!” Li’s father struggled in Han Qiulin’s grasp and kept shouting at Li Qiutang.
Li Qiutang, who had remained unmoved until now, showed a slight change in expression upon hearing these words.
Seeing that his words had a chance, Li's father immediately began to flatter him: "As long as you don't send me to jail, I can cooperate with you. I'll explain things to your superiors about work matters for you. Not only that, I'll cooperate with you on anything else you need."
"Qiutang, my body can't take any more of this. Please don't send me in. Dad knows he was wrong. From now on, he'll never do the opposite of what you say."
Upon hearing this, Li Qiutang took two steps forward with a slight agitation and said with difficulty, "Remember what you're saying now. Go and deal with Li Jiabao's matter with Han Qiulin first. If you don't perform well, there will be no follow-up."
Li's father thought that Li Qiutang had come to her senses and was going to save him, so he quickly nodded: "Okay, okay, I will definitely explain everything clearly. I will definitely behave well. You must remember to come and pick me up."
Upon hearing this, Li Qiutang simply took two more steps forward to give an answer, but she neither agreed nor nodded.
She deliberately spoke in a vague and ambiguous manner to coax Li's father into cooperating and smoothly extending Li Jiabao's sentence.
Li Jiabao had been trying to sow discord between her and her parents since she was a child. She would fight over everything, big or small, even men. Now, she was being targeted to ruin her reputation. She was filled with resentment for years, and if she didn't vent her anger today, she wouldn't want to live anymore.
If she were to live such a stifled and spineless life, she wouldn't be Li Qiutang. If she were to retaliate, she would deliver the most devastating blow. What did all those painless squabbles before amount to? She would make Li Jiabao hate her, fear her, and regret provoking her.
As for Li's father, the best time to offer help is when he is at his most desperate and fearful, when he proposes his conditions and severs ties with his father.
By the time Li's father realized what had happened, everything was already set in stone. Even if he wanted to cause trouble afterward, it would have nothing to do with him anymore, and he would have no standing to argue with him.
Even if he claims to be his father and wants retirement money, he can just give him whatever he can. Without henchmen like Li's mother and Li Jiabao charging ahead, he can only keep a low profile and try to please himself. Otherwise, without money or ability, he'll only starve to death.
Everything was planned perfectly, but Han Qiulin would have to suffer for the time being.
She hadn't even sorted out all the mess she was making herself, so she wouldn't consider the future with Han Qiulin, because she didn't have the face to do so.
Only when she has handled everything properly can it be a healthy, trouble-free relationship and family structure.
And so, Li's father was willingly taken away by Han Qiulin, while the remaining two were also taken to the police station by the gatekeeper of the courtyard for education.
Several people came in high spirits, but ended up being taken away in a sorry state, bearing many injuries.
Mr. Li is now truly afraid to offend his eldest daughter. In the past, she was strong-willed and the family could never get away with anything because of her. Now that his future is in Li Qiutang's hands, he doesn't dare to cause any trouble.
The thought that things had turned out this way, all because of his youngest daughter's instigation, made him resent Li Jiabao. He knew perfectly well that it was a very unethical thing to do and that it would harm both himself and others, but Li Jiabao still insisted on making a scene. He felt that his daughter was the most selfish and heartless person, and that she didn't care about her old father at all.
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