Looking back now, I realize that the youngest daughter was truly heartless. She would always sow discord between Li Qiutang and her family over trivial matters, causing Li Qiutang's relationship with her family to deteriorate.
Li Qiutang is clearly the most successful and hardworking person in the family, but in the end, he is the one who gets the most criticism. He made a mess of the family and used the two of them to fight for her interests. If she wants to fight for something, she should fight for it herself. What's the point of bringing the two of them along?
Every time she says she cares about them the most, but now that I think about it, Li Jiabao has never considered their future at all. If she really cared, why would she drag them into everything?
The more Li's father thought about it, the angrier he became. When he arrived at the police station, he cooperated by telling the police the specific details of what happened that day. He even shifted all his ulterior motives onto Li Jiabao and, towards the end, hinted that he was going to sever ties with his daughter.
Because after Li Jiabao was detained, he not only did not repent, but also secretly plotted to harm others, confuse the public, and question public credibility, which resulted in an extended sentence.
Not only has Li Jiabao's sentence been extended, but Li's father has also been detained and educated by the police, and he can only be released if the Han family gives in.
Once she decided to leave, her fellow inmates learned that Li Jiabao had murdered her own sister and disliked her intensely. Life in prison was truly a living hell for her.
However, these are all things that happened to Li Jiabao later.
Inside the police station, Li's father and Li Jiabao were in complete chaos, while Lin Xiaoxiao and her friends were enjoying a peaceful and happy time.
Lin Xiaoxiao exchanged a few words with her neighbors, and soon the crowd gathered around the yard dispersed. Li Qiutang was still worried about the incident where Lin Xiaoxiao had been pushed. Seeing her heavily pregnant belly, she couldn't help but ask, "Xiaoxiao, are you alright? If you're still feeling unwell, go to the hospital for a checkup as soon as possible."
Lin Xiaoxiao waved her hand: "No need. Your dad didn't even touch me just now. They're so arrogant. If I don't come up with this solution, it will only embolden them."
"I'm fine. You've been standing there for so long, are you alright?"
Li Qiutang shook her head to indicate that she was fine. She had just been feeling angry, and because of that anger, she hadn't felt any pain at all.
"I don't know if it's because your family has good feng shui or what, but after only staying here for a day or two, I feel much better than when I was in the hospital."
Lin Xiaoxiao naturally couldn't say that it was all thanks to the spiritual spring water. "What good feng shui? This is clearly the power of love. The way you two looked at each other just now, so hurt, it's obvious you have a good relationship. Good love is the best medicine..."
After saying that, Lin Xiaoxiao gave Li Qiutang a teasing look.
Li Qiutang blushed after Lin Xiaoxiao said that, and told Lin Xiaoxiao to say less.
After exchanging a few jokes, Lin Xiaoxiao used her home phone to call Han Qiushi in the army. When it was time, Han Qiushi brought over dinner, and the three of them chatted and ate at the table.
It was almost time to rest, and Han Qiushi wanted to take Lin Xiaoxiao back, but Lin Xiaoxiao refused.
After a long and eventful day, Li Qiutang stood there emotionally all afternoon. The two agreed to go to the hospital for a check-up tomorrow. Han Qiushi thought it was a good idea, since he was also there and could take them both to the hospital tomorrow.
To avoid the car having to run back and forth.
Han Qiushi made a phone call to Bai Hehua and the others, then took a rag and water to tidy up and clean the room.
The cleaning took half an hour. Lin Xiaoxiao had also taken a shower and had already taken out the air conditioner fan to cool down.
Seeing that she was only wearing a tank top and shorts and blowing in the wind, Han Qiushi quickly grabbed a small blanket and covered Lin Xiaoxiao's stomach with it.
"Even if you're hot, you shouldn't let the wind blow on you like that, or you'll get diarrhea tomorrow."
Lin Xiaoxiao knew all of this, but she couldn't stand the heat. In the later stages of her pregnancy, her belly was big and her body was heavy, and she would feel hot and irritable. If it were any other time, she would have tried all kinds of iced watermelon and cold drinks.
Now that she's pregnant, she can't eat too many cold drinks. She can only rely on the air conditioner to cool down her body. The thin fabric she wears is already preventing her body from dissipating heat, let alone covering herself with a blanket. Right now, she really wishes she could soak her whole body in ice water.
"If only we had air conditioning at home..." Lin Xiaoxiao complained.
They already had air conditioning by then, but it was ridiculously expensive, a pure luxury item. If someone had one, their house would be too conspicuous.
Lin Xiaoxiao had also inquired about it, and at this time, air conditioners generally cost between 3,000 and 5,000 yuan. What does that price mean? It's about 10 to 15 years' worth of pure wages for a working person.
Even if they have the means, no one will be jealous or report them. Nowadays, household electrical circuits can't handle the load of air conditioners, and installation will be restricted.
These days, air conditioning is generally only found in high-level government offices or upscale hotels; very few people have it installed in their homes.
Han Qiushi listened to Lin Xiaoxiao muttering about air conditioning and replied, "You mean air conditioning? I saw one of these things at a meeting when I was on a mission protecting important people. It's really amazing. It's plugged in, and the electricity is clearly hot, but it blows out cold air."
"But I've heard people say that this is a 'yin wind' that feels cool for a while, but if you keep it on for too long, it will cause health problems. Catching a cold is a minor issue, but if you keep it on for too long, it can cause pain in your hands and feet. Many people think this wind is too evil."
Lin Xiaoxiao chuckled upon hearing this. It was clearly a case of excessive dampness in the body, so how did it become a case of the air conditioner being a "wicked wind"? "You're all talking nonsense. This is a problem with the body itself, not with the air conditioner."
"No, that's what everyone says. After the meeting, the staff even covered the air conditioner with a red cloth, saying that it could 'ward off evil spirits'."
"This thing is expensive and weird, let's just use this instead. Fans and air conditioners are both for cooling, so it should be fine. If you're still hot, I'll fan you again." As he spoke, Han Qiushi picked up a palm leaf fan and gently waved it to cool Lin Xiaoxiao.
Lin Xiaoxiao giggled and laughed, not forgetting to tease Han Qiushi: "You've been to school, how can you believe this? You scoff at it now, but you'll love it later."
The two chatted and laughed for a few minutes, and Lin Xiaoxiao immediately felt sleepy. Within seconds, she fell asleep in the cool breeze that Han Qiushi brought her.
Seeing that she was asleep, Han Qiushi intended to go to sleep immediately as well. However, when he gave Lin Xiaoxiao a goodnight kiss, he noticed that there was still sweat in Lin Xiaoxiao's hair. He picked up the palm-leaf fan he had put down and fanned her again and again until late at night when Lin Xiaoxiao unconsciously looked for a blanket, at which point he stopped fanning her.
The next day, after Lin Xiaoxiao and the others finished breakfast together, Han Qiushi took them to the hospital for a check-up.
They took Li Qiutang to the orthopedics department first, since she hadn't been to the hospital for two or three days, and staying at home any longer might delay her condition.
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