Chapter 115 The Li Family's Drama
Li Hua watched her mother walking away with her brother in her arms, twisting her fingers and wanting to say that she also wanted to go to her grandmother's house, but her mother walked so quickly that she disappeared in the blink of an eye.
When Aunt Li hurried home and broke into the second room, she saw only Li Hua squatting on the ground washing her mother and brother's dirty clothes.
Seeing Aunt Li rushing in, Li Hua shuddered and lowered her head, trying to escape Aunt Li's sight.
Aunt Li stared at Li Hua without saying a word. No one knew what she was thinking during those few moments.
After a while, Aunt Li spoke up, "Xiaohua, where's your mother?"
Li Hua paused while rubbing the clothes, and moved her lips in a whisper, "I don't know. She and her brother are not at home when I come back."
Hearing this, Aunt Li raised her head and felt that her previous thoughts were really ridiculous. Just now she was still thinking about whether to give this poor child another chance. There must be a girl in this family who has lived a good life.
But when she heard Li Hua's answer, she was completely disappointed. This child was ruined by her mother, and there was no point in raising her.
Thinking of this, Aunt Li's face turned completely cold. She looked at Li Hua and said in a stern voice she had never used before, "Give me back the money you stole from me."
Li Hua lowered her head even lower, and when she spoke, her voice was filled with a thin sob, sounding pitiful. "Grandma, I, I was just scared by that big black dog. I don't know when I lost the silver. Please hit me."
Five taels of silver could last the entire Li family two or three months if they used it sparingly, but she just casually said she had thrown it away.
Aunt Li has never been as disappointed with this child as she is now.
"You said you lost five taels of silver, and that's it. This silver is the private money that I, your grandmother, gave you. Since you admit that you lost it, then ask your parents to give me the silver as compensation."
Even if the silver was really lost, it couldn't be lost in the second wife's house.
When Li Hua heard this, she no longer hung her head. She suddenly raised her face. Her yellow face, which looked malnourished, was covered with tear marks. She looked very pitiful, but Aunt Li could see some resentment on Li Hua's face.
"Grandma, how could you do this? Since the money was used to enroll me in a girls' school, it's mine. Why should I ask my parents to pay me back? My parents' money was meant for my younger brother to get married."
After confirming that the child was beyond saving, Aunt Li did not intend to stand at the door of the second wife's house to reason with her. She turned around and left, instructing Li Lin from the first wife's house to call all the family members back.
The eldest son of the Li family got married early, and now the eldest son Li Lin is almost old enough to get married. He has been paying attention to the movements in the second house since Aunt Li hurried home. Now seeing that his grandmother looked unhappy, he didn't dare to say anything else and went out to look for his family.
Aunt Li's husband and the eldest and second sons of the Li family were working together. When he saw his family coming and heard that it was Aunt Li calling them back, Old Man Li sighed deeply.
But he didn't say anything and told his two sons to put down the work in their hands and go back together.
Although Boss Li didn't say anything, he was very unhappy in his heart. His family member Li Lin was about to get married, and he didn't have a daughter to exchange for a betrothal gift. Now he wanted to work harder to save some money, but his mother always made trouble.
On the way back, Li Lin told Li Laoer everything that had happened at home before. When Li Laoer heard that it was related to his family, he felt a pang in his heart.
These days, my mother discussed with them about sending Xiaohua to Cui's girls' school to learn how to make pastries. He didn't care, but his wife disagreed no matter what, saying that all the money in the family should be saved for her son to get married in the future.
After much fussing, my mother said that they didn't have to pay for it. Although the wife felt that the family would lose a helper if her daughter went out, she didn't have to pay for it herself, so she didn't object in the end. What happened today?
Li Laoer quietly asked his nephew, "Is your second aunt home?"
Li Lin shook his head. Although he was at home, he was not idle and did not pay attention to whether his second aunt was at home.
After waiting for them to return home, everyone except Li Huaniang was there.
Aunt Li was sitting at the head of the table. When she saw the man come back, she spoke up, "Second brother, you and your wife agreed to send your daughter Li Hua to the girls' school to learn a trade, right?"
Li Laoer nodded in confusion, "Yeah, what happened to Mom again?"
Hearing the second son's question, Aunt Li snorted coldly and pointed at Li Hua, who was huddled aside like a quail. "If you two don't want to, just say so. I'm not really so rich that I don't know where to spend it. Why did you bother telling Li Hua to follow me to the girls' school and then snatch the money from me?"
Do you know that because of the stupid things you and your wife did, so many people in the girls' school today saw that our family has a money-hungry idiot who would steal our grandmother's money?
She almost hurt the teacher of the girls' school when she ran away. Can you tell me what you are going to do about this?"
Since Li Huaniang was not around, Aunt Li got angry at Li Laoer alone.
Everyone present had already understood the cause and course of events, and their faces all looked unhappy, especially the eldest son's wife.
Her son was about to get married. If word got out that there was a thief in her family, which good family would dare to marry their daughter to him?
The eldest son's wife even wondered if the second son and his wife were afraid that their son would get married first and use up the family's money, so they deliberately let Li Hua trip them up.
The eldest son's wife said angrily, "Dad and Mom, this matter cannot be taken lightly. Our Linzi is still waiting to get married."
As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of Old Man Li and Boss Li became even uglier. It was obvious that they had also thought of this.
Li Laoer was speechless. He glared at his daughter and quickly explained, "Mom, you are really wronging us. You are willing to send Xiaohua to the girls' school to learn skills because you are helping us. How could we teach a child to rob you of your money?
Li Hua, quickly return the silver to your grandmother."
Li Lao Er's voice was stern, and Li Hua shuddered violently. But she thought of her mother and brother and whispered, "Silver, I accidentally lost the silver on the way back."
"What! Five taels of silver you just threw away!"
The person who spoke was the eldest son's wife. She stared at Li Hua in disbelief, then rushed out to search the girl herself.
That's five taels of silver. If my mother-in-law holds it, our eldest wife can get some benefit. But she was not happy about sending this girl to a girls' school before.
Now look, look at how arrogant this girl is, she just threw away five taels of silver.
If Li Lin hadn't pulled her aside, she would have really grabbed Li Hua and searched for her.
Li Lin stopped his mother. His second uncle was still there. Li Hua was his second uncle's biological daughter. How could his mother turn over her niece from across the room?
In fact, Li Laoer was also confused. He even scratched his ears, wondering if he had heard it wrong.
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