The old master of the Li family personally issued an order to leave, and the Liang family members lost face and slunk away from the Li family manor.
They were still complaining to each other on the way back.
The eldest daughter, Liang Yueling, looked annoyed: "Mom and Dad, don't you think before you speak? No matter how much you dislike my sister, you can't talk about her in front of the Li family! She is, after all, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Li family, so the Li family will naturally protect her. If you really want to discipline her, can't you wait until she goes back to her parents' home?"
"This is so annoying! It's all your fault that I can't ask Old Master Li for a favor."
Now, it's practically impossible for her gambling-addicted husband to be released early.
Faced with their eldest daughter's accusations, Liang Feng and Li Shuping were extremely submissive and dared not refute anything.
Li Shuping said weakly, "We...we had been hearing your sister complaining that the Li family treated her badly and didn't care about her at all! Who would have thought that the Li family would protect her like this?"
The youngest son, Liang Jiayue, also said impatiently, "Big sister is right, you two are really too impulsive! Now that you've offended the Li family, it will be difficult for me to get any benefits from the Li family's name in the future. And what about my Xiaoqi's job? How are we going to solve that? You two are really more trouble than you're worth!"
After saying that, he took his fiancée Tang Qi's hand and drove away in the car he had bought with the money Liang Xunling had given him.
"You have to find a way to resolve this for me, otherwise, I can't live like this!"
Liang Yueling gave Liang Feng and Li Shuping a command, then grabbed Gao Kexin's hand and strode away.
The elderly couple looked at each other, not daring to utter a single word...
Meanwhile, the Li family's Calabash Brothers had already brought Xiao Yanbao, who had turned into a little drowned rat, back to the main house's living room.
Upon seeing this, the old man of the Li family widened his eyes and asked worriedly, "What happened to Yanbao? Why is he all wet?"
The old lady of the Li family was even more anxious and quickly instructed everyone present: "Quickly! Take the child to take a hot bath and change into clean clothes. Don't let him catch a cold!"
Zhong Jingyi was the first to react, immediately hugging her daughter and warming her with her own body.
Little Yanbao very obediently said to Grandpa and Grandma Li:
"Grandpa and Grandma, don't worry, Yan Yan just accidentally fell into the pond, she'll be fine!"
Then her mother, Zhong Jingyi, carried her to take a hot bath and change her into clean clothes.
"What exactly happened to Yanbao?"
The old man of the Li family turned around and scolded the Li family's brothers, "How could you brothers take care of your sister? How could you let her accidentally fall into the pond?"
The seven gourd brothers stood in a very neat row, their heads bowed as if in shame, and spoke in unison:
"Grandpa, we know we were wrong, we won't do it again next time."
"You want a next time?"
The old man of the Li family frowned, and the seven gourd brothers were startled, then spoke in unison:
"No, no, there will never be a next time!"
If there's a next time, Grandpa will probably make them jump into the pond one by one like dumplings being dropped into a pot, and they won't be allowed to climb out.
Why did Yanbao accidentally fall into the pond?
The old lady of the Li family asked the gourd brothers in a relatively gentle tone.
As the representative, the eldest brother, Li Muxing, briefly explained the situation: "We did not see what happened with our own eyes. When Yanbao had the accident, only Gao Kexin was by her side. Yanbao said that she accidentally slipped on the artificial rock while chasing a kitten, but Gao Kexin was right next to Yanbao at the time, and she did not reach out to help Yanbao."
"Hmph! I knew that Gao Kexin was no pushover. Although she's still just a teenager, her eyes are full of ulterior motives."
The old man of the Li family looked solemn and knowing, and said, "How good can the child of a gambler be?"
The old man solemnly ordered the children of the Li family: "From now on, none of you are allowed to have close contact with Gao Kexin, and you are absolutely not allowed to leave Yanbao in her care alone!"
"Especially you, the second son!"
Seemingly surprised to be specifically mentioned by his grandfather, Li Muchen was visibly startled. He was resentful but dared not show it, only silently complaining in his heart:
Why me in particular?
I basically have no contact with Gao Kexin anymore!
Although... he used to trust this cousin very much, and because the old man didn't want Gao Kexin to become the Li family's adopted daughter, he had been at odds with the old man for a long time...
Under Zhong Jingyi's care, Xiao Yanbao took a hot bath, which dispelled all the coldness from his body.
Zhong Jingyi changed the little baby into a clean set of clothes, then wrapped her daughter in a soft blanket like a rice dumpling, leaving only her fair and tender little face exposed, proving the saying in practice—
There's a kind of coldness called "your mom thinks you're cold."
"Mom, Yan Yan isn't cold."
The little baby wobbled like a roly-poly toy and spoke to his mother in a sweet, babyish voice.
Zhong Jingyi reached out and touched her daughter's only exposed cheek, her voice incredibly gentle as she said:
"Yanbao, be good. Wrap yourself in the blanket and warm up for a while. Mommy will go get you something warm to eat."
Then, she got up to prepare food for Xiao Yanbao, who was wrapped up like a roly-poly toy and sat on the soft bed.
She couldn't help but let out a soft "Hey."
Life is tough, baby sighs!
Just then, a dark figure appeared outside Xiao Yanbao's room window, and a familiar voice came in.
"Little guy, when did you turn from a little steamed bun into a little rice dumpling?"
Hearing the sound, the little dumpling turned her head and saw Jiang Li, wearing a death cloak, floating there, revealing a delicate face, smiling at her.
"Uncle Jiang Li!"
Xiao Yanbao exclaimed in surprise, then couldn't hide her curiosity and asked, "Why are you out wandering around in broad daylight again?"
As he spoke, the little guy seemed to have thought of something, and his brows instantly furrowed into a deep furrow.
"Is there going to be some major disaster that requires you to personally work overtime to retrieve souls?"
Jiang Li smiled and shook his head, saying, "No, it's just that there have been some movements in the human world. That little Yama sent me out to check it out, and I happened to be passing by your house, so I stopped by to see you."
What a convenient coincidence!
The little dumpling pouted unhappily and said, "Uncle Jiang Li is really not fair. Last time when the little fetal spirit was causing trouble in the human world and Yan Yan needed help, you didn't even show up to help Yan Yan. Humph!"
(End of this chapter)
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