"Brother, gold will always shine. I believe in your ability."
"Xuemei, it's okay. I've figured it out. Let's go! Let's go check on Mingwu and the others and see how their studies are going."
…
At night, in Mr. and Mrs. Liu’s room.
"Brother Da, Aunt Liu told me something today about Li Ziqiang."
"Li Niang, what's going on? What does Li Ziqiang want to do?"
"Even if he wanted to do something, he couldn't. Aunt Liu heard from his son that Li Ziqiang and Widow Yi were reported by Widow Yi and Wan Zisheng's eldest son. They said that the two of them had been having an affair when Wan Zisheng was still alive, and that Wan Zisheng was so angry that he died. Now Li Ziqiang and Widow Yi have been arrested and are going to other places for forced labor. Li Ziqiang's job was compensated to Wan Zisheng's eldest son. Aunt Liu's son saw Wan Zisheng's eldest son working in the cannery a few days ago."
"Li Ziqiang's efforts were in vain, and he even got himself into trouble."
"I think so too. But Aunt Liu also said that Wan Zisheng's eldest son only took his younger brother and drove Li Ziqiang's son and daughter out. They were temporarily taken back by Old Lady Li and her family? But now the Li family only has that old man working, and it's difficult to raise two children. I'm afraid the Li family will come to trouble Xiu'er again?"
"What does it have to do with Xiu'er? Xiu'er and Li Ziqiang have long since broken off all ties."
"It has nothing to do with Xiu'er, but it does have a connection with the two sisters, Shengnan and Yanan. Although we have evidence that Shengnan and Yanan have no connection to the Li family, this blood relationship is not so easy to get rid of. But I'm afraid the Li family will use underhanded tactics and give up, and Xiu'er will be deceived into doing this and that for the sake of the two children's reputation."
"That's right. Xiu'er is too weak and trusting. I think she is not able to make decisions on anything else except her unexpected persistence in finding a husband for Xiu'er."
"Xiu'er is just like that. Otherwise, Shengnan would be the one making all the decisions in her family and managing the money."
"Then I'll go tell Shengnan tomorrow and ask her to keep an eye on Xiu'er and Yanan. Shengnan is not bad, but it would be better if it was a boy."
"Why, you still look down on women? You have two daughters yourself."
"Li Niang, that's not what I meant. If Shengnan was a boy, life would be much easier. But with us here in Liujia Village, everything will be fine. Let's see who dares to bully Xiu'er and the others."
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