Chapter 14 The root of everything is nothing more than a struggle for interests.
Faced with the original female protagonist who was running away and hiding like a frightened little rabbit, Li Shiyue suddenly felt a bit embarrassed.
Li Chunli is Qin Tao's daughter, and Qin Tao is her scumbag father's mistress. From the overall perspective, in such a complicated relationship, the source and the main culprit of this matter is definitely the scumbag father himself!
It was the scumbag father who wronged Li's mother; it was the scumbag father who betrayed his wife and children; one could even say that the scumbag father used the entire Li family's resources to support Qin Tao's family.
That scumbag father not only wronged Li's mother and two children, but he also wronged Li's grandmother and Li Wangming!
Therefore, the secondary fault in the affair between the scumbag father and Qin Tao can only lie with Qin Tao.
Just look at how Qin Tao was so provocative and arrogant when she faced Li Shiyue's gaze last night; you can tell she's not a kind person.
Not to mention, Qin Tao even used the tactic of kneeling and kowtowing to deal with Li's mother, forcing Li's mother to agree to let her be her concubine. It's really true that women have to make things difficult for each other.
But what wrong did Li Chunli do as Qin Tao's daughter?
A daughter can't control her own mother, let alone her older brother. Even Li Shigui, the son, can't control his own mother, let alone Li Chunli.
However, it must be said that as Qin Tao's daughter, Li Chunli must have enjoyed the benefits that her father brought from the Li family, which is the most fundamental relationship of interests.
If Li's father takes more from the Li family, Qin Tao's family gets more, Li Chunli receives more, and Li Shiyue and her family receive less. This is the most naked struggle for interests.
Just like in modern society, there are always people who say, what's wrong with the child of the cheating partner and the mistress?
After all, they can't choose where they're born, can they?
But strictly speaking, weren't they born with original sin?
However, on the other hand, Li Chunli is not the illegitimate daughter of Qin Tao and Li's father. Li Chunli is the legitimate daughter of Qin Tao and Li Wangtian.
In the end, Li Chunli still had a conscience, so when she faced Li Shiyue, she felt somewhat inferior and couldn't hold her head up high.
Therefore, Li Chunli chose to hide when facing Li Shiyue's gaze.
Li Shiyue was still unsure how to deal with the system's mission to protect the female lead, Li Chunli, when her father's nagging finally made Li Youfu unable to suppress his anger any longer.
"Li Wangguang!"
Listen to me carefully: since you signed the divorce papers yesterday, that's the end of it!
Stop nagging! Let's leave it at that!
Li Youfu's stern voice and dark expression were quite intimidating; at least his father was frightened.
Thus, Li's father had no choice but to reluctantly agree to Li Youfu's words, and after glancing sideways at Li's grandmother and her group leaving behind two large baskets and a wooden box, he left the place directly.
Although no one knows what wicked ideas Li's father is thinking at this moment, just looking at his distorted face, you can tell he has no good intentions.
After returning to his donkey cart, Li Shiyue had no time to dwell on the task assigned by the system, nor did he have time to think about how he should face Li Chunli, the original female protagonist.
She deftly helped Li's mother and grandmother pack up their belongings, while the stronger Shi Tou and Li Wangming carried things back and forth onto the donkey cart.
Since Li's mother and father divorced last night, Zheng Meiniang has been afraid that Li's grandmother would treat Li's mother badly.
At this moment, Zheng Meiniang simply had Li Qiutian drive her own donkey cart over. Zheng Meiniang still had that sharp pig-slaughtering knife tucked behind her waist. She reached out and held Li's mother's hand, saying, "Chunniang, don't be afraid. Your older sister is here. Your older sister will be with you on this journey. If your older sister has a sip of water, you will have a sip too!"
Grandmother Li watched as Zheng Meiniang deliberately spoke those words loudly, and her eyebrows and eyes immediately drooped.
It's impossible to say that Grandma Li doesn't resent her mother at all these days. Even though Grandma Li knows that only her mother was wronged in this matter, she still harbors some resentment towards her mother.
Although Grandmother Li realized that Li's father was not a reliable son, and because of her youngest son Li Wangming's choice, she weighed the pros and cons and agreed to let Li live with her mother after Li's father and mother divorced.
However, it was difficult for Grandma Li to adjust her mindset in a short time, and this inevitably showed on her face.
At this moment, Zheng Meiniang, Li's mother's sister-in-law, deliberately made such a remark in front of Li's grandmother. How could Li's grandmother possibly have a good expression?
"Mother."
Grandma Li sighed as her youngest son pleaded, "He's half-blind, this old woman doesn't care to bully people."
Finally, the two families got together, packed up, lined up, and joined the group from Lijia Village to set off.
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After a whole day of travel, the people of Lijia Village finally managed to cross a mountain in the evening and were able to stop and rest.
Li Shiyue didn't care about getting dirty and plopped down on the grass. As soon as she sat down, a tingling and numb sensation came from the soles of her feet. Li Shiyue really wanted to soak her feet in hot water.
But that's just wishful thinking. You see, they haven't seen any water along the way, and they've been relying on the water they drew from that shallow stream yesterday to get water all day.
"October, drink quickly, Mother's water here has been boiled."
As soon as Li's mother met Li Shiyue's eyes, she knew what she wanted to say. "Your mother has already drunk. This is specially for you. Drink it quickly."
Yes, the water the Li family drinks is all boiled.
Just yesterday, when the people of Lijia Village found that shallow stream, Li's mother couldn't keep an eye on Shitou, who was so thirsty that he buried his head in the stream and drank until his belly was full.
Fortunately, Shi Tou's health had been well taken care of by Li's mother since he was a child, otherwise he might have really gotten diarrhea.
The people of Lijia Village have a habit of drinking boiled water, a habit that originated from Li Shiyue's family.
As mentioned before, Li's mother grew up in town with her eldest brother, and when she was young, she learned a way to treat headaches and fevers from the town's traditional medicine woman. She also knows a few prescriptions.
Therefore, ever since Li's mother married into the Li family, any woman or woman who was unhappy in the family would go to Li's mother's door, either to ask for a way to relieve her discomfort or to buy her some medicine.
Li's mother then casually spread the word about drinking boiled water, and some who believed her did so. As a result, they experienced less diarrhea and less suffering. The idea that drinking boiled water was good for health became a common practice in every household in Li's village.
However, on this journey of fleeing famine, some families, in order to save trouble, ignored this rule and simply drank the stream water.
Grandma Li took out a pot of porridge made from beans and millet that she had cooked that morning from the donkey cart and ladled out more than half a bowl for each person.
Li Shiyue was genuinely not hungry at all right now. She thought to herself, "System product, truly authentic!"
I only ate one, and I haven't felt hungry all day!
Li Shiyue felt that after traveling all day and being scorched by the blazing sun, in addition to the unbearable soreness in the soles of her feet, her legs felt as heavy as if they were filled with lead, and she was extremely thirsty.
Li Shiyue had no idea where they were now.
Where do we go after leaving Henan Road?
How far is this journey?
Was the grain they carried on their donkey cart really enough to eat?
Not to mention the mission issued by this garbage system to protect the female lead, Li Chunli, Li Shiyue felt a headache coming on.
The family silently finished their bowls of thin porridge, and each bowl was so clean that it didn't need washing.
After dark, a straw mat was laid out on the ground. Li Shiyue lay down next to her mother, her mind wandering through a jumble of thoughts, when an uninvited guest arrived at the Li family's donkey cart.
The moonlight was bright tonight, and Li Shiyue could see the face of the person who came by.
Yes, that scumbag dad still came looking for us!
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