Chapter 13, Beginner Quest 2, is here!
Knowing that the beauty pills were a good thing, Li Shiyue carefully put the two remaining beauty pills back into her purse.
She casually found a spot to relax and had some fun. Since there was nowhere to wash her hands, she just wiped them on her skirt and pretended she had washed them. Li Shiyue skipped out of the grove and, looking through the weeds, saw Li Qiutian and Li Xiatian waiting for her not far away.
"October, you've finally come out!"
Summer and I were just about to go in to find you. Is your stomach still hurting?
Li Shiyue shook her head at Li Qiutian, and Li Xiatian immediately followed up, saying, "Shiyue, we need to hurry back. I just saw someone carrying a bowl to your house. They said your aunt made some sweet soup for people to drink."
"Quick, let's go back quickly, or the outsiders will drink it all."
"Why do I feel you've gotten a bit paler in October?"
After asking this question, Li Qiutian raised her hand and gently touched Li Shiyue's cheek: "Hey, your skin seems a bit softer now."
Li Shiyue couldn't look in the mirror, so how could she see her skin that had improved because of the beauty pill?
However, none of that mattered at the moment. Li Shiyue ignored Li Qiutian's question and instead answered what Li Xiatian had just said: "Sister, sister, let's go back quickly. We can't let our own sweet soup benefit outsiders!"
The three of them held hands and jogged towards where Li Shiyue's donkey cart was parked. Li Wangming was the first to see them.
"October, here!"
Sitting cross-legged on the grass behind Li Wangming was Shi Tou, who was blowing on a bowl of hot sweet soup as he drank it. Li Wangming pointed to the three bowls of sweet soup on the low stool next to Shi Tou and said, "Sister-in-law has already saved these for you. Come on, October, bring Autumn and Summer to drink the sweet soup."
"Second Uncle, where are Mother? And Grandma? Why don't I see them?"
Li Wangming's expression stiffened for a moment before he relaxed and smiled as he explained to Li Shiyue, "My elder brother has come to ask for things. Mother and sister-in-law are over there dividing the items with him."
Li Shiyue looked in the direction Li Wangming pointed, which seemed to be the location of the village chief Li Youfu's donkey cart.
Li Shiyue was a little worried that her mother would be taken advantage of. "Sister, stay and have some sweet soup. Second Uncle, watch over Brother. I'll go check on him."
After saying this, Li Shiyue turned to leave, but Li Wangming called out to her, "Shiyue, wait, I'll go with you!"
Turning his head, Li Wangming looked at Li Qiutian: "Qiutian, could you and Xia Tian watch the stones for me for a while? Shiyue and I will go take a look."
"Don't worry, I sent a bowl to Sister-in-law Zheng when the sweet soup was ready. Please wait here for a moment; Shiyue and I will be right back."
After asking Li Qiutian and Li Xiatian for help, Li Shiyue and Li Wangming hurriedly ran to the location of Li Youfu's donkey cart.
Li Shiyue's good mood, which started early in the morning because the beauty pill could be used as a fasting pill, vanished without a trace when she saw her father's hypocritical face.
Because of their junior status, Li Shiyue and Li Wangming could only stand behind their mother and grandmother, watching with disdain as their father cried to Li Youfu about his helplessness and hardships.
In essence, what Li's father meant was that he wanted Li Youfu to make the decision and have Li's grandmother give him a larger share of the Li family's wealth.
Li Shiyue shifted to the side and looked up at her grandmother. She saw that her grandmother looked exhausted, her face drooping, and she looked very unwell.
In fact, Grandma Li cried silently for half the night and only fell asleep at dawn, which is why she looked so pale.
Grandma Li still couldn't let go of her eldest son. After all, Li's father was the culmination of most of her life's work. What mother wouldn't be heartbroken when faced with such an unfilial son?
Actually, Grandma Li had some regrets last night. She even thought that if Li's father had apologized to her, the two families could have lived together on the road of fleeing famine.
But at this moment, when Grandma Li looked at Grandpa Li's face, which accused her of favoritism and said that she only thought about her youngest son and was sorry to her eldest son, Grandma Li's heart became firm again.
Grandma Li had to admit to herself once again: "Wangguang has really been spoiled rotten. We can't be soft on him anymore. He only cares about himself!"
As for Li's mother, she had already cried all her tears last night. She didn't look particularly sad, just a little annoyed.
Seeing that Li's mother was in a good mood and her emotions were stable, Li Shiyue felt relieved.
You see, a woman may be weak and helpless, like a piece of tofu that everyone can take a bite of, but a woman can also be strong and tenacious, like a rock that no one can break.
Li Shiyue knew that her mother could only be a strong stone!
Relieved, Li Shiyue finally had the mind to watch her father's performance across from her. After a few glances, she lost interest and turned to look at Qin Tao next to her father.
To be honest, Li Shiyue thought to herself, "I must say, Qin Tao is indeed beautiful."
After glancing at Qin Tao, who was clearly dressed and groomed, Li Shiyue noticed that there were actually two people hiding behind Qin Tao.
It wasn't exactly hiding; he was just standing two steps behind Qin Tao.
Li Shiyue looked closely and saw a man and a woman. Before she could examine their faces, an electronic voice sounded in her mind: "Mission detected. Please complete Novice Mission Two as soon as possible. You will receive a reward upon completion."
"Wow, this came so suddenly!"
After mentally complaining, Li Shiyue quickly checked the task list---Successfully protecting the female lead Li Chunli will grant you a chance to draw a prize.
Li Shiyue quickly recalled the original owner's memories and realized that the little girl hiding behind Qin Tao was Qin Tao and Li Wangtian's daughter, Li Chunli.
Upon hearing the system say this, Li Shiyue got excited. "Goodness, I'm such a good person. I'm even going to go out of my way to protect the daughter of the man who's my scumbag father's mistress."
Wow, I'm such a good person! There's probably no one else in the world as saintly as me!
While inwardly cursing this garbage system, Li Shiyue stood on tiptoe to peek at Li Chunli behind Qin Tao.
Suddenly, Li Shiyue and Li Chunli's eyes met. Li Shiyue's eyes were full of curiosity, while Li Chunli and the little rabbit were so frightened that they hid behind Li Shigui.
"Li Niang, what's wrong?"
For some reason, Li Chunli didn't mention that she and Li Shiyue had "taken a liking" for each other. She just shook her head at Li Shigui, said "It's nothing, brother," and then hid behind Li Shigui, lowering her head to conceal herself completely.
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