He had finally returned home, and it seemed he could be reinstated, or even promoted. But just then, his son's leg suddenly went numb and he lost all feeling in it.
I've been to all the major hospitals, but unfortunately, nothing has worked.
Ruan's father has passed away on the farm, and the Ruan family is now relying on their son. Now that their son has become like this, no one knows what the Ruan family will be like in the future.
It was just a hardship for the daughter; her skin became rough and calloused from working in the countryside, and she wasted her youth.
Fortunately, Shao Yang still cares about his daughter and hopes that with the Shao family's connections, the Ruan family can get through this difficult time.
Xiao Li never expected that Ruan's father would pass away. In her previous life, the Ruan family was intact, with no one missing.
However, it seems that Ruan Lingling is barely able to take care of herself in this lifetime, so she will never be able to help her parents on the farm.
The farm conditions are harsh; it's normal if you can't make it through.
Unexpectedly, Ruan Nanzhu's lame leg could have such an effect, but Xiao Li was still not satisfied, after all, the Ruan family was still living in a villa and receiving compensation.
That night, Xiao Li entered the Ruan family's house, sprinkled some sleeping pills on it, and ransacked the house, leaving them nothing behind.
"Ah... what happened? Where are the things? They're all gone!"
Ruan Lingling also screamed, "My clothes, my jewelry, my bag..."
The mother and daughter, dressed in their pajamas, huddled together, sobbing and trembling. Everything was gone; only bare walls remained—it was terrifying.
If the thief had been any more ruthless last night, could he have even stolen and sold people?
The two became increasingly frightened and quickly reported it to the police, but there weren't even any security cameras around, so how could they find out anything?
The neighbors were all talking about what kind of evil spirit had befallen the Ruan family. All their belongings had been stolen overnight, and they hadn't heard a sound.
The Shao family also announced that they would be getting married into the Zeng family, and the two families were about to have a happy event.
Ruan Lingling was trembling with anger. That cripple dared to stand her up. The person who had followed her around since childhood was actually going to marry someone else. She was so upset that she wanted to go to the Shao family and scratch his face.
She could only sit in the empty room and cry her heart out; her life was so miserable.
Xiao Li watched as the Ruan family slowly declined, and Ruan Nanzhu became a cripple, with one leg completely useless. The government took pity on his family and arranged a job for him as a gatekeeper.
The other security guards were all men in their fifties or sixties, but he was a young man in his early thirties.
His wife also divorced him and remarried, taking their child with her. From then on, he became even more silent, like an old man in his twilight years.
The Ruan family quickly moved out of the Western-style house. With no money, they had trouble even with food and drink, so they had to sell the house and rent a small courtyard.
But just a few days later, the money from selling the house also disappeared.
Ruan's mother cursed and cried all day long, and soon went blind. With two disabled people in the family, Ruan Lingling had to take on the responsibility of caring for them.
She married a worker who was twenty years older than her. He not only had two children but also a widowed mother.
From then on, Ruan Lingling lived in a precarious situation. Whenever she wanted to abandon her mother and let her brother live a good life, her mother would go to her house and cause a scene.
She spent the rest of her life amidst trivial, everyday matters, in a chaotic and messy manner.
Xiao Li returned to Xiaobazi Village satisfied. Dong Hongjun's fate had changed; he would no longer be cannon fodder.
Xiao Li settled into her retirement life, enjoying her grandchildren every day and living a very happy life.
After the 1980s, at Xiaoli's suggestion, the two sons of the Dong family started small businesses. Gradually, from small stalls to renting houses, from buying houses to collecting rent, the Dong family has changed its status.
Both her sons and daughters-in-law were very filial. As Xiaoli grew older, she remained very energetic and did not leave this world until both her sons were very old.
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Li Xiaoli grew up carefree in a small town called Sihe Town until she was eighteen, when she was found by the Zhou family of Nanshi, who claimed to be their real daughter.
For her future, Li's parents endured their heartbreak and sent her home. The Zhou family wanted both daughters to stay with them and offered Li's family a sum of money, but Li's family did not accept it.
Li Xiaoli was unaware of all this. She assumed that her parents had taken the money, so she gradually distanced herself from the Li family and wholeheartedly wanted to integrate into the Zhou family.
The Zhou family parents didn't feel particularly moved by their daughter's return, since they already had a son and a daughter who got along well, so they didn't need a daughter.
However, Zhou Yihan, the adopted daughter of the Zhou family, did not want to get along with her. She felt that Li Xiaoli's return had put her in an awkward position.
Therefore, she complained to her fiancé, Liu Zilong, that Zhou's parents had a biological daughter and that she was no longer favored at home.
For the sake of his beloved, Liu Zilong made sarcastic remarks to Li Xiaoli at school and deliberately mocked her reservedness as petty at gatherings in their circle, causing Li Xiaoli to lose face.
Later, she even used Zhou Yihan to steal an important document from the Zhou family, leading to the Zhou family's bankruptcy. Finally, the surveillance footage showed that Li Xiaoli had entered the study.
The Zhou family was very disappointed in Li Xiaoli and kicked her out. The Zhou family relied on the Liu family for survival and doted on Zhou Yihan even more.
Zhou Yifan, the eldest brother of the Zhou family, also felt that Li Xiaoli's return had led to the Zhou family's bankruptcy and deeply resented her.
Li Xiaoli was kicked out of her home and had nowhere to go. She wandered the streets and was hit and killed by Zhou Yifan's car. However, Zhou Yifan only spent a little money and didn't even send a message before Liu Zilong got her out.
After her death, her body was disposed of by the Li family, and only her parents truly wept for her.
Li Xiaoli couldn't understand why, even though she was the real member of the Zhou family, her parents didn't love her, and why they brought her back even though they didn't love her.
She wanted to stay with her parents in the Li family, where she could also be a little princess, without having to envy Zhou Yihan or please anyone.
Xiao Li opened her eyes. It was right after the college entrance examination. She was still at the Li family's house in the small town. In another month, the Zhou family would come knocking on her door.
She glanced at her phone; it was 10:30 a.m.
At this time, Li's parents had already gone out. They had rented a shop in town and were doing small business.
Sure enough, there was a sticky note on the refrigerator, written in the handwriting of Li's mother, Xiao Wen.
"Xiaoxiao, the food is in the refrigerator. Heat it up before you eat. Have fun with your classmates this afternoon. We don't need your help. We'll be back later."
Xiao Li took the food out of the refrigerator, heated it up, ate her fill, and then cleaned up the dishes.
In the afternoon, the original owner invited her classmate and best friend Ran Wenjing to go to the amusement park. Xiao Li had never played such a thrilling game before, and she was looking forward to having a good time in the afternoon.
Soon, there was a knock on the door. Xiao Li grabbed her small bag and set off with Ran Wenjing.
"Xiaoxiao, let's go to the haunted house. I heard it's really scary and very realistic. Let's go and see for ourselves."
Xiao Li looked at Ran Wenjing, who was eager to try, and found it amusing. She saw that Ran Wenjing was both scared and curious, but Xiao Li herself was not scared.
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