After thinking it over, Li Dongliang calmly said, "We're very happy you're back, but will the Zhou family agree?"
The Zhou family wanted to take Xiao Li away back then, so why would they want Zhou Yihan to come back now?
Zhou Yihan fell silent. After a while, she covered her face and started crying.
"Mom and Dad, the Zhou family wanted to sell me. I ran away and came back. They are not human. They wanted to marry me off to an old man. I overheard them and that's why I secretly ran back."
Li Dongliang was furious. The Zhou family was bullying him too much. How could they do this?
"The Zhou family has gone too far. I'm going to ask them why they're letting my daughter marry that old man."
Zhou Yihan felt a warmth in her heart. This was the power of blood ties. Even though she hadn't grown up in the Li family, her parents were still willing to stand up for her.
Xiao Wen hugged her daughter, tears streaming down her face. "Poor child, I thought the Zhou family loved you very much, how could this happen?"
Zhou Yihan said indignantly, "The Zhou family is inhuman. If anyone should marry, it should be their own daughter. I'm a child of the Li family, why should I marry? Mom and Dad, don't you agree?"
Li Dongliang and Xiao Wen were both stunned. Was this even human language? Even if it were their own child, they couldn't marry her off.
Xiao Wen looked at her biological daughter with a complicated expression. This child was more willful and scheming than she had imagined.
"You mean, the Zhou family wanted to marry off a daughter, and you ran away to build connections? What are your plans now?"
Li Dongliang spoke calmly, saying that he would settle the score with the Zhou family, but now it was his own daughter's score. He would never allow anyone to make a move on Xiaoli, not even his own daughter.
Zhou Yihan nodded excitedly, "Yes, the Zhou family went bankrupt. They want me to marry the old man so they can get resources in return. I won't do it. If anyone's going to marry, it'll be Li Xiaoli. She's the real daughter of the Zhou family."
Xiao Wen withdrew her hand as well. "Xiao Xiao won't go anywhere, and she certainly won't go back to the Zhou family. You can stay at home. Your father will talk to the Zhou family."
Zhou Yihan was a little angry. "Why should she go back to the Zhou family just because I went back to the Li family? Otherwise, I don't want to go back to the Li family either."
Looking at the new house, she thought, "The Li family has really struck it rich. People outside are saying that the Li family also owns a building. All of this belongs to Zhou Yihan. What is Li Xiaoli staying here for? To divide the family property?"
Li Dongliang pointed to the guest room and said to Zhou Yihan, "You can stay here for now. I will take care of the Zhou family's affairs. You don't need to go back in the future."
As for Xiaoxiao, don't worry about her. We two old folks are here; you don't need to fret about her.
Zhou Yihan was so angry that she wanted to rush out of the house, but she had nowhere to go. In the end, she reluctantly went into the room, but the door was not closed and a small crack was left open.
"Old Li, what should we do about this?"
Xiao Wen frowned. They couldn't possibly abandon their biological daughter, and they wouldn't give up on either of their daughters.
"Let's go look at the house tomorrow and put it in this child's name so she can move out as soon as possible."
She's grown up now. We'll prepare a dowry for her, and we'll visit her more often. That's all we can do."
Li Dongliang got up and put on his coat. "I'm going to Xiaoxiao's school. I need to tell her about this. I'm afraid she'll be sad when she comes back."
Xiao Wen wanted to go too, but she couldn't abandon her family.
"Don't worry, I know Xiaoxiao well. She's very smart and open-minded. I'll explain it to her properly and see what she thinks."
Xiao Wen instructed, "Talk to her nicely. If the child doesn't want to, don't force her. At worst, we can..."
At this point, she choked up. Both of them were her daughters. Although Zhou Yihan was not raised by her side, she was still her own flesh and blood.
Li Dongliang hugged his wife and wiped away her tears.
"Don't worry, I'll handle it."
"Um."
After watching her husband walk away, Xiao Wen returned to the living room and sat on the sofa to wait for news.
Zhou Yihan pouted. In the past, she wouldn't have cared.
However, she is finally safe now, and she can start a new life.
Zhou Yihan revealed a happy smile.
★
Xiaoli's parents know that she is very busy with work, so they try not to call her during work hours.
Today, he actually came to the school to find her. Xiaoli handed over her work and quickly left the school gate.
Li Dongliang waited anxiously at the door, mentally organizing his thoughts on how to phrase things in a gentler way.
"Dad, what brings you here? Is something wrong? You could have just called me to come home, why did you have to come all the way here yourself?"
Looking at his thoughtful daughter, Li Dongliang felt even more gratified.
"Xiaoxiao, let's go to a coffee shop and sit down to talk. You're sweating because you walked so fast."
The two sat down, ordered a coffee, and then slowly began to talk.
"Xiaoxiao, do you still want to go back to the Zhou family?"
I mean, do you still think about your biological parents?
No, it's not that simple. It's just that if your parents came looking for you, would you go back with them?
Xiao Li looked at Li Dongliang in surprise. What's wrong with Dad today?
"Tongzi, what happened at home?"
123 is currently binge-watching a drama. It loves this era the most, with smooth internet access and an endless supply of soap operas to watch. It immerses itself in these shows every day.
However, upon hearing its owner's instructions, it immediately began to investigate.
"Master, Zhou Yihan has arrived and is staying at your new home."
I see.
“Dad, don’t overthink it. I’m not going back to the Zhou family. I said three years ago that I’m all grown up now and I don’t need another set of parents. I am a child of the Li family.”
Li Dongliang nodded happily, but also felt a little uneasy.
"Xiaoxiao, if—and I mean if—we were to acknowledge Zhou Yihan as our daughter, could you accept it?"
He was afraid that Xiaoli would fly into a rage, but she didn't; Xiaoli smiled calmly.
“Dad, you and Mom have the right to do what you want. If you want to acknowledge her back, I won’t object.”
However, I might not be able to get along well with her.
Li Dongliang's heart skipped a beat. "Xiaoxiao, you will always be your parents' child, that will never change. We just can't bear to see that child wandering the streets. She has nowhere else to go."
As Xiao Li listened to Li Dongliang recount the events, she felt no sympathy for Zhou Yihan; she was only happy.
When the original owner returned to the Zhou family, Zhou Yihan set many traps for her. In the end, it was she who forged evidence to make the Zhou family abandon the original owner.
Later, the original owner was killed by her own brother, which was definitely partly her doing. She didn't interfere in the Zhou family's affairs before because she wanted them to fight like dogs. Now that the Zhou family is bankrupt, it's time for the Liu family to take their place.
Zhou Yihan had to marry into the Liu family; she had done bad things for status and now she had to pay the price.
"Dad, you can do what you want to do, don't worry about me."
After all, what I'm about to do doesn't take you into consideration.
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