That night, Li Xiang's wails could be heard throughout the courtyard. Zhao Chunhua was busy getting him cold water to cool him down, bandaging his arm, and even kicking him on the back of his head.
After Li Zhuang witnessed Li Xiang forcing Su Man and Su Man's "true confession" when she was coerced, his attitude towards Su Man softened a lot.
"I'm sorry, Xiaoman, I misunderstood you."
Su Man wrapped herself in clothes and cried non-stop, "You don't have to tell me whether it's a misunderstanding or not. Anyway, you think I'm not clean and don't treat me as your wife. You don't care whether I live or die."
Seeing Su Man's tearful face, Li Zhuang apologized and tried to comfort her, but he was tongue-tied and could only repeat, "I didn't, I didn't."
Su Man's tearful eyes narrowed, "No? I work like a slave for your family, and I run around whenever something happens. But you still lock me up every night, and if I come home a little late, you chase me all over the mountains and plains. What man would treat his wife like this!"
"That was my mother's fault. It has nothing to do with me." Li Zhuang explained hurriedly, "I have complete confidence in you."
In fact, Su Man also understood in her heart that although Li Zhuang looked fierce, he was actually not a mean person. But Zhao Chunhua was different. She always called her Xiaoman and girl, but she was always on guard for fear that she would run away.
Li Zhuang carefully pulled Su Man's shoulders and said, "My mother said that once you are cured, you will no longer be locked up."
Su Man frowned. She was not a simple schoolgirl. What Zhao Chunhua said was clearly an excuse.
In order to go to town with Li Zhuang, Su Man became even more violent and said, "Why don't you take me to town to see a doctor?"
"Ah? In town?"
Li Zhuang hesitated, "This is not good. My mother won't agree."
"Your mom, your mom, you keep calling her your mom, but I'm not even in your heart!"
"I'm not, I... Okay, I'll go talk to my mom right away."
Seeing Li Zhuang relent, Su Man finally smiled and swung Li Zhuang's arm, "I also want to get better soon, so I can be with you soon..."
The look of wanting to say something but not being able to made Li Zhuang's nose bleed. He swallowed hard and said, "I'll go right away."
"Wait."
Su Man stood up and said, "Then you can't say it was me who said it."
"Huh? Why is that?"
"Oh, you are my mother-in-law's biological son, so your words are much more effective than those of an outsider like me."
Seeing that Li Zhuang was still hesitating, Su Man hugged his neck and said, "Okay~"
Li Zhuang couldn't stand this honey trap, and nodded with a red face, "Okay, I'll go and tell her right away."
...
Li Zhuang, who had just come out of the land of comfort, heard a pig-slaughtering howl as soon as he stood at the door of the big house.
"Ah! It hurts so much!"
"ah!"
Inside the room, Li Xiang was naked, with patches covering his shoulders and lower body. Without gauze, he could only wrap the medicine bag with a piece of cloth.
At this moment, Zhao Chunhua was changing the blood-soaked cloth on his shoulder. The wound was so swollen that it was unsightly. The turned-out flesh stretched the wound open, preventing even a scab from forming.
Zhao Chunhua held Li Xiang's arm and used white wine to disinfect it. When the alcohol came into contact with the blood-red tender flesh, the pain was so severe that Li Xiang almost fainted.
But for his current situation, fainting was a relief. But just as consciousness was about to fade, the piercing pain in his lower body pulled him back, binding him to continue experiencing the boundless pain, making him experience firsthand what it meant to be unable to live and unable to die.
At least the wound was treated, but Li Xiang was already breathing out but not in, and could no longer shout.
Zhao Chunhua was about to go out with the blood-stained basin when she saw Li Zhuang sticking his head out of the door.
She opened her mouth to curse, but considering Li Xiang inside, she could only give Li Zhuang a look to signal him to go outside and talk.
"Crash"
The water in the basin splashed onto the ground, along with Zhao Chunhua's scolding.
"Are you blinded by greed, or have you had your head stepped on by a donkey? He's your own brother! He's the hope of our entire family!"
"What are you expecting? I can do it myself!" Li Zhuang was dissatisfied.
Zhao Chunhua was filled with hatred, poking her finger at Li Zhuang's forehead and saying, "Without the second son, not to mention the distant future, you can't even hope for a wife!"
Li Zhuang refused to admit his mistake and said with his neck stiff, "I already have Xiaoman, so I don't need a wife."
“You, you, you…”
Zhao Chunhua was so angry that she pointed at his nose and said, "Shut up! Don't you know what's wrong with her? You might as well marry a widow!"
"No, I want her. Not to mention a widow, I don't even want a grown-up girl."
"You want to piss off your mother to death, don't you?"
"Didn't you say that you would arrange our wedding after Xiaoman recovered? Why did you change your mind?"
Zhao Chunhua was so angry at Li Zhuang's stupidity that she shouted in a low voice, "If I didn't say that, would she be able to settle down and live in our house?"
"You said so too. I don't care. I want to take Xiaoman to town to see a doctor. When she recovers, she will be my wife."
"Hey you kid..."
Zhao Chunhua was about to scold him, but then she thought, with Li Zhuang's temper, she would definitely not be able to defeat him if she confronted him forcefully. It would be better to fool him first and deal with it later after this.
Zhao Chunhua's eyes rolled around, and she suddenly relaxed. "Okay, okay, okay, I promise you that's not enough. But there's one thing. Your brother and your father are both sick now, so we have to give them a big and a small king. After your father's illness is treated, you can take Xiaoman to see a doctor. Is that okay?"
"Why don't you go together?"
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