Seventy-six Heroes and Beauties
While pondering how her mother should settle her aunt, Li Wei went to her maternal grandfather's house and rummaged around for a bit. She grabbed a large plate of pastries, popped a piece of mung bean cake into her mouth, thought it tasted good, and ate another… and then trouble struck… she choked…
Li Wei, her face flushed from holding it in, rushed into her mother's office, dropped her snacks, grabbed her mother's water glass, and gulped it down in a few mouthfuls. Whew! Finally… it went down…
What a crisis caused by a piece of mung bean cake! It seems that we should be careful when eating mung bean cake and not eat it far from water.
While doing the accounts, Cheng Min glanced at her daughter and said, "You're a grown woman now, why can't you be more mature? I dare not say anything else, but as for pastries and such, even if you lay around and rolled around eating them, you could never finish them all in a lifetime. Why are you in such a hurry? People who don't know better would think your mother is abusing you, like you haven't eaten in eight lifetimes!"
Li Wei knew her mother was in a bad mood, so she patted her chest and said, "It was an accident, hehe. The food we make is so delicious, I couldn't resist, but then my throat gave out. A sip of water and it's all better... By the way, Mom, this reminds me of Yu the Great's flood control. It's better to guide than to block. I think you should just let Auntie do what she wants. If she does well, you'll have less to worry about; if she doesn't, she'll feel bad, and you won't have to tell her off. Anyway, she can't make a big mistake like you. Sending the wrong goods is the worst that can happen, with so many people watching. What do you say, Mom?"
Cheng Min listened thoughtfully, and when her daughter asked, she waved her hand and said, "Alright, take your snacks and go do whatever you want with your classmates. I know what's going on here, so you don't need to worry about it. Go on, go on."
Li Wei shrugged, picked up the dessert plate, and gathered the scattered, unsightly pastries together. She then took it upstairs.
The girls upstairs were having free time, and some of them who weren't very good at the moves were actually observing each other practice.
Li Wei placed the plates on the table and called to everyone, "Come and eat something, so you won't get hungry later."
Li Lin and Wu Feng automatically brought over water bottles and cups, and the girls gathered around in twos and threes to drink and eat. Perhaps it was due to the special environment, but the entire third floor was practically the Li family's children's independent kingdom. This made the girls feel relaxed, as if they were truly on their classmates' territory, rather than under the watchful eyes of their parents, as some classmates might do at home.
In this environment, Li Wei's gentle and pleasant smile was comforting to be around, and being with her made them feel relaxed and free, allowing them to do things naturally without overthinking. It brought them mental and physical well-being.
Everyone was eating, drinking, and chatting noisily when Luo Da suddenly burst in. Without saying a word, he pulled Li Wei, who was sitting near the door, and headed outside.
They reached the corridor in a few steps. Li Wei flung Luo Dadi's hand away: "What are you doing? Look! You've pinched my arm all red! What's the rush?" If nothing serious happened, I'd scratch you to death. This is my chubby arm, not a handlebar.
Luo asked anxiously, "Do you have any money? Can you lend me some?"
Huh. It's rare to see Luo Jianhua need money.
That's the kind of person he is. And now he's rushing over to borrow money!
Is it possible that they will remain silent until they make a stunning debut?
Li Wei asked cautiously, "How much? How much? If you cause someone's death outside, I can't help you."
Luo Da frowned and thought for a moment. He didn't know the exact amount, and hesitated for a second: "Then you see, how much will it cost to treat a broken arm?" Li Xiaoming was quite experienced in spending money. Although he had seen her earn money, he had seen her spend it much more often.
Li Wei paused for a moment, then thought, "It's alright, it's not a murder case." She asked, "Whose arm is broken?" She glanced at Luo Da, who seemed to have grabbed her earlier, so it couldn't be him.
Luo Da didn't hide anything: "You don't know him, but I'm the one who set it up. Just tell me how much it cost. Do you have the money?"
"Oh. You did it. That's not surprising. Anyone who's been on the battlefield a long time is bound to make a mistake. Let me do the math. It takes a hundred days to recover from a broken bone. At a living standard of five yuan a day, I estimate it would cost at least five hundred yuan. Okay, that's not too much. I'll give you a thousand. Take him to the hospital to get his arm fixed first. If it's not enough, come back and get more. Give me back the rest."
Li Wei went back to her bedroom, and to keep it a secret, she let Luo Da follow her in.
He took out a shoebox from the bottom of the wardrobe, then took out a large cloth shoe from the shoebox, and a wad of cash, handing it to Luo Da: "Here, take this, put it in your pocket so no one sees it."
Luo Da took the money and casually put it in his pocket. It would be a lie to say he wasn't moved, and he wanted to say something.
While packing up the shoeboxes, Li Wei instructed Luo Da, "Don't forget, a drop of kindness should be repaid with a spring of gratitude. I was so good to you when you were little, and I'm even better now. You must always be prepared to dedicate your life to repaying this kindness..."
That completely dampened Luo Da's initial excitement.
Watching Luo Da's figure disappear down the corridor, Li Wei suddenly remembered something important. She shouted after Luo Da, "Whose arm is broken?" It didn't matter if she didn't know, but at least she needed to know who had spent the money. Surely it hadn't gone to the dogs.
Luo Datou didn't even turn around: "Chen Tao."
Li Wei stood there thinking for a moment. The name sounded familiar, but it definitely wasn't a classmate of hers. She was certain of that. So who could it be...?
Just as she was thinking about it, she suddenly saw Zhou Xiaoyan peeking suspiciously into the kitchen. Li Wei's mind went blank for a moment, and she suddenly remembered, like Ikkyu-san: Shen Tao, isn't he the one who kissed the school beauty?
How come we just kissed yesterday, and today Luo Da broke my arm? Could it be that Luo Da is actually one of the wolves lurking around the school beauty? I've never heard of that. Right, what was that gossip-loving Yan saying? Shen Tao apparently broke someone else's leg before! This is truly retribution. It's true, what goes around comes around, it just came a little too quickly.
The thought of Luo Da possibly fighting someone over a beautiful woman and seriously injuring them filled Li Wei with disappointment. Sigh, Luo Da is so young and already has such frivolous thoughts, he's even lost his mind... what kind of future is he?!
I had high hopes for him, expecting him to repay my kindness when he became successful. Now it seems like all my efforts have been in vain. Sigh, I've had bad luck with people.
Li Wei shook her head and sighed. Zhou Xiaoyan saw Luo Da leave and came over to ask in a low voice, "What's wrong? Did you have a fight?" Her words sounded awkward.
Li Wei was annoyed by her gossipy manner. This girl used to be quite serious when she looked down on people, but now that she was looking at people seriously, her face was full of smugness. So she said irritably, "Yeah, everything was fine until you were sneaking around prying into other people's privacy. You scared Luo Jianhua away."
Zhou Xiaoyan also sensed Li Wei's sarcasm and smiled awkwardly, "Well... how could that be? I was just curious. Besides, Luo Jianhua is so scary. He'd probably scare me away. You don't know, the way he looks at people is really chilling. It's terrifying. It's only because you're not afraid."
Li Wei laughed: "I didn't expect Luo Jianhua's gaze to have the effect of an electric fan. You might consider getting closer to him in the summer to avoid heatstroke."
Zhou Xiaoyan knew that Li Wei wasn't blaming her, so she laughed twice, and the two of them went into the kitchen to continue practicing with everyone.
The next morning, Li Wei thought Luo Da wouldn't come to pick her up since he had just gotten into trouble. Besides, the legendary school beauty had been kissed; he should be pretty upset. She wasn't even sure if he would come to school.
Before she could even finish her breakfast, Luo Da came in.
Out of politeness, Cheng Min asked Luo Da if he had eaten breakfast, and if not, they could eat together. In Cheng Min's mind, Old Mrs. Luo was someone who was used to getting up early and working late, and would never let her grandsons miss breakfast.
Unexpectedly, Luo Da agreed and sat down to eat without ceremony. Cheng Min hurriedly served Luo Da a bowl of porridge, but he was already eating steamed buns, so she didn't need to offer him any more.
Actually, it was just because Li Zhaoxing wasn't home. Li's father had recently gone on business and wasn't home. The only member of the Li family who made Luo Da feel uneasy was Li Zhaoxing. If Li's father were here today, even though he was indeed hungry, he certainly wouldn't have eaten anything casually.
Li Wei sniffed. She could smell a faint scent of Lysol coming from Luo Da beside her. Had this kid just come back from the hospital?
Li Wei didn't say anything. After finishing breakfast, she sat on the back of Luo Da's car and waited until Luo Da had ridden some distance before asking, "What happened? Did you just come back from the hospital? Didn't you go to the hospital in town?"
Luo Da: "We went there, but the doctor at the town hospital said they couldn't develop the films, so we went to the city hospital. It was too late, so we didn't come back. We stayed at the hospital overnight and just got back this morning."
"Oh, so, is Shen Tao's injury serious?" It wouldn't be good to cripple someone.
"It's alright now. The doctor has fixed it, put on a cast and a brace, and told us to come back for regular checkups. It won't leave you with any permanent disability."
"That's good. Is the money enough?"
"That's enough, we don't need that much. I think he'll still need to go to the hospital in the future, so I'll give it all to him."
Li Wei thought to herself, "You're quite something. If you're so capable, why didn't you just stop hitting people and go after the school beauty? But I haven't noticed any early romantic interest in Luo Da before: 'Why did you hit her?'"
Luo Da said in the same tone, "It's nothing. Hei Zi and I were printing test papers when Shen Tao and his girlfriend came to print some too. His girlfriend wanted to print some for the class. He saw us hogging the tools and asked us to let him use them first, but we refused, and then we started fighting. But this guy is pretty strong, and I couldn't control him, otherwise I wouldn't have gotten hurt."
Li Wei didn't know what to say. Shen Tao was too arrogant. This time he had bitten off more than he could chew.
They should just consider it money to avoid trouble; otherwise, if the school finds out, they might have to deal with Luo Da as well.
Luo Da's mistake wasn't due to being blinded by beauty; he still had potential for investment.
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