Don't let Li Zhen's gentle and mild-mannered appearance fool you; just look at how she stopped associating with Li Jin after her arranged marriage in her previous life—you can tell she's definitely a stubborn person.
Didn't you use your parents' kindness to blackmail me into a marriage exchange?
OK!
I'll change!
Once the exchange is complete, I'll have repaid my parents' kindness, and we'll have no further relationship!
How do we understand this mentality?
Li Xiangdong later thought countless times that his fourth sister's personality was unyielding, yet she valued family ties extremely. She was stubborn and straightforward. Was she a bit like Nezha, who cut off his flesh to return to his mother and removed his bones to return to his father?
Because Li Zhen values family so much, in her previous life, when she learned that her parents didn't love her as much as she thought, she inevitably felt a sense of despair. But in this life, Zhao Sufang insisted on not using her in a marriage exchange, and Li Jin also helped to resolve the issue. She felt her parents' love, so when she was out watching her younger siblings catch fish and heard that her father was about to go to prison, she wasn't afraid, frustrated, or panicked. She only had one thought: to seek justice for Li Jin.
This is Li Zhen.
Zhao Sufang was both amused and exasperated. This was truly a case of "three men make a tiger" (a Chinese idiom meaning to spread rumors and make false accusations). Judging from her children's expressions, they thought her husband was about to go to jail!
After hearing Li Jin and Zhao Sufang's explanation, Li Zhen, Li Ping, and Li Jiabao were relieved. Li Yan had no idea what had happened and stretched out her little arms for a hug when she saw Li Xiangdong.
"Mother, you said my eldest brother is back?" Li Zhen asked, but she didn't see her eldest brother in the house!
Li Jin and Zhao Sufang were a little embarrassed, not knowing how to explain to their children. Li Xiangdong, holding Li Yan, chimed in, "Our eldest brother has gone to take care of his grandparents at their bedside!"
Li Zhen let out an "Ah," glanced at her parents' expressions, and shut up without asking any further questions.
"Fourth Sister, what are people outside saying?" Why is my sister-in-law crying like this as soon as she comes in? And you still want to seek justice?
"They say the police have come to arrest Dad, but Grandma tried to stop them and was beaten to death by the police!"
......
Wow!
Good heavens!
This rumor is completely unfounded.
Li Xiangdong laughed heartily, and Li Yan, seeing her second brother laugh, also giggled. The originally serious atmosphere in the room was infected by their laughter, and everyone started to laugh as well.
After everyone laughed for a while, Li Jin wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes. "Although this was started by your grandmother, who knows how many people were fanning the flames behind the scenes!" Otherwise, the rumors wouldn't have spread so quickly and so outrageously.
"This is a good opportunity to take a look. A strong wind reveals the strength of the grass, and a time of turmoil reveals the loyalty of a minister!" Li Xiangdong didn't think this was a bad thing. Anyone can add flowers to brocade, but not everyone can offer charcoal in the snow.
If you want to make a collective enterprise bigger and stronger, it is very important to see who is capable and who is not.
The two exchanged a glance, and seeing Li Xiangdong's confident demeanor, Li Jin felt a little more at ease.
Zhao Sufang started cooking again. Li Xiangdong carefully put the sack of treasures and four bottles of Moutai liquor that he had brought back from Dongfang City into the wardrobe in the west room. Thinking that his older brother had also returned, he found a lock and locked the wardrobe, hanging the key around his neck.
"Second brother, what's in this sack you locked up?" Li Jiabao looked at Li Xiangdong with longing eyes as he locked it up. His second brother had shared all the good food he brought back from his trips with them before, so why was he locking it up this time?
Holding Li Yan's little hand, Li Ping asked directly, "Second Brother, you didn't bring back any good food for the three of us!"
Li Xiangdong laughed, "Of course there is! Go look at Dad's briefcase!"
The three children cheered and rushed to the handbag that Li Jin had placed on the kang (heated brick bed) in the east room. They unzipped it and saw what kind of candy was wrapped in red and green glass candy wrappers, as well as a large tin box.
"These are liqueur-filled chocolates, and these are cookies!" Li Xiangdong explained to the three of them. "You can't eat too much candy. Same rule as before, one every five days."
The three cheered, completely forgetting that they had just been crying while clinging to Li Jin's leg.
The child was quickly fooled, but Li Jin, Li Zhen, and Zhao Sufang were worried and ate the meal without any enjoyment.
Before they had finished eating, Wang Zhenbo, Liu Changhai, Li Kang, Li Tang, Li Qing, Liu Yuliang and others arrived one after another, so it seemed they hadn't come in advance.
At this point, if you're not hiding, you can use it.
Wang Zhenbo spoke first, "Sun Zhiqing from the work group came to my house and asked me to hand over the account books."
"You gave it to me?" Li Kang asked.
"Of course not, let's ask the captain for his opinion first. I told him the key is lost and we need to go look for it," Wang Zhenbo said.
"Sixth Brother, when I first arrived, I saw Niu Yonggui's family sneaking off to the brigade headquarters," Li Tang said. "Is this woman perhaps settling a personal score?"
“That woman is definitely holding a grudge because of Niu Guang, damn it!” Liu Changhai said.
“If she wants to speak, no one can stop her.” Li Jin waved his hand. “Did the working group say what their reason was for coming here?” If you want to respond, you have to know why they came.
“Sun Zhiqing said it was a routine inspection, but I think they came for the harvester,” Li Kang said.
"Not only that, but these past few days those guys have been secretly asking about the canned fish. Brother, I'm worried the commune will make a big deal out of this." Li Tang was meticulous and had been worried these past few days, but he had no one to confide in.
Li Qing and Liu Yuliang, one a custodian and the other a feeder, were also within the scope of the work group's key investigations. Sun Zhiqing had tried to talk to them several times, using both soft and hard tactics, but they both resisted and didn't say anything.
After everyone had discussed the matter and felt reassured, Li Xiangdong cleared his throat and said, "I bought the combine harvester and later donated it to the brigade free of charge. They are just suspicious about the source of the money to buy the combine harvester. I can guarantee that there is absolutely no problem with the money."
"As for the cannery, Uncle Changhai, why don't you tell everyone about our results this time?"
Liu Changhai, beaming with excitement, held up two hands to the crowd. "Guess how many canned fish the department store in Dongfang City needs every month?"
"Five hundred, huh? Showing off!" Li Kang, who hadn't gone to Dongfang City with them and seeing Liu Changhai's smug attitude, looked down on him.
"Tch! Do you know why the captain wouldn't let you go? Can't you count? This is a thousand!" Liu Changhai said to Li Kang rudely.
"So we can sell a total of 1,500 bottles a month? And it's 1.5 yuan a bottle at the department store too?" Li Qing asked in surprise. That means Lijiapo can earn 1,500 yuan a month!
Li Jin nodded. "Manager Xie said that if it sells well, we might need to order even more."
Just as everyone was reeling from the money that was about to be in their hands, Li Xiangdong dropped another bombshell: "Our newly appointed county party secretary of Huichuan County will personally oversee the licensing process for the Lijiapo Cannery. He supports us!"
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