Ma Jinfu arrived very quickly.
Firstly, as the captain of the Fish Viewing Platform, he couldn't just stand by and watch something happen to the Liu family.
Secondly, Liu Dage's wife was his cousin. His cousin came to him crying and saying that her husband, son, daughter-in-law, and grandson were all going to be killed, and she was giving him a headache.
Ma Jinfu brought one of his sons with him, and before leaving, he sternly warned the others not to bring weapons and gather in groups at Lijiapo.
If a single word is spoken in a way that leads to a fight between the two villages, that would be disastrous.
As soon as Ma Jinfu entered the room, he grasped Li Jin's hand and said, "Brother, how could such a thing happen on such a joyous day?"
He then pointed to the door and said, "I see those two lads are freezing. Could you do me the honor of letting them come inside first? We can talk about what's going on here."
Li Jin glanced at Li Xiangdong, then at the two sleeping girls, and said, "Brother, I'm only doing this for your sake. Otherwise, I would have killed these beasts."
Ma Jinfu's expression remained unchanged, but he was secretly surprised. Didn't his cousin say that the children had accidentally gotten into a fight while playing? Judging from Li Jin's tone, it wasn't that simple!
Guo Daming and his men shoved the already frozen Liu family members into the house.
The warm air made the group of people shiver involuntarily.
Liu Dagai remained asleep, snoring loudly.
Liu Dage's face was gloomy, and his eyes gleamed with a fierce light.
Liu Gou Dan'er and Liu Shuangliang were wrapped in their mother's cotton-padded coats, their faces pale.
Shan Yongju and Liu Shuangliang's parents were also shivering from the cold.
Li Weijun supported Liu Yuxiu as they followed behind, both with their heads down, their expressions unreadable.
Ma Jinfu sat in a chair and asked Li Jin, "Brother, my cousin went back crying and couldn't explain herself. What happened?"
Li Jin's face was ashen. "Brother, today was supposed to be a joyous occasion for my family. When I, Li Jin, do things, I'd rather suffer myself than mistreat others. You saw this wedding with your own eyes, didn't you? Not to mention far back, in the surrounding villages, even decades ago, was there ever such a grand affair?"
"Brother, these days it's all modern weddings. There's no such thing as betrothal gifts, gift exchange, or rushing the bride and food feasts, or even a golden boy carrying a little lantern."
"But the Liu family insisted, so we did it! You ask them how much I gave those two little bastards in bribes!"
"And what was the result? I ended up with this whole family, worse than pigs and dogs!"
"My little daughter and granddaughter are so young, and these two little bastards dared to strip them naked! Come in and see, my children's faces are all swollen from being slapped! They, they actually tried to bully my children!"
Li Jin became increasingly angry, stood up, walked over to Liu Gou Dan'er and Liu Shuangliang, and slapped each of them twice.
Once Shan Yongju had warmed up, she saw Li Jin coming over to hit her son. She reached out and grabbed Li Jin's face, saying, "My son is so young, what can he do to your daughter? Look at how your daughter is dressed, maybe she's seducing my son!"
Li Xiangdong drew his axe from his waist and chopped it down at her hand!
The people inside gasped in surprise. Shan Yongju managed to dodge quickly, but her face instantly turned pale, and her hands behind her back trembled uncontrollably.
Liu Yuxiu shouted, "Mother! He's gone mad, so please don't say anything more!"
Li Xiangdong didn't want to argue with them at all. Look at them, they even said things like seduction. How old are Daxia and Xiaomei?
Based on the previous developments of Ning Ruoruo's case, someone might just suggest arranging a marriage between Liu Gou Dan'er and Xiao Mei!
After all, for thousands of years, the way some people like to smooth things over has always been by covering themselves up with a brocade quilt!
Ma Jinfu's expression also changed.
He saw it clearly just now. If Shan Yongju had dodged even a fraction of a second slower, she would have been killed on the spot today!
Ma Jinfu didn't want to stay a moment longer. As long as he could bring his cousin-in-law and nephew's family back safely, Liu Dagai could suffer a little!
"Brother, what are your plans for this?"
Li Jin hadn't decided yet, but he was now in the habit of asking Li Xiangdong for his opinion on everything. "Xiangdong, what are your plans?"
Li Xiangdong had already made up his mind: "Brother, are you still going through with this marriage?"
Li Weijun looked at his wife and nodded firmly, "We've gotten our marriage certificate, so we're a legally married couple."
Li Xiangdong continued, "Okay! You'll definitely acknowledge this father-in-law and brother-in-law, right?"
Li Weijun's eyes flickered, but he did not answer.
Li Xiangdong stopped pressing him and turned to Li Jin with a serious expression, saying, "Father, since my elder brother has chosen the Liu family, and I am narrow-minded and vengeful, from now on, my brother and I are no longer brothers."
“We’ll go our separate ways. If my parents can’t bear to part with my older brother, then I’ll consider myself as having no parents anymore.”
Li Jin nodded slowly, “Children of Caibai are not worth arguing with. Eldest son, we have already separated our families. Since you want to continue to associate with your in-laws, you don’t need to acknowledge me as your father anymore. From now on, we are two separate families.”
"From now on, if we walk on opposite sides, you can say hello if you want, but I won't blame you if you don't."
He then called Zhao Sufang out, "Sufang, this is what I'm thinking, what do you think?"
At this point, Zhao Sufang was truly disheartened about her eldest son. "A son is no longer under his mother's control once he grows up. Let him be!"
Li Weijun took two steps forward in shock, "Father, Mother! My little sister is fine, is it really that big of a deal?"
Li Jin and Zhao Sufang didn't want to talk to him anymore. They had been inside for so long, and he hadn't asked about Li Yan and Da Xia's health at all!
"Big brother! I'll call you big brother one last time! Since you found out about this, have you asked if the two children are alright? If it weren't for Doctor Gu being here, if it weren't for me buying the rhinoceros horn, your own sister and your own niece would have been burned into mentally impaired!"
Li Xiangdong approached Li Weijun step by step, and Li Weijun nervously took two steps back, "...How could it be so serious...?"
That's about it for this guy.
From now on, we'll be strangers; there's absolutely no need to waste any more breath on each other.
The next step is to figure out how to deal with the Liu family.
According to Ma Jinfu, since they had already fought and cursed each other today, they should make the Liu family pay even more compensation to the Li family for medical expenses.
"Do you think this is okay?" Ma Jinfu asked Li Jin and Li Xiangdong.
Ma Jinfu's proposal did not favor the Liu family.
Liu Gou Dan'er and Liu Shuangliang were only ten years old. Not to mention at this time, even in later generations, a ten-year-old child would not bear legal responsibility for killing someone.
Li Jin looked at Li Xiangdong.
Li Xiangdong nodded. "What you said is also acceptable. However, before I pay the compensation, I have one request."
Ma Jinfu patiently said, "Go on."
"As the saying goes, if you raise a child but don't teach him, it's the father's fault. Today I want to see the father of these two little bastards teach them a lesson."
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