The Zheng family wanted to get rid of Li Ci as soon as possible, and soon found out that Qi Bowen had indeed come to Sichuan Province.
However, the county town below was the same place they used to live in.
Zheng Kangye hurriedly went to the county town and brought the person back.
When Li Ci finally saw Qi Bowen, she almost didn't recognize him.
"Mom, I've finally seen you." Qi Bowen hugged Li Ci and burst into tears.
"Bowen, what happened to you?" You used to be a handsome young man, how did you turn into such a wretched old man in such a short time?
"Mom, my money was stolen on the train. I was penniless when I arrived at my destination. I wanted to find you, but they said my great-aunt's family had moved a long time ago, and they just kicked me out."
“I’m in poor health, and I fainted on the spot. They were afraid of taking responsibility, so they took me to the hospital.”
"Later, I was just getting a little better when they stopped caring about me. I didn't have the money to pay for my medical bills, so I was kicked out of the hospital."
“I had nowhere to go, so I could only stay at the steel factory in the county town. They wouldn’t give me food and they beat me.”
Qi Bowen recounted his grievances with tears streaming down his face. Although the people at the steel factory didn't beat him up and even occasionally brought him some food, he was still deeply moved.
But they treated him badly, and he was determined to get revenge.
“How dare they treat you like this? Uncle, isn’t the county steel plant under the jurisdiction of your provincial steel plant? Go and get rid of their factory director. He’s not fit for that position; he has no sense at all.”
Li Ci was furious. Did they really think the Li family was easy to bully? If this got back to Beijing, how could they face anyone?
Zheng Kangye paused. If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't afford to offend this person, he would have really wanted to slap her twice.
Can a factory director really solve this just by saying so? She only needs to speak; can she bear the consequences? Even the old marshal wouldn't make things so difficult for her.
"Xiao Ci, don't worry, I'll definitely handle it properly." Zheng Kangye didn't argue with her.
He just wants to get rid of them as soon as possible; he doesn't know whether to deal with them or not.
"Bowen, are you hungry? Let's go get something to eat." Li Ci looked at her son with heartache.
She had so much to say to him, but now it was just the two of them, mother and son, relying on each other for survival.
Li Ci, along with Qi Bowen, ignored the Zheng family members behind them and asked them to prepare some food. They even picked and chose, treating them like servants.
After Qi Bowen finished his meal, he went upstairs without saying a word.
"Bowen, something's happened in Beijing." As soon as he got upstairs, Li Ci quickly recounted all the events that had occurred in Beijing recently.
"Mom, what did you say? Grandpa has cut ties with you? Dad has divorced you too?" Qi Bowen hadn't even had a chance to calm down before hearing these even more devastating news.
He's only been away from Beijing for a few days, how come so many things have happened?
“Your maternal grandfather has been cursed. He’s obsessed with that country girl and has no regard for us, mother and daughter.”
"And your father, you've called him Dad for so many years, and he's a heartless man. Now he's taken this opportunity to gain a foothold in the Li family."
“Bowen, Mom is counting on you now. You have to show your grandfather that no one in the countryside can compare to you, so that we can go back to the Li family.”
Li Ci looked at her son with anticipation; all her hopes were pinned on him.
"Mom, don't worry, Grandpa just hasn't figured it out yet. When we get back to Beijing, I'll apologize to him properly."
Qi Bowen is now uncertain. His grandfather has always been intolerant of any wrongdoing. Now that he knows everything, will he still be able to tolerate him?
“Yes, you’re much better than that guy from the countryside. Let him regret it.” Li Ci’s mind was now filled with the image of her father begging them to go back.
When she saw how utterly worthless that rural area was, she saw her father's face filled with deep regret.
“But Grandpa knows everything. He cares so much about that person. Why don’t we strike first? Otherwise, we’ll never have a good life.”
Qi Bowen was worried that his mother would hesitate, and he had already figured out how to sow discord between them.
After all these years of living together, he knew his mother's personality very well.
She's like a donkey that likes to be flattered, but in the Li family, she actually has the lowest status.
Fortunately, she was the only child in the Li family. By controlling her, he could control the lifeline of the Li family.
Things had taken him by surprise. He didn't know what his mother had done to make his grandfather, who valued bloodline inheritance so much, disown her.
"What do you mean by striking first? Speaking of which, I have to talk to you. What were you thinking? No matter what, that child is still my own. If you had told me the truth right away, would things have turned out like this?"
Li Ci thought that if she found out, she definitely wouldn't let her father find out. Country folk are ignorant, she could just coax them and pretend nothing had happened.
"Mom, I panicked then, afraid that you would abandon me. I don't know anything about biological or biological children, I only know that I grew up by your side since I was little."
"You are my mother. I was thinking that if that person were gone, would no one know? I don't want to leave you!"
“Who would have thought that my grandfather could be so heartless? As soon as he heard that I wasn’t his biological son, he kicked me out of the house without caring about our years of friendship.”
Qi Bowen knew that his mother was of one mind with him, so he spoke without any restraint.
“Your grandfather is getting senile, and so are you. Since you’ve already done it, why didn’t you find some reliable people?” Li Ci didn’t think Qi Bowen had done anything wrong.
If that person had stayed quietly in the countryside, she might have been able to offer him some help after finding out.
She could have provided for him without worrying about food and clothing, but he insisted on fighting for things that didn't belong to him. His ambitions were too high, and she couldn't tolerate him anymore.
"Mom, you know, I don't have as much power as Grandpa. I reckon those people were already taken care of by Grandpa."
"Our most important task now is to return to Beijing and seize control of that person's network before he comes back."
Qi Bowen is very anxious now. He feels that if he is even one step slower, he will get nothing.
“Bowen, there’s no rush to go back to Beijing. Your grandfather has already made everything clear in the newspapers. If we go back, who will listen to us?”
Li Ci knew in his heart that only if that country bumpkin was incompetent could they find a way out.
"That depends on you, Mom. If you get sick, or even seriously ill, do you think Grandpa will really abandon you?"
“As long as we go back to the Li family first, we can slowly plan for the future. When outsiders see that we have returned, they will only think that Grandpa has forgiven us.”
“I’ve been in Beijing for so many years, I have more influence than that country bumpkin. With just a little trickery, I can make it difficult for him to move around in Beijing. Anyone with eyes can see who the Li family will rely on in the future.”
Qi Bowen looked at his mother and thought to himself that he had used her to the fullest extent.
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