The old woman glanced at Li Shi from head to toe, then sat back down: "What? What do you mean by that? Does it mean that even after we've separated, I can't even be my son's boss anymore?"
Madam Li smiled, but did not back down in the slightest: "Now that the family has been divided and Mother has chosen to go to the eldest brother's house, then Li Mantian should be the one in charge of this family. Buying and selling respectable girls without the parents' consent is considered trafficking. If this crime is committed, the whole family will probably be exiled, right?"
Upon hearing this, the old woman panicked: "Li! What are you saying, my daughter-in-law? Are you going to take me to the authorities?"
"I wouldn't dare, I'm just telling you the consequences of doing this." Madam Li sat upright in her chair. If her son accused her, she couldn't bear the accusation of being unfilial.
The old woman chuckled, quite pleased with herself: "I knew you wouldn't dare."
"Who is this grandma? Why does she look so sickly? Is someone in her family about to die?"
The two people inside the house were startled by the child's voice that suddenly came in.
It was Li who reacted first, and got up to lead Li Wenyi and Ye Shuang, who had been eavesdropping at the door, inside.
"Shuang'er, how can you talk nonsense? This is your grandmother. Your grandmother is in very good health. How could she be sickly?" Madam Li held Ye Shuang in her arms. Although she was scolding her, her tone was extremely gentle, as if she was afraid of frightening her.
Ye Shuang pouted and said unwillingly, "I didn't see wrong. This grandma is not destined to have grandchildren! How could she be my and my brother's grandmother?"
The speaker meant something, and the listener took it to heart. It was rumored that children's eyes were the best at seeing unclean things, especially girls' eyes. After hearing Ye Shuang's pointed words, the old woman was both anxious and afraid. She didn't even bother to argue with Li about Ye Shuang's whereabouts and hurriedly got up and left.
Li hurriedly got up and saw her to the door. Only after closing the door did she finally breathe a sigh of relief. Just now, she almost, almost lost her daughter Shuang'er.
Thinking about it, she felt a chill run down her spine again. After returning to the house, she quickly hugged Ye Shuang tightly in her arms: "Shuang'er, don't be afraid. Mother will definitely protect you and will never let anyone take you away from me."
Li Wenyi's face darkened as he stood behind Li Shi. Mother, you still can't forget... is that why you love Shuang'er so much?
However, he hadn't forgotten who had spoken and revealed their location. He perked up and approached, smiling, "Shuang'er, you can't talk nonsense like that in the future. That's our elder. If others find out, they'll say Shuang'er is being disrespectful, understand?"
Only then did Madam Li remember what Ye Shuang had just said, but she thought about it much more than Li Wenyi, and as far as she knew, her eldest brother's youngest son had indeed been sick recently: "Shuang'er, why did you think of saying those things?"
Ye Shuang looked completely innocent and tilted her head: "I just said what I saw, can't I say it?"
Li was speechless for a moment, and after a long pause, she said, "Then what do you mean by saying that grandmother is not destined to have a grandson?"
Ye Shuang thought for a moment and said in her most innocent tone, "It's just that she should only have a granddaughter and no grandson. If she were to force a grandson, her grandson wouldn't live long either."
Li stood there stunned. She remembered her sister-in-law's two sons who had died young, and how sickly Li Wenyi had been when he was a child. Several times she thought he wouldn't survive that dark night.
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