"It might smell like soap."
Su Jingjing picked up the cup and held it to his lips, "Try it."
"Why would a man like me drink this?"
Li Hanting lowered his eyes and glanced at it, feeling a sense of repulsion.
This stuff is for women; it's a waste for men to drink it.
Su Jingjing smiled and said, "The book says that saffron has the effects of promoting blood circulation, relieving pain, and clearing heat and detoxifying for men."
"so good?"
"Of course, you should try a sip." Su Jingjing moved the cup a step closer.
The man took a bite, and the taste was indeed as strange as his daughter had described.
Good things are probably not ordinary.
"Since they're so good, I'll have Shaokai buy some next time."
Su Jingjing took a few sips and then gave the man a few sips as well.
Li Hanting had little interest in drinking this stuff, but how could he refuse his wife's enthusiasm?
He likes to share a drink with his wife.
The next morning, Liu Yang came over with an urgent telegram.
"Commander, there is a telegram from Sujiazhuang."
Sujiazhuang?
Li Hanting's eyes darted around, and he reached out to take it, hurriedly opening it to look. The next second, his pupils contracted, revealing a barely perceptible chill.
A few simple words, yet they made people nervous.
Da Shan was beaten bloody and on the verge of death; return immediately.
Liu Yang noticed the gloom on the commander's face and quickly asked with concern, "Commander, has something serious happened?"
"Xiao Liu, I might need to take some time off. Please cover for me for the next few days."
Li Hanting's deep, cold voice rang out.
"By the way, you'll be in charge of taking An'an and Yuanyuan back to the old house later."
Liu Yang was too embarrassed to ask for too many details, "Oh, okay, Commander, I'll go now."
After Liu Yang left, Li Hanting dialed the phone number from his memory.
After two beeps, someone finally answered the call.
The other person was a loud-voiced middle-aged woman, probably the owner of the convenience store. "Hello, who is this?"
After revealing his identity, Li Hanting began to inquire about his brother-in-law.
The plump woman on the other end of the phone immediately became obsequious and recounted the situation verbatim.
"Oh, it's Commander Li. Here's what happened..."
Ultimately, these are all old topics.
The Su family village and the Lin family village had been at odds for decades over some minor issues, and the people from the two villages hardly interacted with each other, and generally wouldn't consider marrying into the other's family. However, in recent years, things seem to have improved.
Who knew that this time, the conflict between the two villages would be triggered again because of a reservoir. For crops to grow well, there must be a water source, so this reservoir is the best water source.
This reservoir is located between the two villages and has been supplying water to both villages for decades. This time, it was the people from Linjiazhuang who provoked the incident. In the chaos, they accidentally hit Su Dashan on the head, causing him to bleed profusely. He was rushed to the hospital and is still lying there.
After her long-winded explanation, the plump woman couldn't help but sigh, "Oh my, you have no idea what that scene was like. Blood was everywhere, it was so scary it made your heart jump out of your chest."
Li Hanting's expression turned serious. After thanking him, he hung up the phone.
The plump aunt wanted to say a few more words, but then she heard a busy tone on the other end of the phone and had no choice but to hang up.
With a sunflower seed in his mouth, he thought, "This is going to be interesting."
What kind of show is going to be shown?
The chubby uncle picked up his reading glasses and looked at his wife with a puzzled expression.
The plump aunt glanced at him and said, "It's about the incident where Dashan's head was broken. Commander Li knows the truth and might rush back to handle it."
The chubby uncle frowned and clicked his tongue. "You've been a blabbermouth again. The village chief's family was deliberately keeping it a secret, but you've spilled everything to Commander Li."
"ah?!"
The plump aunt paused in her sunflower seed-eating motion; hadn't she meant well but did something wrong?
After hanging up the phone, Li Hanting went straight to the family compound.
Su Jingjing was quite surprised to see him return at this time.
But when she caught a glimpse of the man's dark and gloomy face, she also became nervous.
"W-what's wrong?"
For some reason, she had a very ominous premonition.
The man carefully pulled her to sit down in a chair. "Honey, I have something to tell you, but you have to promise me you won't get agitated."
She swallowed hard, looked into the man's deep eyes, and nodded with difficulty, "Okay."
"Take a look at this telegram first."
Li Hanting spread the telegram out in front of her, and read the few simple words in almost an instant.
Her brother is in trouble!
Although she only spent a short time with the Su family, she truly felt like a daughter of the Su family, and she would feel heartbroken if anything happened to any of them.
Even though she tried her best to control the tears that were about to fall, she still couldn't control her swaying body.
She raised her hazy, misty eyes and stared blankly at him.
"Is this... really true?"
Su Jingjing could actually recognize that it was her sister-in-law's handwriting.
This part wasn't mentioned in the book, could it be because of her arrival?
Li Hanting's brows furrowed suddenly; the girl's red-rimmed eyes broke his heart.
He held her face in his hands as if it were a precious treasure, saying, "I called home and confirmed that my family is in the hospital right now."
"Honey, don't cry. Let's drive back now. It should only take four hours. I'll tell you the details of what happened on the way."
Su Jingjing sniffed. "What about the children?"
In the current situation, it's impossible to take care of the child.
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