When Li Qiaoqiao's brother, Li Dafu, heard that the director was going to take a hard line, he was afraid that the director would ignore him: "How about I ask my mother to persuade my sister again?"
"No."
"Then...is there anything I can do to help you?" Even if I can't do a great service, a small one will do.
"Yes. This matter cannot be accomplished without you."
Now Li Dafu was relieved. "Director, what do you need me to do? Please tell me."
The director smiled and said, "Go and call Biaozi in." Biaozi was the director's right-hand man.
"good."
After Biaozi came in, the director gave him a few instructions, and then Biaozi took Li Dafu out.
On the other side, Han Dashan said a few more words and then dismissed Han Gui, Tian Dahua, Han Zhuang, and Li Qiaoqiao. Only Han Dashan, Tang Huihui, and Grandma Han remained in the room.
Tang Huihui: "Dashan, why would this director target our family?"
Han Dashan: "It must have been the third son's mother-in-law who was behind this."
"You mean, Qiaoqiao's mother called Qiaoqiao back today so that Qiaoqiao would expose us?"
Han Dashan nodded: "Third brother's mother-in-law is no good. Didn't Third brother's wife tell her before that we were able to eat our fill those years? She definitely wants to use this to get a better future for her son. Otherwise, how would that director know that we were able to eat our fill those years? Doesn't she even consider whether that director is reliable? Humph!"
Tang Huihui: "Then why did the third son's wife say that her mother asked her to remind us?"
Grandma Han: "She was too embarrassed to say it. But the third son's wife was alright this time. She didn't listen to her mother."
Tang Huihui smiled and said, "It seems that Xiaoman scared her quite a bit that time."
Grandma Han: "I'd be scared too. Dashan, shouldn't we tell Binzi and Xiaoman about this?"
"No need. Binzi and Xiaoman both trust Lao Shang. I also think Lao Shang is quite capable."
Grandma Han: "Okay then."
On the other side, as soon as Han Zhuang returned to the house, he looked at Li Qiaoqiao and said, "Qiaoqiao, I have no ability or ambition. All I want to do in this life is rely on my father and my two older brothers. If you think I'm useless, then you can leave."
"I...I don't think you're useless."
“Qiaoqiao, although I don’t have any ambition, I haven’t let you go hungry or cold. Think about it carefully, compared to the other wives in the village, aren’t you living the easiest life? Your daughter’s grandmother takes care of you, your sister-in-law shares the household chores with you, and I, my father, and my eldest brother take care of the farm work. My second brother takes care of the children when they grow up. Even when my parents get old, we basically won’t have to take care of them. Qiaoqiao, if you feel that your life is not good now, then you can leave.”
"I..." After Han Zhuang said that, Li Qiaoqiao also felt that it was true: "I'm not leaving. I gave birth to two children for you. You want me to leave? No way."
"Since you also want to stay in this house, then tell me what exactly happened today?"
Li Qiaoqiao's eyes flickered: "Didn't I say? They wanted my mother to persuade me, so my mother asked me to remind my father."
Han Zhuang looked at Li Qiaoqiao: "I don't believe it. I've been your mother's son-in-law for so many years, don't I know what kind of person she is?"
“My mother…my mother…oh dear,” Li Qiaoqiao stamped her foot, “Don’t tell anyone else what I’m telling you.”
"OK."
After Li Qiaoqiao finished speaking, Han Zhuang angrily slapped the bed: "Climbing over my house to get ahead. Damn it, your mother and brother are really scum. Don't ever come back to your parents' house again."
Li Qiaoqiao didn't say anything. After all, they were her family.
Han Zhuang glanced at Li Qiaoqiao: "Go by yourself, don't take my son with you." Erniu hasn't been going to her maternal grandmother's house for a long time.
"Um."
"Luckily you didn't agree to your mother's request today. Otherwise, you could have waited for my second sister-in-law to deal with you."
Li Qiaoqiao muttered, "I'm not stupid."
Han Zhuang didn't hear clearly: "What did you say?"
"I'm telling you, you absolutely mustn't tell your parents."
Han Zhuang scoffed, "My dad probably already guessed it."
"No way? Didn't Dad ask me to thank Mom for him?"
"Dad is just giving you face."
"Give me face?"
"Hmm." Han Zhuang glanced at Li Qiaoqiao: "You didn't betray us this time, so your father gave you face and didn't expose you."
"Is that so? Dad is really shrewd."
"That's right. If Dad wasn't shrewd, would our family be living such a good life?"
Han Zhuang and Li Qiaoqiao had just finished talking when Li Dafu arrived: "Qiaoqiao, are you home?"
Hearing Li Dafu's voice, Li Qiaoqiao asked in surprise, "Why is my brother here?"
Han Zhuang got out of bed: "Let's go, let's go see what he's up to?"
Li Qiaoqiao quickly followed him out, afraid that Han Zhuang would beat up Li Dafu.
Han Zhuang went out and asked with a dark face, "What are you doing here?"
Li Dafu knew at a glance that Qiaoqiao had told the Han family. "Zhuangzhuang, is Uncle home? Dad scolded us after he found out what Mom and I did."
Han Zhuang didn't believe it at all. His father-in-law was an honest man, but not good with words. He was always the one being bullied at home: "Dad dares to scold you? What a joke."
Li Dafu said sincerely, "It's true. Dad was very angry when he found out we wanted to do *that*. He scolded us severely. Dad wants to apologize to Uncle."
Han Zhuang: "No need. Just don't hurt us in the future."
Li Dafu quickly said, "No, no. I was just bewitched. Dad scolded me and I came to my senses. Brother-in-law, I was just confused for a moment. Is Uncle home? Dad wants to invite Uncle to dinner."
Han Zhuang: "No need. Didn't I just say that you just shouldn't harm us in the future?"
Li Dafu: "I said the same thing. But Dad disagreed. He said if I don't invite Uncle back, I shouldn't go back either. Brother-in-law, Dad doesn't get angry easily, but when he does, it's terrifying. Brother-in-law, do you know how I got out of the house? Dad chased me out with a knife. If I don't invite Uncle back, Dad won't let me in. Is Uncle home?"
Han Zhuang: "He's not here. You can leave."
Li Dafu: "Where did Uncle go?"
Han Zhuang: "I don't know."
Li Dafu: "Then I'll wait a bit. Mom has prepared the food at home. Dad went to fetch water. Brother-in-law, Qiaoqiao, you two go with Uncle later."
Han Zhuang: "Neither my dad nor I are going. You can go."
“This,” Li Dafu looked at Li Qiaoqiao, “I really know I was wrong. If I don’t invite Uncle back, Dad will beat me to death.”
Li Qiaoqiao: "Brother, do you really know you were wrong?"
"Um."
Li Qiaoqiao looked at Han Zhuang: "Look...at this matter..."
Inside the room, Han Dashan snorted, "Fine, this is a trap set for me."
Tang Huihui: "Are they trying to get you drunk and trick you into talking?"
"I think so." In the courtyard, Li Dafu was still saying that he and his mother knew they were wrong and that they would never do it again. "I'll go out and chase him away."
"Um."
Li Dafu was assuring Han Zhuang that Han Dashan had been released.
Li Dafu's eyes lit up: "Uncle, my dad..."
Han Dashan looked at Li Dafu and smiled: "Dafu, I know what you're planning to do, and you know it too."
"Uncle, I..."
Han Dashan waved his hand: "You don't need to say anything. I'm not going. Boss, come out and see the guest out."
Han Gui agreed and came out of the house: "Li Dafu, you can leave now, you're not welcome in my house." The third brother was his brother-in-law, but he wasn't.
"This... Uncle..."
He had barely uttered two words when Han Gui pushed him out. Han Zhuang also wanted to join in, but Han Dashan wouldn't let him.
Li Dafu had no choice but to go home first.
Biaozi frowned when he saw him return alone: "What? Isn't he coming?"
"Um."
Biaozi looked behind him and said, "Comrades, the guy surnamed Han didn't come."
Li Qiaoqiao's family had a woodshed, and Biaozi and his men hid there.
As soon as they came out of the woodshed, Biaozi said, "Let's go to Han Family Village."
Li Dafu quickly followed, saying, "I'll lead the way."
Biaozi: "Hmm."
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