Chapter 225: Sister-in-law, Let Go

As the school car slowly drove away from the Jinyu Hutong, Li Li Xuewu's eyes became clearer and clearer, and his body no longer swayed unsteadily as it had when he walked out with his arm around Li Li Congyun.

"Li Xuewu, about your brother's matter..."

Liu Yin didn't know the situation inside and only thought Li Li Xuewu was messing around, recognizing relatives randomly with others.

Li Li Xuewu put his arm around his mother's shoulder and said with a smile: "Don't worry, don't you know your eldest son's temper? It's purely laziness. He just didn't want to go to work and used me as an excuse to give himself a vacation."

Seeing her son's relaxed expression, Liu Yin also knew that her eldest son's matter had been resolved.

Ever since the eldest returned that day, he hadn't gone to work and stayed at home reading books every day. Liu Yin was worried about the eldest's job. She asked, but he wouldn't say, and when she asked too much, he said the leader let him go home to rest.

Leaders don't have such good intentions, how could they let you rest, and why didn't she see her daughter-in-law resting?

Good heavens, this rest lasted for more than ten days. Li Li Xuewen was happy, but it had Zhao Zhao Yafang and Liu Yin worried to death.

Li Shun wasn't worried. He had asked in private, and Li Li Xuewen had said it was Li Li Xuewu's arrangement, so Li Shun didn't bother with it.

He knew his own son; he had always taken advantage of others and had never suffered a loss.

Li Li Xuewen didn't bother with his second brother's words and had no interest in explaining why he was suspended.

He just knew that his second brother Li Xuewu's words would definitely be fulfilled. He had read the books he had been reading diligently, and before he could even be proud of his speed and find the next one, look, the house was allocated, his salary was raised, and it was time to go to work again.

Zhao Zhao Yafang was now quite tipsy. She patted Li Li Xuewu on the shoulder and kept saying he was reliable, which made Li Li Xuewu wince.

When she was at her maiden home, Zhao Zhao Yafang actually knew how to drink; what rural child wouldn't know how to drink? But she was married and afraid of being laughed at by her in-laws, so she had always been a teetotaler.

Zhao Zhao Yafang's performance today could be considered to have shattered the Li family's eyes. Li Li Xuewu watched his sister-in-law take three sips from the 2-liang glass and felt dizzy.

Zhao Zhao Yafang knocked Li Li Xuewu's arm away, hugged Liu Yin's shoulder, and cried and laughed, talking about her family, her marriage, her mother-in-law's kindness, and her brother-in-law's loyalty...

Liu Yin hugged her daughter-in-law, who was a head taller than her, and didn't know whether to cry or laugh. She glared at Li Li Xuewu, who was watching the fun, and said: "Don't let her drink anymore in the future! Our family doesn't allow any drunks."

Liu Yin led and hugged her, finally managing to coax Zhao Zhao Yafang into the south room to lie down, and then served Li Shun, who had also had a bit too much, to lie down in the north room.

After everything was busy, she wiped Li Li Xuewu's face with a hot towel to dissipate the alcohol. She was nagging about Li Li Xuewu drinking so much, and somehow it ended up talking about Lin Lin Tingting.

"Li Xuewu, what exactly is going on between you and Lin Tingting? Didn't you say last time she was coming to the house? Now that you're busy, shouldn't you meet? Settle things early and get the wedding done."

("Wedding" in northern colloquialism refers to marriage or the wedding ceremony.)

Li Li Xuewu paused as he wiped his face with the towel, stood up, walked to the hot water basin, rinsed the towel, and covered the back of his head with the hot towel, repeating this several times until the hot water in the basin smelled of alcohol and his brain was completely clear.

Liu Yin had long been impatient. Seeing her son finish fussing, she snatched the towel from Li Li Xuewu's hand, changed a basin of water, and scrubbed it with soap while asking: "I'm asking you, what are you thinking?"

Seeing his mother's urgency, Li Li Xuewu said: "It's over."

Liu Yin's hand scrubbing the towel stopped instantly. She looked up at Li Li Xuewu and asked: "What's over?"

Li Li Xuewu walked to the kang in the north room and sat down, looking at Li Shu sleeping in the cradle, and said: "The relationship is over."

At this time, Li Shun, who hadn't fallen asleep yet, looked at Li Li Xuewu with inquiry in his eyes.

"Wasn't it quite good? Is it about the child? Let your father go and talk to them, just say we will raise the child..."

"It's not about the child."

Liu Yin was so anxious that she didn't even wipe her hands before entering the room and punching Li Li Xuewu, saying: "You child, can you finish your sentences? You're going to worry me to death."

Since he had let his family meet Lin Lin Tingting, he had to give them an explanation. He wasn't like a child who dated randomly anymore, where no one cared if it ended today or tomorrow. This one had been formally reported to the family, so he had to explain why it ended.

"I met the parents, we didn't get along well, and we had some disagreements on some matters, so we decided not to date anymore."

Liu Yin said anxiously: "You child, you're so clear when you're mixing with others, why are you so..."

Li Shun saw that his son's mood wasn't right and said to Liu Yin: "Alright, he's such a big person, don't you know what's going on?"

After scolding Liu Yin, he said to Li Li Xuewu: "You're also the head of the household now, so I'll tell you one principle: including Li Shu, we will help you raise as many children as you have, we will help you with your marriage, and we will help you find a partner if you can't find one, but you are not allowed to bring back someone who is not decent, do you know?"

Li Li Xuewu nodded and said: "I know, I was dating with the intention of getting married."

Li Shun waved his hand and said: "Alright, go back to sleep."

Li Li Xuewu stood up, touched Li Shu's little face, and went out to the backyard to sleep.

Being close to his parents' house had its benefits; the room was always warm, and he turned on the bathtub valve and checked the fire door again. After the water was filled, he took a comfortable bath.

This time he didn't dare to fall asleep in the bathtub again, not because he was afraid of drowning, but because he was afraid someone would come in and touch him.

No matter how good Li Li Xuewu's physical fitness was, or how good his methods of dissipating alcohol were, he couldn't resist three jin of white liquor. He was truly a bit tipsy after soaking in the hot water.

After tidying himself up, wearing only a pair of big underpants, he returned to the bedroom, spread the quilt, and started to sleep.

Li Li Xuewu's return home wasn't as peaceful as it looked now. Every household in the courtyard had people at home, and they all had their own thoughts about the Li family's liveliness.

In the front courtyard, only the Third Master's wife and Yu Li were at home today. Although they hadn't formally separated, Yu Li no longer ate at the Third Master's house, and Yan Brother Jiecheng and his wife supported themselves, which made the Third Master and his wife lose face.

But what could they do if they lost face? They couldn't fight with their daughter-in-law. The key was Yan Brother Jiecheng; this eldest son was useless and didn't dare to provoke his wife, nor did he want to be caught in the middle, so he hadn't returned home since that day, saying he was earning overtime pay for the night shift.

The Third Master's wife pricked up her ears to listen to the Li family's guests, as if they were the leaders and colleagues of the Li family's eldest, coming to invite the eldest to work, which gave the Third Master's wife a shock.

A few days ago, the old ladies in the courtyard were gossiping, saying that the Li family's eldest had been fired, the second had been removed from his post, and the Li family was going to be finished.

Jia Jia Zhangshi said her daughter-in-law was helping the Li family cook and saw the Li family's eldest's wife crying, so they must have been fired.

Qin Laoer Master's wife swore that Li Qin Laoer had been removed, and the Second Master had inquired clearly from the factory cadres, saying he had offended a very big leader and would never be able to get ahead in the future.

It had only been a few days, why were they inviting him again? This university was too unreliable!

Even more unreliable than her own old man!

Her old man had been watching the fun for several days, blocking Li Shun every day to ask about the Li Li Xuewen and Li Li Xuewu brothers, just to vent the anger of finding a job for his eldest son.

Li Shun was also good-tempered; when Yan Yan Fugui asked, he said he didn't know, and when he asked too much, he ignored him.

Zhao Zhao Yafang was angry and blocked the Third Master to say a few words, which made the Third Master lose face.

The Third Master's wife thought her old man was still angry and wanted to see how the Li family would fall into decline.

Now what? The school leaders came to invite him personally, and the factory leaders announced his reinstatement personally.

This was going to be a loss of face. They really had connections.

The Third Master's wife only saw the face problem, while Yu Li thought much more than her mother-in-law.

Her father-in-law was happy doing this, but her own family's pillar was still at the Rolling Mill.

It would be fine if Li Li Xuewu wasn't in that position, they could live as neighbors and slowly restore the relationship. Now that he had returned to his post, her father-in-law might just lose face, but her husband might lose his job.

Yu Li's eyes kept looking at Li Li Xuewu's house. When she saw Li Li Xuewu and the school leader walking out with their arms around each other's shoulders, she had already made up her mind.

There were quite a few people in the courtyard with Yu Li's kind of mind; everyone living in this courtyard had been tempered by life into human spirits.

Li Li Xuewu was touched awake. He felt someone touching his arm in a daze and was startled, thinking that woman had come to take advantage of him again.

Boys must protect themselves not only outside but also at home, and even in the bathtub.

When Li Li Xuewu turned his body and looked at the edge of the kang, he saw his father Li Shun checking his wound.

"Don't move."

Li Li Xuewu heard Li Shun's slightly reproachful voice and stopped moving the injured arm.

He yawned and said: "Dad, you didn't make a sound when you came in, you startled me."

Li Shun took Li Li Xuewu's pulse and checked the wound, saying: "What's there to be afraid of sleeping in your own house? Can someone come in and eat you?"

Li Li Xuewu curled his lips and didn't reply to his father's complaining words.

He knew Li Shun was blaming him for being careless, blaming him for not telling the family when he was injured, so he was angry when he spoke to him.

"That's not necessarily true. It'll be too late when I'm being eaten, and you wouldn't have seen it even if I were being eaten." Of course, he only dared to say this in his heart, not to Li Shun, or he would get beaten.

Li Shun wanted to ask Li Li Xuewu at the hospital, but now that he had applied silver needles to Li Li Xuewu, he couldn't help but ask: "How were you injured? Why didn't you send word to the family? I went to the factory to look for you, and they said you were on a mission. It was before this, right?"

Li Li Xuewu felt the numbness and itching at the wound and grimaced as he replied: "Shot at close range by a handgun 10 days ago. It was my negligence. Because of excessive blood loss, I fell into a coma. When I woke up, it was already healed, so I didn't tell you. It was treated at the military hospital, a confidential mission, I can't say."

Li Shun sat on the edge of the kang, looking at the circular scar on Li Li Xuewu's left arm, and then at the scar on Li Li Xuewu's face, saying: "I thought you could live a peaceful life after entering a local factory, but I didn't expect this factory to be so unstable."

He sighed, what else could he say?

He wanted to scold him, but seeing his son who was taller than him, he took back his scolding words.

"Fortunately, your body is recovering well, not too blood-deficient, but your Qi is a bit insufficient. Old San has already boiled the medicine for you. Get up in a while and go home to drink the medicine. I told Old San, he will boil it for you when you go home these days. You won't run around randomly again, right?"

Looking at Li Shun's distrustful eyes, Li Li Xuewu smiled and said: "I won't run, the case is finished, what else is there to run for?"

Seeing that the time was up, Li Shun raised his hand and collected the silver needles on Li Li Xuewu's arm.

After collecting the needles, he didn't rush to leave and asked Li Li Xuewu to put on his clothes and go home with him.

Li Li Xuewu put on his clothes neatly, carried his father's medicine box, and walked out with his father.

After Li Li Xuewu closed the door, Li Shun said to Li Li Xuewu: "You still have to be cautious about the relationship matter. Don't look at your mother being anxious, but you have to have a count in your heart. It's a lifelong matter, don't marry just for the sake of marriage, harming others and delaying yourself."

Li Li Xuewu knew this was Li Shun guessing what had happened and reminding him. His father was truly clear-minded.

"Hmm, I know."

Accompanying Li Shun back home, he first drank the medicine and then had dinner at home. Today the whole family was there, so dinner was early.

His sister-in-law and brother hadn't fully sobered up yet and were a bit dazed.

His sister-in-law remembered hitting her brother-in-law at the gate and looked at Li Li Xuewu with some embarrassment. Li Li Xuewu didn't mind.

Zhao Zhao Yafang also had things on her mind, otherwise, she couldn't have drunk so much at noon.

The joy of Li Xuewen's raise, the happiness of being allocated a house, the guilt toward her brother-in-law, and the shame toward Li Shun and his wife.

"Li Xuewu, sister-in-law doesn't know what to say. Without you, your brother couldn't have gotten a raise and a house."

Li Li Xuewu picked up his rice bowl and said with a smile: "We are family, don't say that. Just don't feel bad or get angry when I come to eat at home in the future."

Zhao Zhao Yafang was blushed by Li Li Xuewu's words, knowing that this was her brother-in-law pointing something out to her, meaning that even if they were allocated a house, they still had to follow Li Shun's wishes to support the elderly.

Secondly, Li Li Xuewu pointed out the conflict between them, which saved them from awkwardness in the future.

Li Li Xuewu also knew his sister-in-law wasn't stupid, otherwise, she couldn't have been admitted to a top-tier university in this era.

It was just that she had little experience and had the character of people of this era, as well as the limitations of people of this era.

Up to now, Li Li Xuewu could understand everything he said to his sister-in-law; this was a kind of ability.

Li Li Xuewu had developed the habit of being cautious in his speech and often using double entendres in his previous life. In this family, the only one who could be on the same level as him was his sister-in-law.

"Look at what you're saying, when has sister-in-law ever been stingy with you? Sister-in-law also knows you have a good heart. It was all sister-in-law's fault before, and my words hurt your heart. Don't take it to heart."

Seeing his brother walk over yawning, and under his sister-in-law's service, washing his face and rinsing his mouth, and then sitting at the table to be handed water and chopsticks, it was almost as if he was being fed.

"Hey, don't say that. You eat too. My brother isn't a child, let him do it himself."

After answering his sister-in-law, he said to his brother Li Xuewen: "How about it? Everything I said has been fulfilled, right? Not only did I help you get a house, but I also got you a raise."

Li Li Xuewen's alcohol tolerance was average, just three or four liang at noon, and he was still a bit dazed. He didn't even look at Li Li Xuewu and said: "When did I ever say I didn't believe your words? It was your sister-in-law who was anxious. I said your words would definitely count, but she didn't believe it."

Zhao Zhao Yafang was a bit embarrassed and pinched Li Li Xuewen, which made him wince, but he didn't dare to make a sound.

Seeing his mother walking around the table holding Li Shu, she must have had a lot to say, so he smiled and said: "What ability? It's just mutual trust and mutual support between family members. Who can be closer than us brothers and sisters?"

Liu Yin loved hearing this the most and was most willing to see her children living in harmony and unity.

This was also why Liu Yin had been grabbing Li Li Xuewu so tightly since he moved out. Now that Li Li Xuewu was home, Liu Yin's eyes were like they were growing on Li Li Xuewu.

"Exactly. Our family has had this family style since your grandfather's time, and then to your second uncle and third uncle. Have you ever heard them say impolite words to your father?"

"Your father said he needed medicinal materials, and your second uncle had to search for them in the mountains. Your father said he wanted Li Xuewu to join the army, and your third uncle had to arrange it. When your second uncle's father-in-law was sick, your father had to take the train to the Northeast overnight. This is how brothers should get along."

From Li Li Xuewen down to Li Xue, they all nodded in response to their mother's teachings and didn't dare to dislike their mother's nagging.

The old lady originally intended to finish eating and take over Liu Yin's shift to take care of Li Shu, but Li Li Xuewu had drunk the soup medicine, and had drunk a lot of alcohol at noon, so he didn't eat much and ate fast, so he finished first and took over Liu Yin's shift to hold Li Shu, letting his mother eat.

Li Shu hadn't seen her bad father Li Li Xuewu for several days and was very excited, "babbling" with her father for a while, grabbing his nose and face.

One could see that Li Shu was different from other children, not only in the color of her hair and eyes but also in her skin color and face shape, and she grew faster than ordinary children, which might be due to drinking milk or her own genes.

The old lady finished eating and took Li Shu over, put her on the kang, and let her crawl and play by herself.

Li Li Xuewu greeted Li Shun and went to the south-facing rooms. Lao Lao Biaozi and the others should have returned with the car by now.

Entering the south-facing rooms, he saw Lao Lao Biaozi and the others were halfway through their meal, and Seeing Sha Zhu was also there. It seemed that Seeing Sha Zhu had prepared the meal again today.

Wen San'er asked Li Li Xuewu to sit at the table, but Li Li Xuewu waved his hand and said: "I just finished eating at home, you guys eat."

Seeing Ye Ye Erye sitting on the kang with Da Lao, he asked: "Are you used to living here, Second Uncle?"

Ye Ye Erye held his rice bowl and said: "Used to it, very good. Compared to the previous displacement, it can be said to be heaven and earth."

Li Li Xuewu smiled and didn't say anything else. He got on the kang and lay down on the quilt inside.

Seeing Sha Zhu turned his head and looked at Li Li Xuewu, saying: "The case is all over, the notice of reinstatement has been posted long ago. Where have you been, why haven't I seen you at work? I haven't seen you at home either."

Li Li Xuewu didn't mention his injury but smiled: "What do you think that is? Catching people is called the end? There's a huge pile of things behind it. I just finished."

Seeing Sha Zhu ate his meal without turning his head and said: "This time, Old Yang was truly tamed by you, even beheading his own brother-in-law in tears. The anger you suffered at the gate is finally vented."

Li Li Xuewu smiled and said: "What is that? What taming? It has nothing to do with me. He is the factory director, I am just a section chief, don't spread such nonsense."

Seeing Sha Zhu laughed "hehe" and said: "It would be fine if I were the one spreading it. Now the whole factory is saying so. I haven't just heard one version in the canteen. The most outrageous one is that you carried a big 54 to the factory director's house on that snowy night and 'conquered' the factory director."

Li Li Xuewu said with a bitter smile: "Get the hell out of here, is this Li Xiang Yang from the Pingjin Guerrilla?"

Seeing Sha Zhu laughed loudly: "Your description is truly damaging enough."

The speaker had no intention, but the listener did. Seeing Sha Zhu's words showed that his conflict with Factory Director Yang had become public.

This wasn't a good thing, especially in a situation where it was spread so outrageously. Damn it, there are villains who want to harm me. No wonder his teacher told him to talk to Factory Director Yang today.

"Are you on duty next Sunday?"

Seeing Sha Zhu didn't even think and said: "Hey, I don't have a schedule for this, what's wrong? Something up?"

Li Li Xuewu sat up and said: "Some friends need to be entertained, I want to ask you to help prepare a banquet."

Seeing Sha Zhu was dumbfounded and asked in disbelief: "How many? How big of a banquet?"

Li Li Xuewu thought for a moment and said: "At least eighty people, prepare for a hundred. I'll prepare the materials."

Seeing Sha Zhu was dumbfounded and asked in disbelief: "How many? Where do you get so many friends?"

Li Li Xuewu smiled and said: "They are all friends from the 'path'. One is that the New Year is coming, and the other is fate. I want to call all these friends together to have a meal and liven things up."

Yang Erhai held his rice bowl and asked with some doubt: "Are you mixing in the streets again, Wu Ge?"

He had never believed that his Wu Ge had "washed his hands of the business." He didn't know what Wu Ge was doing now, but he just felt that one day Wu Ge would "return as a king" and lead them to "re-emerge in the rivers and lakes."

Lao Lao Biaozi and Shen Shen Guodong understood Li Li Xuewu; once he climbed out of the mud pit, he would never jump back in, so they all looked at Yang Erhai and laughed.

Wen San'er also laughed: "If your Wu Ge returns to the streets now, no one will dare to mix in the streets."

Lao Lao Biaozi and the others laughed loudly, leaving Yang Erhai stunned.

Li Li Xuewu smiled and explained to Yang Erhai: "White path, friends on the white path, hehe."

Yang Erhai smiled and said: "I knew it, Wu Ge has always been mixing on the path."

"Hahahaha," everyone laughed again.

Yang Erhai followed with a "hehe" and said: "Wu Ge, the news I've been waiting for hasn't come yet. It won't be forgotten over there, right?"

Li Li Xuewu waved his hand and said: "Don't worry about it. The situation isn't very good right now, it's normal. You just keep an eye on it."

Yang Erhai nodded and continued to eat the rice in his bowl, no longer paying attention to the words of Li Li Xuewu and the others.

Reminded by Yang Erhai, Li Li Xuewu asked Wen San'er: "How is our business?"

Wen San'er looked at Ye Ye Erye and Seeing Sha Zhu, and then said to Li Li Xuewu: "It's still the same. The inventory has been cleared, and now we are temporarily collecting from below to maintain it."

Seeing Sha Zhu and Ye Ye Erye only thought Wen San'er was reporting on the scrap recycling station, but Li Li Xuewu knew this was the situation with the things in the room over there.

Nodding, Li Li Xuewu didn't ask about the situation here anymore. Without income, the warehouse being empty was only a matter of time. He would add more when he had time.

Seeing that the matter here was finished, Seeing Sha Zhu continued: "I say, I can't handle a banquet of ten tables alone. You have to find a few more, otherwise, I'll be exhausted to death."

Li Li Xuewu thought for a moment and asked: "Is it okay to add Ma Hua?"

Seeing Sha Zhu shook his head and said: "It won't work. Ma Hua is okay at chopping, but it's still too early for him to be on the stove."

Li Li Xuewu remembered the master who sold kitchenware he met earlier, who lived by the sea, and had a plan in his heart: "Okay, I'll think of a way, we'll discuss it again next week."

Seeing Sha Zhu nodded and said: "The food is settled, where do you plan to entertain?"

Li Li Xuewu pointed to the west courtyard and said: "The north warehouse is finished, and the place is spacious. It'll be in the north warehouse."

Seeing Sha Zhu nodded and said: "It's a good place, but what about the tables and chairs? There are so many people, how do you borrow them?"

Li Li Xuewu looked at Seeing Sha Zhu and asked: "How do you usually borrow tables and chairs when you prepare banquets for weddings and funerals?"

Seeing Sha Zhu waved his hand and said: "It won't work. How many people are there for a wedding? Thirty or so is about enough, how many tables are set? You are almost at the level of a big canteen."

Li Li Xuewu nodded and said: "Then borrow from our canteen. Eight Immortals tables, eight people per table. No one eats on Sunday anyway. I'll have a truck send them over and send them back."

Seeing Sha Zhu smiled and said: "You can truly toss."

Li Li Xuewu smiled and didn't explain. It wasn't that he was extravagant and wasteful, nor was it that he had money and nowhere to spend it, but he wanted to take this opportunity to sort out his connections.

This wasn't just Li Li Xuewu's idea. Dong Wenxue was about to take over the Security Department and also wanted to win over these people in the Security Section.

Secondly, he also wanted to take this opportunity to communicate with local and other departments. It was considered a big celebration, but the excuse was still the end of the case.

After finishing talking to Seeing Sha Zhu about the gathering, he asked Seeing Sha Zhu with a bad smile: "Hey, how is your matter going?"

Seeing Sha Zhu asked foolishly: "Which matter? What matter could I have?"

Li Li Xuewu said with a bad smile: "The matter with Teacher Ran."

Seeing he couldn't hide, Seeing Sha Zhu tilted his head and said: "Nothing, she doesn't look highly upon me."

Li Li Xuewu tilted his head and asked: "That can't be. Didn't you extort the Third Master? Can she still contact you after suffering your favor? Don't tell me you accepted the local specialties Teacher Ran compensated you with?"

Seeing Sha Zhu said angrily: "It was the Third Master. He originally accepted 10 yuan from Teacher Ran, but this time he returned the money to Teacher Ran. Teacher Ran sent the local specialties back to the Third Master, and the Third Master sent the things back to me intact, saying there were no eggs or apples, but he would give his life."

Li Li Xuewu nodded and smiled: "Hmm, that's the Third Master's style, and he doesn't find it troublesome."

Seeing Sha Zhu said with a look of not wanting to mention it: "Don't mention him, I get angry when I mention him. I really want to teach him a lesson."

Li Li Xuewu didn't pay attention to Seeing Sha Zhu's angry words and said: "It's not worth it. Then what do you plan to do?"

Seeing Sha Zhu leaned back on the quilt just like Li Li Xuewu and said: "What else can I do? Continue being single."

Li Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and asked: "Didn't Qin Qin Huairu mention her cousin's matter?"

Seeing Sha Zhu shook his head and said: "She's angry with me, she's holding it against me for saying her cousin has no temperament. She really has no temperament."

Li Li Xuewu sat up and said: "You, you're just looking at that mountain from this mountain, and ending up with nothing."

Seeing Sha Zhu smiled indifferently: "It's quite good like this, one person eats and the whole family isn't hungry."

"What about He Yushui? You're full." Li Li Xuewu got off the kang and prepared to go home.

"Hehe, I don't have to worry about He Yushui, she's getting married soon. She said today that she's prepared to ask Da Lao to help make sixteen legs for my sister."

Li Li Xuewu gave a thumbs up and said: "You're truly righteous. Your daughter is getting married and your father still has no news?"

Seeing Sha Zhu curled his lips and said: "The news was cut off long ago. He hasn't sent money back since I became an adult."

Li Li Xuewu just said it casually and didn't talk nonsense with Seeing Sha Zhu anymore. He said to Wen San'er: "Third Uncle, you have to hurry up and learn to repair electrical appliances. My brother will be back less often in the future, and the school has allocated a house."

Wen San'er nodded: "I know, I heard about it tonight. I haven't stopped learning these few days. That radio has been dismantled by me several times."

The radio on the cabinet was the one that had been confiscated. Because Wen San'er liked it and also to practice, he hadn't sold it, dismantling and assembling it repeatedly.

"Okay, as long as you have a count in your heart, I'm going back to the backyard." He waved his hand to stop the others from getting off the kang to see him off, and went out to the backyard.

It was dark now, and basically every household had finished eating. Those with conditions like the First Master's and Second Master's families listened to the radio after dinner.

Those without conditions but with many people, like the Third Master's family, chatted about gossip.

Today, as soon as the Third Master arrived home, he was pulled into the room by the Third Master's wife, giving him no chance to find trouble with Li Shun.

Actually, the Third Master's wife was overthinking it. Ever since the news of Li Li Xuewu's reinstatement spread in the courtyard, the Third Master stopped looking for trouble at the entrance, and now that he heard Li Li Xuewu had returned, he didn't dare to at all.

It was such a coincidence that the Third Master was hiding from Li Li Xuewu, thinking he wouldn't meet him now, but he didn't expect to run into Li Li Xuewu just as he went out to dump the ash.

"Yo, Third Master, busy?"

Hearing Li Li Xuewu's words, the Third Master trembled, squeezed out a smile on his face, and said: "What's busy, dumping ash. Have you finished eating?"

Li Li Xuewu nodded with a smile: "Finished. That, Third Master, let's go fishing together when you have time. I just like fishing with you."

The Third Master said with a bitter smile: "How could you be so busy and go fishing with me?"

Li Li Xuewu looked at the Third Master and smiled: "Isn't that what you said? I have plenty of free time. We are still the fishing team, making it big and strong, right?"

The Third Master said awkwardly: "I was just joking with you, why did you take it seriously?"

Li Li Xuewu squinted his eyes and said: "I heard you've been blocking my father to ask about my news for the past few days. I thought you wanted to go fishing. It's fine, I'll accompany you if you want to go. Don't look at the sack that fell into the ice hole that day, it was really a corpse, I wouldn't really kick you into the ice hole."

Hearing Li Li Xuewu's words, the Third Master's face turned white with fear, and his hands shook so much that the ash in the dustpan spilled out.

Seeing Yan Brother Jiecheng and his wife carrying things out of that small room, Li Li Xuewu said to the Third Master: "Alright, if you don't want to go fishing, forget it. It's a pity, I still wanted to learn fishing from you. I'm going back."

Li Li Xuewu thought Yan Brother Jiecheng and his wife were going to his mother's house, but before he had walked two steps, he was stopped by Yu Li with a smile.

"Li Xuewu, just returned today? Brother Jiecheng and I wanted to go see you."

Li Li Xuewu looked at Yan Brother Jiecheng, knowing that this kid must have heard from somewhere in the Security Section that he was injured, which was why Yu Li said that.

"What's there to see? Sister-in-law, why are you so polite? It's nothing, thank you, sister-in-law."

Yu Li looked at Yan Brother Jiecheng, seeing that Yan Brother Jiecheng was tilting his head and not speaking, the words she had said on the way back after finding him at the Rolling Mill were wasted.

She poked Yan Brother Jiecheng in frustration and smiled at Li Li Xuewu: "I saw your house was decorated well that day when you were doing work. I told Brother Jiecheng that we would decorate it like that when we have a house in the future. Let us go see it."

Seeing that Yu Li had said so, Li Li Xuewu could only smile and say: "What's the matter with that? If you want to see it, just go to the backyard. Our door is never locked because my grandmother and grandfather often help me burn the stove. Let's go, you and Brother Jiecheng brother go sit at my place."

Yu Li poked Yan Brother Jiecheng again, and Yan Brother Jiecheng nodded at Li Li Xuewu with an awkward smile.

Seeing her man was useless, Yu Li could only go herself and smiled: "Then I will disturb you."

Li Li Xuewu waved his hand and took the lead in walking to the backyard. Yu Li pulled Yan Brother Jiecheng and followed.

These three left, but the Third Master was furious.

The Third Master thought his eldest son and his wife were carrying things to find him to apologize and reconcile, but he didn't expect them to apologize, not to him, but to that damaging kid who threatened him.

Leading Yu Li and her man into the room, he didn't ask them to change shoes. It wasn't a wealthy family, so there weren't that many rules.

Li Li Xuewu asking Qin Qin Huairu to make slippers was entirely for his own comfort, and it had nothing to do with cleanliness.

If someone comes to your house to visit, and you ask them to change shoes, that's scolding them for having dirty feet. No one will ever want to come to your house again.

Yan Brother Jiecheng and his wife stepped onto the floor tiles with some discomfort and entered the living room. Li Li Xuewu politely let them sit wherever they wanted on the sofa, while he brewed three cups of tea.

Amidst Yu Li's polite words of "Li Xuewu, don't be polite, we aren't thirsty," he first handed them two cups, and then he took one himself and sat on the single sofa on the north side where he usually sat. ===== CHAPTER 226 =====

Why else would it be such a coincidence? The Third Master was hiding from Li Li Xuewu, thinking he shouldn't run into him at this time, but he didn't expect to run into Li Li Xuewu just as he went out to dump the ash.

"Yo, Third Master, busy?"

Hearing Li Li Xuewu's words, the Third Master's body trembled, and he squeezed out a smile: "Not busy, just dumping ash. Have you finished eating?"

Li Li Xuewu nodded with a smile: "Finished. That, Third Master, let's go fishing when you have time; I just like fishing with you."

The Third Master smiled bitterly: "You're so busy, how could you go fishing with me?"

Li Li Xuewu looked at the Third Master and smiled: "Isn't that what you said? I have plenty of free time. We're still the fishing squad, aren't we? Making it big and strong?"

The Third Master said with an awkward expression: "I was just joking with you; why did you take it seriously, child?"

Li Li Xuewu narrowed his eyes: "I heard you've been blocking my dad for the past few days to ask about me. I thought you wanted to go fishing. It's fine, if you want to go, I'll accompany you. Don't look at that sack we saw falling into the ice hole the other day—it really was a corpse, but I wouldn't really kick you into the ice hole."

Hearing Li Li Xuewu's words, the Third Master's face turned white with fear, and his hands shook so much that the ash in the dustpan spilled out.

Seeing Yan Brother Jiecheng and his wife coming out of that small room with things, Li Li Xuewu said to the Third Master: "Fine, if you don't want to go fishing, then forget it. It's a pity; I wanted to continue learning fishing from you. I'm going back."

Li Li Xuewu originally thought Yan Brother Jiecheng and his wife were heading to his mother's house, but he hadn't walked two steps before he was stopped by Yu Li with a smile.

"Li Xuewu, just got back today? Brother Jiecheng and I wanted to go see you."

Li Li Xuewu looked at Yan Brother Jiecheng, knowing this brat must have heard from the Security Section that he was injured, and that was why Yu Li said this.

"See what? Why is sister-in-law so polite? It's nothing, thank you, sister-in-law."

Yu Li looked at Yan Brother Jiecheng, seeing him standing there with his head tilted and not speaking. The words she had said on the way when she went to the steel mill to find him had been in vain.

She poked Yan Brother Jiecheng in frustration and said to Li Li Xuewu with a smile: "I saw your house was decorated nicely the day you were working. I told Brother Jiecheng that we would decorate it like that too when we have a house. Let us go see it, okay?"

Seeing that Yu Li had said so, Li Li Xuewu could only smile and say: "What's the big deal? If you want to see it, just go directly to the backyard. Because my grandmother and grandfather often help me burn the stove, our door has never been locked. Let's go, you and brother Brother Jiecheng go sit in my place."

Yu Li poked Yan Brother Jiecheng again, and Yan Brother Jiecheng smiled awkwardly and nodded at Li Li Xuewu.

Seeing her man was useless, Yu Li could only step up herself and smiled: "Then we'll impose."

Li Li Xuewu waved his hand and took the lead to the backyard. Yu Li pulled Yan Brother Jiecheng, and they followed.

These three walked away, but it made the Third Master angry enough.

The Third Master had thought the eldest couple brought things to find him to apologize and reconcile, but he didn't expect them to be apologizing and reconciling, just not to him, but to that brat who threatened him.

Leading the couple into the room, he didn't ask them to change shoes; it wasn't a wealthy family anyway, so there weren't that many rules.

Li Li Xuewu asking Qin Qin Huairu to make slippers was entirely for his own comfort; it had nothing to do with cleanliness.

If someone comes to visit your house and you ask them to change shoes, that's like scolding them for having dirty feet; don't even think about anyone coming to your house again.

The couple stepped on the floor tiles and entered the living room somewhat uncomfortably. Li Li Xuewu politely told them to sit wherever they liked on the sofa, while he brewed three cups of tea.

Amidst Yu Li's polite words of "Li Xuewu, don't be polite, we're not thirsty," he first served them two cups, then served himself one and sat on the single sofa on the north side where he usually sat.