Chapter 324

"Is my head too heavy? I'd better get up."

As he spoke, Li Xuewu was about to sit up, but before he could exert any effort, his head was pressed back down by Li Xue.

"Second Brother, Second Brother, just rest your head, it's not heavy."

As she spoke, Li Xue helped Li Xuewu massage his head, saying with concern, "Did you not sleep well last night? Let me massage it for you."

"Hmm."

Li Xuewu enjoyed his younger sister's "chicken claw" style head massage and said with a smile, "My sister is the best."

"That's right!"

Hearing her Second Brother's praise, Li Xue smiled like a little fox, her eyes constantly glancing at Li Xuewu's hands while she echoed his words.

"I remember now!"

Hearing her Second Brother say he remembered, Li Xue pressed her little hands down even harder.

At this moment, Li Xuewu said with a smile, "It's Xuecai, right!"

"Second Brother!"

As if a little cat had its tail stepped on, Li Xue pouted upon hearing her Second Brother's words: "How could you be like this!"

Li Xuewu looked at his sister and asked doubtfully, "Did I remember wrong? Was it Li Shu?"

"Hahahaha."

Knowing her Second Brother was teasing her, Li Xue was also amused, and she gave Li Xuewu's nose a hard pinch.

Seeing the little aunt bullying her father, Li Shu kicked her little legs and stood up directly from the old lady's lap.

"Hit!"

"Hahahaha."

Hearing Li Shu excitedly pointing at Li Xue and saying "hit," the whole family burst into laughter.

Li Xue was even more annoyed and gave Li Shu a gentle pinch, pouting, "I wasted my love on you."

Li Shu didn't care about that and wobbled into Li Xuewu's arms.

Li Xuewu picked up his eldest daughter and laughed, "Your sister is unreliable after all; it's still my daughter who is best to me."

After laughing and sighing, he said to the daughter in his arms, "Come on, give me a kiss!"

As he spoke, Li Xuewu turned his face, preparing for his daughter to kiss him.

"Smack!"

Seeing her father offer his face, Li Shu slapped him with her little hand, and after hitting him, she giggled.

"I meant a kiss, not a slap!"

Li Xuewu tickled his daughter's little belly in frustration, but Li Shu pushed away her father's face and ran back into the old lady's arms in disgust.

"Hahahaha."

Now it was Li Xue's turn to laugh triumphantly, and she took the opportunity to snatch the industrial coupon from Li Xuewu's hand.

This was originally prepared by Li Xuewu for Li Xue; last time Li Xue went to the backyard to read, Li Xuewu discovered his sister had touched his fountain pen.

Li Xue already had a very well-behaved personality; she never asked for clothes or pocket money from the family, and she never ran around outside.

Li Xuewu liked this sister very much, but he had been worried about her previously introverted personality.

Especially since she was about to graduate this year and her future path would not be easy, Li Xuewu was now preparing to cultivate Li Xue's optimistic and upward-looking personality.

He stopped his mother, who wanted to snatch the industrial coupon back for him, and then said to Li Xue, "I won't give you the money; go buy whatever style you like at the supply and marketing cooperative yourself."

"Thank you, Second Brother!"

Li Xue also knew her Second Brother was teasing her on purpose, so she agreed very happily.

Liu Yin glared at her daughter and then said to her second son, "If she wants it, I will give it to her. Don't spoil her; you need to save money to live your own life. Earning more is not as good as spending less."

Li Xuewu nodded and agreed with a smile, "Just this once."

After saying this, Li Xuewu said to his mother, "You and Dad need to be home tomorrow noon; we might have quite a few people coming to visit."

The New Year holiday lasts for three days, and Li Shun was on duty today, so Li Xuewu told his mother.

"My friends might come. I just went to my godmother's house, and their eldest and Xiaoyan are both back; they might come over tomorrow."

This is an old tradition for New Year greetings; friends don't just visit each other, but use the name of visiting each other's parents and elders to pay New Year calls.

This is both filial piety and friendship.

No one used to come to visit this family during the New Year before.

Li Shun had an honest and steady personality, and Li Huai had a quiet temperament, so Liu Yin was a bit flustered for a moment.

"How should we arrange it? Do we need to prepare food?"

Li Xuewu said with a smile, "It's fine, they can just sit here for a while when they come. If they stay for lunch, I'll arrange it in the guest room."

Liu Yin nodded and said, "I'll tell your dad when he gets back; we need to prepare in advance."

As she spoke, she had already gotten off the bed to look for peanuts, melon seeds, and the like.

Li Xuewu watched his mother get off the bed and added with a smile, "Also, Gu Ning is coming tomorrow..."

As soon as Liu Yin heard this, she didn't even care about the other foot she hadn't put her shoe on yet; she stood up and gave Li Xuewu a swat.

"Which is light and which is heavy? You don't even know which to say first!"

Li Xuewu said with a smile, "She's just coming to visit the house; no need for special arrangements."

"Get lost!"

Liu Yin pinched Li Xuewu in annoyance and said, "During the New Year, a girl is coming to visit the house, and you talk about it as easily as going for a walk. What do you take her for? What do you take our family for?"

After scolding Li Xuewu, Liu Yin mobilized Zhao Yafang and Li Xue to start tidying up the house.

Even though the house was already very clean because of the New Year, in Liu Yin's eyes, it still wasn't enough to welcome a future daughter-in-law.

After all, this girl was the first one Li Xuewu had officially brought home.

Li Xuewu teased his daughter with a smile and then went to the guest room to eat.

He didn't see Yu Li or Yushui return for lunch, so Li Xuewu went back to the backyard to lie down after eating.

He slept late last night and got up early today, so he was already drowsy.

It wasn't just Li Xuewu who was sleepy; most people in this courtyard were taking naps at this time.

So, except for a few children who were chased out by their parents to make noise for a while because they were setting off firecrackers in the courtyard, no one else was talking.

Perhaps he was too sleepy, but when Li Xuewu opened his eyes, it was already past four in the afternoon.

Looking at the wall clock, if there was no news from the branch bureau at this time, it must mean there were no results yet.

It seemed they wouldn't come to find him today, so Li Xuewu pretended not to know and spent the New Year at home peacefully.

He tidied himself up and prepared to go to the guest room to take a look.

Just past the moon gate, he saw Qin Huairu pushing a bicycle in from the third gate, followed by a big girl carrying a small bundle.

"You're back, Qin Jie."

"Yes, just entered the courtyard."

Qin Huairu stood still holding the bicycle and introduced the girl behind her: "This is my sister, Jingru."

After introducing her to Li Xuewu with a smile, she introduced Li Xuewu to Qin Jingru behind her: "This is Li Ke from the backyard; you saw him when we watched the movie last time."

Qin Jingru certainly remembered Li Xuewu; even if she forgot what he looked like, she still remembered their family's salary of over 400 yuan.

"Hello, Li Ke."

"Hello, no need to be so formal."

Li Xuewu nodded politely and then said to Qin Huairu, "Hurry and go inside; it's not warm today."

"That's for sure!"

Qin Huairu smiled and waved at Qin Jingru to signal her to go inside, while she said to Li Xuewu, "I was almost frozen to death riding all the way here, but having a bicycle is really convenient."

Li Xuewu smiled, waved at Qin Huairu, and headed to the front yard.

Qin Jingru stood at the door waiting for her sister, but actually, she was also looking at Li Xuewu.

This person looked even more attractive than when she came last time; she couldn't say what was attractive about him, but at first glance, he was just attractive.

It might be the hat with the badge he was wearing, or the leather jacket on him, the watch and cigarettes on his hands, the pants that showed off his figure, and the leather shoes on his feet.

From this outfit, one could tell he was even more attractive than last time.

To say Qin Jingru liked that salary of several hundred yuan would seem too superficial; Qin Jingru just admired Li Xuewu's handsome and compelling temperament.

Qin Huairu propped up the bicycle and, seeing her sister staring at Li Xuewu's back, waved her hand in front of Qin Jingru's eyes.

"What are you looking at?"

"Nothing... nothing."

Seeing her sister's strange expression, Qin Jingru quickly replied, and then asked as if casually, "Did he get promoted again? Last time he was just some kind of clerk."

Qin Huairu looked toward the front yard and then said to Qin Jingru, "Don't think about it; he's not someone we can think about."

Qin Jingru certainly knew what her sister meant.

"No, I was just asking."

Qin Huairu knew what her sister was thinking, nodded, and said, "Go inside; it's cold."

Watching her sister go inside without explaining what kind of official Li Xuewu was now, she curled her lips at Qin Huairu's back, looked at the front yard again, and followed her inside.

As soon as Li Xuewu entered the guest room, he saw Yushui and Yu Li busy in the kitchen; Seeing Sha Zhu had cooked lunch, and they were preparing to eat leftovers for dinner.

He saw Erhai leaning against the kang cabinet at the end of the kang, looking very tired.

"Where did you go to play?"

Erhai looked at Li Xuewu and whispered, "What play? We just walked and walked. These two can really walk. I'm afraid we walked more than twenty miles today; they visited all the temple fairs."

"Oh, you walked so much, what did you buy?"

Seeing Sha Zhu laughed, "They just bought some odds and ends, all available at the supply and marketing cooperative at the door."

"That's not the same!"

Yu Li walked into the room, glared at Seeing Sha Zhu, and said, "We went to play, and bought those things along the way."

Seeing Sha Zhu couldn't win against Yu Li, waved his hand with a smile, and said, "I can't understand what you women are thinking; what's there to visit about that stuff?"

Li Xuewu sat on the kang, lay down next to Seeing Sha Zhu, poked him, and said, "Hey, speaking of women, Qin Huairu has brought her sister here."

"What!"

As soon as Seeing Sha Zhu heard Li Xuewu's words, he sat up and asked, "Really?"

"It's the New Year; would I tease you?"

Li Xuewu lay on the quilt, pointed outside, and said, "I ran into Qin Jie in the middle courtyard when I came out; she just got back, and she brought the girl who came last time."

"Hehehe!"

Seeing Sha Zhu laughed and was about to get off the kang, but hearing Li Xuewu's words, he turned his head and asked, "Is she pretty? I've never seen her even once."

"Hehe, she's quite lively!"

Li Xuewu lay on the kang and said to the excited Seeing Sha Zhu, "This time you can truly be called 'an old pear tree pressing down on a begonia'."

Seeing Sha Zhu raised his eyebrows and said, "I don't want the begonia; that girl is too fierce, I can't handle her. Why don't you try? She even came to look for you last time."

Damn!

Seeing Sha Zhu's turn was a bit sharp; could he drive on this broken road?

Li Xuewu narrowed his eyes and said, "Don't say that, I think this girl's straightforwardness is no less than the begonia's; you'll know when you go see her."

Seeing Sha Zhu patted the dust off his body and said with a smile, "My personality really can't handle the subtle ones; straightforward is better, hehe."

Seeing Lao Biaozi wasn't sleeping anymore either; he got up and looked at Seeing Sha Zhu, asking with a smile, "Is she young?"

"Hahahaha."

Yushui entered the inner room and said to Seeing Sha Zhu, "Don't talk nonsense when you meet her; be restrained, don't laugh so openly."

Seeing Sha Zhu waved his hand and said, "I know, she's just a country girl, no need to be so nervous."

Li Xuewu looked at Seeing Sha Zhu, who seemed indifferent but was actually extremely nervous, and said, "Be careful; wasn't Qin Jie a country girl before?"

"How many people have as many schemes as Qin Huairu!"

"Who are you talking about!"

Just as Seeing Sha Zhu finished speaking, Qin Huairu walked in from outside the door.

Good fellow, coming early is not as good as coming at the right time; he just said that, and it was heard.

"Oh, my dear sister."

Seeing Sha Zhu laughed and said, "I've been waiting for you to come back; how is it, has your sister come?"

Qin Huairu glanced at Li Xuewu on the kang and said, "Stop playing dumb; you already knew, didn't you? Now I want to ask who has more schemes?"

"Hi~"

Seeing Sha Zhu laughed and interrupted, "No one said anything; we were just saying you have a good heart."

Qin Huairu glared at Seeing Sha Zhu and then said, "Let's go, go see her; she's still waiting at home."

"Hehehe."

Seeing Sha Zhu laughed and said, "You go first, I'll be there in a moment."

"Oh, you're being polite now."

Qin Huairu saw Seeing Sha Zhu not moving and thought something was up.

Seeing Sha Zhu's brain was different from others; it was possible he would change his mind at the last minute, so Qin Huairu couldn't help but worry.

Seeing Sha Zhu waved his hand at his clothes and said embarrassedly, "I haven't changed my clothes yet; how can I see a girl in my work clothes?"

"Hahahaha."

Looking at Seeing Sha Zhu's shy old face, everyone burst into laughter.

Qin Huairu looked Seeing Sha Zhu up and down and laughed, "Alright then, hurry up."

As she spoke, she went home first, and before leaving, she glanced at Li Xuewu with a strange look, which left Li Xuewu stunned.

Seeing Qin Huairu leave the room, Seeing Sha Zhu anxiously asked Li Xuewu, "Hey, what do country girls like?"

This question made Li Xuewu laugh; looking at the nervous Seeing Sha Zhu, Li Xuewu smiled, "Didn't you say you weren't nervous?"

Seeing Sha Zhu glared, "I'm not nervous, but I don't know how to get along with a country girl. You're experienced, tell me."

Hearing Seeing Sha Zhu's words, Li Xuewu laughed in frustration and said, "Whoa, if you say that, I really can't help you. After all, my experience is with city girls; I've never been with a country one!"

"What time is it, and you're still joking with me!"

Seeing Sha Zhu ignored the laughter of others in the room and said anxiously to Li Xuewu, "Whether your brother can hold a big son next year depends on you, brother!"

"What the hell?!"

"Brother!"

"Hahahaha."

Seeing Sha Zhu looked at the surprised Li Xuewu and his sister, who had called him and then laughed with everyone else, not knowing what he had said.

Li Xuewu saw Seeing Sha Zhu was truly in a bind, so he said with a smile, "I'll only offer you advice; I won't do any other physical labor!"

Seeing Sha Zhu realized what everyone was laughing at and was so angry he wanted to get on the kang and pinch Li Xuewu.

"Fine! Listen to me!"

Stopping Seeing Sha Zhu, Li Xuewu said with a smile, "Let's keep it practical. The girl is only eighteen or nineteen, and you're already twenty-eight or twenty-nine. What do you think she's coming for?"

Seeing Sha Zhu nodded and said, "That must not be for my looks or talent."

"Hahahaha."

"You really dare to think!"

Li Xuewu explained to Seeing Sha Zhu, "Some people say appreciating someone starts with looks, respects talent, fits personality, lasts with kindness, and ends with character. But with your reality, you can't do that."

Seeing Li Xuewu speaking so eloquently, it was indeed quite interesting; not only Seeing Sha Zhu, but others were also looking at Li Xuewu, waiting for him to continue.

"To make that girl appreciate you, it must start with household registration, respect salary, fit spending, last with a house, and end with children."

After Li Xuewu finished speaking, Yu Li and Yushui looked at Li Xuewu with strange expressions.

Li Xuewu didn't care about them; one was a "good neighbor," and the other was truly a good neighbor; what was there to avoid?

Seeing Sha Zhu was interested and urged Li Xuewu to continue.

"Tell me, tell me."

"To put it plainly, the girl came to get rid of rural life; she doesn't want to live that hard life of 7 work points a day. She already knows your conditions; it's just a matter of meeting. So you have a natural advantage with the household registration."

After finishing the first point, Li Xuewu continued with the second: "Now about the salary, you're at 37.5 yuan now, right? That's enough."

"Exactly!"

Seeing Sha Zhu said proudly, "I'm not as good as you, but I'm more than enough compared to those below."

Looking at Seeing Sha Zhu's proud look, Li Xuewu continued, "Now about spending."

"I know about spending!"

Seeing Sha Zhu said confidently, "Don't girls just like visiting the supply and marketing cooperative, going to the big market, buying face oil, clam oil, cotton cloth, floral cloth, red head ropes, and so on?"

Yushui saw her brother had figured it out and said in surprise, "Brother, you know quite a lot; why didn't you use it before?"

Seeing Sha Zhu certainly couldn't say he only thought of these after seeing Yu Li and his sister today, so he held his head high and said, "I know a lot, but I have to have someone I like."

Li Xuewu corrected him with a smile, "Wrong, that's not how you spend money."

"What the hell?"

Seeing Sha Zhu heard Li Xuewu say he was wrong and looked at him in astonishment, waiting for an explanation.

"When I say spending, I don't mean spending on the girl."

Li Xuewu explained with a smile, "If you spend money on the girl, she only has a momentary memory, and then she won't remember your kindness. You have to spend money on yourself."

Seeing Sha Zhu was stunned and asked in disbelief, "Spend money on myself?"

"Yes, and spend a lot."

Ignoring the two female neighbors staring with wide eyes, Li Xuewu said with a smile, "Before marriage, your money is for the woman to see, not for the woman to spend. It's like fishing; if the fish eats the bait, will it still take the hook?"

"Brother, don't listen to his nonsense..."

"Don't talk!"

Seeing Sha Zhu seemed to understand something; he waved his hand to stop Yushui, stared at Li Xuewu, and said, "Continue."

"Brother!"

Seeing Yushui still wanted to speak, Seeing Sha Zhu glared at his sister and said, "Do you want your brother to be a bachelor for life? I finally understand where all my money was wasted. This kid doesn't easily share such valuable knowledge."

Li Xuewu laughed, "If we weren't iron buddies, you'd have to kneel to hear me talk about this."

"Hahahaha."

Seeing Lao Biaozi and the others sitting at the end of the kang were amused, and after laughing, they felt what Li Xuewu said really made sense.

After all, practice is the sole criterion for testing truth; according to Brother Wu's past practice, what he said now must be the truth.

Seeing Sha Zhu stared at Li Xuewu and said, "You're hosting guests tomorrow, right? I'll show you my best skills."

"Good, good, good."

Li Xuewu nodded and continued, "Just now, regarding the first point, it's just the meeting left. When you meet, don't laugh, talk less, let Qin Huairu introduce your situation, and leave after ten minutes."

"And then?"

"Then do whatever you need to do. Don't pay attention to her. Tomorrow morning, ask her to accompany you out for a stroll in the afternoon."

"Where to stroll?"

Li Xuewu looked at the clumsy Seeing Sha Zhu and laughed, "Of course, go where it's lively, go where there's nothing in the countryside, make her crave it."

"And then?"

"Then go to the supply and marketing cooperative, spend a month's salary, spend it generously, clothes, food, fun stuff."

After finishing, Li Xuewu warned, "Remember, don't spend a penny on her!"

"And then?"

"Then tell her the house is too messy, and as a man, you don't know how to clean it. What will happen if the sister's house and the old lady's house in the backyard are given to you?"

By the time Li Xuewu finished, no one in the room was talking.

The men were thinking about whether they could replicate this method, and the women were thinking about what they would do if they encountered Li Xuewu's trick.

Seeing Sha Zhu was still asking, "And then?"

Li Xuewu kicked Seeing Sha Zhu's arm and scolded, "Then it's marriage and having children, having a bunch of children so they can live in other rooms. You don't really expect me to help you hold a son next year, do you?"

"Hahahaha!"

Seeing Sha Zhu had an expression of "I understand everything now" and waved at Li Xuewu, "Wait for my news of victory!"

Seeing Seeing Sha Zhu walk out, Li Xuewu warned, "Don't make the same mistake you made chasing Teacher Ran."

"Don't worry! I can't fall into the same ditch twice!"

Seeing Sha Zhu agreed, and he was already outside the door.

"This time it's stable!"

Li Xuewu also felt Seeing Sha Zhu was stable this time; he had almost taught him hand-in-hand. If he still couldn't learn, he really should be single for life.

Until dinner time, He Yu Shui's look at Li Xuewu was strange.

But seeing her brother return from Qin Huairu's house with a triumphant expression, she knew Li Xuewu's words had worked.

Now He Yu Shui didn't know what to say, because Li Xuewu had overturned his impression in her heart time and time again.

The original impression of a street hooligan teenager was shattered by the steel mill security clerk position her brother mentioned.

The impression of a steel mill security clerk didn't last long before it was shattered by the rumors that followed.

Before He Yu Shui could redefine her impression of Li Xuewu, the Security Li Kezhang was born.

Then came the dazzling deputy director of the street office, her brother's good friend, Jing Yongjie's leader, the branch bureau's deputy director, and now the impression of a veteran in love.

"I don't know the true face of Mount Lu, only because I am in this mountain."

He Yu Shui didn't know she had already fallen into the cycle Li Xuewu mentioned.

Appreciating someone starts with looks, respects talent, fits personality, lasts with kindness, and ends with character...

Seeing Seeing Sha Zhu full of confidence, Li Xuewu didn't ask about Seeing Sha Zhu's blind date process and went back to the backyard after dinner.

Yu Li followed Li Xuewu over.

Li Xuewu knew Yu Li would look for him, so seeing Yu Li follow him into the room, he didn't ask, sitting on the sofa and watching Yu Li busy herself as usual.

"Have you really dated so many people?"

"Hmm?"

Seeing Li Xuewu look at her suspiciously, Yu Li took Li Xuewu's leather jacket and pants to the cloakroom to hang them up, walked out, and asked, "It's what you taught Seeing Sha Zhu."

"Hehehe, you really believe that?"

Li Xuewu smiled, lit a cigarette, and said, "It was just kids playing together on the street when we were young. Some people were jealous of our family's conditions and had stereotypes about me, so they made things up, saying I dated a lot of people."

Seeing Yu Li didn't believe him, Li Xuewu asked with a smile, "I was so wronged. I'm a high school graduate, busy with my studies; when would I have time to date?"

Yu Li curled her lips and said, "I almost believed it, if you hadn't told Seeing Sha Zhu those experiences."

Glancing at Li Xuewu, Yu Li went to the bathroom to get hot water.

Li Xuewu turned his body to look at Yu Li's back and laughed, "Those were all summarized from watching others date. Haven't I seen pigs run even if I haven't eaten pork?"

"I think you've eaten plenty of pork."

Yu Li's muffled voice came from the bathroom, accompanied by the sound of running hot water.

Lying on the sofa, Li Xuewu laughed, "That's all people slandering me. Whoever spreads these bad rumors about me must not be a good person."

"Achoo!"

The Third Master frowned and looked out the window, looking like there were always treacherous people wanting to harm him.

Seeing the old man looking out the window, the Third Mistress asked, "What are you looking at?"

The Third Master waved his hand and said, "It seems someone is gossiping about me."

"Always muttering."

The Third Mistress muttered and went back to her own business, but when she turned around, she asked, "I saw Yu Li follow Li Xuewu to the backyard."

The Third Master saw it too, but what could he do besides frown at this moment?

"So what if you saw it? Can you watch her?"

After scolding his wife, the Third Master explained, "Yu Li is living with Yushui in Seeing Sha Zhu's room now."

The Third Mistress looked at her daughter who had already gone to rest and whispered to the Third Master, "It's not right for the eldest to not be home all day. Yushui is here now, but what about later?"

"You couldn't control them when they weren't separated; do you expect to control them after they're separated?"

The Third Master looked at his wife and continued, "Besides, I've told the eldest several times, and he clearly doesn't trust me."

"This child, are there any parents who scheme against their own children?"

"Exactly!"

The Third Master said indignantly, "Look at what this has become. Thinking they have money and their wings are hard, thinking they have a house and something to rely on, humph!"

It wasn't just the Third Master who sneezed; the Second Mistress poured a cup of hot water for the Second Master and placed it on the table.

"Don't listen too late; it's easy to catch a cold."

The Second Master frowned and waved his hand, signaling the Second Mistress not to disturb him from listening to the big news on the radio.

"Listening every day, I don't know what you can hear from it."

Liu Guangtian touched his butt, still feeling some pain.

But seeing his father, he didn't dare say it hurt, only muttering to the third one.

Liu Guangfu looked at his father and then turned his face to Liu Guangtian, saying, "Thinking he's some big official, he can't even recognize all the characters."

"What are you two brats whispering about?"

Seeing his two sons whispering together and looking at him from time to time, the Second Master scolded.

"Nothing, nothing!"

Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu hurriedly waved their hands in denial; being chased out in this cold weather was no place to stay.

"Humph, good-for-nothings!"

The Second Master curled his lips and said, "You listen too; this is the work policy, telling us how to do things this year. The policy is already very clear now."

"Dad, what's clear about the policy? Did it say where I should be assigned after I graduate this year?"

The Second Master waved his hand impatiently, "Do you think this is my policy? How could such a big policy talk about a little brat like you?"

Seeing his father say this, Liu Guangfu curled his lips and said, "Since it has nothing to do with me, why should I listen to it?"

"Get out, get out, get to bed, stop making me angry!"

Liu Guangtian and his brother scurried onto the bed like mice.

The Second Master glanced outside the door; the light opposite was still on, and he seemed to have just seen Yu Li follow Li Xuewu into the room.

This made the Second Master wonder. What were they doing?

What else could they be doing?

Li Xuewu was just washing his feet very seriously.

Plus a very serious idle chat.

People always think of things they can't see in a twisted way; it really shouldn't be.

"Seeing that Yushui's state has stabilized, you should talk to her more. She should be back to work on the third day of the New Year. You continue your work. Keep the key to my room; I'll be a bit busy after the New Year..."

Yu Li nodded and agreed, looked at Li Xuewu's state, and asked softly, "Do you know about his business in Steel City?"

"Tell me, what's the plan?"

Seeing Li Xuewu ask, Yu Li's face turned pale, and tears welled up in her eyes.

"I thought you were going to keep hiding it."

"Sigh~"

Li Xuewu sighed and said, "You're so smart, can I hide it from you?"

Yu Li sniffed, wiped the tears from her eyes, and looked at Li Xuewu.

"You allowed him to bring her back?"

"Hehehe, I'm not his father; can I control him?"

Li Xuewu put his hands behind his head; the light on the ceiling was a bit dazzling, so he narrowed his eyes and looked at Yu Li.

"He stepped into a pit himself; I advised him, but he's the type who wouldn't trade a piece of dog shit for a gold ingot. What can I do?"

"Hehe."

Yu Li patted Li Xuewu's foot and said angrily, "You men are all the same, eating from the bowl while looking at the pot."

Li Xuewu felt wronged; there was nothing in his bowl, so looking at the pot wasn't too much, right?

"In Steel City, I was the one who brought him there. Even if you want to kill or punish him, I have to be the one to bring him back, right?"

"He's back, and the mud is back with him."

Li Xuewu's body swayed gently with the movement of his thighs, and he pointed to the seam of his ankle bone, saying, "Here, here, it might be twisted."

"Humph!"

Yu Li hummed, but she listened to Li Xuewu and pinched the spot the bad guy pointed to.

"Hiss! What are you doing?"

"Chih~"

Yu Li looked at Li Xuewu, who was closing his eyes to rest, being pinched by her until his eyes widened, and pouted, "Serves you right!"

Li Xuewu glared at Yu Li and continued to lie there with his eyes closed.

"That woman is not a decent person; something will happen sooner or later."

"He deserves it!"

Hearing Li Xuewu's words, Yu Li said angrily, "She doesn't look like a good person at all. Doing that in the hallway, I felt ashamed just looking at it, humph."

"So, what do you think?"

Hearing Li Xuewu ask this question again, Yu Li still hesitated, thought for a moment, and asked back, "What about you? Do you still need him to drive?"

"Hehehe, don't try to fish for information."

Li Xuewu said with a smile, "I have my own plans for his handling. Now it's up to you; tell me what you want to do, but let me say this first."

Seeing Yu Li's hand stop, Li Xuewu opened his eyes and looked up at Yu Li, saying, "However I handle him, it will be official business; it won't involve any personal feelings."

"Your decision will only affect how I arrange things for you; it has nothing to do with him. Do you understand what I mean?"

Yu Li nodded, indicating she understood.

Of course she understood; Li Xuewu meant that her decision to divorce or not wouldn't change the decision on Yan Jiecheng's handling.

In other words, if she divorced, Li Xuewu would arrange things for her; if she didn't, things would remain as they were.

"How do you plan to arrange things for me?"

Yu Li knew Li Xuewu was going to pick up his partner to visit the house tomorrow, so she was very uneasy about Li Xuewu's arrangements.

"Have you decided?"

"You tell me first."

"Hehe, Buddha says it cannot be spoken."

Yu Li stood up and was about to get the scissors on the coffee table.

"Good fellow, what are you doing?"

Li Xuewu now felt like he was waking up from a dream in a panic.

"Hahahaha."

This amused Yu Li enough.

"Are you afraid of this?"

Good fellow, Li Xuewu looked at Yu Li standing by the sofa with scissors and was truly a bit scared.

"What are you going to do?"

"Why are you shouting? Aren't you afraid someone will hear?"

Yu Li glared at Li Xuewu and sat on the small stool.

The scissors in her hand fluttered over Li Xuewu's toes.

"How is it?"

Li Xuewu looked at the effect and nodded, "Not bad."

Yu Li glared at Li Xuewu in dissatisfaction and said, "Why are you so picky?"

"Hehehe."

Li Xuewu asked hesitantly, "These big scissors, aren't they a bit too dangerous?"

Li Xuewu wasn't afraid of the scissors, but of the person using them.

"It's fine."

Yu Li looked up at the nervous Li Xuewu and asked with a smile, "What? Scared?"

"Hmm???"

Li Xuewu lay back and curled his lips, "What am I afraid of?"

"Coward."

Yu Li looked up at Li Xuewu and pouted, "Don't be so delicate. I'm just using big scissors to trim toenails, not torture. Don't we all trim them this way? You're just too delicate."

As she spoke, under Li Xuewu's nervous gaze, she shook the big scissors in her hand and lowered her head to continue repairing Li Xuewu's toenails.

"I'm not used to the nail clipper you gave me; what's wrong with that?"

"Nothing, nothing."

Li Xuewu watched the big scissors shaking left and right on his toes, not just worried about his toes.

Actually, Li Xuewu had a nail clipper, and it was a domestic one from that time, produced in Suzhou.

"Sister-in-law, you have to be careful."

"Giggle."

Li Xuewu's nervousness made Yu Li giggle, and the scissors in her hand shook even more.

"You haven't said it yet."

"Said what?"

"Are you playing dumb with me?"

Yu Li held the big scissors, imitating the sound of the scissors: "Snap! Snap!"

"Hehehe."

Li Xuewu said with a smile, "Wait until you've made your decision."

"Humph!"

Yu Li put the scissors back under the coffee table and took out the nail clipper from her keys.

"Will I also be like... like that person, hidden away by you?"

"Hehehe."

Li Xuewu looked at Yu Li with a smile and asked, "Who did I hide?"

"Forget it if you won't say."

Yu Li looked at the trimmed nails and then massaged Li Xuewu's feet.

"Do you like being hidden?"

Li Xuewu narrowed his eyes and looked at Yu Li.

Yu Li thought for a moment, shook her head, and said, "I don't want to. I have hands and feet, and I'm not something shameful; why live hidden away?"

"Then why are you asking this? Don't want to work here anymore?"

"That's not it."

Yu Li said while massaging, "I think working is quite good; it feels comfortable to spend money I earned myself."

Li Xuewu nodded in understanding and said, "I support whatever decision you make, but I can't give you any suggestions."

Yu Li stood up with a smile and asked, "How about this?"

"Hehehe."

Li Xuewu opened his eyes and looked at the mischievous Yu Li, saying, "Want to add more time without any actual action?"

"What? What add more time?"

Yu Li was stunned by Li Xuewu's words, then squatted down and supported Li Xuewu, saying, "I want to maintain the status quo, but I also want to leave him."

"Hiss! You're really greedy!"

"So?"

"So... you have to accept punishment!"

"Ah!"

Yu Li didn't dare stay at Li Xuewu's place for too long, so after Li Xuewu fell asleep, she got up and returned to the front.

Yu Li had been busy at Li Xuewu's place for a long time without getting the clear answer she wanted, but that bad guy seemed to have said everything.

She tucked the hair behind her ears, thinking about her worries as she walked.

Looking at Yan Jiecheng's appearance, he was also determined. Yu Li's patience had been worn down by Yan Jiecheng's repeated behavior; the two of them were bound to solve this problem eventually.

Yu Li wasn't angry anymore; she just felt a bit unwilling.

"Sister-in-law! Why are you just back?"

Dear readers, the new chapter is the one that was eaten before. The car was driving too fast, and some things couldn't be written. I thought it wouldn't come out. You don't have to read the latest chapter. I can't delete it now; I have to wait until the editor is at work tomorrow to delete it.