After a spell of happiness, Su Li suddenly thought... Did she forget sothing?
She lifted her eyes and saw four pairs of eyes staring blankly at her.
Su Li nonchalantly withdrew her hand, "Uh-huh, I was just loosening up your daddy’s muscles... His bones are so fragile, he needs calcium... Just like brittle bones, crunchy and crisp."
"Yeah, daddy is getting old." Yuan Qi sauntered over, saying it matter-of-factly.
Su Li nodded, silently praising herself.
She really does have a talent for teaching.
This child, having followed her for just a few days, had already developed the composure of a general, as if Mount Tai could collapse and he wouldn’t flinch. Definitely teachable.
Su Qing and the others absolutely did not understand what a trendous opportunity they had missed.
Su Qing: Ah Pei, a great opportunity to be exploited like oxen and horses?
.....
"Big brother..." Yuan Wei, Yuan Zhi, and Yuan Le imdiately felt a sense of assurance upon hearing their brother’s voice.
And Father Yuan, who was yelping like a rubber chicken on the side, also heard it.
He glared viciously at Yuan Qi, squeezing a few words from his throat, "Worthless, hurry up and help up."
Father Yuan was afraid of Su Li. His resentnt soared to the sky, yet he dared not show a hint of it, but when facing his eldest son, he had no such qualms.
The foul language coming from his mouth made one feel like, how on earth could soone’s mouth be filthier and sllier than a cesspool?
"Just wait till we get ho and see how I deal with you... Get your ass ho."
Everything that happened today, Father Yuan blad entirely on Yuan Qi.
If it weren’t for him running off with those wretched kids, there would have been soone at ho to cook and do laundry. The chickens and ducks in the backyard wouldn’t be starving, and he wouldn’t have needed to find them.
Not searching for them, he wouldn’t have encountered the she-devil in Su Family Village...
She was simply too frightening, how could there be a girl this terrifying?
What scared him most was the excitent and indifference in her eyes, as if he were a slab of pork laid on the chopping block.
Father Yuan backed away, lowering his head to distance himself from Su Li, but turned to angrily shout at Yuan Qi: "Are you dead or what...."
Su Li coolly interjected: "Ah, your voice is too loud, you scared ."
The little bit of booze Father Yuan had gulped down had all been digested; he was now as sober as he’d ever be, thanks to the fright.
"You, what do you want to do..." His drooping arm a reminder of the unspeakable torture he’d endured.
Su Li: "Well, my fragile little heart urgently needs so money to nd it."
"Here, take it all... Can I leave now?" This ti Father Yuan finally learned his lesson, asking in a subdued voice.
"Not yet, your kids are so well-behaved, I quite like them. Just let them stay here."
Father Yuan nodded repeatedly, "Sure, all right."
"Then, about that maintenance fee... shouldn’t you contribute sothing?"
Father Yuan’s face twisted for a mont, unwilling.
The reason for seeking out these kids was because they could work... Now to take care of him, he’d also have to pay money?
Su Li raised an eyebrow, "Unwilling?"
"Willing, willing."
There was no choice; those slender, fair hands had already landed on his arm.
Father Yuan emptied all his pockets, totaling thirty-eight yuan, and gave it all to Su Li.
"Wait a minute...."
Just as he turned to run, Father Yuan found himself on the verge of tears, stamring with a quaking voice, "Is, is there sothing else?"
Su Li frowned displeased, "Yuan Qi, your father is so rude, make sure you don’t learn from him."
"I’m taking care of the children, and you don’t even say thank you?"
"Thank you, thank you...."
Thank you, my grandpa’s ass.
Doesn’t he know his own kids? Clearly, his kids are being used as oxen and horses for soone else.
Cursing inwardly, but he dared not speak out.
The Yuan family’s kids, perhaps due to long-term dostic violence, always carried a tinge of timidity within their eagerness to please.
But after Father Yuan stumbled away out of sight, Su Li withdrew her gaze and was t with four pairs of bright, shining eyes.
Su Li keenly noticed sothing about them had changed....
Um, wh-what happened?
Yuan Le: "Sister Su, you’re amazing."
In little Yuan Le’s heart, the scariest person in the world was his daddy.
But that man, strong and terrifying like a demon, was so fragile and vulnerable before Sister Su.
Suddenly, he felt that man wasn’t frightening at all.
Yuan Qi and the others shared the sa thought... It was as if a heavy mountain had been lifted halfway off their hearts, their whole bodies feeling suddenly light, they beca relaxed and happy.
"Let’s go, we’ll head to town later." Su Li counted the thirty-eight yuan in her hand, "Everyone gets a share, adults take the big share, kids take the small share."
She kept thirty-seven yuan for herself, while one yuan was split: Big Brother Yuan Qi got fifty cents, Yuan Wei and Yuan Zhi got twenty cents each, and little Yuan Le got ten cents.
"We, we also get so?"
What a wonderful surprise, it was the only fortune they’d ever received growing up.
With so money, Su Li figured she could put off selling the wild boar, happily taking the kids to town for an outing, only returning the following morning.
This outing left Su Qing and Su Mo, who ca several tis, missing her. They were anxious but powerless.
When Su Li returned, everything had already been settled.
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"No, I don’t agree." Su Qing roared angrily.
"Neither do we."
The Su siblings, who had been sulking for a long ti, were now united as one.
The four of them stood on a united front against the Village Secretary’s proposal.
Several adults had co to the Su family courtyard.
There was the Village Secretary, as well as relatives from Su Qing’s family, including Su Yuguang, Su Erbing, Su Xiaofan, none were missing.
The not-so-small courtyard was packed full by them.
"Qing boy, don’t be stubborn. I believe your parents would want you all to be well."
Although these people ca to consult Su Qing and the others’ thoughts, between the lines, it was all about informing them.
At this mont, Su Qing resented Su Li’s irresponsibility, and also hated his own weakness.
"Even though sister doesn’t want us to burden her, she wouldn’t want us to be given away."
Before anyone could retort, Su Qing signaled to Su Mo with his eyes, urging, "Hurry and find big sister to co over."
Upon hearing this, Aunt Xiaofan grew anxious, "Listen to your aunt, don’t go looking for your big sister anymore, she would rather lead those Yuan boys than take care of you, and you should know by now she has no conscience."
Thinking of how Su Nian had eaten for free at her place for days, her heart ached terribly.
Aunt Xiaofan was upset but restrained her temper, crouching down to gently ask Su Nian, "Little Nian, say, has auntie been good to you these days? Did your brothers and sisters play with you and make you happy? Do you want things to stay this way?"
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