NOVPUBChapter 113: Chapter 113: Shameless
Chapter 113 -113: Shameless
Bai Xiao had been watching Bai Yue closely and could tell from her distressed expression that something was wrong. She knew her sister had reached her breaking point and feared it might lead to a real tragedy. She couldn’t let her sister die; the old lady was too malicious, intent on driving Bai Yue into a corner and trying to save even the divorce settlement money.
Stepping forward, she firmly grabbed Bai Yue’s wrist, “Old Lady Li, under normal circumstances I would respectfully call you Aunt, but I never imagined you could be so heartless, ignoring even your own grandson! You demand my sister prove her innocence, fine, there’s a technology available in the city hospital now. By simply drawing blood from the father and child, it can confirm true parentage, though it costs money! I believe in my sister’s character. Let her go for the test in the city, and when it’s proven that Li Dashan is indeed the father, throw that report in his face. When it comes to asking for half of the divorce settlement, forget it; the money that you and the children worked so hard for shouldn’t end up funding Li Dashan’s new marriage. Not a single penny should go to him.”
Her words successfully halted Bai Yue’s despair. Bai Yue’s eyes lit up upon hearing this. Li Haiping and Li Hai’an both rejoiced and said, “Auntie, is this really possible? Then we should take our brother for the test. We all believe he is most definitely our brother.” They knew the burden of such accusations would follow their mother for life.
“We will earn whatever it costs. We can’t let our mom suffer such wrongful accusations all her life, nor can we allow our brother to be disparaged forever.” The two boys were ready to bear this adult responsibility.
Bai Yue, too, nodded excitedly, “Yes, Mom will earn the money, even if it exhausts me to death. We must get the test done for our brother. It’s fine if Mom dies, but you are all good children. I won’t let you be tarnished by rumors. Even if it means selling everything we own, we will get that test.”
“Such nonsense, who would believe that? Still trying to trick us country folks with your ideas, there’s no such precedent from the past. Don’t even try, you can’t fool us,” Li Dashan completely disbelieved and was fixated on getting a divorce, believing himself to be highly capable. With plenty of money, marrying another woman and having another son seemed a far better option to him than dealing with Bai Yue, whom he compared to a worn-out, fifty-year-old woman.
The elderly lady glanced at her son, knowing all too well what he was thinking. While she did not believe Bai Yue could do such a thing, Li Erzhu had long convinced Li Dashan that Bai Yue was worthless, and he was set on getting a divorce. Her words were aimed at protecting the money for her son. Of course, the old lady had never thought of abandoning her two grandsons; they were still Li family’s children.
Now, talking about DNA tests, their village didn’t believe in such unfamiliar concepts, nor had the time or money to pursue it. The old lady knew the sacrifices her daughter-in-law had made for the family over the years. If she really had other intentions, why would she suffer so much here? Carrying stones was torturous work that even men struggled with; no one would let their men do it if they could help it.
But her son had made up his mind, and she would naturally protect him.
“You didn’t earn every penny in this house, what right do you have to speak so boldly, Li Dashan? Just for hitting my sister, that alone would be enough to get you detained at the police station. How dare you even say those words?” Bai Xiao couldn’t understand how Li Dashan could be so shameless; probably because Bai Yue had spoiled the whole family.
“I’m the head of this household, of course, I have the right. You can’t sue me, don’t think I don’t know. The woman from Wang Laoshi’s family tried complaining; it was just mediated by the Women’s Federation in the end. Wasn’t Wang Laoshi making a fuss at the Women’s Federation every day? And didn’t his wife eventually return? Scaring me? No chance!” Li Dashan was brazen because he saw that this was how others got away; the law indeed didn’t do much about domestic violence.
“Fine, since you’re so confident, big sister, pick up our brother and let’s go. We’ll head to the town government. Officer An’s car is still around; we’ll take some people to the county government office. I want to see if they care about life-threatening issues. I just want to see what luck Li Dashan will have.” It was a desperate choice; Bai Xiao truly wished she could end it all for Li Dashan right now; he was nothing but a rogue.
It might be better not to divorce and instead wish for Li Dashan’s death. It was the first time Bai Xiao harbored such malevolent thoughts.
It made her uncomfortable, feeling that she shouldn’t let others affect her sanity. Li Dashan dying would be too easy for him. No rush, was it just about who could be more shameless? She had lived through her life; she knew well that those who sought honor often died early.
Village chief Liu Baoshan became anxious. Taking this matter to the town government wouldn’t reflect well on him as the village chief. Without any action, just a single indictment of negligence could be thrown at him. This girl was much harder to handle than Bai Yue.
An Zhiyuan waved to Li Haiping and Li Hai’an, “Come over and help, let’s take your brother out.”
Liu Baoshan, daunted, quickly intervened, “No, Officer, we can speak nicely about this, can’t we? Airing family dirty laundry in public isn’t good. We can settle it at home. Why let everyone know and lose face? Even if not for the adults, think about the children; they have to live their lives.”
An Zhiyuan patted Xiao San’s head; the fever wasn’t severe anymore, no wonder Bai Xiao wasn’t worried; she probably had already checked on him. That’s why she dared to stir things up now, “Village chief, we shouldn’t interfere in local management, but to be fair, Li Dashan has gone too far, been too ruthless. It’s not about being unrelenting. You see the boy, sick like this, not getting treatment, whose responsibility would it be if he died? That’s a human life at stake, I can’t just watch a life lost right before me. If the Li family is unwilling to pay for the divorce, fine, don’t give the money, but once we reach the town government, someone should take charge. We’ll see how much the child’s treatment costs, and the Li family can’t contribute any less. I’d like to see if strength can twist the larger thigh,” he said, making sure the village chief understood their reluctance to make this public.
Liu Baoshan was out of options then; An Zhiyuan clearly looked like a government official, and he had to keep this matter under wraps.
He couldn’t afford to get tangled in it himself.
