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Chapter 281: Chapter 281 She Deserves It
"How have I raised you from childhood to now? As the elder brother, is this how you take care of your sister? I’m not dead yet and you’re already looking down on your sister. Since I can’t count on you, it’d be better to beat you to death now, so your sister doesn’t have to endure grievances from outside and still be bullied when she gets home."
The pain quickly sobered Li Guangyuan up.
He didn’t know what got into him today to dare to accuse and scold his sister.
Ever since they were kids, their parents had taught them he couldn’t hit back or talk back to his sister; any good food or toys should go to her first, otherwise, he would be beaten severely.
All these years, he had grown used to this life. He must have lost his temper today to lose all reason.
"Mother, I was wrong. I won’t dare do it next time."
Just now, he had been held down and beaten by those people outside, his body was still bruised and swollen. Now being struck by Old Mrs. Li with a stick, Li Guangyuan felt like all the flesh in his body didn’t belong to him.
He knew what his mother wanted; a wise man does not eat the loss before his eyes.
Old Mrs. Li did indeed stop and sternly lectured Li Guangyuan before letting him go back to the house.
Lin Jiayi followed behind him. Just now, when Old Mrs. Li was beating Li Guangyuan, she wanted to come forward to stop the fight, fearing the thick stick would land on her as well.
A person like Old Mrs. Li was really capable of doing it.
Besides, how could she intervene when Old Mrs. Li, as his mother, was disciplining her own son? It seemed righteous, so she held back.
Seeing Li Guangyuan’s body covered in bruises, Lin Jiayi stepped forward with concern and asked, "Are you okay? What on earth happened today?"
Given Li Guangyuan’s usual timid nature, for him to confront Li Hongmei today, there must have been something serious.
Li Guangyuan knew those people had also looked for Lin Jiayi and the others, and simply said, "This matter probably won’t blow over so easily. Today I had no money on me, so they could only beat me up. I reckon they will come to our house demanding money tomorrow."
If they don’t have money by then, it won’t just end with a beating.
Furthermore, he couldn’t afford to lose face in front of the entire village.
Lin Jiayi also realized the seriousness of the problem, "What can we do then? Your little sister is really causing harm, I’ve said it before; she’s just a home-wrecker."
Li Guangyuan didn’t want to talk about this matter anymore, "How much money do you have? If it doesn’t work out, we’ll just compensate them with the money for medical expenses. From now on, we’ll work hard, and the money can be earned back."
"Where would I have the money?" Lin Jiayi cried out, "These past few days we’ve increased our stock, all the money has been tied up in that. Right, didn’t you have the money from Hongmei’s meat sales?"
Li Guangyuan was stunned, "Who said her money was given to me?"
Lin Jiayi quickly realized, she had been played by that little wretch again.
"I’m going to settle accounts with her now. She stirred up this mess; even if it comes to paying money, she should be the one to pay."
Not to mention that the money from selling the meat was still in her hands.
Li Guangyuan stopped her, "You won’t get anything out of her if you go over there now, let’s talk about it tomorrow."
If those people really came knocking, Li Hongmei wouldn’t be able to refuse under pressure.
Going there now would just result in endless quarreling and solve nothing.
Lin Jiayi thought about it and agreed, sitting back down with anger still festering in her heart.
"When this is over, I’ll have her return to her marital home. We can’t let her continue to meddle in our household."
Li Guangyuan thought the same.
"The ready-to-eat food outside still needs some processing; otherwise, it really can’t be kept until tomorrow."
Li Guangyuan nodded, "I’ll take care of it shortly."
There was still plenty left over, and although it smelled a bit off, it wouldn’t be a big problem with some additional processing.
The younger sister’s bad food was because she didn’t listen to instructions, and didn’t reprocess the leftover items.
They were all bought with money, and they can’t afford to waste it.
After saying this, he looked at Lin Jiayi with a moved expression, "Jiayi, you are the best in this family, and the only one who wholeheartedly considers this family."
Ever since Lin Jiayi married into the family, she had been thinking of ideas to help him, starting with selling vegetables and now cooked food, always thinking about how to live a good life with him.
Unlike her two younger sisters, who only cared about how much money he made.
They say raising a daughter is a losing business, and Li Guangyuan really realized this point.
His hand gently stroked her belly, "We must have a son."
Lin Jiayi smiled, "Now you know who is the closest person to you, right? Don’t worry, as long as you listen to me from now on, we will definitely not be worse off than anyone."
"From now on, I will definitely listen to you."
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On a weekend with spare time, Lin Chuxia invited Li Jian out for drinks.
The two of them were old acquaintances, and now with Li Jian working at the market supervision bureau and Lin Chuxia managing both the Bun Shop and the food factory, they hadn’t had contact in a long time.
"Mr. Lin is really busy now, it’s rare to have a drink with you," Li Jian greeted him with a smile upon seeing him.
Lin Chuxia placed her bag to the side, "Brother Li, aren’t you belittling me?"
Li Jian looked into her expressive, confident eyes and couldn’t help but sigh.
Everyone praised how quickly he was promoted without relying on his family, climbing from a small staff at a vegetable station to an office in the market supervision bureau in just a few years.
But in Li Jian’s eyes, he fell far short of Lin Chuxia.
He really watched her rise step by step.
For a woman to reach this point, he, as a man, felt inferior.
Lin Chuxia handed him the menu, "Take a look at what to eat?"
Li Jian pushed it back to her, "Ladies first, I’m easy, you decide." 𝑛𝘰𝑣𝑝𝑢𝑏.𝘤𝑜𝘮
"Then I won’t stand on ceremony."
Lin Chuxia didn’t insist any further, as they were old acquaintances.
Sweet and sour ribs were ordered, there was chestnut chicken today, so that too, along with one cold and one hot dish, making four dishes in total, and finally adding a soup.
Li Jian quietly marveled as she ordered, Lin Chuxia was a woman who seemed to have everything in order at all times, perfectly executed.
It seemed like she took the lead in ordering a few dishes, but the dishes she chose were all according to his taste.
Apart from his closest family members, there were hardly a few people who knew Li Jian, a big man, liked sweet food.
He had only had a few meals with Lin Chuxia and never emphasized his own preference, but she noticed it.
Just for this reason alone, Lin Chuxia’s success was well-deserved.
"I’ve heard that you’re planning to set up a factory in the city? What, is Ancheng County too small for you?"
Li Jian poured a glass of water for Lin Chuxia.
Lin Chuxia handed the menu to the waiter and smiled, "Not setting up a factory, I opened a Bun Shop. Two Bun Shops in Ancheng County are enough."
Li Jian nodded, "Indeed, but you are really quick. By the way, my wife mentioned the issue with Huang Family Nutritional Chicken Farm the other day, has it affected the production of the food factory? Brother, I have some connections in this area, do you need help?"
Li Jian worked at the market supervision bureau, where speaking a word in this respect would always earn him some respect.
