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Chapter 242 Admiration
Li Dahai, who was talking with his head down, heard the voice and suddenly looked up towards the source of the voice.
Old man Li had tears in his eyes, a look of agony on his face, and his mouth was trembling slightly. He was staring at him intently, as if he was meeting his biological son who had been missing for many years for the first time.
"Dad, why are you here?" Although Li Dahai was surprised, he still glanced at Li Xiaoxiao and gave her a reassuring look.
After going through so many things, Li Dahai is no longer the cowardly and foolishly filial Li Dahai before the family split.
Now he has been working as an accountant for such a long time, and later became the son-in-law of a marquis. The people he has met and the things he has experienced have long changed his original cognition.
So yesterday, he just gave Old Lady Li a cloak and said nothing else. After the lawsuit with Li Xiaoxiao yesterday, the little affection he had for the two elders was gone.
When he saw Old Man Li again today, even though he now showed the expression he most desired in the past, Li Dahai's heart was calm. Some things are no longer a problem once you let go and look at them lightly.
"Something happened at home. Your eldest brother's leg was broken last night, and he had a fever this morning. Now he is lying in the inn. We don't have money to pay the bill. Can Xiaoxiao go and see him?"
Old man Li stared at Li Dahai and didn't even look at Li Xiaoxiao.
"I can't make the decision. If you want Xiao Xiao to go, please ask Xiao Xiao for her opinion." Li Dajiang was fine yesterday. How could he be like this just after one night? Although he was puzzled, Li Dahai didn't ask. He had no control over medical treatment.
He really couldn't understand why they went to the government in a tense situation the day before, but the next day they came to ask him for money as if nothing had happened and asked his daughter to see a doctor.
Li Xiaoxiao was not too surprised. Anything this family said or did was possible. The Li family had never had shamelessness and they didn't even know what it was.
"You're his father, can't you even get such a small thing done?" His voice unconsciously rose a few degrees. When he came here, he was still thinking about having a nice talk with Li Dahai. After all, he came here to ask someone to do something for him.
Unexpectedly, Li Dahai rejected him right away. With his temper, he couldn't stand it. He had completely forgotten what he had thought last night.
"Sir, I still have a copy of the prefect's verdict from yesterday. Do you need me to repeat what the prefect said to you?" Li Xiaoxiao kindly reminded.
This sentence made Old Man Li furious again. He was so angry that he was fuming, but he couldn't do anything to Li Xiaoxiao.
"I still say the same thing. Although Xiaoxiao is my daughter, she has grown up and knows right from wrong. I will not use my status as an elder to force her to do anything." Li Dahai's voice was calm but every word was firm.
Old man Li took a few deep breaths to suppress the anger rising in his heart, relaxed the expression on his face, and tried his best to make himself look approachable.
"Xiaoxiao, we are all family. Even if our bones are broken, our tendons are still connected. Now that your grandfather is in trouble, you can help him. I will never come to the capital to cause trouble for you again.
Li Xiaoxiao didn't say anything. With an arrogant look on his face, he found a table nearby, sat down, picked up the teapot on the table, poured himself a glass of water, and drank it slowly.
Being old, Old Man Li could see through her little thoughts. He clenched and unclenched his teeth, and repeated this several times before he finally made up his mind.
Suddenly he stretched out his hand and slapped himself in the face. Old man Li had an advantage, he could bend and stretch in order to achieve his goals. Face was nothing, money was the most real thing.
"Grandpa is old, and he has done a lot of stupid things. I have let your family down in the past, but I will never do that again. As long as you give me money and leave the capital, I promise that I will never disturb your family's life again in this life."
Li Dahai was a little surprised by the sudden action of Old Man Li, but he quickly calmed himself down.
"Grandpa, what are you doing? Why are you making things difficult for me?" Li Xiaoxiao pretended to be surprised, as if he didn't hear him mention the money.
"You..." Old man Li choked and was about to explode when he remembered the purpose of his trip. He endured it again and again, and repeated what he had just said with gritted teeth.
"Oh, so you are leaving the capital and have no money to go home, so you come to ask me for money?" Li Xiaoxiao suddenly realized, put down the teacup in her hand, and looked up and down at Old Man Li with contempt.
Those eyes were full of naked contempt, which made Old Man Li feel extremely ugly, but he had to bow his head under the eaves.
"Grandpa, you said you would never bother us again in this life. Do you mean you want to cut off ties with our family?" Li Xiaoxiao deliberately distorted Old Man Li's words and continued before Old Man Li could answer.
"I agree to break off the engagement. After all, you raised my father. Even if we break off the engagement, we will still give you money as a tribute. I will also give you another five taels of silver for your return trip."
"Break off the relationship?" Upon hearing this word, Old Man Li's eyes widened. He looked at Li Xiaoxiao in disbelief, and then glanced at Li Dahai beside him.
"Yes, that means breaking off the relationship." Li Xiaoxiao said firmly.
"If you agree to break off the engagement, I will give you five taels of silver. If you disagree, how you want to go back is none of my business. Anyway, I have the prefect's judgment. I am not afraid of you causing trouble. If you dare to come, you are welcome at any time."
Li Xiaoxiao's words made Old Man Li swallow the words that were stuck in his throat. Wasn't the reason they wanted to go back because she had the verdict in her hand?
With the verdict, no matter what happens in the future, no one can cause trouble for her. Li Xiaoxiao also said that even if the family is divided, the annual five taels of filial piety will still be given.
With this calculation, it doesn't seem to matter whether the relationship is severed or not, but five taels of silver is too little for the fare home.
Old man Li thought about it carefully and said, "It's okay to break off the relationship, but five taels is not enough for the travel expenses. You have to give at least twenty taels. Your fourth uncle can't talk now, and your eldest uncle has a broken leg. I need to treat them."
"Their injuries have nothing to do with me. I can give you ten taels at most. It's up to you whether you want it or not." Li Xiaoxiao was happy to hear that Li Laosi couldn't speak. There was a silver needle inserted into his body at a certain acupuncture point on his chest. If it was not pulled out, he would never speak again in his life.