The mother and daughter looked at each other for a moment without speaking.
Li Yan'er did not expect her second uncle to suggest splitting up the family. He even wanted to take Li Fu'er with him. He looked very determined. Second Uncle did not look the same anymore. Was it all for Li Fu'er?
Her grandparents were furious.
If they parted ways, she thought that it wasn't such a bad idea. It was just that since they wanted Li Fu'er to leave the house, it would be better to marry her off and sell her.
But if that was the only way, fine.
Madam Yu felt that it was better to split the family!
At that time, she would no longer have to be afraid of Sister Fu jinxing them. She had never liked Sister Fu and the second branch. Without them here, she would not have to be dragged down by others.
She looked at Li Fu'er.
Li Fu'er also did not expect her father to be so fast, so proactive, and so determined to propose a separation. In the face of her grandfather and grandmother's objections, he was not afraid and became the person she remembered him to be.
A true father.
It had been a long time since she had such a father!
She thought that even if her father's heart had loosened, he would continue to hesitate and persuade her. If it really didn't work out, he would break up the family!
She thought about what had just happened.
"Father, Mother, Eldest Brother, and Third Brother."
Second Li called out again to his family.
"Second Brother, you're not allowed to split up the family. I'm saying this for the last time. I won't agree to it. We're all saying this. What I want is to marry off Sister Fu. I want her to go out. I'm not asking you to split up the family. I'm not asking you to leave this family. You can think of the consequences of splitting us up. Stop talking about it."
Madam Li said angrily again. She didn't want to listen and grabbed her second son tightly.
"Your mother's right, Second Brother. Be good and don't let us down."
Old Master Li's voice deepened.
He wanted to knock something with the hookah in his hand.
"Big Brother and Third Brother, if we split up, I might not be able to take care of father and Mom like now." Second Li did not look at his parents anymore and looked at Eldest Li and Third Li.
"Second Li."
When Eldest Li and Third Li heard this, they opened their mouths in a complicated manner. Second Brother had already made up his mind.
They could see that.
"Second Li, did you hear what I said? Your father and I won't let you split the family."
Madam Li shouted angrily again.
Old Master Li was the same. Did Second Brother not understand? Why did he still say that?
"Father, Mother, I don't want to make you unhappy again. You won't be happy with me around. Sister Fu has me as her father. I don't want to be like before." Second Li looked at Sister Fu.
"Father."
Li Fu'er wondered if her Father would be different too.
"If you don't want to be like before, Second Brother, what's the point of saying such things? Are you blaming us at this time? Blaming us all for not treating her well? But you know why and you were watching it too. If you're doing this because I'm trying to matchmake her for everyone's sake and make her learn something, then forget it." Madam Li gritted her teeth and said sharply after her anger subsided.
She also compromised.
It was a temporary compromise. First, she had to make sure Second Brother didn't separate the family. Then, she would coax Second Brother and find someone to send Sister Fu away.
Second Brother did not want the slut to get married for the time being.
"Yes."
Old Master Li understood what the old woman meant. They knew each other very well, and his expression changed.
Madam Yu and the others' expressions also changed. They looked at their husbands. Were their parents serious?
Eldest Li and the others looked at Li Fu'er.
"Father and Mother, I don't blame you. I never did. As you said, I was watching at the time. If I want to blame someone, I can blame myself. Not only do I not want Sister Fu to get married, but I've also thought it through. In the past, I've always disappointed Father and Mother. It was clearly my fault, but everyone blamed Sister Fu. You felt that it was her fault and it was my fault as a father. Father and Mother, don't be disappointed because of me."
Second Li blamed himself.
He didn't know his parents' exact thoughts, only his own.
"Second Brother, good, very good." When Madam Li heard this, she said a few good words.
"You're saying you don't blame us but now you're blaming us." She thought Second Brother had just blamed her. She knew that. She had thought about it before, and she didn't care.
But Second Brother was really weird.
"Second Brother, you clearly tried back then. You were so good at studying, no worse than your eldest grandson, but you had to marry that woman. I said you couldn't marry her. If you wanted to marry her, you shouldn't have been allowed to read so many books. Now, for the sake of her daughter, you want to leave the house and us. You unfilial son. You don't want your parents. You'll regret it once you really part with us."
With that, she cursed again and hit Second Brother.
Again and again.
Second Li tolerated it.
"Second Brother, do you still have us in your eyes?" Another question was asked.
"Yes, of course." Otherwise they wouldn't have gotten this far. With mixed feelings, Second Li looked at his mother and suddenly thought of something.
"So that's why you're doing this?"
Madam Li said angrily.
"Forget it, old woman, stop talking. Second Brother, you disappoint us too much." Old Master Li pulled the old woman over and suppressed his anger.
Second Li lowered his head helplessly. "Father, Mother, I'm sorry."
"You're sorry and had no choice. Is that all you can say?" said Old Master Li.
"Must you split up the family?" Madam Li asked angrily.
"Mom, father, I told you. I don't want this to go on."
Second Li stared at them.
"If you don't want to continue like this, fine. If you want to split up the family, how are you going to live with Sister Fu? You better take back your words!" Madam Li took a deep breath and compromised again.
No one present had expected that.
"Mother, it's better if Sister Fu and I live alone."
Second Li lowered his voice. He knew that if he didn't call the family out, they wouldn't let him and Sister Fu leave or give them a share of the assets.
Since they were leaving, they had to settle things appropriately.
Li Fu'er could tell that her father had finally made up his mind. "Father, I'll go."
"Okay," Second Li said.
"Second Brother and Sister Fu, you brat."
When Madam Li Wang heard this, her expression changed. She immediately glared at Second Brother and stared at Li Fu'er. She wanted to curse, pounce over, and grab hold of them.
Old Master Li was the same.
Madam Yu and the others quickly stopped them. "Father, Mother, and Second Uncle, are you really going to do that?" They looked at Second Li, Li Fu'er, and the others, wanting to interrupt and say something.
"Grandma and Grandpa," Li Yan'er said.
"Second Brother."
Eldest Li followed.
Second Li said slowly, "Brother and Sister-in-law, please take care of father and Mom."
"Father, I'm going."
Li Fu'er said her goodbyes and left.
Behind her.
"How dare you go, you brat? If you go and call for help, you won't be my granddaughter anymore. You won't be a member of my Li family." Madam Li roared angrily. Seeing that she was really going, she…
Li Fu'er pretended not to hear and walked out the door.
Soon she was gone.
Watching her, Second Li looked back at his mother and pulled her back. "Mother."
"How dare you pull me, Second Brother! I'm so angry."
Madam Li was furious.
Second Li was silent.
The family stopped talking.
Outside, looking out at the sky, Li Fu'er didn't look back. It was a beautiful day, she thought. The sun was shining.
Previously, First Aunt did not stop her when Third Aunt stopped her. She wondered where she went.
She thought about it.
Her father was really different. After a few steps, she saw the people from the village. How many of them had gone to do the laundry and come back? They were carrying clothes in their hands when they saw her. "Sister Fu?"
One by one they greeted her.
They asked her why she was out.
Why was she there?
One by one, Li Fu'er called out to them, saying that she had something to do. They seemed to want to ask her what it was about. In the end, they didn't.
Li Fu'er left again.
After a few steps, she bumped into Madam Wang. Madam Wang called out to her, "I heard that your family found a flower woman to matchmake you?"
Li Fu'er paused and said to Madam Wang, "How did Madam Wang know?"
"Your aunt said that when we met. Your aunt went to look for the flower woman. Didn't the flower woman go to your house early in the morning?" Aunt Wang said.
Li Fu'er knew.
Her aunt had indeed come out for this matter.
Her grandmother was really fast.
"I don't know. I'm not sure."
Aunt Wang looked at her expression and walked closer. She seemed to have noticed something. "Sister Fu, why do you change every day? There are changes again. I heard from Grandma that you have changed."
"Aunt Wang, what's the matter? If not, I have something on."
Li Fu'er backed away. She didn't like being looked at so closely. She needed to find ger second grandfather and split up from the family.