Chapter 13

Yu Li nearly lost her balance, her body feeling incredibly weak.

She was also shorter than Lu Guanshan by several centimeters, and in a panic, she almost wanted to cry. “Lu Guanshan, I… I can’t stand anymore…”

With one arm, he lifted her and placed her on the back seat of the bicycle, so that they were now at eye level.

Yu Li tried to stay calm, but with such a handsome man kissing her, who could remain calm?

The amazing sensation made her just want to close her eyes and enjoy the moment.

Her hands were also pulled by Lu Guanshan and rested around his neck.

But this man was truly naughty!

Just as she was lost in the kiss, he suddenly pulled away, a mischievous smile on his face.

Yu Li, feeling wronged, blinked and pouted, her eyes reddening. “I want more!”

Lu Guanshan, fully satisfied, lowered his head and kissed her again, this time also kissing her eyes, nose, and chin…

Under the sunlight, the crops on both sides of the road emitted a fragrant scent.

The cicadas’ chirps rang in waves, making Yu Li feel dizzy, just like the way Lu Guanshan’s kisses made her lose track of time, not knowing what day it was anymore.

…

When Yu Li, out of breath, made her way back, she realized they had been kissing for nearly the entire afternoon!

Her lips were swollen!

He didn’t even need to see her off—he had a meeting with his comrades at five o’clock to pick them up at the southern corner.

This man was doing it on purpose!

He deliberately took her to a secluded path and kissed her like there was no tomorrow…

Hmph, once they’re married, she would definitely teach him a lesson!

She wouldn’t give him anything on their wedding night, and it would drive him crazy!

To avoid her family noticing that her lips were swollen, Yu Li claimed she was tired and went straight to her room after getting home.

When she opened the envelope, she found fifty yuan inside!

Also, there was Lu Guanshan’s strong and powerful handwriting: “Ah Li, keep this money for yourself. I’ll handle the wedding arrangements. Just take care of yourself and wait for me. I miss you.”

Yu Li stared at the short message for quite some time.

Finally, she pressed the letter to her chest and lay on her bed, lost in thought for a long while.

Originally, traveling through time wasn’t something that made her feel particularly happy, but now, it seemed like she was incredibly happy!

After Gao Xuelian was detained, the Yu family experienced an unusual sense of peace and harmony.

There were no more quarrels.

The bench was much quieter now.

Though no one spoke about it, everyone knew, and deep down, they all wished that this peaceful life would last longer.

Yu Li went up to the mountain and brought back quite a few pears.

She claimed they were wild pears picked from the mountain.

The pears were large and golden, with thin skin and tender flesh. A bite released sweet juice—it was truly delicious!

She kept six of them at home to eat, and took the remaining ten to sell in the town.

Because of their excellent appearance and size, these pears were rare and sold for five yuan each.

Yu Li suggested taking her mother, Chen Ailan, to the town hospital for a check-up.

Chen Ailan occasionally experienced sharp chest pains. Although she didn’t think much of it, if she were to get too worked up, it could lead to sudden death.

Chen Ailan, who was usually frugal, didn’t want to go, but after Yu Li’s persuasion, she agreed.

Additionally, Yu Li invited her older brother Yu Tuanjie, second sister-in-law Wang Xinghua, and the child Shiliu.

Yu Tuanjie had a serious bite wound on his arm from Gao Xuelian. The skin had been torn open, and his whole arm was swollen.

Wang Xinghua had been unable to conceive a second child for a long time, and Shiliu often suffered from fevers.

When the bench saw that his grandmother, father, second aunt, and cousin were all going to the town, he insisted on going too.

Yu Li agreed, “Let the bench go as well! While we’re at it, we should have his health checked too. Doesn’t he often have stomach aches?”

The bench immediately nodded, “I’ll go, I’ll go!”

The whole family went to the town together.

Although Chen Ailan was reluctant to spend money, she understood that health was the most important thing.

Money was just an external thing. If she had to die now, she really couldn’t bear it.

She still wanted to see her daughter get married and see what her little grandson looked like.

Chen Ailan’s examination went smoothly, and it turned out that her heart had some issues. The doctor prescribed some medication, and she just needed to take it when she got home.

Wang Xinghua’s condition was more complicated. After a full check-up, the doctor just told her to observe and said that having a child would depend on fate.

As for Shiliu, after the examination, it was discovered that she was anemic and also showing signs of poisoning!

The whole family was shocked—how could Shiliu be poisoned?!

They would have to investigate this further when they got home.

Yu Tuanjie’s arm injury was an external wound, so the doctor treated the wound, gave him anti-inflammatory medication, and prescribed oral medicine. It wasn’t serious, but Yu Li still quietly told the doctor to have Yu Tuanjie’s blood tested, as he often felt faint. The doctor agreed immediately.

Yu Li took Bench to have his blood tested, using candy as an incentive, and as expected, Bench agreed.

She secretly went to the place for blood tests, paid extra, and had Bench and her brother’s blood types tested.

Since they were already in town, Chen Ailan agreed to take everyone to walk around and buy some snacks.

The children were excited, as it was rare for them to go to the market.

Yu Li found an excuse to pick up the blood test results.

Her brother, Yu Tuanjie, had blood type A, while Bench had blood type B.

Now, they just needed to know Gao Xuelian’s blood type.

If Gao Xuelian’s blood type was different from Bench’s, it would confirm that Bench was not her brother’s child!

But if Gao Xuelian’s blood type was the same as Bench’s, they would need to find another way to proceed.

Yu Li secretly hid the blood test results.

Then she went to find her family.

Her mother, Chen Ailan, bought ice cream for Shiliu and Bench, and didn’t forget to get one for herself.

“Li, hurry and eat, it’ll melt!”

Her second sister-in-law and older brother didn’t have any, only Yu Li did. She felt a bit embarrassed to eat.

But her second sister-in-law laughed and said, “I won’t eat that stuff! It’s cold, and it’ll make me feel worse. Little sister, you eat it!”

Her older brother also said, “When have you seen me eat something like that? I’m a grown man, when I’m thirsty, I drink water, not ice cream.”

Yu Li’s heart softened, and she insisted that her mother eat half the ice cream, before eating the other half herself.

Life at home was considered decent in the village, but it still wasn’t enough.

They couldn’t even enjoy ice cream freely.

Yu Li thought to herself that before she got married, she needed to find a way to arrange things for her family, to improve their lives!

Now, doing business was allowed, but people still looked down on those who ventured into business.

In reality, digging in the dirt didn’t bring in much money.

The first batch of brave people who dared to go into business had nearly all become wealthy.

Yu Li linked her arm with Chen Ailan’s and walked, thinking to herself.

She didn’t notice that Wu Guohua’s sister was also at the market, secretly watching Yu Li from behind a stall.

Wu Tong gritted her teeth when she thought of Yu Li!

The Wu family’s things had all been taken by this little slut, Yu Li!

She even smashed their vegetable garden and kitchen!

For the past two days, since Yu Li stopped going to the Wu family, they hadn’t even had enough to eat!

Wu’s mother had been in poor health, but thanks to Yu Li’s care over the past couple of years, she had improved a bit, but now, after all this anger, she had fallen ill again.

Wu Tong, who was already widowed with a child, had never liked cooking. She preferred to dress up and go shopping, and didn’t care for taking care of her mother and son.

Originally, her mother and son had been cared for by Yu Li!

Why did Yu Li suddenly stop taking care of them?

Wu Tong had been starving for two days, and finally managed to ask Wu’s mother for some money. She went out to buy some steamed buns or something, so she wouldn’t have to cook when she got home.

But she ran into Yu Li instead.

The Yu family even bought Yu Li ice cream to eat—how shameless! Eating ice cream at this age?

And then, Wu Tong heard about how Liu Maokeng had caused trouble at the Yu house, and how Lu Guanshan had taken him to the police station. Afterward, Lu Guanshan had brought many things to the Yu family to propose marriage!

Wu Tong was furious, absolutely livid!

The day Lu Guanshan had come to the Wu family, she had noticed him right away.

Her mother had suggested using Lu Guanshan to pressure Yu Li into breaking the engagement, and then using some leverage to make Lu Guanshan marry Wu Tong, the widow.

But Wu Tong hadn’t expected things to turn out this way. She was enraged!

In her anger, Wu Tong suddenly thought—did Yu Li’s sister-in-law’s family know that the Yu family had sent Gao Xuelian to the police station?

If the Gao family found out, it would be a real spectacle!