Chapter 56

Li Yuechan chuckled awkwardly, “Is that really necessary?”

“How can it not be? How could you abandon me after everything?” The man looked at Li Yuechan as if she were a heartless person.

Li Yuechan thought for a moment. In this era, people’s thoughts were indeed quite conservative, but…

Gu Zhixing stared at the girl in disbelief, “Xiao Chan, you really won’t want me, will you?”

Seeing the girl hesitate, he continued, “If you don’t want to get married right now, we can still date first.”

“I…”

“You’re not going to refuse even that, are you?”

Li Yuechan thought for a moment. Although she hadn’t spent much time with Gu Zhixing, he didn’t seem like a bad man. She figured it was worth trying, “Heh, alright. We’ll date first.”

Gu Zhixing immediately became serious, “Xiao Chan, you’re saying it, you can’t go back on it.”

“I won’t go back on my word. I, Li Yuechan, always keep my promises.”

Gu Zhixing immediately pulled the girl into his arms, “Xiao Chan, you’re my girlfriend now. This feels great!”

Li Yuechan leaned into his embrace, and she realized that this feeling wasn’t bad at all.

After thinking for a moment, she said, “But I’ll warn you. If you dare to do anything inappropriate to me, I’ll break your legs!”

The man quickly swore, “I won’t, I won’t! In this life, the next life, and even the next, I’ll never do anything inappropriate to you!”

“Alright, that’s enough. No more clinginess. I still have business to take care of.”

Gu Zhixing suddenly remembered the matter of the medicine, “Let’s go, I’ll go with you.”

Li Yuechan waved her wrist, “No need. I’ll go on my own. This is family business. If you go, it might cause more trouble.”

“Alright, I’ll head back then. I’ll come find you tonight.”

Li Yuechan marched down the mountain, her stride full of determination, and kicked open the door to her house.

When she saw that the yard was empty, she kicked open the door to her grandmother’s room.

Unexpectedly, there was a group of people inside.

Her grandmother was lying in bed, and a man in his 40s was checking her throat.

The others turned when they heard the door being kicked, and when they saw Li Yuechan, Huang Hehua immediately jumped out of bed, her mouth moving, but no sound came out.

Li Yuechan rolled her eyes at her grandmother, and the man in his 40s stood up, saying, “I’ve figured out what illness she has. You still need to send her to the county.”

Li Dashi coughed twice, “Thanks, Hehua. Jianjun, you take her.”

Li Jianjun looked at the scene before him, unsure of what to say, then escorted Hehua out.

Li Yuechan slapped her grandmother’s hand, then lightly tapped her on the shoulder.

 “You little vixen, daring to act up with your own grandmother. Watch out, you might get struck by lightning. You’ll get what you deserve…”

Everyone stared in shock at Huang Hehua, wondering how she was suddenly able to speak again.

Huang Hehua quickly covered her mouth, realizing she could speak once more, and she pointed at Li Yuechan, continuing to curse.

Li Yuechan reached out and grabbed her grandmother’s collar, lifting her up, and coldly said, “Grandma, don’t you have any explanations to make?”

“Otherwise, I’ll make sure you can never speak again for the rest of your life!”

Huang Hehua didn’t expect this girl to be so fierce, “You…”

Li Yuechan sneered, “Think carefully and tell me exactly what happened.” With that, she let her grandmother go.

Huang Hehua slapped her thigh and sat down on the ground crying, “I didn’t have any bad intentions. I just thought that Xiangdong is getting older and should get married.”

Li Yuechan frowned at her, “Grandma, tell the truth.”

“Ai, my dear granddaughter, there’s really no hidden agenda. The family is poor, and nowadays it doesn’t cost much to marry. I thought I could save some money. Besides, I saw how close you were to Xiangdong, so I thought it would be good for you to be matched with him—families becoming closer this way.”

Li Yuechan furrowed her brows. Her grandmother was so stingy that she didn’t want to spend any money for her cousin’s marriage. It didn’t seem likely, but something about this situation still felt off.

At that moment, Liu Xinghua spoke up, “Mom, what kind of nonsense are you talking? Xiangdong sees Xiao Chan as a little sister. How are they supposed to continue their sibling relationship after this?”

Huang Hehua ignored her, crying and causing a scene, “Ai, I’m just being kind! Xiangdong is already 21, and still hasn’t found a wife. I’m just so worried every day!”

Li Xiangdong looked at his grandmother, feeling a chill in his heart, and shouted, “Grandma, I’m not getting married! Stop worrying about me! I’ve always treated Xiao Chan as a sister. How can you do this to us?”

“Ai, I didn’t think this through, Xiangdong. Don’t blame Grandma.”

Li Yuechan, seeing this scene unfold, shouted, “Stop shouting, it’s so annoying!”

Huang Hehua quickly closed her mouth, and Li Yuechan walked back and forth, hands behind her back.

She looked at Huang Hehua sideways, “No matter the reason, you’ve caused me emotional distress. You have to compensate me. Otherwise, I won’t be able to get over it!”

Huang Hehua immediately laughed and said, “Xiao Chan, there’s nothing to worry about. Grandma doesn’t owe you any money!”

“Who said I don’t? I spent three hundred yuan on medicine. You have to pay me back! Otherwise, I’ll destroy your house! I need to vent my anger!”

“What? Three hundred yuan? You little troublemaker, do you want to take my life?” Huang Hehua sat on the ground and started crying again.

Li Yuechan immediately grabbed a thermos nearby and, with a loud smash, threw it to the ground, “You can keep cursing! Keep going!”

Everyone was stunned, watching in shock.

This Peony flower thermos was Huang Hehua’s treasure!

She loved showing it off to others, and it was something her third son had specifically bought for her last year.

Looking at the shattered thermos, Huang Hehua cried out in agony, “How could you smash this?”

“Hmph, if you don’t want to compensate me, then this thermos is just the beginning!”

Li Yuechan extended her small hand and shook it, “Three hundred yuan, now!”

Huang Hehua clenched her neck, “I… I don’t have it…”

“Don’t have it? Fine!”

Li Yuechan’s gaze shifted to the radio on the table, and she knew that it was the one her grandfather had bought for her mother last year when he celebrated his birthday.

Seeing his precious radio about to be taken, Li Dashi rushed over, shouting, “Put it down! Put it down! That’s mine!”