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Chapter 112 The Truth is Stunning
Xia Zhi skillfully applied medicine to Li Dachui's leg, put on a splint, then carefully tied it up, and finally gently placed the leg on a soft mat to the side.

"No need for the splint anymore, I'm almost fully recovered!" Li Dachui looked helplessly at Xia Zhi, who was busy taking care of him, and then at the two burly men standing in front of him. "I was even planning to go out for a stroll today!"

"Young Master, you can't be careless with this injury. If you're not careful, one of your legs could become shorter than the other, which would be a real problem." Gu Xiaoman said, "It's never too bad to be careful. Anyway, nothing major is going to happen these days, so just focus on recovering!"

“Who says there aren’t any big issues!” Li Dachui said, “Now that the two companies have merged, there are a lot of big and small issues. If we’re not careful, it could cause countless conflicts and affect future cooperation.”

Xia Zhi pouted: "What contradiction? They've benefited greatly from merging with us! Yesterday, Mr. Mao and that Scholar Zhang were settling accounts, and Xiao Changche was practically penniless. Young master, we've really taken on a huge burden this time."

"What do you mean by being penniless? Those three thousand elite cavalrymen are famous throughout the border regions!" Li Dachui scoffed.

"Second Senior Brother's cavalry is in no way inferior to his!"

"Can your second senior brother fight as well as Xiao Changche? It's easy to find a thousand soldiers, but hard to find a general! Do you understand?" Li Dachui tapped Xia Zhi's head and said.

Xia Zhi tilted her head to dodge the attack, then went behind Li Dachui and began to comb his hair. Xia Zhi had been doing these things since she was a child, and she was very familiar with them. Whenever Xia Zhi was by Li Dachui's side, she would do these things, and Li Dachui had long been used to it.

"Yes, I know Xiao Changche is precious!" Xia Zhi sneered, "One of him is worth ten of us!"

Li Dachui felt that Xia Zhi was acting strangely today, her mood was off. He turned his head to look at the little girl, but Xia Zhi turned his head back to him. "Don't move around, or your hair will be tied crooked and you'll embarrass yourself when you go out!"

“It’s common for me to have my hair down, so what’s wrong with tying my hair up crookedly?” Li Dachui laughed.

"Xiao Changche's concubine, Luo Hua, and her entourage are arriving in Bao Ping City today!" Xia Zhi said. "Young Master, shouldn't you at least show up and welcome them? If you don't dress neatly and presentably, won't people laugh at you?"

"That's true!" Li Dachui laughed. "I'd forgotten. You little girl have a good memory. Oh, right, I met Luo Hua once. She's a true beauty. How should I put it? Right, every smile and frown is full of emotion, every glance is full of meaning. Her movements are like a willow swaying in the breeze, and her stillness is like a beautiful flower reflecting the moon. No wonder that Astu still can't forget her all these years and always wants to kill her. Xiaoman and Xiaomao, come with me later and I'll show you what a real beauty is."

Two large men chuckled awkwardly in front of him, while a little girl behind him glared fiercely.

"Xia Zhi, you should spend more time with Luo Hua and learn from her. You're actually quite pretty, but you lack a bit of femininity! Ah!" Li Dachui shouted, "Easy, easy, why are you tying it so tight?"

Xia Zhi pouted as she put the hairpin in Li Dachui's hair, then walked up to him with a huff: "What's there for me to learn from her? She's all show and no substance. She was kidnapped and had no power to resist. If I'm going to learn anything, I'll learn from Xiao Changche!"

He said that, turned around and walked away, saying, "I'm not going to look at that so-called beautiful woman."

With a bang, the door slammed shut.

Li Dachui glanced at Gu Xiaoman and Fang Xiaomao, who were looking at each other in bewilderment, and said strangely, "What's wrong with this little girl? Is she being too tough? If she's being too tough, we should loosen her up. She's gone too far! By the way, what's with her outfit today? It's neither male nor female!"

Fang Xiaomao coughed and chuckled awkwardly, "Young master, didn't Xia Zhi just say that if she's going to learn something, she'll learn from Xiao Changche, so she dressed up as a man?"

Li Dachui's heart skipped a beat. Had they all figured out that Xiao Changche was a woman?
"How did you know that?" Li Dachui asked.

"What do we know?" Gu Xiaoman looked at Li Dachui with confusion: "We don't know anything!"

Fang Xiaomao hesitated for a moment, but finally couldn't help but say, "Young Master, there's nothing wrong with saying this. Junior Sister came to see us yesterday and said that you don't like women, you like men! So she dressed up as a man today!"

With a "plop," Li Dachui spat out the mouthful of water he hadn't even had a chance to swallow.

What? I like men?

"Xia Zhi said you like Xiao Changche, that effeminate man, and the way you look at him is different!" Fang Xiaomao lowered her voice and said, "She also said that Xiao Changche looks at you differently, young master. Actually, young master, it's not a big deal that you like male concubines. I know that Yingchun Pavilion also does this, it's just that Xiao Changche's status is not ordinary! Besides, if you don't have a child, I'm afraid the city lord won't stand for it!"

Li Dachui flew into a rage, grabbed a pillow from beside him, and threw it at Fang Xiaomao.

"When did I ever like men? Gu Xiaoman, Fang Xiaomao, the three of us, did we go whoring together?" At this point, Li Dachui immediately shut his mouth again.

Gu Xiaoman and Fang Xiaomao both laughed.

We studied together, fought together, frequented brothels together, and shared the spoils together.

The three of them really didn't miss out on any of these four things.

“That little girl is a bit obsessed these days!” Gu Xiaoman said, “Now that you say so, I’m relieved. I’ll go and teach her a lesson later. As the senior brother, I can’t just watch this little girl be so confused all the time. There are so many important things to do! How can she be so stuck in these romantic entanglements! If she doesn’t wake up, I’ll beat her up!” “She definitely deserves a beating!” Li Dachui nodded repeatedly, “Xiao Changche has the looks to play a man; his appearance is very androgynous and distinctive. Xia Zhi, on the other hand, looks like a little child when she tries to dress up as a man. Everyone is different; trying to imitate someone else only makes you a laughingstock!”

"Xiao Changche dressed as a man?" Gu Xiaoman and Fang Xiaomao exclaimed in unison, then stared in disbelief at Li Dachui in front of them.

“I was going to tell you this anyway!” Li Dachui said, “You two will be working under her from now on. After spending a long time together, you’ll inevitably notice some things. Besides, you’re not outsiders, so I discussed it with Xiao Changche and we decided to make things clear to you.”

Gu Xiaoman swallowed hard. "Young Master, are you saying Xiao Changche is a woman?"

Fang Xiaomao slapped her thigh hard: "I should have known! What man is this handsome?!"

"Don't be a hindsight expert!" Li Dachui said, "This is a long story. Come, let me tell you the details. Xiao Changche, you know, has another name."

At the east gate of the Fang family mansion, Xiao Changzhan stood on the steps, watching a group of people slowly approach in the distance, with dozens of knights guarding a carriage as it drew closer.

The people on the road quickly moved to the sides of the road, and some even looked at the group with curiosity.

The reason was that the knights guarding the carriage looked too fierce, and each of them was crippled; there wasn't a single intact person among them.

Even those with only one leg and one arm can still ride horses with ease, as if they were born on the horse.

As the carriage drew near, Xiao Changche smiled and descended the steps.

The riders dismounted and bowed to Xiao Changche.

"I've seen a chariot before!"

"Thank you all for your hard work!" Xiao Changche walked up to the carriage, lifted the curtain, and a two-year-old boy dressed in a spirited manner jumped out of the carriage, stretching out his hands to Xiao Changche: "Daddy!"

Xiao Changche laughed and picked up Xiao Qianli in his arms, then said to Luo Hua, who had just emerged from behind the curtain, "It's freezing cold, you must be tired!"

"From now on, you're free from the cage, and the world is much wider. How can this be called hardship? This is called wish fulfillment!" Luo Hua laughed, "Congratulations, General Chariot and Cavalry! With this as a foundation, you can soar to the sky and realize your great ambitions!"

"This is a long story, let's go inside and talk about it!" Xiao Changche smiled slightly: "Dongwei, make sure everyone is settled. You've all worked hard these past few days, so rest well today. Tomorrow I'll host a banquet to welcome you all back. Drink as much good wine as you like. Now that you've all been fighting me, I'm a rich man!"

The group of disabled people below immediately cheered.

Now that we have money, millions of dollars in debt have been wiped clean.

Xiao Dongwei stroked his chin thoughtfully. Li Dachui was from a wealthy family! No wonder Che Qi spoke with such confidence now.

Since we're short of money anyway, why don't we just go ask Li Dachui for more?
This Li Dachui always complains about being poor, but he's actually quite rich.

In the small, warm hall, Luo Hua felt completely numb.

Xiao Changche recounted everything that had happened during this period to her. When she heard that Xiao Changche and Li Dachui had actually encountered a master of innate cultivation, she was still nervous and gripped Xiao Changche's arm tightly, even though she knew that the two of them were unharmed.

"So, she knows your background?" Luo Hua asked, letting out a long breath.

“I know his background now!” Xiao Changche said with a smile. “Li Dachui is actually a pretty good guy; I misunderstood him before!”

Luo Hua stared at Xiao Changche for a long while, then suddenly burst out laughing.

"What are you laughing at?" Xiao Changche asked, somewhat puzzled.

"I'm laughing because finally there's a man you can take seriously!" Luo Hua said. "This is truly rare. Before, whenever you mentioned Li Dachui, your face would be full of anger, as if you wanted to tear him to pieces and skin him alive. But now it's completely different!"

Xiao Changche said awkwardly, "They forgave me millions of debts, so shouldn't I be more polite to them?"

"There's no such thing as a free lunch. They say they've forgiven these debts, but I'm afraid you'll have to pay them back with something else!" Luo Hua laughed.

(End of this chapter)