Flip the table and divide the family property! Take his wife and daughter into the mountains and eat

Zhao Shanhe got up to open the door.

As soon as the door opened, Li Baoguo stood outside, still carrying a chill from the air, his face looking somewhat grim, as if he had rushed over.

Zhao Shanhe was taken aback for a moment, then asked, "Uncle Li? What brings you here?"

"Quick, come in first."

Li Baoguo grunted in agreement and stepped into the courtyard.

Zhao Shanhe closed the courtyard gate behind him and called into the house, "Xiuer, boil some water and make some honey water for Uncle Li."

"Why."

Lin Xiu responded from inside the room.

The two entered the house one after the other.

As soon as Li Baoguo stepped inside, his gaze fell on the wine bottles and dishes that hadn't been completely cleared away, along with several boxes of colorful snacks on the table. He casually asked, "Shanhe, are some people visiting?"

Zhao Shanhe led the person to the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), casually replying, "Yes, a friend, he just left not long ago."

"Sit down, Uncle Li, don't stand."

Li Baoguo sat down on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), but his eyes couldn't help but glance at the things on the table a couple of times.

The packaging was so fancy; it was clearly not something you'd find at the village's supply and marketing cooperative.

Zhao Shanhe didn't explain much. He simply walked over, gathered the packets of candy and snacks on the table, and casually stuffed them into Li Baoguo's arms: "Take this."

"Take it back for Tiger to eat."

Upon seeing this, Li Baoguo immediately pushed it away, saying, "Hey, how can this be?"

"This thing doesn't look cheap, what would I do with it?"

Zhao Shanhe wouldn't let him, and pressed it back down for him: "Take it."

"With so much food, if Niu Niu eats it all by herself, I think her teeth will get rotten from all the sweetness."

As he said this, a slight twitch appeared at the corner of his mouth: "A few days ago, Xiuer told me that Niu Niu secretly got up in the middle of the night to eat candy, and then she developed a fever the next day."

"If she keeps eating these snacks all day long, what will become of her teeth?"

Upon hearing this, Li Baoguo was taken aback at first, then couldn't help but laugh: "This girl has quite the nerve."

Zhao Shanhe smiled and said, "Just like me."

Li Baoguo looked down at the colorful bags of snacks in his arms, still hesitant: "But this..."

Zhao Shanhe waved his hand: "Stop with the 'this' and 'that'."

"Take it back for Tiger to eat, so the child can see something new."

"It's just sitting there at my house anyway, and Niu Niu will only be tempted if she sees it."

Li Baoguo finally stopped refusing, bent down to gather the things, and said with a smile, "Alright then, I'll shamelessly accept them."

At this moment, Lin Xiu also came in carrying hot water.

She placed a rough porcelain bowl next to Li Baoguo and said gently, "Brother Li, have some hot water to warm yourself up first."

"They added some honey to it."

Li Baoguo quickly reached out and took it, saying, "Oh, thank you for your trouble."

Lin Xiu smiled, said nothing, and quietly retreated to the side.

The atmosphere in the room eased a bit, and the slight urgency that had been there when they entered was somewhat suppressed.

Zhao Shanhe then looked up at Li Baoguo and asked, "How is my aunt?"

"How serious was that head injury?"

Li Baoguo took a sip from his bowl and sighed, "It's nothing serious."

"I just bumped my head and got a few stitches. The doctor said I should stay in the hospital for a few days to let the swelling go down and rest."

"He's alright, don't worry about him."

After listening, Zhao Shanhe nodded, feeling a little relieved.

"Uncle Li, what brings you here?"

Li Baoguo, who had been looking at the items on the table, gradually composed himself upon hearing this.

He was silent for a moment before saying in a low voice, "Actually, it's nothing serious."

"It's fine whether you go or not."

"I came here just to tell you something. Don't overthink it because of me and your aunt. Just do what you want."

Zhao Shanhe didn't say anything, just looked at him with a cigarette between his fingers.

Li Baoguo sighed and continued, "As you know, your aunt took that hit while protecting Zhao Xiaoyu."

"The two of them are now sharing a hospital room."

"The doctor said your aunt's condition isn't serious, and she can be discharged after a few days of rest."

"But what about Zhao Xiaoyu..."

He paused, his voice lowering, "His face, head, and body were covered in wounds."

"Especially his face, that was the most badly injured."

"The doctor said that even if it heals well later, there's a high chance it will leave a scar."

"The girl is awake now, but her soul seems to have been scattered. She lay there for a long time without saying a word."

As Li Baoguo spoke, he also glanced at Zhao Shanhe.

There was some hesitation and uncertainty in his eyes.

Zhao Shanhe, cigarette dangling from his lips, remained expressionless, simply asking, "So?"

Li Baoguo's Adam's apple bobbed, but he still managed to finish his sentence: "That's why I came to ask you."

"Do you want to go see her?"

The room fell silent.

Lin Xiu stood to the side, not interrupting, but listening quietly.

Zhao Shanhe didn't reply immediately. He just lowered his head and took a puff of his cigarette. The smoke slowly dissipated from his mouth, making his expression look somewhat somber.

After a long while, he finally looked up at Li Baoguo and said, "Uncle Li."

"Is this Zhao Xiaoyu's idea, or my aunt's?"

Li Baoguo fell silent at his question.

He lowered his head, rubbed his fingers lightly on his knees a couple of times, and after a while, said in a hoarse voice, "Yes, I have them all."

"It's mainly because of your aunt; I'm still a bit upset about it."

Zhao Shanhe didn't speak, he just looked at him.

Li Baoguo sighed, his voice even lower:

"Shanhe, I'm not speaking up for her."

"I know perfectly well how those people from the Zhao family treated you back then."

"You didn't get a wronged decision when you divided the family property."

"No one can say you're wrong if you don't look back all these years."

He paused here, his Adam's apple bobbing, before continuing:

"It's not as simple as just getting a beating and having your face ruined."

"Her mother and her third brother are openly and secretly selling her out."

"I think my second brother will probably have to go in too."

"In the end, the only family she can count on now is you."

Li Baoguo paused, then lowered his voice even further: "She's only a teenager."

"My face is ruined, and my family is broken up."

"Her own mother is unreliable, and her own brother is pushing her to her death."

"Having come to this point, she doesn't even have anyone she can truly lean on anymore."

The room fell silent.

Li Baoguo looked up at Zhao Shanhe, lowering his voice even further:

"Your aunt isn't so soft-hearted that she can't distinguish right from wrong."

"She also knows that the Zhao family hurt you badly in the past."

"But seeing the girl in that state, she couldn't bear it."

"You just told me that I came all this way to ask you."

He quickly added after saying that:

"Of course, Shanhe, I'm here today to deliver a message for you."

"It's fine whether you go or not."

"If you don't go, no one can criticize you."

"Let alone you, if it were me, I wouldn't be able to swallow this anger either, if I were involved in those things from back then."

"I just thought I should at least pass on the message to you."

"As for whether or not to meet, and how to meet, that's your decision."