Li Zhu watched, and he was having none of it.
"I told you not to smile at Tian Tian like that, or no food for you!"
Li Das quickly shifted his gaze to Bai Chenyao.
Gu Tiantian pursed her lips and looked at Li Das.
"Uncle, can I talk to you?"
Li Das didn’t even think before speaking.
"If you’re talking about leaving, I advise you not to even think about it!"
Gu Tiantian naturally wouldn’t ntion leaving at this mont; instead, she wanted to ask about the hospital situation.
"No, Uncle Li, I wanted to ask if there’s a hospital here. You know, A Yao’s condition is not good, he must be checked at a hospital."
Li Das frowned and stared coldly at Gu Tiantian.
"It’s already quite a feat that I managed to save you both, and now you want to take you to the hospital? Are you kidding ?"
Gu Tiantian smiled sweetly and obediently.
"Uncle Li, that’s not what I ant. We’re very grateful you saved us, and we will surely repay you in the future. But as you can see, A Yao’s condition is very bad. If sothing happens, and A Yao’s family cos looking, I’d be afraid that..."
Gu Tiantian didn’t finish her sentence but quickly changed the topic, directing it towards Bai Chenyao’s identity and background.
"Uncle Li, you may not know who A Yao is, but when you saved him, you should have seen his wounds; those are gunshot wounds. Nowadays, what kind of person would have gunshot wounds on them, you should know."
Gu Tiantian spoke ambiguously because she wasn’t very familiar with Bai Chenyao’s background, but the re involvent of weapons made it a sensitive issue that required caution.
Sure enough, a trace of uneasiness appeared on Li Das’s face.
But it quickly disappeared.
"Oh, gunshot wounds? Just so big hole poked into him by nails, that’s all. Where do you get this gunshot nonsense? Do you think I’m a gullible three-year-old?"
Just as Gu Tiantian was about to add more, Li Das suddenly raised his hand to interrupt her.
"Alright, alright, I have sothing to take care of, so stay put and don’t try anything funny, or you’ll regret it!"
Watching Li Das leave with a solemn expression, Gu Tiantian felt anxious but hoped her words had planted seeds of doubt in Li Das’s mind.
——
Li Das left his house and headed straight for Doctor Huang’s ho.
Doctor Huang’s family had already finished dinner and was sitting in the yard, chatting as they shelled soybeans.
The topic of conversation was precisely the handso new daughter-in-law Li Das’s family had bought and the tall, good-looking fool.
"Who said bought? They were fished out of the Min Hui River when they ca back from the sea. Seeing a woman there, and with Li Zhu’s situation, Li Das’s family had Li Das fish them out, hoping they could be saved and made his wife."
"Dear, what about that handso fellow? How does he fit in?"
Doctor Huang took a drag of his pipe, smacked his lips, and frowned.
"At that ti, the two were hugging each other—in fact, the man was clutching the girl tightly. Li Das’s family only wanted the girl, but no matter what, they couldn’t get the man’s hands off, and cutting them off... well, he was still alive, so I spoke up, and they ended up keeping him too."
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