Chronicle of the 70s
Chapter 72 - 070 Being sick, I wake up even earlier in the morning.

Chapter 72: 070 Being sick, I wake up even earlier in the morning.

Li Xianglu trembled all over, angered by the words that had been said. How could her own flesh and blood speak such venomous words?

Mr. Li saw his granddaughter was quite upset, helped her onto the kang bed, and Qin Xi brought over a bowl of hot water for her.

Li Xianglu took a sip; it was sweet. She drank half the bowl in one breath, which immediately made her feel much better.

Qin Xi smiled gently at her side. This girl loved sweet things; she couldn’t walk past sweets and even liked to add sugar to her porridge.

Mr. Li sighed and said, "We might as well return to the county."

Li Xianglu raised her eyebrows, hesitating.

But Qin Xi shook her head and said, "Grandpa Li, actually, Li Erfu’s house is nothing to worry about. Now that Xiao Xiang has been adopted out, it can no longer be changed anywhere we go. Even if they cause a scene, what could they do? After a few days, have someone call Li Dafu to the county to have a good talk. I believe he will handle things well."

After listening, Mr. Li nodded; it seemed there was no other choice. The current situation was indeed stressful, and those old companions in the capital had stopped contacting him, fearing tough times.

His identity was rather special; going back to the county would make him too conspicuous. It was better to stay in Li Family Village, keep a low profile, and not interact too much with the outside, which would be better for everyone.

So he then said to Li Xianglu, "Xiangxiang, you’ve been wronged. Grandpa will take care of this; you can rest assured that you won’t suffer for no reason."

Li Xianglu shook her head and said, "It’s not about being wronged; that person has always been like this. Whatever fuss she can make now is nothing new, just coming over to wail. What can she do to me? It’s just annoying."

Mr. Li patted his granddaughter’s shoulder and said, "Good, you understand, and that’s what matters." Then he turned to Qin Xi, "You should go back and rest too, and remember to write to your father to explain the situation."

Qin Xi nodded, glanced at Li Xianglu, and then left.

The grandfather and granddaughter locked the doors and windows and went back to their rooms after washing up.

Early the next day, Li Xianglu was washing her face in the yard when she heard someone knocking on the door, softly but urgently.

Wondering who it could be so early, she first asked, "Who is it?"

A young girl’s voice from the other side whispered, "It’s me, Xiangxiang. I’m Qu Yeyu."

Li Xianglu quickly opened the door when she heard who it was. The girl, half a head taller than herself, squeezed in, then carefully looked outside before closing the door and patted her chest in shock.

Li Xianglu found it somewhat amusing to see someone so tall acting like a scared little girl and said, "What’s the matter? Why did you come so early?"

After the April seedling delivery incident, Li Xianglu had become friends with Qu Yeyu, a cheerful and generous girl from Nanhe. However, their friendship wasn’t overt; they only chatted when they were picking vegetables or watering the vegetables in the field.

After all, since Li Sanhe had some displeasure with Grandpa Li over the adoption issue, Li Xianglu didn’t want to attract gossip.

So during their interactions, Li Xianglu would secretly give her some food, as Qu Yeyu claimed her aunt often made her work in the vegetable garden, intentionally missing meal times so that when she returned home, she would only have a little bit of watery porridge left and no dry food.

Li Xianglu liked this generous girl and often secretly gave her a bun or a piece of milk candy. Their friendship was built on these small exchanges.

Qu Yeyu took a bowl that Li Xianglu handed over and drank several big gulps, then stopped with a giggle, "Xiangxiang, you’re so nice, always sweet water."

Li Xianglu smiled and motioned for her to sit before asking curiously, "Why have you come over so early? Aren’t you worried about your aunt finding you?"

Upon hearing this, Qu Yeyu’s thick eyebrows knotted in concern as she clutched Li Xianglu’s hand and said, "Xiangxiang, be careful these days. A few days ago, your former mother came to my aunt’s house, saying she wants to marry you off to Tu Gou, and even suggested Tu Gou become your grandfather’s adopted son-in-law, claiming that everything belonging to the Li Family would be theirs in the future."

Li Xianglu’s face darkened. Ge Sanmei was really being unreasonable.

Qu Yeyu continued, "My aunt has been watching me closely these past few days; I couldn’t get out. This morning I had to go to the vegetable garden to pick vegetables, so I ran over here. Be careful yourself; I have to go now." She said and headed for the door.

Li Xianglu quickly pretended to go to the cupboard to fetch something, took out two vegetarian buns, placed them in a bowl, handed them to Qu Yeyu, and said, "Don’t rush, eat these before you go."

Qu Yeyu looked at the two-mixed flour buns, felt a bit embarrassed, rubbed her hands on her clothes, picked up one, and said, "One is enough," and hurriedly left with it.

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