The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 538 This Lifetime is Completely Ruined (8)_1

Chapter 538: Chapter 538 This Lifetime is Completely Ruined (8)_1

Zhang Gengshan pursed his lips, "They say his right arm is crippled, and he won’t be able to participate in the civil examinations anymore; his life is basically ruined."

Lady Yu’s heart suddenly leaped, "They... they won’t make any demands, will they?" It was an accident, and compensation could be provided. But if the Li family made difficult demands, wouldn’t they have to agree to them?

"What did Qinqin say?" Old Scholar Fang asked.

"She wanted you to come over and see what people from the Li family have to say. However, the young mistress said that Li Baoxiang’s arm was only broken, not shattered. Last night, they already fixed it with a splint, and today they’ve found plaster to stabilize the arm; it can still be healed!" Zhang Gengshan replied.

Old Scholar Fang let out a breath of relief, "Then we’ll go over after we eat."

Sun Lizheng had his son go to the Li family to report the incident before dawn, and the people from the Li family arrived very quickly. Grandma Li almost fainted from crying when she saw her son’s arm.

Pei Qin waited at home.

Old Scholar Fang and a few others arrived to find Fang Liuming with an injured face and a dejected spirit. Lady Yu’s tears immediately welled up, "Dalang!" She went up to embrace him.

Grandma Fang also held her tears.

Old Scholar Fang, looking at Pei Qin and Mo Heng, got an update on the situation.

"Compensation is easy to discuss, but I’m afraid they might have other demands," Pei Qin suggested that Old Scholar Fang consider this first.

Listening to this, Lady Yu wiped away her tears and said, "If they make other demands, it’s probably about marrying their daughter to us!" They had already refused politely, but Li Baolian kept coming over to their side, which she didn’t like very much. It’s not like she’s mourning; a daughter marriageable by seventeen, and yet they haven’t found a satisfactory family for her.

Fang Liuming’s eyes were red with anger, and he clenched his fists, "I cannot agree!" He refused to marry the Li family’s daughter!

Seeing his displeasure, Lady Yu looked at Old Scholar Fang and Pei Qin, "Let’s see what they have to say, we will just compensate them with money!"

"It’s not like we hired someone to beat him. Isn’t he the one who can’t carry on his shoulders or work with his hands? Why didn’t he run? He got himself beaten up and now holds a grudge against us!?" Grandma Fang was somehwat indignant.

"When it’s time for us to show loyalty, we must!" Old Scholar Fang declared as he sat down in the room, his expression stern and cold.

"Surely if they propose a marriage alliance, we don’t actually have to marry the girl from the Li family, do we!?" Grandma Fang felt little enthusiasm for a marriage alliance with either the Sun family or the Li family.

"How about the girl from the Sun family?" Mo Heng asked.

Old Scholar Fang was slightly startled.

Grandma Fang and Lady Yu also turned to look at him.

"Wasn’t it mentioned before that we could propose a marriage alliance with the Sun family?" Mo Heng reminded.

Old Scholar Fang went into deep thought, considering that if they proposed a marriage alliance with the Sun family, having verbally agreed beforehand, Li family’s demand for a marriage alliance with the Fang family could be refuted, leading to a fallout with the Sun family. However, "Sun Lizheng and I merely spoke in passing, no promises were made. If the Li family proposes a marriage alliance, for the sake of their daughter’s well-being, the Sun family might willingly step aside."

Lu Hao returned with a half-bag of something, "Plaster powder!"

Pei Qin stood up first, came over and opened the bag to grind it, "Let’s go treat Li Baoxiang’s arm first!"

Old Scholar Fang nodded, instructed Fang Liuming with a few words, and glanced at Grandma Fang, telling her not to go, "It looks odd when too many people show up."

Grandma Fang knew he was worried she might say something wrong in a fit of anger, so she stayed at home to wait, also cautioning Fang Li not to speak rashly, "...this is no trivial matter!"

Fang Li looked very upset, but he understood all too well that it was no minor issue if someone’s arm was broken and they insisted on blaming their family.