Chapter 443: Moving!
Moving is definitely hard physical labor!
They say even a broken ship has three thousand nails. Though the Old Li family wasn’t exactly wealthy, over the decades, they’d accumulated quite a few pots, jars, and other household items.
Originally, Li Yi had suggested leaving all these items at the old house and just moving the rice, flour, cooking oil, and bedding to the new place—after all, the new house was fully stocked with those essentials.
But his mother was firmly against it!
In her words, once the whole family moved to the new house, there would be no one left to look after the old one—what if these things got stolen?
She also said that they had grown accustomed to using many of the old pieces of furniture and couldn’t bear to leave them behind at the old house.
Admittedly, if we were to move everything over as Mom suggested, it would certainly be a massive undertaking.
After all, in addition to the household essentials—rice, flour, cooking oil, and all the jars and pots—the firewood piles outside and the haystacks for feeding the livestock would all have to be moved over as well.
But Li Yi didn’t say much; he could only load everything his mother had specified onto the truck and transport it to the new house.
There was no other way. Filial piety is all about obedience.
To be completely compliant—that is filial piety!
In his previous life, the people he had let down the most were his parents, so in this life, as long as it wasn’t a matter of principle, Li Yi did his best to comply with his parents’ wishes.
Of course, being a dutiful son wasn’t easy—while he complied with his words, his body had to bear the brunt of the labor!
He had thought that three or four trips would be enough to move most of the things from the house, but after Li Yi had worked himself to the bone hauling two full truckloads to the new house, he returned to find that his mother had dug up yet another pile of “old antiques.”
By this point, Li Yi was already panting from exhaustion.
Just as Li Yi was wondering whether to ask someone for help, he heard the roar of a car engine outside.
Immediately afterward, a military-green jeep pulled up at the entrance to his yard, and Li Gang stepped out of the vehicle.
The moment he saw Li Gang, Li Yi’s eyes lit up—it was as if he’d spotted a savior!
Li Gang walked into the yard carrying several cloth bags, and upon seeing the yard filled with items waiting to be loaded, he was instantly taken aback.
“Brother Li Yi, what are you guys up to?”
“Moving, of course!” Li Yi said with a smile.
“Where are you moving to? You’re not planning to leave Qing Shan County to settle in the capital, are you?” Li Gang asked, looking surprised.
“No, no—we’re just moving things from the old house to the new one. My parents will be living there from now on!” Li Yi explained.
“Oh, I see!”
“By the way, aren’t you supposed to be at work today? What are you doing here?”
As he spoke, Li Yi noticed what Li Gang was holding—it turned out to be things like malted milk powder and pastries, and there were even two bottles of Maotai.
“You’re welcome to come, but why bring all this stuff? We’ve got plenty of these things at home.”
Hearing Li Yi’s question, a wry smile flashed across Li Gang’s face. Then, with a mix of gratitude and frustration, he said, “I came here specifically to thank you. I just couldn’t feel right about it without bringing something!”
“What’s up? Did you figure it out?”
“Yeah, damn it. I never would’ve guessed that woman, who looked so delicate and fragile, was such a slut behind the scenes. I almost got fooled by her—I almost treated that slut like a treasure!” Li Gang said angrily.
After receiving Li Yi’s warning yesterday, he immediately went back to investigate the background of his blind date, Zhang Yanru.
Although they didn’t work at the same place, they were both from the same county, and since Li Gang was the captain of the criminal investigation team, it was easy enough to dig up some information.
Before long, Li Gang had uncovered most of the things Zhang Yanru had been trying to hide.
According to Li Gang’s findings, although Zhang Yanru was quite attractive, she was quite promiscuous behind the scenes, flirting with a male colleague from her unit—which was utterly scandalous.
On top of that, she was exchanging flirtatious glances with a young newcomer under her father’s command—she was nothing more than a loose woman with no sense of propriety.
However, this woman understood the importance of her reputation. Although she was promiscuous, she always kept it under wraps, so few people knew her true nature.
On top of that, his mother was in a rush to find him a wife and introduced her to him without thoroughly vetting her background, nearly causing Li Gang to hit a snag right at the start.
Once he got to the bottom of the matter, he couldn’t help but feel a chill run down his spine.
Although divorce is an option if a marriage turns out to be unsuitable, finding a suitable partner after a divorce these days is no easy task, and it could easily jeopardize his career prospects.
More importantly, being deceived like this left Li Gang extremely annoyed and furious!
Li Yi, standing nearby, smiled and said, “Don’t get so worked up. You haven’t really lost anything, have you? Just think of it as getting a toad hopping on your foot—it was just a bit gross!”
“This isn’t just a little gross—after what this woman did to me, I’m fucking terrified of blind dates now. That’s a huge loss!” Li Gang snapped angrily.
Li Yi smiled but said nothing, thinking to himself, “What’s a little loss like that?” In her past life, this woman had driven her husband to ruin, destroying his family—her destructive power was off the charts.
Of course, her own end was equally tragic—her husband stabbed her to death right in their home with a sharp knife, delivering a full 72 blows… It was absolutely horrifying!
In fact, as soon as Li Yi heard Zhang Yanru’s name yesterday, he’d warned Li Gang—precisely because the case had caused such a sensation that nearly every newspaper in the country was covering it.
Plus, since the crime scene and the people involved were all from his hometown, Li Yi naturally knew a bit more about it—and he never expected that this knowledge would save Li Gang’s life once again.
“So what are you planning to do?”
“Of course I’m going to teach that slut a lesson. She dares to treat me like a fool—I’ll never let her get away with it…”
Before he could finish, Li Yi cut him off, saying, “Stop, stop! That’s a terrible idea!”
“Why is it unacceptable?”
“A dog bit you—are you going to go back and bite it?” Li Yi asked.
“Uh… but she’s not a dog!”
“Right, that woman isn’t a dog, but the principle is the same!”
Li Yi continued, “You’ve been framed and slandered, and your first instinct is to strike back and seek revenge. That’s human nature. Because in the average person’s mind, you can’t let yourself be wronged—it seems like that’s what fairness and justice demand.”
“Is that wrong?”
“Of course not. Let’s go back to the earlier question: when a dog bites you, do you absolutely have to bite back? Are you sure that dog isn’t a rabid mad dog? Are you sure you won’t end up with a mouthful of dog hair if you miss? Are you sure you won’t be the one who gets hurt worse in the process of tearing each other apart?” Li Yi said.
“So… are you saying I can’t fight back even if I’ve been cheated?” Li Gang retorted, stiffening his neck and looking thoroughly aggrieved.
“It’s not that you can’t fight back, but you have to use the right approach—you can’t just go in blindly!”
Li Yi continued, “When a dog bites you, don’t think about biting back. Instead, find a suitable weapon first, then strike hard. Either don’t fight at all, or if you do, make sure it’s a one-hit kill!”
Li Gang said thoughtfully, “Brother Li Yi, what you’re saying is…”
“I don’t mean anything. You figure it out yourself!” Li Yi said indifferently.
“Hahaha, got it!”
“Good to know. Put that down and hurry up and help me carry these things!” Li Yi said with a smile.
Li Gang looked at the huge pile of random stuff in front of him and was instantly dumbfounded…
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