Chapter 8: What Need Is There for Silver?

Wang Chunhua glanced at the meat pancake, thinking to herself that such a fragrant meat pancake was truly a waste; those two little brats were simply too ungrateful. Would it kill them to give the meat pancake up?

"It was just Jinbao taking a bite, what's all the fuss about? As an aunt, surely you wouldn't be so stingy that you wouldn't even give a mouthful of food to the children?"

Su Li gave a light chuckle. "That, of course, is not the case."

No matter how rare something was, she was willing to give it to the children, but only on the condition that the person was her child.

Wang Chunhua said triumphantly, "There you go, then. There's nothing left to say."

Su Li continued, "This is the last of our family's grain. We won't have any grain to cook rice with tonight. Mother, as an elder, surely you wouldn't be so stingy that you wouldn't even give us a bite of food, right?"

Wang Chunhua choked on her words. She wanted to come to their house to eat? Don't even think about it. Even if those little wretches starved to death, it would have nothing to do with her.

"What has to do with us whether you have food or not? We've already split the family, so why should I care if you live or die? If you have no grain, it's because you're lazy; what does that have to do with me? If you dare show up at my door, I'll sweep you out with a broom."

Fortunately, they had been split off, otherwise, having a few more mouths to feed for free in the house would be nothing but an annoyance!

Su Li withdrew the smile from her face and said coldly, "Since you remember that we have already split the family, then on what grounds are you coming to our house to snatch our food and hit my child? Are robbers these days so emboldened?"

Taking advantage of her being away from home to hit her child and steal their things—their guts were truly something else!

Hearing Su Li's words, Wang Chunhua said with an agitated expression, "Who are you calling a robber? It was just children playing around. Why are you making such a big deal out of nothing? You have no magnanimity at all; and to think you're an aunt."

"Jinbao eating your family's food is a favor to you. When he grows up and becomes successful, people will say he ate your family's food when he was little, and you'll be able to bask in his glory."

Su Li rolled her eyes at Wang Chunhua's twisted logic. If anyone wanted to bask in that kind of glory, they could have it; she certainly didn't want any part of it!

"Does it hurt?" Su Li asked He Dahu.

He Dahu shook his head. Daddy said that a real man shouldn't easily say it hurts; he wanted to be a strong man.

Su Li clearly didn't believe He Dahu. She checked him carefully and found several bruises on his body.

The expression on Su Li's face grew colder and colder.

"Come here and apologize to Dahu." Su Li looked at He Jinbao.

He Jinbao curled his lip in disdain; he would never apologize to this little bastard.

Upon hearing Su Li demand an apology from He Jinbao, Wang Chunhua's voice became shrill: "Why should Jinbao apologize? Look at what He Erhu did to him! You actually dare to think of making Jinbao apologize? Why don't you go dream about it instead?"

Su Li glanced at He Jinbao and didn't see any obvious injuries on him.

She shot a glance at Wang Chunhua. "If Erhu hits someone, I will naturally make him apologize. Today, He Jinbao was in the wrong first, so he must apologize to Dahu."

Wang Chunhua spat on the ground. "Pah... apologize? Apologize my foot!"

Making her precious grandson apologize to this little bastard? He might as well go reincarnate first.

Su Li stood up and walked toward He Jinbao. "It's fine if you won't apologize. In that case, I'll just drag He Jinbao in front of Big Brother and ask him if this is how he teaches his children."

"If Big Brother says the same, then I'll go to the Village Chief's house and ask if one can just run into someone else's house to snatch food and even beat people until they're injured."

He Fengnian was Wang Chunhua's eldest son. He was extremely concerned with his reputation and would never allow anyone to say a single wrong thing about him. Moreover, the one Wang Chunhua doted on most was this eldest son.

Today, He Jinbao was in the wrong first. If He Fengnian found out about this, regardless of what he thought in his heart, for the sake of his so-called reputation, He Jinbao was definitely going to get a "bamboo shoots stir-fried with meat" (a beating) today.

Wang Chunhua clearly thought of this as well. She glared fiercely at Su Li and said to He Jinbao

"Jinbao, be good. Go over and apologize to him."

"I won't!" He Jinbao pouted.

He wasn't in the wrong, so why should he apologize to that little bastard?

Wang Chunhua looked at Su Li and saw her standing with her arms crossed, looking as if she were ready to go report them at any moment.

Su Li took He Dahu's hand and said, "Come, let's go find your Big Uncle and have a talk."

"Stop!"

Wang Chunhua's teeth were nearly grinding to dust. Suppressing the rage in her heart, she continued to persuade He Jinbao.

"Jinbao, be good. Go apologize, and in two days, Grandma will make braised pork for you. If you don't apologize and your father finds out, even Grandma won't be able to protect you."

He Jinbao was extremely reluctant, but he was also afraid that Su Li would actually drag He Dahu to find his father. He knew his father's temper; although he doted on him normally, once it touched upon the issue of reputation, even the Heavens themselves wouldn't be able to help.

"I'm sorry!" He Jinbao's voice was smaller than a mosquito's.

Su Li said, "Louder, I can't hear you."

"I'm sorry!" He Jinbao yelled, and then he grabbed Wang Chunhua's leg and burst into tears.

This broke Wang Chunhua's heart. She hurriedly comforted He Jinbao while cursing Su Li's entire family in her mind.

Su Li looked at He Erhu. "You, go over and apologize to him."

He Erhu was unwilling to apologize. He felt he had done nothing wrong, so why should he apologize to He Jinbao?

"Go!"

Under Su Li's gaze, He Erhu couldn't withstand the pressure and eventually apologized to the crying, snotty He Jinbao.

"I'm sorry."

Wang Chunhua gave He Erhu a sharp look. "You uneducated thing, you even hit your own brother."

"He Jinbao is well-educated; his education consists of snatching other people's things and picking on younger brothers." Su Li shot the words directly back at Wang Chunhua.

Wang Chunhua felt as if a lump of air was stuck in her chest. When did this little wretch become so sharp-tongued? This little wretch wasn't this capable of talking before, let alone protecting these two little bastards.

"If there's nothing else, then go back. Our temple is too small to accommodate such great deities like you." Su Li directly issued an order for them to leave.

Wang Chunhua snorted. "If it weren't for the time to ask for silver, do you think I'd want to come? I wouldn't even want to glance at this broken place, let alone come here."

Silver? Ask for what silver?

Su Li couldn't help but frown.

Wang Chunhua saw Su Li's confusion and clicked her tongue twice, saying, "What? It's written clearly in black and white. Do you intend to turn around and deny it?"

What? There was black and white?

Su Li's head felt heavier and heavier. The memories she had accepted did not include this incident, and no matter how hard she tried to think, she couldn't remember.

Su Li neither admitted nor denied it, but instead said, "Take the thing out and let me see it. Who knows if you're just talking nonsense."

(End of Chapter)