Old Man Xia couldn't do anything to his daughter, so he could only warn Li Sui: "Behave yourself, and don't bully women. After the treatment is completed tomorrow, you can take the consultation fee and leave."
Li Sui was furious and angry, but he tried his best to hold back. This was Qin Xue's evil eunuch, a real barbarian!
"Dad, please leave quickly." Xia Ruyu chased Old Man Xia out of the door and said to Li Sui apologetically, "Doctor Li, I'm sorry for making you suffer."
Li Sui shook his head, opened the door and walked out: "Xia Qianqian, I have something to tell you."
"good."
As soon as the door opened, cold wind rushed in. Qin asked anxiously in the room: "What's wrong? What's wrong?"
Xia Ruyu shuddered and returned to the room to comfort Qin that everything was fine.
… …
It was a cold snowy night, and Li Sui was wearing only a single layer of clothing, looking very lonely. He asked in a hoarse voice, "Your father is dead, isn't he? When did it happen?"
"A few months ago." Xia Qianqian sighed. After spending a few days together, she also realized that Li Sui had once been interested in Qin Xue, and he still had feelings for her. But Qin Xue had forgotten everything and had no romantic feelings for Li Sui. "In that case, come back to Lu'an Prefecture with me tomorrow. We are both poor people, but the conditions in the prefecture are better than here."
"My mother won't agree, and neither will I. My mother still holds out hope, she believes my father will come back. And I have already prepared the materials, and will build a kiln and fire porcelain in the spring. One day we will leave here, but not now." Xia Qianqian said softly.
"Why are you so stubborn?"
"Doctor Li, my mother has lived here for fifteen years. This place has become her roots. No one can change it."
"But how did they treat you?" Li Sui was shaking with anger. "They drove away the widowed daughter-in-law, but occupied the grandson. They would come to your house and beat and scold you at any time. I really can't imagine how you live!"
"Who hasn't experienced some hardship in life? It will all pass." Xia Qianqian smiled and comforted Li Sui, "Doctor Li, thank you for treating my mother and brother for free. When my brother gets better tomorrow, you can move in in town. Doctor Tong has plenty of rooms."
What happened tonight was a lesson. Once Yu'er got better tomorrow, Li Sui couldn't stay any longer. She was afraid that Qin Shi couldn't stand the rumors.
Li Sui also understood this truth. He could only look up at the snowy sky helplessly. Apart from helping to treat the disease, he could not help at all...
Old Man Xia was angry with his daughter, so he went home and scolded Xia Dinghai and Song, and also told them what Xia Ruyu had said.
When Xia Dinghai heard that Xia Yu was leaving, he became anxious: "Dad, you must not let Xia Yu go, he is the eldest grandson of our Xia family!"
"Talk to your sister tomorrow. Since I can't give birth to a son, I'm giving you one to adopt, but you're not raising him well. Ruyu saw it with her own eyes this time, so there's no point saying anything." Old man Xia walked away, leaving Xia Dinghai and Song with his worries.
Once the adopted son was gone, the second wife would not be able to compete with the third wife. Xia Dinghai scolded Song in frustration: "How did you teach your child? You let Zhenzhen say such words."
"Who knew Ruyu would come back so suddenly!" Song also felt wronged. "She always notified me in advance when she came back. This time, Xia Qianqian must have brought her back on purpose."
"Nonsense, Xia Qianqian has been out for a few days, how could she know that Xia Yu was seriously ill?" Xia Dinghai asked.
Song thought about it and thought of Gu Changsheng: "Maybe there are spies of Xia Qianqian in our village."
(End of this chapter)