Chapter 1, A Strange New Home.

Qin Baihua also stood up and said, "Cheng, if you promise to give yourself to me, sign a contract of sale, and when I am short of money, I will sell you to Lao Wu as a concubine."

He actually seemed to be laughing!

At that moment, Li Yucu felt as if a thunderbolt had struck her head. Suddenly, she remembered the melodramatic soap opera she had watched before.

Liyu kicked Qin Baihua again. She turned around with a stern face and walked away.

Other people's children fight with others outside. If they can't win, they can go home and ask their father with fists as big as sandbags for help. When she fights with others and can't win, she can only hide and train her fists to be as big as sandbags. Other people's daughters-in-law are bullied by hooligans outside. They all have husbands who carry poles and chase them for three streets to support them and seek justice. When her mother is bullied by hooligans, she can only bravely confront them with a kitchen knife, risking her life. Shouldn't she blame her still living biological father for these things?

Qin Baihua thought for a moment: "If your biological father and his family really bully you, just come back. Don't be afraid, I and Lao Wu are here for you."

She always thought she was quite successful until she came out of the restroom at the express service station and overheard her father's driver saying to her father, "Mr. Li, don't say anything. Although this girl is all tanned, especially her face, it's obvious that she is definitely your own daughter! Not to mention her facial features, just her serious demeanor is exactly like yours!"

Even so, she still wanted to ask: "I don't blame him, then who should I blame for giving me such a unique life without fatherly love?"

Li Yucun finally understood why the crops grown on the land at home did not yield much in the past decade, but the family never lacked money.

At that moment, Li Yuceng really wanted to let go of the hand holding onto the wall and let himself use his fists as big as sandbags.

Get lost!!

Her father got out of the car, took her to the front of that door, and stood still, saying, "Yuka, from now on, this will be your home."

When the younger boy saw them, he immediately jumped off the sofa and rushed towards Lì Zhì like a little train, not even bothering to put on his shoes. When he reached him, he jumped with all his strength and hung onto Lì Zhì.

Liyu Kuo "Huo" stood up from the ground and patted the dirt off his buttocks, saying, "If you mistreat me, I'll just come back. At most, you can support me for two and a half years, and I'll repay you after I get into college."

Liyu arrived in City S and finally got to experience what it means to be a part of a family formed by the marriage of a wealthy and prestigious clan.

I don't know why, but when I heard this dialogue-like language, Li Yuyan's corner of the eye twitched slightly.

Lí Zhì slightly lifted the corners of his mouth and raised his hand to touch the little boy's head.

With such thoughts in mind, Li Yucang couldn't help but feel angry.

Tomorrow I will leave here. Li Yuceng's voice was clear and light, and it was unclear whether she wanted words of reluctance from her companions or a calm farewell.

Liyu Kan felt that this passage was the best thing her mother had ever said in her life. It struck her right in the depths of her soul, causing her eyes to become hot and red involuntarily.

Her mother said: "Don't blame your father. In fact, he hasn't neglected you. He sends me your living expenses every month."

She wanted to express her clear position of resentment and dissatisfaction with a stretched and indifferent face.

In front of the luxurious three-story detached villa, there is a Doberman with its head held high, tied up. The copper-plated gate is tightly closed, keeping her isolated from this aloof architecture.

Qin Baihua almost fell down: "Don't taint the simplicity of Pear Blossom Village with your filthy thoughts!"

Who cares to keep in touch with you while you're gone?

Then this handsome man patted his butt and ran to the metropolis to form a family with the noblewoman, leaving the silly girl to spend half her life alone in the countryside raising the child.

Liyu Kua was furious and never showed her father the slightest bit of kindness along the way.

During the first sixteen years of her life, Li Yuceng lived with her mother in Lihua Township, leading a peaceful and tranquil life.

She stroked her mother's forehead, her heart filled with mixed emotions.

Li Yucun swallowed these words back into her stomach. She didn't want her poor mother to feel the cruelty and unhappiness of reality during such a painful moment.

However, her mother's next words instantly cooled and solidified the tears that had already welled up in her eyes.

Sixteen years ago, such a calm and handsome man, with deep and dark eyes, looked at the simple and honest country girl and earnestly told her: Learn to be tolerant, do not hate anyone, any hardship will bring growth to people, as long as you know how to be grateful, your life will never fall into despair. It's hard to say that this country girl wouldn't nod her head willingly with her eyes full of autumn water.

Lí Yǔ Kūn stood aside, staring with wide eyes at the heartwarming scene being played out between the little boy and Master Lí Zhì. As she watched, she quietly gritted her teeth and clenched her fists.

Liyu Kun and Qin Baihua sat under the trellis, bidding their final farewell.

Qin Baihua "scoffed" and said, "Forget it. Since your mother passed away, you have only stayed at your cousin's house for a month. Look at the disgusted expression on your cousin's face towards you. If you continue to stay, I'm afraid she will sell you to the neighbor Lao Wu as a second wife. You still have the college entrance exam to take, but she won't let you continue your studies!"

Liyu instantly understood why her mother would keep this man in her heart, without blame or resentment, but with unforgettable memories.

Actually, I envy you," Qin Baihua plucked a piece of dogtail grass, swinging it back and forth while pulling on a watermelon vine. "Being able to leave this tiny place and live in a big city, that has always been my dream."

"Father" has always been a cold word that others have but she doesn't. Until two months ago, when her mother was seriously ill and on the verge of death, she held her hand and earnestly told her, "Xiao Ka, actually you have a father too. Your father is still alive. He is in City S. I have already contacted him. When I am no longer here, you can go with him. He will take good care of you!"

Qin Baihua thought for a moment and nodded, "Indeed, you have always been good at pretending to be foolish while actually being cunning. By the way, that man is at least your biological father. If you go with him, he shouldn't mistreat you, right? Just be careful that his new wife, your stepmother, doesn't give you a hard time."

Liyu pressed his left hand against his right fist, then his right hand against his left fist, making a series of crackling joint sounds. "After all, this is not a very remote mountain village, and I am not stupid. With these sandbag-sized fists of mine, if my cousin wants to successfully sell me off, she will have to engage in a fierce and arduous battle of wits and courage with me."

Liyu was stunned. She suddenly remembered watching a TV drama called "The Case of Beheading Beauty". She felt that her mother was somewhat similar to Qin Xianglian, except that her mother had one less son. Her biological father was particularly similar to that Chen Shimei.

Who says she's fat? She's just healthy!

Lí Yǔ Kūn hides in the corner, clutching the wall tightly to prevent himself from impulsively rushing out and showing the driver his fist the size of a sandbag.

"Dad!" The little boy exclaimed excitedly, "You're back! I've missed you so much in the past few days, I almost died without you!" After saying that, he nuzzled his head against Li Zhi's chest, like a puppy craving milk.

In the evening, in the pear blossom village, the sunset hangs in the air, glowing red. The sky gradually darkens, and wisps of lazy smoke rise from one chimney after another.

Don't be angry! With technology so advanced now, no matter where we are, you and I are still connected heart to heart. The distance in the whole world is just a network cable, isn't it? Let's keep in touch...

She watched her unfamiliar father open the door. At that moment, the space inside the door felt like an infinite unknown black hole, making her heart tremble. She was led by her father, step by step, into that unknown territory.

Her mother said again: Cen Cen, remember, learn to be tolerant, do not hate anyone, any hardship will bring growth to people, as long as you know how to be grateful, your life will never fall into despair.

If you don't contact me, then you must contact Lao Wu...

Leave here and live in the metropolis with a group of strangers who are only connected by blood ties? She took a breath and said, "Actually, if possible, I would rather stay at my cousin's house for another two and a half years. After the college entrance examination, when I get into university, I can live my own life freely."

And the intermittent narrative behind her mother made her realize that her life is actually no less inferior than a melodramatic TV series, and even the plot is more elevated and outstanding.

Li Yuka crossed one leg to block the most beautiful young man from Pear Blossom Village who was about to leave the melon field: "I will leave tomorrow, is there anything you want to say to me?"

The driver Xiao Zhang repeatedly expressed his gratitude to General Manager Li.

She really wants to use violence to educate that driver Zhang, drive well, speak when necessary, and don't talk nonsense when it's unnecessary. The fact that she looks so stern is to express her resentment. He insists on grafting the fact that Mr. Li looks like him, which is of no benefit to him, neither a raise nor a promotion, just a beating.

One month after his mother's passing, Li Yukan met her legendary "father" for the first time. He arrived in Lihua Township in a luxurious car with a dedicated driver, and took her back to his home.

Liyu looked at her mother's tired face, bit her lip in silence, and kept all the words she wanted to say tightly locked in her throat.

He was a serious man, although he was already in his middle age, he still couldn't hide his handsomeness. It's just that he was a bit thin, and he didn't look as sturdy as a rural person.

Her mother said: "Coco, do you know that this sentence was told to me by your father? I always think of this sentence and feel that I have not suffered much in this life. I am doing well and my heart is peaceful."

She really wants to ask: Mom, you must love that man very much, right? So even though he treats us like this, you don't hold any grudges against him, not at all.

Liyu Kuo twitched the corner of her mouth, mocking with a shallow smile.

However, Mom, I am not at all at ease in my heart. That man you want me to call "dad," he must be taking advantage of your lack of education and deceiving you...

She carefully observed the expression on her father's face. She faintly noticed a slight change in his serious expression after he finished listening to the driver's words.

Upon hearing a noise at the door, they all turned their heads simultaneously.

Her mother also said, "When you arrive in S city, you must be obedient and listen to others. Your father has started a new family in S city. His wife is very capable and is the daughter of a local prestigious family. They also have a daughter and a son. You need to get along well with them so that you can have a place to stay."

Qin Baihua quickly caught up.

Upon entering the door, there was a spacious living room where a luxurious sofa, which the Li language Cen had never seen before, coiled like a dragon in the center. Three people were sitting on the sofa, two girls about the same age as Li language Cen, and a boy who looked much younger than her, almost like he had just started primary school. They were crowded together, looking at a tablet computer.

Liyu Kun was grinding her teeth and complaining in her heart. Suddenly, she heard her father say, "Xiao Zhang, I haven't given you a raise in a long time, have I? When we get back, remind me to talk to HR about it."

She really shouldn't have clung to the wall just now, she should have let herself use her fists as big as sandbags!

Li Yuku's feet suddenly went soft, almost slipping and falling to the ground.

In the evening of Pear Blossom Village, the setting sun hangs on the horizon, dyeing the melon fields golden. Along the edge of the melon fields, there is a pair of young men and women who keep bickering, and their shadows are stretched long and dragged on the ground.

This is the last silhouette of Li Yucun cast in the sunset of his hometown.

Liyu kicked him in the leg: "Get lost! Lao Wu clearly likes you!"