Siheyuan: What bad intentions could a veterinarian like me have?

Chapter 20 I'm here to settle accounts with you today

With Li Xiangdong's support, Xu Huizhen's mood finally eased a little. However, as she got closer to Zhao Rong's home, her pace became hurried and anxious again.

When he noticed that Zhao Rong's expression suddenly became a little flustered and arrived at the door of a house in the alley, Li Xiangdong was almost certain that the small courtyard in front of him was Sister Zhao's home.

"Hmph, Sister Zhao, no matter what happens today, I will make Wang Li give me an explanation!" As she said that, Xu Huizhen rushed inside.

But Li Xiangdong grabbed his arm and retreated to the gate of the courtyard without rushing in.

"Xiangdong, why don't you go in?" Before Xu Huizhen could say anything, Zhao Rong beside her said shamefully. The look in her eyes when she looked at Xu Huizhen already showed some regret.

"Sister Zhao, my stomach suddenly hurts a little. Don't worry, I'll rest for a while!" Li Xiangdong said, and gave a wink to Xu Huizhen who was confused and a little anxious.

"What's going on? Is it serious?" Zhao Rong became a little nervous and quickly squatted down to ask.

Li Xiangdong waved his hand and said calmly: "Just take a rest for a while, it should be fine! Sister Zhao, it's okay!"

Although she didn't know what Li Xiangdong was going to do, Xu Huizhen had promised him on the way here not to be so impulsive. Now she could only patiently wait with him, while looking into the yard through the small gate, looking for Wang Li.

"Dad, the steamed buns are here!"

At this moment, a strong male voice was heard in the yard, and Zhao Rong's body trembled violently.

Li Xiangdong narrowed his eyes and guessed that the person who spoke was Wang Li.

He looked in the direction of the sound and took in the scene in the yard.

"Hmph, you're such a ruthless person. Sister Zhao works so hard for this family, but that scumbag Wang Li not only doesn't think well of her, he even hits her. Look at this family, if it weren't for Sister Zhao's tireless management, it would have fallen apart long ago! That's too much!" Xu Huizhen couldn't help getting excited again when she heard Wang Li's voice.

However, her wrist was held by Li Xiangdong, so she couldn't rush in and could only stay at the gate and complain.

Through the wooden gate of the courtyard, Li Xiangdong looked at the movements in the yard.

It was already noon, and the sunlight shone through the yard, illuminating the dilapidated yard clearly inside and out.

The Wang family is not a wealthy family. The yard facing the street in this alley is very small. There is a chicken coop built with an iron frame against the wall in the northwest corner. It has two floors, and a wilted old hen is locked tightly on the top. On the south side, next to the courtyard, there is a pile of firewood as high as a person, neatly stacked.

There are three tiled houses built on the north side, which are not very large. The windows are covered with newspapers from various eras. Although they are old, they are not messy.

Although the small courtyard is shabby and cramped, it is clean and tidy, giving people the impression that this family is well-off.

Li Xiangdong frowned, glanced at Zhao Rong, and guessed the general situation of the Wang family in his mind.

Zhao Rong works in a small restaurant. She needs to make breakfast in the morning and close the restaurant and clean up at night, usually around seven or eight o'clock. She probably doesn't do the housework at home. It's probably Wang Li's credit that she can take such good care of the family.

"Dad, rice porridge!"

At this time, Wang Li's voice sounded again, and a man came back to the yard, holding a white porcelain bowl in both hands and carefully placed it on a small table.

Li Xiangdong noticed this scene and felt a little nervous.

Wang Li is actually a cripple?

He looked back, and perhaps because he saw Li Xiangdong discover the flaws of his man, Zhao Rong's face became a little hot, and her expression became more restrained. Feeling the arm under his palm tremble, Li Xiangdong held Xu Huizhen and whispered, "Don't worry, I'll take another look!"

"What do you want to see..." Xu Huizhen was confused, but she had to suppress her anger and used her eyes as a knife to cut back and forth on Wang Li.

Li Xiangdong narrowed his eyes and looked carefully at the two people in the middle courtyard.

Wang Li has a square face and is tall but not burly. His complexion is slightly pale and his right foot is stiff when he walks. Every step he takes seems to cause unspeakable pain to his nerves, causing him to frown from time to time.

When his eyes fell on the only old man in the yard, Li Xiangdong's pupils shrank slightly and he was a little surprised.

The old man was actually blind. His gray eyes flickered, causing his eyelids to droop. Whenever he heard Wang Li moving, he would turn his head to listen. Now he knocked on the table with his chopsticks and said to Wang Li, "Stop working. I've had enough! Sit down too!"

"Okay, Dad, eat quickly!" Wang Li nodded, pulled out a stool, sat down slowly, moved his right leg outward, watched his father start eating, and then picked up his chopsticks.

He picked up a steamed bun from the plate in front of the old man, took a bite, then lowered his head to drink the rice porridge, feeling very satisfied. He smiled and said, "Li'er, Xiaorong won't be back until the evening, so you can wash her and the kids' clothes when you have time!"

"It's my duty!" Wang Li nodded, glanced at the steamed buns reluctantly, and urged: "Dad, eat quickly, the buns will get cold soon!"

"This white flour steamed bun is delicious. Li'er, don't just ask me to eat it, eat it too! We don't have white flour steamed buns to eat every day!"

"Yes, I know. I'm eating it right now. The white flour buns are so delicious!" Wang Li said with a smile.

"Mom, why are you back?"

Just as Li Xiangdong was observing, he suddenly heard three calls from behind. Turning back, he saw two boys and a little girl standing timidly behind him, looking at them blankly.

"Danniu, Erniu, Niuniu, you are back? Come in, come in!" Zhao Rong waved her hands awkwardly, took the three children, and nodded apologetically to Li Xiangdong.

"Hmph, go in! I'm going to go in and cause trouble for him!" Xu Huizhen didn't wait any longer and pushed open the gate and rushed into the yard.

"Manager Xu?" Wang Li stood up awkwardly when he saw Xu Huizhen. Then he looked at Zhao Rong and asked blankly, "Xiao Rong, why are you back too? You guys..."

"Come in, come in!" Zhao Rong hurriedly pushed the three children into the house, looking at Xu Huizhen nervously.

"Wang Li!" Xu Huizhen was quite excited when she saw him. She glanced at the old man sitting in front of her and said hello. Then she put her hands on her hips and said, "Humph, I'm here to settle accounts with you today!"

"???" A big question mark flashed across Wang Li's face. He looked at Zhao Rong strangely and his face suddenly fell. "Xiao Rong, what's going on?"

"I...I'll explain to you later!" Zhao Rong seemed to be afraid that her man would be angry, so she stood with her shoulders hunched.

"Hmph, Sister Zhao, don't be afraid! I'll take care of it for you today!" Xu Huizhen grabbed Zhao Rong, lifted her sleeves, exposed the shocking scars, and asked in a cold voice: "Wang Li, let me ask you, what happened to Sister Zhao's injuries? Did you beat her? The last time I found this, Sister Zhao said she fell down. I also specifically told her at that time that if you beat her up, I would have to settle the score with you, but she kept saying no! But today, I found these scars again, what? Was it a fall again? I'm telling you, Wang Li, if you don't explain this to me clearly today, I'll report it to the neighborhood office, I'll go to the police station, and I'll make you pay for it. Do you really think our honest Sister Zhao is easy to bully?"

"No, no...really not!" Zhao Rong was held by her, struggling slightly, and turned around as if asking for help, holding Xu Huizhen's hand and shaking it.

"Sister Zhao, it's already this time and you're confronting each other face to face and you still say this! Then ask your husband to explain to me what's going on!" Xu Huizhen raised her head, staring at Wang Li like a fighting rooster.

"Good job, Zhao Rong! You found someone to support you, right?" Wang Li's face suddenly fell.

"Haha, you're not pretending anymore?" Xu Huizhen smiled coldly, pointed at Wang Li and said angrily: "If you don't admit your crimes today, I will never let you go!"

(End of this chapter)