"You’re covered in injuries right now, you should at least heal your wounds before we talk about anything else."
Xiaoxiao thought that Li Fugui had nowhere else to turn, staying here was the best choice. They shouldn’t rush into finding people; it’s truly not easy to find someone in sea of people. They must plan carefully and she hadn’t even told Yang Ming about this yet.
Li Fugui didn’t reply, but looked at everyone in the room instead. Seeing their sincere gazes, he didn’t know how to choose. He knew very well that he had no other options.
When he looked at Yang Qiu, his gaze quickly shifted away. He felt that even though he had no other options, he still had to leave. He knew about everything that happened in the last two days; because he was ill, Yang Qiu was forced to spend time with him. She was a kind girl, just like Xiaotian, and he feared that staying would lead to misunderstandings with Yang Qiu, making further interactions awkward.
He lifted his foot and continued to walk outside, saying, "When I find Xiaotian, I’ll bring her back."
Xiaoxiao didn’t expect that after her plea, Li Fugui still didn’t get it. She had no choice but to take a harsher approach and she yelled out again, "Li Fugui!"
The whole family gasped. The daughter-in-law of the third child was going to blow her top again.
Li Fugui’s steps halted. What was this Yang Ming’s daughter-in-law’s issue, acting like a tigress, how many times had she yelled at him in just one day?
"If you leave, don’t come back. Once we find Xiaotian, we’re marrying her off to someone else. We’re Xiaotian’s family; we have the final say on whom she marries."
Xiaoxiao said this with a guilty conscience, unsure if it could really intimidate Li Fugui.
Li Fugui was stunned. If Xiaotian really returned to this home, marriage had always been a matter decided by parents and arranged by matchmakers since ancient times. If they disagreed, he really wouldn’t be able to marry Xiaotian. No, Xiaotian couldn’t marry someone else, she could only marry him.
He hesitated, struggling internally whether or not to stay. He looked at Yang Qiu again, truly afraid that the recent events had caused her to misunderstand. He couldn’t hurt Xiaotian’s family.
Xiaoxiao caught Li Fugui’s reaction. Assuming that Li Fugui intended to leave because he was afraid of Yang Qiu, she shouted at him again, "Rest assured, our Xiaoqiu doesn’t fancy you. Just take care of yourself."
"..." Li Fugui’s eyes widened, he couldn’t believe that Yang Ming’s wife could read his thoughts.
Xiaoxiao continued to provoke, "You don’t have confidence in yourself? Afraid you might fall for Yang Qiu?"
Li Fugui got irritated by this remark and immediately retorted, "Impossible, I only like Xiaotian, and I will only marry Xiaotian."
"Then stay to prove your sincerity," Xiaoxiao argued. "If you stay, once we find Xiaotian, we’ll marry her to you. My word is my bond."
"Are you serious?" Li Fugui wavered, but such a decision wasn’t solely up to Yang Ming’s wife.
Just then, a deep elderly voice spoke, it was Yang’s father, "It’s true, I will make the decision on this matter for you."
Li Fugui hadn’t expected this, was he being acknowledged by his future father-in-law? If he stayed and found Xiaotian, could he really marry her?
This was what he had always dreamed of, he was incredibly excited inside, "Uncle, I agree to stay."
Seeing Li Fugui agree to stay, Xiaoxiao sighed in relief. Speaking was a skill; fortunately, Li Fugui was a fool who’d believe anything, "Don’t think it’s going to be easy staying here. Whatever you are told to do, you do, understand?"
Hearing this, Li Fugui’s body trembled involuntarily. Why did he feel like he was becoming Yang Ming wife’s servant?