Chapter 121: Dad, I Don’t Want to Eat Dog Poop

Li You and Zou Ni were sitting on the kang (a traditional heated bed), and upon seeing Li Xian return, they immediately got up. The three elders were surprised, "Second son, you're back!"

Li Xian responded with a nod, placed the items on the floor of the outer room, and glanced at the big and small figures standing in the room.

The adult was Liu Guangsheng, the eldest son of Accountant Liu. The child, who looked similar to Liu Guangsheng, was presumably his son.

The child was about the same age as Li Lingling and had a face full of tears. He was glaring angrily at Li Qing, who was hunched over and silent.

Liu Guangsheng, upon seeing Li Xian enter, snorted coldly and ignored him. He pointed at Li Qing, "Li Qing, how can you, a grown man, argue with a kid who eats poop?! The child's gone mad, and you, with two wives, still can't behave properly?!"

Liu Guangsheng's finger was almost poking Li Qing's nose.

Li Qing instinctively took a step back, showing a trace of anger on his otherwise dull face. He walked to the edge of the kang and grabbed Li Lingling, pointing at the scratches on her neck and the bruises on her face. He stammered, "Liu Guangsheng, this… this is also the child's doing? This is not playing around! This is outright bullying!"

Seeing the bloodstained scratches and bruises on Li Lingling's neck and face at the door, Li Xian's heart ached.

Though Li Lingling was only four or five years old now, she held a significant place in Li Xian's memories.

Li Lingling had a hard life, with her mother leaving when she was young. According to the past, she grew up with Li You and Zou Ni. Despite lacking parental guidance, she was exceptionally well-behaved.

When Li Xian was young, Li Lingling would play with him. Despite being of a tender age, she led Li Xian in catching dragonflies and butterflies, taking care of him like an adult.

Among all his siblings, including Li Jie's son, and Li Qing and Wang Feng's children, he had the closest relationship with Li Lingling.

However, Li Lingling's future partner was not ideal. At home, she often suffered abuse and was not happy. Whenever she was beaten at home, she would seek refuge at Li Xian's house.

Back then, whenever Li Xian saw his cousin being bullied, he resolved that if he ever succeeded in life, he would help her.

Now, as time had turned, and his status had changed, seeing Li Lingling's pitiful appearance, Li Xian was genuinely enraged.

While he clenched his fists, Liu Guangsheng scolded Li Qing again, "Nonsense! How can you, a grown man, be on the same level as a kid who eats poop? Look at what you've done to our Liu Bao! His face is bruised! What are you going to do about this?"

Hearing this, Li Qing lowered his head.

It was indeed disgraceful for an adult to hit a child. However, if he wasn't so angry, he wouldn't have acted this way.

The issue began in the afternoon:

Unlike city kids who stay indoors, children in the forest farm are more wild and generally unsupervised. With school out for the holiday, the kids ran wildly on the main road every day.

As the New Year approached, Li Qing was helping Li You hang decorations on the tree when Li Lingling came running back in tears, claiming that her aunt and uncle's toys had been snatched and that she had been beaten. Seeing the injuries on his daughter's face and neck, Li Qing was furious.

The little girl's eyes were bruised, and bloodshot veins were visible in the corners. On her neck, there were four bleeding scratches, and her new cotton jacket had bloodstains on the collar.

Upon seeing this, Li Qing immediately took his daughter and went to find Liu Bao, who was playing with the snatched toys on the main road.

When Li Qing approached, Liu Bao showed no fear. He jumped around, cursing Li's family, calling Li Lingling a wild child, and denouncing Li Qing as useless, Li You as a famine-stricken man, and so on.

Enraged, Li Qing, usually an honest man, lost his temper and slapped Liu Bao hard without hesitation.

After venting his anger, he took Li Lingling home.

Soon after, Liu Bao and his father came knocking at the door, relentless and unreasonable.

The visit from the father and son didn't last long, but Li Qing knew he was wrong to hit the child. However, he was at a loss for words against Liu Guangsheng's aggressive demeanor and could only tremble with anger.

At this moment, Li Daoyun and Li Xian, who were both in the kang and outside the room respectively, moved almost simultaneously!

Li Daoyun got off the kang, put on his cotton shoes, and headed outside. Coincidentally, Li Xian also opened the outer door.

The elderly and the younger both went out and glanced around the courtyard, then coincidentally walked to the tool storage area by the warehouse wall.

"Grandson, what are you doing?" "Grandpa, what are you looking for?"

They asked at the same time and then waved their hands simultaneously.

Li Xian picked up a shovel, while Li Daoyun grabbed a large dustpan. Then, they both headed towards the doghouse.

Seeing this, Li Xian was relieved. He assessed the shovel and Li Daoyun's tool, then decided to throw the shovel aside. He gestured grandly to Li Daoyun, "Grandpa, you go ahead!"

Li Daoyun, without saying much, bent down and jabbed the dustpan at the doghouse.

With a clatter, the dog poop filled half the dustpan. The old man quickly turned back to the house, dumping the dustpan in front of Liu Guangsheng with a clatter.

The frozen dog poop, like pearls scattered on the ground, spilled everywhere.

"Old Liu's family, your kid isn't just ignorant; he's eating poop!" Li Daoyun adjusted his cotton jacket and pointed angrily at the dustpan full of poop, "Eat it! Damn it, if your kid doesn't eat it today, not only will my elder brother beat him, but I'll also do it myself if necessary!"

Seeing his grandpa taking such a stand, Li Xian clenched his fists and gave himself a hard slap on the back.

Grandpa, you're awesome!

Proud of having such a great elder, Li Xian stepped forward and pushed Liu Guangsheng over.

He then pulled Li Lingling over, pointed at her face and neck injuries, and shouted, "Liu Guangsheng, screw you! If your son doesn't eat this today, not only will my elder brother beat him, but I'm not afraid of embarrassment either; I'll personally deal with this unteachable brat!"

Outside, witnessing the scene, Wu Shengli slapped his thigh with a loud "hey" and laughed heartily, "Damn it, I knew this family was reliable!"

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Looking at the dog poop on the ground and the fierce-looking Li family, Liu Guangsheng couldn't help but swallow hard. He glanced at his son.

Liu Bao, terrified by his parents' harsh words, looked at the dog poop on the ground and started crying, "Dad, I don't want to eat dog poop! Ugh, ugh, ugh~~~"