amaotonovel Chapter 241: No Way Out
Chapter 241: No Way Out
"Miss Li, what are you talking about?" Xue Li said immediately.
The original three points of anger turned into seven points after seeing Song Li's smug look, but Xue Li also knew that now was not the time to lose his temper. Li Mingxia had never had a good impression of him, and if any trouble arose at this moment, it would really be a loss.
Li Mingxia frowned. He was already very impatient, but he didn't want to show it too obviously.
"I came here today just to... just to visit Miss Li's mother." Xue Li suddenly had an idea and said sincerely.
Li Mingxia was a little confused, but still softened his tone.
"Mr. Xue is so kind. I thank you on behalf of my mother."
Although this sounds comforting, how did Xue Li know that his mother was injured? Did he find out about it when he got here and use it as an excuse? It is not impossible to think this way.
But soon after, the various gifts that Xue Li had people send overturned Li Mingxia's guess.
It's not an excuse, Xue Li really came here for this, but how did Xue Li know about this?
If it was possible that Song Li was the person to whom Li Zhengde took the initiative to confide his inner distress, then it was impossible for Xue Li to even talk to him, let alone confide in him.
"Mr. Xue, how do you know about my mother? Who told you? How did this person know?" Li Mingxia's voice was still soft and gentle, but the displeasure in his eyes was reflected in Xue Li's eyes.
Xue Li was not surprised by Li Mingxia's reaction, and he had already thought of a way to deal with it.
"Hmm? What do you mean, Miss Li?" Xue Li looked even more shocked than Li Mingxia. "Isn't it you and Brother Zhengxue... What... What does this mean?"
Xue Li's face was full of surprise and doubt. Even Li Zhengxue began to wonder if it was really him who told Xue Li about this matter?
But how is it possible! Xue Li only told me that Li Mingxia's mother was recovering in the old house when I was almost home. How could he have said that?
"you……"
Xue Li smiled faintly, his eyes fell inconspicuously on Li Zhengxue's waist. That was where Li Zhengxue kept his purse. The ten taels of silver Xue Li gave him were lying quietly inside. Li Zhengxue swallowed back the words he was about to say.
"I said it, so what? Is this a big deal that I can't tell you?" Li Zhengxue gritted his teeth and said loudly, with a bit of a broken jar and a shameless attitude.
Li Zhengxue has been in the academy all the time, so it is impossible for him to know everything. Someone must have passed on the message. As for who passed it on, you can figure it out even with your toes.
Li Mingxia glanced at Mr. Li with a tense face and Li Dalang with a gloomy look, then retracted his gaze.
"Miss Li, Brother Zhengde and I had a very close relationship in the past, so when I heard about this matter, I knew that I had to come this time, otherwise I would definitely not be able to sleep at night." Xue Li had a serious expression on his face, and even took a step forward while speaking, trying to prove the truthfulness of his words to Li Mingxia.
This time, the person who suspected that there was something wrong with his memory changed from Li Zhengxue to Li Zhengde.
"The friendship between classmates is really...really...great." Li Mingxia held it in for a long time before finally uttering a complete sentence.
"Brother Zhengde, you left too quickly today. I didn't even have time to tell you, so I had to come here by myself. You won't blame me, right?" Xue Li held Li Zhengde's hand and said earnestly.
Although Li Zhengde didn't like Xue Li, there was no conflict on the surface. After Xue Li said that, Li Zhengde couldn't just let go.
"No - no, Mr. Xue, you're welcome." Li Zhengde said awkwardly.
When Xue Li heard Li Zhengde say this, he smiled brightly.
"In that case, please accept my things, Brother Zhengde and Miss Li. Otherwise, I would be embarrassed to eat with you."
Li Mingxia's embarrassed smile was about to disappear. Who said you were allowed to eat for free? Who kept you for dinner?
"Since Master Xue came back with Brother Zhengxue, then of course he has to..."
"Every day I see the meals that Brother Zhengde brings. Although I don't get to eat them, just by smelling and looking at them, they sound like delicious food. I've always been thinking about it. Now today, I think I can finally get what I wanted in exchange for these things. In the final analysis, I'm the one who got the better deal." Xue Li immediately interrupted Li Mingxia and said with a smile.
Now that the words have been said, even though it is a shameless rogue statement that confuses right and wrong, unless their relationship has been torn apart, Li Mingxia really cannot refuse.
Being forced to this point, no matter Li Mingxia, Li Zhengde or Song Li, their expressions were not very good. Li Mingxia glanced at Mr. Li and saw that his old face was flushed. He felt something in his heart, and traces of doubts arose again.
"In that case, let's eat together. There's just one thing. We are a poor family and don't have enough money for food and meals. My grandparents naturally can't object, but if others want to eat together, they'd better convert it into silver money." Li Mingxia curled the corners of his mouth and said slowly.
This had nothing to do with Xue Li. Anyway, the purpose of his coming here today was to meet Li Mingxia and to gain favor with Li Mingxia. By the way, he also wanted to become a true "brother" with Li Zhengde with "classmate friendship". Whether others ate or not, where they ate, and what they ate was none of his business. Naturally, he would not pay the money to those people in the Li family's old house.
Old Master Li's face turned pale and blue, which was very ugly, but this was an opportunity for their family. As long as Li Mingxia showed some good face to Xue Li, he could then risk his old face to say something nice to Xue Li. Even if Li Mingxia didn't like to hear it, she would not embarrass herself as a grandfather in front of everyone within the limits. Then, would the money Xue Li owed still be a problem?
Having made up his mind, Mr. Li no longer cared about the money and could only comfort himself that he couldn't bear to sacrifice his child and get the wolf.
"Okay, Mingxia is right, let's do it." Mr. Li said with a smile: "Mingxia, calculate how much it is, and I'll ask your grandmother to send it to you."
Li Mingxia knew that Grandpa Li was definitely not willing to spend this money, but Li Mingxia also knew that Grandpa Li would absolutely not bring his older sons and grandsons to have this meal together, so as long as he brought out the money, he would have to pay it whether he wanted to or not.