67: Renting a house to show filial piety to Aunt Fang! [10 more to ask for full confirmation! ]

"Mr. Xu."

"It's like this, my Aunt Fang owes some debts."

At this moment, Fang Zhiya ran to Li Zhiyan's side.

She tightly gripped a cleaver, fearing that these thugs would harm Li Zhiyan, and although she knew Li Zhiyan was strong, she was still worried about the child's safety.

In front of the child, she was an elder and had to protect him.

"As a result, someone came to collect debts and smashed her stall."

"I dealt with them."

"These people seem to have some connection with Mr. Xu, don't they?"

A fawning voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Brother Li, don't blame them for this matter."

"This is our livelihood; it's just that they didn't know the debtor was your Aunt Fang."

"How did your Aunt Fang incur her debt?"

"Tell me about it. I'll have someone look into it, and from now on, no one will bother her."

Li Zhiyan then said, "My Aunt Fang's name is Fang Zhiya."

The sound of typing on a computer came from the other end.

"Fang Zhiya, I see. It's a debt owed by her husband, Liu Jiannan."

"Last July, he borrowed a bridge loan from us."

"Normally,"

"this bridge loan could have been repaid based on his income."

"But unexpectedly, he was imprisoned this year for job-related crimes and fined a lot of money."

"The company's projects were also forced to halt."

"Under these circumstances, his assets can no longer cover his debts."

"How about this..."

The other end was silent for a moment before saying, "Brother Li, tell them to go through with the divorce."

"If she's no longer married to him, naturally no one will come looking for her to collect debts."

"The local private lending companies aren't operated by me alone."

"So, some things still need to be handled reasonably..."

"I'll wait until Liu Jiannan is released from prison to ask him for this debt."

Li Zhiyan thought this was reasonable; he hadn't expected Xu Gensheng to also help him solve the task's trouble.

Under the current circumstances, it was indeed inappropriate for Aunt Fang to maintain her marriage with him.

"I understand."

"Thank you, Mr. Xu."

"We're like family; let's have tea together another day."

After a few pleasantries, Li Zhiyan hung up the phone.

Looking at the three severely beaten thugs in front of him, he uttered two words.

"Get lost."

The three of them didn't dare to linger; they all had leverage in Xu Gensheng's hands.

This guy was clearly a rich second-generation with connections and influence; staying here would truly be courting death.

"Li Zhiyan..."

Seeing that everything was fine, Fang Zhiya dropped the cleaver in her hand and began to sob.

Everything that happened today was still too terrifying for her as a woman.

"Aunt Fang, don't cry..."

"We're not working today. Let's pack up and go home first."

"I guarantee no one will trouble you again."

Holding Fang Zhiya's hand, Li Zhiyan gently comforted Aunt Fang.

After a while, Fang Zhiya finally wiped away her tears.

"Mmm... let's go home."

...

Walking on the road, Li Zhiyan pushed Fang Zhiya's cart and tentatively asked, "Aunt Fang."

"Tomorrow, please go through the divorce procedures with Uncle."

Hearing about divorce, the traditionally-minded Fang Zhiya felt somewhat unable to accept it.

How could she and her husband's many years of affection just end in divorce?

"Li Zhiyan, Aunt Fang and your uncle have a deep affection... for so many years."

"Aunt Fang doesn't want to..."

Li Zhiyan didn't give her a chance to think.

"Aunt Fang, I've truly paid a considerable price for your situation."

"If you don't divorce, many more troubles will follow, you will have no peace, and I will spend every day in fear and sadness."

"I don't want to see you, such a petite woman, holding bowls of noodle soup or a knife and fighting for your life with others anymore; it breaks my heart..."

Li Zhiyan's words brought Fang Zhiya back to her senses, and an overwhelming sense of guilt flooded her heart; she wanted to slap herself.

Li Zhiyan had gone to such lengths for her, yet she was still reluctant to let go of her marital affection and refused to divorce.

What was she even thinking? Was this fair to Li Zhiyan?

"I'm sorry, Li Zhiyan, Aunt Fang's mind was muddled. Tomorrow, Aunt Fang will divorce your uncle."

Anyway, they could always remarry later. Fang Zhiya and Liu Jiannan had so many years of affection, she certainly didn't want to separate from him.

"Okay, Aunt Fang, then I'll help you with the divorce tomorrow."

At this moment, Li Zhiyan felt a sense of relief...

It seemed the task was secured.

Upon reaching the rental building, after locking up the cart, the two went upstairs.

It was already past ten o'clock.

Li Zhiyan noticed that his mother had sent a text message asking if he would be home tonight.

He quickly replied, "Mom, I'm definitely coming home!"

Upstairs, the uncle who had designs on Fang Zhiya, who was enjoying the cool air, saw Li Zhiyan and Fang Zhiya return together and once again reined himself in.

A woman with a son was not someone he could afford to offend. He really couldn't fight with young people, so feeling bored, he went back to his room to sleep.

Back home, Fang Zhiya still felt somewhat shaken.

Everything that happened just now was so terrifying, and Li Zhiyan was actually so formidable!

Not only was he so good at fighting, but he also knew people of that caliber, owned his own Internet Cafe, and most importantly, he was only 18 years old.

"Li Zhiyan, if it weren't for you today, Aunt Fang truly wouldn't know what to do..."

"Aunt Fang, don't worry, such things won't happen again in the future. I'll protect you even if it costs me my life."

Fang Zhiya hummed in response, and tears, against her will, threatened to fall again.

"Aunt Fang, I noticed you were walking a bit awkwardly today. Is your back hurting?"

Fang Zhiya wanted to be stubborn...

But then she remembered she still had to set up her stall.

So she answered truthfully.

"Then let me give you a massage."

"That way you can sleep well tonight."

"Tomorrow we'll go handle the divorce, and then I'll be at ease."

Fang Zhiya couldn't treat Li Zhiyan as a child anymore...

After all, Li Zhiyan had actively wanted to touch her hand today because he hadn't felt a girl's hand before.

And she had also seen his ferocious and arrogant demeanor.

So scary...

"Isn't that... not good, Li Zhiyan?"

Li Zhiyan said very seriously, "Aunt Fang, don't think so much, it will make me sad."

"Touching your hand today was only because no girl likes me, so I've never touched a woman's hand and wanted to see what it felt like."

Fang Zhiya's heart ached; he was truly a pitiful child.

"In my heart, I don't see you as a woman, nor do I have any disrespectful thoughts towards you."

"I only see you as an elder, like a mother, and I want to show you filial piety."

"Just give you a massage, that's all."

Fang Zhiya felt even worse; her own heart was truly impure.

How could an adult's heart be as pure and straightforward as a child's? His Traditional Chinese Massage was so skilled.

He just wanted to help her massage her back, alleviate her pain, and that was all.

Yet she was thinking about the differences between men and women and hurt this child's feelings.

Driven by the guilt from the previous incident, she agreed...

"Okay..."

"Li Zhiyan, please give Aunt Fang a massage."

"Aunt Fang's back is hurting, and tomorrow I have to go for the divorce. After you massage me, it definitely won't hurt anymore."

Li Zhiyan felt a little surprised in his heart. He hadn't expected Aunt Fang to agree, as her heart was too traditional.

And he couldn't control Aunt Fang's will either, after all, she was a woman who had the courage to commit suicide.

But unexpectedly, she still agreed in the end.

Now he could properly show filial piety to Aunt Fang.

He had to put in effort to show filial piety to Aunt Fang...

"Aunt Fang, then please lie down on the bed; that will be more convenient."

"Wait, Li Zhiyan..."

"Aunt Fang wants to take a bath first; I don't smell good."

At this moment, Fang Zhiya really wanted to take a bath first so that the child wouldn't smell her sweat. In such hot weather, she had been standing in front of the hot soup pot for so long and had already broken out in sweat again and again. The weather...

It was really too hot...

She didn't want to look so unkempt in front of the child.

"Alright, Aunt Fang, you go boil water for your bath first. I'll stand by the door for a bit."

In this weather, there was no need to boil the water too hot. With the temperature of the honeycomb briquettes, she could bathe in a short while.

Watching Li Zhiyan walk out, Fang Zhiya went to the coal stove and opened the damper at the bottom.

The flames burned brightly...

Just like the flame in Fang Zhiya's heart.

"I need to clean myself thoroughly; I can't let this child smell my sweat..."

"It's truly rare for this child to want to show filial piety."

"If only my son were half as good as him..."

The more she thought, the more Fang Zhiya felt that her biological son and this son's classmate were worlds apart.

Why wasn't her son Li Zhiyan?

If only that were the case, how wonderful would that be...

Fang Zhiya went to the back, opened the door of the old wooden wardrobe, and started looking for clothes.

"massage, this child, he wouldn't ride on my back to massage me, would he...?"

"Massaging the waist seems to be from above..."

Picking out clothes, Fang Zhiya's mind wandered into wild thoughts.

At the doorway, as Li Zhiyan stood in the hallway.

He saw that the couple in the room had already begun preparations for domestic violence.

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