Chapter 142 Selling Oneself (1)_1
"What, sell myself?" After hearing Lizhong’s words, Mo Yan’s voice was full of shock, "Grandfather Li, can you please not joke about this?"
"Yan girl, Grandfather Li never jokes about such matters!" Lizhong said solemnly, clearly having given the decision a lot of thought.
"But Grandfather Li, why? Now that Aunt Li has come back, your family’s days will get better and better. Why would you have such a thought?"
Mo Yan could not fathom it. Everything was fine, and yet Grandfather Li was thinking of selling himself, and not just himself, but his whole family to them. They weren’t struggling to make ends meet; there was absolutely no necessity for such a drastic measure!
"Yan girl, I won’t hide it from you, Grandfather Li has his own selfish reasons for this decision! I’m already half in the grave and can’t look after Xiu Er and the others for the rest of their lives. This decision is nothing more than to ensure they have someone to rely on in the future!"
As he spoke, a sense of helplessness flooded Lizhong’s aged face, "Let’s not talk about Xiu Er, her life can only be this way; Yanzi will have to marry someday, but without the support of parents or brothers, if she ever gets bullied, she won’t have anyone to stand up for her. You are a good child, and with the two of them following you, Grandfather Li would be at ease, even if I were to die right this moment, I could die with my eyes closed."
After hearing this, Mo Yan felt a stir in her heart and some understanding of his predicament, but understanding was one thing, accepting it was another!
"Grandfather Li, you say I’m a good child, but you don’t really trust me. After all this time, I’ve come to view Yanzi as my own sister. If she ever faces difficulty in the future, would I just stand by and do nothing? And as for Aunt Li, with people like us around, even if she doesn’t wish to remarry, no one in Liu Yang Village would bully her if she stayed. You really don’t need to do this!"