Traveling through time with spatial abilities, the scientific research genius is a little sweet.

Chapter 24 Liu Pandi is beaten

Liu Family
When Liu Zhaodi and Liu Pandi returned home, they saw Liu Yongjun and Liu Xiaobao sitting in the yard with grim faces.

The two stopped abruptly, their eyes filled with wariness.

However, considering that their third sister still needed to take her medicine, they gritted their teeth and stepped forward.

As the two approached, Liu Zhaodi spoke cautiously.

"Dad, Xiaobao, didn't you go to the county town to see Mom?"

Liu Yongjun sighed and remained silent. Liu Xiaobao, his face gloomy, felt a surge of annoyance upon hearing Liu Zhaodi's voice.

He suddenly stood up and pushed Liu Zhaodi to the ground.

"It's all your fault, you good-for-nothings! If Liu Xiangdi hadn't stolen the sweet potatoes, Mom wouldn't have been arrested by the police. I'm telling you, if Mom doesn't get out, you're all getting out of the Liu family!"

Today they went to the county public security bureau to inquire about Sun Dahua's situation. They were told that Sun Dahua's case is still under investigation. However, if the allegations are true, she will have to serve three years in prison.

This threw Liu Yongjun and Liu Xiaobao into a panic. Even though Su Jianjun withdrew the charge against Sun Dahua for stealing grain, the police had no intention of releasing her.

On the contrary, Sun Dahua's abuse of Liu Xiangdi was not a big deal. In this era when the legal system was not yet perfect, disciplining one's own children was considered a matter of course, so it was not considered illegal.

The two returned home empty-handed.

Liu Xiaobao's irritable voice rang out again.

"Go to the police station tomorrow and turn yourselves in, saying that you stole the grain, and ask them to release Mom."

Liu Xiaobao's words terrified Liu Zhaodi and Liu Pandi. They never expected their own brother to push them out to take the blame. If they really ended up in the police station, even if they were later released, their lives would be ruined.

The two looked at Liu Xiaobao in disbelief, but seeing his resolute attitude, their eyes shifted to Liu Yongjun.

However, they were disappointed. As a father, Liu Yongjun clearly didn't care about them, and he tacitly approved of Liu Xiaobao's actions. A chill instantly rose from the depths of their hearts.

"But...but Mom told Xiangdi to steal sweet potatoes."

Liu Pandi's voice carried a hint of grievance.

When Liu Xiaobao saw that Liu Pandi still dared to talk back, he got so angry that he hit her directly and slapped her across the face, causing half of Liu Pandi's face to swell up.

Seeing this, Liu Zhaodi quickly pulled Liu Pandi behind her and protected her.

"Xiao Bao, how could you hit your second sister?"

Although Liu Xiaobao disliked them in the past, he never laid a hand on them.

Liu Xiaobao has lost his mind. If Sun Dahua really goes to jail, his life will be ruined. Everyone knows he has a mother in prison, and his future college entrance exams, job hunting, and marriage will all be affected.

Therefore, after learning that Sun Dahua could not come out for the time being, he could no longer control his emotions.

In the past, Liu Xiaobao could pretend to be a good younger brother in order to get them to work willingly. However, once his interests were threatened, this beautiful facade would be torn off.

"Hit her? If Mom doesn't get out, you'll find that hitting someone is the least you can do. I heard there's a bachelor next door who hasn't gotten married yet. If you don't go to the police station tomorrow, you should start thinking about getting married."

The bachelor next door is forty years old this year, with a mouthful of yellow teeth and his face covered in age spots. I heard that he contracted a disease when he was young, and no one wanted to marry him. So, he's still unmarried.

With his body nearing its end, he wanted to spend a fortune to marry a wife to carry on his family line. However, everyone in the surrounding villages knew what kind of person he was and was unwilling to push their daughter into a pit of fire.

However, Liu Zhaodi was truly heartbroken when her younger brother said he wanted to marry her off to this man who could be her father.

At the same time, there was also a sense of despair.

Liu Yongjun went back to his room while Liu Xiaobao was threatening Liu Zhaodi. Liu Zhaodi no longer expected her father to stand up for her.

After Liu Xiaobao finished speaking, he went to the kitchen, ate the food in the pot, put down his chopsticks, and left home.

"Big sister, will Dad really marry you off to a bachelor in the next village?"

Liu Pandi gripped Liu Zhaodi's arm tightly, her voice filled with helplessness. Liu Zhaodi wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, her voice choked with emotion yet firm.

“I will not marry him. I will go to the police station tomorrow and say that I stole the sweet potatoes.”

Even if Sun Dahua gets married, Liu Xiaobao won't let Pandi and Xiangdi go if he doesn't get rid of her, especially Pandi.

"No! Big sister, you mustn't go!"

Liu Xiangdi ran out of the house, hugged Liu Zhaodi, and started crying.

It's all her fault. If it weren't for her, Mom wouldn't have been arrested by the police, and my older sister wouldn't have been threatened into marrying someone else.

Seeing her sickly third sister, Liu Zhaodi felt a pang of sadness and hugged her two younger sisters, bursting into tears.

After a long while, the three of them finally calmed down.

Liu Zhaodi and Liu Pandi cooked the medicinal herbs they had dug up in a pot, following the method taught by Su Nuannuan.

One dose was for Liu Xiangdi to take internally, and the other was for her to wash externally.

After Liu Xiangdi finished taking her medicine, Liu Zhaodi and Liu Pandi, carrying their baskets, went to meet up with Su Nuannuan.

They agreed to help Su Nuannuan dig for medicinal herbs.

When they found Su Nuannuan, they saw her digging wild chrysanthemums all by herself.

Liu Zhaodi and Liu Pandi quickly stepped forward, let Su Nuannuan sit down, and took over the work from her hands.

"Nuan Nuan, you stay here and watch. Just tell us what you want, and we'll dig it up."

Liu Zhaodi spoke, and Liu Pandi nodded in agreement with her elder sister.

Knowing that the two sisters still wanted to repay her money, Su Nuannuan didn't refuse. She sat under a big tree and directed the two sisters to dig up medicinal herbs.

She checked the medicinal herbs she had dug up for damage, and if there was no damage, she put them into her spatial storage.

Su Nuannuan was in a good mood because she received a wild ginseng and its seeds today.

The smile on his face disappeared only when he noticed the obvious handprint on Liu Pandi's left cheek.

Liu Pandi had been looking down the whole time, so Su Nuannuan hadn't noticed, but now that she did, her brows furrowed.

I ran my fingers over the red mole and started searching online for a medicated ointment to reduce swelling and bruising. After searching for a long time, I finally found one.

Su Nuannuan used her mental power to erase the modern lettering on the ointment and took it out of her spatial storage.

"Pandi, here you go. You have a wound on your face. Apply some of this ointment to reduce the swelling and relieve the pain."

Su Nuannuan approached Liu Pandi and handed her the ointment.

After Su Nuannuan reminded her, Liu Zhaodi also noticed the horrifying handprint on Liu Pandi's face.

She covered her mouth with her hand, not expecting Liu Xiaobao to use so much force. Half of Liu Pandi's face was already swollen, looking quite frightening.

Liu Pandi was unaware of the condition on her face; she only felt a burning pain and a slight numbness.

However, the ointment that Su Nuannuan handed over looked very expensive. They had already taken advantage of Su Nuannuan a lot, and Liu Pandi was worried that she wouldn't be able to repay her, so she didn't reach out to take it.

Seeing that Liu Pandi didn't want to accept it, Su Nuannuan twisted open the ointment, squeezed it onto her finger, and applied it to Liu Pandi.

"Don't move, the ointment has already been squeezed out, it will be a waste if you don't apply it now."

Upon hearing Su Nuannuan's words, Liu Pandi, who had originally wanted to avoid the situation, froze on the spot, letting Su Nuannuan apply the ointment to her.

As soon as the ointment was applied to her face, Liu Pandi felt a cool sensation, which immediately calmed her aggrieved and anxious heart. Her eyes, brimming with tears, were filled with gratitude towards Su Nuannuan.

(End of this chapter)