Hunting 81: Gathering Goods in the Mountains, I Spoil My Ex-Wife to the Extreme

"Third brother, don't push your luck."

Upon hearing Li Yunshan mention his sore spot, Zhou Xishun's face darkened, and he glared at Li Yunshan through gritted teeth.

"This is going too far? When did I bully you? I'm just stating the facts. You have to be strong yourself to succeed. It's a fact that you're infertile. How did that become me bullying you?"

Li Yunshan looked at Zhou Xishun with a grin. When it came to putting people down and exposing their shortcomings, that was one of his specialties.

Seeing Li Yunshan grinning and getting close to him, Zhou Xishun's face flushed with anger. Remembering the beating Li Yunshan had given him a few days ago, his rage exploded. He clenched his fist and punched Li Yunshan in the face.

Seeing Zhou Xishun suddenly make a move, Li Yunshan was not surprised at all. With his tendency to expose people's shortcomings, plus the fact that he and his elder brother had beaten up Zhou Xishun a few days ago, it was as if all the old and new grudges had come together. It was no wonder that Zhou Xishun could tolerate it.

"Ha, you dare to lay a hand on me? You're asking for trouble."

Li Yunshan smiled contemptuously. He had only intended to mock Zhou Xishun, but he hadn't expected that this bastard would be so easily amused.

Since the other party made the first move, Li Yunshan had no reason to show mercy. He struck first despite being behind, and as Zhou Xishun's fist was about to reach him, he dodged to the side, then grabbed Zhou Xishun's wrist, clamped his arm, turned his body, and suddenly exerted force.

With a "thud," Zhou Xishun felt a dizzying sensation as Li Yunshan slammed him heavily to the ground.

At this moment, Zhou Xishun felt as if all the bones in his body were about to fall apart.

Those entering and leaving the commune clinic were also stunned when they saw it.

Zhou Xishun was obese, weighing at least 180 pounds, yet he was taken down with an over-the-shoulder throw.

"Zhou Xishun, you've been keeping a mistress on the side and you've been abusing my second sister. I was just regretting that I didn't get enough of beating you up last time, and you just delivered yourself right to my doorstep."

"You've worked at the supply and marketing cooperative for so many years, you must have taken a lot of bribes and extortions, right? No wonder you're so fat and bloated."

After throwing Zhou Xishun to the ground with an over-the-shoulder throw, Li Yunshan did not continue to beat him, because Li Yunshan knew that the over-the-shoulder throw alone was enough to give Zhou Xishun a hard time.

However, Li Yunshan did not expect that his indignant words would make some people coming in and out of the commune clinic stop in their tracks.

Everyone couldn't help but glance at Zhou Xishun, who was lying on the ground groaning.

"Zhou Xishun, why does that name sound so familiar?"

"What do you mean 'familiar'? Look at him, doesn't he look familiar? He's a purchasing agent from the supply and marketing cooperative, haven't you forgotten?"

"Oh, I remember now."

"However, he is no longer a purchasing agent at the supply and marketing cooperative. It is said that he was caught having an affair by his wife's brothers, who beat him up and took him to the police station where he was detained for several days."

"That's not right. The news I heard is different. My distant cousin who works at the supply and marketing cooperative said that he was arrested by the police and detained for a few days because he often extorted money and accepted bribes when he was a purchasing agent. Later, because he implicated several corrupt officials in the supply and marketing cooperative and his case was relatively minor, he was given a three-year suspended sentence and released."

"But what I heard was that he was arrested by the police because he abused his wife."

"He might be abusing his wife, and also extorting money and favors from her."

"Hey, did you hear that? He's infertile and he's abusive towards his wife. What's wrong with his brain?"

"Didn't you see how fat he is? He's got a pig's brain."

"..."

People standing not far away couldn't help but gossip, but when Zhou Xishun heard these words, his face immediately turned as red as a liver color.

"What are you looking at? Get away from me!"

"If you keep spreading rumors, I'll sue you for defamation!"

Zhou Xishun cursed angrily.

Some people turned and left when they saw Zhou Xishun's furious outburst, while others, fearless of trouble, confronted him directly, asking, "Hey, Zhou Xishun, I heard you're infertile, is that true?"

"You're the one who's infertile. Do I look like that kind of person?"

Zhou Xishun's face turned ashen, but he stubbornly argued back.

The man scrutinized Zhou Xishun for a few moments and said quite seriously, "You look just like him, so much like him. You look just like someone who is infertile."

Zhou Xishun was so angry at these words that his eyes turned red: "Say it again, you dare say it again."

"So what if I say it again? You're infertile, and you can't even say that? Hehe, do you think you're still a supply and marketing cooperative employee, a purchasing agent with a secure job? Let me tell you, you're not anymore. You still dare to put on airs with me. So what if I say you're an infertile good-for-nothing? Hehehe..."

The man made a face at Zhou Xishun.

"I...I'll beat you to death, you bastard..."

Zhou Xishun's chest heaved with anger. He shouted and lunged at the man.

"Hey, I'm too lazy to argue with you."

Upon seeing this, the man quickly slipped away.

Seeing this, Li Yunshan couldn't help but shake his head, thinking to himself, how many people must Zhou Xishun have offended when he was still a purchasing agent at the supply and marketing cooperative? How come in such a short time, someone has come up to him to provoke him, step on his sore spot, and expose his shortcomings?

But he didn't think too much about it. He got on his bicycle, pushed off with both feet, and quickly left the commune clinic.

Back home, Li Yunshan told Huang Zhifang and the others what he had found out. Wang Xiaolian couldn't help but worry: "Third brother, do you think Zhou Xishun will take his anger out on second sister and retaliate against our family now that he's lost his job?"

Although it was Zhou Xishun who kept a mistress and abused Li Yunmei first, Zhou Xishun has now lost his job and was beaten by Li Yunshan and Li Yunshi. Wang Xiaolian is worried that she might be implicated.

"No, as the saying goes, even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake. Zhou Xishun doesn't have the guts to come here."

Li Yunshan thought about it and felt that Zhou Xishun probably didn't have the guts.

But when Li Yunshan learned that Zhou Xishun was infertile, both Huang Zhifang and Li Yunmei couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

It seems that Dr. Yang's diagnosis was correct. The reason why Li Yunmei and Zhou Xishun have been unable to conceive for so many years is not actually Li Yunmei's problem, but rather Zhou Xishun's own health issue.

"Alright, Mother, Second Sister, I'll head back now."

After recounting the information he had gathered, Li Yunshan got up to say goodbye and went home.

When he got home, it wasn't dinnertime yet. Seeing that the sun was still up outside, Li Yunshan sat under the eaves and lit a Daqianmen cigarette.

However, when he was halfway through his cigarette, Lin Xiulan poked her head out and called out, "Yunshan, dinner's ready."

However, a whiff of smoke drifted by, and upon smelling it, Lin Xiulan couldn't help but frown.

She suddenly felt nauseous and wanted to vomit, and then quickly began to dry heave.

"Xiulan, what's wrong?"

When Li Yunshan saw Lin Xiulan gagging, he quickly threw the remaining half of his cigarette on the ground, stomped it out, and then walked over to Lin Xiulan and gently patted her back.

"I don't know, it just happened like that all of a sudden."

"Maybe he just can't stand the smell of smoke."

As Lin Xiulan spoke, she couldn't help but gag again.

Li Yunshan was puzzled. Although he didn't smoke much, only occasionally smoking a couple of cigarettes to relieve fatigue, Lin Xiulan had never acted like this before.

"Xiulan, could it be that you're pregnant again?"

A thought flashed through Li Yunshan's mind, and he realized a possibility.

However, thinking back on the time since my rebirth, I have had several frank and in-depth conversations with Lin Xiulan, and each time we did not take any precautions. It would be normal for Lin Xiulan to get pregnant.

"What? You mean... I'm pregnant?"

Lin Xiulan didn't react for a moment, but after a few seconds, she realized that she hadn't had her period for more than ten days, and there was a real possibility that she was pregnant.

"Yes, I think so."

Li Yunshan nodded and said, "Xiulan, I'll take you to the commune clinic for a check-up first thing tomorrow morning."

"OK."

Lin Xiulan nodded, but felt a little uneasy.

Because when DouDou was born, Li Yunshan disliked her because she was a girl.

So even though Li Yunshan has now turned over a new leaf and reformed, his past experiences still linger in her heart like a thorn.

This thorn would never normally appear, but it began to sprout in Lin Xiulan's heart after she suspected she was pregnant with her second child.

But Li Yunshan was secretly overjoyed.

In his past life, he was indeed very sexist. When Dou Dou was born, he didn't give Lin Xiulan a good look because Lin Xiulan gave birth to a daughter. He also disliked Dou Dou and even said he would sell her.

Having experienced his past life, he no longer has such a strong obsession with carrying on the family line and having a son or a daughter.

As long as the child can be born safely and grow up healthy, Li Yunshan feels that's enough.

"Yunshan, tell me, if I'm really pregnant, will it be a boy or a girl?"

Seeing Li Yunshan's happy expression, Lin Xiulan couldn't help but ask a question.

"I don't know. I think boys and girls are the same; I like them both."

Li Yunshan smiled, but when he saw the worry on Lin Xiulan's face, he instantly understood what Lin Xiulan was worried about.

He reached out and pulled Lin Xiulan into his arms, resting his chin on her forehead: "Xiulan, don't worry, even if you're carrying a girl, I will never mind."

Although Li Yunshan spoke with unwavering resolve and force, Lin Xiulan still hugged his waist tightly and said firmly, "I want a boy. I want to give you a son."

Looking at Lin Xiulan, Li Yunshan couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness in his heart.

It seems that the experience of giving birth to DouDou left a deep wound on Lin Xiulan, otherwise she wouldn't have deliberately emphasized that she wanted to have a son.

"Xiulan, I'm serious, boys and girls are the same."

"Yunshan, what I said is true, I want to give you a son."

Lin Xiulan's voice was soft, but her tone was firm.