Chapter 140: Another Case of Inflicting Torture
The end of the story.
Both the big bald head and the little bald head are asleep.
Bai Lu whispered "Goodnight" into the telephone receiver and put the receiver back on the landline.
I picked up the little bald boy who was fast asleep on the table and took him back to his room. I put him on the bed, covered him with a blanket, and closed the door.
Afterwards, I went back to my room, read a book for a while, did a test paper, and then turned off the light and went to sleep.
The moon rises and sets.
The Milky Way and countless stars were gradually obscured by the whitening sky. A rising sun slowly emerged from the horizon, breaking through the darkness and ushering in the dawn, awakening all things.
Xiao Cheng went to the countryside to buy goods the day before he left. His house was piled high with chestnuts, enough to last him a long time.
After all the chestnuts were shipped out today, Bailu cleaned the three electric chestnut roasting machines and the sand.
They also boiled a bucket of syrup with maltose.
After cleaning everything that needed cleaning in the kitchen and preparing everything that needed to be prepared, Bailu took a broom and went to the chestnut warehouse to clean.
After cleaning, I went to the vegetable garden to water and pick the vegetables, peeling off the old and rotten leaves and throwing them into the chicken coop as a treat for the hens and chicks.
"Knock knock knock—"
There was another knock on the door while I was washing vegetables.
When Xiao Cheng went on a long trip, all sorts of strange and powerful people would come knocking on his door, including Li Xuelan and Bai Chaojie.
As soon as Bai Lu opened the door, the mother and son walked in as if it were their own home, without even saying hello.
As Li Xuelan walked, she looked around the courtyard and the main house, not even sparing Bai Lu. Finally, she said with a look of disgust, "You've been selling roasted chestnuts for so long, and you still live in such a dilapidated tile-roofed house, wear such old clothes, and your water basin is full of vegetables. Where has all your money gone?"
"Flowers should be where they are meant to be."
Bai Lu seemed not to understand the meaning behind Li Xuelan's words, completely ignoring her. She closed the door, sat back down on the small stool by the well, and slowly washed the vegetables in the basin.
Bai Chaojie walked over and kicked the basin.
The vegetable washing basin is quite large, about the size of a bathtub. If it's filled with water and you kick it hard, water will definitely splash everywhere.
It's so heavy, it's impossible for it to be moved instantly.
But Bai Lu simply pulled with both hands, turned around, and quickly shifted the basin and water in a different direction, causing her to kick empty air.
Unable to maintain his balance, Bai Chaojie did a split, the sound of his bones cracking ringing out.
"Ah!" A pig-like scream rang out: "Mom! It hurts so much! Help me up!"
"My leg is going to break! Help me up!"
Li Xuelan had just smelled the faint aroma of roasted chestnuts coming from the kitchen and was already heading towards it.
They had only taken three steps when they heard Bai Chaojie's screams and quickly returned to help him up.
"What's wrong with you? You can't even walk properly without falling. You just recovered from the injury Xiao Cheng gave you. If you break any bones or tendons from this fall, who knows how long it will take to heal?"
Let alone serious injuries, Bai Chaojie even suspected that both legs were broken, as he couldn't even stand steadily.
He was supported entirely by Li Xuelan.
I helped him to a chair by the edge of the yard, but as soon as he sat down, the old, dilapidated wooden chair, unable to bear the weight, collapsed with a crash.
Bai Chaojie was thrown face-first into the air, his already spread legs widening even further with a cracking sound.
A pig-like scream rang out again: "What a lousy chair! My butt's going to be smashed, my legs' going to break! Mom, be gentle! Help me up!"
Li Xuelan never expected that Xiao Cheng's chairs would be so useless, so rotten.
They hurriedly helped Bai Chaojie up, not daring to help him to a chair, for who knows which chair is safe.
Bai Chaojie's legs trembled uncontrollably, and he couldn't muster any strength. He was helped to sit on the floor of the corridor, his eyes fixed on Bai Lu, who was still washing vegetables.
"Mom, look how Bailu treats us like dirt! She not only pushed me over, but also gave us broken chairs to sit on. She completely disregards us!"
After settling Bai Chaojie in, Li Xuelan turned to Bai Lu and angrily scolded, "What did Xiao Jie do to offend you? You were so heartless as to push him down. If he gets hurt, I'll never forgive you! The chairs are so old and worn out, and you still put them out there. Are you deliberately trying to make us fall down?"
Bai Lu leisurely washed the vegetables, completely unafraid, saying, "I didn't ask him to sit on the chair."
"He missed kicking the basin and fell because he brought it on himself. What does it have to do with me?"
Bai Lu's explanation had nothing to do with whether Li Xuelan believed it or not; swallowing her anger and taking the blame was not her style.
It's you!
Before Li Xuelan could speak, Bai Chaojie pointed in Bai Lu's direction and yelled, "You moved the sink and made me fall! Pay for my medical expenses right now!"
These days, even staged accidents at home. Bai Lu sneered, "No money."
"You sold so many roasted chestnuts, how could you not have money? Mom! Bailu must be lying. Make her pay our medical expenses!"
Li Xuelan knew, of course, that Bai Lu couldn't possibly be broke; she must have hidden the money. But Bai Lu was no longer the same person she used to be, who listened to her no matter what.
Bai Lu has become smarter now. If she asks for money directly, she won't get a single penny, just like last time.
Li Xuelan narrowed her eyes, walked to the vegetable washing basin in front of Bailu and said, "You've sold so many of your roasted chestnuts, we should sell them too."
Bai Lu is a polite person; if someone speaks to her, she must respond with "Oh."
Li Xuelan choked: "What do you mean 'oh'? When are you coming to get the chestnuts to sell? Give me a specific time."
She gets all the money from the sale?
Bai Lu isn't stupid; she wouldn't do anything foolish: "I can't cook that much."
“You can roast chestnuts for so many people every day, but you can’t roast one more for me? Do you even respect me as your mother? If you’re not going to roast them, then teach me how to make roasted chestnuts so I can roast them at home myself.” Li Xuelan made her demands as if it were her right, without treating herself like an outsider at all.
Yes, indeed, she is not an outsider.
It was the original owner's mother.
The original Bai Lu might have compromised in the past, but that doesn't mean she will now: "If you want the recipe for roasted chestnuts, pay up."
Li Xuelan asked instinctively, "How much?"
Thirty thousand.
"A simple recipe for roasted chestnuts is worth 30,000 yuan? Why don't you just rob someone!"
Li Xuelan absolutely refused to accept the idea of taking money out of her pocket before she had even earned any. Did they think she was a fool?
Even if she were mentally challenged, her family couldn't afford 30,000 yuan. They couldn't even afford 5,000 yuan, let alone 30,000. Bai Chaojie needed money for school, and the family needed money for daily expenses.
Last time I took Bai Chaojie to the hospital to treat the fracture that Xiao Cheng broke, it cost a lot of money. Money is needed everywhere, and we don't have that much extra money at home. Xiao Cheng paid back the 30,000 yuan we owed the brick factory owner when we built the house.
Bai Lu knew that her family was struggling financially, yet she still made such an excessive request, which enraged Li Xuelan.
He immediately berated Bai Lu: "You make so much money selling roasted chestnuts, but you don't take care of your family at all. Have you lost your conscience? Your younger brother Xiao Jie is still in school. Your father and I work at the brick factory and don't earn much money a month. We asked you to open up a sales channel for your roasted chestnuts, but you refused. Do you even care about me, your own mother who gave birth to you and raised you? Do you even have a family in your heart?"
(End of this chapter)
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