Chapter 412
Moreover, that little money was not enough for her and Sanqing and Siqing to eat well. She had originally thought that with only vegetarian dishes on the table every day, Old Man Duan would get tired of it and would naturally give her more money for food, so she could take advantage of the opportunity to make more money.
However, this trick didn't work at all. Old Man Duan would take the money and eat at the state-owned restaurant himself, not caring whether she and Sanqing and Siqing had a good meal.
Old Mrs. Tao couldn't stand such a life anymore, so she could only complain to Old Man Duan.
"Old man, I haven't had any greasy food in a long time. Please let me have some meat. During this period, the money you gave me was only enough for leafy vegetables. Please let me eat something good."
Old Man Duan looked at Old Lady Tao, who looked so miserable that she was about to cry, and snorted coldly, "I'm just an old man, how can I afford to feed you meat every day? If you want to eat good food, let your two sons go out and earn money to buy you delicious food."
Sanqing and Siqing on the side frowned unhappily.
Old Mrs. Tao didn't even mention the matter of letting Sanqing and Siqing go out to work. She continued to wipe away her tears hypocritically: "When you asked me to follow you, you said you would let me live a good life. I've only been with you for a short time, and you treat me like this."
It would have been fine if Old Mrs. Tao didn't mention this matter, but when she did, Old Man Duan became even angrier.
He thought he was very nice to Old Lady Tao, but Old Lady Tao only wanted money from him and allowed her two sons to bully him.
"Have I been good to you?" Old Man Duan raised his eyebrows and his voice became louder. "If I wasn't good to you, would I let your two sons live in my house, let them eat and drink for free, and raise your sons for you?!"
"Why are you shouting at my mother so loudly!" Siqing said with a dissatisfied look on his face.
Old Man Duan had long been fed up with Sanqing and Siqing. They clearly ate and lived at his expense, yet they simply ignored him, acting as if they were the masters of the house.
"I'm in my own home, I can make as loud as I want." Old man Duan blew his beard and glared.
He said to Old Lady Tao, "I think your two sons are very capable. If you want to eat meat and eat good food, let them earn money to buy it for you. They eat my food and live in my house, never give me a penny, and they treat me like this. Do they really think I'm a sucker?"
"It's not that they don't want to make money. You know how hard it is to find a job these days. How about you find them a job? It would be best if you could get them into a factory." Old Mrs. Tao said to Old Man Duan in a soft and flattering voice.
Old Man Duan raised his head proudly.
Now I know how to beg him humbly, why did I treat him like that before? It's too late!
Not to mention that Old Man Duan has no ability to get Sanqing and Siqing into the same factory, or find jobs for them. Even if he really has the ability, it is impossible for him to find jobs for two outsiders who don't take him seriously.
"You guys are dreaming." Old Man Duan sneered.
Sanqing and Siqing were furious when they saw the look on Old Man Duan's face.
"Mom, stop trying to please him. This old man doesn't take you seriously at all." Sanqing said.
Siqing said, "He can treat you like this in front of us. If we weren't here, he would treat you even worse!"
"It's natural for a man to raise a daughter. He lets you live with him, but he doesn't even want to give you extra money for groceries. He doesn't take you seriously and only wants to use you as a slave!" Sanqing said again.
Old Man Duan snorted, "No matter what you say, I won't give you any extra money. If you think life is bad, let them go out and earn money."
When Old Mrs. Tao saw that she couldn't get any money from Old Man Duan, her attitude immediately changed 180 degrees. She straightened her slightly bent body and the expression on her face turned cold.
She winked at Sanqing and Siqing.
If soft tactics don’t work, we have to use hard tactics.
Sanqing and Siqing understood and rolled up their sleeves.
"Mom, I think this old man deserves to be punished. If you don't beat him up, he will think that you have no one to protect you and you can let him bully you." Sanqing said.
As he said that, he and Siqing started beating Old Man Duan.
After all, Old Man Duan was old, and Sanqing and Siqing just wanted to teach him a lesson so that they could get more benefits from Old Man Duan. They didn't want to cause any deaths, so the two of them held back a little.
But even so, Old Man Duan still felt the pain of the fist hitting his body, and he felt even more aggrieved and angry.
Old Mrs. Tao pretended to shout, "Hey, stop it, stop it. Sanqing and Siqing, stop it."
Sanqing and Siqing fought for a while before they put down their fists and threatened Old Man Duan, "If you dare treat my mother badly and don't let her eat well, we will beat you every day!"
Old Man Duan looked at Sanqing and Siqing with annoyance and a little fear, and suddenly shouted at the top of his voice: "Someone is being beaten to death - someone is going to be beaten to death - I am going to be beaten to death -"
Sanqing and Siqing panicked and immediately grabbed Old Man Duan by the collar, beating him and threatening him: "I told you not to shout—I told you not to shout—"
Old man Duan continued to shout at the top of his lungs: "I'm going to be beaten to death - help me - I'm going to be beaten to death -"
He was shouting loudly enough, and the neighbors nearby must have heard it, but no one came to knock on the door to ask what was going on or to show concern for him.
When Old Lady Tao, Sanqing and Siqing saw that no one came to ask a question even though Old Man Duan was shouting like that, they were immediately relieved - it seemed that as they had guessed, Old Man Duan was disliked by everyone in this slum, and no one wanted to get involved with him.
So, Sanqing and Siqing attacked even more fiercely, beating Old Man Duan until he couldn't even scream. In despair, he obediently took out five dollars and gave it to Old Lady Tao, and then the two stopped.
While collecting the money, Old Lady Tao pretended to scold Sanqing and Siqing: "You two are really something. We are all family. Why make such a fuss? Don't do it again next time."
Siqing agreed, "As long as he treats you well, we will definitely not touch him."
Old Mrs. Tao said, "He will definitely treat me well. He has always been very good to me, otherwise I wouldn't be with him."
Old Man Duan covered the most painful part of his body and watched the three people acting in unison. He felt hatred and regret in his heart, and thought of Duan's mother and Duan Dawei who were kicked out of the house by him.
Duan's mother and Duan Dawei were so good to him that even a glance from him wouldn't dare disobey him, let alone beat him, and they would have to do as he wished.
How did he live his life like this?
Old Man Duan really wanted to drive away the three members of the Tao family. However, it was easier to invite a deity than to send it away. He could not drive them away by himself.
He couldn't help but think of Duan's mother and Duan Dawei.
So the next day, Old Man Duan went to find Duan's mother and Duan Dawei.
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