Sha Zhu has a stubborn temper, as anyone can know.
The old man didn't expect Sha Zhu to stop it in time; instead, he was simply fulfilling his duty as the person in charge.
"Brother, do you really want to cause trouble for Wang Shouren?" He Yushui asked after the old man left.
"Why should I!" Sha Zhu didn't hide anything from his younger sister. He pointed to his face and said, "Look! Look! He beat me like this. I can't go to work tomorrow or the day after, you know? Do you know how much face I lost today?"
He Yushui remained silent for a moment before posing a thought-provoking question: "Is face more important, or life?"
Sha Zhu also fell silent, not saying a word for a long time.
He really wanted to say, "Saving face is important." But then he remembered the way Wang Shouren had looked at him earlier that day…
"I know what I'm doing," he said sullenly, then turned and went inside.
backyard.
Wang Shouren was rummaging through his books in the room. In a few days, he would be returning to school. He needed to see what was being taught in this era. As for what had just happened, he didn't care at all; it was just a show, a show to avoid future trouble.
Just as he found his schoolbag and was about to take a look at it.
A voice suddenly came to my mind.
"Ding, congratulations to the host for successfully surviving for 24 hours. Do you wish to sign in?"
Wang Shouren: ...
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What does that mean?
Does this system look down on people?
So, after transmigrating, there's a reward for even surviving for 24 hours? Is the threshold really that low?
Besides, don't I already have a space of my own?
"System?" Wang Shouren called out softly.
"Ding, congratulations to the host for successfully surviving for 24 hours. Do you wish to sign in?"
The mechanical voice echoed in my mind again, devoid of any emotion.
Got it, you stupid system.
"Check-in!"
"Congratulations, host, on successfully checking in. Reward: 'Intelligence and Quick Thinking'."
"The next sign-in requirement is to survive for thirty days."
Good grief! So you really get something just for being alive? And why is it thirty days?
Wang Shouren felt somewhat helpless. Everyone else's system allowed one sign-in per day, followed by various rewards, but here, it was thirty days? He didn't even know what he would get next time.
He shook his head, opened his cloth bag, and glanced at the books.
I took another look.
It's not difficult at all; it's just the knowledge from a regular junior high school. After all, I was toughened up by exam-oriented education in my previous life, so it's a piece of cake.
You know what, this quick wit is really useful. His brain works much faster than when he was in school, and he's immediately immersed in the ocean of books.
"Bang bang bang!"
A knocking sound at the door startled Wang Shouren awake.
"Who is it?" Wang Shouren called out from inside the house and went to open the door. Standing at the door was a fat man in blue.
It was indeed Second Uncle.
"Second Uncle, what's wrong?"
"Xiao Wang, come on in, let's go inside and talk." Liu Haizhong smiled in a very amiable manner.
Wang Shouren was somewhat bewildered as he was pushed into the house.
"Second Uncle, what's the matter?" Wang Shouren felt that this old man was probably up to no good. He wasn't enthusiastic about the meeting, and now he had inexplicably come to him.
"Xiao Wang, I've been thinking about something and wanted to tell you. See if you think it makes sense."
"Yes, please go ahead."
“Here’s the thing,” Liu Haizhong said cheerfully. “Look at you, your body might not be able to handle the work in the factory. I think you shouldn’t go to the factory. You should give up your work and let me, your second uncle, do it. If you ever suffer any more grievances in this yard, just come to me, your second uncle, and I guarantee it will work.”
Wang Shouren was completely dumbfounded.
Good grief, so they're here to work?
Wang Shouren was so angry he laughed: "Second Uncle, you've come here to beg for money? What, you're shamelessly coming to my door asking for a job? Have you no shame? Or should I go to the neighborhood office and find Director Wang, and repeat what you said to her? Are you out of your mind? Do you even know how much a job costs these days?"
This is what it means to be shameless.
Upon hearing Wang Shouren's words, Liu Haizhong became somewhat exasperated: "Who am I doing this for? Isn't it all for you? If I take this job, I'll have a chance to get promoted, and then..."
"Don't wait any longer, let's go, right now, I'll take you to see Director Wang." Wang Shouren stood up abruptly, grabbed Liu Haizhong, and started to walk out.
Liu Haizhong panicked. Although he wasn't very bright, he still knew what was right and what was wrong.
He repeatedly begged for forgiveness: "No, no, no, I know I was wrong, I know I was wrong."
Liu Haizhong quietly pulled Wang Shouren aside, afraid that others would hear.
"Ha, you've got a good plan, haven't you? What, now that my father's dead, you're coming to eat up the family heir?" Wang Shouren shouted loudly on purpose.
"No, no, no, ancestor, keep your voice down!" Liu Haizhong panicked even more. This matter could only be done in secret, not brought up in the open. If it got out, not only would he lose his official position, but he probably wouldn't even be able to protect the second uncle in the courtyard.
"Do you still want it?" Wang Shouren looked at Liu Haizhong with disdain.
"No, no more," Liu Haizhong waved his hands repeatedly.
"What? You want me to invite you to stay for dinner?"
Liu Haizhong blushed and turned pale after hearing what he said, and left without looking back.
Back home, Liu Haizhong grew angrier the more she thought about it.
"Old man, what's wrong with you?" Auntie Er was perceptive enough to ask cautiously.
"What's wrong? What's wrong? It's going to rain, and a mother is going to remarry. Why are you asking so many questions?!" Liu Haizhong slammed his fist on the table and roared.
Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu exchanged a glance at each other at the dinner table, a sense of foreboding creeping into their hearts. They lowered their heads and silently munched on their cornbread, both wanting to finish quickly and leave this troublesome place.
Liu Haizhong grew angrier and angrier, and the angrier he became, the more he thought about it. He glanced at Liu Guangfu and Liu Guangtian and shouted angrily, "Why are you eating so fast? Are you a reincarnated starving ghost?!"
As he spoke, he pulled out his belt.
The two brothers exchanged a glance, both seeing the helplessness in each other's eyes. They didn't speak, simply lowering their heads and silently munching on their cornbread.
"Smack!"
With a screech of leather scraping against flesh, the two brothers gritted their teeth and endured the pain. If they made a sound at that moment, they would be beaten even harder.
However, it seems that Liu Haizhong has no intention of letting them off the hook today.
"Have you all gone mute?! Weren't you usually so talkative? What? You think I shouldn't have hit you? Tell me, what good are you! Huh! What good are you!"
The louder they shouted, the louder and harder they exerted themselves.
Finally, Liu Guangfu, being still young, couldn't hold back any longer and started crying loudly.
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