Chapter 19 The Lame Soldier King
In a small, dark room, a lame man sat at a table, his trouser legs untied, his prosthetic limb placed nearby.
This prosthesis is made of wood and is old. It should have been replaced long ago.
Moreover, with the development of medical technology, prosthetic limbs can now use bionic biology.
As long as the money is paid, even prosthetic limbs can be transformed into various shapes and the wearing comfort can also be improved.
But prosthetic limbs made of wood are obviously not very comfortable.
The family was arguing in the yard when I heard my brother's wife say, "Li Lao Er, listen to me. If you keep that loser around again, I'm going to divorce you."
"What should I do? He is my brother."
The parents outside also said: "Hey, we are all family, don't worry about those things."
"I didn't care before, but now it's been so many years. Okay, we support him now, but do my son and daughter have to support this loser in the future? It's better to divorce, at least I won't be dragged down." My sister-in-law's voice was sharp.
Everyone sang the same tune, like a cheesy double act.
Their voices were so loud that everyone in the room could hear them clearly. They were meant for him.
The man in the room was Li Yi, 40 years old, with a slightly sarcastic smile on his face. Are you starting to dislike him now because he's disabled?
He was a top soldier before he retired.
Later, an accident happened and he was discharged from the army.
But for this accident, the company paid nearly 500,000 yuan in compensation.
Together with his years of military pension, the total amount is more than 1 million.
Enough for him to see the legs.
But his parents asked him to use the money to help his younger brother get married.
Later, he used various methods of playing the victim to cheat money.
Li Yi is now penniless and only receives a few hundred yuan in subsidies every month. His family has begun to find ways to dislike him!
It was done secretly before, but now it is done out in the open.
His parents didn't stop him.
The younger brother said something nice, but without his tacit consent, how could this matter be exposed openly?
In fact, everyone is using this kind of thing to force him to leave this home.
The world is cold and human nature is fickle.
These are my brothers and parents.
Moreover, when he was in his prime, his parents and brothers were all proud of him, but now everything has changed.
Parents and brothers are equally snobby.
This is the home where he has lived for more than 40 years, and everyone wants to drive him away.
Although he is useless, old and disabled, he still has spirit.
Then he put on the uncomfortable wooden prosthetic leg and limped out the door.
There was a lot of noise outside, but as soon as they saw him come out, everyone shut up.
Li Yi said, "I will leave here. From now on, you can just pretend that you don't have a big brother like me, and a son like me."
All the quarrels they had before really made him sad.
The more than one million he earned in exchange for his life should be regarded as a way to repay his parents' kindness.
It reflects the lifelong brotherhood between him, his parents, and his brothers.
Anyway, he has lived up to his motherland and his family in this life!
What his younger brother said to his parents was actually forcing the eldest son to express his opinion.
But now that their son had really spoken out, they still felt uncomfortable. His father asked, "What kind of words are you talking about? How can people outside hold their heads up high after hearing what your brother said?"
Li Yi gave his father a mocking look and said, "He couldn't stand a few words from me. Well, I'll take back what I said. Let's continue as before!" After that, he was about to go back to the house.
His father choked and said angrily, "You're coming for me."
"Nothing, I just want to tell you that I am no longer your son."
His younger brother has always felt superior to his older brother, but just now he was a little panicked for a moment, as if his older brother, whom he loved the most, was really going to disappear!
At this moment, his sister-in-law spoke again: "Oh, you really do what you say. Don't be so tough now and ask us for support later."
Li Yi was really angry: "That's enough. I mean what I said. From now on, my parents will be supported by you. Don't come to me again."
"Why are we looking for you? You can't even support yourself. Fine, since you've said that, then it's settled. You're a cripple for the country, so the country will definitely support you. We won't take advantage of you!" The sister-in-law was unreasonable.
Then he said, "Since you have decided to leave, I want to keep this room for Xiaowei!"
The Xiaowei they are talking about is their son.
They treated the shabby bungalow they lived in as a treasure and were afraid that he would take it away.
Li Yi was getting increasingly upset: "Don't worry, I won't occupy even a single acre of land. Now that everything is over, just write me a document and I'll leave immediately."
My sister-in-law said, "Write it to him."
They were afraid that they would miss this opportunity. Then they wrote a document of severance, several people put their fingerprints on it, and called witnesses!
After hearing this, the old neighbors outside sighed and said, "It's all about money."
Some people even accused Li Yi's father: "You are so foolish! You are so cruel to your outstanding eldest son, and now you turn around and coax your conscienceless younger son. Aren't you afraid of retribution?"
These people in the urban villages always speak harshly.
Li Yi's father's face turned pale: "This is our family's business."
He knew that his eldest son was awesome, but isn’t he in trouble now?
He is only in his 40s, but he can't work or earn money. He just supports his family for nothing every day. Who can bear this?
Besides, they have heard a piece of news now.
It's said that the houses here will be demolished in a few years. If they can be demolished, it will bring in 1.8 million. One less person will get more for everyone.
With the village chief as witness, everyone signed the document, and then Li Yi turned around and was about to leave.
The village chief couldn't stand it any longer: "Where are you staying? Why don't you just stay at my house for a few days?"
Li Yi said, "Even my biological parents can't tolerate me. I won't stay here anymore."
No one said anything.
Just at this moment, Li Yi received a call. His mobile phone was the cheapest one, the kind that couldn't run WeChat.
This kind of phone is drop-resistant and cheap.
The most important thing is that the sound is loud. The old men in the village no longer use this kind of mobile phone.
But he still uses this phone, which shows that he has indeed had a hard time in recent years and has not spent a penny of the money he worked hard to earn.
All the reasonable people in the village were angry for him.
But he didn't care.
Li Yi answered the phone.
The person on the other end of the phone said, "Hello, I'm from Mantianxing Kindergarten. Can you start your job here as soon as possible? If you come here, we'll provide food and accommodation, and you'll be paid 20,000 yuan a month. Is that okay with you?"
The person who spoke was Shen Wei. Ever since that shrew came last time, Shen Wei had been trying to find the person. Li Yi was recommended by the system.
He used to be a top soldier. Although he has a lame leg, ten men with that fighting power may not be able to beat him.
Shen Wei needs this kind of person who looks ordinary but is actually very capable. Anyway, she is not short of money, so she can just raise the salary to the maximum!
The system had already called Li Yi once last time, and Li Yi had agreed.
Just not this day.
Shen Wei was urging him to hurry up, and Li Yi, considering the current situation, immediately said, "Okay. I'll be there soon."
After hanging up the phone, everyone looked at him differently.
This is an urban village, and life here is quite difficult.
There is a carrot of demolition dangling for them, but in reality these people can't even earn 2,000 yuan a month if they go out.
When everyone heard that Li Yi could earn 20,000 yuan a month and was running a kindergarten, their eyes immediately lit up.
Then he looked at Li Yi's relatives with strange eyes.
Li Yi's younger brother reacted more strongly: "Brother, what's going on? You've never told me this before."
Li Yi said calmly: "Let me tell you, you have taken this little money!"
His brother's face turned red and white.
My sister-in-law sneered, "You're the only one who can earn 20,000. Even people who earn money with their legs may not be able to earn that much, so you're just bragging."
Li Yi said, "I earn 20,000 yuan a month, but it has nothing to do with you. You're just clinging to your house and dreaming of a prosperous future!"
Others may not know, but Li Yi has some very awesome comrades.
These comrades knew he lived there and even gave him inside information: the subway line had been rerouted, so their place couldn't be demolished at all.
The fairy tale of getting rich overnight through demolition only existed in the past.
These people are dreaming of demolition and driving him away, but they will regret it sooner or later.
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