This is really troublesome!
If he had known it would be like this, he shouldn't have come back so hastily.
Qin Lao Er knew very well that if the family really ran out of money, his parents would still try to get their daughter-in-law to spend it.
At this moment, Qin Lao Er wished he could skin Qin Shi alive and cut her bones to pieces.
"I was so angry I lost my mind," Qin's mother said with a face full of regret. "If I had known it would turn out like this, I wouldn't have caused myself this trouble."
"Mother," Old Master Huang asked cautiously, "how did Father react to my little sister's behavior?"
"What else can he do? He's so worried, he can't stand anything," Qin's mother pointed to her slapped face. "Don't talk back to him, just be more agreeable. He's in a bad mood right now."
"Fine, we won't say anything, we'll take your beatings and insults."
After saying this, Boss Qin walked forward with a death-defying spirit.
He didn't think as deeply as Qin Lao Er did; he just felt that once he got through this period, everything would be fine.
"Mother, elder brother, you should go in first," Qin Lao Er said with a forced smile. "I'm a little tired and want to go back to my room to rest first."
"Not going to eat? Okay, you go first..."
Before Qin's mother could finish speaking, Qin's father walked over with a dark face. "Eldest son, second son, you two come here right now!"
Those little brats have gotten too bold, daring to sneak out while I'm sleeping. If I don't teach them a lesson, they'll forget they have a father!
Qin Lao Er, who had already taken a step back, stiffly turned his head upon hearing this, forced a smile, and asked, "Dad, have you eaten?"
"I'm already full of anger, what's the point of eating!" Qin's father sneered, picked up a broom and walked over, raising his hand to scold, "Get over here now!"
Seeing this, Qin Lao Er's face turned bitter, but he breathed a slight sigh of relief.
It's good to get angry; at least things can still turn around.
If you really pretend nothing happened, it won't be so easy to get away with it.
There's no going back on this escape attempt; once or twice is too late. From now on, the old folks will definitely be more careful, and it won't be so easy for them to succeed again.
After giving his two sons a good beating, Qin's anger subsided a bit. "I'll let it go this time, but if you dare to run away again, I'll break your legs!"
It's one thing for girls to be outgoing, but his two sons also side with outsiders. It's infuriating!
Seriously, it's a waste of time to raise them all.
Another point that particularly displeased Qin's father was that his two sons were unlike him, being too indecisive.
She's just a woman. As long as you have money, you can marry anyone, no matter how beautiful they are. Why be so stubborn?
If the two of them had really guts, they would have run away from home. Even if he was angry, he would have thought his son had guts and dared to cause trouble. Who knew that the two of them would come back in just one day.
What a spineless coward!
The more Qin's father thought about it, the angrier he became, and he slapped his son a few more times.
“Father is right,” Qin Lao Er said, enduring the pain, “I will never run around again.”
"Alright, alright," Qin's father waved his hand, "Come and eat."
As he spoke, he beckoned to Qin's mother, "Old woman, get some food for your daughter-in-law and grandson too. Not much, just enough so they don't starve."
Upon hearing this, Qin Lao Er immediately became alert.
However, Qin's mother's words made him feel that he was being too sensitive.
"A bunch of debt collectors! They're all capable of doing something, can't they cook for themselves?" Qin's mother glared at her two daughters-in-law and snorted coldly. "The kitchen door wasn't locked. If they want to eat, they can cook for themselves. If I, an elder, cook for them, how can they have the nerve to eat?"
After a pause, Qin's mother added, "We can only make wild vegetable soup; we don't have any extra grain at home for them to waste."
“It’s already a huge favor for Mother to give them food. How can we make food for them? That would be too much of a waste of their lives,” Qin Lao Er quickly chimed in. “Don’t bother with them. Let them do what they want. We can’t spoil these lazybones.”
Qin Lao Er's words made Qin's mother feel much better. "At least you still have some conscience!"
Upon hearing this, Qin's father glanced at his son indifferently and curled the corners of his mouth meaningfully.
So what if you're clever?
Sooner or later he'll learn that the father is the father after all!
However, there is a saying: do your best and leave the rest to fate.
Qin's father did know his family very well. He was able to fool the Qin family for so many years, so he must have some skill. He had foreseen everything, but he hadn't foreseen the unexpected.
He was determined to achieve his goal, and he even kept it a secret from his mother.
They put the leftover sleeping pills into the water tank, and unsurprisingly, the whole family fell for it.
He planned to send his two daughters-in-law over when no one was around late at night.
However, before he could make a move, a cloud of white smoke swept over him, and he lost consciousness in a daze.
"Brother Meng, the drug has been blown in. Wait for another cup of tea for it to take effect, then we'll carry the person out."
"Hmm, not bad," Yu Meng patted the man's shoulder with satisfaction, "Is the tung oil ready?"
"Ready, two full buckets, enough to burn this little courtyard to ashes." Xiao Jia paused, then asked hesitantly, "Brother Meng, people have always been set on fire, why are we carrying people out?"
Just to teach a lesson?
Are you sick?!
Arson is no laughing matter; if you're not careful, it can implicate a whole bunch of people. If there's no deep-seated hatred, why would someone be so ruthless?
"Who knows what that woman is thinking?" Yu Meng, in a bad mood, spat on the ground. "She gives me a single order, and I have to neglect my business to run errands for her."
That woman is really ruthless. She burned down her own family's yard without a second thought. She really doesn't show any mercy.
Who is that person?
"Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask. Just do your job well. If you do this well, you'll be rewarded later."
"That's great! I heard that this year's top courtesan is Meiyu from Yimanlou in Ping'an County. Unlike the previous top courtesans, she didn't become a concubine for a high-ranking family. Instead, she continued to work in the brothel. I've long wanted to see such a beauty, but I've always been short of money."
Although the courtesan was not someone he could even dream of, just seeing her for a year would give him something to brag about and something to talk about with his brothers.
Yu Meng understood Xiao Jia's words very well, and patted him on the shoulder to encourage him, "Work hard, and you'll have money and a wife too."
A short while later, after a cup of tea had passed, Yu Meng gave an order, and a dozen or so people broke down the door and searched all the rooms before finding the unconscious group.
"Put the person in an open space to the side, set them on fire, and pour tung oil on them!"
The newly lit flame flickered, as if a gust of wind could extinguish it.
Upon encountering tung oil, it immediately unleashed tremendous potential, rising into a fiery serpent several feet long, tightly coiling around the wall, its surging heat engulfing everything in its path.
Once the fire had subsided somewhat and it was clear that no one could save the Qin residence, Yu Meng nodded in satisfaction.
"Xiao Jia, you stay here and keep watch. Make sure nothing unexpected happens. The rest of you come back with me."
After saying that, he hurriedly led his men away.
When doing bad things, speed, accuracy, ruthlessness, and steadiness are key; procrastination and excessive talking are the worst things to do.
They'll either be arrested or killed!
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