Chapter 186 Who are you trying to scare with your death? Just die already.
Liu Nian leaned close to Liu Qiang's ear and said, "Have people disperse first, and ignore him."
Although Liu Qiang did not understand Liu Nian's meaning, he still did as he was told and had the workers leave Li Dongbo's house with their tools.
"I'm so sorry," Li Dongbo apologized to each of them.
After everyone had left, Li Dongbo pulled Li Cuihua up and said, "Come on, let's go inside."
Li Cuihua chuckled as Li Dongbo pulled her into the house.
“From now on, you’ll listen to me. Do whatever I tell you to do, understand?” Li Dongbo quickly added, “Otherwise, I won’t give you any food.”
Startled, Li Cuihua shrank back and quickly nodded.
He had several children and a mentally challenged wife. The children were crying for food, and his wife ate a lot and caused trouble. His meager work points were simply not enough to support the family. He had to think of other ways, even though he knew it was very unethical.
It's said that bad people come from poor and remote areas, and Li Dongbo understood that saying. When you're struggling to survive, nothing else matters when it comes to basic needs. Even if it means resorting to crooked means, you still want to survive.
"Hungry, hungry." Li Cuihua patted her stomach and looked at Li Dongbo pitifully.
Li Dongbo sighed, took half a cornbread from the kitchen, and stuffed it into Li Cuihua's hand, saying, "Eat it."
Li Cuihua immediately began to wolf down the food.
The four children watched longingly, not grabbing at the pancakes. The young and old were drooling with envy. Li Cuihua suddenly stopped, looked at the children, and then at the pancakes.
Her eyes remained fixed, and she lingered in her mouth, reluctant to swallow the biscuit.
She slowly broke the remaining pancakes into several small pieces, spread them in her palm, and handed them to the children, saying, "Eat."
"You eat yours." Li Dongbo felt a little sad. This silly wife of his still knew she was a mother.
Li Cuihua shook her head and insisted on pushing the pancake away, saying, "I won't eat it."
The children didn't dare to accept it either; without Li Dongbo's permission, none of them dared to compete with Li Cuihua for food.
"There's more." Li Dongbo had no choice but to take another small half of the pancake and distribute it among the children.
Li Cuihua then happily picked up her pancake and began to eat.
This person was fine before, but then he got sick and suffered brain damage from a fever, and became mentally disabled afterward.
Li Dongbo was very upset. It was all his fault because he didn't have money for medical treatment. Otherwise, his perfectly healthy wife wouldn't have developed a fever and become mentally impaired. He felt guilty and remorseful.
Unexpectedly, this man is quite good to his wife. Liu Nian didn't leave and stood outside the window watching.
Their family was so poor that they didn't even have a gate to their yard. Liu Nian looked around and understood what Li Dongbo was up to.
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Wang Zhiguang objected because the utility pole encroached on his private plot of land in front of his house. These days, some families rely on this small plot of land to grow crops and have enough to eat.
Another fear is getting electrocuted. That thing is so dangerous. What if it leaks electricity during a thunderstorm?
Wang Zhiguang's wife listed out the points one by one, and then made the decision: "Anyway, it can't be installed in front of my house."
As for Cui Daxing, he was an old bachelor, as unreasonable as ever. If anyone offended him, he would stand at their door and curse them.
Upon hearing that a utility pole was to be installed in their yard, the old man immediately sat down in front of his house and started cursing at the construction team.
"I'm going to be childless anyway! I'm not afraid of anything, this old man just won't let you put this thing in front of my house! Get out of here!"
"Otherwise, give me the money. If you don't give me the money, I'll never agree!" He was holding a bottle of pesticide, pretending to drink it.
Seeing this, who would dare to move?
"Alright, alright, what will happen if this gets into a murder case?"
"Village chief, Party secretary, how about we change our route?" someone suggested.
Liu Qiang looked at Cui Daxing proudly holding up the pesticide and said, "Change the route? How much more expenses will that increase? The higher-ups didn't allocate that much budget."
The money is right there; if we bypass these companies, it will be troublesome and costly.
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