Chapter 42 Li Da's Past



Gao Han and Su Zhouhe left Song Mingming's villa together. After they parted, he went to the stall again.

He hasn't been there for several days, and several customers have come and left disappointed.

Every time they see these customers, the stall owners feel heartbroken, as if they can hear the sound of money flowing away before their eyes.

The atmosphere today was a little different. As soon as Gao Han arrived, he saw a wealthy middle-aged man standing in front of the thin stall owner with a look of disgust on his face, expressing strong disdain for his clothes and occupation.

"I told you long ago that you have no future. Everyone says that being a weapon maker is a promising and lucrative profession. But when it comes to you, how can you be considered promising? Would a promising person set up a stall here like you?"

"My parents were very good at choosing you. You might have sold your house and are now living alone."

"Useless thing, my son is already thirteen years old, and his talent is one of the best in the school. Look at yourself, you are still unmarried, maybe no woman is interested in you, I am too lazy to say these words anymore, no matter how many times I say it, you won't listen. I came here today to tell you, don't forget to give your parents living expenses, you have to double it every month from now on."

The middle-aged people are arrogant and complacent, and they put themselves in a superior attitude, which also arouses disgust from passers-by.

"The living expenses I give to my parents every month are already high enough. Why should I double it? If they want to double it, let them do it themselves." The thin stall owner had a gloomy face. When he saw Gao Han standing beside him, his expression became even uglier. The thing he didn't want others to know was finally seen, and his expression suddenly became very ugly.

"Why? Because I'm the eldest son in the family, and I'm more talented and promising than you." The middle-aged man said righteously.

The thin stall owner sneered, "Since you are so promising, how come you can't even support your own parents and still ask me for living expenses? Besides, how much of this living expenses are spent on your parents? Do you really think I don't know anything?"

"What do you know? Anyway, let me put it here. I will not give up until I see my living expenses doubled." The middle-aged man's arrogant look angered the thin stall owner.

The thin stall owner threw the cloth in his hand vigorously and sneered viciously: "Just because I compromised before doesn't mean I'm easy to bully. From now on, I won't give a penny of living expenses. Anyway, my parents have never cared about me. I have paid enough. Without the living expenses I give, I wonder how your family can survive."

"You!" The middle-aged man was so angry that he pointed at the thin stall owner whose attitude suddenly changed. He didn't understand why he suddenly became so strong. How could their family survive without his living expenses?

He actually lied. Even if Li Da was setting up a stall here, he could earn a considerable amount of money every month. Li Da was also a very filial person. In order not to let his parents suffer, he often sent money to them. In fact, almost all of this money was spent by the elderly on their eldest son and grandson.

The middle-aged man always thought that Li Da didn't know about this, and the family enjoyed Li Da's efforts with peace of mind. However, as his son was going to the best university, more and more money was needed, and the living expenses that Li Da had sent before were not enough. This time he came to inform him of this matter.

"If you don't give my parents living expenses, aren't you afraid that I will sue you?" The middle-aged man thought about it and felt that this was the only thing that could threaten Li Da, but his momentum had already weakened a lot.

"Go ahead and sue me. The living expenses I sent every month have exceeded what I should have paid. If you really calculate it, I have paid all that I should have paid. You know very well whether it is too much or not. Even if you take the case to court, the judge will rule that I don't have to pay living expenses anymore." The thin stall owner no longer cares about anything.

The middle-aged man really panicked when he heard this, "Li Da, you can't do this. What will happen to our parents? What will happen to us? You have to pay for our living expenses!"

"You always say that I have no talent. Who is the one who has no talent? Look at you now. Be more promising and don't let me look down on you like you always look down on me." The thin stall owner lit a cigarette.

The middle-aged man finally realized that Li Da was different, and his heart suddenly hardened, "Aren't you afraid that your parents will come looking for you?"

"Why are you looking for me? In their eyes, you are their relative." The thin stall owner puffed out smoke. He found that after saying these words, his mood became much more open and he felt as refreshed as when he was promoted.

This was not his illusion. His realm had really improved. Others could not see it, but Gao Han could.

The middle-aged man was so angry that he left, and before leaving he threatened that he would ask his parents to come find him.

"Congratulations, but smoking is not good." Gao Han said as he passed by him.

The thin stall owner was stunned for a moment and said, "What are you congratulating me for? Also, I have already quit smoking, but today is different, I suddenly wanted to smoke one." He didn't know why he had to explain.

"Congratulations on your advancement in realm. Don't you know that?" Gao Han looked at him strangely.

After checking it out, the thin stall owner was stunned. His realm had really improved.

Gao Han saw the confusion on his face and kindly explained, "On the path of cultivation, the state of mind is particularly important. You actually have good talent, but because of the heavy psychological burden, you have not made any progress over the years. Do you know why many practitioners have to cut off their seven emotions and six desires? It is for this reason. Without worries, the mind is clear and the road ahead is smooth. No one is born bad, it just depends on how determined he is."

The thin stall owner spoke for a long time, as if his throat was blocked. After a long time, he finally uttered a word, "Thank you."

Because they are not often spoken, the pronunciation of the two words is a bit strange.

"No need to thank me, I didn't do anything." Gao Han said and went back to his stall.

The fat stall owner came over with a smile on his face to congratulate him, and even the old stall owner said a few words.

At their age, it is very difficult, even impossible, to make further advancement. The thin stall owner was able to make further advancement in his thirties, which shows how heavy a burden the problems of his original family were on his heart. This also indirectly shows that he is actually talented.

The thin stall owner completely let go of his grudge and looked at Gao Han with gratitude through the crowd. Gao Han was the first person who told him that he had talent, but he didn't expect that he was the person he had always disliked.

As expected, the middle-aged man told his parents when he got back. He also angrily scolded Li Dalang for being heartless and exaggerated a lot of things.

That afternoon, his parents came over and overturned Li Da's stall without saying a word. Someone said something and his parents scolded them for meddling in other people's business, saying that what they were doing with their son was none of their business and they drove the customers away.

This was the first time Gao Han saw Li Da’s parents, while the others had seen them several times.

"Brother Gao, don't worry about it. This is not the first time his parents have done this. Every time they come, they make a big fuss. It will be fine after it's over." The fat stall owner saw Gao Han watching and was worried that he would get into trouble if he intervened.

Gao Han felt that the fat stall owner overestimated himself. He would not get involved in such matters. If he couldn't even solve his family affairs, he would not be able to go further in the future.

The fat stall owner couldn't tell what he was thinking, so he thought he was thinking about Li Da, so he explained, "Li Da also had a miserable life. When he was a child, he detected his fire veins, and the neighbors all thought he would be a promising weapon master in the future. But his parents didn't think so. They thought weapon masters were very expensive and might not succeed, so they put more energy and money into their eldest son, and not only did they not give anything to the younger son, they also took it for granted and asked for it."

"Won't he resist?" Gao Han asked.

"What's the use of resisting? After all, they are the parents who gave birth to him. And you can see that their family are all greedy vampires. Li Da has moved to many places before, all because of them." The fat stall owner sighed.

"Can't we just not tell them where we're moving to?" Gao Han said again.

The fat stall owner shook his head. "It's useless. Li Da's eldest brother is also a spirit refiner. He can find out where weapon masters set up stalls by just asking around. What they have the most is time and energy. He can always find them if he looks for them one by one."

Gao Han still felt strange. "Then why don't we just make sure they don't have the time and energy to look for Li Da again?"

The fat stall owner asked curiously, "Okay, but how are you going to make sure they don't have the time and energy to look for Li Da again?"

"Create some trouble for them. You can tell from their character that they tend to act impulsively. How good can a spoiled child be in such a family? If a naughty child messes with someone he shouldn't mess with, won't he be out of energy?" Gao Han said lightly.

The fat stall owner was shocked. Thinking carefully, this idea was very damaging. If something went wrong, the whole family might be ruined. But when it came to Li Da's eldest brother's family, even he didn't have much sympathy.

The old stall owner also heard it and looked at Gao Han deeply.

Li Da, whose stall was overturned, looked neither sad nor happy. The fat stall owner's worry was actually unnecessary. After his epiphany, he was no longer the person who would humble himself for the desire for recognition from his relatives, nor would he think of gaining their love by paying. If the love of relatives requires paying, this family affection would have deteriorated long ago.

Li Da's parents kept throwing tantrums for a long time, and finally realized that this trick didn't work, so they switched to the offensive of family affection. However, Li Da seemed to have a golden bell covering his body, and any offensive was blocked outside. He always had the same expression, which made them dry-mouthed and thirsty. Their patience ran out, and they threatened that if he didn't give them living expenses, they would harass him every day and make him live in unrest.

"How can there be such parents?" Passersby were so angry that they felt sorry for Li Da.

Li Da looked at his parents who were already old. The traces of street scoundrels were already deeply rooted in them. He asked himself, should he really continue to tangle with them, making himself anxious all day long, day after day? The answer was no. He thought of his childhood dream, he wanted to be a great weapon master.

"I, who you have always looked down upon, have actually made friends with many weapon masters over the years. Thanks to you, because you have forced me to move around a lot, I have actually gotten to know more people. They all know my situation and told me that I can always find them if I need any help in the future. One of the weapon masters has a relative who is also a leader in your precious grandson's school. If I ask him to tell his relative, guess what will happen to your precious grandson?"

"Li Da, he is your nephew, we are related by blood, you dare not do this." Li Da's parents said firmly.

"Then let's give it a try." Li Da threw down the cigarette butt that he couldn't help smoking and stepped on it to put it out. The four words "blood connection" were really ridiculous.

He spoke too lightly. When Li Da's parents thought about what their eldest son said after returning home, they finally felt afraid. Li Da has really changed. He is no longer the Li Da who allowed them to ask for anything without daring to complain. Who changed him? If they knew, they would make that person die miserably!

Faced with the changed Li Da, the parents were still more worried about their grandson's safety than their own son. They left with a sentence "Let's just pretend we never had a son like you" and left with resentment on their faces.

Li Da watched their figures until they disappeared, his eyes seemed to be reminiscing, but more like saying goodbye to the past.

His strength increased again. For Li Da, his real inner demon is his parents. His parents carry too many obsessions for him. If he doesn't get out of it, he won't be able to improve, and the cycle will repeat itself forever.

Now, both the old stall owner and the fat stall owner are happy for him.


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