In fact, the electricity bill collector had come to collect the payment several times, but Liu Jiaqi and his group kept delaying because Xu Hongxing hadn't returned, and as time went on, they accumulated a considerable amount of unpaid electricity bills.
The power has been cut off, something Xu Hongxing was unaware of.
Just as Xu Hongxing was about to lie down, he heard a noise in the living room; Liu Jiaqi and the others had returned.
The room was pitch black as soon as I entered, and the lights didn't work, so I knew there was a power outage.
Liu Jiahui: "Damn it, didn't I say I'd pay the electricity bill when my mom got back? And you still cut off the power, damn it."
Xu Hongxing, who was in the bedroom, naturally heard this. She didn't expect that when the power company came to collect the electricity bill, these people wouldn't pay. These people all had jobs and usually ate and used her food. Now, they had to wait for her to come back to pay the electricity bill.
No sooner had those words been spoken than Xu Hongxing felt the bedroom door open.
Liu Jiaqi: "Mom, pay the electricity bill tomorrow. How could you forget something so important? Now the house is all dark."
Hearing this, Xu Hongxing felt an overwhelming sadness. This was the son she had loved for most of her life, the son she had raised with great care and love.
Xu Hongxing: "I have no money left. I can't pay the electricity bill, and we don't even have any food left at home."
Liu Jiaqi was a little incredulous when she heard this. "How come you have no money? Where is your salary? What did you buy that cost so much money? Don't you know how to be more frugal? Our family doesn't have an easy life either."
Xu Hongxing: "I didn't buy anything. Your dad spent all his money on hospitalization this time. Now he can't even afford to eat and he still owes a lot of money."
Liu Jiahui: "What? You still owe a lot of money? You borrowed that money and you have to pay it back yourself. I don't have any money to help you pay it back."
After saying that, he left.
Liu Jiaqi: "I don't have the money to pay back either. I can't even support my own family, so don't rely on me."
After saying that, he turned around and went back to his room.
When Xu Hongxing mentioned that he still owed a considerable amount of money, the people in the living room fell silent and turned to go into their rooms. Asking them to pay it back was out of the question.
Now Xu Hongxing had lost all hope and was completely disheartened.
That's all she said, but everyone's focus was on her debt; no one noticed that she said she had no money and couldn't even afford food.
No one offered to pay the electricity bill, and no one cared whether she had food to eat; they were all just afraid that they would have to pay her debts.
Her husband was also selfish and selfish, secretly spending money on himself while completely disregarding her well-being.
He ate it secretly by himself, never even asking her a single question.
The pitch-black night concealed the intense hatred in Xu Hongxing's eyes.
The next day, Xu Hongxing got up early as usual, went downstairs and ate a bowl of fragrant chicken soup wontons. However, she did not go to work today, but waited in the alley. She only sneaked back after seeing the Liu family leave.
He tiptoed to open the door, then secretly cracked the bedroom door open a crack; Liu Aiguo was still asleep.
Seeing that Liu Aiguo was still asleep, Xu Hongxing didn't say anything, just stood there, staring intently at Liu Aiguo.
After an unknown amount of time, Liu Aiguo finally woke up. He lay in bed for a while before slowly getting up, picking up his cane and standing up. Xu Hongxing thought he was going to come out and was about to walk out when he unexpectedly went into the bathroom.
Xu Hongxing stood back where she was, feeling ridiculous. She felt like a joke. Liu Aiguo could walk on his own, but at the hospital, because she was a little slow, she hadn't poured him water when he was thirsty, and she hadn't been there for him when he needed to use the restroom. She didn't even know how many times she had been scolded.
She only realized now that he could get up and walk on his own! She had completely forgotten that Liu Aiguo only injured one leg.
After Liu Aiguo finished using the toilet, he sat on the bed for a while to recover, then went to the bedside and slowly pulled out a bill from under the mattress.
Upon seeing where Liu Aiguo had hidden the money, Xu Hongxing turned around and left without hesitation.
When she got home that night, the house was still dark, and no one had paid the electricity bill. Since they wouldn't pay, she wouldn't pay either.
A month passed like this, and the dishes in the kitchen had become moldy and smelly, but the electricity bill was still not paid.
Liu Aiguo is now able to go out and walk around with the help of crutches.
Xu Hongxing has hidden all the property certificates for his home and shops.
With his ID card in hand, Xu Hongxing took all the money Liu Aiguo had hidden while he was out for a stroll, and counted it—more than two thousand yuan.
Xu Hongxing quickly found the more than 3,000 yuan he had hidden before, and with his ID card in hand, he walked towards the bank while avoiding people.
Use your own ID card to open an account and deposit the money.
Liu Aiguo hadn't yet realized his money was gone. Xu Hongxing knew he had only taken ten yuan that morning, enough for two days, so he wouldn't notice yet.
These past few days, she rented a room, buried her bankbook and property certificate under the bed in a hole before going back to work.
The next day, Liu Aiguo finally discovered that his money was missing again. He frantically searched his sons' and daughters' rooms, but he couldn't find it anywhere.
Xu Hongxing pretended not to know anything, "What have you been doing these past two days? What have you been looking for? The house is a complete mess."
Liu Aiguo: "What I'm looking for is none of your business! You're a piece of trash, you haven't even earned enough to pay for electricity in all this time. Look at those unfilial children you raised, they should have been drowned in a chamber pot when they were born."
Xu Hongxing listened to her curses without feeling the slightest bit unmoved.
Xu Hongxing: "I went to the police station today, and the police said there was no hope of solving the case. They couldn't find the person, and Liu Aidang had a solid alibi."
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