In the end, Wencai chose to escape. He didn't have the courage to reopen the scars.
"Let's do it another time! I've made an appointment with Qing Ke to watch a movie together tomorrow."
Wencai bit the toothpick in his mouth hard, picked up the remote control on the coffee table, turned off the TV, lowered his head and wanted to sneak upstairs.
Seeing this, Shumei quickly reached out and grabbed Wencai's collar, forcing him back to sit on the sofa. She walked around from behind the sofa and sat next to Wencai.
"What are you doing? You're so strong, like a man. Your butt is almost flattened."
Wencai rubbed his butt and murmured complaints.
It was summer, and the cushions on the sofa had been retracted, revealing the original bamboo structure. Shumei had used a bit too much force, and Wencai's half-meter fall must have been painful.
"Wencai, stop running away. Every time we ask you to take me to meet Uncle Li and the others, you always find all sorts of excuses to prevaricate. You don't really want to have nothing to do with Uncle Li and the others forever, do you?"
Shumei clasped her fingers tightly together and stared at Wencai with expectant eyes. It was clearly Wencai's business, but she acted as if she was asking for help, and was humble.
Wencai shifted his body, widening the distance between him and Shumei, and turned his face away, with half of his back facing Shumei. He twisted his body this way and that, clearly feeling a little restless.
Shumei only wanted to help Wencai, and she had no idea how strained the relationship between Wencai and the Li family was.
When Li Wenxue went to the hospital, he tried to reconcile Wencai and Li Yushu, but as soon as Wencai stepped through the door and before he could even utter a word, Li Yushu grabbed a bamboo pole used to clean pigeon cages from the balcony and started beating Wencai violently. No matter how Li Wenxue tried to persuade him, he would not reconcile.
Li Yushu kept chasing him relentlessly. Wencai dodged and ran, but he slipped and fell down the stairs. It was also a lucky feat that Wencai didn't suffer any injuries from the fall. He got up from the ground and continued to avoid Li Yushu's pursuit.
Right on the street, in front of the neighbors, Li Yushu still did not give Wencai any face. Wencai was beaten to the point of rolling on the ground, curled up in a ball with his hands holding his head.
Li Yushu was tired and couldn't fight anymore, so he stopped.
"Rebellious son, if you dare come here again, I will break your legs. As long as your mother doesn't forgive you, you will never be able to enter the Li family again. Get out, as far away as you can. If you still have a little bit of ambition, support yourself with your own hands and don't think about coming back to eat and drink for free."
After Li Yushu finished speaking, he leaned on the bamboo pole in his hand and walked towards home with a slow pace.
"dad……"
Li Wenxue called out a few times to Li Yushu who was walking away, but Li Yushu did not respond.
The area was full of people watching the fun, pointing and talking to each other.
Wencai's hands were still covering his face, and through the gaps between his arms, he saw these unfamiliar faces. Wencai had never known what it meant to be embarrassed, never known what it meant to be ashamed, and never cared about other people's eyes.
But today, today all his “nevers” became “first times”.
For the first time, he knew what it meant to be embarrassed and ashamed, and for the first time he knew how terrifying other people's gazes could be.
Li Wenxue leaned over and with great effort helped him up from the ground. He had originally wanted to help Wencai to the nearby pharmacy. But when Wencai got up, he forcibly broke free from Li Wenxue's hand and limped away alone.
"Literary talent, literary talent..."
"Brother, go back! I don't deserve to return to this home. I... I will do my best to atone for my sins."
If a shameless person suddenly becomes aware of etiquette and morality, it means that he has really changed.
He didn't dare to blame Li Yushu at all. This was what he deserved. He couldn't blame the heavens or the earth, and he could only blame himself.
Over four years had passed since that incident, but it still surfaced constantly in Wencai's mind. He wasn't afraid, but rather a constant reminder to keep working hard. But on the other hand, he still dreaded facing Li Yushu again.
Although Wencai didn't stand up and slip away again, his tone was filled with strong impatience, "There's a long way to go, let's talk about it later!"
"Wencai, Uncle Li is almost seventy this year, right? Birth, aging, sickness, and death are common to all human beings. Uncle Li is also a mortal and cannot avoid these. A tree wishes to be still, but the wind does not stop; a son wishes to support his parents, but they are no longer around. You may have many futures, but what about Uncle Li? The sooner you gain Uncle Li's forgiveness, the more time you have to fulfill your filial duties."
Wencai was shaken. He had to admit that what Shumei said was right. The old aunt was a living example.
"Okay! Get ready! I'll take you there tomorrow."
"Okay, okay, then go to sleep quickly. I'll wake you up tomorrow morning."
Shumei grabbed Wencai's arm and urged him to go upstairs to sleep.
"I'll watch TV for a while, I...I..."
Wencai picked up the remote control on the table and pressed the red button on it.
Unfortunately, she didn't get what she wanted. Shumei snatched the remote control from his hand, clicked the screen back to black, and forcibly pushed Wencai upstairs.
The next morning, Shumei prepared the morning supplies and woke Wencai up from his sleep.
Wencai walked downstairs in a daze and sat on the sofa, yawning repeatedly. He finally had a chance to sleep in, but he didn't expect that because Shumei was out of the house, he was used to sleeping in late on Sundays, so he was a little uncomfortable.
To sober himself up, he went to the refrigerator, took out a bottle of instant coffee, unscrewed the lid and drank half of it. The cool feeling, coupled with the effect of the drug, instantly sobered Wencai.
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