When Liao Guoming woke up again, he found himself tied up on the bed.
Beside the bed were mother and son, looking at him with smiles on their faces.
“Wuwuwu…”
Because there was a towel stuffed in his mouth, Liao Guoming could only make a whimpering sound.
Meihua is holding a hatchet.
The shiny hatchet flashed a few cold rays in the dark night.
"Liao Guoming, even my parents have never laid a hand on me since I was a child. Who gave you the courage to be violent towards me again and again? Huh?
Let me think about it, how many times did you hit me this morning? Do you think I should hit you back? Forget it, I’m a good person, I can’t do this.”
Liao Guoming nodded rapidly, fearing that he would be beaten by Meihua if he was slow to respond.
"How about this, you hit me twice, and I'll cut you once. You've hit me at least thirty or forty times today, so since we're husband and wife, I'll give you a discount. Let's make it a round number, twenty dollars. Isn't that a good deal?"
Because of her excitement, Meihua's expression was a little ferocious.
Liao Guoming sobbed and shook his head.
The fear in his eyes could be seen even through the obstruction of night.
He wanted to argue, but he didn't have the chance to speak.
"Liao Guoming, don't use my compromise as leverage to further your advantage. I hope today's incident will be the last."
Meihua did not hide her resentment towards Liao Guoming at all.
If murder hadn't been illegal, the grass on Liao Guoming's grave would be three feet high now.
"Liao Guoming, from today on, you must hand over every penny you earn, or I will go to the factory and make a scene, even if it means you lose your job.
If I don't live well, you, your mother, and your elder brother won't be able to live well either."
As she spoke, Meihua raised the hatchet and placed it directly on Liao Guoming's neck.
"Just say yes or no, nod or shake your head, give me a definite answer."
Liao Dahai was also trying to persuade Liao Guoming earnestly.
"Dad, why are you doing this? You've torn our family apart.
You said I would take care of you in your old age, didn't you say my stepmother would take care of you in your sickbed? You rush to deliver rice, oil, and vegetables to my uncle's family every day. What are you trying to achieve? If you don't know, you would think my cousins are your biological children.
You don't really think they'll starve to death without you, do you? You're such a fool! They often eat meat without your knowledge. Where does the money for the meat come from? It's all from you, the sucker."
“Wuwuwu…”
Liao Guoming twisted his body.
Because of his struggle, the ropes on his hands and feet were tightened. After several attempts, Liao Guoming finally calmed down.
"Stop yelling! Your voice is so unpleasant. Don't you see the situation clearly? You are the meat on the chopping block, and we are the knives chopping the meat. If you want to survive, you have to listen to us obediently, understand?"
“Wuwuwu…”
"Alright, alright, I'll untie it for you, but you'd better pay me honestly. Stepmother, untie him."
The plum blossom neither responded nor refused.
He raised the hatchet and swung it in one direction.
At that moment, Liao Guoming's heart was in his throat, and a warm current soaked his pants.
He closed his eyes in despair.
What awaited me was a free right hand.
"Hand over the money first, and I'll help you untie it."
After Meihua decided not to tolerate anymore, her aura suddenly became stronger.
Liao Guoming took out money from the inside of his pants with trembling hands.
"I've spent some, and this is all I have left."
Meihua roughly counted them and found that there were twenty-seven or twenty-eight pieces.
"Okay, I'll let you go for now. You'd better not play any tricks on me. Unless you have the ability to never set foot in this house in your life, I will not let you have it easy."
After cutting the ropes that tied Liao Guoming's hands and feet, Meihua left.
Liao Dahai looked at Liao Guoming and decisively followed Meihua.
"Dahai, go find your Uncle Zhang tomorrow and ask him to build a small house in the yard. Your father will live there from now on."
Plum blossoms’ ideas are still relatively traditional.
Even though she and Liao Guoming had reached the point of resorting to knife-cutting, she never thought of divorcing him.
The only option is to sleep in separate rooms to show your attitude.
"I understand, stepmother. You can sleep in my room. I will sleep in the main room until the house is built. Call me if you need anything."
Liao Dahai was eight or nine years old, so Meihua naturally didn't ask him to come into the house to avoid suspicion.
With the creaking sound of a door closing, the night returned to silence.
Liao Guoming listened to the noise outside and took a long time to come back to his senses.
"You bitch, you're so bold! You actually dared to put a knife to my neck. Just wait, sooner or later I'll beat her to death."
"And there's that unfilial son Liao Dahai, who dares to ride roughshod over his father. When he makes money, the first thing he'll do is dump these two encumbrances and marry someone young and beautiful."
Liao Guoming lowered his voice and cursed outside the door for a long time until his throat felt sore and he finally shut up.
Only then did Liao Guoming realize that his pants were wet. He groped his way out of bed and found his clothes to change into.
I didn't dare turn on the lights the whole time and walked on tiptoe.
Then he lay down curled up on the dry side of the bed.
Soon, thunderous snoring could be heard in the room.
Liao Dahai smiled bitterly and shook his head. He didn't expect his father to be so carefree and sleep so soundly.
the next day……
After getting up, Liao Guoming rarely washed his face and brushed his teeth with water, instead of saying "Where have you been?" all the time.
But the main reason was that Meihua never let go of the hatchet. Whenever Liao Guoming looked a little impatient with her, Meihua would shake the hatchet in her hand.
Liao Guoming didn't dare to say a word, let alone order her to serve him.
Even for breakfast, he would only dare to eat after Meihua and Liao Dahai were full.
"Hey, Guoming, why are you out so late today? Won't you be late for work?"
Liao's mother was waiting at the door early in the morning.
There was no sound of Liao Guoming scolding anyone in the house, and Liao Guoming was not seen at the door. Liao's mother almost thought that Liao Guoming had gone to work.
"Ah, Mom, why are you here? I...I'm going to work now."
Liao Guoming avoided looking at Liao's mother.
He was afraid that he would not be able to help but agree to all the requests of Liao's mother as soon as they saw each other.
"Go ahead, and remember to buy some pig's trotters after work. Son, think carefully about what I've said. Even if you can give me half a month's wages, don't worry, I'll save it well for you and give it all back to you when Dahai gets married."
When it comes to wages, Liao Guoming feels bitter.
Meihua took away all the money he had on him. He was penniless now, so how could he get the money to buy pig's trotters?
"Mom, you know what the situation is like outside now. How can you serve me pig's trotters and eggs every day? Besides, my sister-in-law didn't have so many problems when she gave birth to her child.
Oh, I won’t tell you anymore, I’m going to be late for work.”
Just as Liao's mother was about to speak, she was interrupted by Liao Guoming.
Liao's mother looked at his fleeing figure with contempt in her eyes.
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