"Wife, donāt do this, didnāt we agree not to divorce? What am I supposed to do if we get divorced? My dad said the other day it was unintentional. Didnāt he apologize to you?"
"Ah, bullshit... unintentional? Only you believe that. He was peeking through my door crack for nearly five minutes, was that unintentional? Hurry up, or Iāll have my dad and brother come over. Do you believe that if they come, theyāll send your dad straight to labor reform? Donāt think our family doesnāt know about the filthy things your dad has done. If my dad could get him out, he can put him back in. And believe me, heāll never come out. If you donāt want a divorce, hurry up and go."
Li Hongqiās wife pointed to the rice noodle shop downstairs and said, "Iāll be waiting here. Get him out quickly, and if he dares to come back to our house, Iāll hack him to death with a knife."
Li Hongqi was smart. If his father-in-law found out about his dad peeping at his wife, there would definitely be trouble. At that point, it was possible they might even cut ties with him.
He finally married a wife from the city, his father-in-law was capable, and he couldnāt let this be ruined.
"Iāll go, Iāll go, Iāll get him out right now, is that not enough?"
Li Hongqi said, heading straight into their apartment building.
Li Hongqiās wife didnāt know them, Li Hongqi didnāt pay attention here just now, Lin Guozhi and his son-in-law glanced at each other without a word.
Han Yi quickly hugged Little Star and said to Lin Wan, "Are you done eating? Letās go to the car."
The family understood, if Li Fugui really came down in a moment, he would definitely recognize them. This time, coming back, they could not let him escape again.
Liang Hongmei and the children all got in the car.
Han Yi drove the car to an inconspicuous place.
...
"Dad, you better leave, or my wife will definitely divorce me." Upstairs, in a two-bedroom, one-living room apartment, Li Hongqi said to the drunken Li Fugui lying on the bed.
"Sheās a pregnant woman already married to you, can she actually divorce you? Youāre such a coward, afraid of your wife to this extent. Sheās just scaring you. Do you really believe sheāll drive your old man away?"
"Dad, did you really peep at my wife? My wife said you were peeping through the door crack for a few minutes." In fact, Li Hongqi was annoyed in his heart. A few months ago, he and his wife were living well, comfortable without mentioning it. Suddenly, his dad ran over saying he wanted to hide at their house for a few days, but it turned into a few months. Spending their money lavishly, eating their food, making their house look like a pigsty every day.
That wasnāt the end of it; occasionally, his dad eavesdropped on their conversations. He could tolerate all that, but he went too far; even some bad habits at home were all displayed.
Originally, his father-in-law recommended him a job at the post office. He disliked the position being too low, not matching his previous village chief status. He insisted his father-in-law find him another one.
His father-in-law was particularly angry about this, and until now hadnāt cared about his dadās business, his dad didnāt realize his mistake at all.
"So what if I looked? A pregnant woman, whatās there to hide? You just treasure that woman. If it were me, Iād directly beat her until she served me obediently."
Li Fugui lay on the bed, speaking without any restraint. He didnāt even notice that behind him, his son was furious, his face twisted with rage, gritting his teeth and saying,
"Dad, thatās my wife, sheās your daughter-in-law. How can you say such things? Get out, get out right now. From now on, I donāt have a dad like you."
"What? Damn it, you dare to drive your old man away, you little bastard. I watched you grow up, and with your little skills, you still dare to stand up to your old man? See if I donāt beat you to death." As Li Fugui spoke, he turned over and sat up, glaring fiercely at Li Hongqi.
"Damn it, do you think Iām as weak as a baby?" Li Hongqi said, casually grabbing a glass from the table and smashing it on Li Fuguiās head with a bang.
Li Fugui never expected his son to dare lay hands on him; he dumbfoundedly touched the bleeding wound on his head, lowering his head to suppress his anger that made Li Hongqi visibly tremble, taking a step back.
Li Fuguiās violent temper flared up. He stood up and started fighting with Li Hongqi again.
"Damn, youāve grown some guts, dare to hit your old man?" He picked up a wooden stick and hit Li Hongqi.
He hit him to the ground, Li Hongqi was in so much pain that he couldnāt stand up at all. His dad was beating him to death, even the wooden stick was broken, and he still wasnāt satisfied, directly using his fists on him.
At this moment, Li Hongqi realized a very serious problem. If his dad was displeased with him one day and wanted to harm his wife, directly beating him half to death, no... directly beating him to death. Wouldnāt his wife and kid be in trouble?
As someone whoās supposed to be a father, he was so ruthless to his only son. Damn it, he didnāt care about family at all.
Thinking about the future, Li Hongqi hardened his heart, the resentment in his heart exploding out.
"Ah..." He suddenly snapped, grabbing a shovel from who knows where and struck it down hard, cursing with each strike, "You disgusting, you shameless, you arrogant old beast, today Iāll show you the power of your son. Damn it. Are you leaving, are you leaving..." With each strike and curse, Li Fugui was completely unable to resist, only seeing blood splattering before his eyes. He never expected his son to be so strong, and by the time he tried to fight back, he simply couldnāt react. He quickly avoided out of the room.
While running, he touched his half face, sticky with blood, his eyes full of disbelief, "Ah, it hurts me to death, you little bastard, just watch, Iāll come back to kill you." "If youāve got guts, donāt run. Damn it, now Iām the boss, letting you old thing yell at me."
They lived on the third floor, when Li Fugui was beaten and rushed out bleeding, it scared a lot of passersby.
Someone bumped into him, directly scared and fell to the ground.
Even in this state, Li Fugui still looked like he needed a beating as he yelled at the person on the ground, "No eyes, huh?"
When Li Hongqi chased out, still holding the iron shovel, he saw Li Fugui and hit him again.
"Let you run, Iāll let you run."
"Unfilial son hits his father, come and see. Unfilial son killed his father." Li Fugui, barehanded, couldnāt fight back against Li Hongqi, dodging while shouting.
Downstairs, Li Hongqiās wife, seeing Li Hongqiās imposing manner, was delighted, "Good job Hongqi, beat that old bastard to death. The damned old man, being so disgusting to his own daughter-in-law. Why do we need such a father? Everyone, you all heard what I just said, right? He, as a father-in-law, acted indecently towards his own pregnant daughter-in-law. How are we supposed to live like this?"
Many people had already heard the words between the young couple just now. When Li Fugui shouted, no one paid attention to him.
Now the daughter-in-law put on a tragic performance. Most people sided with the young couple.
For such disgraceful parents, everyone couldnāt help but shake their heads.
"In my opinion, just send him to the police station." Someone commented.
"We want to, but with our familyās shameful matters exposed, how am I supposed to live after this?" Li Hongqiās wife said downstairs, trying to gain everyoneās sympathy. In reality, after this, who knew who? There werenāt many people downstairs anyway.
Actually going to the police station, this matter would surely be known by her friends and relatives. Her father-in-law going to the detention center, sent by the couple, this matter wouldnāt be concealed at that time.
Her marrying Li Hongqi, a rural man, made her parents dissatisfied, her relatives laughed at her behind her back, all watching her jokes. If they knew about this, it would be too hard to face them in the future. Not far away, Lin Guozhiās family was watching the scene of Li Fugui and his son fighting, from the car, overjoyed.
"Good, even Li Hongqi canāt tolerate his dad now." Lin Wan laughed.
"Being beaten to death by his son, that would be too easy on him." On this return, they had discussed with their dad, they had to break Li Fuguiās leg.
Han Yi crossed his arms, watching the father and son from afar, smiling at the scene, "Donāt worry, his son is too scared to actually kill him publicly." Han Yi said, nodding towards the escaping Li Fugui, "Look."