Siheyuan: Sizhu starts blindly and takes a new path

Chapter 217 Beating the Child

"This unfilial son is really outrageous!" Liu Haizhong slammed the table so hard that Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu next to him trembled.

Liu Guangtian spoke cautiously: "Dad, my brother...he might really have something wrong, otherwise we should not force him..."

"Shut up!" Liu Haizhong glared at him, his tone filled with anger, "You two are useless! You can't even call someone back. I have raised you for nothing for so many years!"

Liu Guangfu lowered his head and muttered softly: "Brother doesn't want to come back, there's nothing we can do..."

"How dare you talk back!" Liu Haizhong got even angrier when he heard this. He stood up suddenly, picked up the broom next to him, and hit Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu.

"Pa! Pa!" The feather duster hit Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu hard, causing them to jump in pain.

"Dad, stop hitting us! We were wrong!" Liu Guangtian begged for mercy while dodging.

"Wrong? What's wrong with you? You can't even call someone back, and you still have the nerve to say you're wrong!" Liu Haizhong became more and more excited, and the feather duster in his hand whirred loudly.

Liu Guangfu couldn't stand being beaten anymore, so he turned around and ran out the door: "Dad, stop beating me! I can't stand it anymore!"

Seeing this, Liu Guangtian also ran out: "Dad, we were so wrong! Stop hitting me!"

When Liu Haizhong saw his two sons running away, he stamped his feet in anger and said, "Stop right there, both of you! You dare to run? I'll break your legs!"

Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu didn't dare to stop. They rushed out of the yard without looking back and ran all the way until they ran out of the alley.

"Brother, what...what should we do?" Liu Guangfu gasped, with a bit of fear on his face.

Liu Guangtian rubbed his arm that was hurt and said with a wry smile: "What else can we do? With this old man's temper, we will be beaten again when we go back. Otherwise... let's find a place to hide first?"

Liu Guangfu nodded: "Okay, let's go to the moat. There are fewer people there, and the old man won't be able to find us."

After discussing it, the two ran to the moat. When they reached the river, they found a big rock to sit on, but they were still uneasy.

"Brother, do you think the old man won't chase after us?" Liu Guangfu asked in a low voice.

Liu Guangtian shook his head: "Probably not. He's old and can't run anymore. Let's stay here for a while and go back after he calms down."

Liu Guangfu sighed, lowered his head and said, "Brother, why is our family like this? The old man just beats us all day long, and my eldest brother doesn't want to come back. Life is so boring."

Liu Guangtian patted his brother's shoulder, with a bit of helplessness in his tone: "Guangfu, let's be patient. When we grow up, we can leave this home."

Liu Guangfu didn't say anything, but just lowered his head, with a hint of confusion in his eyes.

At the same time, Liu Haizhong was so angry that he stamped his feet at home. He stood in the yard and shouted at the door: "You two bastards, if you have the guts, don't come back!"

The second aunt came out of the house and saw that Liu Haizhong was so angry that his face turned blue. She quickly advised: "Old man, don't be angry. Guangtian and Guangfu are still young, and it's useless to beat them. Otherwise, let's eat first. When they are hungry, they will come back by themselves."

After hearing this, Liu Haizhong was still very angry, but he also knew that it was useless to continue making a fuss, so he could only sigh and say, "Okay, let's eat first. These two bastards really piss me off!"

Seeing that Liu Haizhong had stopped making trouble, the second aunt was relieved. She turned back to the house to prepare food, thinking of Liu Guangqi's words, she complained in her heart: When did this family become like this?

The noise of the second uncle Liu Haizhong beating the children had long become a "regular show" in the courtyard. Every time he got angry, people in the courtyard could hear Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu crying. At the beginning, the neighbors would go to persuade them, but over time, everyone got used to it and even became numb to it.

Xu Damao and Qin Jingru were sitting in their house eating. Hearing the noise from the other side, Qin Jingru frowned, put down her chopsticks and said, "This second uncle is beating the child again. Really, he doesn't even feel tired."

Xu Damao took a piece of food with chopsticks and said disapprovingly: "Beat them, they are not our children anyway. Besides, Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu really deserve a beating. They are idle all day long. They will not become useful unless they are beaten."

Qin Jingru was a little unhappy after hearing this: "Xu Damao, what you said is wrong. No matter how bad the children are, you can't beat them like this. Look at the posture of the second uncle. He wants to beat the two children to death."

Xu Damao curled his lips and said, "I won't beat them to death, but it's good to beat them so that they will remember it."

Qin Jingru glanced at Xu Damao and suddenly asked, "Xu Damao, if we have a child in the future, will you beat the child like Second Uncle?"

Xu Damao was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then he laughed and said, "Jingru, you are thinking too far ahead, aren't you? Our child hasn't even been born yet, and you're thinking about this?"

Qin Jingru touched her belly and glared at him: "Don't interrupt me, I'm asking you a serious question. If you dare to beat the child like Second Master, I won't agree!"

Seeing that Qin Jingru was serious, Xu Damao quickly put down his chopsticks and said with a smile: "Jingru, don't worry, I, Xu Damao, am not that kind of person. The one in your belly is my Xu Damao's eldest son. I will definitely love him well. How could I bear to hit him?"

Qin Jingru's expression eased a little after hearing this, but she was still a little worried: "Don't just say nice things. If you really beat my son, I will never forgive you!"

Xu Damao waved his hands quickly: "No, no, I, Xu Damao, always keep my word. Besides, my son must be smart, why should he be beaten?"

After hearing this, Qin Jingru finally smiled: "That's about right."

Yi Zhonghai, an old man from the middle courtyard, sat in his main room, holding a cup of tea, his brows furrowed. He heard the noise of Liu Haizhong beating the children in the backyard clearly. The cries of Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu were like thorns piercing his heart.

"This Old Liu is getting more and more outrageous." Yi Zhonghai sighed, put down his teacup, and said to an old lady standing next to him.

An old lady was mending clothes. After hearing this, she looked up at Yi Zhonghai and said helplessly, "Old man, don't meddle in other people's business. We can't do anything about Lao Liu beating the child."

Uncle Yi Zhonghai shook his head, with a bit of dissatisfaction in his tone: "Can't we control it? We are the elders of the courtyard, how can we just watch and do nothing? Besides, although Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu are a little naughty, they don't deserve to be beaten every day, right?"

The aunt sighed and put down her needlework: "Old man, you know that when Liu Haizhong gets angry, who can persuade him? We have tried to persuade him before, but he didn't listen. Besides, it's not good for us outsiders to interfere in other people's family affairs."

After hearing this, Uncle Yi Zhonghai was silent for a while, and suddenly sighed: "Well, come to think of it, I do want to beat the child, but there is nothing I can do."

When the aunt heard this, she was stunned for a moment, then she laughed and said, "Old man, what's wrong with you? Why are you talking about this all of a sudden?"

Yi Zhonghai smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Zhu Zi and Yu Li have Liu Yi, and they will have another one soon. The Jia family has a house full of children, and Qin Jingru and Xu Damao, a couple in the backyard, quarrel all day long, and they will have a child soon. In our yard, our family is the quietest. If we can have a child, even if he is a little naughty, I will gently spank him a few times, and at least the house will be more lively." After saying that, he thought again: Is the child in Qin Jingru's belly mine?