Suddenly!
Li Dali’s wrist was gripped by a searing pain, causing him to involuntarily let go.
When he opened his eyes, he saw that the cleaver had somehow fallen into Tang Xiaomin’s hand.
Tang Xiaomin’s face had turned ferocious. Without a word, she retaliated in kind.
She raised the cleaver high and, without hesitation, swung it down towards Li Dali’s head!
Ah!
!!!
After a pained howl, Li Dali collapsed to the ground, unconscious.
...
From the moment Li Dali brought out the cleaver to when Tang Xiaomin subdued him took less than a minute. Everything happened too fast.
Zhao E, like a madwoman, cried out and rushed forward to check on Li Dali.
“Honey, what happened to you!”
“Honey!”
“Ah!”
...
Tang Xiaomin ignored Zhao E and turned to look at Li Youyou behind her.
With just a glance, Li Youyou’s legs turned to jelly, and she collapsed to the ground.
“Don’t come any closer!”
“Don’t come near me!”
...
Tang Xiaomin glanced at the cleaver in her hand. It looked very sharp.
Her adoptive parents had always told her, “A sharpened knife makes for easier work.” The cleavers at home were always kept sharp, and she assumed this one was no different.
But who could have imagined that one day the blade would be turned against her.
“What are you scared of? Weren’t you all tough just now, wanting to teach me a lesson,” Tang Xiaomin sneered.
Li Youyou had no idea that Tang Xiaomin, who appeared alone and fragile, was actually deranged.
She was already terrified and her mind was in a daze.
“Help… help me…”
“Don’t come closer!”
“Don’t come near me!”
...
This was enough to scare her.
Tang Xiaomin found it uninteresting. She wiped her hands on her sleeve, then tossed the cleaver towards Li Youyou.
“Ah! Don’t kill me!”
...
As expected, Li Youyou was also scared unconscious on the spot.
A dark stain quietly spread on the ground where she had fallen...
...
“Youyou… are you alright!”
Zhao E, once again like a madwoman, rushed to Li Youyou’s side.
When she checked and found no injuries on Li Youyou, and saw that she was merely scared unconscious, just like Li Dali, she let out a sigh of relief.
Watching Tang Xiaomin’s retreating back, Zhao E issued a warning!
“Tang Xiaomin, I’m calling the police! You’ll be rotting in jail!”
A threat?
Tang Xiaomin found it laughable.
“If I’m not mistaken, you have surveillance cameras installed in this house. They were probably for monitoring my parents, weren’t they?”
The Li Dali family was obsessed with money. They wouldn’t have failed to guard against Li Changchun and his wife. Surveillance was the best method.
But it was a pity that Li Changchun and his wife were too honest, their hands too clean. They did nothing but cook, clean, and serve the old man every day.
They didn’t touch anything else. Not even a needle.
After more than half a year, they still hadn’t caught any incriminating evidence.
...
“Call the police if you want. If you have the guts to show the footage to the police, then you’ll be the one proving something. However, if the footage captures you illegally detaining me, extorting money, and intentionally causing harm…”
“These charges, combined, are enough to send your whole family of three to jail for over five years.”
Is this called calling the police?
No.
This is called surrendering.
Villains are not scary, but villains with culture are.
Tang Xiaomin walked out of Li Dali’s house with an air of nonchalance.
Zhao E, looking at the unconscious father and daughter, felt her mind in a complete mess.
...
Tang Xiaomin followed her memory back to the small barbecue stall at the village entrance.
This place served as the village activity room, a small convenience store, and the village parking lot.
During the day, it was also the village information hub and a place for elderly mahjong entertainment.
As she approached, she saw a conspicuously out-of-place luxury car parked at the entrance of the barbecue stall.
Tang Xiaomin’s heart skipped a beat.
Why is he here?
She quickened her pace and entered the small barbecue stall, only to see Yan Jue sitting with her adoptive parents, eating barbecue and drinking beer. The scene was unbelievably harmonious.
The man turned his head and gave a charming smile.
“Minmin, why are you so late?”
...
The saying goes, “Family shame should not be aired publicly.” Li Changchun and Zhou Xiaolan had not told Yan Jue about their trivial family matters.
Tang Xiaomin’s lips twitched.
This guy was truly like a persistent shadow, chasing her even to such a poor and remote place.
“Why are you here?”
“I had nothing to do during my vacation, so I came.”
Tang Xiaomin didn’t believe him.
“You just bought a piece of land. Shouldn’t you be very busy right now?”
Yan Jue said dismissively.
“That’s the project manager’s concern. I don’t need to worry about it.”
He perfectly embodied the ugly face of a capitalist.
Since he was here, there was nothing else to say.
Tang Xiaomin pulled up a small stool and sat down. She hadn’t eaten yet, and filling her stomach was the priority.
“Xiaomin, how’s the negotiation with your aunt going?” Li Changchun asked worriedly.
Zhou Xiaolan’s face immediately changed.
“Negotiate what? I’d rather die than give them a single cent! Let them go to hell!”
...
Zhou Xiaolan was usually good-tempered, but when faced with a shameless leech like Li Dali, she was now furious and agitated.
Tang Xiaomin shook her head.
“The medical bills are fake, and they already know about our house demolition in Shanghai, so they want to extort money from us. I saw through their trick, so naturally, I won’t give them any money.”
Zhou Xiaolan was so angry her teeth itched, and she immediately let loose.
“They’re worse than pigs and dogs! Before, they bullied me because I had no children, didn’t even let me farm half an acre of land, and almost starved me to death, forcing me to go to Shanghai to make a living.”
“Now they know about our house demolition compensation, and they’re using despicable means to cheat us out of money!”
“Let whoever wants to serve the old man do it. I’m not going back there again!”
Speaking of her past suffering, Zhou Xiaolan couldn’t help but cry, feeling wronged. She wasn’t the type to complain without cause.
It was evident how much she had endured in Hetang Village.
Tang Xiaomin held her mother’s hand and comforted her.
“Mom, don’t worry. I absolutely won’t let them get a single cent.”
“I’d rather throw it into the latrine than give it to them.”
“That’s right, absolutely no money!”
...
After being comforted for a while, Zhou Xiaolan, her grievances subsided, began to eat again.
However, she hadn’t spoken a word to Li Changchun the entire time, clearly still angry with him.
After all, it was Li Changchun’s suggestion to come and take care of the old man in the first place.
After eating their fill, Li Changchun said his goodbyes and left.
Zhou Xiaolan refused to go back, insisting on returning to Shanghai with Tang Xiaomin that very night.
Shortly after getting into the car, Zhou Xiaolan fell asleep.
Tang Xiaomin placed her on the back seat to sleep and got into the passenger seat herself.
Looking at the bumpy road ahead, Tang Xiaomin made up her mind to ensure the Li Dali family would suffer eternal damnation.
...
Three days later, the old man passed away in the evening, his eyes wide open in death.