Reborn with a Space: Building a Fortune Amidst Famine

Chapter 966: Chapter 966: Outburst

Yang Zhiqiang looked at his wife, still as slovenly as ever, and the house was still cluttered.

Suddenly, he exploded. He grabbed the door bolt and started beating mercilessly.

Zhou Minli was terrified. Shouting, ”Zhiqiang, why are you hitting me?”

”Get out of here, go get the money you secretly gave your parents back for me. I know how much I’ve earned, how much was distributed in the village, now go find it all for me, and compensate for the missing amount.”

Zhou Minli was scared now. But seeing Yang Zhiqiang’s red eyes, she didn’t dare. So she reluctantly went to find the money. Because she was slow, she was hit twice.

The money was found, only a little over two hundred. ”Just this much?”

Zhou Minli hung her head and said nothing.

Yang Zhiqiang counted once, short by over three hundred.

The beating got even harsher now. ”Zhou Minli, if you don’t get back the three hundred plus, we’re done. You’re a thief in the house. Now go get it for me.”

Zhou Minli cried, ”How do I get back what was given? My parents have spent it all.”

Yang Zhiqiang laughed. ”Alright, alright, just get lost.”

”Zhiqiang, I’ll never dare again.”

”There’s no next time. Leave, either you bring the money back, or don’t come back.”

Zhou Minli was driven out. She cried and went back to her parent’s home. Now, only father and son were left at home.

Shubao truly was frightened. He sat on the side not daring to speak.

”Did you know your mom gave your grandma money?” The kid was already eleven, should know everything.

Seeing his son not dare to speak, Yang Zhiqiang knew he knew.

”This money is meant for you eventually, and you watched your mom take it away? Truly foolish. Your grandma is right, just spineless and heartless stuff.”

Today you also heard, your second uncle said without literacy, the factory won’t hire. You’re so old, recognize less characters than I do? You, are destined to farm for life?”

Yang Zhiqiang lay on the kang, dirty clothes piled everywhere, a grown man suddenly burst into tears, how did life become this way? I used to be a smart young man, when did it become like this?

Shubao was scared stiff, not daring to breathe deeply. Already an eleven-year-old child yet wiping his nose with his sleeve.

Yang Zhiqiang cried a few more times and stopped. Life became like this largely due to himself, can’t blame anyone else.

He sat up. Already carried cement bags for a day, body very tired.

”From today, it’s just the two of us living. Now let’s start tidying the house. From now on, the house must be cleaned daily. And since you don’t want to go to school, tomorrow start working at the cement factory with me.”

Shubao dared not say anything now. Previously, his dad never resorted to violence. Just now, his red-eyed beating scene frightened the child.

Even though tired, the sky was already dark, Yang Zhiqiang still took his son to tidy the inside and outside of the house.

Finished tidying it was already past nine. Yang Zhiqiang still washed their clothes clean, as for Zhou Minli’s, he directly packed into a burlap sack and threw outside.

Used to not notice, now holding her clothes, felt overwhelmed by the stench.

The porridge already cold, Yang Zhiqiang chopped some scallions and cabbage leaves, lit the fire and cooked stir-fry porridge. But seeing the oil in the can, anger flared again. The meat and oil bought during pig-slaughtering two days ago, now nothing left.

Father and son finished eating, Shubao went to clean up, he truly was unwilling, but out of fear, had to do it.

The next day, Yang Zhiqiang packed all the money, took Shubao to his mom’s house.

”Mom, even if angry, first keep the money, this is all we got at home, yesterday I kicked Zhou Minli out, she secretly took all the money to her mom’s house.”

”I can’t live like this anymore, I’m taking Shubao to work.”

The whole night Hu Chunhua didn’t sleep. Watching the eldest son like this didn’t say anything.

Meanwhile Zhou Minli, after returning home at night, really shocked the Zhou Family.

”Mom, give me the money, Zhiqiang said if I don’t get the money back, he won’t want me.”

”What money? All spent? No problem, it’ll be fine in a few days.”

Zhou Minli truly didn’t think so. This time Yang Zhiqiang meant it.

”Mom, this time it’s real, besides you borrowed this money from me, I never said I’d give it to you.”

”Rebellious, I birthed and raised you, asking for some spending money, you still ask for it back?” With that, broom handle was swung at Zhou Minli.

She was beaten often since childhood, truly afraid. So didn’t say anything more.

The next day, still got called up by her mom for work, Mrs. Zhou thought Yang Zhiqiang would come to pick her up. But by evening, no one came.

Yang Zhiqiang took Shubao to work, Shubao spoiled rotten, where did he ever do such work? Today Yang Zhiqiang didn’t care, just made him do it.

After work, directly rode home, cold stove and pot at home. Still had to cook.

Shubao couldn’t take it now, cried out loud, ”I want to go to Grandma’s.”

Yang Zhiqiang ignored him, cooked by himself, just let him cry.

Shubao both tired and hungry, even crying took energy.

When he stopped crying, ”If you want to go to Grandma’s, fine, after that you’re not my son, from now on don’t come back, I don’t want you.”

Shubao was scared stiff, though lazy and messy, definitely not stupid. He wanted to go to Grandma’s because they treated him well, don’t make him study, don’t make him work. But the good food Grandpa and Grandma eat before giving to him.

He remembered Grandma telling him, that harmed him.

Actually, he didn’t believe it, but this time going to work with Dad, realized how tiring work is.

Moreover, those people talked about their kids’ school scores, saying future office jobs won’t need physical labor.

He knew this time Dad meant it, because at noon he went and bought a lock, truly wouldn’t let Mom come back.

So just now although he cried wanting to go to Grandma’s, he didn’t move.

Yang Zhiqiang just cooked cabbage stew, pasted pancakes on pot edge, and steamed some pickles. Like that, a pot came together.

Father and son silently ate dinner, ”I’ll wash dishes, you wash face and feet, sleep, tomorrow still follow me to work.

Shubao remember, if you dare go to Grandma’s, I will truly not want you anymore. Moreover, if you follow me you must be obedient, come work with me.

If you don’t study well, just do physical labor.”

”Dad, I want to go to school, I want to work in an office in the future.”

Wang Zhiqiang shook his head, ”No, you don’t have the chance to go to school anymore, just work.”