Chapter 29: Fine, You Actually Dared to Hit Me

Chapter 29: Fine, You Actually Dared to Hit Me

Meng Ci and Shen Que went upstairs after collecting their food this time, and they didn't run into Li Shanyang and the others.

Meng Ci had thought that Li Xiaoya and the others would have learned from yesterday's lesson and come down in time to collect their food today.

But when he entered the house and turned on the surveillance, he saw that the few of them were still sleeping.

Hmph, these people really can't change their ways.

However, for Meng Ci, it was a good thing.

Once they get extremely hungry, they'll start fighting among themselves.

Meng Ci liked to eat by lying on the coffee table, adjusting the surveillance camera as he ate.

He saw that last night, Li Shanyang and Zhang Lu couldn't sleep due to hunger and drank a lot of water.

In the second half of the night, they had to get up every half hour to use the bathroom and only fell asleep around five in the morning. No wonder they hadn't woken up yet.

Meanwhile, Liu Jie and Li Xiaoya took advantage of their sleeping and secretly boiled water to make instant noodles in their room.

They drank the soup contentedly, which is why Li Xiaoya was now sleeping happily in Liu Jie's arms.

"Has anyone noticed that the tap water is yellow today? Can we even drink this?"

"Is there anyone who can reach the water plant? Is there anyone managing this situation?"

"F*ck, I didn't see it clearly this morning while cooking, and one scoop of water ruined the entire pot. If I weren't starving, I would have thrown it away."

"Brother upstairs, I understand you. My porridge was already cooked when I found a bug in it."

...

Several groups on the phone were complaining about the murky water coming out of the pipes, with some even finding dead insects in it.

After eating, Meng Ci washed the dishes and initially wanted to save the dishwater to flush the toilet later.

But then he remembered that rainwater could be used for flushing toilets, and in a couple of days, the sewers would be blocked, making the toilet unusable anyway. Saving water wouldn't help.

"Let you sleep, let you sleep!"

Suddenly, the surveillance camera picked up Li Shanyang's furious voice. When Meng Ci came out to check, wiping his hands, he saw Li Shanyang grabbing Zhang Lu by the hair and slamming her head against the ground.

"What use are you, what use are you!"

"Li Shanyang, you, you actually dare to hit me!"

Zhang Lu, whose hair was being held, couldn't resist and could only cling tightly to Li Shanyang's hand, trying to lessen the pain.

"So what if I hit you! F*ck, I'm hitting you!"

"Not getting up early to collect food, making me go hungry again. Who else should I hit if not you!"

Li Shanyang was like a mad dog, veins bulging on his face, as if he wanted to kill Zhang Lu.

Li Xiaoya and Jiu Jiu, who were sleeping in the room, rushed out barefoot upon hearing the noise.

"Dad, what are you doing? You've made Mom bleed."

"Dad, stop it!"

"Jie Ge, help me!"

When Li Xiaoya tried to pull Li Shanyang away, she not only failed but was pushed to the ground, making her already sprained ankle hurt even more.

But she couldn't just watch her mother being beaten, so she looked to Liu Jie for help.

Liu Jie was happy to see Zhang Lu being beaten, remembering the sarcastic remarks she had made over the past few days.

But since Li Xiaoya asked for his help, he naturally wouldn't refuse.

Moreover, after this incident, Li Xiaoya might agree to send Li Shanyang to Fatso.

Thinking about the food he would soon have, Liu Jie's mouth started to water.

He grabbed Li Shanyang's hands and called for Li Xiaoya to quickly get a rope to tie him to a chair.

Seeing her father's bloodshot eyes, Li Xiaoya realized he was in a rage.

Even though Liu Jie was holding him, Li Shanyang kept kicking at Zhang Lu. Li Xiaoya limped over to fetch the rope.

Watching this, Meng Ci understood why Li Shanyang was acting this way.

Li Shanyang was a man who had hidden his true nature and behaved submissively in front of Meng Wan, fearing that any anger would lead to him being kicked out and losing everything.

So when he returned home to Zhang Lu, his machismo resurfaced, and he would order her around.

Back then, Li Shanyang had money, and the tasks he assigned were minor, so Zhang Lu didn't mind.

Now, with life becoming difficult, Li Shanyang had pent-up anger, which he dared not direct at others, so he turned it inward.

His wife and daughter, being weak, became his targets for venting.

Meng Ci despised such hypocritical men like Li Shanyang.

With Zhang Lu and Li Xiaoya both injured, the burden of caring for them fell on Liu Jie.

He boiled water to warm compresses for Li Xiaoya's foot, while Li Xiaoya tended to Zhang Lu's wounds.

Over there, even though Li Shanyang was tied up, he still didn't stop cursing at the three of them.

Liu Jie had no choice but to find a piece of cloth to stuff his mouth, finally giving their ears a moment of peace.

"Xiaoya, do you think what happened last night will work?"

Hearing Liu Jie's words, Li Xiaoya's hand paused as she was wiping Zhang Lu's head, her gaze turning to the struggling Li Shanyang, her eyes filled with hesitation.

"What happened last night?" Zhang Lu asked warily.

They couldn't have found food and decided not to share it, could they?

Seeing that Li Xiaoya was unwilling to speak, Liu Jie recounted the events.

"Auntie, that fat guy has a whole room full of food."

"We're just asking Uncle to make a small sacrifice in exchange for everyone's chance to survive—it's a fair deal."

"And I promise, once the heavy rain stops, if anything happens to Uncle, I'll do everything in my power to treat him."

"If you don't believe me, I can write a guarantee!"

Seeing that the two were still hesitant, Liu Jie continued.

"Auntie, Uncle's mental state is already compromised; he keeps hitting people."

"This time, Xiaoya and I got out in time, but if we were a step too late next time, you..."

Liu Jie left the sentence unfinished, but the meaning was clear.

Zhang Lu touched the wound on her head, which seemed to be loosening.

Li Shanyang had hit her twice now, and Zhang Lu didn't want to be hit a third time for no reason.

Perhaps sending Li Shanyang away in exchange for food could serve as compensation for her wound.

Besides, seeing how Liu Jie treated her daughter without complaint, Zhang Lu felt he was much more reliable than Li Shanyang.

"There's plenty of food at the fat guy's place; Uncle won't go hungry."

"This is a win-win situation, Auntie, Xiaoya, please consider it carefully."

Hearing Liu Jie's string of words, Li Shanyang wanted to get up and beat him up.

How dare he send him to a dead homosexual! He must be crazy.

The chair creaked and thumped on the floor as Li Shanyang struggled in rage.

Muffled sounds!

If you two dare agree, just wait and see what happens.

Seeing Li Shanyang's furious struggle, Zhang Lu and Li Xiaoya felt a wave of fear.

"Are, are you sure it's okay?" Zhang Lu was still hesitant.

Although this man had hit her, they had been together for many years, and she felt some reluctance.

"Of course." Liu Jie was certain.

"Auntie, look, I'm fine now, right?"

To get food, Liu Jie was willing to reveal his own scars.

Zhang Lu remembered that Liu Jie had only lain around for two days after returning these past few days, and otherwise, he did seem fine.

"Gurgle!"

Rubbing her stomach, feeling extremely hungry, Zhang Lu had no choice but to agree.

"Alright, I agree."