Chapter 4

Her parents looked at their only daughter who had freedom of movement, pleading for help. But as soon as Ji Xiaorou made the slightest move, the belt behind her, as if it had eyes, would snap down on her!

Under absolute force suppression, Ji Xiaorou became obedient.

After finishing the sweet potato, Ji Xiaorou didn’t even resist when Ji Wanqing tied her up and threw her in the corner.

Ji Xinbao was almost fainting from hunger, and Ji Jianguo and Su Xiu were also starving, their eyes gleaming green.

“All of you, stay put, understand!” Ji Wanqing gave each of them a belt lashing before returning to her room to take a nap.

She threw all of Ji Xiaorou’s bedsheets and covers on the floor, then took out her own from her space before comfortably lying down.

She had been busy for so long, both mentally and physically exhausted.

Ji Wanqing slept until the afternoon, got up, rode her bicycle around the neighborhood, experienced the local customs of the 1970s, and then went home carrying eggs, chives, and white flour.

She was planning to make egg and chives pancakes tonight.

Ugh, she had been craving this in the apocalypse!

Now, she had finally switched worlds and could enjoy a new life. She didn’t want anything else, she just wanted to eat well, drink well, and have fun!

Meanwhile, the four in the Ji family living room were almost fainting from hunger.

But the pungent and overpowering aroma of chives pulled them back from the brink of unconsciousness, tormenting them anew.

Even Ji Jianguo, a grown man, was tortured by this inhumane treatment, tears welling up in his eyes.

Ji Wanqing kept three egg and chives pancakes for breakfast the next day, and happily took a shower and went to bed, taking out the TV show she had watched eight times and continued to watch it for the ninth time.

There was no way around it. She only had about 200 movies and TV shows downloaded on her tablet, and she had already watched them all over and over again in the apocalypse.

She woke up.

The four members of the Ji family, who had gone without food or water for thirty-six hours, finally fainted from hunger, including Ji Xiaorou, who had only eaten a small sweet potato.

Ji Wanqing calmly took out a spray bottle and sprayed the four of them, left and right, before untying them.

In a daze, Ji Jianguo felt his restraints loosen, followed by dizziness and a feeling of being upside down. He almost fell.

Ji Wanqing kindly helped him up: “Be careful, Dad, you have to go to work today.”

Looking at the little wretch’s feigned concern, Ji Jianguo trembled and wanted to give her a slap, but Ji Wanqing easily intercepted him: “Dad, you took a day off yesterday, you can’t slack off today. If your salary is deducted, what will you use to support us?”

With a gentle push, Ji Jianguo stumbled twice and only managed to stand steady by holding onto the dresser.

“…You little wretch, you ungrateful brat, you little beast!” Ji Jianguo’s voice was hoarse, but this weak accusation posed no threat to Ji Wanqing.

“Oh, hurry up and untie your loving wife and precious son. I’m not responsible if they starve to death.”

Ji Wanqing turned to the kitchen to heat up her breakfast. Ji Jianguo hurriedly went to untie his precious son.

The once lively child, after a day of hunger, couldn’t even cry out loud, he was so weak.

That little bitch!

Ji Jianguo then untied Su Xiu and Ji Xiaorou. The four of them looked at Ji Wanqing, sitting at the head of the dining table, eating with gusto, with fear and resentment.

They exchanged glances, no need for discussion, they all rushed forward to give the little bitch a good beating!

However, their movements, which they felt were lightning fast, were all slow motion in Ji Wanqing’s eyes.

City dwellers who ate commercially produced grain, after being hungry for so long, still thought they were invincible?

Ji Wanqing swiftly slapped each of them, sending them sprawling on the floor.

She leisurely finished her breakfast: “Dad, arrange for someone to wash the bowls. Here, the pile of sweet potatoes in the corner is your food for today. Remember to eat sparingly!”

She then strolled into her room and slammed the door shut.

The four members of the Ji family were aching all over from the fall, looking at their bare walls, they felt like crying. Su Xiu almost fainted!

Finally, Ji Jianguo ordered in a low voice: “Xiuxiu, go light the stove. Xiaorou, wash the sweet potatoes and steam them.”

His eyes were filled with malice: “Once we eat something and regain our strength, we’ll teach her a lesson!”

The head of the family had spoken, and the two women busied themselves. Ji Jianguo hugged his young son and gently coaxed him, not caring about the water being raw or not, he drank directly from the faucet.

After eating two or three sweet potatoes, the excruciating hunger pangs subsided slightly.

Although their stomachs weren’t empty, they wouldn’t regain their strength so quickly after being hungry for so long.

Looking at the tightly closed door, Ji Jianguo took a deep breath and decided to teach the little wretch a lesson when he got off work tonight.

He had inexplicably missed a day of work yesterday. If he didn’t go today, the workshop director position would be lost to him forever!

“Xiaorou, take your brother to Grandma’s house. Dad and Mom will pick you up together tonight.” As the head of the family, Ji Jianguo had to regain his dignity!

Ji Xiaorou nodded quickly. Su Xiu had already gone to the bedroom and was hugging her dressing table and wardrobe, crying loudly.

“Jianguo! Everything is gone, all the money is gone, woo woo woo!”

Ji Jianguo knew it too! He had seen with his own eyes the two small gold bars under the floor tiles!

But at that time, the whole family was tied up, what else could they do but watch helplessly!

Ji Jianguo hugged Su Xiu close and comforted her: “Don’t worry, she’s just a little girl, how can she turn the world upside down?”

He lowered his voice: “Tonight, I’ll call my older brother, my younger brother, and her grandma over to deal with her! You don’t know, even Yu Jing is afraid of my mother, let alone this little bitch!”

It was about time to go to work.

The four of them washed their faces briefly and went out.

They didn’t have a penny on them, and the few sweet potatoes they had eaten were barely enough to fill their stomachs. They all looked pale.

Yesterday, the Ji family was in trouble because of the rotten meat dumplings, and only Ji Wanqing, who wasn’t allowed to eat meat and vegetables, escaped unscathed. This coincidence, both reasonable and unexpected, because of bad intentions leading to good results, quickly spread throughout the apartment building.

Wang Liyun went to the unit and told everyone about it. When Ji Jianguo and Su Xiu’s colleagues saw how they had been suffering from diarrhea and had lost a layer of skin, they all came over to offer fake condolences:

“I say, Nurse Su, you’re a healthcare worker, you should know whether or not that rotten meat is edible. Your old man Ji is at least a deputy workshop director, a dual-income family raising three children, there’s really no need to be so stingy.”

Su Xiu: “???”

Su Xiu wanted to explain this rumor that came out of nowhere, but everyone looked at her like, “Don’t try to deny it.”

Because Su Xiu couldn’t explain why she didn’t come to work yesterday and why she looked so haggard today!

Ji Jianguo was too proud to admit defeat. Before going to work, he specifically told them that this was a family matter that shouldn’t be spread outside, and that they would solve it quietly at home.

This forced Su Xiu to swallow her anger and accept the persona of a stingy, cheapskate who got sick from eating rotten meat!

She hated Ji Wanqing, that little bitch, with all her heart!

She only regretted that Old Ji hadn’t punched her to death the day before yesterday! Leaving her to cause trouble at home!