Chapter 32: Three Conditions

Making mistakes has no cost, he will make them again next time.

“I won’t kick you out, but I have three conditions.”

“Dad, don’t say three conditions, I’ll agree to any condition!” The third son quickly assured him.

“You listen to me first, then agree.” Li Mancang was dissatisfied with his perfunctory attitude.

“Dad, you say it!” The third son didn’t even dare to breathe now. His dad was really ruthless! He said he would kick him out, and he really did!

“First: You have to hand over your salary every month! I don’t want it all, you keep five yuan for spending money, the rest goes to me.”

“Dad…”

“Don’t want to hand it over?” Li Mancang was about to close the door.

The third son gritted his teeth, “I’ll hand it over, I’ll hand it over, okay?”

“You’re handing it over voluntarily, not because I’m forcing you, right?” Li Mancang held the door. If the third son showed any reluctance, the door would be slammed shut without mercy.

The third son’s lips trembled, “Dad, I’m doing it voluntarily. You and Mom have worked hard for the family, I’m grown up now, I should share some of the burden.”

Li Mancang nodded, barely satisfied with this explanation.

“Second, you have to actively help out whenever anyone in the family needs it.”

Li Mancang had seen that even though there were three sons in the family, when it came down to it, they were all selfish and wouldn’t help unless there was something in it for them.

This way, even if it wasn’t genuine, at least there was someone, better than nothing. Once they got used to it, whether it was genuine or not, at least it would look good on the surface.

That’s what Li Mancang thought. As long as he could save face, things wouldn’t get too ugly.

The third son readily agreed. This was easy, it didn’t cost him anything.

“Third,” Li Mancang continued, “You’re not allowed to go see He Meina again.”

The third son…

He could agree to anything, but he couldn’t agree to this.

“Dad, why? I like He Meina! Why can’t I?”

Li Mancang sighed, “He Meina is dating our factory director’s grandson, do you know that?”

“Impossible! It must be that boy who’s chasing Meina, you’re mistaken!”

Li Mancang looked at his love-struck son like he was an idiot.

“They’ve both met each other’s families. He Meina is going to work at our factory’s broadcasting station tomorrow, do you know that?”

The third son felt like the sky was falling, “Impossible, impossible!” That was the only thought in his head, his brain couldn’t process anything else.

“Everyone in our factory knows about this, you can go ask yourself! I’m telling you, whether He Meina ends up with the factory director’s grandson or not, you’re not allowed to go see her anymore!”

Even though his son was useless, he couldn’t let that kind of promiscuous woman ruin his son’s life!

“Dad, it’s impossible, it must be a misunderstanding, I’m going to find Meina!” The third son couldn’t listen to Li Mancang’s words, he got up from the ground clumsily and ran outside.

“Dad, I’ll go with him to take a look.” The second son was a little worried about the third son.

“You don’t need to worry, he won’t learn his lesson unless he suffers a bit! Go deliver food to your mom and Manman!” Li Mancang was determined to let his son suffer a bit.

The second son thought his dad was right. Everyone knew about He Meina, she was a loose woman, she was hanging around with several guys at once, only the third son, that fool, really believed that it was others who were chasing her.

He spent all his monthly salary on that woman!

The second son went to deliver food to his mother as his father told him to.

The third son, in a daze, came to the courtyard where He Meina lived. He imitated the call of a cuckoo bird against the back wall for half an hour, but He Meina didn’t come out.

This was their secret signal.

The people in the courtyard who heard the noise rolled their eyes. It was either frogs or crows every day, all kinds of animal calls, did they think they were all fools?

What kind of stupid animal would be croaking like that at this time of day!

The He family girl is really something, she’s been eating and drinking well every day, and I heard she’s going to work at the broadcasting station of the machinery factory!

She hooked up with the factory director’s grandson!

She really hit the jackpot! The He family girl is marrying into such a good family, the He family won’t be able to squeeze into this courtyard with them anymore!

The third son waited for a long time, but He Meina didn’t come out. He didn’t leave either. He couldn’t sleep until he got to the bottom of this.

At the hospital, Wu Zhiqiu and Manman had already eaten dinner. Wu Zhiqiu had gone out to buy dinner, a stir-fried chicken and two bowls of rice, a generous portion, and they hadn’t finished it all.

The food the eldest son brought was saved for breakfast tomorrow. It wouldn’t go bad in this weather.

Manman still respected her uncle. When she and her mother were kicked out, her uncle had helped a lot.

He also visited them often, and he didn’t covet her mother’s money like the third uncle.

The eldest son touched Manman’s head with affection. He had three sons, no daughters. Manman was sensible, she was so young and had lost her father, it was heartbreaking.

The eldest son told Wu Zhiqiu about his father and the third son.

Wu Zhiqiu nodded. Li Mancang did the right thing, she had no objections.

In her previous life, He Meina had a scandal, and only the third son was willing to marry her, so she married into their family.

He Meina was relatively low-key for the first two years after their marriage, and her life with the third son was okay.

Later, more and more people started making money, and He Meina began to look down on the third son.

The third son worked hard day and night to find ways to make money, but their life became increasingly difficult. He Meina would go out to play cards every day, dressed up beautifully.

The third son even went out to sell hats!

But the third son was willing, she had said it a few times, and the third son would get angry with her!

Wu Zhiqiu shook her head. In this life, whether the third son married He Meina or not, she wouldn’t live with He Meina for a single day.

If the third son still married He Meina, he would be kicked out of the house!

“Mom, I’ll stay here tonight, you go back and get some rest.” The eldest son saw that his mother didn’t look well, so he decided to stay.

Wu Zhiqiu had been at the hospital all day, she was really tired.

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The son should stay now, if not when?

“Then you stay here, I’ll go back and rest, I’ll come to switch with you tomorrow morning.” Wu Zhiqiu rubbed her aching waist.

“Let Chunni come over tomorrow morning, let Aunt Liu watch the kids for a day.” The eldest son saw that his mother didn’t look well, so he suggested that Chunni come over.

“Grandma, if I don’t have a fever tonight, I can be discharged tomorrow, you don’t have to come over.” Manman felt a little embarrassed.

“Then I’ll have your aunt come over tomorrow morning, if the doctor says you can be discharged, come back to grandma’s house to recover.”

“Okay, Grandma.” Manman answered obediently.

“If you need anything, call your uncle, don’t be shy.” Wu Zhiqiu reminded her again before leaving the hospital.

She was about to go to the courtyard.

Wu Zhiqiu thought for a moment and then turned towards the alley where He Meina lived.

She wanted to see if the third son was still there. She wanted to see how He Meina was fooling this love-struck man.

As soon as Wu Zhiqiu reached the entrance of He’s alley, she heard a woman’s scream and a man’s cry.

Wu Zhiqiu quickened her pace. It was better to be early than late, there was a show to watch!

The people in the alley also came out. They were all bored at home on a quiet night, finally there was some excitement.

The old ladies and old men quickly ran out of their houses towards the source of the sound.

Wu Zhiqiu was riding her bicycle in the dark, she couldn’t keep up with the speed of the neighbors on foot.

The cries from the alley grew louder, and the onlookers were excited!

It had been a long time since they had seen any excitement in the middle of winter!