Chapter 15: Some People Can’t Be Killed Off All at Once

The atmosphere in the room turned a bit heavy.

Father Lin glanced at his bandaged legs, his expression dark and brooding.

Lin Dawei was swollen and aching all over, and he felt a deep, stifled anger.

They were both injured by Lin Xiaodou, so naturally, they didn’t want her to have an easy time either.

“That ugly freak is terrifying when she loses it. It’s better to marry her off early, or she’ll stir up chaos at home.”

Lin Dawei looked toward Father Lin.

“Dad, did you call us here just to talk about this?”

Father Lin replied, “Mm, we need to deal with this quickly to prevent any more trouble.”

“Old Lin, do you have a good plan?” Mother Lin asked.

Father Lin narrowed his eyes slightly and spoke slowly:

“That girl’s completely out of control now. She needs to suffer a bit to understand who truly cares for her.
Dawei, in a bit you and I will go to the fool’s house and talk things over with them.”

He didn’t feel safe discussing it at home, in case the girl overheard.

Lin Dawei immediately perked up, “Alright, Dad.”

After tidying up a bit, Lin Dawei pushed Father Lin out the door.

Neither of them noticed a tiny figure clinging to the back of the wheelchair.

After they left, Mother Lin finally noticed the mess in the living room.

Dishes were still on the dining table, shattered pieces littered the floor, and there were even traces of blood.

Which meant that since last night until now, no one had cleaned up.

Mother Lin’s face turned grim instantly.

That wretched girl could go crazy all she wanted, but how could she be lazy now too?

That won’t do. Until that girl gets married, she must handle the chores at home!

She walked over to the utility room door and started pounding on it.

“Lin Xiaodou, get out here! Clean up this house and make dinner! Otherwise, you won’t be eating tonight!”

Within seconds, Lin Xiaodou opened the door with a cold expression.

“You’re sure you want me to clean up?”

Mother Lin crossed her arms, looking at her with disgust.

“Of course! Don’t even think about eating if you don’t work. Get to washing those dishes!”

Lin Xiaodou smiled.

“Alright then. As you wish.”

Seeing her obediently pick up the dishes, Mother Lin snorted.

Just as she thought—this girl had been faking madness before.
Now that her crazy episode had passed, she was back to behaving.

There’s no way she was going to let this brat eat.

Since she dared to go mad and hit people, she could starve for a few days—she wouldn’t die from it anyway.

As Mother Lin fantasized about how to torment Lin Xiaodou in the coming days—

Suddenly, the sound of breaking porcelain rang out.

She looked up to see Lin Xiaodou throwing dishes onto the floor.

In a matter of moments, four or five dishes were smashed!

“You damned girl, what are you doing?! Stop it right now!”

Those dishes were ones she had scavenged from the supply cooperative not long ago.

Watching them break one after another made her heart ache.

Lin Xiaodou cheerfully replied,

“You told me to clean up. If I smash them, then I don’t need to wash them.”

“Who told you to clean like that?! Are you actually crazy?!”

Mother Lin rushed over, scooping up the remaining dishes in her arms and barked,

“Forget cleaning here—I just unlocked the pantry. Go cook instead!”

“Okay!” Lin Xiaodou’s eyes lit up.

She took out a sturdy cloth sack from the pantry—inside was flour.

Lin Xiaodou poured all the flour into a large bowl, cracked a few eggs in, and began mixing.

Mother Lin quickly cleaned up the living room mess.

Still uneasy, she went over to watch Lin Xiaodou cook.

But the moment she looked, she let out a bloodcurdling scream.

“Ahhh, Lin Xiaodou! What are you doing?
That’s a full 3 jin of flour! You used it all?!
And so many eggshells—how many eggs did you crack? What on earth are you trying to make?!”

Lin Xiaodou raised an eyebrow.
“Ten eggs. I’m making egg pancakes.”

“Ten?!!!”

Lin Jie was so furious she almost couldn’t catch her breath and nearly fainted.

Flour at the supply cooperative sold for 0.2 yuan per jin—3 jin meant 0.6 yuan.
Eggs were 0.07 yuan each, so 10 eggs cost 0.7 yuan!

And these two items required ration coupons—flour coupons and egg coupons—adding up to more than 2 yuan!

Who ever spent that much on one meal?

Not even the big bosses at the canning factory would be this extravagant!

That wretched girl was wasting their precious food.

It was like digging into her heart!

Lin Jie, furious, slapped out hard.

She had been used to hitting the original owner and completely forgot how badly Lin Xiaodou had beaten her the night before.

Before her palm even landed, her arm was firmly grabbed by a soft little hand.

“You really are rubbing salt into the wound, forgot it hurts?”

Lin Xiaodou sneered and slapped her back.

Smack.

Lin Jie was slammed against the wall.

The stitches on her face from last night immediately burst open, fresh blood gushing out.

Tears streaming from the pain, she covered her face and ran outside.

She had to go to the hospital, or her face would truly be ruined.

“Wait!” Lin Xiaodou stopped her.

“You want dinner, don’t you? You want to leave without eating?”

Lin Jie glared fiercely at her.
“I’m not eating anymore!”

She was in too much pain to care about food.

This wretched girl would go crazy and hit people at the slightest provocation; she feared more conflict at home and preferred to leave.

“Nope. You have to eat before you leave, or else you’re wasting my effort.”

Lin Xiaodou poured a big bowl of chili powder into the messy batter, stirred a few times, then smiled as she placed it before Lin Jie:

“My dear mother, dinner is ready. Eat up quickly. No leaving until you finish.”

“This is raw! And you put so much chili powder—do you want to kill me with spiciness?”

Lin Jie took two fearful steps back, refusing to open her mouth.

“I don’t care. You told me to cook.”

Lin Xiaodou grabbed her, pried open her mouth, and shoved the batter inside.

“Mmm mmm mmm…”

Lin Jie shook her head violently.

Her face, smeared with fresh blood, mixed with the spicy batter—it was a pitiful sight.

After only a little was shoved in, Lin Jie couldn’t stand it and spat it all out.

She collapsed on the floor, gasping, her chest heaving fiercely.

Lin Xiaodou deliberately provoked her from the side.

“There’s still so much left uneaten. Keep eating—it’s your order after all.”

“I won’t eat! I won’t let you cook anymore! I won’t make you do chores either! Just leave me alone!!”

Lin Jie was truly scared now.

She had never expected that the daughter she’d oppressed for over a decade would suddenly turn this wild.

She just wanted to leave quickly and get far away from this lunatic!

“Heh, fine. I’ll let you off this time.”

Lin Xiaodou clapped her hands and turned back to her room.

Some people can’t be killed off all at once—they need to be tortured a few times for it to be fun.

She was looking forward to the “surprises” Lin Dawei’s side would bring next.