vrcanaries Chapter 161: Lesson
Chapter 161: Lesson
Chu Tian said unhappily, "Mom, this is Qin Huairu's son Banggeng. He smelled meat in our house and came here to ask for food."
Yang Suihua looked at Banggeng's pitiful appearance and felt a little soft-hearted. "Child, go home first. Wait until your mother has cooked dinner before eating. We don't have any extra food for you."
Bang Geng was adamant, "I'm not going back. I want to eat here. There must be meat in your house."
Chu Tian couldn't stand it any longer, so he grabbed Bang Geng's arm and pushed him out the door. "Hurry up and leave. Don't bother us here. If you don't leave, I'll tell your mother."
Bang Geng saw that Chu Tian was really angry, so he left unwillingly. Chu Tian closed the door and breathed a sigh of relief. He said to his mother, "Mom, don't be soft-hearted in the future. This child is just spoiled, don't indulge him."
Yang Suihua nodded, "I understand. This child is indeed ignorant. But let's not argue with him, after all, he is still young."
Chu Tian didn't think so. "A kid shouldn't be so uneducated. If he continues like this, who knows what he will become when he grows up."
"Hey, isn't this the famous 'Third Uncle' in our compound? Why is he willing to buy meat today?"
The person who spoke was a thin man in a blue vest. His name was Chu Tian. He had just come back from get off work at the factory, holding a net bag with a few tomatoes in it.
The third uncle, Yan Bugui, was hunched over, holding a piece of lean pork in his hand. When he heard Chu Tian's words, his squinting eyes suddenly widened and a flattering smile appeared on his face: "It's Chu Tian, look at what you said, I... my child is craving for meat, so as a father, I have to..."
"Come on, who in the courtyard doesn't know about your thoughts?" Chu Tian curled his lips in disdain. "You save money by living frugally, and you want to burn incense and kowtow to it every day. How can you afford to feed your children meat?"
Yan Bugui was embarrassed by Chu Tian's words, but he didn't dare to offend this notorious troublemaker in the courtyard, so he could only laugh dryly: "Oh, look at what you said, we all live in the same courtyard, we will see each other sooner or later..."
"I can't afford to be with a 'cultured person' like you." Chu Tian snorted coldly and walked around Yan Bugui and was about to leave.
"Hey, wait, Chu Tian, wait a minute..." Yan Bugui hurriedly stopped him, with an even more flattering smile on his face, "That... that kid from the Jia family, he's awesome, did you see him?"
Chu Tian stopped and turned back to glance at him: "What? Did that kid steal your things again?"
"That's right!" Yan Bugui suddenly became energetic, grabbed Chu Tian, and began to accuse Banggeng of his "crimes" with exaggeration, "This morning, I just went out to empty the urine pot, and that kid slipped into my kitchen and stole the two steamed buns I just bought yesterday! Tell me, is there any law here..."
Chu Tian listened to Yan Bugui's description, and a sneer gradually appeared on his face. This guy, at such a young age, has never learned his lesson and has been doing all kinds of sneaky things. He has long been disgusted with him. It seems that it is time to teach him a lesson today...
Chu Tian blew out a smoke ring, and the smoke swirled in front of his eyes, blurring his face that looked majestic without even getting angry. "Where is that guy Bang Geng?" he asked, with a chilling tone in his voice.
When Yan Bugui heard this, he immediately became excited and pointed at a thin figure playing marbles with a group of children not far away and said, "Look, that one in green clothes, with a sneaky look, he doesn't look like a good guy at first glance!"
Chu Tian looked in the direction Yan Bugui pointed, and saw Banggeng squatting on the ground, holding a few marbles in his hand, and talking to the child next to him with a sly look on his face. He sneered, crushed the cigarette butt on the ground, and walked towards Banggeng with big strides.
"Bang Geng, come here!" Chu Tian roared, frightening Bang Geng so much that the marbles in his hand fell to the ground. He raised his head and saw Chu Tian's gloomy face. He turned pale with fear and his legs were shaking like sieves.
"Uncle Chu, you, you called me..." Bang Geng asked stutteringly, his voice as thin as a mosquito.
"Let me ask you, did you go to Yan Bugui's house to steal things again this morning?" Chu Tian stepped closer and stared down at Bang Geng, his eyes as sharp as a knife.
Bang Geng was so scared that he sat down on the ground, and suddenly he felt a warm and wet feeling in his crotch. His face was pale, and he shook his head desperately, denying incoherently: "No, no, I didn't steal anything, I, I just..."
"Just what? Just visiting his home?" Chu Tian sneered, grabbed Banggeng by the collar, and lifted him up like a chicken, "Don't think I don't know your little deeds, stealing and lying. If I don't teach you a lesson today, you don't even know how many eyes the Horse King has!"
As he spoke, Chu Tian pulled Banggeng to a big locust tree in the yard. This place was the busiest place in the yard with people coming and going. He threw Banggeng on the ground like a broken sack and said loudly to the crowd watching the excitement: "Everyone come and see, this is the good son of the Jia family, who steals things without blinking an eye and lies without blushing. Today I will discipline him for his parents!"
Bang Geng was so frightened by Chu Tian's actions that he lay on the ground, using his hands and feet to back away, trying to escape from this terrible place. But Chu Tian had already anticipated his move and stepped on his chest, making him unable to move.
"Uncle Chu, I was wrong. I won't dare to do it again. Please let me go!" Bang Geng begged bitterly with a sad face.
"Let you go? Why didn't you think you'd be caught when you stole? Why didn't you think you'd be found out when you lied?" Chu Tian snorted coldly, showing no mercy at all. "Today I'm going to teach you a lesson. Never steal or lie again!"
As he said that, Chu Tian raised his palm and slapped Bang Geng hard on the face...
"Pa!" The crisp sound of a slap exploded in the yard, like a heavy hammer hitting everyone's heart. Five clear fingerprints instantly appeared on Banggeng's cheek, and a trace of blood oozed from the corner of his mouth. He was dizzy and his ears were buzzing. It took him a long time to react to what happened.
"You...you dare to hit me?" Bang Geng covered his burning face and stared at Chu Tian in disbelief, his eyes full of humiliation and anger.
"What's wrong with beating you? You're such a sneaky guy, I deserve to beat you to death!" Chu Tian cursed angrily, his eyes full of disgust and contempt.
The people around began to talk about it. Some people praised Chu Tian's behavior, thinking that he was doing justice and teaching this uneducated bad boy a lesson; but some people thought that Chu Tian was too harsh. After all, Bang Geng was just a child. What would happen if he got hurt?