mtl008 Chapter 165 Holy Father, Prepare to Die (14)
Chapter 165 Holy Father, Prepare to Die (14)
"Don't come over here!"
As Xia Mingwei drew closer and closer, the aunt finally couldn't hold back and called out.
Xia Mingwei raised an eyebrow as she watched the aunt's behavior.
She then looked around at everyone and said, "Now, do you aunties know what I want?"
The others, seeing this, all nodded vigorously.
Faced with this formidable figure, they dared not feign ignorance any longer, nor try to brush the matter off with a joke. They could only say that they would go home and gather the necessary supplies first.
Xia Mingwei drew her knife and played with it in her hand, a smile playing on her lips.
She looked at everyone and said with a smile, "Aunties, this is a promise, so you can't go back on it. Otherwise, next time my knife won't discriminate! As for whether it will be discerning next time, and whether it will land on your hair or your bodies, that depends on how you all behave!"
Xia Mingwei said these words with a smile, but they made everyone present feel a sense of fear.
How could a human being say such cold words? How could someone with a 36-degree mouth utter such icy words? She's a heartless woman!
"Since you're so understanding, Auntie, then hurry up and go! Don't keep this old woman waiting!"
Upon hearing Xia Mingwei's words, everyone dared not delay for even a second and rushed out of the Li family's house.
After witnessing Xia Mingwei's actions, most people abandoned their pretense of politeness and went home to retrieve the valuables they had previously obtained through taking advantage of others, returning them to the Xia family.
However, some people still harbored wishful thinking. Since they couldn't subdue Xia Mingwei, they would let the men in their families step in! Xia Mingwei was just a woman; no matter how capable she was, could she be more capable than a man?
We'll teach her a lesson she won't forget, and show her that they're not to be trifled with! We've offended them today; we'll make her learn to behave herself from now on!
Xia Mingwei was well aware of their ulterior motives. However, seeing that she had already retrieved the bulk of the goods, she couldn't be bothered to argue with them further. She would find a way to deal with them later, letting them know that there's no such thing as a free lunch; it's all a trap waiting for them!
She had more important things to deal with right now. Coming to her senses, she looked at Widow Zhou, who was huddled in a ball inside the room, and smiled maliciously.
Widow Zhou's gaze met Xia Mingwei's in mid-air, and her heart skipped a beat. She silently lowered her head even further, trying her best to minimize her presence.
But this room is only so big, where can she hide?
At this moment, Widow Zhou was terrified, and her inner thoughts were more complex than ever before.
Widow Zhou: Don't ask me why I didn't run away before. I wanted to run away too, but that big devil Xia Mingwei wouldn't let me! Now I'm all alone. What can I do? If I had known this would happen, why did I come to the Li family and get involved with that devil?
Perhaps the atmosphere between the two was too strange, because Widow Zhou could no longer hold back and asked, "I'll go home and get my things back. Please, please let me go home!"
Hearing this, Xia Ming smiled slightly. "Go home? Go home what? Didn't you used to love coming to see Li Shi the most? You would always chat for a long time. Why are you acting like this today, so eager to go home?"
Widow Zhou avoided eye contact, unwilling to directly answer Xia Mingwei's question.
Why force her to answer such an obvious question? She's just a woman, she's lost her man, what's wrong with wanting to live a better life? Can't Xia Mingwei be a little more magnanimous? Why insist on bringing up those past events?
Besides, other people in the village have done the same thing, so why single her out?
Other people can leave after taking their things back, so why can't she even go home to get her things? That's not fair!
Of course, these were all Zhou's true thoughts. She only dared to think them in her heart and did not dare to express them.
After all, in the face of absolute power, what fairness is there?
After considering her words for a while, Widow Zhou spoke again, "I can return the things, just like the other aunties!"
She bit her lip, her face filled with heartache. But at this moment, she was in a subordinate position, and the situation forced her to agree.
"Of course you have to return the things, but don't you also have to do the other things for me before you can leave?"
As Xia Mingwei spoke, she looked at Widow Zhou with anticipation.
Widow Zhou followed her gaze and looked over. When she saw the mountain of clothes piled up in the large basin, her face turned deathly pale.
It turns out that Widow Zhou not only liked to play the victim in front of Li Shi to get things, but also liked to push things onto others.
For example, these clothes are all things I wear every day. If I were just diligent, I could simply wash them, but she just wouldn't!
She insisted that she was physically weak and couldn't handle cold water. She used all sorts of sweet talk to coax Li Shi, this "saintly father," into completely losing his bearings, and he insisted on taking on the job.
Although Li Shi acted like a saint, he was still quite clear-headed. This kind of laundry work was beyond the capabilities of a butcher like him! So, naturally, the task fell to the original owner of this body.
The original owner of this body did try to resist such things, but all she got in return was a beating from Li Shi. He wouldn't allow a woman like her to defy his authority.
In order to survive and protect herself and her child, the original owner had no choice but to swallow her anger.
But she never expected that her forbearance would only lead to the other party taking advantage of her. Li Shi kept spending money and taking on jobs outside, but in the end, only the original owner and her child suffered.
Now that she's here, she won't let these instigators off the hook, except for Li Shi.
Xia Mingwei looked down at Widow Zhou, pinched her cheek, and said slowly, "If you want me to let bygones be bygones, fine! But you're not going anywhere for the next month. You'll just stay here and do my laundry!"
"But let me make this clear first, it can't be left unwashed! If you want to run away, you'll have to ask the knife in my hand for permission first!"
Xia Mingwei twirled the knife in her hand and brought it close to Widow Zhou's face.
The blade sent a chilling, piercing sensation through me, like a venomous snake slithering into my heart.
This feeling almost made Widow Zhou scream, but seeing the knife so close at hand, she swallowed her fear.
To prevent Xia Mingwei from doing anything further to harm her, and to save her own life, Widow Zhou nodded repeatedly.
"I'll wash it, I'll go wash it right now! I promise I'll make sure it's clean for you!"
Driven by her will to survive, Widow Zhou moved with surprising speed. As she spoke, her tone carried a hint of flattery.