Chapter 415: Liu Haizhong Beats His Wife

Er Da Ma had only one thing on her mind.

The Liu family is finished.

Last night, the neighbors' kicking them while they were down served as a warning to Liu Haizhong and his wife.

They suddenly remembered the wicked things they'd done—either making others lose their lives and Dao, or delivering a "family ruined, persons lost" package.

Inside the Siheyuan, Liu Haizhong's mischief had created a foul, chaotic atmosphere.

Inside the Yagangchang, Liu Haizhong's chaos left even the chickens and dogs unsettled.

The Siheyuan neighbors cursed Liu Haizhong's eight generations of ancestors, while the Yagangchang workers greeted his parents.

He was down and out.

They would naturally seek revenge.

The thought of possibly ending up with their family destroyed and persons lost made both Liu Haizhong and Er Da Ma break out in a cold sweat.

To avoid being bullied, they had to regain the authority Liu Haizhong had as Team Captain, so that the Siheyuan residents would fear them as a couple.

Otherwise, the glass in their home would be smashed every day.

Constantly coming and going.

They would also be constantly sought out for trouble.

Even going to the toilet couldn't be done without misfortune.

Last night, when Er Da Ma was using the toilet, someone unknown, just as she was about to leave, deliberately threw a piece of toilet paper still bearing its original scent onto her face.

It made Er Da Ma feel genuinely nauseated for a while, and the food in her stomach came up.

One trouble hadn't settled before another arose.

The toilet‑paper incident hadn't been resolved when another stone‑throwing incident occurred; some unknown person hurled a stone hard into the toilet's rear pit, splattering feces and urine all over Er Da Ma, and when she came out, the spot where she had been squatting was hit with another kick.

Her inner depression.

It had been suppressed to the extreme.

She returned home.

She then began urging Liu Haizhong to go to Deputy Factory Director Li and demand an official position.

But she never imagined it would end with her becoming the toilet's overseer.

Er Da Ma's heart was like dead ashes.

Her whole spirit went limp.

A faint regret welled up in her heart; if she had known Liu Haizhong would be assigned to clean the toilet, she should have honestly maintained good relations with the neighbors.

Her attempt to put on airs failed.

She was put on airs.

Tomorrow the neighbors don't know what means they'll use to retaliate against them.

She pulled a sour face, dragged Liu Haizhong into their home, slid the bolt, drew the curtains, and instantly the interior filled with a foul stench of feces and urine.

Er Da Ma made a motion as if to vomit, recalling in her mind the incident from last night when feces and urine had splashed her.

Liu Haizhong, already in a bad mood, mistakenly thought that returning home would bring him some comfort from Er Da Ma, but he didn't expect her reaction to be so strong—a look of disgust.

He became angry.

"I can't afford to provoke those people at the Yagangchang, I can't afford to provoke the Siheyuan neighbors, and I still can't afford to provoke you, this woman?"

He stared with a pair of icy eyes, fixed on Er Da Ma with a vicious look, as if he wanted to tear her apart.

"'You also despise me? You actually despise me, Liu Haizhong?'"

His tone was quite unfriendly.

While questioning.

He reached out and undid his belt—a very practiced motion; back then he had beaten Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu that way, and now, even though his sons weren't there, Liu Haizhong still didn't dare to cause an explosion, he took Er Da Ma as a target to vent his inner anger and wanted to beat her.

A couple of many years.

How could they not know Liu Haizhong's beastly nature?

Her heart rose to her throat.

She offered a single explanation.

"'Dad, you still don't believe me? When have I ever despised you? We've lived together as a couple for all these years; if I had despised you, I wouldn't have followed you out in the first place. I know you're angry, but you can't take it out on me. I've borne you three children—no merit, but hardship, right? Besides, I haven't said anything harsh, so why are you suddenly losing your temper?'"

"'Then what does your earlier gesture mean? Covering your nose, about to vomit—surely you're not pregnant?'"

The belt in Liu Haizhong's hand struck the nearby table hard; the sound knocked things off the table and at the same time gave Er Da Ma a good fright.

Just because she used to watch Liu Haizhong beat Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu doesn't mean she liked being beaten by him.

"'I mean nothing else; I'll go get you some clothes, you change, and then we'll wash your face and hair.'"

Liu Haizhong's fragile psyche.

He received a 120‑point critical hit.

Changing clothes.

Washing his face.

Even this was still despising him, despising his body covered in these feces and urine.

He couldn't worry about much else.

He raised his hand and gave Er Da Ma a slap.

The bustling Siheyuan seemed to become even more fervent because of the sound of Liu Haizhong's household delivering a big slap.

Several people were hotly discussing it.

They frankly said that Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu couldn't be dealt with; having grown up, Liu Haizhong, even when angry, didn't dare to vent on his two sons, so he turned his wife into the target for his venting.

Beating the sons.

They call it education, but it's the rod that produces filial sons.

Beat the wife.

What excuse are you looking for yourself?

Educate the wife, let her walk onto the correct path?

The idly chatting neighbors quickly turned the topic to those matters of Liu Haizhong at the steel plant; some who didn't work at the steel plant or hadn't seen Liu Haizhong being beaten had a faint excitement on their faces, and they spoke with certainty that this was Liu Haizhong's karmic retribution.

Some women, having heard that Liu Haizhong at the steel plant was being harassed in various ways, and having been harshly exploited by Er Da Ma during the day, felt they should also learn well from those people, learn how to take revenge on the Liu family; a group gathered together, whispering and muttering, began discussing strategies against Er Da Ma.

According to me, just hit her in the chin, give her diarrhea so she can't even walk.

This method won't work; just hang a head-sized weight on Er Da Ma's neck, and when the rope breaks, it's over.

You guys, what kind of crappy ideas are these? Burning with fire would be better.

Stab with an awl.

Force her to eat raw melon, raw potatoes.

Whip her, hang her up and beat her—would that work?

Your methods are for treating lunatics, but Er Da Ma isn't crazy; I think we should ask Qin Huairu about this.

Why ask Qin Huairu?

You wouldn't understand this, but Qin Huairu is no longer the former Qin Huairu; hearing from the head of the household, Qin Huairu has become an official, appointed as a section leader at the steel plant, specifically responsible for disciplining Liu Haizhong.

Leader of the Correction and Reform Group.

Exactly, that's the thing—Qin Huairu has become the Leader of the Correction and Reform Group for educating Liu Haizhong; we should also form a Covert Repentance and Reform Squad, with me as Team Captain, specifically to educate Er Da Ma.

Why are you the Team Captain, and I can't be?

Going by what you say, we also want to be Team Captains.

Then they're all Team Captains.

Exactly, they're all Team Captains, with no hierarchy, all have the right to educate Er Da Ma, and can order Er Da Ma to do anything.