Boss, He’s Becoming a Father [Arc 1] Chapter 3.3: The Prodigal Son (7)
“Dad, I’ll learn to tie lanterns. I’ll learn right away.” Seeing that Shao Yu ignored him, he turned to Shao Xiaocao and cried: “Sister, teach me to tie lanterns. I will definitely study hard.”
Shao Xiaocao couldn’t bear it and wanted to say something, but Shao Yu stopped her directly.
Mrs. Wang was also crying hard and said: “How can a good person lose his hand…”
“There is still life even if there is no hand. If your daughter really marries someone named Zhang, she may not even have her life. Is your son’s pair of hands no match for your daughter’s life?” Shao Yu said.
“Smelly old man, what nonsense are you talking about? Why did you lose your life? What kind of place is our Zhang family? Don’t throw dirty water!” Zhang Meng did act recklessly, but he was not so arrogant that he had no scruples.
“Why, you dare to kill your wife, but you still dare not admit it? Can you explain clearly how your two wives died?” Shao Yu asked loudly and deliberately.
Zhang Meng panicked when he heard this, and when he looked at the people on the left and right, they all started talking.
“What nonsense are you talking about?” Zhang Meng looked at the onlookers and explained: “One of my first two wives fell ill, and the other died of dystocia, leaving one dead and two dead. I feel sad when I think about this. It was like being cut with a knife.”
“You’re so sad. Why don’t you honor her? She only died two months ago.” Shao Yu said.
Zhang Meng, who originally wanted to pretend to be affectionate, suddenly got stuck and had to say: “How they died, Dr. Zhao from Huichun Hall can testify. It’s because of their bad luck. It has nothing to do with me.”
“Doctor Zhao is your uncle, so he will naturally help you testify.” Shao Yu casually revealed the relationship between the two.
The onlookers immediately started talking after hearing this. There were no secrets in the neighborhood. Everyone often heard Dr. Zhao brag about having a powerful nephew.
Shao Yu added: “The neighbors also bear witness that there was no matchmaker or hirer in this marriage, and Zhang Meng is not a good man. I feel sorry for my daughter, so I will let this matter go.”
Zhang Meng immediately said: “If you dare to cancel, I will chop off Shao Dabao’s hand now!”
Shao Yu said: “If you want to chop, chop quickly. I’ve been waiting for a long time.”
Being urged like this, Zhang Meng hesitated. His goal was never Shao Dabao’s hands. What he wanted was the Shao family’s shop and daughter.
According to the rules on the road, chopping off both hands is equivalent to clearing the account, and then he will never get the money again. Zhang Meng is not willing to do such a thankless thing unless it is a last resort.
Now that the Shao family shop is unwilling to give, and the daughter is unwilling to marry, how can Zhang Meng be willing to do such a loss-making business? He was heartbroken and said: “Okay, since you are willing, then I will chop off one of your son’s hands now. “
After saying that, Zhang Meng stared at Shao Yu’s reaction. He didn’t believe that Shao Yu was really indifferent.
Shao Dabao’s face turned pale, his body swayed, and he almost fainted.
But when Shao Yu heard this, he just raised his eyebrows and asked: “Only chop one? Can’t two hands be exchanged for fifty taels of gambling debt?”
Shao Dabao cried out, “Dad.”
And Zhang Meng looked at Shao Yu fixedly. In this line of business, he has seen sons regardless of parents, but it is rare to see parents who completely ignore their sons, especially in families with only one son.
It was the first time he saw such a hard-hearted father, and he couldn’t help but glance at Shao Dabao.
His eyes were full of suspicion. He looked carefully between Shao Yu and Shao Dabao, trying to find evidence that the two were biological father and son.
“Dad! My biological father! You can’t ignore me! I am the root of the old Shao family!” Shao Dabao shouted.
“The shop is the root of the old Shao family, passed down from generation to generation, what are you?” Shao Yu replied.
“Master… if you don’t want to give up the grass, then give up the shop… you can still make money after the shop is gone. Our family can always survive together.” Wang’s voice became lower and lower.
The Shao family has no land, and they rely entirely on this meager profit shop. Shao Dabao has already gambled away all their wealth. If there is no more shop, they will not even have a place to live. Then they will have to live on the street, and the whole family will be homeless. They may not be able to survive this winter.
This result is actually more terrifying than Shao Dabao’s hands being cut off or one of his daughters dying.
“The shop cannot be handed over.” Shao Yu said firmly. He actually didn’t care about a lantern shop, but now he was determined to teach Shao Dabao a lesson.
For some people, unless they are forced into a desperate situation, all the “prodigal son turning back” are lies.
Seeing this, Zhang Meng added fuel to the fire and said: “The previous gambling debt can be repaid by cutting off a pair of hands, but you have offended me today, and now you have to add a pair of feet.”
Shao Dabao’s vision went dark, his hands and feet were gone, and he felt as if he was dead.
But after hearing such a threat, Shao Yu only asked: “Then what if you kill him directly? Are you going to give me money?”
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