Chapter 197: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 197: Meeting Strangers, Upgrading the Space (6)
After weighing the pros and cons, the middle-aged man glared at the child unwillingly. "I'll let you off this time, but if you dare to come and steal again, even if I have to go to prison, I'll make sure to beat you to death first."
The child shrunk his neck behind Mo Yan and peeked out, saying, "A real man keeps his word. If I say I won't go to your house to steal, then I definitely won't."
The middle-aged man gave him a hateful look and stormed off.
Mo Yan pulled the child out forcefully. "Why do you keep going to his house to steal steamed buns? Don't you know you're likely to get caught doing that?"
Hmm, something seems off about that statement. If he doesn't steal from the middle-aged man's house, does that mean he'll just steal from another?
The child clenched his fists tightly, his face turning red with anger. "That guy is not a good person. His first wife died, and then he married a young widow. The young widow abuses the child left by his first wife every day. Not only does this old guy not intervene, he even joins in beating the child. Such scum deserves to be executed."
Mo Yan was shocked. The child and his sister were also abused and driven out of their home by their stepmother, and he harbored a deep hatred towards stepmothers. But his greatest hatred should be towards his own father; otherwise, he wouldn't keep stealing from the middle-aged man's house, transferring his hatred for his father onto the middle-aged man.
Thinking this, Mo Yan became even more determined to guide the child back onto the right path.
"Even so, you shouldn't steal from his house. People like him will eventually face consequences without others having to take action. Extreme lack of parental love easily leads to unfilial behavior. If this isn't karma, what is?"
The child was defiant. "I just can't stand it. That child can't even get out of bed after being beaten, and those despicable couple won't even let him eat. Every time I steal steamed buns, I give him some. He says he hates his father and stepmother so much, he wishes he could set the house on fire and burn his father and stepmother to death."
By the end, the child's eyes were red. He also wanted to set the house on fire; even if it didn't kill his father and wicked stepmother, he wanted to take everything away from them.
Mo Yan listened with a pounding heart, silently grateful that he met the child. Otherwise, who knows how twisted the child's psyche would become in the future.
"Even so, with your small arms and legs, what can you do? If I hadn't found you today, you would have been caught and punished by him. Even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about your sister. She's so young, if something happens to you, who will take care of her?"
The child lowered his head and said nothing, evidently thinking of his young sister and agreeing with Mo Yan's words.
Mo Yan nodded inwardly, patting the child's head. "If you're willing, big sister will help you find a job. It might not pay much, but it should be enough to support you and your sister. That way, you won't need to steal anymore, and you won't have to worry about getting caught and beaten."
The child's eyes lit up, but then he hesitated. "Will they accept me?"
He had tried working at a restaurant before, washing dishes without pay, just for some leftover food. But they rejected him because he was too young and slow, fearing he might break dishes.
"As long as you're willing to learn and work hard, they will accept you," Mo Yan reassured him. "Tell me where you live, and go back first. I'll let you know when I find a job for you."
This time, the child readily told Mo Yan where he lived.
Mo Yan bought some food and personally escorted him back, also meeting his skinny little sister, which filled her heart with a bitter sweetness. She learned that the child was seven years old, named Yun Zhao, and his sister was five years old, named Yun Sheng. From their names, they didn't seem like names ordinary commoners would choose.
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