The courtyard house, without the script of Sha Zhu.

Chapter 124 Brothers' Conversation, Handling of the Steel Rolling Mill

There was no other way. For Liu Guangtian, the accumulated obstacles had almost completely eroded any remaining fatherly affection he had for Liu Haizhong. Like Liu Guangqi, he was determined to escape once he was a little older.

Otherwise, if he stayed in this house, he might really be beaten to death one day. As a result, he was beaten today, almost lost his life, and ended up in the hospital.

This completely ignited his resentment towards his bangs.

Moreover, witnessing the other party go to jail again would undoubtedly be a kind of satisfaction for him.

Finally, someone can avenge me.

When Liu Guangqi walked in again, Zhou Xiuying was not with him.

Liu Guangtian frowned subconsciously, but he instantly guessed what the other person was thinking.

"It's impossible for you to make me sign a letter of forgiveness for that old beast. I'd rather beg on the streets than be beaten to death in this house."

When Liu Guangtian spoke, his refusal was laced with gritted teeth.

Upon hearing this, Liu Guangqi frowned slightly, but this was ultimately within his expectations. After sighing, he slowly spoke.

"Guangtian, I know you've had a tough time all these years, but you also need to think about this."

"If you really went out begging on the streets, how long do you think you could survive in the current situation?"

"Dad really went too far this time, but think about it, if you don't sign this letter of understanding, he'll go to jail, lose his job, and then what?"

"That kind of outcome would mean our whole family would starve. Now that you've signed this letter of understanding, it's not just for your own sake, but you also need to think about Guangfu. Do you think he'd be begging on the streets with you, and what if he got beaten to death one day?"

This statement made Liu Guangtian fall into deep thought.

After all, what he said was just venting his anger. But he was still clear about what he would face if he actually went to beg on the streets.

Upon hearing this, Liu Guangfu recalled the scene of himself begging in tattered clothes and subconsciously shook his head.

"No, I don't want to beg for food!"

"Heh, if we stay in this house any longer, we'll get beaten to death sooner or later anyway. We might as well take one of them with us before we die, it's not a loss."

Liu Guangtian was just thinking about it. If he continued like this after Liu Haizhong came out, he might actually get beaten to death one day. So he might as well drag the other side out for now.

Making the other person lose their job is just as bad, a lose-lose situation is better than a win-lose one.

After sighing, Liu Guangqi simply came up with another idea.

"This time, the police station and the Women's Federation have been involved. Dad will definitely be more restrained in the future. Besides, if Dad really wants to kill someone in the future, you can just say you're going to run away and find the Women's Federation, right?"

"I know you're resentful, but can't you just hold back a little longer?"

This rational analysis finally extinguished the anger in Liu Guangtian's heart.

Realizing the current situation, he finally sighed and compromised.

"Fine, I'll sign this letter of understanding. But if he lays a hand on me again, I'll go straight to the Women's Federation and make him lose his job. At worst, we'll starve together; Guangfu and I will go begging on the streets!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Guangqi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, it would be bad if his alcoholic father were to add another so-called old debt.

My future is truly bleak.

So, after the two signed the letter of understanding, Liu Guangqi pretended to comfort the two brothers for a few more minutes.

After coming out, Liu Guangqi ran into Zhou Xiuying and couldn't help but ask her another question.

"Guangqi, what did you mean by that just now?"

At this moment, Zhou Xiuying felt somewhat dissatisfied with her eldest son. After all, Liu Guangqi's words just now were essentially inciting her son to deal with or even threaten her father. In her eyes, that was utterly rebellious.

And what does "just bear with it a little longer" mean? Does it mean that when you grow up, you'll simply leave the Liu family?

She felt somewhat disheartened that her own flesh and blood would treat her like this.

Liu Guangqi couldn't help but sneer inwardly.

"Don't you know how she's treated these two brothers all these years?"

However, Liu Guangqi gave a different explanation.

"Mom, you have to understand me. If I hadn't said it that way, given the current situation, do you think Guangtian, with his stubborn nature, would have agreed?"

"And to put it bluntly, if I didn't go along with him and defuse his resentment, if you were in his shoes and your father almost beat you to death, and then immediately asked you to sign a letter of forgiveness, would you agree?"

At this point, Zhou Xiuying could only laugh awkwardly. Thinking about her own situation, she herself seemed a little unsure. However, in order to instill her values, she couldn't help but retort.

"That's going too far. I would never curse my own father."

This made Liu Guangqi roll his eyes inwardly.

Afterwards, he sighed and took the letter of understanding and Zhou Xiuying directly to the police station.

The police officers at the local police station weren't surprised to receive the letter of forgiveness, since it was ultimately a matter between the son and father, but this time it was truly excessive.

After receiving the letter of forgiveness in the detention center, Liu Haizhong was somewhat skeptical. He thought it was normal for those two brats to sign it. However, he learned from Liu Guangqi and Zhou Xiuying…

When he learned that he would have to stay in jail for another three months, he was almost dumbfounded and kept shouting.

"They already got a letter of forgiveness, so why?"

But when he met the cold gaze of the guards, Liu Haizhong became obedient. After all, this was his second time in a detention center, and he knew that going against the guards would not end well.

Meanwhile, the steel rolling mill eventually learned of the matter, since it had escalated to the point of involving the police station and could no longer be suppressed.

The factory leadership also held a brief meeting regarding this matter.

After all, a father almost beat his son to death and ended up in the police station, which is not a good reputation.

So, at the very beginning of the meeting, many people immediately suggested that Liu Haizhong be fired.

However, upon hearing these words, Director Yang remained silent but couldn't help frowning.

If this had been a privately owned enterprise before, firing someone wouldn't have been difficult. But now it's a joint public-private partnership.

He didn't really agree with firing him.

So, he couldn't help but look towards the workshop director, or rather, the workshop director where Liu Haizhong was at that moment.

Just then, Wang Shan, the workshop director of Liu Haizhong, who had only been invited here because of his position, couldn't help but express his opinion.

"Gentlemen, let me, Lao Wang, say a few words. This matter is indeed a scandal. If it were in the past, we could certainly do this, but things are different now."

"Straight-up dismissal, how much? It's a bit unreasonable."

"Therefore, my opinion is to impose punishment, but as for the specific punishment, we will have to follow everyone's opinions."

These words made Director Yang nod.

After a period of discussion, the steel mill announced the punishment for Liu Haizhong.

First and foremost, the most basic penalty is a six-month salary deduction.

Secondly, Liu Haizhong's salary should be reduced to the factory's minimum wage, which is the same as the salary for a toilet cleaning job.

It costs 18.5 yuan a month for six months.

And during this period, they still have to continue their original work.

When Zhou Xiuying learned of this news, she was so angry that she fainted.

Liu Guangqi felt a pang of heartache, after all, he could spend a significant portion of his salary on the family business.

Meanwhile, the two brothers in the hospital room naturally had no one to take care of them.

Zhou Xiuying would bring some food over every day.

Just then, a rare guest arrived at the ward—it was Cao Wei.

As for Cao Wei, the Liu brothers, Guangtian and Guangfu, didn't harbor much resentment but rather felt grateful. They knew very well that if Cao Wei hadn't called the police station and the Women's Federation, their situation would likely remain the same.

Of course, Cao Wei's visit this time was not to see these two. After listening to their thanks, he did not mention his current troubles, but instead offered his own opinion.

"This kind of beast doesn't deserve to be your father. Actually, you're getting old now, so you can try to resist. If you don't dare, you can occasionally go to the street and watch those pig slaughterers."

This was exactly what Cao Wei wanted to see; he hoped the Liu family would fight even more thoroughly. However, he never expected that this very idea would lead the Liu family to their premature demise.

Time flies by, and the New Year's bells have rung, bringing two major events right at the start of the year.