A few days after meeting Wang Zhijie, two cents went missing from the house. The older brother and mother said they saw him eating candy, so he must have taken the money.

Wang Mingpeng said he didn't steal the money, but his mother wouldn't listen to him at all. She was convinced that he had stolen the money and picked up a stick used for burning firewood to beat him.

If his grandmother hadn't happened to come over and seen him being beaten half to death, stopping his mother from hitting him any further, he might have died.

As he lay dying on the ground, his brother laughed, even showing off two candies from his pocket. Wang Mingpeng understood perfectly well; his brother had stolen the money, and he was filled with rage.

It took him a full two weeks to recover from his injury. The first thing he did after recovering was to take out a stick he had prepared and beat his older and younger brothers when his parents went out to work in the morning.

They were still sleeping at the time. His injury had only just healed when his mother woke him up to cook and feed the pigs and chickens.

"Wang Mingpeng, hurry up and wipe it."

"it is good"

Xia Yichu had already placed the mirror in front of him, and Wang Mingpeng took out the ointment and slowly began to apply it. Seeing that Pei Shizhou had almost finished washing the dog, Xia Yichu took a towel and went over to dry the dog.

Wang Mingpeng used to be very envious of Xia Yichu and Lin Xingcheng's relationship, wondering why other people's siblings could have such a good relationship.

They're brothers from the same mother, so why are they bullying him? No, his brother and younger brother have always had a good relationship; they just don't get along with him.

Fortunately, he now has Brother Jie, who is closer than a brother to him, even though they are not blood brothers. If it weren't for Brother Jie's words, he might still be being bullied by his own brother.

Brother Jie is right. As long as you're willing to go all out, that time he beat those two people half to death and threatened them that if they bullied him again, they would die together.

Anyway, the three brothers slept together, so as long as he wasn't beaten to death, he could find a chance to kill them.

From then on, neither of them dared to provoke him. They even helped him cover up the fight, telling their families that it was just the two of them fighting. Although Wang Mingpeng was ultimately criticized by his mother for not breaking up the fight, he felt inexplicably pleased.

"Wang Mingpeng, tell me how you got that injury on your face?"

Xia Yichu dried the dog off and brought it over, while Pei Shizhou was still washing the cat. Wang Mingpeng had ointment applied to his face; the ointment felt cool and soothing after application.

"I…"

Wang Mingpeng rubbed his hands together, feeling a bit nervous and embarrassed, and didn't really want to tell Xia Yichu.

"Your brother Jie mentioned your situation to me briefly. Is it because of your sister and brother-in-law?"

"Yes, my brother-in-law hit my sister the day before yesterday, and my sister told me about it when she got home yesterday. Her family members were unwilling to stand up for her and even advised her to go back and live a normal life and not to cause trouble."

I was furious, so last night I ambushed Zhang Dazhu on his way home after drinking, and we got into a fight. I ran away afterwards, and I'm too scared to go home today.

Since Xia Yichu knew about his family's situation, Wang Mingpeng didn't hide anything and told her. He knew the Zhang family wouldn't let it go and would definitely come to settle accounts with him.

He knew his brothers' character best; if Zhang Dazhu came to his door, they would definitely just stand by and watch him get beaten without helping. Therefore, he couldn't go back and wanted to ask Brother Jie for help.

Why are you afraid to go home?

"I can't beat Zhang Dazhu."

Xia Yichu frowned and looked at Wang Mingpeng. Since he knew this would happen, logically speaking, he shouldn't have been beaten so badly and unconscious by Zhang Dazhu so quickly in his previous life. Could it be that he was tricked back by his family? That was very likely.

"Then find a place to hide, and don't go home yet."

"I know, but I only have about twenty yuan on me. Zhang Dazhu is from the next village; he knows all my friends and who I'm close to. Brother Jie isn't here, and I don't know where to hide."

"No, how come you don't have any money on you? I heard from Wang Zhijie that you've been working on the construction site since last year."

Wang Mingpeng gets angry when this is mentioned. He worked for ten months and earned six hundred yuan a month, but only one hundred yuan ended up in his hands.

His dad said he was a big spender and not young anymore, so he saved his salary for him to get married later. Brother Jie advised him that money is only truly yours when it's in your own hands.

Wang Mingpeng thought that he really couldn't save money. His father had always treated him well since he was a child, but the family was poor and he often went out to work, so he couldn't protect him in the first moment when he was beaten.

So he didn't listen to Wang Zhijie and agreed to let his dad save it for him. They had agreed to give him 100 yuan a month, but after one month, they stopped. His dad said he worked on the construction site every day and didn't need to spend money on food or drink.

"I gave my dad the money I earned from work directly, and he said he would save it for me. After the accident, I went home to ask him for the money, and he said that my mom had taken all the money and he didn't have any left."

Wang Mingpeng deeply regrets not listening to his brother Jie, blaming himself for trusting his father too much. This incident has once again changed his perception of his family.

He asked his mother for money this morning, and she clearly told him that she would add 100 yuan to the amount and then give his brother and younger brother 3,000 yuan each. She wouldn't give him a single penny back, and told him to give up on getting the money.

When Wang Mingpeng looked at his father, his eyes darted away, avoiding eye contact. Why was he treating him like this? Hadn't he promised not to tell his mother that the money was with him? Because he was afraid Zhang Dazhu would come looking for him, he had no choice but to leave.

"If you don't mind, you can work for me. I happen to need someone to guard my warehouse. As long as you don't tell anyone, no one will find you."

There's accommodation there, but when things get too busy, you'll need to help unload the goods. You'll get paid a thousand a month.

Pei Shizhou listened to the whole thing from the side. It wasn't a big deal, and it wasn't worth Xia Yichu's trouble.

"Really, that's wonderful. Wang Mingpeng, why don't you thank Boss Pei?"

Wang Mingpeng was stunned when he heard that his salary was 1,000 yuan, and only realized what he meant when he heard Xia Yichu's words and thanked her.

"Thank you, Boss Pei."

"I think it's about time, Yichu. You have half an hour before you have to go to school. I'll take him there now, and he can stay there tonight after we tidy up."

Xia Yichu was still wondering how to arrange things for Wang Mingpeng, whether to send him to Kyoto to find Wang Zhijie, but she was also worried that he would cause trouble if he went to Kyoto. Now it's best if he has something to do, so he won't run around.

As long as he doesn't do anything reckless, his family won't find him. As for what to do next? She'll wait for Wang Zhijie to come home and worry about it. She just needs to ensure Wang Mingpeng is safe until Wang Zhijie returns.

"Okay, Wang Mingpeng, do a good job."

"Yes, I will definitely work hard and never slack off."

Xia Yichu took out a piece of paper and wrote down her home phone number on it.

"Take this. You can call me if you need anything."

Pei Shizhou's eyes lit up as he stared at the phone number in Wang Mingpeng's hand. He had seen that Xia Yichu had installed a phone when he last visited her house, but he had never been able to find an excuse to ask her for her phone number. Today, he got it without any effort.

"it is good"

The three of them went out, and Xia Yichu locked the door with the key. Pei Shizhou arrived in his car.

"Do you want me to take you to school?"

"No need, it's only a two or three-minute walk."

Xia Yichu didn't want to become the subject of others' discussions; she was quite content with her current peaceful life.

"Alright, Mingpeng, get in the car."

Pei Shizhou got into the car, and Wang Mingpeng followed suit. Xia Yichu remembered something and went over to knock on the passenger window. Pei Shizhou rolled down the window.

"Mingpeng, don't go home. Wait for Zhijie to come back, then I'll have him come find you. Whatever you do, don't go home, understand?"

Xia Yichu was still worried, so she explained it to him again.

"it is good"

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