Chapter 517: Using Misery to Win Sympathy
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The aunt changed her previous domineering manner and began to reason with them. She wanted to gain sympathy through this. In addition, there was a young boy beside her who wanted to protect his grandmother. If they met someone else, they might really be able to get what they wanted. Unfortunately, Du Yue and He Xing never fell for such tricks. Du Yue and He Xing coldly looked at the two of them acting. Du Yue even pretended not to understand and suggested, “Then as his elder, you have to work harder. Only by working more can your grandchild eat meat!”
The aunt was still wiping her tears. She did not expect Du Yue to suddenly say that. She was slightly stunned. “How can you…” However, she quickly shut her mouth. After some thought, she spoke again, “Of course, I want to work hard. It’s just that the lives of ordinary people are too difficult! Even if we work ourselves to death, we can only guarantee that we won’t starve to death. How can 1 have the chance to let my grandchild eat a bite of meat? You two look like kind people. Can I trouble you to give a bowl of stewed chicken to my grandson? It’s fine if I don’t eat it, but children can’t lack nutrition! Don’t you agree?”
When the aunt said this, she began to sob again. She was crying emotionally, and Du Yue was speechless. Why did she always meet people who pretended to be crazy and wanted to use their tears to gain sympathy and resources from others? Were they mistaken? It was the apocalypse now, and this method was no longer applicable. If it was really that simple, then who would still work hard to live?
Du Yue looked coldly at the aunt in front of her. “Did I give birth to your grandchild? It doesn’t seem to have anything to do with me whether he lacks nutrition or not, right? We are not kind people, and we will not share our things with strangers for no reason. Give up.”
“You’re too selfish!” The aunt was indignant. “You’re two adults. So what if you eat a little less? Can’t you see that my grandson is so hungry that he doesn’t have the strength to walk? Are you going to watch helplessly as he dies?”
“He doesn’t have the strength to walk, but he has the strength to blackmail me, right? Even if he starves to death, that would be because of your incompetence. What does it have to do with me?” Du Yue’s face darkened. “If you continue to talk nonsense at my doorstep, I won’t be polite.” Du Yue was about to close the door when the aunt pulled the little boy’s hand and was about to barge in. Du Yue turned around and smiled at her. “The gate of my house is connected to electricity as well, but I didn’t turn it on before. If you take another step closer, don’t blame me if you’re electrocuted to death.”
After saying this coldly, Du Yue slammed the gate shut with a bang. The dust that was stirred up flew into the faces of the grandfather and grandson. He Xing turned on the power switch on the gate without saying anything. The two of them looked at each other and smiled. When they returned to their house, Du Yue looked outside again. The world was rough. Even such a young child was taught by his family to blackmail others. Du Yue had always thought that a child was a blank sheet of paper when they were born. What they would grow up to be depended on their parents’ daily influence.
Du Yue could not say that they had taught him wrong. They were doing this to survive. It was just that they had found the wrong people.
“Let’s not have children in the future.” He Xing’s sudden words stunned Du Yue. “Why are you suddenly talking about having children?”
He Xing sighed softly. “The world is ever-changing. We’re living a good life now, but no one knows what will happen in the future. Instead of bringing children into this world casually and letting them face the unknown world and possibly suffer with adults, it’s better not to let them be born.”
Hearing He Xing’s words, Du Yue actually felt that it was very reasonable.
After careful consideration, Du Yue nodded with certainty. “Alright, we won’t have children in the future.”
Although it was a biological instinct to carry on the family line, Du Yue was still very clear-headed. Giving birth to children and raising children was hard and troublesome. The three of them were living well now, so why would they find trouble for themselves?
“Alright, then it’s settled. However, if we don’t have children, we have to hurry up and consume the food in your s.p.a.ce. Let’s not waste it. Why don’t we eat some hamburgers and drink some c.o.ke to fill our stomachs? I’m already hungry.”
Du Yue nodded and found two hamburgers and two cups of iced c.o.ke from her s.p.a.ce. The two of them sat down to eat the burgers and drink the c.o.ke. They were very satisfied.
After they walked in, the grandmother and grandson outside their gate completely stopped..