sbdcsierra Chapter 1585 Lessons
Chapter 1585 Lessons
Chapter 1585 Lessons
The four of them looked at each other, nudged and pushed each other, laughing and waiting for someone to speak, without anyone looking at Ye's father's face, which was as black as the bottom of a pot.
It wasn't until a while later that they sensed something was off and gradually quieted down, only then noticing that Ye's father's expression was somewhat off.
Their hearts skipped a beat; they sensed something was wrong, like they'd pulled the tiger's tail...
His expression seemed to be growing increasingly gloomy...
The reason they dared to do this was because of the special bond between grandparents and grandchildren. Father Ye always doted on them, always smiling at them and granting their every request.
Moreover, sometimes Ye's father would bribe them to help keep it a secret from Ye's mother.
For example, the drinking incident, the hiding of money from their wages, and the previous incident of hiding a gold ring—all of these were bribes they had been given to keep from telling Ye's mother.
This led them to mistakenly believe that they had a secret with Ye's father and that Ye's father would always grant their requests.
"Master..."
"Sir, Chenghe said all this, it has nothing to do with me. If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now." Ye Chengjiang sensed something was wrong and immediately tried to slip away.
Ye Chengyang followed up, saying, "I didn't say anything when I came in. I'm not with them. I'll leave now if I have nothing else to say."
The other two didn't have time to reprimand them before they heard the door slam shut by Ye's father.
Ye's father's face was as black as ink. He took off his slippers and slapped Ye Chengjiang, who was closest to him.
Ye Chengjiang's pupils contracted, and he quickly grabbed Ye Chengyang, who was closest to him, to shield him.
"Huh? Holy crap, Brother Jiang... Oh... no, I didn't say anything..."
Ye Chenghu and Ye Chenghe hadn't realized they were going to desert, so they were a little far from the door. Now they could hide inside and let Ye Chengjiang and Ye Chengyang take their place.
Ye Chenghu gloated when he saw Ye Chengyang being beaten, saying, "Serves him right, good beating, sir. This idea was Yangyang's. He was the one who encouraged us to come over in the room just now."
“Every time something happens, it’s him who instigates me to take the lead. He’s cunning, he’s the worst one.”
“I’m just too honest. I always listen to his encouragement and rush to the front, and then I’m always the one who gets scolded, while he benefits every day.”
The dormitory wasn't big, with bunk beds on both sides and only one aisle in the middle. With Ye's father chasing and hitting them from behind, they had nowhere to hide.
The most unlucky ones were Ye Chengjiang and Ye Chenghe, who were just trying to slip away. They were right next to Ye's father, so who else would they beat up if not them?
Moreover, they were not wronged. They came to our door, and no one is innocent. In addition, they even tried to sneak away, which makes their crime even more serious.
He didn't have a suitable weapon at the moment, so he had to take off his shoes; otherwise, he should have grabbed a stick.
Seeing Ye Chenghu feigning grievance and shifting blame onto Ye Chengyang, Ye Chenghe quickly tried to deflect the blame as well.
“Sir, it was Yangyang who started it. He pretended to be honest and didn’t dare to say a word when he came over. He’s the worst.”
Ye Chengjiang also retorted righteously, "I really misjudged you, Yangyang. I didn't know you were so ruthless that you wouldn't even spare me."
Ye Chengyang felt utterly dejected. He had nowhere to hide from the beating and felt incredibly wronged.
"No, I didn't. It was clearly Sungha hyung who said that here just now..."
Ye Chenghe interrupted, "That's because you were just egging us on in the dorm..."
This is just the beginning, and the group has already started to split up, fight amongst themselves, and shift blame onto each other.
"Don't even think about pushing them away, none of them will escape."
Ye's father chased after them and hit them. He happened to see a clothes hanger by the bed, so he switched to the clothes hanger. This one was easier to use and hurt more when hitting people.
"You've grown bold? You dare to threaten me? If I don't beat you up, you won't know who I am."
"Hiss... You weren't our father to begin with, we're your grandsons," Ye Chengjiang shouted.
“You even have to beat your grandson. If you don’t, he won’t know how to respect the elderly and care for the young. He even dares to joke about his elders and extort money from them. We’ve already skinned him alive. Where did you learn this kind of behavior…”
"You, aren't you the one who led him astray?" Ye Chengyang felt extremely wronged. He had been left behind and had been getting beaten up the whole time. Seven out of ten blows landed on him. It didn't hurt when he was hit with a shoe, but now it hurt terribly when he was hit with a clothes hanger.
He was also wearing shorts, and he didn't miss a single moment.
"How dare you talk back?"
Ye Chengyang said, "Last time you dropped your gold in the sack and couldn't find it, I was the one who found it for you. Then you told me not to tell Grandma, and you even gave us each two yuan!"
Ye's father slowed down the speed at which he was hitting the man, realizing that it really was him who started it.
But then was then, now is now. Is being proactive the same as being passive?
“One thing at a time. Who is so disrespectful as to come to my door and threaten me, demanding hush money?”
If you hit him with a slipper, they might not take it seriously, treating it like a game, playing along with him for a while to calm him down.
Now that it's a clothes hanger, the pain is two completely different things, like heaven and earth.
Father Ye showed no mercy. They crowded together and he hit whoever he hit, making them grimace in pain and jump around howling.
Those who were close to the stairs nearby quickly climbed the stairs, trying to get to the upper bunk.
With lightning speed, Ye's father grabbed Ye Chenghu's trouser leg and pulled down one of his pants.
Ye Chenghu was glad that he only grabbed the hem of the pants instead of the whole pair, otherwise he would be naked now.
"I was wrong, I was wrong, I promise I'll keep quiet. Please stop hitting us and let us go."
Ye Chengjiang was on the verge of tears, watching them climb up from both sides, while his clothes were tightly held by his father.
Even Ye Chengyang took advantage of his father's inattention and climbed onto the bed next to him, leaving him alone down there being grabbed and beaten.
"I was so wrong, sir, I was so wrong. I promise I'll keep my mouth shut and won't tell anyone..."
"Don't fight, don't fight... hiss..."
"I can only be considered an accomplice. Yangyang is the mastermind, and Chenghu is the henchman. We in Chenghe all listen to them. At most, I can only be considered an accomplice..."
Ye Chengjiang rolled into the bed while being beaten, explaining the situation.
Actually, it wouldn't have been difficult for him, a strong and robust young man, to subdue Ye's father and take away the clothes hanger.
But he didn't dare.
None of them dared to do anything but jump around and get beaten up, but now he was the only one left to get beaten up.
The three had already climbed up to the top bunk and were sitting comfortably watching him struggle below.
Fearing to attract attention, none of the three made a sound; they simply lay there watching, their eyes filled with schadenfreude and a desire to see the spectacle unfold.
"Sir, they're laughing!" Ye Chengjiang shouted at the top of his lungs.
When Ye's father turned his head, he saw three heads peering down from the edge of the bed. He immediately looked away, and his anger flared up instantly.
"You just wait, if I don't teach you a lesson, you won't know how high the sky is or how thick the earth is."
Mr. Ye grabbed a clothes hanger and stormed out the door, but then locked it behind him, preventing them from leaving.
The group was initially pleased to see Ye's father leave, thinking the matter was over, but when they heard the sound of a key locking the door, they panicked and quickly climbed down from the upper bunk, banging on the door.
"Sir? What are you doing? Open the door!"
"Oh no, why are we locked inside? We're supposed to go out this afternoon!"
"Please open the door..."
"Holy crap, are they planning to lock us up for the whole afternoon because they can't hit us?"
"Oh dear, what can we do? We can't get out of the door, and there are iron bars on the windows..."
All four of them were worried and could only sit and wait; otherwise, they had no other choice.
Ye Chenghe sighed, "I should have come down and taken the beating earlier. It would have been over by then, instead of wasting time being locked in the room like this."
Ye Chengjiang was furious. "You guys are so disloyal! You've gone too far! You just watched me get beaten up."
Ye Chenghe directly berated him, "You're loyal? If you're loyal, why were you thinking of sneaking away? You deserved to be beaten, you deserved to be beaten, that's exactly who you were. You didn't set a good example and you still wanted to sneak away?"
Ye Chengyang didn't dare to utter a sound. He was the youngest and couldn't beat them, so speaking up would only be a reminder to them.
It was his idea that came up earlier, and now look what happened, he's really going to get a beating.
The friendship between the four of them was so fragile that it almost turned into a fight.
Fortunately, Ye's father arrived in time, preventing a bloody massacre among them.
As soon as they heard the door open, they quickly hid on the bed, fearing that Ye's father would come back with ill intentions.
They were delighted when Ye Yaodong appeared at the door.
"Uncle Three..."
"father……"
Before they could even finish celebrating, they were terrified when they saw Ye Yaodong standing at the door, starting to unbuckle his belt.
"Dad, what are you doing..."
"What? Why would I hit you? You're all itching for a beating, daring to extort your grandfather. If I don't teach you a lesson, you won't know the world."
Mr. Ye chimed in with sarcastic remarks, "I'm an old man, and they're just trying to squeeze me dry. They don't care if I'm their grandfather or not. Today they dare to blackmail me for hush money, and tomorrow they'll blackmail you and make you give them the boat."
The four men quickly shook their heads; even if they had 500 times the courage, they wouldn't dare.
They kept pushing and glaring at Ye Chenghu, saying, "Dad, we didn't, we were just joking with Grandpa..."
The others quickly chimed in, "Yeah, just kidding."
"A joke? Well, I'm joking with you guys now too."
Ye Yaodong, holding a leather belt, stood directly on the bed, raised his hand, and cracked the whip, beating two people at once.
"Ah~"
Two screams of terror rang out.
This time, the cries were truly heartfelt, much more genuine than before.
The more fake it sounded before, the more real it seems now.
After Ye Yaodong finished swinging one side, he moved to the opposite bed and swung it again, hitting two more people at once, causing both sides to scream in pain.
"Ah! I was wrong, Uncle, I was wrong..."
A wide "red ribbon" suddenly appeared on their exposed hands and feet, causing all four of them to grimace in pain, their faces contorted in agony, and they all begged for mercy.
Ye's father watched with a clear mind and a sense of satisfaction.
"You think I can't do anything to you just because you're up there? I have plenty of ways to deal with you."
Ye Yaodong continued hitting and cursing, "If you don't beat them for three days, they'll climb onto the roof and tear off the tiles. I've been too good to you lately, and you've become so lawless that you dare to do anything."
"Or is it that money gives poor people courage? Once you make money, you become confident and dare to gather together and come to your door to threaten your grandpa?"
"You've got some nerve! If I don't teach you a lesson, you'll all get too cocky."
"Next time, will you come to my door to threaten me? You've got some nerve! Your grandpa works so hard every day, what's wrong with going out for a massage? You dare to threaten me like that?"
Ye Chenghe quickly explained, "No, no, it's my duty, it's my duty. My grandfather works so hard, he deserves a massage, I have to go, I absolutely have to go..."
Ye Chengjiang: "We were just joking with you, sir. I was wrong. I swear, I won't say another word."
Ye Chengyang: "I also swear..."
"The oaths made by men that are valid are long extinct."
As Ye Yaodong spoke, he gave each of them two lashes.
It's perfect that I'm hiding up there, making it easy for him to hit me. He doesn't have to jump around chasing me, he can just sit there obediently, and every lash will hit its mark, killing two birds with one stone.
The four of them screamed as they were beaten, and eventually they could only stand up and jump on the bed, but no matter what, their feet still got hit a few times.
I'm going back tomorrow, so I'll give them a good beating today to make sure they remember it and behave themselves in the future.
Otherwise, they'll all be fearless. Once their families get better off, they'll have whatever they want. Their circumstances will become too comfortable, and they'll become arrogant and look down on everyone.
And then there are Ye Chengjiang and Ye Chenghe, both of them are so old, almost ready to get married, yet they still join in the commotion.
These two have gotten too cocky, making way too much money every day. And since the authorities are far away, they keep all the money they earn to themselves, while their mothers at home don't even know how much they make, and their fathers are at sea and can't control them.
We also need to tighten our belts on them. Since their father isn't around, his position as their third uncle will have to take over. They're all working for him anyway, so he has to keep an eye on them.
"Third Uncle, ouch...it's going to break..."
"Did you break it? Or did I break my belt? If I broke the belt, I'll ask you for reimbursement and you'll give me a new one."
All four of them were almost in tears. They had to pay for the tools they used to fight them.
"Hmph, you were dodging when I hit you just now, did you think I couldn't handle you? When your father comes back tomorrow, I'm going to tell him that you two are unfilial sons."
Ye Chengjiang quickly shook his head, "No, I was wrong, I was wrong."
If his father finds out, he'll get another beating.
They were filled with regret. If only they had just obediently let Ye's father hit them a few times, then the matter would have been over.
Now look what happened. They had to call for help when they couldn't hit them. I can only swallow my tears.
Ye Yaodong was also careful, so he focused on hitting their legs, hitting them back and forth across both beds, hitting them very evenly and fairly.
But since he had to raise his hand high, his hand got tired after a while, and seeing the red marks on their legs, he stopped.
After all, they are not his biological sons, so he can't go too far. He can deal with them again when their father comes back.
"Come down."
They all shook their heads, some wincing in pain, others shedding tears.
"Remember?"
"remember……"
"Will you threaten your grandfather again next time?"
"Don't dare, don't dare."
Ye Yaodong rolled up his belt and pulled up his pants.
All four of them lowered their heads, momentarily afraid of him, and dared not look at him, only stealing glances.
P.S.: Still in Guangzhou, writing this with my eyes half-closed from sleepiness. Goodnight, I'm so sleepy.