Chapter 39 Acting righteously
Chapter 39 Acting righteously
"What else? You're still a thief! You think you're right?" Li Changle stepped on him hard, and the man cried out in pain, "Ouch..."
If Chen Yongwei hadn't tripped the man, he wouldn't have caught the thief. From his experience in his previous life, he knew that you should never help others rashly, as you might end up asking for trouble!
"You want to hit me again?" Chen Yongwei stepped forward and kicked him. "Shame on you, a grown man, you don't work hard to earn money, but become a thief!"
He was very strong, and with one kick, the man screamed, "I won't dare to do it again, please spare me, sir..."
At this time, the woman and a group of people who helped chase the thief also caught up. Several men saw the thief that Li Changle was stepping on and rushed over, shouting and cursing. Li Changle quickly dodged to the side and watched those men kick the man one after another, causing him to roll on the ground.
The frightened woman saw the bag in Li Changle's hand, and without even wiping the tears from her face, she rushed over in surprise, "My bag..."
"I'm giving it back to you!" Li Changle handed her the bag with the mouth of the bag already opened. "We helped you stop him... It was like this when we found it. Can you open it and see if the things are still there?"
The woman opened the bag and looked at it, nodding excitedly, "It's still there! It's still there!" She wiped away her tears, took out a big unity, and handed it to Li Changle embarrassedly, "Thank you, little brother, for helping me stop the thief."
Li Changle heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this, "No need, it's just a piece of cake!"
He doesn't care about thanks or anything like that, as long as he doesn't blame them.
The woman took the money and tried to give it to Chen Yongwei again, "Little brother, this is just a small token of my appreciation. Don't think it's too little."
Chen Yongwei blushed and waved his hands, "You can't have it. Keep it for yourself, don't let it be robbed again!"
"...Thank you for your reminder, little brother!" The woman smiled gratefully and said, "Thanks to you guys today, otherwise my bag would have been snatched away by the hateful robbers."
"Don't show off your wealth. Be careful next time." Li Changle said as he pulled Chen Yongwei. "We have something else to do, so we'll leave first!"
"Okay, thank you for your help!" the woman said gratefully again.
Li Changle and Chen Yongwei turned around and heard the onlookers still talking about the thief. "This is really terrible. He dared to come out and steal things in broad daylight. Send him to the police!"
"Yes, Awen, you go with the brothers. If bad guys like this are not handed over to the police, more people will suffer in the future." The woman said to the young man who had grabbed the thief.
"Sister, you and brother go to the hospital. I'll be right back after I take this guy there."
Li Changle turned his head and looked at the thief who was being dragged towards the police station by several enthusiastic people. He felt that some things were still better these days. At least thieves could be beaten and the elderly could be helped without worrying about being bitten back.
"Brother, I heard that they are very strict now. If someone like him is caught, he will probably have to stay in prison for many years, right?"
"Robbery is worse than theft. It looks like there's quite a bit of money in the bag. This guy has been doing this for at least ten years!"
"People like this should be locked up for a few more years to prevent them from coming out to harm others."
Li Changle and A Wei were chatting outside the ward, and they happened to meet Doctor Lin who was coming out for rounds. They hurriedly asked, "Doctor Lin, how is the snake venom removal of my father Li Guitang going?"
Doctor Lin glanced at him and said, "The effect of the serum is good. The swelling has started to go down. We will observe him for another two days. If there are no other complications, he can be discharged and go home to recuperate."
"Thank you! Thank you!" Li Changle didn't expect to be discharged from the hospital so soon, and rushed into the ward excitedly, "Dad, Doctor Lin said to observe further..."
"Doctor Lin just told us."
The old couple of the Li family looked at their excited son with a reproachful look, then changed the subject and asked with a fierce face, "Why are you here again? Why don't you go out to sea to earn money?" When Li's mother saw that he was wearing clothes for going out, she said unhappily, "Why are you coming to the hospital if you have nothing to do? Don't you want round-trip fare?" They were relieved for just one day, and here he comes again.
Li Changle: "..."
"Uncle Tang, we went to collect the traps this morning and sent the fish to sell, so we came to see you!" Chen Yongwei said as he put the canned food and sugar on the table.
Seeing this, Li's mother hurried forward and said, "Ah Wei, your uncle is about to be discharged from the hospital. It's so embarrassing to spend money on so many things!"
Chen Yongwei smiled innocently and said, "Aunt, it didn't cost much. Brother Ale said that Uncle Tang liked canned yellow peaches, so I bought two cans. Two of the cans were bought by Brother Ale."
After hearing this, Father Li looked at Li Changle strangely, "When did this bastard know that I like canned yellow peaches? Did my mother tell him?"
Li Changle touched his nose guiltily. He knew that his father liked to eat canned yellow peaches. He did not know that until he became seriously ill and fell into bed, he could not eat anything except the canned yellow peaches bought by his elder sister.
It's sad to think about it. He couldn't bear to eat even canned yellow peaches that cost less than one bottle. He only ate two bites at a time...
Mother Li continued to be polite, "Ah Wei, why are you so polite? I gave your brother Sha Dan yesterday, and today you sent something again..."
Seeing Chen Yongwei's face flushed and he didn't know how to respond, Li Changle smiled and helped him out, "Mother, Wei wanted to buy it for Dad, so don't be polite, just accept it. It's not tiring to be polite!"
"You little brat, I'm talking to Awei, why are you butting in?"
"Awei, sit down. Don't worry about my mother. Leave her there alone. Be polite!"
Li Changle pulled over a chair and sat down on it, leaning back with his legs crossed. "I got up early in the morning to collect the traps, and then came to town to sell the fish. I'm so tired."
"Did you go trapping with Awei last night? How was the harvest?" Father Li found the boy's look funny. He had been like this since he was young. Whenever he did something good, he would show off and would want to tell the world about it.
Li Changle pointed at Chen Yongwei and said, "Listen to what Ah Wei says, or else you'll accuse me of bragging!"
"Uncle Tang, we received it this morning..." Chen Yongwei said, looking at Li Changle with admiration, "My brother is so awesome. He sent it to Phoenix Restaurant to sell. He sold it for two or three yuan more per pound than at the seafood store."
After hearing this, Li's mother smiled with wrinkles all over her face. "A Le has always had a smart mind, but he is too lazy and unwilling to work hard. If he had done this earlier, we would have built a new house a long time ago."
We earned over a hundred dollars in the morning, which would be sixty dollars if we split it equally!
Amitabha! She finally saw the day when her son would earn money as a responsible person.
Father Li happily patted Li Changle on the shoulder and said, "You little bastard, just go to the trap and tell him. What if Dad doesn't believe you?"
"I said you guys are accusing me of bragging again, what Awei said is more effective!" Li Changle touched his arm which didn't feel any pain at all after being hit, and said happily, "Your strength in hitting people is not bad! It seems that you have recovered well!"
It’s been many years since I got slapped by my father. It didn’t hurt as much as I remembered. It felt soft and without much strength!
Li Changle pretended that there was sand in her eyes, looked up at the ceiling, and blinked back the tears.
(End of this chapter)