Chapter 2: On the First Attack, I Ended Up Straining My Back!

Chapter 2

“You lazy donkey! The big dog said you were too sick to get up—so is this what you call not getting up?”

“Everyone else is busy, I even went out to the fields for a walk, and here you are resting under the tree?”

“You unfilial, rebellious wretch! I’ll beat you to death!”

As Li Feng was lost in thought, the harsh voice came again and again. He looked up to see Li Wangshi charging at him with a broom in hand.

Li Feng was at a loss for words.

The moment she rushed at him, his body involuntarily stiffened—an instinct left over from the original owner.

Seeing the old woman, a cold glint flashed through Li Feng’s eyes.

If there was one thing to say about the tragic fate of the second wife’s children, it was all the old woman’s favoritism.

The eldest son and he were twins and should have been treated equally, but he was the one abandoned.

As a child, he had little to eat and wore threadbare clothes.

When they grew older, the eldest went to town as an apprentice, learning a trade to rely on.

He, on the other hand, worked like an old ox—starting in the fields at six, then taking on all the household chores without pause.

When the original wife was still around, someone cared for him, and at least he could eat a warm meal every day.

But three years ago, when the original wife passed away, his status in the family declined day by day.

His own children were also looked down upon in the household; when the eldest and third sons came back, his kids were treated like servants.

Bossed around and shouted at.

He had even questioned whether he was truly a child of the Li family, but he resembled Old Li too much—there was no doubt he was their flesh and blood.

If the father couldn’t stand up, the children would suffer too.

So, when Li Wangshi raised the broom to strike him, he naturally wouldn’t take it lying down. He slightly sidestepped, avoiding the sweeping blow.

Li Wangshi’s expression visibly changed when she saw Li Feng dodge.

The second son actually dared to dodge?

She was used to hitting him, and he was always obedient and quiet. Even if wronged, he never uttered a word.

Today, she was truly angry. The second son was clearly fine but insisted on pretending to be seriously ill, delaying the work in the fields.

Now seeing him resting under the tree, she struck harder—but he actually dodged.

The broom came down again, but instead of hitting the second son, her waist gave out with a sharp pain!

“Ah!!”

The intense pain bent Li Wangshi double, and she wailed loudly on the spot.

Li Feng watched coldly.

With him as the steadfast ox, plus his several sons and daughters, he handled almost everything inside and outside the household.

Li Wangshi hadn’t done heavy labor for a long time, often wandering around the village, loudly praising how capable the eldest and third sons were, and how filial they were to her.

As for him, he was seen as worthless—a lifetime of lowly existence.

Just take their names, for example.

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