Chapter 18 The inherent weaknesses of human nature—bullying the weak and fearing the strong
Chapter 18 The inherent weaknesses of human nature—bullying the weak and fearing the strong
Lu Yuanhuan knew before that in the village, there were arguments and fights every day, but she always thought that someone had done something wrong that caused the arguments and fights.
She never imagined that there would be people who would bully you simply because you are weak!
Lu Yuanqing felt a little sorry for her, but also speechless. "Yeah! Niu Datou thinks you're easy to bully, so he bullies you. Look at Gu Baoxia, would he dare to bully her? Not to mention she has two older brothers, she also has so many cousins in the village. Dealing with Niu Datou would be a piece of cake for her."
"Just take Xiao west for example, do you think Niu Datou would dare to bully her?"
"I wouldn't dare!" Lu Yuanhuan said.
Xiao west in their family is not weak-willed. If you bully her, she will never hide and cry. Instead, she will pick up a stool and chop at you.
"So, this is what I'm teaching you. You have a good temperament, so you can't let the mistakes of bad people make you doubt yourself. But you have to know that there are plenty of people in the world who will bully you for no reason. At this time, you can't just swallow your anger. You have to retaliate. They bully the weak and fear the vulnerable. If they see you fight back, they'll have to think twice before they try to bully you again!"
"You don't need to doubt the inherent weaknesses of human nature. Just know that if you don't let anyone bully you the first time, they won't dare to bully you again. If you swallow your anger once, they will know that you don't dare to fight back, and they will bully you again and again!"
In fact, most people in this world have this inherent weakness: bullying the weak and fearing the strong. It's just that it's more obvious in rural areas.
Especially those families with many men and a large number of members, you can tell from their usual behavior that they are somewhat arrogant.
Since they know that others will always suffer in a fight, they naturally have no fear.
After listening, Lu Yuanhuan remained silent for a long time, lost in thought.
Yes!
If she hadn't cried and been at a loss when Niu Datou was talking nonsense yesterday, but instead fought back like Xiao Xi and Xiao Dong, would she be able to stay at home today and not be afraid to go out?
Because her attitude wasn't forceful, people didn't immediately believe the lies Niu Datou told.
Because she was afraid and didn't explain, so...
"Third brother, you shouldn't just keep crying, I should grab the kitchen knife and kill him!"
Lu Yuanqing: "..."
With those bright, sparkling eyes and that eager expression, there's no need to kill anyone!
"Actually, it's better to just hit him with a stick. Killing someone with a knife would mean paying for it with your own life, which isn't worth it!"
It's really unfair to think about it. Being picked on and sabotaged by others, and if you can't win, you get scolded, beaten, and have to pay money. If you fight back in an extreme way, you risk your life. Either way, you suffer a loss!
"Can't I?" Lu Yuanhuan asked, somewhat disappointed.
Lu Yuanqing: "..."
"Huanhuan, we won't go to such extremes. I just want to tell you that if someone bullies you, don't suffer in silence. We should get revenge. If you are bullied while Third Brother and Fourth Brother are not around, don't cry. Wait for us to come back, and we will avenge you!"
Goodness, going from one extreme to another.
Let's not do it ourselves, let them do it!
"Mmm!" Lu Yuanhuan nodded obediently in agreement.
Such a well-behaved little sister! Lu Yuanqing smiled and ruffled her hair. "Alright, get up! Xiao Xi has already prepared the food. Get up and eat. Oh! I have good news for you. We brought back some meat buns. Get up quickly, or Xiao Xi and the others might not save any for you!"
It's impossible not to keep it!
Lu Yuanqing's childhood was also due to the fact that he had many siblings, and everyone would fight over food. Whoever got angry would not get any food, and it would all be taken away!
When he was a child, as long as he wasn't sad, angry, or had any other emotions while eating, he would just focus on the food and finish eating first!
Therefore, he thought it was normal; how could a child resist? Snatching food was understandable.
But Lu Mingxi and the others stayed.
Of the twelve steamed buns brought back, Lu Yuanqing instructed that two should be kept. Of the remaining ten, Lu Mingxi and the others each ate one, leaving five buns for the five children.
Upon seeing Lu Yuanhuan finally come out, Lu Yuanbo, who had been waiting outside, immediately rushed over with a steamed bun in hand, exclaiming, "Little sister, here's a big meat bun, it smells delicious!"
Lu Yuanhuan: "Thank you, Fourth Brother!"
Lu Mingxi ladled out a bowl of sweet potato porridge and said, "Auntie, come and eat my cooking. It's not as good as yours!"
Lu Yuanhuan smiled and said, "It must be delicious!"
It was just sweet potato rice, which didn't require much cooking skill, but she understood that everyone cared about her.
Although they were young and easily bullied, the family lived in harmony, and she was already very grateful for that!
As long as the family is always together, nothing else matters!
"You can still laugh, so you're alright!" Lu Mingdong nodded calmly.
Lu Yuanqing watched this scene with satisfaction, then took two large meat buns and went to Lu Guobin's house.
For him, sending two large meat buns to his relatives' house was a bit shabby.
However, for people nowadays, this is already considered a considerable gift.
Two white steamed buns were already enough for them, who had eaten their fill of sweet potatoes, so they considered it a generous gift, let alone meat buns, which contained meat and had a meaty flavor!
This trip to my uncle's house was partly to thank him for the food he had given us, which had saved them from their immediate crisis, and partly to ask Lu Yuanhuan what to do about this matter!
To be honest, Lu Yuanqing's first thought was the same as Lu Yuanbo's: if they go to someone's door and bully them, they shouldn't blame them for fighting back.
But reason prevailed in the end. He knew he had to fight back, but he needed to ask Lu Guobin for his opinion on the specifics.
Regardless, it's a decades-long separation between the two. Lu Yuanqing has the original owner's memories, but he has some misunderstandings about common sense regarding this time and place.
Should we just go to their door and confront them? Or should we yell at them first? Or what other approach should we take?
Let's ask Lu Guobin for an idea first.
Anyway, even if we can't do it openly, we have to do it secretly, even if we have to put a sack over Niu Datou's head.
Otherwise, Lu Yuanqing wouldn't be able to get rid of this anger.
That's outrageous! How could they bully his kid? I can't stand it.
Lu Yuanqing was still somewhat dazed on his way there.
When did he stop being so averse to children?
Could it be because, for the time being, Lu Yuanbo and Lu Yuanhuan, the two younger siblings, seem to be quite nice and well-behaved, so they are not disliked?
"Host, why do you hate children so much!" System 666 suddenly appeared, and it's no wonder he spoke up out of curiosity.
After all, it's a cold and aloof system that only comes out when a task is completed.
However, when it was bound to Lu Yuanqing, it sensed a very strong aversion to children from him.
Lu Yuanqing pursed his lips and corrected, "I don't hate children, I hate bratty kids!"
"Oh! Have you ever encountered some naughty kids and suffered a loss?" System 666 was very curious and wanted to know what kind of losses its host had suffered.
"Hmph!" Lu Yuanqing thought of the bratty kids he had encountered before and their parents, and felt disgusted. "When I was in school, I bought a house not far from the school."
"We were living just fine, but ever since a family moved in upstairs, it's been a disaster."
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