Chapter 378 - Departure and a Sad Feeling (1/2)

Filial piety is the most important virtue.

Qin Sheng had been thinking that he would never make friends with people who neglected their filial duties. If one didn’t care and respect his parents, then he would never be faithful to his friends.

One could hurt anyone for some reason, but not their own parents. Though parents might make mistakes or do the wrong thing out of kindness, they never intended to hurt their own children.

Qin Sheng was eager to do something for Lao Guo. One reason was that he grew up without parents and was always dying for the warmth of normal quality time with the family. For another, he was thinking about his relationship with Qin Changan.

Lao Guo’s daughter was beaten to the ground. She wanted to jump out and fight with Qin Sheng fiercely. But when she saw Qin Sheng take a plate as a weapon, she was scared into silence.

Lao Guo was in great pain when seeing that. After all, she was his own daughter. He wanted to persuade Qin Sheng to stop, but Qin Sheng had asked him not to stop him no matter what happened. Qin Sheng said that he would stop at the correct time. Lao Guo said nothing in the end. He thought about how his three children treated him in the previous years, and then his painful feelings faded away.

Qin Sheng asked Brother Long’s underling to help Lao Guo’s daughter up. He put down the plate and took a seat. He looked at them and said, “Hmph, do you know why I asked you here?”

Lao Guo’s son and daughter didn’t dare to speak. Qin Sheng said, “You know what you’ve done to Lao Guo. I’m here to say the right things for him. How could you do such things to such a good person? And this person is your father. Do you know what you’re doing? God has seen everything. Don’t you fear that you’ll be punished by God? Don’t you fear that your children will do the same thing to you?”

Lao Guo’s sons and daughter all lowered their heads, not daring to say a word. But Qin Sheng knew that they still didn’t regret what they had done. He had to try something else.

Qin Sheng suddenly shouted at them, “Kneel down, now!”

Lao Guo’s sons and daughter looked at each other, standing there and doing nothing. They didn’t want to obey Qin Sheng, but they were afraid of being beaten. Qin Sheng gave Guo Xiong, who had been taught a lesson, a glance. Guo Xiong was so scared that he kneeled down to the ground all of a sudden and said, “Lord, I’m sorry. I’ll do anything you want. Please.”

But the other two stayed still, looking at Guo Xiong with disdain. Qin Sheng sneered and said, “It seems that you need an extra lesson.”

Then, Qin Sheng gave Brother Long’s underlings a glance as a signal. They got the message and grabbed Lao Guo’s other son and daughter at once, beating them hard and forcing them on their knees.

“I’m not here to teach you a lesson with words, but with my fist. If you don’t reflect on your behavior, my lesson will continue until you do so,” Qin Sheng said firmly. Lao Guo’s sons and daughter were all like scaredy-cats and couldn’t help trembling. In this case, violence was louder than words.

Qin Sheng continued to say, “This is none of my business. But I’m grateful to Lao Guo for his years of effort on watching the grave for my mother. I cannot bear to see you doing such cruel things to a good person. Who do you think you are? You’re just like mice I can kill whenever I’d like to. You all have your own families. They’re your soft spot. I can do anything I want to punish you. If you don’t believe me, just ask Guo Xiong about his scars.”

They thought that Guo Xiong had been beaten because he was in debt due to gambling, now they knew the truth.

Guo Xiong gave in first. “No! I already know that I did the wrong thing to my father. No more, please! Believe me. I’ll treat my father well from now on. I won’t let him suffer anymore.”

“You shouldn’t say these thing to me,” Qin Sheng said with disdain.

Guo Xiong moved toward Lao Guo on his knees and said, “Dad, I know I’ve been wrong these years. Please forgive me. I’ll be good to you from now on. I promise to take good care of you.”

Guo Xiong was the rudest compared with his brother and sister, for he was a gangster. He got along with people from the underground and his brother and sister were harassed by those people often. But Guo Xiong totally gave in to Qin Sheng, let alone his brother and sister, who felt too embarrassed to beg for Qin Sheng’s mercy.

Qin Sheng went on with his “lesson” and said, “I wanted to kill you as punishment. But you’re Lao Guo’s sons and daughter, so I’d like to give you another chance. Beijing is my place. As long as you’re in Beijing, I’ve endless ways to punish you. If you don’t want to let your families suffer for you, do what you should do. Or, if you want to call the police, for your information, the public security bureau is also my place.”

With Qin Sheng’s words, the two broke down. They were totally scared by Qin Sheng’s threats. The woman who had a sharp tongue just now burst into tears and moved over to Lao Guo on her knees. She cried and said, “Dad, forgive us. We were so wrong and let you suffer too much. We won’t do this anymore. I’m taking you home now. I’ll take good care of you. I promise.”

Lao Guo’s eldest son saw both his younger sister and brother give in. For fear of enduring Qin Sheng’s anguish alone, he gave in at once and also moved close to Lao Guo on his knees, crying out loud.

Qin Sheng had mixed feelings about what he had done. He was not sure if he had done the right thing, but he thought it was enough if Lao Guo could live a better life. After all, he couldn’t manipulate Lao Guo’s sons and daughter psychologically.

Qin Sheng, of course, would do something to guarantee it. He said, “If you think you only need to put on a show today, you’re quite wrong. From now on, I’ll appoint people to supervise your behavior. If you do anything wrong, I still have plenty of ‘lessons’ for you.”

“My Lord, we’ll definitely never do that.” Guo Xiong was very sincere when speaking because he was clear about Qin Sheng’s ability.

Qin Sheng was fed up with their noisy cries and said, “Stop here. Stand up. I’ll tell you what you should do.”

They stopped crying and stood up immediately for fear of being beaten.

“From now on, you should give Lao Guo 3,000 yuan per month for his daily use. It’s not too much for you. You should carry out your filial duties on festivals, his birthday, and other important days. If Lao Guo is unwilling to keep his job as a grave watcher, your three families should take turns to look after him.” Qin Sheng told him his idea then asked, “What’s your opinion?”

The three, though unwilling to obey, had no other choice but to answer, “We don’t have any opinions.”

Lao Guo thought that Qin Sheng wanted to fire him. He stood up trembling and said, “Xiao Qin, I’m not that old. I can still do this job. But can I quit when I’m sure I can’t anymore?”

Qin Sheng felt moved and said, “Lao Guo, I don’t intend to fire you. I’m just giving you the choice. If you want to do the job, then just do it.”

“That’ll be nice, nice.” Lao Guo felt relieved then. He had got used to living there, and it is difficult for elderly people to adapt themselves to a new environment.

Qin Sheng said something to comfort Lao Guo and then looked at Lao Guo’s children. “You heard his choice. You don’t have to look after him now, but you still have other things to do. If you fail to do those, you know what the result will be.”

“Of course. We shall.” They all promised.

Qin Sheng had done his part, and would see what the three people would do. He said, “All right. You can go now.”