Xu Huo kicked him again. "Shut your mouth."
The man was furious, but didn't dare say a word.
Xu Huo took the knife from the little boy and called the mute girl over to take him upstairs.
After the child was gone, Xu Huo went inside and picked up a chair leg. He sized the man up, found the right angle, and then broke his right leg. Over the man's screams, he broke his right hand too.
Looking at the man, who was streaming tears and snot, Xu Huo said expressionlessly, "If you know to be afraid, you should understand that the child will grow up sooner or later."
The cowardly man trembled as he promised to treat the child well from now on.
Xu Huo ignored him. With countless onlookers watching, he turned and went back upstairs.
The aroma of food was already wafting through the air. The boy, who had just looked as if he wanted to kill someone, instinctively revealed his longing for food. The mute girl picked out a piece of meat for him to taste.
The boy didn't care whether it was hot. He stuffed it into his mouth, then reached into the pot to grab more. The mute girl hurriedly tried to stop him, but her first reaction wasn't fear that he might hurt himself. Instead, she looked fearfully at Xu Huo.
Xu Huo was standing in the doorway. After glancing at the two of them, he said, "I don't care about anything else, but when you eat with me, you need to observe basic table manners. Go wash your hands."
The boy obediently went to wash his hands.
The meal was soon served. The food the mute girl had made would barely have been enough for two, so with the boy there, there