Chapter 120 Deep Reflection, Enlightenment?

It turned out that Li Feiya had been investigating Zhang Meiya out of boredom and suddenly discovered that she was actually looking for a job.

This was intolerable for Li Feiya.

She was determined to keep Zhang Meiya at the bottom forever; how could she possibly let her have a chance to rise up?

And here they are, coming to see Zuo Jianguo again.

"Hey, you woman, don't push your luck. Who dares to talk to their man like that? I'm only picking you up because I'm doing you a favor. Don't piss me off, or I don't know what I might do." Zuo Jianguo chewed on peanuts, his tone laced with threat.

Hmph, I was thinking that this woman could find a job in her former husband's family and I could switch places with her, but who knew she was so useless.

Zhang Meiya looked at Zuo Jianguo's appearance and her body trembled uncontrollably, as if she had thought of something bad.

Almost instinctively, she wanted to agree to his proposal immediately, but then she felt a little unwilling when she thought about the job she hadn't gotten yet.

"You go back first, I'll come back as soon as I finish what I'm doing," Zhang Meiya said carefully, looking at Zuo Jianguo's expression.

The Wei couple standing nearby were utterly astonished to see Zhang Meiya like this.

Zhang Meiya, who was like an unreasonable shrew in front of them, actually had such an obedient side.

Looking at her eldest daughter-in-law, whom she had protected for many years, Wei's mother felt a pang of pity and wanted to say something, but Wei's second brother immediately stopped her.

Zuo Jianguo is not an easy person to talk to. What if his mother gets herself involved? Besides, Zhang Meiya is already married. This is a matter between the couple. As her former mother-in-law and former brother-in-law, they shouldn't interfere.

"Get things done? Ha, tell me what you want to do? Are you trying to get your third brother-in-law to find you a job by stirring up trouble at your ex-husband's house?"

Or perhaps you should try to sow discord between your ex-mother-in-law and her family, making their lives miserable?

After saying that, Zuo Jianguo ignored the pleading look that Zhang Meiya, who was pale-faced, was giving him and looked at the Wei family members as if they were watching a joke, and asked them a few questions.

"Auntie, brother, I'm not saying this to be mean, but are you really stupid or just plain dumb? Zhang Meiya has been digging all sorts of traps for you every day, and you still believe all that bullshit she spouts."

Especially you, Auntie, I'm a kind-hearted person, but I'm reminding you today: if you continue to let Zhang Meiya do things this way, your two sons will definitely be pushed further and further away.”

"I don't know what she's thinking. She doesn't care about her own son, but instead dotes on her ex-daughter-in-law who has nothing to do with her. She must be out of her mind," Zuo Jianguo muttered under his breath.

Having finished speaking, Zuo Jianguo's patience completely ran out when he saw Zhang Meiya standing there like a wooden statue.

"You're really asking for it! I'll show you what's what!" Zuo Jianguo cursed as he slapped Zhang Meiya hard across the face and dragged her forward by her clothes.

"Don't do this, the child is still watching. I have to take Xiaohuzi away. I'm going inside to pack some clothes for him. I'll be right back. Wait for me for ten minutes, no, just five minutes." Zhang Meiya covered her face and pleaded in a sorry state.

"Mom, go back to your room and pack some clothes and food for Xiaohuzi, I..." Before Zhang Meiya could finish speaking, a childish but firm little voice rang out.

"I'm not going to your house, this is my house! Go away, go away, I don't want to go with you, boohoo~ Grandma, I don't want to go with her." At the end, Little Tiger burst into tears, his short legs kicking as he lunged at Wei's mother.

Zhang Meiya was stunned. "Little Tiger?" She looked at Little Tiger in disbelief.

"Why bring that brat along? There's no food for him at home. Besides, he's just a kid, not stupid. You, as his mother, are always taking food from your own son and hitting him to vent your anger. It's no wonder he's sticking with you. Why are you so surprised?"

Zuo Jianguo remained noncommittal and continued to drag Zhang Meiya forward.

"I'm his mother, how dare he? I gave birth to him and raised him, how dare he treat me like this?" Zhang Meiya murmured somewhat obsessively.

So what if he missed a few meals? He did something wrong, was it wrong for her, as his mother, to discipline him? She was just angry and hit him a little harder, so why should he hold a grudge against her? Why?

After Wei Jia and Zhang Meiya left, it was completely quiet except for Xiao Huzi's crying.

Wei Erge and his wife stared at Wei's mother, who stood frozen in the center of the courtyard, not daring to move. After a long while, Wei's mother's somewhat hoarse voice rang out.

"Little Tiger, tell Grandma, how has your mom treated you at your new dad's house?"

Little Tiger's crying stopped for a moment, but then it became much louder again.

"Waaah, Mom won't feed Tiger, and she hits him! Grandma gives me all the good food, but not me, she gives it all to others for Tiger to play with. She says Tiger is useless and hits him, waaaah~ it hurts, it hurts, Tiger hurts, Grandma~ hiccup~"

Hearing Hu Zi's answer, Wei's mother was a little dazed. She pushed Hu Zi into Wei Ersao's arms and walked unsteadily into the house.

Did she really do something wrong?

Wei's father, who had been acting as an invisible man in the yard, finally came out.

"Second son's wife, go to the kitchen and cook something. What time is it?" After saying that, he followed his mother into the house, his old pipe, which he never let go of, with him.

Upon hearing this, Sister-in-law Wei rolled her eyes in an unseemly manner.

Compared to her mother-in-law, who was always causing trouble, she actually disliked her father-in-law even more for being inactive and only good at smoothing things over.

What were you doing just now? Now you're acting all high and mighty in front of me. I'm so unlucky to have married into a family like this.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, and Wei Ersao pinched Wei Erge's arm hard.

"Hiss~" Brother Wei gasped.

"Wife, what are you doing!"

Wei Ersao glared at him fiercely and replied irritably, "I didn't do anything, I just don't like you."

After saying that, Sister-in-law Wei flicked her sleeves and went into the house.

Only Wei Erge, looking completely bewildered, and Xiao Huzi, still sobbing, were left behind.

...

At night, Wei's mother looked at the darkness outside the window and couldn't sleep.

Did she really do something wrong? Has she really become so confused that even outsiders can't stand it anymore?

Zuo Jianguo's words from that afternoon kept echoing in Wei's mother's mind.

The more I thought about it, the less I could sleep. The snoring that I usually didn't pay much attention to was now particularly jarring.

With a kick, the snoring stopped abruptly, and Old Man Wei opened his eyes in a daze.

"Old woman, what are you doing up so late at night? Cough cough~" The words had barely left his mouth when a coughing sound followed.

Normally, Wei's mother would worry at the sound of coughing and quickly say sweet words to comfort him, but this time she was a little confused.

The snoring was so loud, but there wasn't a single cough. I just woke up and I started coughing like crazy. Does this cough have a dormant period?

"What are your thoughts on what Zuo Jianguo said today? Have we really been that harsh on Lao San? Will he really become estranged from us?"

Wei's mother asked somewhat uncertainly.

“How could that be? We are his parents. We raised him with good food and drink, and found him such a good job and a good wife. What reason does he have to complain about us?” Old Man Wei’s words only made Old Man Wei’s mother more conflicted.

The third son found the job himself, and his wife was also forced upon him by the couple.

Thinking back further, they forced their third son to drop out of school. Even when he found a job, their first thought was whether they could transfer the job to their second son. There were many more examples, and in the end, Wei's mother didn't dare to think any further...

They had wronged the third brother in so many ways?