Grandma Jiang's chest heaved with anger, and Jiang Ruyu quickly gave her grandmother some blood pressure medication: "Take it quickly, Grandma, don't be angry, it's not worth it. Let's eat, or the food will get cold."

Jiang Jianguo and Liu Yuanchao comforted the old lady, and even the children looked at their grandmother (maternal grandmother) with concern. No one paid attention to Jiang Hongying. She glared at the people at the table with hatred, gritted her teeth, and stormed out. She didn't want this kind of family anymore. Liu Yuanchao, I'll settle accounts with you when we get back.

As Grandma Jiang watched her daughter's retreating figure, disappointment and sadness flashed in her old eyes. She only knew that she had scolded her daughter, but she didn't realize that after offending her own family, her daughter was also not treating her husband and children well. Who would she be able to rely on in the future?

Jiang Hongying didn't enjoy the meal, and afterward, while others went to work, Old Mrs. Jiang pulled her son-in-law and grandchildren aside and gave them detailed instructions. She told Liu Yuanchao to pay close attention to the two children and also urged her two grandchildren to come over more often, as she was really worried about what would happen to Hongying if things continued like this.

Lying in bed at night, Jiang Ruyu recalled that when she was less than ten years old, her father's pension was quite substantial, but even her aunt only dared to keep it to herself and dared not openly express her feelings. Her aunt, for some reason, complained that their place was too small and wanted to buy a bigger house, so she dared to set her sights on this money.

Although her mother and grandmother rejected the idea, her aunt would come and cause trouble every few days during that period, casting a heavy shadow over her already distressed state of mind after losing her father, to the point that she wished she didn't have this aunt.

The next day, Jiang Ruyu, who was supposed to go to work, woke up and found it strange that she didn't see her grandmother in the kitchen. When she knocked on the door and no one answered, she knew something was wrong. She pushed open the door and went straight to her grandmother's bedside. Her grandmother's face was flushed, and when she touched her, she was startled by the burning temperature.

Jiang Hui and Jiang Lin had already heard the commotion and ran over. Jiang Ruyu was dressing her grandmother when she saw them and said, "Go and call Uncle to find a cart. Grandma has a fever."

Jiang Hui and Jiang Lin immediately ran out. Jiang Jianguo, who was washing his face, came running over with his face still wet when he heard his nephew's words. He glanced at them and then ran out to find a car. In the midst of the chaos, the Jiang family quickly sent the old lady to the hospital.

After the doctor's examination and pulse check, the older doctor finally said, "It's nothing serious. However, the elderly woman is getting on in years and shouldn't have too much emotional fluctuation. This time, it was a case of anger flaring up and suppressing her emotions, leading to an outburst of internal heat. Having a fever is actually a good thing, better than bottling it up inside. In the future, you should be careful and make sure she's in a more cheerful mood. Also, she has high blood pressure, so you need to be careful, as she's prone to stroke, which is very dangerous."

The old lady woke up after receiving an IV drip at the hospital. Seeing herself in the hospital, she smiled bitterly and said, "I'm really getting old; my health is deteriorating day by day."

Jiang Ruyu had already taken leave. When she saw her grandmother wake up, she apologized with red eyes: "Grandma, I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have spoken to Auntie like that."

Grandma Jiang sighed and looked at her granddaughter: "Ruyu, I don't blame you. It's your aunt who is really outrageous. I'm just angry that I didn't educate her well. Your uncle is a good person, and Xue Wen and Xiang Qiao are also good people, but I'm just afraid that if she continues to act like this, there will be no place for her in that family."

Looking at her grandmother's worried face, Jiang Ruyu felt even more disgusted with her aunt. Jiang Hongying was over forty years old, yet she still made her grandmother worry about her. She was really getting worse as she got older.

She could understand her grandmother. No matter how much of a scoundrel and ignorant her aunt was, she was still her flesh and blood, her child. She couldn't just watch her child go further and further down the wrong path and turn a blind eye. She said those things in front of her uncle because she was actually doing it for her aunt's own good. It's just that her aunt could only see her grandmother scolding her and couldn't see her grandmother's loving motherly heart.

If things continue like this, even if my uncle is as stubborn as clay, he will eventually reach his breaking point. Moreover, judging from my cousins' behavior, they don't seem to like their mother much. If things escalate to the point of divorce, I'm afraid no one will be on her side.

Grandma was so upset that she was hospitalized. Jiang Jianguo was angry to see his mother, who was so old, still having to worry about his sister. After work, he rode his bike to his sister's house and gave her a good scolding.

“Jiang Hongying, you’ve lived for decades, yet you’re still so old and clueless. Your mother is so upset by you that she’s now in the hospital and worried about your future. Let me tell you, if you keep acting like this, I, as your older brother, will disown you as my sister.”

Jiang Hongying was scolded by her older brother and didn't care that her mother was in the hospital. All she knew was that she was extremely embarrassed: "Brother, what are you doing? What did I do to offend you and make you humiliate me like this? If you don't recognize me as your sister, then I don't recognize you as my older brother anymore."

Jiang Jianguo, his face pale, pointed at her, speechless for a long time. Liu Yuanchao and the two children ignored Jiang Hongying and looked worriedly at their brother-in-law (uncle), asking, "Is Mom alright, brother?"

"Is my grandma alright, Uncle?"

Jiang Jianguo's expression softened, at least someone was genuinely worried about the old lady: "The old lady had a fever all night last night, and we only found out the next day. She's still in the hospital now. Jiang Hongying, you're not even as good as a son-in-law who isn't related to you by blood, not even as good as your two children. I've finally seen through you. I'm putting this out there today: from now on, I'll pretend I don't have a sister like you. I only recognize Yuanchao and the two children. Whether you're poor or rich, I'll pretend I don't know you."

Jiang Hongying, on the contrary, felt relieved. Her father used to be strict with her, and now that her father was gone, her older brother was a mountain weighing on her. Now she couldn't be happier: "If they don't acknowledge me, they don't acknowledge me. My children won't have an uncle in the future, and I won't let them go back."

Liu Yuanchao could no longer tolerate her: "Shut your mouth, Jiang Hongying, you've gone too far. That's your mother, your older brother. If you're so heartless, my two children and I will never acknowledge you again."

Liu Xuewen and Liu Xiangqiao looked at their mother with disappointment. Their mother never cared about anyone, only loved herself: "Dad, Uncle, I want to go see Grandma."

Finally, Jiang Jianguo and Liu Yuanchao each took one child and rode their bicycles to the hospital to see the old lady, leaving Jiang Hongying alone in the family compound to be pointed at and gossiped about by everyone.

Jiang Hongying didn't think anything of it. Instead, she happily took the money and went to the state-run restaurant for a good meal to celebrate that she would finally be free from anyone's control and could do whatever she wanted.

As for her husband Liu Yuanchao's claim that he doesn't acknowledge her, she doesn't care. Anyway, she has a job and can earn money to support herself. As for the children not acknowledging her, well, so be it. She's more comfortable being on her own.

Therefore, some parents simply don't love their children; they love themselves more, for no apparent reason.