Chapter 118: Brainwashing

"Next time he hits you, if you don't obey, just fight back. A guy like Yang Guangzong will only behave himself if he is beaten into submission."

Although Ye Hufen's blood boiled after hearing this, her deep-rooted obedience made her shake her head: "No... I can't do it... I'm thick-skinned, I'll just get beaten..."

Ye Caiping frowned: "What if he hits Xiaoyan? Xiaoyan is thin and weak, she can't bear it."

Ye Hufen's expression changed: "Usually I stand in front of Xiaoyan."

"What about when you were away? How many beatings did Xiaoyan get?"

Ye Hufen's face turned pale. "We women all endure this way..."

"No! Who said women can't do this or that? Others say women can't show their faces. Look at me running a business and building a big house made of blue bricks and tiles. What can't we do?"

Old Lady Ye also nodded: "Hu Fen, you have to stand up!"

"In the past, Auntie would have asked you to endure it. But in the past few months, I have watched with my own eyes as Caiping carried everything on her weak shoulders and even earned two large houses made of blue bricks and tiles."

"You are in such good condition, you can fight back however you want!"

Ye Hufen was stunned and felt conflicted, but more than 30 years of education did not give her the courage to take that step.

Ye Caiping knew that it was impossible to make Ye Hufen change in a short period of time.

This requires slow brainwashing!

Old Lady Ye stopped talking and didn't force her any further. She sighed softly, "How many injuries like this do you have? I'll apply some medicine on you."

"Not much, just this..."

Yang Xiaoyan felt sorry for Ye Hufen: "Mom, let your aunt apply some medicine on you!"

Seeing her daughter's pleading eyes, Ye Hufen had no choice but to take off her clothes.

Then, blue and purple scars appeared, some new and some old.

Ye Caiping and her daughter gasped. This Yang Guangzong was so cruel!

The three of them worked together to help Ye Hufen apply the medicine.

After applying the medicine, they went to the main room together.

Yang Duobao was still eating, his pockets bulging.

The three coffee tables and three fruit plates in the main room were all empty.

Ye Jin'er and Ye Huan'er sat aside with gloomy faces, their eyes full of disgust towards Yang Duobao.

Yang Xiaoyan and Ye Hufen looked embarrassed.

Ye Hufen was about to persuade Yang Duobao, but Old Lady Ye stopped her with her hand, walked over, and said kindly:

"Duobao, is it enough to eat? If it's not big enough, grandma has more."

Yang Duobao's eyes lit up: "What is it? Take it out quickly."

Old Mrs. Ye hurried into the house and took out bags of snacks.

Ye Jin'er and Ye Huan'er quickly took it and sorted the snacks into the empty fruit bowl.

Yang Duobao was about to go over and catch it.

Old Mrs. Ye took out another oil-paper bag, opened it, and inside were five pieces of osmanthus hibiscus cakes.

This is an expensive thing. Ye Caiping bought it for her and the old man to eat.

Two hundred coins a box, only ten yuan a box.

There are five left now.

Yang Duobao knew it was good stuff just by looking at the beautiful appearance and sweet taste of the snack. He grabbed it, picked up a piece and started eating:

"It's delicious! It's much better than the candied lotus seeds and candied winter melon just now."

Old Mrs. Ye smiled more kindly: "Duobao likes snacks very much?"

"Yeah!" After eating the delicious food, Yang Duobao finally became more talkative and stopped rolling his dead eyes.

"That Duobao promised Grandma that he would be filial to your mother. As long as you listen to your mother, Grandma will give you snacks next time you come."

No, Yang Duobao rolled his eyes and said, "Am I not filial now? I have been so obedient and sensible, what else does she want?"

Old Mrs. Ye choked.

Ye Hufen looked hurt and depressed.

Regardless of whether Duobao was her son or not, she had taken good care to raise him since she brought him home, loving and nurturing him as if he were her own child.

Her love for him was no less than Xiaoyan's, but this child...

Thinking of this, Ye Hufen felt heartbroken.

Ye Caiping smiled coldly, truly worthy of being called a born bad person.

Old Lady Ye still refused to give up: "After all, she is your mother, she is so good to you..."

"What's so good about her?" Yang Duobao gave Ye Hufen a look of disdain. "She looks as big and ugly as a bear. It's embarrassing to take her out. She's not as gentle and pretty as my godmother."

This time, Old Mrs. Ye really gave up and looked at Ye Hufen with some sympathy.

Ye Hufen was sad and disappointed, but still forced a smile: "It's okay, it's okay, he's just a little naughty, in two years, when he's older, he'll be sensible."

Ye Caiping doesn't think so. She believes that a little bad boy will only become a big bad boy when he grows up.

And what did this bad guy just say? Godmother? Gentle and beautiful?

Ye Caiping looked at Ye Hufen: "Who is the godmother he is talking about?"

Ye Hufen's face froze, and he smiled, "Oh, she's from the same village. Duobao likes her very much, so he recognized her as his godchild. Haha, it's getting late, I'll go back and ask my mother if there's anything wrong."

After saying that, he went to pull Yang Duobao: "Let's go back."

Yang Duobao's stomach was bloated and he couldn't eat anymore, so he left while burping.

"Grandma, aunt, I'll be back first too." Yang Xiaoyan smiled politely.

"Xiaoyan, go back and talk to your mother." Ye Caiping said.

"I will. Cousin Jin, Cousin Huan, goodbye."

After saying that, he left.

Old Mrs. Ye sighed softly and was very worried about Ye Hufen.

After a while, Aunt Ye came in:

"Sister-in-law, you just asked Hu Fen to come back and ask if she wanted to have lunch together at noon."

"Yes." Old Mrs. Ye felt even more uncomfortable after hearing this.

She had asked Yang Guangzong to pass on the message a long time ago, but he didn't even do such a small thing, so Hu Fen had to go and talk to him.

"Let's eat together." Ye Caiping said.

"Okay, okay." Second Aunt Ye smiled, then looked embarrassed: "By the way, sister-in-law, which relatives are you going to visit tomorrow?"

"What's wrong?"

Second Aunt Ye hesitated, "Well... Sister-in-law also knows that Hufen's home is too far away. When they came here, they rode a bullock cart halfway, and then walked halfway."

"It's New Year's Day and there are no cars to carry passengers. So I was thinking, if you don't need your ox cart, could you lend it to me?"

"Let Sanquan send them back tomorrow. By the way, we will also follow them to pay our respects."

Old Mrs. Ye looked at Ye Caiping.

Ye Caiping smiled and said, "Since we are going to pay our respects back, we have to go too. Let's go together!"

Second Aunt Ye said happily, "Thank you. Otherwise Hu Fen would have to suffer all the way."

Ye Jin'er said, "Aunt is so tall and strong, it should be easy for her to walk for two hours, right?"

"Alas!" Second Aunt Ye said helplessly, "You all know that Duobao is impatient and can't stand any hardship. Hu Fen carried him all the way here!"

Ye Caiping and others gasped.

Don’t underestimate Yang Duobao, he looks like his father, short!

But he is fat! He's a big fat guy, with about 70 to 80 kilograms of fat on his body!

Even if they took a ox cart half the way, it would still take an hour to walk the rest of the way, and Ye Hufen was carrying it all!

If there was no ox cart on the way back, wouldn’t Ye Hufen have to carry the child for three hours?