Chapter 306 Did I say something wrong again?

"mom……"

Fang Erniu looked at her mother in surprise, "My sister-in-law has already suffered enough. Even if she takes her child back to her parents' home, I'm willing to help raise it. Don't say that to my mother-in-law, or she'll misunderstand me."

"You silly child."

Erniu's mother frowned and glared at her, "You're already helping your in-laws to put me down before you've even married into the family? Who am I doing this for? It's all for you!"

She raised her hand and gave Fang Erniu a cursory glance.

"Alright, you shouldn't have said that last sentence."

Grandma Fang glanced at Erniu's mother and called to Fang Erniu, "Your sister-in-law went to work in the south? Is she feeling better? She doesn't even want her own flesh and blood; it's clear she's been badly hurt by her in-laws..."

Fang Erniu nodded repeatedly.

She said, "Her in-laws are utterly despicable. Her mother-in-law is supposed to be a scholar, but all that knowledge has gone to waste. I've never seen anyone torture their daughter-in-law like that!"

Erniu's mother opened her mouth as if to say something, but after being glanced at by Grandma Fang, she swallowed her words in frustration.

Fang Erniu gestured, "...My sister-in-law was eight months pregnant when someone suddenly shoved her from behind, causing her head to hit the coffee table and break a hole. Her eight-month-old belly fell straight to the ground! Su Laosan said that when the nurse handed his sister-in-law's pre-operative clothes back to him, his legs went weak with fear. Those thick cotton pants were soaked through with blood!"

Fang Erniu spat on the ground as she spoke.

"...If it weren't for a doctor my aunt knew who happened to be there and had someone get blood to keep my sister-in-law alive, she wouldn't have made it to their place to sign the consent form and have surgery! It was New Year's Eve..."

Fang Erniu's face turned red with anger. She wasn't good at cursing; the harshest thing she could say was, "You bastard, worse than an animal, your conscience has been eaten by dogs..."

Erniu's mother listened with trepidation, patted her chest, and groaned a few times.

He said, "Your sister-in-law is very lucky. She survived a great calamity and is sure to have good fortune later. Things will be better after she ran away. Her in-laws are really no good, but..."

Erniu's mother pondered the words, "Her child is still with her in-laws, so it's not good to break ties with them. If she divorces them, isn't she afraid that her in-laws won't like the child she gave birth to and won't treat her child well? If she leaves, what if her in-laws use the child to cause trouble? Why doesn't she know to be more patient for the sake of the child?"

"Mom, what are you saying?"

Fang Erniu was incredulous. "She almost lost her life, why is she still staying with that kind of family?!"

Grandma Fang's expression was also rather unpleasant, which made Erniu's mother feel quite uneasy.

“I…I was just saying. Didn’t she already get divorced and run away? She’s so far away from her in-laws’ home, they can’t find fault with her. I’m just worried that her in-laws might use her to cause trouble for her own family. Since she’s not home, Erniu has to deal with it, right? I’m afraid Erniu will get taken advantage of…”

Grandma Fang chuckled coldly and asked her, "Then how do you think Erniu's sister-in-law should handle this kind of thing?"

Erniu's mother licked her lips, deciding it was better not to say anything; her mother-in-law's gaze was rather frightening.

"Speak," Grandma Fang's voice turned cold. "I also want to hear your true thoughts."

Erniu's mother looked at Erniu's father, who nodded. "Mom told you to speak, so just speak. There are no outsiders here. Go ahead and say it."

Encouraged, Erniu's mother sighed.

"...I think Erniu's sister-in-law doesn't actually need a divorce. She's suffered such a huge injustice, and it's understandable that she's unwilling to swallow it. After she finishes her postpartum confinement, Erniu's mother-in-law should just take her sons to her sister-in-law's in-laws' house, and in front of everyone on Jiefang Street, explain the situation, or even go there and smash up everything in the house. Her in-laws will probably never dare to bully her like that again..."

The room fell into a deathly silence.

Sister-in-law Fang stared at her mother-in-law in shock. Fang Erniu thought her mother-in-law was mentally unstable and even touched her.

Erniu's mother patted her daughter's hand, then realized the room was too quiet. She pursed her lips and looked at Grandma Fang, "Mom?"

Grandma Fang glanced at her sideways.

She said, "Why bother living with a family like that! Erniu, don't listen to your mother. Your sister-in-law made the right decision to divorce. You didn't interfere, did you?"

Fang Erniu shook her head repeatedly, "She hasn't contacted us or come back to the courtyard. Su Laosan has visited her at the hospital a few times, but he didn't mention me going. When someone is so vulnerable, who has the patience to deal with strangers? Anyway, I'm not willing, so I didn't talk to Su Laosan about it."

"You child, you're so insensible. You should at least have said a few polite words..."

Grandma Fang glanced at Erniu's mother, who was giving her wild suggestions, and sighed, "Say less. Erniu has her future mother-in-law, her older brother and sister-in-law, and Su Laosan. Even her sister-in-law didn't go. What would Erniu, who isn't even married into the family yet, do there?"

Erniu's mother exclaimed, "Did I say something wrong again?"

Her face looked rather unpleasant, and she glanced at Sister-in-law Fang.

Grandma Fang taught her granddaughter, "Erniu, you must remember, that house belongs to your sister-in-law first, and then to you. If she wants to go back to her parents' home in the future, let her go back. That's all she has left to go back to, understand?"

Fang Erniu nodded.

"Old Su said that as soon as his sister-in-law woke up, she told his aunt that she wanted to divorce the man surnamed Zhang. She said she did it to avenge herself. I heard that the Zhang family is in chaos every day now, it's quite a scene, and they even lost a son..."

Erniu's mother muttered from the side, "No matter what, the child is innocent. She's so heartless. Her own child, risked her life, and she just abandons her like that. The child is so pitiful..."

Grandma Fang sighed repeatedly.

She said, "How old are you? Why do you keep saying things that make people angry? The child is pitiful, but isn't Erniu's sister-in-law pitiful too? The child's surname is Zhang, not Erniu's sister-in-law's surname, Su. How will she live after she takes the child? Poor thing, earning money to support a child with someone else's surname? And while she's at it, the Zhang family will continue to eat her flesh and drink her blood, bullying her to death?! Only by not taking the child can she completely break ties with the Zhang family! Only then can she start a new life! Besides, do you think the Zhang family will give her the child if she takes it? That old woman is so vicious. If Erniu's sister-in-law dares to take the child, her old woman could kill her a second time. The first time, she was lucky that her family arrived in time to save her. What about the second time? Is she gambling with her life on whether the Zhang family has any conscience? Is she crazy or stupid?!"

She looked impatient and disgusted, took a deep breath, and glared at Erniu's mother, "Don't give Erniu any advice, not a single word of it is reliable."

"mom."

Erniu's mother said with some grievance, "Haven't we all gone through this?"

Grandma Fang, "..."

"Is it right just because everyone does it this way? Nothing is more important than living well. If her in-laws treat her badly, she should turn back in time. Is she going to keep going down a dead end and end up hitting a brick wall and committing suicide? Wait a minute..."

Grandma Fang stared at her. "Second daughter-in-law, where did you get that conclusion from saying 'we've all been through this'? Have I ever treated you like this? Or have I ever treated your sister-in-law like this? You've been by my side for decades. Although I haven't treated you like my own daughter, I haven't abused you to death either, have I?"

"Mom, I..."

Erniu's mother's face turned pale instantly. She turned to look at Erniu's father in horror, her mouth moving as if to say, "Save me, save me."