In her past life, Lin Min was forced by her adoptive parents to marry in her sister’s place. Unwilling to wed a disabled man, she turned to her childhood sweetheart for help to escape the wedding—o...
Chapter 811: Conscience has long been broken
"Jianye, it was always my mother's fault before."
The old lady started crying again. "I didn't know he was that kind of person before. He is the only blood of the Jiang family. I always had selfish motives and always had hope for him. Who would have thought that his conscience had been corrupted for a long time."
Even if there is any grudge between adults, they cannot harm a newborn baby.
It has to be said that when Mrs. Tang learned the truth, it was a huge blow to her.
These days she has been repeatedly recalling every little detail of what happened 20 years ago, thinking of Jiang Sen's childhood, and when he first came to the Tang family, she was the eldest brother and his wife's mistress, and seeing the pity for the child, she doted on him excessively, and even treated Tang Jianye, who had a big appetite and poor academic performance, as a weed.
He always felt that Jiang Sen had lost his parents, and she, his aunt, was the only relative he had.
She raised her child with compassion, and no one was allowed to hit or scold Jiang Sen.
Whenever Jiang Sen made a mistake, she would just brush it off and never teach him a lesson seriously or harshly.
She remembered that when Jiang Sen was a teenager, he had an argument with a child in the compound and pushed the younger child into a mud pit, breaking his head. Tang Jianye's father scolded him twice, and she quarreled with her husband and unconditionally defended Jiang Sen.
Now that she thinks about it, Jiang Sen eventually became a cold-blooded, selfish devil, and as his aunt, she has an unshirkable responsibility.
Unfortunately, it’s too late to realize it now.
Now she only hopes that her children and grandchildren can understand her and accompany her through her final days.
The old lady could feel that her health was getting worse.
I'm afraid it won't last long.
Tang Min looked at the old lady who was crying uncontrollably and suddenly regretted coming to the Tang family.
She said, "Don't cry."
"Xiao Min, I don't ask you to forgive me, I just want you to know that I know I was wrong. So many years have passed, and I want to make up for the hurt you've suffered, but I can't. I can only say sorry to you in a very pale way."
The old lady looked at Tang Min, sat down and bowed to her.
Tang Min hurriedly supported her and said, "Please take care of yourself. You are already in a bad condition."
After all that had happened, she no longer had any hope in the old lady, and the old lady's apology sounded meaningless to her.
There won’t be much touching in the heart.
"Mom, don't cry. Xiao Min is a sensible child. She has never said anything about resentment towards you."
Aunt Wang brought the drinks over and waited until the old lady stopped crying before putting them on the table. "Ms. Tang Min, Jingyue, have a drink."
"Thank you, Aunt Wang."
Tang Min and Tang Jingyue were very thirsty after rushing all the way here. As soon as they sat down, they were forced to listen to the old lady's confession.
Each of them picked up a glass of juice and took a big sip, then they felt a little better.
Just after finishing his drink, Tang Min's phone rang.
She picked up, "Hello."
"Xiao Min, what are you busy with?
Why didn’t you come today?
Your mother said you took your wedding photos, and we have been waiting for them. "
The call was from Tang Liye.
Tang Min apologized, "Dad, I'm sorry, I had something else to do and didn't come over. The wedding photos are in Jingchuan's car."
She looked at the old lady and replied, "I'm at my second uncle's place."
"Um?
What happened to your second uncle? "
Tang Liye's voice was filled with surprise.
"Jingyue and I were out on business and passed by here, so we came in."
“I see.”
Tang Liye wanted to ask something, but in the end, he didn't ask it.
"We have all remembered what to eat tonight. My second uncle even got his hair cut. I'll take a look later. If it's early, I'll go home."
Tang Liye asked, "Where is Jingchuan?
He's not with you?"
"No, it's in Jingchuandian."
"Okay, see you tonight."
Tang Min said to the old lady and Tang Jianye who were looking at her expectantly, "My dad called and asked us whether we should go directly to the hotel or meet up with them."
"Xiao Min, you finally came home, please stay for a while. We will go directly across the river tonight. Xiao Ye is with Jing Qi, and they will go across the river on their motorcycles."
After Tang Jianye finished talking to Tang Min, he instructed the nanny, "Xiao Wang, you don't have to cook dinner for us tonight. Just make something for you and the old man."
The old lady sitting in a wheelchair listened to their conversation. Her expression was extremely gloomy and she was in a very low mood.
All of them wanted to eat at the restaurant, except for her, the old lady.
It was as if she was some unnecessary burden in the family, and no one would even count her among the crowd.
Yes, for all these years, she has never attended any of her two sons' gatherings, and she has always refused to meet them. Now that she has that intention, they don't even treat her as a member of the Tang family.
The old lady looked sad, sobbed softly, and lowered her head to wipe away her tears.
Tang Jianye and Yang Yun noticed the old lady's expression.
Tang Jianye was actually in a very difficult situation as the old lady in his family had ruined a good hand of cards.
Now that the situation has turned out like this, it is very difficult for him as a son to be caught in the middle.
In the past, she always tried to please both sides, not offend either side, do ideological work for everyone, and try her best to smooth things over.
But ever since he learned that Jiang Sen had done such a heinous thing to his eldest brother's family twenty years ago, he no longer had the energy and patience to persuade the old lady.
He also has times when he feels tired. Over the years, he has said so many nice things to the old lady with all his heart, but the old lady just wouldn't listen to a word. Now he doesn't want to say anything more.
He just wanted to be filial to the old lady in life, let her eat well and drink well, and take care of her until the end of her life.
Others are not required.
"Jianye, do you want to have dinner with your eldest brother?"
No one spoke. The old lady stopped sobbing and couldn't help but look at Tang Jianye and asked.
Tang Jianye nodded uncomfortably, "Yes, didn't Jingchuan's parents come to Bincheng?
We all want to treat them to a meal.”
The old lady asked knowingly, "Are you all asleep?"
Tang Jianye continued to nod, "Yes, all right."
Before Tang Jianye could say anything else, the old lady responded calmly, "Oh."
They didn't even include her.
In fact, Tang Min, who was sitting next to them, could also feel the changes in the old lady, and could even feel that the old lady was trying her best to integrate into their lives.
When the old man looks like this, it is always easy to touch people.
Looking at her thin and pale face, although he didn't take her pulse or make a serious diagnosis, Tang Min could basically judge how bad her health was based on his previous understanding of the old lady's physical condition.
For an old man who is almost 80 years old, the condition of his face is probably not optimistic.
Especially, this mental state...
Sometimes, people just live for a breath.
Once you lose the support of life, it is easy to fall down.
Even if the old lady divorced, Tang Min felt that she would not feel sad...
But what about her father?