Seeing that his father was still somewhat dismissive, Si Ming simply ignored the truth of the matter and began to tell the story.

"This matter is also related to my older brother's biological mother. It seems that his mother had already returned here before the great disaster and even came looking for my older brother."

Upon hearing that it was related to his ex-wife, Si Zhengwei stopped and looked at Si Ming. It wasn't because he cared much about his ex-wife, but because he knew that his ex-wife was too selfish, and that going to Si Cheng under these circumstances would definitely not bring anything good.

Sure enough, after hearing the rumors that Si Ming had heard, Si Zhengwei didn't know what to say.

He gained a deeper understanding of Gao Shuzhen. She had been with him to escape rural life, but after living in the city for a while, he felt he couldn't meet some of her needs and that their life lacked passion.

In order to get some property from their own side, they even used their children as leverage, but once they got what they wanted, they simply disappeared from their children's lives.

After hearing what Gao Shuzhen had done after the disaster, and what she said after her daughter-in-law laid it all out, they were stunned.

"How did your mother know about the agreement I signed with Acheng's mother?" Si Zhengwei asked his son when he heard Huang Yun use the agreement he signed with Gao Shuzhen to mock Acheng.

“Mom can’t see anything in the house. You must have mishid it.” Si Ming’s eyes darted around, though he was also somewhat involved in the matter.

He still remembers hiding under the desk in his study to avoid Huang Yun's nagging, and that's when he discovered the documents his father had stuck under the desk.

But just as he was looking through it, his mother burst in, and that's how she found out about it.

"Actually, the reason we hastily found your mother back then was to take care of your older brother. At first, she seemed very patient with him, so we entrusted him to her without worry. Who knew..."

Seeing that Si Ming looked a little embarrassed, she stopped the conversation.

The atmosphere between the father and son became somewhat tense at this moment, since Huang Yun's actions were all related to them.

Si Zhengwei felt more regret, realizing that he had lost his true self and become indifferent to his eldest son.

Thinking of this, he shook his head with a self-deprecating smile. Indeed, if he hadn't been forced into this desperate situation, he and A-Cheng might never have spoken again.

Thinking about how his past carelessness and gullibility had caused Ah Cheng so much trouble, he wished he could turn back time and beat himself up.

No matter how much he repents here, Sicheng believes that even if he finds out, he won't care, because he now has a happier and warmer family.

While they were discussing Gao Shuzhen, Gao Shuzhen also heard news about Si Zhengwei from the villagers who had returned to Gaojia Village.

Seeing her cousins ​​still staring at her with gossipy expressions, Gao Shuzhen stiffened her face, picked up her hoe, and hurried home.

Since Si Cheng confronted Gaojia Village last time, he has started working in the fields with Gao Dongxing.

Thinking of the sarcastic remarks from her sisters-in-law earlier, she started cursing Si Cheng in her heart again.

Just as she was feeling unhappy, Gao Dongxing returned and began to criticize her, saying, "They are all parents, but look at how others treat their own fathers. They send rice and grain, and even catch more than ten hens, while you only got a load of sweet potatoes and potatoes."

"What's the point of yelling at me like this? If you're so capable, go ask him for it yourself. When they came over, you were like a quail. Why didn't you make demands then?"

Gao Shuzhen was already annoyed enough, and now that she had been scolded like this, her tone became even more aggressive.

"If you had been more considerate back then, even if we didn't see each other often, we could have just called each other occasionally, and at least we wouldn't be in this awkward situation now."

"You're making such nice noises now, don't you know that the Lian family has also suffered a heavy blow this time? Your Uncle Lian has never mistreated you before, but now that he has difficulty walking, I haven't seen you even think of going to visit him."

"How do you know I won't come over? I was just about to tell you about this. You see, we don't have anything worthwhile to offer right now. Why don't you borrow some from your uncle first?"

"With that woman from the Hu family there, what do you think I could lend out? Besides, your uncle now turns his head away as if he doesn't see me whenever he sees me in the village."

When Gao Dongxing saw his mother, who still looked aggrieved, he squatted down and grabbed his hair. He had never imagined that he would have such a difficult life before.

"Why don't you go to your uncle yourself? After all, you're his nephew, so it's only right that you help him out."

“You’re still his own sister. If you two could mend your relationship, things would be better for us in Gaojia Village.”

Gao Dongxing looked at his mother with some expectation, believing that if she was willing to lower her head and have a proper discussion with his uncle, the relationship between the two families might be eased, and his family would no longer be ostracized in Gaojia Village.

“You think I didn’t want to? I even greeted him on the way here, but he ignored me completely and treated me like I wasn’t there.”

"If that really doesn't work, I'll bring some sweet potatoes and potatoes over to Uncle Lian." Gao Dongxing thought of the few sweet potatoes and potatoes he had left at home, and reluctantly decided to send some over.

Most of the people in Gaojia Village already knew about their family and the Lian family's situation, which is why someone came specifically to tell them about the wolf attack on the Lian family. Perhaps the whole village is watching their family now, and it would be too heartless of them not to make this trip.

"That's all we have left at home. If all else fails, we'll go up the mountain and find some wild mushrooms and vegetables." Gao Shuzhen was genuinely reluctant to part with it; the two of them had saved up this much food through frugality.

"That would be too embarrassing. Sweet potatoes and potatoes are already not presentable enough, and now we're bringing wild vegetables that can be found all over the mountains. I don't know how people will laugh at us."

"Anyway, you can't touch these things in the house. This is our last food supply. We can't just eat wild vegetables every day from now on, can we?"

"This won't work, that won't work. How are we supposed to live like this?" Gao Dongxing swept all the bowls and plates off the table, a sudden action that startled Gao Shuzhen.

"Are you crazy! These are just a few bowls and plates. If they break, we won't be able to find them later." Gao Su picked up the bowls and plates from the ground with a bit of heartache and checked them to see if they were broken.

Fortunately, the in-laws who were willing to help us with money gave us iron basins and bowls; otherwise, we wouldn't even have any utensils to eat from.

"We're almost out of food, what do we need these pots and pans for?" Gao Dongxing probably realized that his actions earlier were a bit too extreme, and his tone softened.

"Hey! I'll go find your uncle again later."