capital.

A family building.

There was a knock on the door.

"Mom, don't open the door." The thin and yellow-faced little boy grabbed the woman and stopped her from opening the door.

Yuan Qin pulled her son's hand away and comforted him weakly, "It's okay, the neighbors are all here, nothing will happen."

He left a word and hurried to open the door.

The boy lowered his head, his face full of disappointment.

Another younger boy held his brother's hand tightly.

The little body trembled, and the childish voice trembled, "Brother, I'm scared."

"It's okay." said the little boy who spoke first, "I will protect you."

As he spoke, he stared in the direction of the door, his dark, bright eyes burning like flames, full of resentment.

It must be grandma’s family coming to take over their house! !

The little boy's eyes darkened as he thought of their mother who couldn't protect them at all.

Yuan Qin opened the door, and a woman who was half a head taller than her bumped into her shoulder and rushed into the house.

His shrewd little eyes looked around the room, greed and heat flashing in them.

She put the things on the table and said bluntly, "You are so lucky, sister-in-law. Mother is worried about you living alone, so she brought the whole family here to support you."

"…Support, support?" Yuan Qin was stunned and didn't react, "Support how?"

The woman scoffed, "How else can we support ourselves? We can just move here."

Yuan Qin's face turned pale and she said in panic, "Move, move here?"

The old and mean woman walked in and stared at her unkindly. "What? You don't want to?"

"No, no." Yuan Qin had been beaten and scolded by her family since she was a child. She couldn't say a word of no in front of her own mother.

The slightly older boy came over and said, "I don't agree!"

The old woman went straight to him, twisted his ear vigorously, and half-threateningly scolded him: "What do you have to do with it, little bastard! This is my daughter's home, I can live here if I want."

With a sneer on her face, she slapped the boy's head, causing his ears to ring and he couldn't hear clearly what she said.

"You still think you are the young master of the Meng family. Regardless of your current status, I will sell you two out!"

Another little boy saw his brother being beaten and burst into tears.

"elder brother--"

"Don't hit my brother!"

The very timid boy scratched his grandmother's hand and tried to drag her away, but was kicked away.

He wailed loudly, causing the neighbors to bang on their doors.

A concerned voice came into the room.

"Yuan Qin, what happened in the room?"

"Are you okay?"

"Why are you crying, Baibai?"

Meng Guangbai was about to shout outside the door when a member of the Yuan family covered his mouth.

"Shut up! Or I'll sell you out!"

The little boy looked terrified and was shaking all over.

Old Lady Yuan stared at Yuan Qin with her mean eyes, "Speak up! What does your good neighbor think I want to do to you?"

Yuan Qin's sister-in-law was afraid that her elder sister-in-law would talk nonsense, so she said, "Sister-in-law, you have to think it over. Meng Jiusi has been taken away and I'm afraid he will never come back in this life. The only people you can rely on are your family."

The older boy, Meng Jingmo, was held by Old Lady Yuan with his arms and mouth covered. He stared at his mother.

He hopes his mother will ask for help!

He doesn't want his grandma and others to move in!

When his father was around, the Yuan family didn't dare to bully them. After his grandfather and father were taken away, these people became very scary.

He knew that the Yuan family wanted to take over his house and the money his father left them!

Yuan Qin didn't dare to look at her son's face, nor did she dare to resist her mother's family. She walked to the door and said, "...It's okay, the child has touched it."

She lied.

Hearing this, Meng Jingmo's eyes dimmed and his heart grew colder.

He struggled hard to save himself, but his grandmother pinched his mouth and the soft flesh on his body was pinched hard. The pain made little Jingmo's eyes well up with tears.

"Mom, what are you doing? Momo is still young..." Yuan Qin stepped forward to stop her and inadvertently met her eldest son's red eyes, her feet fixed in place.

In just a few months, Meng Guangbai was no longer as innocent as before. He knew something, curled up on the ground and cried, calling for his father in his heart.

The person outside the door didn't believe Yuan Qin's words, but it was impossible for him to break into someone else's house.

They looked at each other and saw helplessness in each other's eyes.

"Yuan Qin, if you need help just call us, we are all here."

"Momo and Xiaobai are both good kids. If you have anything to say, please talk slowly."

…

Having said this, Yuan Qin still didn't open the door. She just said, "It's okay, thank you. Let's all go to sleep. It's late at night... I won't open the door."

The Meng family’s neighbor didn’t know what to say and went back to his home with a sigh.

If it weren't for Madam Meng's kindness and the politeness of the two children, Momo and Xiaobai, they would not have bothered to deal with Yuan Qin's behavior.

I never realized she was so confused before!

Footsteps were heard outside. After everything became completely quiet, after beating her grandson, Old Lady Yuan directly occupied her daughter and son-in-law's room, and let her son and daughter-in-law live in the other small room.

Yuan Qin was dumbfounded and asked hesitantly, "Mom, where should I live with the children?"

Old lady Yuan rolled her eyes and said, "The living room is so big, how can there be no room for us to live! Oh, I am so sleepy. If it weren't for you, a troublesome girl, I wouldn't have stayed up until now. Just watch me and sleep."

Meng Jingmo was only six years old and could not resist the adults, but he was smart. Before the evil grandma came into the house, he went back to the house to pack up his and his brother's clothes.

As he was about to leave the house, he was stopped by his cousin.

Yuan Jinbao is two years older than Meng Jingmo. He is the only child in the family and is very domineering.

He slammed into Meng Jingmo so hard that Meng Jingmo took a few steps back and almost fell to the ground.

"Jinbao, why did you bump into Momo?" Yuan Qin was not very happy, but there was nothing she could do about her nephew, so she just said one sentence.

"This is my home, you are all living under someone else's roof. If you don't want me to kick you out, you have to listen to me!" Yuan Jinbao said domineeringly.

Yuan Qin looked at her family in disbelief.

Meng Jingmo punched Yuan Jinbao like a mad little beast, "This is not your home! This is my home!"

While Yuan Jinbao was still not reacting, he punched him again and again, with a fierce look on his face.

When the Yuan family members reacted and saw their only grandson being beaten, they grabbed Meng Jingmo, totally ignoring the fact that he was their own grandson (nephew) and beat him up.

The scene was chaotic for a while.

Yuan Jinbao screamed several times, filled with hatred, and fanned the flames, "Hit him, beat him to death! If he dares to hit me, Meng Jingmo will be dead! I'm going to kick him out and make him a beggar!"

Several pairs of hands hit him. Meng Jingmo curled up his little body and glared at them angrily without saying a word to beg for mercy.

Meng Guangbai saw his brother being beaten, and went to pull the adult's hand, "Don't hit my brother, don't hit my brother, wuwuwu, dad, my dad will definitely not forgive you when he comes back, wuwuwu."

When Yuan Qin saw her son being beaten, she rushed to stop it, but Yuan's younger brother grabbed her wrist and threw her aside.

He said, "Sister, beating is the way to success. He even dared to beat his own cousin. He really needs to be taught a lesson. Your brother-in-law is gone. You only have your two sons to rely on. You have to teach them well. We know you are reluctant to do so. Don't worry, they are my nephews. I am watching them. Nothing will happen to them."

Anyone with a normal mind would know that this was nonsense, but Yuan Qin believed it.

She looked at her son who was beaten with tears in her eyes and a face full of heartache, but she didn't even move forward.

Yuan Xiaodi curled his lips slightly, secretly cursing Yuan Qin for being stupid.

He wanted to occupy the Meng family's house, so of course he wished the two Meng family members would die. How could he be truly kind to them?

They have just moved here, so there is no rush. We can wait until they are a little older. They can still do some housework in the next few years and it is a sure profit.

Meng Guangbai was also beaten several times in order to protect his brother. The child's face turned pale with pain and he cried for his mother.

Yuan Qin felt distressed and advised: "Mo Mo, apologize to your brother Jin Bao quickly..."

"Bah!" Meng Jingmo's face was swollen from being hit, and he spat. Then he looked at Yuan Qin again, and there was no admiration in his eyes. "This is my family. My family name is Meng, not Yuan!"

He protected his younger brother tightly and vowed to take him to find his father if he had the chance.

When Yuan Qin met her son's dark eyes, her heart skipped a beat and she felt inexplicably panicked. She clearly felt that something precious was slipping away.

"Mo Mo." She murmured.

Meng Jingmo glanced away, lowered his head, and endured the beating from his grandmother and aunt.

"Look at you, you're so stubborn." Yuan said sarcastically.

Fearing that his mother and wife would beat the two bastards to death, he finally called a halt after a while, "Okay, time to go to bed. We have to go to work tomorrow."

After saying this, he glanced at the main house and turned into the small room.

Yuan Jinbao kicked Meng Jingmo, stepped on his hand, and laughed smugly, "If you dare to hit me again, I will beat you to death! This is my home from now on, you'd better keep your tails between your legs. If you provoke me again, I will kick you out."

Yuan's daughter-in-law didn't think her son was going too far.

In the past, the Meng family was well-off, and the two Meng children had everything, endless clothes to wear, beautiful toys and books... Every time they made her son cry, her family was in turmoil. Now this is called the change of fortune.

After the mother and daughter left, Yuan Qin went to help her two bruised sons, but Meng Jingmo brushed her arm away, not letting her touch him, and didn't even look at her.

Meng Guangbai loved his brother more than his mother. Seeing his brother like this, he didn't let him be helped.

Yuan Qin looked sad, tears were streaming down her face, and her voice was bitter, "Do you blame me?"

Meng Jingmo had a wound on his face and said calmly, "Dad asked you to take good care of us and stay away from the Yuan family. Why didn't you listen?"

Her husband's disappointed face flashed through her mind. Yuan Qin's eyes were filled with guilt. She said, "It's easy for you to say that. We are an orphan and a widow. If not your uncle, who else can we rely on? It's not good to have no man in the family. You are still young and don't understand anything. When you grow up, you will understand my painstaking efforts!"

I don’t know whether this is to convince myself or to deceive others.

Meng Jingmo had completely given up on this person. He looked at Yuan Qin and said, "Where's the money Dad left? I want half of it."

"What do you want money for?"

Meng Jingmo didn't explain, his eyes were stubborn, "Will you give it to me?"

"You are my son. I will definitely give you money if you want it, but half is too much. How about I give you one piece?" Yuan Qin persuaded softly.

"I want half." Meng Jingmo was very determined. He knew that money was important. He wanted to get the money, and when he found out where his father was, he would take his brother to find his father.

If the Yuan family moved into his house, he and his brother would die sooner or later if they didn't leave.

Yuan Qin was afraid that her son would really become alienated from her, so she had to agree first, "Okay."

"I want it tomorrow," Meng Jingmo emphasized.

"...Okay." Her husband left her 800 yuan, which she hid outside. If she had left it at home, it would have been taken away by Yuan's family long ago.

Yuan Qin found some medicine and applied it to her sons' wounds. Looking at the swollen and red marks on their bodies, her eyes turned red with heartache.

"Momo, Xiaobai, you don't have a father anymore, and I'm incompetent and can't protect you. You need to change your tempers and be submissive. Jinbao is your cousin, you need to get along well with him and stop clashing with him, especially you, Momo. You're too impulsive and you'll suffer. Do you understand?"

Meng Jingmo didn't think he did anything wrong. He reached out and took the medicine from Yuan Qin's hand and applied it on himself.

"I'm not wrong."

Yuan Qin's voice revealed annoyance, "Meng Jingmo!"

Meng Jingmo looked up at her, his eyes burning with fire, and said word by word: "I am not wrong! This is my home. My last name is Meng, not Yuan."

Yuan Qin reached out to hit him, but Meng Guangbai stood in front of his brother and said in a trembling voice, "Don't hit my brother, hit me if you want to hit someone."

Meng Jingmo pulled his brother back and ignored Yuan Qin.

He hates everyone in the Yuan family!

I don't like his mother anymore!

Yuan Qin felt aggrieved and sat on the ground crying. How could her family become like this?

She knew that she was weak and couldn't protect the children, but she was doing it for their own good.

…

That night.

Meng Jiusi slept uneasily, he dreamed of his two sons——

After he was taken away, his wife was controlled by her family and allowed to move in with the Yuan family. The Yuan family occupied his house and property and abused his two sons, not giving them food or drink and not allowing them to go to school.

His children, the younger one was burned to death due to a fever. His stomach was empty before he died, and he was so hungry that only a layer of skin was left. He was rejected by Yuan's family and thrown into the mountains to feed wolves. The older one burned down his house, then left home to wander and died under a bridge.

Meng Jiusi shouted "no" with a ferocious expression on his face and sweat on his forehead.

Grandpa Meng noticed that something was wrong with his grandson, stepped forward and patted his shoulder, calling softly, "Jiu Si? You are dreaming, wake up."

I don’t know what this child dreamed about, why does he look so ugly.

Meng Jiusi woke up with a start, sat up suddenly, and gasped.

The scene in the dream flashed through his mind and his face looked extremely ugly.

"Are you dreaming?" Mr. Meng asked.

Meng Jiusi nodded, "I dreamed of Momo and Xiaobai."

"You think about it during the day and you dream about it at night. Your wife has a job and the family has a house. As long as she is not confused, the two children will be fine." Mr. Meng advised me

Meng Jiusi wiped the sweat from his forehead and smiled bitterly.

My wife has a weak temper and is easily influenced, so the situation in the dream is very likely to happen.

"Grandpa, I'm worried about Yuan Qin's temper."

Mr. Meng frowned when he thought of his granddaughter-in-law's naughty temper.

That girl is indeed a good girl. Jiusi is not a problem at home, but without Jiusi, she really can't support the family.

"Jiusi, go find your brother-in-law and ask him to help find out about Jingmo and Guangbai's situation. If they are doing well, let them stay with your wife. If they are not doing well, I will find a way to have them sent over."

Afraid that his grandson would think too much, he added: "Don't be afraid of owing favors to others. There is still a long way to go. Grandpa will repay the favors you owe with you."

Meng Jiusi: "Yeah."

He got up, washed, fed the pigs, and went to the mountains to dig herbs.

Not far away, I met the twins.

Yubao and Hengbao hadn't been up the mountain for a while. When they saw Xingci and the others going up the mountain, they followed them. They were excitedly picking pheasant eggs when they saw Meng Jiusi.

Before they could say anything, they noticed that the man was waving at them.

The twins wondered and walked over hand in hand.

"Are you calling us?" Hengbao asked, tilting his head back.

Meng Jiusi looked at the two identical faces and realized that they were his nephews, and his eyes became extremely gentle.

"Can you please do me a favor?"

Yubao and Hengbao looked at each other. It was the first time that an adult asked them for help, and the two little brothers held their heads high and straightened their chests.

"What is it?"

Meng Jiusi said, "I need to talk to your father about something. Can you help me call him over?"