Le's mother was truly shocked that her son could act so shamelessly, and she was so angry that she was panting heavily.

Sister-in-law Le glanced at her mother-in-law impatiently. "Mom, that's the truth. Don't blame us for being harsh. If we hadn't taken Yuanyuan in as our daughter, do you think Xiaorong could have gotten married so easily with a child? It's unthinkable. So she should be thanking us."

"Can't you have any shame? I'm asking you, who begged Xiaorong to give birth to Yuanyuan in the first place? It was you. You were the ones who pointed to the sky and guaranteed that you would be good to the child, and that's why Xiaorong gave birth to Yuanyuan. Now you're turning around and blaming me. You've really gone too far."

Le's mother values ​​her son and wants to rely on him for her old age, but seeing her eldest son's current state, she can't help but feel disheartened. It seems that she may not be able to rely on this son in the future.

"Yes, we made her give birth, but we were hoping for a boy. Who knew she would give birth to a girl? We didn't want it either. Besides, we really raised her for four years. That's true, isn't it?"

Brother Le felt he hadn't done anything wrong. He had initially thought he would keep the baby if it was a boy, but his younger sister had given birth to a girl. However, he had kindly kept the baby in the end, so wasn't that a kindness to his sister? What was wrong with her asking for something in return?

Thinking this way, he became even more self-righteous and said indignantly, "Mom, if you don't want to call my little sister, then let me do it. I'm her older brother. Does she think she can disobey me? If she really doesn't listen, I think she won't need to come back to her parents' home anymore. I'll just pretend I don't have a sister like her."

"That's right. How many women are good without the protection of their own family? Don't be fooled by how good a man is to you now. He'll change his attitude once he sees that your family doesn't value you anymore."

Le's mother didn't care what her eldest son and his wife were saying; she wasn't going to invite trouble. "Say what you want, I don't care anymore. I'm going back now."

"Hey, Mom, how can you leave? I'm pregnant!" Sister-in-law Le complained. She was now the most protected person in the Le family, so why couldn't they treat her better? Who would cook for her if her mother-in-law left? They couldn't expect her, a pregnant woman, to cook now, could they?

The mother hardened her heart and replied, "So what if you're pregnant? What woman can't give birth? You're so delicate. I've had several children and I still cook for myself. You've only gotten pregnant once in over ten years and you still think you're right? Eat or don't eat, I don't care about you anymore."

After saying that, she ran straight home. Seeing his wife come running back with an angry look on her face, Mr. Le looked up and asked, "Why are you back? Don't you need to take care of the eldest son's family?"

"You think you can just make me take care of you? You think she's the master and I'm just a servant?"

"Hey, why are you suddenly so angry? Didn't you say that the eldest daughter was finally pregnant and you should take good care of her? You even chased Yuanyuan away because of that unborn child. Why are you angry now?"

Le's father really couldn't understand it. He had never agreed to send Yuanyuan away. People develop feelings for even a cat or dog, let alone a child.

However, he had no say in the family and could only watch helplessly as Yuanyuan was taken away. He still feels sad whenever he thinks about that child.

Le's mother didn't speak, but sat quietly for a long time before finally asking in a hoarse voice:

“Honey, do you think we were wrong? But when we get old, won’t we have to rely on our eldest son and his wife? That’s why I’m biased towards him. But now it seems that our eldest son is a bad person. Neither of them is good. Can we still rely on people like that?”

Mr. Yue pointed to himself, "You're asking me?"

Le's mother rolled her eyes at him, annoyed. "There are only the two of us at home. If I don't ask you, who should I ask? Tell me quickly, I'm really confused right now."

"You asked me that yourself, so I'll tell you now: I think it's better to rely on yourself than on anyone else."

"Rely on yourself?" Mother Le murmured, grasping the most important words in her husband's words. Rely on yourself? How does that mean? Isn't it all about raising children to provide for you in old age?

Seeing that his wife still looked confused, Mr. Le couldn't help but sigh. "My dear wife, you're usually quite shrewd, managing everything at home and outside. How come you become so confused when it comes to your son? Even I, who am surnamed Le, don't have such strong desires for grandchildren. How can you, someone with a different surname, not understand this?"

Look at you, you're already fifty. Even if your grandson is born now, it will be another twenty years or so before you can enjoy his blessings. By then you'll be seventy, and it's hard to say whether you'll even live to see that day.

Furthermore, judging from my son's current state, I reckon this grandson might not be a good one either. How can a bad bamboo shoot produce a good one? That's unlikely."

Hearing her husband say this, Le's mother became even more confused, but she still couldn't help but argue, "I don't want to enjoy the blessings of my grandson, it's just..."

What is it? She couldn't quite put her finger on it, but hadn't that been how her ancestors had always lived? She had learned it from them, so why was it wrong?

“Oh dear, please listen to my advice. Although Lehai is my own son, I have to say that he is a cold-hearted and heartless fellow. He is just like his late grandfather at heart, selfish and self-serving.”

"You expect him to take care of you in your old age? You're dreaming. When you're old and can't move, I reckon he'll starve you to death. Don't glare at me, you're the one who told me to say this." As Mr. Le spoke, he saw his wife start glaring at him.

Le's mother retorted somewhat indignantly, "How can you talk about your own son like that? The children on my mother's side are all very good. They must have inherited the bad genes from your Le family."

"Yes, yes, I admit it. I just took after my dad. My dad treated my grandfather the same way, so I just followed the bad example."

Mr. Le said honestly that he felt that he was probably the only good fruit on the vine of their Le family. Of course, his daughters were also good, but they were not very bright and were always fooled by their eldest son.

Le's mother had thought her husband would argue with her, but to her surprise, he was straightforward and clear-headed, leaving her with nowhere to vent her frustrations.

Frustrated, he could only ask, "So what do you suggest we do now? The eldest son and his wife are treating the baby in her belly like a sacred decree, thinking that we should all obey them because of the child."

"The baby hasn't even been born yet, and they're already eyeing their younger sisters' money, thinking about buying them this and that. Even Xiaorong and the others are calling to ask for favors, saying they've been kind to Xiaorong by helping raise Yuanyuan for several years. How can they have the nerve to say such things?"