"Oh dear, why did you suddenly sit up? Don't catch a cold. You're so old, don't you know how to take care of yourself?"

While cursing and swearing, Shen Wanli sat up and draped a coat over his wife to keep her from catching a cold.

Tian Guifen said excitedly, "Fu Niangzi told me that Lin Qing is getting married."

After saying that, he looked very disappointed.

Shen Wanli said, "This is a good thing. Why do you look so unhappy?"

Tian Guifen murmured, "Originally, Madam Fu really wanted our Liu Liu to be her daughter-in-law. Lin Qing is an excellent child, we know her well, and she's very good to Liu Liu. Although I don't agree to the arranged marriage, I always thought, if..."

"Hey, why are you thinking about this? Even without Fu Linqing, does that mean our daughter can't get married? Linqing is a good kid, but I think the two kids only have a brother-sister relationship, nothing more."

Shen Wanli's innermost thoughts: You've really put my mind at ease.

However, he dared not say it, fearing that his wife would scold him.

She gently advised, "Our Liu Liu is only ten years old. You're being too hasty."

"You don't know anything."

Tian Guifen cursed and then turned around and lay down to sleep.

Shen Wanli: ...

He really is a complete and utter traitor.

——

The matter concerning Shen Baili was quickly resolved.

After all, the facts of the case are clear and the evidence is conclusive, so there's not much to discuss.

After submitting the report, the verdicts for Shen Baili and the others were handed down in just five days.

Shen Baili and his two companions were found guilty of murder, and all three were exiled to a thousand miles away for thirty years!

Although it's not the death penalty, it's practically the same.

Shen Baili and Da Zhoushi are already sixty years old, how could they possibly live another thirty?

Even Shen Pengju might not be able to survive for another thirty years.

After all, they were exiled three thousand miles away not to enjoy a life of luxury, but to do hard labor.

"Should we go see him off?"

Tian Guifen deliberately disgusted Shen Wanli.

Shen Wanli glared at her fiercely: "Are you sick?"

Then he left in a huff.

Shen Erming was speechless: "Mom, why did you say that on purpose to upset Dad?"

Isn't this just making trouble out of nothing?

He's starting to worry about his life after he gets married; it's scary.

"It's my choice, what's it to you?"

Tian Guifen shouted with great energy.

How much bullying did she suffer at the hands of Shen Baili during the years she was married?

Now that he's gotten his just desserts, can't she at least vent her anger?

After all, back then, for Shen Baili's sake, even the dead Shen Wanli had caused her a lot of grievances.

"Okay, okay, whatever makes you happy."

Shen Erming turned and left.

Seeing that Tian Guifen was about to get really angry, Fang Hui immediately stuffed Dou Dou into her mother-in-law's arms and said in a coquettish voice, "Mom, please watch Dou Dou for me for a while. I'm really tired today."

Since becoming pregnant, I've been experiencing nausea, backache, fatigue, and all sorts of other symptoms. It couldn't be worse.

Looking at Fang Hui's noticeably thinner face, Tian Guifen felt extremely distressed: "You child, how did you lose so much weight? Where's Dalinzi? Go find Dalinzi and have him take you to the city to see a good doctor later, see if it can make you feel better."

Previously, we didn't have the means to do so, so we could only endure and suffer.

Now that the family is wealthy, they naturally can't let their daughter-in-law suffer the same hardships she endured.

“The father and son use the same methods. When I was pregnant with Dalinzi, I was just like that. I was vomiting so much that I was dizzy and exhausted. Even just sitting still made my back ache terribly. But your grandma, that old hag, said I was faking it. She insisted that I do chores, or else I would just sit in the yard and roll around.”

Perhaps because of Shen Baili, Tian Guifen surprisingly spoke to the younger generation about the suffering she had endured in the past.

In fact, over the years, Tian Guifen has never talked about these things with the children.

Therefore, this is the first time everyone has heard about this.

Fang Hui was extremely surprised: "How could someone be so bad?"

Wang Xiuhe also felt sorry for her mother-in-law: "Grandma... now it's you, Mother, who is enjoying happiness, and that's better than anything else."

"That's right, my son is much better than hers!" Tian Guifen was extremely proud of how well she had raised her children.

It's just a pity about the stone...

well.

I don't want to think about it anymore.

What's the point of thinking about it any further?

The stone is gone. Only by letting go of the pain of the past can the stone find peace, right?

"Won't my dad stand up for you? He just watches my grandma bully you?" (Reading a book)

Shen Liuliu suddenly interrupted, her face flushed with anger.

It's not good for the two daughters-in-law to gossip about their elders, but Shen Liuliu is different. She's their own daughter, so they can speak without restraint.

Tian Guifen sneered: "Your father always sides with his mother. He bullies me with her. Even after Erming was born, I was still bullied, and I didn't know who to talk to. I got sick from all the bullying..."

"Back then, I would get annoyed whenever I heard my child cry. I would cry along with him and couldn't sleep all night. I would lean against the wall and look at the moon outside."

"I'm too lazy to talk to anyone, I'm getting more and more listless, and I don't say a word all day."

"Later, I was always listless and didn't eat or sleep, so Erming also got sick. When he was sick, he cried, and I cried along with him. I didn't want to comfort the child at all."

“At first, your grandma said I was faking it, that I was too heartless to even abandon my own son in order to get back at her.”

“But your dad sensed something was wrong. At first, he tried to reason with me, but I didn’t respond. He got angry with me, but I still didn’t respond. Then he panicked. Ignoring your grandma’s objections, he secretly called your maternal grandma and your aunt over.”

“Your maternal grandmother and aunt stayed at our house for three months. Your maternal grandmother took care of me, and your aunt took care of Erming. During that time, the house was very lively. You all know how formidable your aunt is. She scolded your grandmother every day until she couldn’t lift her head.”

"Later, with the help of your maternal grandmother and aunt, I got much better. But your maternal grandmother was worried, so she took Erming with her when she left, saying she would take care of him for half a year and then send him back when I was better."

After that, she got better.

But his temperament also changed drastically.

The old lady wanted to continue tormenting her, so she made a scene that everyone knew about.

Once everyone knew, the old lady couldn't make a fuss anymore.

Later, the old lady could no longer tolerate it and separated the family property.

After the family separated, she finally felt relieved and hurriedly brought Erming back.

Without those people causing trouble, she wouldn't have another attack, so naturally she would take the child back and take good care of him to make up for it.

This was the first time Tian Guifen had told this story to a younger generation.

Because it happened so long ago, even Wang Xiuhe didn't know about it, since Shen Yishan was only three years old at the time.

Those in the village who knew about this either didn't want Shen Wanli to get upset, or they didn't dare offend the Shen family, so no one mentioned it.

Gradually, even Shen Wanli forgot about this matter.

Shen Wanli stood in the main room, feeling as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.