Old Mrs. Chen was unaware that her grandson and granddaughter had committed a serious crime. When she saw the group rushing back, she didn't pay much attention.

Thinking it was just their usual playful banter, they didn't look closely and thus failed to notice the panic among the group.

The Chen family is having an increasingly difficult time. They used to not know they had to work and didn't want to work, but now they have to work in order to survive, except for Old Mrs. Chen!

She was determined not to do it, she just wouldn't. She said she was sick, her hands and feet were clumsy, and it was good enough that she could even get up. Don't expect her to do any work!

Her son and daughter-in-law were very angry about her, but they were also helpless!

Old Mrs. Chen wasn't stupid. Whenever she went out, she would tell everyone she met that she was old and had many ailments. She wanted to help with the work, but unfortunately, she couldn't anymore. Alas, she really wanted to help!

Regardless of whether the villagers believed her or not, she had achieved her goal. Whenever her son and daughter-in-law asked her to do chores, she would start groaning and wailing, and the villagers would naturally come over to ask what was wrong.

Her son and daughter-in-law are not very capable, but they care a lot about their reputation and don't want to air their dirty laundry in public. Even though everyone already knows about it, they still want to save face!

The hardships of life made them realize their situation and that they needed to know when to humble themselves and not be too arrogant!

They didn't want to end up isolated and ridiculed, so they at least had to put on an act.

The villagers valued filial piety highly. In order not to offend the villagers or be driven out of the village, they really put on a show behind closed doors for outsiders, even if it meant deceiving them!

But precisely because of this, Old Mrs. Chen became even more unscrupulous. She was an elderly woman and should enjoy the happiness of family life and be allowed to live out her old age in peace. No one dared to say no to her lying down and waiting to be fed and drunk!

Every time she made a fuss, it was a contest, and on the surface, Old Mrs. Chen always seemed to win, holding the initiative!

So she doesn't care about anything at home, but she always shows up on time for meals.

The reason she ran out and coincidentally saw her grandchildren was because it was almost mealtime and she wanted to come out to see what they would be eating today.

If it's still wild vegetable soup, she'll get angry!

It's the same thing every day, isn't there anything else?

The aroma of meat wafting from next door made my stomach rumble loudly; I felt so nauseous!

Her stomach was already protesting; it had been so long since she'd eaten meat!

They didn't even think to cut some flesh to help her recover. Do they know how much she suffered?

Why can other families eat meat all the time, but they can't?

Even if they don't eat it all the time, they should at least have some every ten days or so; they can't miss out on so much!

She didn't care how they got the meat; she just wanted to eat it. Solving the meat problem was something they, as sons and daughters-in-law, should worry about.

When she went to the kitchen and saw that it was just plain water again, she got angry. She prayed for a long time, but nothing changed!

People who are constantly criticized will eventually stand up and fight back!

That's how Chen's wife's daughter-in-law is. She doesn't care about her image or filial piety at all, and she directly started cursing at Chen's wife!

They had already tried very hard to find food, and these wild vegetables were something they had searched for a long time before finding and digging them up!

During this severe drought, everyone in the village goes up the mountain to dig for wild vegetables and pick mushrooms. It's already quite good that they can find any wild vegetables at all!

Still complaining!

If you're so disgusted, why don't you do it yourself?

Do what you want and do it to your own satisfaction!

She's perfectly capable of working, but she pretends to be dead. At home, she's full of energy, almost jumping around! But when she goes out, she acts weak and helpless, which only fools unsuspecting people!

They still want to eat meat, but where would they get the money?

That old hag is hoarding her money, but she won't give a single penny out!

You should know that they've already spent all their money to bring her home!

Even if you don't have money, you have to sell things to get cash; you can't just not take them back!

The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is inherently irreconcilable, an age-old problem that can escalate rapidly and become uncontrollable once touched!

The sisters-in-law teaming up to deal with the wicked mother-in-law is truly a fascinating story!

Neither of us will back down; if you cheat, I'll cheat too!

I guess they've all been holding it in for a long time and are unwilling to compromise. Since they've come this far, a little argument is good for their health!

Suddenly, a loud crash startled the group, who had been arguing heatedly. They looked over in shock.

It's better not to look at it, because once you do, you'll feel like your soul is about to float away!

They were just arguing in their own home, they didn't break the law, right?

How did this attract the attention of the police?

And there's more than one!

This is terrifying!

They stood conspicuously at their doorstep, making it very obvious that they had come to their house!

Who are they going to arrest this time?

Old Mrs. Chen had been arrested once before. When she saw the police officers, she was so frightened that she was scared out of her wits and tried to shuffle into the house!

Thinking they were there to arrest her, she tried to escape, even though she knew she couldn't. But she was unwilling to surrender, so she thought she could escape for as long as possible!

However, her daughter-in-law did not think so. They thought they had been reported for being unfilial and that the police had come to investigate them. Their faces turned pale!

If they get arrested, they won't be able to explain themselves no matter what. Going there is easy, but coming back will be difficult!

Where would the family get so much money to redeem them?

They'll just have to die of old age in prison!

With that money, their husbands would rather marry one of them!

"Officers, we are not unfilial! Please don't believe their one-sided story! We eat whatever we want every day, and everyone in the family eats the same thing. We never starve anyone! We absolutely did not deliberately starve anyone!"

Chen Laoda's wife's voice trembled slightly, and her words became somewhat incoherent.

These words gave Old Mrs. Chen a jolt. She suddenly realized something and thought that it was because she told the villagers about her hardships every day that the villagers felt sorry for her and couldn't stand it anymore, so they went to the authorities to help her!

So, she changed her previous fear and became smug, thinking, "I have someone backing me up now!"

"Officers! You've finally come! Oh dear! You have no idea how miserable I've been! They're inhuman! They mistreat me, they won't even give me a bite to eat! They constantly beat and scold me, calling me a useless old hag! You must stand up for me!"

Old Mrs. Chen straightened her back considerably, and when she spoke, her voice was loud and clear!

On the surface, he appeared sad and desperate, but inside he was actually excited and joyful!

Of course, Old Mrs. Chen's two daughters-in-law could not admit it. They hadn't done it, so how could they admit it? Even if they had, without any evidence, they couldn't admit it!

Who knows if I'll be thrown in jail the next second!

They don't understand any laws, so what do they have to fight with?

The key is to stubbornly deny everything!

"No! We swear to God, we absolutely did not do such a thing! She is deliberately slandering us! Officers, please don't believe her!"

The officers were speechless. They weren't there to listen to people arguing; they were there to handle important matters!

What's all the noise about? If you keep making noise, we'll all be arrested!

What, are you all going to shut up?

snort!

Old Chen's wife asked cautiously, "Then, officers, have you come to the wrong place?"

The lead officer snorted, "That's it! Call everyone over!"