Chapter 197 The Most Tragic Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law in Northwest China
Not only is drinking water scarce in Northwest China, but it's also plagued by dust storms.
Fang Yi and Lu's mother are currently the most miserable mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. They were used to a superior life and never imagined that their lives would turn out like this.
Fang Yi, who had just returned home from get off work at the supply and marketing cooperative, looked extremely unwell.
Thinking of that small supply and marketing cooperative, which only had three sales clerks including her, it was a far cry from her previous job at the department store.
And so, those two country bumpkins actually teamed up to ostracize her.
She reached out and touched her swollen cheek, a flash of hatred in her eyes.
Since arriving here, not a single day has gone smoothly, even though Lu Huaixu also beat her during those few days in Beijing.
At least in Beijing, there are familiar faces everywhere.
Lu Huaixu was concerned about his reputation and was afraid that people he knew would see him hitting his wife, so he never hit her in the face.
On the other side
Lu's mother lay in bed, thirsty and hungry, and she regretted coming to the Northwest.
I never imagined it would be this difficult. There aren't even any decent doctors. All the villages around here are staffed with barefoot doctors.
She suspected her leg wouldn't get better, and the quack doctor who examined her leg even required her to learn from a barefoot doctor's manual.
"Crunch."
Hearing the door open, he knew that his venomous daughter-in-law, Fang Yi, had returned.
Unable to vent her anger, she roared at the source of the voice, "Hurry up and cook me some food! Don't you know your mother-in-law can't get out of bed?"
Fang Yi took off the scarf wrapped around her head and placed it on the shelf next to her.
He strolled leisurely to Lu's mother's bedside and said sarcastically, "What? You want your son to beat me up again?"
Did you think she wouldn't dare to resist?
No!
Since she was going to be bullied and suppressed no matter what, how could she just stand there and let herself be beaten?
The reason I was beaten yesterday was all thanks to that old hag. If it weren't for her complaining about how bad my cooking was for days on end...
She wouldn't have pushed Lu's mother in a fit of anger; who knew she would be so useless, falling and breaking her leg.
When Lu Huaixu returned from get off work, the old hag started crying and complaining, saying bad things about her.
With trembling hands, Lu's mother pointed at Fang Yi and said viciously, "You poisonous woman!"
Fang Yi laughed, looking up: "Haha... Go ahead and curse, curse as much as you can, as long as you still have the strength."
After saying that, she ignored Lu's mother and turned back to her bedroom.
Lu's mother lay on the bed with one leg clamped between a wooden board, unable to move.
She hadn't eaten or drunk anything for a day and a night, and now she was so hungry that she was dizzy and lightheaded.
More than an hour later, the door was opened again, and Fang Yi, who had rested, came out of the bedroom.
He made a bowl of burnt corn porridge for Lu's mother, placed it in front of her as if it were charity, and sneered, "Your dinner."
Looking at the pitch-black corn porridge, Lu's mother glared at Fang Yi with bloodshot eyes.
He gritted his teeth and said, "I won't drink it. Even a dog wouldn't drink this stuff. Take it away!"
Fang Yi glanced at Lu's mother, her eyes devoid of any emotion, and said casually, "Not drinking? Then you can go hungry!"
After saying that, he walked straight to the door, leaving a comment the instant his hand touched the doorknob.
"Don't wait for your son, he's on night shift tonight!"
With a "bang," Fang Yi slammed the door shut.
Upon hearing this, Lu's mother stiffened, a deep-seated hatred flashing in her eyes.
He roared towards the bedroom door, "You'll get your comeuppance!"
Fang Yi, standing at the bedroom door, started laughing and then burst into tears.
He murmured, "Marrying into your Lu family is my greatest retribution!"
Looking at the corn porridge in the bowl, Lu's mother touched her abdomen, her stomach already protesting with waves of cramping pain.
With a heavy heart, he reached out with one hand to pick up the bowl, pinched his nose with the other, and drank it down.
Even with my nose pinched, the bitter taste still lingered in my mouth, making me want to vomit but unwilling to.
Lu's mother was half asleep when she heard Lu's older brother's voice. She glanced at the time on her wrist and saw that it was not yet ten o'clock.
She knew she had been deceived by that woman Fang Yi, and called out intermittently, "Huaixu... Huaixu."
With his face covered in fingernail marks, Brother Lu pushed open the door to his mother's bedroom and asked impatiently, "Mom, what's wrong?"
Lu's mother's eyes instantly reddened, and she choked out, "Son, that bitch Fang Yi, she abused me! She didn't give me anything to eat all day!"
Brother Lu looked quietly at his mother and glanced at the unwashed bowls beside her.
She said irritably, "Mom, you haven't worked since you came to the Northwest, and we still have to support you."
"Fang Yi works during the day and still has to come home at night to cook for you and take care of you. How is that mistreating you?"
Brother Lu touched the scratches on his face; his face had been scratched all over by that crazy woman, Fang Yi.
Lu's mother actually wanted to use him as a pawn, to make him cause trouble for that crazy woman, Fang Yi.
Lu's mother stared wide-eyed, saying incredulously, "You... I'm your mother, how can you not believe me?"
Brother Lu also lost his patience; he was exhausted after a long day at work.
After finally getting home, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law still wouldn't settle down.
"Mom, it takes a hundred days to recover from a broken bone, so you should rest and take good care of yourself."
"Once she's healed, she'll need you to take care of Miaomiao!"
"Do you intend for Miaomiao to continue living in a stranger's house?"
Without waiting for Lu's mother's reply, he turned and left.
Lu's mother was filled with regret as she watched her eldest son's departing figure.
This is the son she has loved for decades, yet he doesn't care whether she lives or dies, and he didn't even ask her if her leg hurts.
She was just thinking about recovering quickly so she could take care of his daughter. Only now did she realize how inhumanly cold-hearted her eldest son was.
On the other side
After getting off work, Gu Yihan met Gu Meng, who was dressed in a fashionable and stylish manner, at the entrance of the textile factory.
"Xiao Han!"
Wearing a cashmere coat and leather shoes, Gu Meng walked up to Gu Yihan and circled around her once.
He sighed, "Xiaohan, you're supposed to be a military wife! Why are you dressed so shabbily?"
Gu Yihan looked down at the brand-new cotton-padded coat she was wearing, which was both warm and comfortable.
Looking up at Gu Meng, who was displaying her beauty like a peacock spreading its tail feathers, he couldn't help but twitch his lips: "Aren't you cold?"
Gu Meng paused for a moment upon hearing this: "How could it be cold? This is a top-quality cashmere coat."
Even if it's cold, she has to wear it out so others can see it. It cost her nearly 200 yuan, and she finally managed to snag it.
During the year, she would wear this expensive dress whenever she visited other people's homes, and she felt very proud and beautiful.
Otherwise, once her belly starts to show, she won't be able to wear these pretty clothes anymore.
"Oh." Gu Yihan nodded indifferently, "As long as you like it."
After saying that, he got on his bicycle and rode straight past Gu Meng.
When Gu Meng saw her scooter riding with her legs tucked in, she instinctively dodged aside.
After realizing what had happened, all he could do was watch Gu Yihan's departing figure, stomping his feet in anger and yelling, "You're just jealous of me!!"
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