"You didn't even go into the house, but you asked for a red envelope on the street. What a great courtesy."

Yuan Huilan muttered something under her breath and glanced at Ruan Qiqi with disdain in her eyes.

It just so happens that Ruan Qiqi has excellent hearing and good eyesight. She had been planning to leave, but now she doesn't want to leave anymore.

"Uncle Mo is right. It is true that Lu Ye and I are ignorant of etiquette and have not visited you. So, let's go eat now and try Auntie's cooking. After all, Lu Ye has lived for 25 years and still doesn't know what the food cooked by his own mother tastes like. Let's have a good taste today."

Ruan Qiqi had a smile on her face, and her words were directly directed at Yuan Huilan's face.

I haven’t even cooked a meal for my son, how can I have the nerve to complain in front of her!

She was not afraid that Lu Ye could not keep up with her pace. If Lu Ye could not even do this, this object could be deleted.

"That's right. I've eaten a few meals cooked by my stepmother, but I've never eaten my biological mother's food. I don't know what it tastes like. Mo Jinsong and Mo Congrong definitely know better than me. They just need to tell my mother what they want to eat, and she'll happily cook it for them. People who don't know would think they are my biological children!"

Lu Ye sneered and cooperated with the sarcasm.

Yuan Huilan's face turned blue and red, and she was too embarrassed to show her face. She was very resentful of Lu Ye for speaking regardless of the occasion, just like his father, a rough man with no manners at all.

"Why didn't I cook for you? Did I starve you when you were staying at my place?"

Yuan Huilan looked at her son with gritted teeth, feeling complicated.

She still had feelings for her son. After all, he was the flesh and blood of her womb and Lu Ye's body was flowing with her blood. But she couldn't love this son with all her heart.

Lu Ye's bad temper was too much like his father's. He was rude and uneducated. She was young and ignorant at that time, so she was attracted by Lu Desheng's bravery in fighting and married him impulsively.

But less than a month after their marriage, huge differences arose between her and Lu Desheng.

Lu Desheng was unhygienic, swore, had a bad temper, smacked his lips while eating, loved to eat raw garlic and onions, had a strong body odor, and didn't like to wash his feet before going to bed. She really couldn't stand these bad habits, and she had told Lu Desheng many times, but this man not only didn't change, he also called her a petty bourgeois whining.

What was most unbearable to her was that she and Lu Desheng had nothing in common. She liked reading poetry and discussing poetry with her lover, but every time she mentioned poetry, Lu Desheng was dismissive and said that the scholar cried for his parents and wet his pants on the battlefield, so he could not be relied upon at all.

She was so angry that she never talked about poetry with Lu Desheng again, but it was too painful to live with a man with whom she had no common thoughts or souls. Only three months after their marriage, Yuan Huilan wanted a divorce.

But she found out that she was pregnant. The medical conditions at the time were too poor and medicine was in short supply. Any medicine that was available had to be given to the wounded first, so she had no choice but to give birth to the child.

Just half a month before the birth, Lu Desheng received an order to evacuate urgently. He left with a large force but left her behind, asking her to find a way to catch up with the force on her own.

The situation was very serious at that time. Enemies were searching everywhere. She hid in a fellow villager's house. She was trembling with fear every day and had nothing to eat. She gave birth to the child in fear.

Later, the situation became more serious. Yuan Huilan was afraid of being captured by the enemy, so after only one week of confinement, she entrusted Lu Ye to a fellow villager, left some money, and went alone to chase the main force.

Half a year later, she caught up with another troop and learned that Lu Desheng had died. To be honest, she was not particularly sad at the time. Even if Lu Desheng had not died, she would have divorced him.

Later, during her revolutionary work, she met Mo Qiufeng and was deeply attracted by his gentleness and profound knowledge. Moreover, Mo Qiufeng's wife had died, leaving behind two children.

They loved each other and got married soon after. Yuan Huilan was very glad that she married Mo Qiufeng. They had a common language, common thoughts and hearts, and no differences in living habits.

Compared with Mo Qiufeng, she became more and more disgusted with Lu Desheng, and even felt that her marriage with Lu Desheng was a stain on her life.

Including the child born to Lu Desheng.

Therefore, in the following years, Yuan Huilan subconsciously avoided looking for her child. However, when she later learned that Lu Desheng was not dead, she told him the home of the fellow villager who fostered Lu Ye. Lu Desheng took his son back when he was ten years old.

She heard from Lu Desheng that Lu Ye lived alone in the mountains, his body was covered with lice, his hair was tangled, and he looked like a savage. Although Lu Ye was cleaned up after being brought to the compound, he was extremely alert and had a fierce look in his eyes, as if he would attack at any time.

At that time, she felt guilty. She was indeed sorry for the child, but this guilt only lasted for a few days. Mo Qiufeng's two sons and her daughter, all three children needed her care, and she had no extra time to think about Lu Ye.

Moreover, Lu Ye had a bad temper, a strange personality, and was moody. Yuan Huilan really couldn't like her own son. The other two children, Mo Jinsong and Mo Congrong, were much more sensible.

It turns out that he takes after his father. If the father is not good, the son he gave birth to will not be any good either.

Yuan Huilan looked at her son with dissatisfaction, her eyes were very stern and contained some disgust.

"I did cook. All the food I cooked was what the Mo family liked. During the difficult times, food rations were insufficient, so I gave priority to the Mo family. I didn't care even when my own son was crying out of hunger. She is truly a good mother!"

Ruan Qiqi spoke loudly, saying that Yuan Huilan had not reflected on her actions at all until now, and there was no need to save face for such a woman.

"Qiqi, you don't understand. My mother sacrificed her son to save others. This is called noble character."

Lu Ye spoke in a sarcastic tone and loudly, completely ignoring Yuan Huilan's livid face.

Qiqi was right, they were the ones who had wronged him, so why should he still suffer in humiliation and endure it?

If you need to get mad, you have to get mad. It will piss off these irresponsible adults who only care about giving birth to children but not raising them!

Yuan Huilan was so angry that her body was shaking. At this time, a few people came over and greeted her. She felt even more ashamed, but she had to force a smile and greet these people.

"Go home and sit down."

Mo Qiufeng spoke at the right time. He knew that Lu Ye resented his wife, but he didn't expect the resentment to be so deep.

He also knew the reason. Huilan cared too much about her son and neglected Lu Ye. It was indeed Huilan's fault, but Lu Ye's temper was too weird. He still held a grudge after so many years. He was really a left-wing person.

Ruan Qiqi pulled Lu Ye away. Mo Qiufeng wanted to save face, so he had to give him a red envelope and he would not refuse it.

Yuan Huilan walked in front with a stern face. After returning home, she sat down angrily and ignored everyone.

"Didn't you tell us to go home for dinner? How dare we come back to starve?"

Ruan Qiqi didn't sit down. Instead, she glanced at the cold tables and chairs and started making sarcastic remarks.

"You'll get used to it. I've been living on the sidelines for half a year at the Mo family!"

Lu Ye sneered and was very cooperative.

"Then go open the window and let's drink more by the window."

Ruan Qiqi pulled him to the window and pretended to open it.

"That's enough, have you guys had enough?"

Yuan Huilan couldn't help it, she slammed the table hard and yelled angrily.

"No, you asked us to go home for dinner, but when we got home, there was no food, not even a cup of hot tea. We don't want to drink the northwest wind, so are we going to drink toilet water? We can't drink that. You didn't tell us before we came that you all drink toilet water for dinner. In our countryside, only dogs eat shit!"

Ruan Qiqi remained very stable and reasoned with her calmly.

"You...you called me a dog?"

Yuan Huilan was almost mad with anger and wanted to slap Ruan Qiqi in the face, but her cultural upbringing did not allow her to hit anyone. She could only sulk by herself, feeling mad as hell.

Mo Qiufeng seemed calm and composed, with a peaceful expression, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.

"Aunt, I'm just stating the facts. I didn't say you're a dog. Lu Ye is your son. If I scold you, I'm scolding my man. I'm not that stupid. I can still tell the difference between relatives and strangers. Unlike some people, they can't tell the difference between relatives and strangers. They treat their own sons more cruelly than stepmothers. Tsk... It's really a bizarre story. You're worse than beasts!"

Ruan Qiqi was a very eloquent talker. Although she spoke fast, her words were clear and dense. Yuan Huilan couldn't get a word in at all. She could only passively listen to her cursing. She was so angry that she couldn't refute her.

Mo Qiufeng couldn't sit still anymore. This girl was sharp-tongued and could curse without using any dirty words. If he didn't say anything, his wife would probably be so angry that she would die.

"Huilan, go cook for them."

As soon as Mo Qiufeng opened his mouth, the tense atmosphere in the room suddenly relaxed. Yuan Huilan was particularly obedient in front of him. She didn't dare to go east or west, and went to the kitchen obediently.

"Auntie, if you are cooking noodles, Lu Ye and I will each give you five eggs. If you are cooking, we are not picky. Give us more bacon and sausages." Ruan Qiqi made the request loudly, without any hesitation.

"I remember Xiao Ye likes to eat bacon, Huilan, fry more."

Mo Qiufeng smiled gently and looked kind, but Ruan Qiqi knew that this was just an appearance. If this old fox was really a good person, how could he turn a blind eye to what happened to Lu Ye at home?

"I also like to eat sausages, cured fish, steamed cakes, egg cakes, and malted milk. Is there any?" Lu Ye sneered.

These are the things he wanted to eat as a child but couldn't.

In the Lu family, these things are eaten by my younger brother.

In the Mo family, these things are eaten by Mo Jinsong, Mo Congrong, and his sister.

There is no place for him.

Only his sister Mo Heping, who was four years younger than him, would hide food and secretly give it to him, so he had the best relationship with Mo Heping.

"I remember there are some steamed buns at home. I'll go get them."

Mo Qiufeng stood up with a smile, went to the cupboard and found half a bag of steamed buns and half a can of malted milk, and made them two cups of particularly strong milky milk.

The cake has a milky flavor and is delicious

"Eat it."

Mo Qiufeng placed the things in front of them and also gave a red envelope to Ruan Qiqi.

"Thank you, Uncle Mo."

Ruan Qiqi took it without hesitation and put it in his pocket.

"Don't be polite, we're family. Since you're dating Xiaoye, you should care for him and love him more in the future. This child suffered a lot when he was young, and it's also his mother and I who didn't fulfill our responsibilities and hurt his heart. Alas, the past is the past, and we have to look to the future. Xiaoye, don't let resentment cloud your heart. Let go of what you should let go, so that you can live more easily."

Mo Qiufeng spoke earnestly, trying to persuade Lu Ye to let go of his hatred.

He sincerely felt that Lu Ye's heart was blinded by resentment, which also affected his character and made him act more and more extreme. This was not good. As a man, he should be more open-minded and not always care about the past.

Lu Ye sneered and did not respond.

"Uncle Mo, how can you repay kindness with evil? According to you, we can let go of the previous hatred, but do we also want to let go of the hatred against the Japanese?" Ruan Qiqi asked back.