Xixi watched her brother's every move along his neck, her little face turning red with anger.
[You brat, taking advantage of Grandma's favoritism, you've bullied your older brothers for so many years.]
[Every time, he bullies his older brother like a puppy. Xixi is so angry. Xixi is going to beat him up.]
Grandma Zhu clenched her fists in shame at her granddaughter's clear, childlike voice. For so many years, she had devoted all her attention to Zhu Borong's family.
Just because Zhu Borong is the eldest brother's son, she never expected that her indulgence would cause her family to suffer such a great injustice.
Thinking of this, she picked up a wooden stick from the ground and swung it around, yelling as she hit him.
"You shameless bastard! You eat my food, use my things, and you still dare to bully my grandson?"
A thick wooden stick fell on Zhu Borong, causing him to let out a painful scream.
"Auntie, what's wrong with you? I'm your beloved Bo Rong!"
Grandma Zhu acted as if she hadn't heard anything and continued to beat Zhu Borong, wanting these people to make them pay for all the grievances her grandson had suffered.
"Aunt, are you crazy?" Zhu Borong retreated repeatedly, grabbing the old lady's wooden stick with his other hand.
Old Mrs. Zhu let go of her hand, sat on the ground, slapped her thigh and cried out, "Ouch! I can't live anymore, my nephew hit me!"
Meanwhile, Zhu Haotian, Zhu Chenfeng, and Tao Shi returned to the camp carrying several baskets of bass.
"Mom, we're back! We caught so many fish!"
Tao's voice was loud, attracting the attention of other tribesmen who were resting. Hearing that there was fish and meat to eat, the others happily carried baskets and walked towards Old Lady Zhu's camp.
Upon seeing his mother sitting on the ground, Zhu Haowen dropped the bamboo basket on his back and swung his fist at Zhu Borong's face.
Hearing the commotion, Wen Xiuying rushed over, pushed him away, and roared angrily, "Cousin, what right do you have to hit me?"
"Zhu Borong hit my mother, why can't I hit him back?" Zhu Haotian had long disliked Zhu Borong's swaggering and domineering behavior in front of the two of them, taking advantage of his mother's favor.
Wen Xiuying looked down in surprise and asked, "What happened?"
"I didn't hit her." Zhu Borong didn't know why Old Lady Zhu was acting this way today, and shook his head as he explained.
Wen Xiuying didn't want to make enemies with Old Lady Zhu, so she could only smile and explain, "Cousin, it's all a misunderstanding, don't be angry."
As she spoke, she happened to see the fish in the bamboo basket behind the group, and her face instantly turned flustered. She forced a smile and asked.
"Cousin, what are these fish?"
Zhu Chenfeng didn't want to make a big fuss, so he pulled the second brother behind him and explained, "The fish behind us are the ones we just caught in the stream in the woods."
"Really? That's great!" Wen Xiuying's eyes narrowed with delight as she saw the plump sea bass. She swallowed hard. "Thank you, cousin. You've worked so hard. I'll take half. You can keep the rest! You don't need to give me all of it."
After saying that, Wen Xiuying ignored Zhu Borong, who was slumped on the ground, and happily walked towards the sea bass.
Tao stood beside the bamboo baskets, soaked to the bone, her hair disheveled, glaring angrily at Wen Xiuya as she dragged away the two baskets of fish.
She would have been angry if it were anyone else, but Zhu Borong's family was her mother-in-law's darling.
If she dared to speak up, she would inevitably be scolded by her mother-in-law.
Just as Wen Xiuying was smiling and dragging the two baskets away, Old Lady Zhu scrambled up from the ground and quickly snatched them from her hands.
He handed one of the baskets of bass to Zhu Chenfeng and said loudly.
“Carry a basketful for the escort.”
Zhu Chenfeng took the bamboo basket blankly, rubbed his head in confusion, and walked towards the escort.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Borong immediately became displeased and shouted at his clansmen, "Aunt, if you hand over a basket of fish to the escorts, what are we supposed to do?"
"Two baskets of fish are hardly enough to eat."
The clansmen who had gathered around all agreed with Zhu Borong and angrily denounced Old Lady Zhu.
These people are shameless; instead of finding their own food, they comfortably become bloodsuckers.
If they knew how to be grateful, that would be one thing, but when family members are in trouble, they all stand by coldly and no one offers a helping hand.
It was these so-called relatives who caused my uncle and aunt so much suffering.
Hearing her granddaughter's words, Old Lady Zhu felt heartbroken. Because of her soft heart, these people were able to eat their flesh and blood with a clear conscience.
In the end, she even caused her son and daughter-in-law to meet tragic ends. Thinking of this, her heart gradually turned cold, and she slowly raised her head.
"What does this have to do with us? If you want to eat, go find the guards or go catch fish yourselves. Don't try to take advantage of us."
"We're not your second parents, so get out of here."
Grandma Zhu's words surprised everyone. They looked at each other, staring in astonishment.
Zhu Borong, a respected figure in the clan, angrily raised his hand, "Aunt, we were exiled because of your family, how can you say such ungrateful things?"
"Because of us? Who did you receive favors from to become officials? You took our kindness without remembering our good deeds, and now that you're in trouble, you're blaming us."
"I'm warning you, either get out of here with me, or don't blame me for being impolite."
With a gloomy face, Old Mrs. Zhu hugged her granddaughter and stepped back, gesturing for Zhu Haotian to come forward.
Seeing this, Zhu Haotian rolled up his sleeves, revealing his strong and muscular arms, puffed out his chest, put his hands on his hips, and looked at the crowd.
He was born a martial arts champion, and could knock out a tiger with one punch. Dealing with these unarmed people would be a piece of cake for him.
The clansmen dared not provoke Zhu Haotian, so they could only shrink back and slink away.
Despite his flabby body, Zhu Borong still felt somewhat insecure in the face of the muscular Zhu Haotian.
"Oh! Uncle, Aunt, what are you still doing here? Yan Yan is still waiting for you in the woods!"
Seeing that Zhu Borong and Wen Xiuying were unwilling to leave, Sun Shi slowly emerged from the woods.
Upon hearing that their daughter was still in the woods, Zhu Borong and Wen Xiuying quickly turned around and ran towards the woods.
At this moment, Liu also woke up from her coma, weakly raised her head, and unexpectedly saw her chubby daughter.
"Mother, Xixi...didn't you give Xixi away?"
Upon hearing her eldest daughter-in-law's words, Old Lady Zhu hurriedly turned around, her eyes reddening with heartache, and choked out the news of Xixi to her daughter-in-law.
"Yes, Xixi will not be given away."
"Eldest daughter-in-law, you've given birth to a wonderful daughter! I'll make you some fish soup; you should spend quality time with her."
After only a brief glimpse of her daughter, Liu thought she would never see her again in this lifetime.
When her mother-in-law handed her daughter, she felt as if she had been through a lifetime. With tears in her eyes, she reached out and touched her daughter's little face, feeling both sad and happy.
Zhu Xixi, who hadn't eaten all day, thought she was eating ice cream after feeling the cold touch, and unconsciously started licking her lips.
Is this the mother who died unjustly? Such a beautiful mother, falsely accused by Wen Xiuying, ultimately jumped off a cliff to prove her innocence!
[My poor mother! Don't be fooled, don't be deceived by Wen Xiuya's sweet words, stay away from her.]
Liu looked at her daughter, trying to hold back her sobs. However, after hearing her daughter's heartfelt words, she was stunned and stopped crying.
That sound? Is it Xixi making it? Could this be the legendary mother-daughter connection?
Would Wen Xiuying falsely accuse her of damaging her reputation? How could she? The two are best friends!
No way, she must be hallucinating because she's weak from giving birth!
"Eldest daughter-in-law, come and have some fish soup. Give Xixi some! I'll feed her some rice porridge."
Her mother-in-law's voice pulled Liu out of her daze. She blankly took the fish soup and asked curiously.
"Mother, where did you get the fish soup? Oh, right, take a bowl to Xiuya! She's not feeling well, she needs some nourishment."
[My dear mother, you're such a saint! Everyone else is going to send Xixi to the cannibalistic monster, and you're sending her fish soup instead?]
Xi Xi felt helpless about her mother's kindness, because it was precisely because of her kindness that she embarked on a path of no return.
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