Chapter 107: Contempt from Peers
Ye Caiping turned around and asked Old Lady Ye: "What's going on? How did my sister become a stepmother?"
Old Mrs. Ye sighed and whispered:
"After your sister got married, she gave birth to Xiaoyan. After that, there was no news. Eight or nine years ago, Yang Guangzong suddenly brought back a little boy and said that he was born to a woman outside."
Ye Caiping felt sick after hearing this: "My sister is raising him like this? Uncle and Aunt have no objection?"
Old Mrs. Ye was helpless: "What else can we do if we don't raise him? Your uncle and aunt can't do anything about it. It doesn't matter if they don't have a son. They brought him back. We can't chase him away and force him to stop the incense, right?"
Ye Caiping looked slightly cold.
Over there, Yang Duobao was still howling on the ground, saying that Ye Hufen was abusing him.
Yang Guangzong then cursed Ye Hufen as if he wanted to eat her.
Ye Caiping was speaking up for Ye Hufen, but Ye Huaner beside her burst into laughter and pointed at Yang Duobao who was rolling on the ground:
"Hahaha, shameless! How old are you?"
Yang Duobao was stunned by Ye Huaner's laughter and didn't know why she suddenly asked her how old she was.
Ye Huan'er didn't care whether he answered or not. She took Ye Caiping's hand and said, "Mom, this little brother is my younger brother. He is about the same age as me. Why is he so weird?"
"We were all eating properly at the same table, but he was the only one who was stuffing meat into his mouth like a starving ghost."
"She acted as if she didn't have hands, ordering her aunt to pick up the big fat piece of meat for her."
"I couldn't even get a bite of meat. Mom picked up a chicken wing for me, and he said all the meat was his. My aunt said everyone could eat the meat, so he yelled and fell to the ground and rolled around. Doesn't he feel ashamed?"
As she spoke, she looked at Yang Duobao: "How old are you? Aren't you ashamed?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Yang Duobao, who was still rolling in the mud, stopped there, not knowing whether to continue rolling or to get up.
The villagers gathered here and watched. Many boys and girls of about his age chuckled and stared at him in ridicule.
It is absolutely unacceptable to be looked down upon by children of the same age!
Yang Duobao was startled, climbed up and hid behind Yang Guangrong.
I stopped rolling, crying, and howling for fear of being laughed at by kids of my same age.
Ye Caiping looked at Ye Huaner with appreciation.
To deal with a naughty child, it is most time-saving and labor-saving to have children of the same age deal with him. At least he won’t be criticized from a moral high ground: he is still a child!
Yang Guangzong's face was filled with shame and anger because of Ye Huaner's words. Indeed, at the same age, other children's children were all sensible, but his was the only one rolling on the ground. It was really embarrassing.
Yang Guangzong quickly tried to make amends, glaring at Ye Hufen: "It's all your fault. If you hadn't abused him, would he have lost his temper like this?"
Ye Hufen's face turned pale, and he whispered, "I, I didn't..."
"How dare you talk back!" Yang Guangzong raised his hand and slapped her.
Ye Hufen shrank to the side in fear.
"What are you doing!" An angry shout rang out, and Uncle Ye walked forward.
Yang Guangzong then withdrew his hand awkwardly: "Father-in-law, I was just trying to educate her. Who told her to abuse the child all the time?"
Uncle Ye was so angry that he couldn't speak.
Ye Caiping said angrily, "You said it was abuse? Let's not talk about anything else. Just now, Yang Duobao yelled twice and rolled around a few times. Do you say that big sister abused me? Where is the evidence?"
"Besides, Huan'er just said that he wanted to steal Huan'er's meat, but the eldest sister said that the meat belongs to everyone and anyone can eat it. Is this what you call abuse?"
As he spoke, he pointed to their table of food.
Everyone couldn't help but look over.
The table of dishes still remains intact in its original state.
There was no chair sitting at Yang Duobao's position, so the chair fell to the ground along with him.
I saw that most of the meat on the table had been taken away, especially the chicken, which had only a few pieces left.
The edge of Yang Duobao's bowl had the most chicken bones. The remaining half bowl of brown rice was shiny and greasy. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell how many pieces of fat had been put on it.
There happened to be a chicken wing in Ye Huaner's bowl.
Even a fool could see clearly that what Ye Caiping and Ye Huan'er said was true. It was Yang Duobao who stole the meat, and after Ye Hufen tried to persuade him a few times, he threw a tantrum and wrongly accused Ye Hufen.
Second Aunt Ye said with a stern face: "Son-in-law, even if Hu Fen looks a little fierce, she is gentle and kind, how could she abuse a child!"
Yang Guangzong's face turned pale and blue: "I was just angry for a moment. Besides, everyone says that my stepmother is vicious..."
Ye Caiping sneered, "Stepmother? How come, before my sister married you, you were married before, and you are a second marriage? This Yang Duobao was obviously born by you and your mistress, so how come my sister is the stepmother? My sister is the mistress!"
After hearing this, everyone looked at Yang Guangzong with contempt.
His wife was magnanimous enough even though he had done such a dirty thing, but Yang Guangzong still said that she was vicious. How could there be such a shameless person?
Yang Guangzong was furious: "What stepmother or mistress? If you want to blame someone, blame her for not being able to give birth to a son. Why can't she give birth to a child herself and not allow me to find a son outside?"
"I was already kind enough not to divorce her. I even had the baby brought back to her for her to raise. I have done my best!"
When this was said, the villagers looked helpless but felt that it was indeed true.
Uncle Ye and Aunt Ye lost their confidence instantly. Ye Hufen's eyes were full of guilt, and she quickly pulled Yang Guangzong away:
"Alright, alright, it's all my fault. We're done with our meal, let's go home first!"
Yang Guangzong also felt a little embarrassed today and didn't want to stay here anymore. He pulled Yang Duobao and left cursing.
Ye Hufen looked at Ye Caiping gratefully and said, "Thank you, little sister. It's all my fault for what happened today. I failed to persuade Duobao."
Ye Caiping frowned and wanted to wake Ye Hufen up.
Yang Xiaoyan had already stepped forward to pull Ye Hufen: "Mom, let's go back first, otherwise he will beat people again."
Ye Hufen smiled at Ye Caiping, and hurriedly said goodbye to Second Aunt Ye and the others:
"Dad, Mom, I'm sorry. Today is my little brother's big day. But I made him unhappy... I, I'm going back first."
After saying that, he left.
Uncle Ye and his wife looked exhausted, but they tried to smile and said to the people around them:
"I'm sorry, it's just a small misunderstanding. Please continue eating and drinking."
The villagers then sat down and continued to eat and drink.
Ye Caiping and her family felt that they were already angry enough, so they took a few bites of rice and left the table.
After the guests had almost finished eating, he came back and helped clean up, and the place was not cleaned up until dark.
When I was about to go home, I saw Ye Sanquan and Ye Siquan sitting depressedly on the large bluestone at the door.
Ye Caiping stepped forward and said, "During the banquet, my elder sister was wronged. As brothers, why didn't you come up to help? If you can't argue with her, you can just beat him up!"
Ye Sanquan frowned, "We've done this before. But when Yang came home, he took it out on my elder sister and Xiaoyan. We can't help a nearby fire with distant water. We can't just live in Nanwa Village and watch them."
Ye Siquan nodded: "There is no other way, I can only bear it."
Ye Caiping also felt heavy-hearted. They were right.
Ye Hufen can't handle this kind of thing on his own, and no one else can help him.
After returning home, Ye Caiping was so tired that she fell asleep immediately. Early the next morning, she hurried to Uncle Ye's house.
Today is the day when the bride recognizes her parents.
After recognizing her relatives, Ye Caiping continued to build the house.
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