Chapter 319
The one who taught Liang Tianxiong a lesson was the son of Liang's sister. When Liang Tianxiong was beaten and kicked by him, no one from Liang's sister's family stood up to speak for Liang Tianxiong, and they all watched coldly.
Seeing Aunt Liang holding Liang Tianxiong in her arms with a look of resentment towards them, Aunt Liang's sister said calmly: "Sister, you are living in my house now, not your own. When you got married, you thought you were married into the city and superior, so you didn't hang out with us anymore. Now you come back to beg us. We can give you a place to live, give you something to eat, and prevent you and your grandson from starving to death on the roadside. That's good enough. Not only are you ungrateful, but you also let your grandson treat my family like that. Tell me, is this reasonable?"
Aunt Liang suppressed her dissatisfaction and humiliation and said nothing.
The place she and Liang Tianxiong lived in was just a drafty woodshed, and the quilts they used were all smelly and hard. The food they ate was just their leftovers, which was worse than the food of livestock.
Even so, they had to work in the fields every day, otherwise they would have nothing to eat. Even Liang Tianxiong had to pick grass for the pigs, otherwise he would have no food to eat.
They can't complain yet.
If they complained, they would either scold or beat them. There were only two children and a woman with a child, so how could they beat the farmers who worked in the fields all year round?
More importantly, no one stood on her and Liang Tianxiong's side. Even if she and Liang Tianxiong were beaten and their faces were covered with bruises, the villagers would only scold them and say that they deserved it.
It was really unbearable to live like this. Aunt Liang thought that Liang's father's anger should have subsided, so she prepared to take Liang Tianxiong back to the city.
Before returning to the city, Aunt Liang vented all the resentment she had accumulated for several months, had a big quarrel with her sister's family, and even overturned the dining table. Then, before her sister's family could catch up, she ran away with Liang Tianxiong.
If it hadn't been dark, she could have taken Liang Tianxiong and hidden away. Otherwise, they would have been caught by her sister's family and given a good lesson.
After listening to Aunt Liang's story, Cui Li fell into deep thought.
After several months of hardship, his nature hadn't changed at all. It seemed that if Aunt Liang and Liang Tianxiong really came back, they would still be the same as before, and her life would be the same as before.
Cui Li thought for a moment and came up with an idea.
She said to Aunt Liang, "Mom, you and Tianxiong sit here for a while. I'll go make lunch."
"Hurry up and make more. Tianxiong and I haven't had a full meal for a long time." Aunt Liang said.
Cui Li agreed with a smile.
She cooked three bowls of food as quickly as possible and placed them on the table.
Even though these three bowls of dishes were not greasy or meaty, Aunt Liang and Liang Tianxiong still stared at them with their eyes wide open.
"We're out of salt at home. I'll go out and buy some." Cui Li said as she took off her apron.
Aunt Liang didn't even glance at Cui Li. She was still staring at the dishes on the table. She raised her hand and said, "Go ahead."
Cui Li took the money and left. Before leaving, she glanced deeply at Aunt Liang and Liang Tianxiong.
Cui Li went to the nearby supply and marketing cooperative to buy salt, but she did not rush back to the slum. Instead, she deliberately walked slowly on the road and looked around.
At this time, it is time for factories to get off work, and there are more people on the streets than usual.
Cui Li looked around for a long time and saw Liang's father walking towards the slum in the crowd.
"Dad——" Cui Li shouted and trotted up.
It wasn't until Cui Li ran in front of Liang's father that Liang's father noticed her.
"Why are you here? Shouldn't you be at home cooking?" asked Liang's father.
"I had already prepared the meal, but I found that I didn't have any salt at home, so I went out to buy some."
Father Liang nodded and said nothing more.
Cui Li looked at Liang's father cautiously and said hesitantly, "Dad, when I was buying salt just now, I encountered..."
Cui Li didn't say anything else and pursed her lips.
"What happened?" Liang's father asked her.
Cui Li seemed to have made a big decision and hesitantly said, "Chen, Old Man Chen."
Liang's father's face darkened instantly, and his tone became sharper: "Did he talk to you?"
Cui Li nodded slowly.
"What did he say to you?" Liang's father asked.
"He asked me where my mother and Tianxiong had gone, as he hadn't seen them for a long time. I said I didn't know, and he shook his head and sighed as he left." Cui Li finished speaking hesitantly.
"You bastard!" Liang's father's face was as ugly as it could be, and he cursed.
Because he didn't control the volume well, several people passing by looked at him.
Liang's father was extremely embarrassed, and the anger in his heart burned even more fiercely.
Cui Li comforted him, "I think Old Man Chen was just asking casually. Many people have been asking about Mom and Tianxiong recently, and Old Man Chen is no exception. You know Old Man Chen's temper. He tells everything."
Cui Li's comfort did not work at all, but made Liang's father even angrier.
Liang's father was about to lose his temper when he realized they were on the street, so he lowered his voice considerably. "You know what happened between him and your mother. It was during the Chinese New Year, and it was such a mess! Others might have just been asking about your mother and Tianxiong casually, but him asking, Old Man Chen, definitely had no good intentions!"
"But didn't Old Man Chen say at the time that there was nothing going on between him and Mom? And Mom even beat him." Cui Li said in confusion.
"In front of so many people, of course they said they had nothing! Your mother beat him because she was angry that Old Man Chen flirted with her. She took Old Man Chen's words seriously, but Old Man Chen denied it!" said Liang's father.
Cui Li seemed to be dizzy from all this. She asked, "Dad, are you still angry with Mom and Tianxiong?"
Father Liang snorted coldly and said nothing, but his attitude was obvious; he was still angry.
Perhaps, before Cui Li mentioned Old Man Chen, Liang's father had already calmed down. But after Cui Li mentioned Old Man Chen and Liang's father knew that Old Man Chen was still "missing" Aunt Liang, his anger returned.
"Actually...actually..." Cui Li stammered.
"Actually what? Just say what you want to say!" Liang's father frowned impatiently. He was fed up with Cui Li's hesitant look.
Cui Li said: "Actually, Mom and Tianxiong are back, they are home now."
"What did you say?" Liang's father's voice couldn't help but rise a few notches.
"Mom and Tianxiong must have had a hard time recently. They have both lost weight, especially Tianxiong, who has lost a lot of weight. His clothes are dirty and torn. I felt that they were too pitiful, thirsty and hungry, so I let them into the house. After I finished making lunch, I went out to buy salt. They should still be in the house now." Cui Li said.
"How dare they come back?" Liang's father was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, and walked quickly into the slum.
Cui Li looked at Liang's father's back and deliberately slowed down a few steps and did not follow him.
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