When Lu Cuilan and Fang Mulin heard that Lu Shiyan had found the child, they both felt a chill run down their spines.
Both of them looked rather unwell.
Fang Mulin shoved Lu Cuilan and whispered, "It's all your fault for coming up with such a terrible idea... You're going to get me killed. Go check on me right now."
A flicker of panic crossed Lu Cuilan's eyes, but she quickly regained her composure. "It's alright, he's just a mute! He knows he won't say anything. Besides... he's already dead."
After listening to Lu Cuilan's words, Fang Mulin gradually calmed down.
His eyes darted around for a moment, then he suddenly said, "Take some things and go with Mingming to check on her cousin. Use this opportunity to mend things. You are, after all, a daughter of the Lu family; surely you don't disown your own family?"
Lu Cuilan's mouth watered as she thought about the delicious food the Lu family had prepared.
There wasn't much in the house. Even if there were things, she couldn't bear to part with anything valuable.
She grabbed a handful of wild vegetables she had dug up that day and went to call Fang Mingming to go to the Lu family's house together.
When they called their son, they discovered that while the couple was talking, Fang Mingming had already run off to the Lu family's house like a rabbit.
Lu Cuilan immediately began to curse Jiang Tangtang in annoyance.
In her view, she was the best person to her son, and her son should be the closest to her and listen to her in everything.
But when he came back today, he was like a completely different person, his heart was set on the Lu family.
It must be that vixen Jiang Tangtang. She must have bewitched Mingming at some point, making him like the others in the Lu family, all bewitched and siding with her.
Lu Cuilan was filled with hatred. Even as she walked to the Lu family's resting place, she was still cursing Jiang Tangtang in her heart.
Seeing Jiang Tangtang sitting weakly on the ground, looking like she couldn't go on living.
She felt a surge of satisfaction.
Then Su kept wiping away her tears.
She was completely relieved; it seemed that the little fool was gone.
She walked up to Madam Su, took her hand, and advised, "Sister-in-law, don't be too sad. Anyway, that child was born mentally challenged and will only be a burden. Isn't this a good thing?"
"You poisonous woman, you're cursing my grandson!" Madam Su broke free from her grasp and grabbed a stick, slapping it at Lu Cuilan.
She hit and cursed, "I was so blind before, treating your own sister like such a vicious and wicked person. My grandson is missing, and I don't blame you for not helping to find him. After all, our two families have long been estranged. It's a favor if you help, and it's your right not to."
But you shouldn't have done that, of all things, you shouldn't have cursed my grandson when he was perfectly healthy.
Su was sitting and crying today, and some of it was genuine heartache and regret. She had neglected Lu Chenyan too much, which led to the child being missing for so long without her noticing.
There was also a bit of fear, fear that Jiang Tangtang and Lu Shiyan would blame her, blame her for being biased, blame her for not taking good care of Lu Chenyan.
“My grandson just doesn’t talk, how is he stupid? How is he a burden? I love him too much to ask, why do you have to say such things? Get out of here and don’t ever come to the Lu family again, or I’ll beat you every time you come.”
Su wanted to make a statement, indicating that she had never looked down on Lu Chenyan.
Therefore, she not only spoke loudly, but also hit Lu Cuilan with great force.
It was as if by beating Lu Cuilan harder, she could prove that she had never disliked Lu Chenyan for being mute and unable to speak.
Although Su was five years older than Lu Cuilan, she was strong because she had worked in the fields for many years. In addition, she had been eating well recently, so she was in much better health than Lu Cuilan, who hadn't eaten for many days. She beat Lu Cuilan so badly that Lu Cuilan had no chance to fight back.
Lu Cuilan rolled on the ground, clutching her head, and cried out, "Big brother, save me! Big brother, I'm your own sister! Are you just going to let your sister-in-law bully me like this?"
Old Lu had long been utterly disappointed in this selfish and self-serving girl, so he wouldn't care about her at all.
If even Old Man Lu doesn't care, then the rest of the Lu family will be even less likely to care.
Fang Mingming felt ashamed of her mother's behavior, but she couldn't just watch her mother get beaten.
His face flushed, he knelt down in front of Madam Su. "Aunt, my mother was wrong today. She didn't know how to speak properly. I apologize to you and Cousin Yan on her behalf. Please don't hit her anymore."
Only then did Madam Su stop.
Looking at Fang Mingming kneeling on the ground, Madam Su couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Fang Mingming had come back so sensible after her ordeal.
Lu Cuilan can be considered lucky.
Although she thought this to herself, she coldly replied, "Alright, you can go back now!"
Fang Mingming reached out to help Lu Cuilan, but Lu Cuilan was unwilling to go back like this.
Not only did she gain nothing from coming here, but she was also beaten up by Madam Su, making herself a laughingstock for so many people.
Just as she was about to lose her temper, she suddenly heard Zhou Qiongniang say with a hint of surprise, "Oh! Yanwa is awake."
Jiang Tangtang was sitting on the ground, feeling weak and exhausted, because her menstrual cramps had flared up again.
Hearing that her son had woken up, she stood up abruptly. However, perhaps because she stood up too suddenly, a surge of emotion welled up beneath her.
Jiang Tangtang clutched her stomach, inwardly thankful that she had managed to get a sanitary napkin; otherwise, she really wouldn't know how she would have survived this ordeal.
Besides Jiang Tangtang, other members of the Lu family also rushed over.
Lu Cuilan's eyes widened in disbelief. That little fool was still alive?
She swallowed the words that were on her throat and squeezed in to look.
Because it was too dark and Lu Chenyan was in Lu Shiyan's arms, she hadn't been able to see the child's face clearly. She assumed the child was beyond saving, but Lu Shiyan, still unwilling to give up, held the child in his arms.
When I squeezed through to take a look, I realized that the child didn't look like he was about to die at all.
Lu Chenyan inherited the best features of Jiang Tangtang and Lu Shiyan, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, and fair skin.
Previously, due to malnutrition, he was too thin, so his physical advantages were not apparent.
But recently, thanks to Jiang Tangtang and Lu Shiyan feeding him, his face has gradually gained some weight, and he looks much better overall.
At this moment, her fair and tender little face was flushed from sleeping, and her big, watery eyes blinked like two grapes, making her look incredibly cute.
Even though Lu Cuilan never liked Lu Chenyan, she had to admit that the child was good-looking.
But then I thought, no matter how pretty she is, she's just a mute idiot anyway, she can't compare to Mingming.
Unexpectedly, Lu Chenyan suddenly spoke up and called out, "Father."
Lu Cuilan was struck dumb, completely panicked. How could this little fool suddenly speak?
What they did...
Lu Cuilan unconsciously clenched her fists, trying to reassure herself that she wasn't afraid. They had done it so discreetly that it didn't matter if the little fool could talk.
He wouldn't know they belonged to them.
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