Chapter 426 428 Brother-in-law
"Okay then. I'll go find Mingli first. After I explain everything to her, we'll go look for Xia Kai. Mom, go see Xia Tian later and be nicer to her." Zhong Minglou said to Mr. and Mrs. Zhong.
Mother Zhong agreed perfunctorily. When she saw Zhong Minglou leave, she said to Father Zhong in a dissatisfied tone, "Old Zhong, you said Xia Tian's illness is probably incurable. In my opinion, with Yingying around, Xia Kai can't deny our relative. As long as we continue to tamper with her medicine..."
"Shut up, you say anything. Just know it in your heart. Why do you have to say it? The medicine you gave her is an old-fashioned folk remedy that damages the liver and kidneys. She has been taking it for such a long time. How could she get better? It's a miracle that it has lasted until today. I asked you to throw away the medicine, did you?" Father Zhong said in a low voice.
"Throw them away, throw them away. You said there are so many people in this large army, and I was afraid that someone would find out something. So I disposed of all the medicines at the place where we just met this large army." Mother Zhong said in a low voice.
"This large army not only has a large number of people, but also a lot of practitioners. Who knows if there are any people who are capable and like to meddle in other people's business? It has been so long, her body has collapsed long ago, and she is holding on only because she is worried about her child. Even if there are gods in the world, they can't save her. Don't add unnecessary details and reveal your true identity!" Father Zhong scolded in a low voice.
"Okay, okay, okay. By the way, we have to tell Yingying about it too. Although she didn't see how her grandparents died, she knows about it because our family stayed at her grandma's house. She also knows that the child was born to Mingli. I'll talk to Xia Tian and ask her to raise the child well." Mother Zhong suddenly remembered that Zhong Yingying was almost eight years old and already understood a lot of things.
"Be polite to Xia Tian. You still have to rely on her younger brother. Don't give her the cold shoulder." Zhong's father advised.
"I got it. I don't mind your nagging." The child in Zhong's mother's arms struggled a few times and started crying again.
"Mingli hasn't come back yet. The child is very hungry and can't be comforted without milk." Mother Zhong walked back and forth holding the child.
Zhong Yingying, who was eavesdropping outside the tent, wiped the tears from her eyes, bent over, and ran away carefully.
Zhong Yingying returned to the tent and couldn't help but reddening her eyes when she saw the weak Xia Tian. She knew why her grandparents wanted to kill her mother. Her grandmother had threatened to sell her several times, and that was not just talk. She had really thought about it, but with her mother around, she still had concerns. After her mother fell ill, she couldn't go out to work, and her grandmother disliked them even more. Her grandmother always felt that with her and her mother around, her father couldn't take care of their family wholeheartedly. She and her mother were thorns in her grandmother's eyes.
"Yingying, what happened? Who bullied you?" Xia Tian asked distressedly as he looked at his daughter who was crying.
"Mom, please tell uncle about grandma and grandpa. Don't lie to him with dad." Zhong Yingying said.
"Yingying, Mom told you before that grandma and grandpa just got separated from us..."
"I know they are dead. They died right in front of their house." Zhong Yingying didn't want to listen to Xia Tian's nonsense, so she interrupted her coldly.
"Yingying, you, what's wrong with you..." Xia Tian looked at her daughter with some shock.
"How should I know? I'm not stupid. Just because I can't see doesn't mean I can't hear. Mom, have you forgotten how their family treated us, and how they treated grandma and grandpa? Now that uncle is finally alive, you should tell him all this and let him support us." Zhong Yingying looked at Xia Tian, who was in much better spirits than the previous few days. Thinking about the conversation she had just overheard in the tent over there, she felt a little uneasy in her heart.
"No, no, it's mom's fault that she didn't take good care of your grandparents. She's the one who's dragged them down. If I tell you the truth, your uncle won't forgive me." Xia Tian shook his head.
"If you don't say it, I will. I can't just watch these people take advantage of my uncle." Zhong Yingying said with a frown.
"Yingying, if your uncle knew that your grandparents are gone, he might not care about the relationship between siblings, and he would also offend your father and his family. Then we mother and I would have no way out. Let's see your uncle's attitude towards us first, and then decide whether to tell the truth. You stay by my side and don't talk nonsense, okay?" Xia Tian grabbed Zhong Yingying's hand and reminded her.
Seeing that Xia Tian was a little out of breath due to anxiety, Zhong Yingying quickly nodded.
But when she turned around, in a place where Xia Tian couldn't see, Zhong Yingying's eyes were filled with panic.
Zhong Minglou left the tent to look for Zhong Mingli. While wandering around the camp looking for someone, he saw a group of people gathered in the northeast corner.
"Brother Xia Kai, I'm Mingli. You came to my house for my mother's birthday last year. Don't you remember me?" Zhong Mingli shouted.
As soon as Xia Kai arrived at Shen Lishu's team to check the situation, he was stopped by Zhong Mingli. When Zhong Mingli was walking around the area, she fell in love with the handsome, fair-skinned and gentle Shen Lishu at first sight. Seeing that Xia Kai and Shen Lishu seemed to be very familiar with each other, she happily stepped forward to greet Xia Kai.
Xia Kai looked at Zhong Mingli who suddenly appeared and frowned in thought. He really had no impression of Zhong Mingli, but this girl knew his name and it seemed that she knew him.
"You really don't remember me? Your sister is my sister-in-law. After the end of the world, we went to live in your house." When Zhong Mingli blurted out this sentence, Zhong Minglou happened to walk up to her.
"Mingli." Zhong Minglou wanted to stop her with an ugly look on his face, but it was too late.
"Brother, you came at the right time. Brother Xia Kai didn't even recognize me. Do you think he did it on purpose? Brother Xia Kai, my brother, your brother-in-law, you must know him, right?" Zhong Mingli was a little angry because of Xia Kai's reaction and didn't even notice that Zhong Minglou looked strange.
"You have been to my house after the end of the world, so are my parents with you now?" When Xia Kai saw Zhong Minglou, he finally knew who this girl was.
"What do you mean by being together? Your parents were eaten by monsters a long time ago." Seeing that Xia Kai clearly knew who she was but had no intention of apologizing for his rudeness just now, Zhong Mingli felt a little dissatisfied and blurted out a sentence.
"Mingli, what nonsense are you talking about?" Seeing Xia Kai's face change suddenly, Zhong Minglou shouted at his sister.
Zhong Mingli pouted and muttered softly, "I am not talking nonsense, why are you so fierce?"
"Is what she said true? Where is my sister?" Xia Kai's voice was trembling a little, and he looked at Zhong Minglou with a bad look.
(End of this chapter)
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