Along the way, Old Mrs. Xu's spirit collapsed in an instant.
She never thought about how her sons, whom she had always cared about, could do such a cruel thing to her.
Qin Niu was usually a man of few words, but he didn't expect that he would be even less talkative today when he met Old Lady Xu.
This is good, as it saves him from having to deal with it.
Old Mrs. Xu returned home just in time for dinner. Before she even entered the door, she heard bursts of laughter coming from inside.
"It's good to eat after the family is divided. You can make whatever you want."
"Who said it wasn't? It's a pity that there is only this one kitchen. It's a bit inconvenient to cook. I think our yard is quite big. Why don't we build two more small kitchens in the yard?"
"How dare you? If the old lady knew, she would make you cry, make a scene, and even hang yourself!"
"Hahaha! Go ahead and make some noise, who cares about her?"
Just by listening to the voices, Old Mrs. Xu could tell that the people speaking were the third and seventh sons' wives.
She was really disappointed.
Among the wives in the family, she treated the third and seventh wives the best. She didn't expect that the people who said such sharp words were not just these two.
Especially the seventh brother’s wife, Lin Xiaoxi, that was the most inappropriate.
At the beginning, her heart was all on Lao Qi's family. She was not mean to anyone but Lin Xiaoxi.
But what about now?
Old Seven ignored her, and Lin Xiaoxi also showed her true colors
Old Mrs. Xu couldn't figure out how she had done anything wrong to these two ungrateful people.
The yard was bustling with activity. No one thought about how this old lady was doing all alone in the hospital. They just cared about their own happiness.
Old Mrs. Xu walked in slowly and saw three tables in the yard. One table was for the eldest son's family, one table was for the third son's family, and the rest was for the seventh son's family.
"You're enjoying the meal!" said Old Mrs. Xu.
When the families saw that Old Mrs. Xu had come back by herself, they were all stunned, especially her sons.
"Mom, why...why are you back?"
"Mom, are you hungry? Come to my house for dinner..."
"Mom...we...we still think it's better to eat separately."
Old Mrs. Xu didn't say a word. She walked back to her room with her small bag on her shoulder, staggering with every step. She slammed the door and refused to open it no matter who knocked.
"What should we do? Is Mom going on a hunger strike?" Li Yuan was a little anxious.
"No." Liang Lanlan didn't care at all. "Mom hasn't even had her grandson yet, why would she go on a hunger strike? Don't worry, she will definitely go eat if she can't stand the hunger at night."
"Yes, Third Brother, don't worry." Lin Xiaoxi advised.
Li Yuan nodded: "What you said is not completely unreasonable."
Li Xueshan looked at everything in the front yard, and when dinner was served in the backyard, she brought up the matter at the dinner table.
"You didn't see it. The scene when Aunt Xu entered the room was so sad that it made me want to cry. She didn't even eat dinner, and no one cared about her."
When Li Xuejiao was in the front yard, she reminded her not to discuss family matters with Ning Jia and An Ye.
After all, Li Xueshan was younger, so she couldn't help but say it.
"She deserves it!" Bai Jinfeng was the first to express her opinion. "She likes to be partial, doesn't she? She can't even hold a bowl of water. It's retribution for what she has today."
"Great! This is all her own fault! She didn't know people well, who can she blame?" An Ye had long felt that this day would come to the old lady sooner or later, and it seemed that her thought had come true.
"That's not bad." Ning Jia said calmly, "If she can repent, maybe her later years won't be so bad. If she still doesn't repent, then she will really be alone."
Li Xu put down his chopsticks and couldn't eat anymore: "Angry!"
An Ye raised her eyebrows and twisted his ear with her hand: "Angry? You got angry just because we said a few words? Why don't you tell me how many biased things your mother has done in the past? She deserves what she has today!"
If it were any other day, Li Xu would have cried out in pain.
Today, he didn't say a word, but turned around and looked at An Ye: "I mean, what my brothers did is infuriating! After all, she is my mother!"
"Your mother was also wrong in this matter. Stay out of the grudges in the front yard and put away your worthless sympathy." An Ye choked Li Xu mercilessly.
Li Xu brushed away An Ye's hand, stood up and left the table.
Seeing this, Li Yao said nothing, lowered his head and continued to eat his meal.
Ning Jia glanced at him and found it quite strange.
After dinner.
Li Yao took the initiative to go to the kitchen to wash the dishes, which made Bai Jinfeng feel a little awkward.
These days, she and Zhaodi had been eating with Ning Jia and the others. It had been agreed that they would pay for the food and also do some housework.
She is usually the one who clears the dishes after dinner.
Today Li Yao went to collect the dishes without saying a word, which made Bai Jinfeng start to wonder. She wondered if Li Yao was angry with her.
After all, she was the one who started scolding the old lady first today, so she deserved it.
"Ning Jia, is Li Yao... unhappy? Did I say something wrong today?" Bai Jinfeng felt uneasy.
"Don't worry about him." Ning Jia said, "I guess he should pack some food for the old lady after he cleans up the dishes. After all, the old lady is his biological mother. If no one cares about her, he will do it."
"Just be happy that you're not mad at me."
"How can that be possible!"
When Ning Jia went to the kitchen, he saw Li Yaoguo bringing dinner to the old lady.
Today we made big dumplings, and there was half a bowl of millet soup left in the pot, which is now in Li Yao’s lunch box.
"Are you going to see the old lady?" Ning Jia asked, leaning against the door frame.
"Yeah." Li Yao responded sullenly, then asked, "Do you want to stop me?"
"No, I won't stop you."
Li Yao was a little surprised: "I thought you would be like my sister-in-law."
"Sister-in-law is straightforward, I can understand her being angry. Your mother is so partial, anyone would have the same attitude. In fact, I am no exception! However, I know you must be feeling uncomfortable. No matter how wrong she is, she is still your mother, you will not ignore it. It's just that now is not the right time..."
"What do you mean?" Li Yao looked at her.
"Since she's not hungry, let her starve for a while longer. It's better to starve her more deeply. This will also help her reflect on her mistakes over the years. I don't think it's a bad thing." Ning Jia thought for a while and said, "Let's send her over at midnight! That's just the right time!"
Li Yao felt that what she said made sense: "Then I'll listen to you."
The weather was gradually turning into summer, and the house was getting hotter. The young couple sat in the yard to enjoy the cool air and chatted. It was almost midnight when they prepared to bring food to the old lady.
"You agreed to let me bring her food. This is something I never thought about." Li Yao sighed.
Ning Jia glanced at him and said, "I'm not Zhou Paopi! Why would I stop someone from delivering food to an old lady?"
"Thank you, daughter-in-law." Li Yao held her hand. "Now it seems that you should be the best daughter-in-law in this family."
Ning Jia burst out laughing: "The old lady may not think so. Let's go, if it's any later I'm afraid the old lady will be hungry!"
As the two of them talked, they went to the front yard. The old lady's door was closed and the lights in the room were off.
Ning Jia said: "Isn't the old lady asleep?"
"I don't know." Li Yao raised his hand to knock on the door, "Mom, are you asleep?"
There was no response from inside. When he knocked on the door again, he found that the door was not locked from the inside but was open.
Li Yao gently pushed the door open. In the darkness, he saw a figure hanging on the beam.
"Ah——" Ning Jia was startled and almost fell to the ground, "The old lady... the old lady hanged herself!"
Li Yao's heart sank, and he rushed in: "Jia Jia, hurry up, go call for help!"
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