This was the first time in Ning Jia's life that she saw a real person hang himself in front of her.
A living person was hanging upright on the beam, with a pair of small feet dangling in the air. It was pitch black all around, with the wind blowing behind his ears. The horror and shock were heart-wrenching.
Ning Jia felt that all the hairs on his body stood up and cold sweat broke out on his back. He was frightened like this just by taking a look.
"Quick, get up! The old lady hanged herself!"
"Seventh Brother, hurry up and save her, the old lady has hanged herself!"
Ning Jia knocked on the doors one by one, and the noise soon startled the whole family.
When Li Gang heard that the old lady had hanged herself, he was so frightened that he rolled down from the kang and rushed out the door without even putting on his pants.
"Brother, come and help Li Yao!" Ning Jia urged.
Li Gang rushed into the old lady's room without saying a word. He opened the door wide and let the moonlight in. At least he could see what was going on inside clearly.
Li Yao had already moved the table next to Old Lady Xu and climbed up the stairs. When he saw Li Gang rushing in, he ordered him, "I'll cut the rope, and you hold on to our mother!"
"Okay, okay, I'll hold you. I'll hold you."
Li Yao exerted some strength to cut the thick rope, and the old lady's body went limp and fell on Li Gang's shoulder.
He put Old Lady Xu on the kang and reached out to pinch her philtrum. Soon, he heard a sound from Old Lady Xu's throat and a breath of air re-entered her lungs.
Old Mrs. Xu woke up and was able to breathe again.
"Mom, you are so stupid! How could you hang yourself?" Li Gang knelt in front of the kang and slapped himself in the face. "Luckily, grandpa found you and we were able to rescue you! If you had died unexpectedly, the neighbors would have criticized you for being unfilial."
"Why did you save me? Since you are so annoyed with me, you might as well let me die, so that everyone can have peace in the future." After saying this, Old Mrs. Xu began to sob.
The other members of the Li family arrived, and they felt a little uncomfortable when they saw this scene.
Lin Xiaoxi frowned tightly.
What is the old lady's intention in doing this? Is he really going to hang himself now?
Look how nervous everyone in this room is. If the old lady hangs herself when she gets anxious, won't she be keeping the whole family under control?
"Mom, no one is bothering you." Li Heng explained, "Everyone just wants to divide the family, you are just overthinking it."
"You threw me into the hospital, don't you just want to take care of me?" said Old Mrs. Xu, wiping her tears.
"You are not sick, why do you have to spend that money on the hospital? Our money doesn't come from the wind! Look at what kind of life we are living? We can hardly even afford to eat! Can't we just live our own lives? Why do we have to pool our money together?" Li Chuan spoke out his true feelings.
Old Lady Xu rolled her eyes at him fiercely: "If you all worked hard to earn money, our lives wouldn't be like this! If one person is lazy, everyone will be lazy, how can we live a good life?"
Ning Jia was stunned when she heard this. She waved to Li Yao and said, "Let's go. The food is here. Let's go to sleep. I think we will not be able to finish talking for a while."
She thought that after the old lady hanged herself, she would realize her own problems, right?
What about the knot?
It is easy to change the country, but difficult to change one's nature.
As soon as he opened his eyes, he still blamed the children!
Although everyone had their own faults in this matter, when Mrs. Xu did not reflect on herself first but blamed others, Ning Jia felt that there was no point in talking about this matter.
Li Yao was also quite disappointed with the old lady's behavior.
He put the lunch box on the low table on the kang, turned around and walked towards the house with Ning Jia without saying a word.
"Grandpa! Wait a minute!" Grandma Xu hurriedly called to her son, "I can see clearly that among all my children, only your heart is truly mine."
"Stop saying that!" Ning Jiashi couldn't stand it any longer. "Now Li Yao saved you, he's still a good man. If he doesn't listen to you later, he'll be an unfilial son. You said you've been through the gates of hell, how come you don't realize your mistakes at all?"
Ning Jia had been arguing with Old Lady Xu a lot in the past, but when she said this, Old Lady Xu was not angry, and she actually listened to her with some understanding.
"I am a little bit wrong, you all think I am biased..."
Ning Jia interrupted her: "You are not a little biased, your heart is almost biased to the sky! Your sons are human beings, but your daughters-in-law are not? You hide the food and guard against your daughters-in-law! You want to hug your grandson every day, but don't take your granddaughter as a big deal... Forget it, I am too lazy to say anything to you. Anyway, this is your nature, and it is difficult to change."
"Mom, what Ning Jia said makes sense." Li Yao also said, "If everyone wants to separate, then separate. There's no need to get together if your hearts are not aligned. You can't even do it on your own, not to mention that each family has its own plans."
"Yeah, don't end up with nothing." Ning Jia added.
Old Mrs. Xu was stunned and didn't say a word of what was on her mind.
Looking at the backs of Li Yao and Ning Jiali, Old Lady Xu was silent for a while, then waved at her family members: "Go away, go away. Let's separate tomorrow morning!"
Coming out of Old Lady Xu's room, everyone had a happy look on their face.
Li Gang went into the room and saw that Wang Qiaoqiao had not gone to bed yet and was still waiting for him.
Wang Qiaoqiao was pregnant, and he was afraid that the old lady might really die and scare her, so he asked her to stay in the room.
"How is it? Is the old lady okay?" Wang Qiaoqiao asked, straightening up half of her body.
"It's okay." Li Gang still had a smile on his face. "Guess what? Not only is the old lady not dead, she also agreed to the division of the family. Tomorrow morning, she will divide the family."
"real?"
"How could it be false? Otherwise, this old lady has to let her grandpa and daughter-in-law treat her! My son is all thanks to the grandpa and his wife, otherwise, this family still cannot be divided." Li Gang said.
Wang Qiaoqiao showed regret: "I knew Ning Jia was a powerful person, but it's a pity that he doesn't want to play with us."
"It's okay, Lao Qi's house is not bad either. Come, go to sleep, don't tire our child out." Li Gang helped Wang Qiaoqiao lie down, and he also got on the kang.
After a while, he fell asleep and had sweet dreams.
The next day was a rainy day.
It rained heavily early in the morning, and there were thunder and lightning. Li Yao seemed to know that he could not stay in the town.
"Is it okay that you don't study?" Ning Jia asked.
"Nothing. The tractor can't be driven or repaired in this weather. I don't think many people are here, so it's okay."
"Well, since it's raining heavily and we can't go to work, why don't we make dumplings for lunch?"
"Ah, I like to eat whatever you make."
"You're so sweet." Ning Jia leaned in and gave him a kiss, "Reward you for providing me with emotional value."
"What's the meaning?"
"It's nothing, I just mean that what you did made me happy."
Li Yao grinned: "In fact, I can make you happier..."
"Stop!" Ning Jia glanced at him, "We can talk about the evening's affairs when we get on the kang tonight. Go to the front yard and see how the old lady is dividing the family property."
forecourt.
Old Mrs. Xu sat cross-legged on the kang, and a group of people were sitting below the kang, staring at her eagerly, waiting for her to explain the reason for dividing the family property.
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