In Lu Dongsheng's mind, it seemed as if two villains were fighting. Sometimes one was right, sometimes the other was wrong, neither of them giving in, and the argument continued fiercely.
However, Mei Huarong stepped into the solemn and dignified gate of the military compound again with an angry step.
The sunlight shone through the sparse clouds, dappled onto her furrowed brow, as if even the light was helpless about her current mood.
Her heart seemed to be burning with an unknown fire. That fire came from her belief that Qin Wan and Lu Yu were "unfilial", and even more from the self-righteous arrogance deep in her heart.
As soon as she entered the Lu family's courtyard, she called out Qin Wan and Lu Yu's names without caring about her image, and loudly criticized the couple for disregarding their parents' love and going to the island to take up a post.
The voice was sharp and high-pitched, piercing the surrounding silence.
Her eyes, which were slightly cloudy due to the wear and tear of time, were now burning with rage, as if they wanted to burn away everything that stood in the way of her wishes.
"Qin Wan! Lu Yu! You two heartless things, how can you be so unfilial?" Her voice was full of grievance and confusion, as if she was the one who was let down by the whole world.
"You are only concerned with your own advancement and wealth, but you don't care about helping your brothers. You are so selfish!"
Meihuarong's voice echoed in the courtyard, attracting many people's attention and everyone started talking.
"Is Comrade Mei crazy? Why is he saying everything?"
"She still thinks I'm unfilial. How dare she do that? Her four children are almost one year old, how many times has she come to visit? And she's a grandmother after all."
"You don't know yet, do you? She still wants Xiaoqin and Xiaolu to separate and marry her fat-faced niece who doesn't know her place, haha!"
Qin Wan walked out of the house upon hearing the sound, his brows furrowed, his eyes showing both helplessness and determination.
She knew very well that every confrontation with her mother-in-law was a test of her patience and rationality.
Lu Yu followed closely behind, his expression complicated, showing both confusion about his mother's behavior and helplessness about his own situation.
"Mom, what's wrong with you? How have we been unfilial?"
Qin Wan tried his best to keep his tone calm and attempted to use rational dialogue to calm this meaningless dispute.
Mei Huarong was even more furious when she heard this. She pointed at the two of them with a trembling finger:
"How dare you ask? Look at all the things you've done. Which one doesn't make me feel cold? Lu Yu, you're busy with military affairs all day, but you don't care about what's going on at home. Qin Wan, what about you? All you do is take care of the children every day, but you don't even let me see your children. How can you call this filial piety?"
Whispers began to be heard from the crowd around. Some shook their heads, some snickered, and more expressed disdain for Meihuarong's remarks.
"How could she say that? Xiao Qin is so busy, it's hard enough just taking care of four children every day, and this mother-in-law blames her for only taking care of the children and not spending time with her!"
"This is really Zhu Bajie swinging his weapon and turning the tables."
"She's not enjoying herself in her own compound, but comes here to curse and swear. Isn't she just looking for trouble?"
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In the eyes of everyone, Mei Huarong's behavior was tantamount to confusing right and wrong. It was obvious that she had too high expectations and too strict requirements for Xiao Qin and Xiao Lu, but she turned around and accused them of being unfilial.
"Auntie, you are wrong."
Suddenly, a clear female voice interrupted them. Everyone turned around and saw that it was Ge Xiuxiu, who was always outspoken.
She usually had a good relationship with Qin Wan, and she couldn't bear to see Qin Wan being wronged, and she couldn't stand Mei Huarong's unreasonable behavior, so she couldn't help but stand up and confront Mei Huarong:
"Qin Wan and Lu Yu are usually so busy, and you are still here asking them this and that. As a mother, how come you don't know how to feel sorry for them?
You are unemployed at home now, so why can't you come here and help them? Wouldn't it be great to take care of your grandchildren and enjoy the joy of family life?
But you didn't do any of this, instead you came here to blame others, what on earth are you thinking?"
Ge Xiuxiu's words were like a loud slap in Mei Huarong's face.
She stood there, speechless for a moment. The eyes of those around her became even sharper, as if silently accusing her of partiality and unfairness.
"Everyone knows she's incredibly partial. She has to take care of her two sons when she has some free time, so how could she have thought of this son and the quadruplets?"
"He heard that Xiao Lu was leaving, and he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to benefit from him anymore, so he came to cause trouble."
Although the discussions in the crowd were small, they were like needles piercing Mei Huarong's heart, causing her to feel a sharp pain.
She suddenly realized that she was no longer the former division commander's wife, nor the former eldest daughter of the Mei family, nor the former director of the military hospital.
Without these halos, these people no longer take themselves seriously.
Mei Huarong's face turned pale and blue, and finally, she took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down.
She knew that she had been too proud in the past and had offended many people intentionally or unintentionally. This time, Lao Lu might be dismissed, which gave many people who disliked her the opportunity to ridicule her.
Her behavior today had already aroused public outrage, and continuing to argue would only make her more embarrassed. So, she turned around and left the crowd in an almost embarrassed manner, leaving Qin Wan and Lu Yu standing there, looking at her back with complicated eyes.
She originally thought that as a mother-in-law, she was on the moral high ground and could easily control Qin Wan, but now it has turned out like this, leaving her with no way out.
At this time, Qin Wan saw that everyone had said everything they needed to say, and it was not good for her to hide in the back like a turtle, so she chuckled and said to Mei Huarong:
"Mom, come in with me and have a cup of tea. If you have anything important to say, let's talk calmly at home. Is that okay?"
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