Qin Wan's mouth corners slightly raised, and he let out a crisp laugh. He looked at Mei Huarong indifferently and said softly:
"Mom, it's so windy outside. Why don't you come inside with me and sit for a while? Have a cup of hot tea and warm yourself up. If there's anything important you want to tell me, how about we talk about it quietly and calmly at home?"
However, Mei Huarong frowned, stared, and responded in a sarcastic tone:
"Hmph! Stop being so hypocritical. Who is your mother? Don't try to claim to be related to me! You're actually planning to leave the military area without a word, without even saying hello to me and your father. And you still have the nerve to call me mom? I don't know how you can be so shameless!"
Facing Mei Huarong's sarcastic accusations, Qin Wan didn't show any anger on his face. He still kept smiling, nodded, and said slowly:
"Well, what you said does make sense. Perhaps we were negligent and didn't inform you of this matter in time. But when I think about it carefully, it seems that you have never truly recognized my identity as your daughter-in-law.
In that case, then, Comrade Mei, from what you just said, it seems that you are here to see Comrade Lu, right? He is busy working in the army right now, so you should be able to see him directly by going there.
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Wan turned around without hesitation, walked into the house with light steps, and then quickly closed the door with a "bang", leaving Mei Huarong alone outside.
Mei Huarong was in a dilemma at the moment. If he went forward to his son's house, his son was not at home and his daughter-in-law did not recognize him. If he went back, he would lose face.
This made her feel extremely embarrassed and awkward.
At this time, many family members were gathered in the compound, all looking at Mei Huarong standing at the door of Qin Wan's house, and began to whisper and talk.
"Oh my god, the grandson is almost one year old, why haven't you recognized this daughter-in-law yet?" An old lady was the first to speak up. "This is too hard-hearted! For the sake of the grandson, he should recognize her."
Another aunt echoed:
"That's right! I don't think she cares about her own grandson at all. She hasn't even come to visit him once since he was born."
Someone nearby took over the conversation:
"It's not just her grandson, she probably doesn't even care much about her own son. Has anyone seen her visit her son? I've heard that she was very harsh to Staff Officer Lu, and even snatched his military merits and gave them to her youngest son."
A military wife was very surprised and spoke up for Lu Yu:
"Really? Isn't this just ruining someone's future? Her mother might not be her biological mother, otherwise, how could she be so biased? She's so biased that it reaches right into her armpits."
But some in the crowd also defended Mei Huarong:
"There are no parents who are not good. What's wrong with Comrade Mei not recognizing her daughter-in-law? What's wrong with not visiting her grandson? She is the director of our military hospital. She is very busy with work. How can she have time to visit this or that?"
As soon as this person landed, someone immediately sneered, "No matter how busy she is, can't she spare a moment to visit her grandchildren? They're four big fat boys! Doesn't she care about them at all?"
Since she doesn't have time to look at her grandson, why did she come here today? Is she looking for a quarrel with her daughter-in-law?
"Don't say Xiao Qin is her daughter-in-law anymore. Didn't everyone hear it just now? She refuses to acknowledge this marriage at all." Someone reminded.
Some people suddenly realized:
"No wonder she insisted on introducing Xiao Lu to her niece during the Chinese New Year. Doesn't she really want to acknowledge this daughter-in-law? If that's the case, how could she have the nerve to bother her daughter-in-law?"
"Don't think that Staff Officer Lu is going to be promoted again and has a bright future, so you come here to take advantage of him."
Listening to the chattering of people around him, Mei Huarong felt as if a group of flies were buzzing in his ears.
She covered her ears with her hands, but still couldn't escape the annoying sound. She felt like her head was about to explode.
Her originally fair face seemed to have turned into a colorful dyeing factory, sometimes turning red, sometimes pale as paper, and then turning blue, as dull as an eggplant hit by frost.
It’s too much, it’s really too much!
They were not just discussing, they were clearly peeling off her face, throwing it on the ground, and stomping on it hard!
Back then, she was the eldest daughter of the Mei family and had a very noble status.
After marriage, with the powerful influence of her mother's family, the Mei family, her husband also had a prosperous career and rose rapidly. He first climbed up the ranks from a small company commander to a battalion commander, then smoothly promoted to regimental commander, and finally sat on the throne of division commander.
As for herself, although she only holds the honorary title of director of the military hospital, she has such a strong background behind her, and her prestige is naturally not to be underestimated.
At that time, those who needed help from her were all respectful and humble to her. Even those who had no dealings with her would never dare to offend her easily, let alone embarrass her in public.
But now, the once prominent Mei family has collapsed, her husband who has lost his support has been quickly marginalized, and even she herself has been forced to end her career early and retire home sadly.
What's worse is that her promising son is unwilling to stand on the same front with her and completely ignores her command.
In such a predicament, it is no wonder that people talk about her and make comments about her.
Faced with this situation, Mei Huarong's grief surged like a tide, endlessly, as if it was going to drown her completely.
She slowly squatted down, as if she had lost all the strength to support her body. Then, she stretched out her hands to cover her face and sobbed.
Although the cry was not very loud, it was filled with endless sorrow and resentment.
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