Han Luoxue wanted to laugh. These people really were running around in all directions when disaster struck. Although they were right in front of her house, she was too lazy to say a word.
In just a short while, Old Mrs. Han was whipped many more times. She finally couldn't hold back anymore and started whimpering and yelling.
Lu Hua, on the other hand, although she hadn't been beaten much, the obvious scars on her body were heartbreaking to see.
After fighting for a while, Han Datou seemed tired. He raised his head, looked at Han Luoxue, and smiled obsequiously:
"Xue'er, this old woman is ignorant. Don't take it to heart. Grandpa promises you that she will never bother your family again."
Is this a way of showing him affection?
Han Qiang remained silent, as did the onlookers.
"Uncle Han Qiang, what she did has nothing to do with us, so please help us divide the family property."
The eldest son of the Han family spoke loudly, and the second son of the Han family was not to be outdone: "That's right, after the family split up, we have no further connection with the Han family."
"Me too. I've had enough of that house. Third Brother is the best. I want to be like Third Brother."
Han Laosi didn't forget to flatter Han Mingyuan.
Looking at the faces of the Han family, Han Luoxue wondered what Old Mrs. Han was thinking.
"Mingyuan, I know you've always been a sensible child. Can you forgive me this time?"
"Don't worry, I'll beat that old woman to death right now."
After Han Datou finished speaking, without waiting for Han Mingyuan to speak, he forcefully swung the thorn whip and lashed it at Old Lady Han.
Grandma Han screamed in pain, but no one went to help her. This shows how unpopular Grandma Han usually was.
"Mingyuan, I'm your own mother."
Seeing that no one was helping her, Old Mrs. Han could only look at Han Mingyuan. After all, he was her son, and there are no bad parents in this world, right?
Han Mingyuan lowered his head; at this moment, he wished he could see nothing at all.
“Yunniang, I took you in out of kindness.”
Seeing that her son wasn't speaking up for her, Old Mrs. Han could only turn her attention to her daughter-in-law, Yunniang, who used to be timid and weak, and easy to bully.
She had three children, but when she was pregnant, she never resisted anything Yunniang was asked to do.
When Han Luoxue was about to give birth, she was still pushing a millstone while heavily pregnant.
Despite being bullied like this, the woman never once told Han Mingyuan.
The phrase that Old Mrs. Han often said was that if it weren't for the Han family, Yunniang would have died countless times over.
However, she was also clever. When Han Mingyuan was around, he treated Yunniang quite well. Yunniang was sensible and didn't want to make things difficult for Han Mingyuan, so Han Mingyuan didn't know how much his wife had been bullied in the past.
“Yunniang…”
Seeing that Yunniang wouldn't help, Old Lady Han felt like dying. She looked at the other children, but unfortunately, none of them looked at her, let alone asked for help.
What are you doing?
Jinghua arrived with her family and saw a large crowd gathered together. Thinking there was some excitement to be had, she hurried over with her child, only to find...
Her father was whipping her mother with a thorny branch, and with so many people watching, not a single person stopped him.
She shoved the dog egg she was holding into the man's arms, rushed over, grabbed the thorny branch from Han Datou's hand, and angrily questioned:
"Father, what are you doing?"
"Hmph, do you know what good deeds this old woman has done?"
Han Datou snorted coldly. He even thought it best to just beat the old woman to death. If Old Lady Han really died, maybe his relationship with Lao San would improve?
Their bad relationship is directly related to this old woman.
"Oh, what has my mother done now?"
Jinghua knew her mother would cause trouble, but her mother loved her the most and had always given her plenty of good food.
"Hmph, your third brother has already separated from the family, yet this old woman still dares to covet your third brother's family."
"Ah, how come I didn't know about Third Brother's family division? When did this happen?"
Jin Hua hasn't come over for a long time, mainly because she knows her family is so poor they can't even afford to eat, so there's no point in her coming over.
“It’s been several days already, and the family has already separated, yet she still wants to sell your third sister-in-law and Xue’er.”
At this moment, Jinghua looked at Han Mingyuan, Yunniang, and Han Luoxue. Her pupils contracted sharply. Good heavens, what did she see?
The clothes of Third Brother's family are so nice! She remembered that Third Brother's family used to wear clothes that were patched upon patched, the worst in the family, but now they are wearing new clothes without a single patch.
Could it be that my family has really made a fortune? Damn it, none of them even told me.
Jinghua wanted to curse, but when she saw the other brothers and their clothes were normal and still so old, her doubts deepened.
"Why...why did the family split up when everything was going so well?"
Jinghua asked, puzzled, but then she said, "Even if the family really splits up, Third Brother is still Mother's son, right? And Third Sister-in-law and Xueya, Mother has the right to deal with them, right? By the way, are there still people buying children these days?"
People are starving, who would buy a child? Are they planning to eat people?
"Hmph, don't worry about that. I'm going to beat this old bastard to death today."
As he spoke, Han Datou suddenly exerted force, and Jinghua lost her grip, causing the whip to fall again.
Jinghua was also hit, and she cried out in pain.
"Father, stop!"
As she spoke, she looked at Han Mingyuan and said, "Third Brother, are you just going to let Father beat Mother to death like this?"
Han Mingyuan didn't even bother to look anymore. He struggled to his feet, picked up his cane, and turned to go home.
Yunniang hurriedly stepped forward and helped him leave.
"Third brother, you..."
Jinghua couldn't believe it. Her third brother used to be the most filial, so how could he be so cold-blooded today? Now that her third brother has run away, who is in charge of the family?
“My dad didn’t tell you to hit people.”
Han Luoxue smiled, looking at Jinghua, her second aunt, who was fiercely protective of her. The original owner's strongest impression of this second aunt was that she was greedy for small gains.
She never returned to her parents' home empty-handed.
She remembered that when she was very young, her father bought her a small windmill, and her second aunt saw it and took it away, saying it was for her daughter to play with.
She cried for a long time back then, and her father said he would buy it for her another day.
From then on, whenever her second aunt came, she would hide everything she could, for fear that her second aunt would come and take it.
"Are you Han Luoxue?"
Jinghua's eyes widened at the sight of the incredibly beautiful woman before her.
This girl used to be always covered in dust, her face was never clean, but I thought she was pretty.
But now, she's so beautiful, there must be many people who want her. They'll find her a husband, and then there'll be the dowry, the kickbacks...
Jinghua's eyes darted around, and Han Luoxue didn't know what she was thinking, but it certainly wasn't anything good.
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