Chapter 68 She Prefers to Hear "Your Uncle"
Now that the person has been let in, he can only take one step at a time.
The family's thoughts raced as the door of Su Xiuer's bedroom on the side of the main hall opened and a woman walked out in small steps. She was wearing the coarse cloth dress that Su Xiuer wore every day.
The two of them were of similar build, but the woman was obviously thinner, and the dress looked a little loose on her.
After a little tidying up, the woman's face was revealed. She was only about twenty years old and had a pretty face, but her cheeks were thin and her skin was sallow, which showed that she was unhappy in life.
When she reached the main hall, facing the Su family, the woman suddenly knelt down and bowed. "I am Xiao Lu from the second branch of the Su family in Tunan Village. I have the audacity to come here today to claim kinship with you and beg you, my uncle and aunt, to save my life!"
Old Mrs. Su and Old Man Su looked at each other and understood.
No wonder the other party called out the old man’s name when he came to the house.
It seems that the Su family is planning to take over their family again.
"Please stand up and talk. The ground is covered with mud and water. It's very dirty. Don't get your clean clothes wet again." Old Mrs. Su glared at her husband fiercely.
Old Man Su turned his head silently.
Liu Yuelan exchanged glances with He Daxiang, and before the woman could speak, she handed the baby to her. "Is this your child? He must have caught a cold from the rain, and he has a fever. Why did you take him out in such heavy rain? The child must be suffering, and you, as a mother, must feel bad for him."
Liu Yuelan is pretty and speaks softly, which doesn't make people feel disgusted when listening to her.
But the meaning of her words was obvious. The child was soaked like this, and the mother changed her clothes and came out without even taking a look or showing concern. How could this be a mother's behavior?
There was an unnatural flash in the woman's eyes.
Liu Yuelan pretended not to see it.
She had a good temper and was always kind to others, but her behavior was truly unpleasant. Many children had died from colds and fevers, and this was a place of exile, where sick children couldn't even get medical attention.
She also felt even more disgusted with the strange Su family.
The elder Su family sent the mother and daughter to visit in such weather. One was a frail woman, and the other was an ignorant child. They guessed that the younger Su family couldn't bear to close the door to the woman and child, and were playing tricks on them.
Little Mrs. Lu realized that her reaction was wrong, and the child's face was flushed red with fever in her arms. She began to cry in panic, "Yier, Yier? It's my fault. I shouldn't have brought you out with me. Woo——"
How can I not feel sorry for the child I gave birth to?
But she had no choice.
Old Mrs. Su looked at the woman crying and sighed, "My daughter went to borrow some ginger, but she might not be able to get it. A child catching a cold and having a fever is something we should not take lightly... What your Su family has done is truly despicable. Don't cry for now, what's the point of crying? We should take care of the child first."
He Daxiang is also a mother, and she hates to see such scenes. "Mom, I'll go boil some hot water and let the kid take a hot bath to sweat it out. Maybe it will help."
There was a woman sitting in the main room. Su Er felt he was avoiding her and did not come in. The rain was pouring down outside, so he simply went to the kitchen with his wife.
Old Man Su was glared at by his wife. He felt uneasy and stood up with a cough. "Grandma, I'm going to go outside to see if the eldest brother and the others are back. Ahem."
Old Lady Su gritted her teeth secretly and said, "Go away. There's no point in you staying here."
“…” The old man slipped away even faster.
They have been married for decades, how could he not hear that his wife is angry?
For a moment, only Old Lady Su, Liu Yuelan and the four children were left in the main room, facing the woman who was crying.
"Yi'er wasn't feeling well before he left the house, and I didn't want to bring him along, but I really had no choice." Little Madam Lu lowered her eyes and sobbed softly, "The situation at home is a mess right now, and the old lady has no time to take care of other things. She sent me here, and how could a little woman like me not respond?"
Old Mrs. Su looked at the baby in her arms with a red face and said nothing.
The mother-in-law didn't say anything, and Liu Yuelan didn't say anything either. She just helped look after the three naughty kids.
Tianbao nestled in her grandma's arms, blinking her eyes. She was well-behaved and quiet. She loved listening to adults chatting and hearing stories the most.
"My aunt should know about Wanjiazhuang. They sent people to your house to cause trouble before, but you beat them back. Wanjiazhuang felt humiliated and has been holding a grudge ever since. They couldn't do anything to you, so they took out their anger on us."
"The eldest master was taken to the farm because of this incident and was beaten and sent back with injuries all over his body. His leg was broken and he was lying in bed unconscious and conscious. The old lady almost cried herself blind."
"As you all probably know, being a tenant farmer is not a life for human beings. We have no money and no food at home, and dozens of people are tightening their belts every day to make ends meet. And the fact that the eldest master was beaten like that is really adding insult to injury. If it weren't for the fact that we couldn't hold on any longer, the old lady wouldn't have sent anyone else here."
"When our family was well off, the eldest master had to take up a post in the capital and was busy with official duties, neglecting many of our relatives. This is indeed our Su family's negligence, no wonder you are complaining. We really have no other choice, so we have the audacity to come to your house twice. If my uncle and aunt are unwilling to forgive and help, I am afraid that the dozens of people in our family will not survive this summer."
The woman spoke while crying, and her words sounded fragmented, detailed and lengthy.
Tianbao yawned slightly, his eyes dull, and he quickly lost interest in the story.
For some reason, she found it very interesting to listen to her grandparents talking to the people around them, but she felt like dozing off when listening to little Mrs. Lu talking.
It sounds very pretentious and unpleasant.
She still prefers to hear "your uncle", "his mother", and "fuck his grandma".
"Na, na, play." After another yawn, Tianbao scratched the old woman's clothes with his little hands, raised his little face and looked eagerly.
She suddenly spoke, and the woman's next words were interrupted. She sat there feeling a little embarrassed, and at the same time, her eyes looked at Tianbao with a hint of surprise and inquiry, "Aunt, your little granddaughter looks so young, but she can actually learn to talk?"
Tianbao frowned, "Big!"
Old Lady Su suppressed her laughter. "Okay, okay, our sweet baby is not small. The brothers before him were not as chubby as you when they were more than eight months old!"
She couldn't help but kiss her granddaughter's little face. She was so smart. She knew that her grandmother was getting impatient and came to save her from suffering.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, she spoke to Xiao Lu and said, "Some of what you said just now is correct. The Su family has produced high-ranking officials and brought honor to the family, but they have indeed neglected many distant relatives. Our Su family has never benefited from your family's fame. If that were all, we would not care. Our family has survived well regardless of whether we benefited from it or not. But when your Su family prospered, we did not benefit from it. When you fell on hard times, we had to suffer with you. Even the most generous people would not ignore it."
She paused and continued, "It's enough to say these things once. Besides, since you've come here to ask for help, what can our family do for you? Madam Su asked you to come here, is it possible that she wants us to pay you for food and money?"
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