"Hello, Second Uncle and Second Aunt!"
Yu Dabao greeted everyone politely as he entered the room.
"Da Bao, you're back?"
Why are you only coming back today, my child?
Your grandmother has already been buried.
Your grandmother always doted on you two brothers. Now that she's passed away, how can you not come back to see her off?
How heartbroken were you, breastfeeding?
Yu Erzhu said somewhat angrily.
These two nephews are really quite outrageous. Their mother doted on them like the apple of her eye, especially the second one who is in college. She cherished him so much that she was afraid he would melt in her mouth or break in her hands.
"Second Uncle, it's not that we didn't come back to see Grandma off on her final journey, but Second Brother was devastated when he learned of Grandma's death. He got drunk and then got caught in the rain, which caused him to develop a high fever that wouldn't go down."
My second brother was in a daze, half asleep and half awake. I was really afraid something would happen to him, so I had no choice but to stay and take care of him.
It was three days later when he recovered.
Second Uncle, it's really not that we didn't want to come back, it's just that things happened so suddenly, please forgive us.
Yu Dabao said with a sad and helpless expression.
This was a story that the two brothers had prepared in advance.
Because they knew that since Wang Shi's grandsons hadn't returned during the vigil, both their second uncle and the villagers would criticize them and even gossip about them behind their backs.
So after discussing it for a long time, the two finally came up with the excuse of a high fever and illness.
With this reason, no one can criticize them anymore.
We can't expect a living person to risk their life by dragging their sick body to keep vigil for a dead person!
Although they returned a few days late, it proves that they did not want to come back, but had unavoidable difficulties and reasons.
This idea was actually his second younger brother's. Sometimes Yu Dabao thought that his second younger brother's ability to study meant he was smart.
Unlike him, who got a headache just looking at books since he was a child, he greatly admired his younger brother who was good at studying.
In everything, he always put his second brother first. Also, under the subtle influence of his parents and grandmother since childhood, Yu Dabao believed that his second brother was the hope of their whole family and could lead them to a better life and become city dwellers.
Upon hearing this, Yu Erzhu exclaimed, "So that's how it is!"
You two brothers can't be blamed for that; there's a reason for it. Your second brother seems genuinely heartbroken.
Your grandmother's love for him wasn't for nothing.
Yu Erzhu quickly believed his nephew's words without the slightest doubt.
Yang Juhua, standing to the side, did not believe Yu Dabao's words, so she said, "Erbao never comes back to see his grandma, but now he says he got sick immediately because his grandma died, and he has a high fever that won't go down."
I doubt many people would believe that.
Why would someone come back when they've already been buried in the ground?
They weren't there when it was time for the two brothers to fulfill their filial duties, so they're not afraid of being laughed at by the villagers now that they've returned.
If your ancestors knew about this, they'd probably crawl out of their graves and demand an explanation.
Yang Juhua's face was filled with disdain and indifference.
After all, they had lived under the same roof for so long, and she had watched Yu Dabao and Yu Erbao grow up.
How could she not know what kind of child Yu Erbao was? It was precisely because she knew that she didn't believe Yu Erbao hadn't come back because he was sick.
It must have been a conspiracy between the two brothers.
Why would Yu Erbao be so heartbroken over that old woman?
Yu Sanzhu's two children have always been selfish and have little affection for their grandmother. How could they possibly be so heartbroken and sick that they would fall ill? It's simply a fantasy.
"Second Aunt, what do you mean by that?"
Do you mean I'm lying to you and my second uncle?
How could you say that?
How heartbroken would my older brother be if he heard this?
Just because you're an elder doesn't mean you can make baseless accusations and falsely accuse people.
Yu Dabao retorted without hesitation after hearing his second aunt's words.
What's wrong with this second aunt?
He used to be very obedient to his mother and grandmother.
He used to wag his tail and beg for mercy like a dog, but now he's probably become tough because his parents are in trouble and his grandmother is dead.
Another possibility is that they inherited their grandmother's wealth, which is why they acted without any scruples.
That must be it.
"Hmph, I'm just spouting nonsense?"
Am I not telling the truth?
Fugui and the rest of my family have returned.
But you didn't come back, saying you were drunk and had a high fever, hahaha...
That's really funny. Only someone as naive as Yu Erzhu would believe you.
I don't believe it..."
Yang Juhua wasn't afraid of offending him; her two sons had been bullied by them quite a bit in the past.
"Second Aunt, don't talk nonsense. If my brother and I weren't sincere, why would we have come back?"
There's no need to come back; Grandma's already buried anyway.
My second brother almost lost his life because of this, and you're still slandering him like this? Isn't that going too far?
Yu Dabao suppressed his anger and patiently explained.
That old hag is really annoying. If it weren't for Grandma's property, he wouldn't be wasting his breath here with this mad dog.
"Wife, don't say that. Maybe what Da Bao said is true."
Their grandmother died, and the two brothers must be feeling terrible.
Yu Erzhu still believed what Yu Dabao said.
He always believed that his two nephews still had feelings for Wang.
"Dabao, please show some respect to your aunt when you speak. After all, she is your elder."
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