What my daughter-in-law said is absolutely right. Even if we don’t consider ourselves, we should consider our children.
Mrs. Li noticed the change in her husband's expression and added fuel to the fire, "Look how smart the eldest sister-in-law is. She just abandoned her parents and ran away. Only we are so stupid, working hard and being taken advantage of."
Su Xiaoyi scratched his head in annoyance, "Stop talking."
After taking care of her husband, Old Mrs. Su turned her head to glance at her son and saw the couple whispering to each other.
She hated to see her son and daughter-in-law whispering to each other, as if they were on guard against them.
Old Lady Su ordered Li, "Second brother, go to the forest and look for anything to eat."
When Li heard her mother-in-law's instructions, she was furious.
"Mom, I'm very tired and can't walk anymore. How about you go to the woods and look for it?"
Once again being retorted by her second daughter-in-law, Old Lady Su could no longer suppress her anger, "What did you say? You want me, an old woman, to find food for you?"
In the past, Li would never dare to speak to her mother-in-law like this, but now it is different.
She had nothing to eat or drink, so why should she endure the anger of this damn old woman?
"Mom, I see that you are full of energy. What's wrong with you going to the forest to find food? Things are different now. We can't always rely on others for everything. I still have three sons to look after. I don't want my sons to become someone else's food for no reason."
As she said this, Li's eyes wandered between the old couple.
The two elders of the Su family naturally heard the hidden meaning in her words.
Only three people knew about that matter, apart from the couple and their second son.
Needless to say, it must have been the son who told his wife about this.
Old Mrs. Su was both angry and anxious.
What does she mean?
Does this mean that the couple will exchange their three grandchildren for others to use as food? !
That was their grandson, how could they do that?
Old Mrs. Su opened her mouth to refute, but she heard Old Man Su's voice in her ears, "Don't say anything, old woman."
He had already seen that his second daughter-in-law wanted to take charge and was disgusted with the two old guys.
Seeing that her husband was not on her side, she couldn't help but look at her son.
As soon as her eyes met Su Xiaoyi, Su Xiaoyi turned his eyes away and avoided her gaze. The meaning was self-evident.
Old Mrs. Su was so angry that her chest ached.
It's a rebellion, everything is against the will of God.
At 3 p.m., the Su family, who had not eaten a grain of rice all day, could no longer hold on and collapsed under the trees on both sides of the official road.
"Mom, I'm hungry and thirsty."
"I feel so uncomfortable." As soon as the second son opened his mouth, his throat became dry and painful, and it felt like a knife was cutting his throat when he spoke.
Not to mention the three children's discomfort, the one who suffered the most among the Su family couple was Su Xiaoyi.
He dragged himself along carrying the old man on his back all the way, his legs trembling and he could no longer bear it.
Li was a little better. After a while, she tugged at Su Xiaoyi's sleeve and said in a hoarse voice, "Husband."
There was no need to say anything else, Su Xiaoyi understood.
After this day, he couldn't bear it anymore and couldn't imagine the road ahead.
He couldn't help but look in the direction of his parents, feeling sorry for them. But when he thought about the future path, he gritted his teeth and strengthened his mind.
Su Xiaoyi walked towards the two elders of the Su family and asked, "Dad, I can't walk anymore. Let's rest here today."
Old Mrs. Su felt sorry for her son, and she wanted her second son's wife to carry her on her back for a while, but she refused to agree.
"Son, we will all listen to you." Old Mrs. Su nodded in agreement.
Su Xiaoyi continued, "The children can't stand being hungry for a whole day. I'll go to the forest to look for wild vegetables and fruits."
The old couple of the Su family nodded.
"Be careful." Old Mrs. Su warned with concern.
Su Xiaoyi suppressed the discomfort in his heart and nodded. He said to Li: "It's still early, let's go to the woods to find some food."
Li stood up and took two steps before she said to her three sons who were slumped on the ground, "Xinzhi, Xinyong, Xinshuang, all of you get up and go to the forest to find something to eat."
The youngest son, Su Xinshuang, didn't want to move, "Mom, I'm tired."
The other two sons were the same and didn't want to get up at all.
If it were in the past, I would have let them do as they pleased, but it’s different now.
Li's face was tense and she said angrily, "You three, don't you see what time it is? Do you want to starve to death? If you don't go find food, who do you expect to bring you food?"
The two old men in the Su family heard the second daughter-in-law's indirect criticism. Old Mrs. Su wanted to speak but was stopped by Old Man Su.
It was the first time that the three Su Xinzhi brothers were yelled at by their mother like this. They were so scared that their bodies trembled. They looked at their grandparents for help, but their grandparents didn't say anything, so they knew that no one would plead for them.
"Hurry up and get up." Li stepped forward and pulled all three sons up.
Su Xiaoyi didn't say a word the whole time, just watched his wife's actions quietly.
The three children reluctantly followed their parents into the woods. Old Mrs. Su also wanted to go with them, but she was worried about her husband, so she stayed by their side.
After Su Xiaoyi and his wife entered the forest, Su Xiaoyi couldn't help but look back at his elderly parents leaning against a tree. He felt reluctant, but when he thought that if he took them with him, the whole family would die, he had to grit his teeth and cruelly abandon them.
The family of five continued walking along the woods beside the official road.
The three children walked for a while and discovered this.
Su Xinzhi asked doubtfully: "Dad, Mom, aren't we looking for food?"
"To find something to eat, but not now."
Su Xinzhi was stunned. What did this mean?
"Are grandpa and grandma still behind us?" he asked subconsciously.
Li said with a sullen face, "There will be no grandpa and grandma in the future. From now on, there will only be our family of five."
Su Xinzhi and Su Xinyong were both old enough to understand things, so they naturally understood what their mother meant. They were both stunned for a long time, somewhat unable to believe it.
However, the youngest one, Su Xinshuang, was confused and didn't know the seriousness of the matter.
"Mom, are we...are we going to abandon grandpa and grandma?" Su Xinyong asked blankly.
Mrs. Li hated to hear such talk. She slapped her second son on the forehead and sternly corrected him, "Grandpa and grandma didn't want to drag us down. They stayed where they were voluntarily so that we could survive."
"Can……"
Su Xinyong was about to refute, but was interrupted by Li's unhappy voice, "No buts."
Under the tyranny of their parents, the three brothers dared not say a word.
Su Xiaoyi couldn't help but look back again, looking at his parents who were getting farther and farther away behind him, and his heart felt sour and tight.
He suddenly stopped.
Li was stunned and looked at him nervously.
Su Xiaoyi said to his third brother's son, "Kneel down."
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