Chapter 560 Stroke Paralysis
After finishing their business, Madam Zhao left without lingering, taking her daughter Qiao Yunying with her.
On the carriage.
Seeing her mother smiling, a stark contrast to her furrowed brows and preoccupied expression when she arrived, Qiao Yunying asked curiously, "Mother, you seem to be in a good mood. What did you and eldest sister talk about?"
Madam Zhao turned her head slightly, looking at her daughter with loving eyes. She reached out and held her daughter's hand, her voice filled with joy: "Yunying, our trip today has not been in vain. Your eldest sister is willing to take care of us, so our future days will not be difficult."
Upon hearing this, Qiao Yunying paused for a moment, then quickly smiled again. After arriving at the Meng family, her stepmother treated her very well, and her stepfather neither paid much attention to her nor made things difficult for her. However, she could sense that the way the mother and son looked at her carried a hint of appraising her like merchandise. She also vaguely understood what the mother and son were planning. If her stepsister was willing to take care of them, then her marriage should not be used by her stepfather at will.
The next moment, Qiao Yunying's smile faded again: "Mother, if Grandmother..."
Zhao interrupted her, "Yunying, didn't your grandmother say that she wants to chant sutras and worship Buddha in the Buddhist hall and that we are not allowed to disturb her? Let's go and pay our respects to your grandmother in a few days."
Qiao Yunying was stunned.
Zhao lowered her voice and instructed, "Yunying, remember this: you know nothing about this. No matter what happens in the future, you must follow your eldest sister's arrangements. Do whatever she tells you to do, and we will cooperate with her."
Qiao Yunying nodded hesitantly: "Daughter understands."
Zhao sighed almost imperceptibly and murmured, "After this incident, the Meng family is likely to undergo a major upheaval."
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In the evening, Gu Jingxi returned from her shift and saw Meng Jinyao staring blankly at her sleeping son. She stepped forward and asked with a smile, "Ayao, is this boy that good-looking? You're staring at him so intently."
A familiar voice sounded beside her, and Meng Jinyao slowly regained her composure, gently shaking her head: "It's not that I'm engrossed in watching Wanwan, but rather that I'm thinking about some things."
"What is Ayao thinking about?" Gu Jingxi asked, reaching out to tuck two strands of hair behind her ear before sitting down beside her.
Meng Jinyao briefly recounted what had happened since Zhao Shi came today.
Gu Jingxi was stunned and slightly surprised after hearing this. He had obviously not expected that his troublesome but blindly filial father-in-law would cause such a thing, making his elderly mother fall ill and become unconscious.
Meng Jinyao smiled sarcastically: "Husband, don't you think he's despicable? When Aunt Dong and he were still husband and wife, he didn't cherish her. When the child was lost, although he was angry, he didn't dare to disobey his grandmother and didn't punish his third brother to seek justice for the child. In the end, they divorced, and he couldn't forget her. When he learned that Aunt Dong was engaged to someone else, he went on a drunken rampage and took his anger out on his current wife, which led to this mess. When he should have stood up to his grandmother, he chose to back down. Later, he acted recklessly and said hurtful things, making his grandmother sick. Now he's starting to be afraid."
Gu Jingxi said, "He does like his ex-wife, but it's mostly because he's unwilling to accept it. His current wife hasn't satisfied him, which makes him increasingly unwilling, turning it into an obsession. If his current wife could satisfy him, he would have forgotten his ex-wife long ago." He paused, then asked, "Ayao, what do you plan to do?"
Meng Jinyao frowned: "He can't be in trouble right now. The family business can't be ruined in his hands. At least we have to wait until it's passed on to my second brother before anything happens."
Upon hearing this, Gu Jingxi understood and added, "Then it seems that A Yao has a plan."
Meng Jinyao nodded: "We have a preliminary plan. Now it depends on whether Grandmother can wake up."
Gu Jingxi reached out and pulled her into his arms: "Whether she wakes up or not, I will make sure A Yao gets what she wants."
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Meanwhile, Meng Dongyuan had been living in fear and anxiety these past few days, his feelings a complex mix of emotions. He both hoped that his elderly mother would never wake up again, so that he would no longer be at her mercy, and he was also afraid that the truth would come out and that outsiders would discover that he was the one who had angered his mother to death.
That afternoon, news came from Rongfutang that Madam Meng had woken up.
Meng Dongyuan's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, was relieved, but then it was raised again. He went to Rongfu Hall with Zhao Shi with trepidation. Originally, he did not want to invite Zhao Shi, but he thought that his old mother was satisfied with Zhao Shi as her daughter-in-law. With Zhao Shi there, she could be considered a shield.
When the couple arrived at Rongfutang, they saw Old Madam Meng lying sickly in bed.
Upon seeing Meng Dongyuan, Old Madam Meng was filled with rage. She tried to struggle to get out of bed, but was powerless. She could only glare at Meng Dongyuan, stammering, "You...you..."
The couple saw that Madam Meng couldn't even get up. Her mouth was crooked, her eyes were slanted, her speech was slurred, and saliva was dripping from the corners of her mouth. They listened to her struggling to open her mouth to speak, but they could only barely make out a single, poorly pronounced "you".
Upon seeing this, the couple realized that Madam Meng had suffered a stroke.
Meng Dongyuan was overjoyed. With his mother in this state, she would no longer be able to interfere in his affairs. Finally, he could truly be the head of the Meng family. However, on the surface, he still asked the physician Ling with a worried expression, "Physician Ling, what... what exactly happened? How could the old lady be like this?"
The physician from the Ling family dared not speak carelessly. He observed Meng Dongyuan's expression discreetly and replied carefully, "My lord, the old lady is an elderly person. Her accidental fall and unconsciousness could have serious consequences that are difficult to control. Now that she has woken up, she has difficulty speaking and is hemiplegic. This is a stroke, and she will probably have to stay in bed for many years to come. However, with proper care, she may have a chance to stand up again."
Hearing this, Meng Dongyuan was secretly satisfied. As long as she was kept alive, that was enough. He looked at Old Madam Meng again, his face full of worry, and said, "Physician Ling, money is not a problem. Give Old Madam the best medicine and make sure she gets better."
The physician from the Ling family understood that Meng Dongyuan definitely didn't want Old Madam Meng to recover; he just wanted to keep her alive. So he knew what to do and replied, "Yes, Your Excellency, I will do my best."
Looking at the culprit who had ruined her life, now feigning concern for her while his eyes gleamed with joy, Old Madam Meng was filled with rage. She wanted to scold this unfilial son, but she couldn't utter a complete sentence and could only stare anxiously.
Zhao hurriedly stepped forward, took out a handkerchief to wipe the drool from the corner of Old Madam Meng's mouth, and said with a sob, "Mother, you will definitely get better. Your daughter-in-law will definitely find the best doctor for you and cure you."
Meng Dongyuan also said, "Yes, Mother, you are blessed with good fortune, you will definitely get better."
When Madam Meng saw her daughter-in-law glance at her son and then quickly lower her eyes, and open her mouth but say nothing, seemingly afraid of her son and not daring to say more, she cursed inwardly, "Useless thing, of no use at the crucial moment." Then she glared at her son, feeling both angry and sad, and tears of resentment streamed down her face.
This is truly her good son, the good son she raised with her own hands. He made her sick with anger and not only did he not feel any guilt, but he was even happy about it. It seems that this wretched child still resents her because of Dong Shi and can't wait for her to die. Is his own mother not as important as Dong Shi?
What is Chengxing going to do with her now that she's half-dead?
This wretched woman resents Chengxing for causing Dongshi's miscarriage. In the future, she will be unable to protect herself and will no longer be able to protect Chengxing. Zhaoshi is also weak, subservient to her husband, and dares not resist, so she will be even less able to protect Chengxing. Chengxing will inevitably be tormented by this wretched woman in the future.
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