Gu Jiashi's mind went blank for a moment, and a chilling thought flashed through her mind. She questioned her mother-in-law: "Did you deliberately bring the little flowers and grass to play near the septic tank?!"
The septic tank in the community is some distance from the residential area, and it was blocked by wooden boards. How could the wooden boards have disappeared when the flowers and grass got close?
How come the little flowers and grass just happened to fall in?
The mother-in-law's eyes flickered, as if she felt a little guilty. Before Gu Jiashi could press her further, she impatiently pushed her away: "What nonsense are you talking about! Little Flower and Little Grass are also my granddaughter! Do you think I'm that kind of person?"
"Fine, if you want to keep those two good-for-nothings' ashes to bring bad luck, then keep them! There are plenty of women out there! You can't give Weitao a son! I'll make him divorce you and find another woman to have a son with!"
"Get out of here with your three good-for-nothings!"
By the time Gu Jiashi realized what was happening, her luggage and her wailing third child had been thrown out by her in-laws.
She also threw the two small urns on the ground without any mercy, and they shattered with a bang, scattering ashes all over the ground.
There was only a tiny bit of the child's ashes, and Gu Jiashi didn't even have time to collect it before it was blown away by the wind.
Her husband, Li Weitao, also disliked her quite a bit. Before the seven-day mourning period for their two children had even passed, he dragged her to get a divorce certificate.
The pain of losing her daughter left Gu Jiashi feeling desperate and helpless. She instinctively hugged her only remaining daughter tightly and sought help from her parents.
The first thing her parents did when they saw her was not to comfort or accept her, but to criticize her for divorcing her husband.
Do they know that because of her divorce, they can't hold their heads up in front of their relatives and friends?
During that period, Gu Jiashi was almost at her wits' end.
The hardships of life, the loss of her daughter, and the struggle of raising a child left Gu Jiashi exhausted every day, even too weak to harbor any hatred towards her husband's family.
She had no hope of living in the future. At night, she would often hold her daughter and stand by the river, thinking that it would be nice to just jump in and find some grass and flowers.
Every time she had this thought, the third brother would cry loudly, as if begging her not to jump and to live.
Gu Jiashi lived in a daze until a month later, she heard the news that her ex-husband had remarried.
She secretly took her third child to the wedding banquet. Seeing her ex-husband looking glamorous and loving with his new wife, Gu Jiashi, who had always been deceiving herself and cowardly, suddenly felt a surge of hatred.
How could they ruin her life and still be able to smile so happily?
Gu Jiashi wanted to take revenge on them, but she was penniless and couldn't even afford to buy baby formula, so she had no means of revenge.
Looking at her third child, whom she had also raised poorly, Gu Jiashi knew she couldn't continue to be so depressed; she had to pull herself together.
She was also lucky; by chance, she entered the world of live-streaming e-commerce and, with the help of a kind older sister, slowly emerged from those dark days.
That year, short videos were just emerging, and Gu Jiashi and several of her sisters partnered to open a live-streaming e-commerce studio. Nourished by money and fame, she gradually shed her former timid exterior.
She ruthlessly severed ties with her parents, and because of frequent childbirth, her health deteriorated. During a medical check-up, the doctor told her that she could no longer have children. Her third child was her only child and her only relative.
Therefore, she named her third child Yuzhen, meaning jade-like treasure, implying that she was the apple of her eye.
After becoming wealthy, Gu Jiashi did not forget the two daughters who died due to her negligence, nor did she forget the harm her ex-husband had caused her.
She hired someone to put a sack over her ex-husband's head and beat him up, crippling his third leg. She also set a trap to swindle her mother-in-law out of her savings accumulated over many years, turning their family upside down before finally leaving that heartbreaking place with Yuzhen and moving to Beijing to make a living.
She had always thought that she and Yuzhen would live peacefully together, and that Yuzhen would grow up safely.
“The night Yuzhen and I came to Beijing, I actually dreamed about them.” Gu Jiashi wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, lowered her head and said in a low voice, “I dreamed that they were sitting on the sofa, looking at me with great grievance, asking me why I could take my sister away but not them.”
"I……"
Before she could finish speaking, Nan Yuanman suddenly raised her hand to interrupt her: "Wait, didn't you pick up their ashes when they fell on the ground?"
Gu Jiashi paused for a moment, then subconsciously tried to defend herself: "I... I didn't mean to not pick it up. The situation was too chaotic, and Yuzhen was crying, so..."
Feng Jingcheng couldn't help but roll his eyes: "So you didn't pick it up."
"If we don't collect their ashes, then at least we should erect a tombstone for them, right?"
Gu Jiashi looked embarrassed and stammered for a while before saying in a low voice, "I...I didn't have any money at the time, so..."
Feng Jingcheng: "..."
Nan Yuanman: "..."
Her adorable chubby face was filled with disbelief: "So, you didn't collect their ashes, nor did you erect a tombstone. You were just too busy crying back then? And all these years you haven't even thought about paying your respects to them?"
Feng Jingcheng's face showed a complicated expression. If he could feel a little sympathy for what Gu Jiashi said at the beginning, he had no sympathy left now.
The most pitiful were the two children who died young.
Gu Jiashi: "I'm too busy with work..."
Nan Yuanman said directly, "Auntie, you don't need to make excuses anymore. You're so hypocritical. You don't actually love those two little children at all, and you don't love Yuzhen either."
This aunt's favorite person is herself.
Gu Jiashi's face flushed instantly, a hint of annoyance at being hit: "They are all my children, how could I not love them?!"
"You love them so much that you haven't erected a single cenotaph or offered any sacrifices all these years? Your love is truly terrifying." Feng Jingcheng said venomously, "No wonder you've been entangled with them, you deserve it."
Gu Jiashi was speechless: "I..."
"Auntie, for Yuzhen's sake, I'll help you put them away." Nan Yuanman disliked this hypocritical and dishonest aunt in front of her, but she was a guest now, and she wouldn't be cold to a guest.
Nan Yuanman dutifully said, "But to clear away their resentment, I need to understand their demands. They will pester you, and their demands will probably be related to you. You need to be mentally prepared."
Gu Jiashi breathed a sigh of relief and nodded: "I know."
She said bitterly, "If they have grudges against me, let them come at me. Just don't bother Yuzhen anymore."
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Nan Yuanman look up at the ceiling and say to the empty ceiling, "You two heard that? Now you can come down and tell me what your demands are, right?"
Gu Jiashi subconsciously followed Nan Yuanman's gaze and saw a spotless ceiling. The next second, two small, black figures, like spiders, gradually appeared on the ceiling, and a stench suddenly filled the room.
Gu Jiashi: "!!"
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