Hearing her cursing, Jiawang and Zhiruo both looked at Zhiwan. Zhiruo whispered to comfort her:
"Big sister, don't pay attention to her. She's become even more outrageous since she came back this time."
Luo Zhiwan's eyes were filled with anger, but she held back and did not vent it.
This old lady is impossible to hit or scold. What can I do to shut her up?
She sighed softly, as if she hadn't seen or heard her, and walked towards her parents' room with Zhiruo and Jiawang, chatting and laughing.
Seeing that they ignored her, Old Lady Luo stood up from her chair, leaning on her cane, and quickly followed them, cursing as she went.
"You little slut, you're not learning anything good yourself, so don't lead Zhiruo and Jiawang astray. This family is surnamed Luo, and it's not your place to be in charge here..."
"The pharmacy belongs to the Luo family, you're not a member of the Luo family, so why do you get to call the shots? You little slut, you stop right there..."
After the three of them entered the room in anger, Luo Tianhe roared angrily.
"Damn it, close the door."
He had probably had enough of his mother's insults, and now that Zhiwan had returned and she was still cursing, he was furious.
Jiawang's mother arrived at the door, looked at Old Lady Luo standing there panting and cursing, sighed helplessly, and closed the door.
These past few days, she has tried countless times to persuade her to stop cursing, but she won't listen. She's like she's possessed, cursing incessantly, as if she'll never get tired.
Grandmother's voice finally subsided, and Jiawang couldn't wait to run to Luo Tianhe to share the good news.
"Father, guess how much silver we've earned in these twenty days?"
Seeing this, Jiawang's mother handed the child to Zhiruo and came over, asking, "How much did you earn?"
Jiawang glanced at his mother, then at his father, and grinned, unable to hide his excitement:
"We earned seven hundred and thirty taels."
"What?"
Jiawang's mother, as if she hadn't understood, opened her mouth wide and pressed for an answer.
"Jiawang, you're not lying to your mother, are you? More than seven hundred taels?"
Seeing this, Zhiruo, holding Yiming, stepped forward and echoed her sentiments.
"It's true, we really did earn more than seven hundred taels, but it's all thanks to our eldest sister."
Zhiwan's eyes curved into crescent moons, and she quickly said:
“We all deserve credit for making money this time. Father, Mother, Jiawang, Zhiruo, this money was earned by our whole family, not just by me.”
At this moment, Luo Tianhe's eyes were already red with excitement. He nodded and muttered to himself.
“I’ve run this pharmacy for decades and I’ve never earned this much money before. Zhiwan, I’ve wronged you this time. I even hit you that day. I’m sorry.”
"father……"
Seeing her father apologize, she felt a little embarrassed.
"Dad, let's not talk about the past. Right now, our pharmacy business will get better and better. As long as we are all together as a family and work together for this family, things will get better and better for us."
Jiawang's mother stepped forward, took her hand, and looked at her with tears in her eyes.
"Zhiwan, I'm so glad you can say these things. I was worried that you would leave the Luo family after this happened..."
"mother……"
Zhiwan looked at her with a smile in her eyes.
“The Luo family is where I’ve lived since I was a child. How could I leave? Besides, my surname is Luo, and Yiming’s surname is Luo too. As long as you don’t mind me and Yiming, I won’t leave.”
"We don't mind at all. How could we possibly mind you and Yiming? Your father and I have been taking care of Yiming these past few days, and we've grown to like him more and more. Besides, you've made a great contribution in the fight against this plague. Let's see who dares to speak ill of you in the future."
Luo Tianhe nodded with a smile.
"Yes, Zhiwan has indeed made great contributions in the fight against the plague. I really didn't expect that!"
"Father, Mother, I don't ask anything of others, as long as you and Mother can approve of me."
Jiawang's mother raised her hand and brushed the stray hairs from her forehead, looking at her with heartache.
"Silly child, I feel sorry for you all these years because you've suffered so much."
At this point, she frowned, glanced towards the door, and whispered a reminder:
"Don't upset your grandmother. She's been like this all these years. Just let it go in one ear and out the other. After all, she's an elder. What can you do?"
Upon mentioning Old Madam Luo, Luo Tianhe immediately let out a heavy sigh.
"My father was driven to his death by her, and now she's trying to drive me to my death!"
"father……"
Seeing her father's face turn pale and then green, Zhiwan quickly comforted him in a soft voice:
"Father, don't worry, I won't stoop to Grandmother's level. Let her scold if she wants to. She'll stop scolding when she gets tired."
Although she said these words to comfort her father, she actually thought the same thing.
That old lady, I've heard her cursing so much over the years, my ears are practically calloused.
She wasn't tired of scolding, but they were all tired of listening. What could they do? For their father's sake, they couldn't stoop to the level of an old woman like her.
Jiawang's mother turned around and instructed Zhiruo:
"Zhiruo, give Yiming to your sister. You and your mother go cook. Make something delicious tonight to treat the three of you."
Zhiruo nodded happily, then handed the child to Zhiwan and happily followed her mother out to cook.
Zhiwan, holding Yiming, said to Luo Tianhe:
"Dad, Yiming and I are going back to our room to sleep for a while."
Luo Tianhe hurriedly waved his hand.
"Go ahead, you've been tired these past few days, get some more sleep, and have Zhiruo call you when it's time to eat."
After she nodded, she carried Yiming out the door, and Jiawang followed her out as if he was afraid that his grandmother would bully her.
Sure enough, the moment the door opened, Grandma Luo, who had been resting in a chair, immediately perked up.
She stared intently at Luo Zhiwan, and immediately began to curse.
"You little bitch, how dare you show your face? How dare you come back? Hurry up and die with your little bastard!"
"mother……"
Luo Tianhe followed Zhiwan and Jiawang out. He stood at the door, looking at Old Madam Luo, and angrily tried to stop them.
"Mother, aren't you tired of cursing all the time? When my father was alive, you cursed him all the time, and he died of anger because of you. Ever since Jiawang's mother married into the family, you've been cursing her. Then Zhiwan came, and you started cursing her too. Don't you feel uncomfortable if you don't curse someone for a day? If you keep cursing like this, one day you'll anger your own son to death!"
His question startled Old Mrs. Luo for a moment, and she immediately retorted:
“Tianhe, you have no idea how that little bitch treated me. It’s true I had the plague, but she couldn’t treat me like a human being. She had me locked in a dilapidated little dark room, gave me a blanket, made me sleep on the floor, fed me coarse food, and those people even wanted to kill me…”
At this point, she opened her mouth and began to sob.
"Tianhe, I'm your own mother! I almost died at her hands, what's wrong with me cursing her a few times?"
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