Chapter 43 Humiliation
"God, I've lived to this age, and my daughter-in-law is taking advantage of me! I can't live anymore, I can't live anymore..."
The Sun family courtyard was brightly lit. Granny Sun sat barefoot on the muddy ground, slapping her thighs and crying her heart out, as if her ancestors' graves had been dug up.
Her head and body were covered with patches of unidentified substance, emitting a nauseating stench that kept everyone away within a three-meter radius.
Heaven knows how devastated and humiliated Granny Sun felt when she woke up to find her daughter-in-law had defecated on her head.
This immense humiliation completely overwhelmed her, leaving her with no confidence to continue to tormenting her daughter-in-law, Miao Ya'er, simply because she was a mother-in-law.
Sheng An, who was standing at the back of the crowd watching the commotion, clicked his tongue and looked at Miao Ya'er, who was busy boiling water in the kitchen, with a strange look in his eyes. He couldn't help but twitch his lips.
I never expected Miao Ya'er to be so "capable"!
Granny Sun always told the neighbors that Miao Ya'er was unfilial and would ride on her head and poop and pee.
During the day, she gave Miao Ya'er advice, telling her not to bear such a stigma for nothing. Unexpectedly, that night the person put it into practice.
Now Granny Sun should truly realize what it means to defecate and urinate on someone's head.
Although this is disgusting, it feels really good!
At this moment, the other neighbors covered their noses in disgust and comforted Granny Sun from three meters away:
"You didn't cry this hard when your man died. You're just covered in poop. You can wash yourself off with some water. It's not worth crying like this."
This old hag is getting more and more outrageous. Just to have a reason to torment her daughter-in-law, she actually made up such absurd stories.
Miao Ya'er is such an honest child, how could she possibly stay up in the middle of the night and go to her mother-in-law's bedside to poop?
It's probably because this old hag is getting old and her anus is too loose to hold, so she dragged me to bed. She couldn't save face, so she framed Miao Ya'er to get everyone on her side.
Hmph, everyone's not stupid, they won't be fooled by her little schemes.
Miao Ya'er stepped out from the crowd at the opportune moment, carrying a basin of water, and carefully approached Granny Sun:
"Mother, please don't cry. I just boiled some water. Come inside and wash up. No one will laugh at you."
Granny Sun was ruthless towards Miao Ya'er. Seeing that she still dared to put on an act in front of everyone, she glared at her and cursed loudly:
"You bitch, you heartless rotten whore, how dare you shit on my head! God will strike you dead, you unfilial wretch! God will definitely strike you dead and make sure you die without a burial place!"
Hearing Granny Sun's vicious curses, everyone present shook their heads and turned to comfort Miao Ya'er, whose eyes were red with tears.
"Your mother-in-law is senile. As her daughter-in-law, don't argue with her. Quickly help her in to wash her, lest the marinade seeps in and becomes even harder to remove."
Miao Ya'er forced a smile and said gratefully to everyone, "She is my mother-in-law. I will endure being beaten and scolded without daring to hold a grudge."
Everyone sighed upon hearing this.
What a wonderful daughter-in-law! Why doesn't Granny Sun appreciate her?
Her son, Sun Youzhi, spends all his time gambling. What great future can he have? When Granny Sun gets old, won't she have to rely on her daughter-in-law, Miao Ya'er?
She's acting like this, isn't she afraid of hurting Miao Ya'er's feelings and causing her to completely abandon her in the future?
Seeing that no one believed her, Granny Sun was so angry that she almost couldn't breathe. Trembling, she pointed at Miao Ya'er and shouted hoarsely, "It was her! She did it! Are you all blind?!"
As she spoke, she lunged forward and grabbed Miao Ya'er's hand, cursing viciously, "You slut, tell me right now, did you do it? Did you shit on my head while I was sleeping?"
"Mother..." Miao Ya'er seemed to be greatly frightened. She lost her grip on the basin of water and it tipped over, splashing Grandma Sun all over her face and head.
"Ahhhh—"
Granny Sun completely broke down, bursting into a shrill scream as she frantically attacked Miao Ya'er: "You bitch, you did it on purpose, you did it on purpose! I'll beat you to death, beat you to death—"
"No, Mother, please don't hit me! I know I was wrong, I'll never do it again!"
Miao Ya'er didn't stand there and take the beating like before. Instead, she covered her head and dodged left and right, looking pitiful because she was cowardly and weak and had been forced into a corner.
The crowd couldn't bear to watch Granny Sun go mad and commit violence, so they quickly stepped forward to stop her:
"Grandma Sun, your daughter-in-law kindly boiled water for your bath, and you not only don't appreciate it, but you also bully her like this!"
Sheng An seized the opportunity to stir up trouble: "Isn't it because they're used to bullying Sister Miao? They take their anger out on her whenever they're unhappy. Can everyone stop them for a while? Can they stop them every time? With a mother-in-law like that, Sister Miao is so pitiful."
The voice was neither too loud nor too soft, but everyone present heard it, and they grew to dislike Granny Sun even more, while feeling extremely sorry for Miao Ya'er.
This child is truly pitiful!
Miao Ya'er's eyes were red-rimmed as she looked at Sheng An outside the crowd with unwavering determination.
The fact that so many people are on her side proves that everything she did tonight was right.
She was determined to reform her mother-in-law, help her get rid of her laziness, and make her work hard and earn money like Sheng Meizi's father-in-law.
This way, the mother-in-law will expend her energy and won't be constantly finding fault with her and trying to torment her.
In the future, her family will be as harmonious as the Xu family, and their lives will become more and more promising!
Sheng An received Miao Ya'er's idea and nudged Xu Jinnian, who was also watching the show, with his elbow: "Sister Miao is so insightful, she is teachable."
Xu Jinnian was incredibly clever; he instantly understood the hidden meaning in his wife's words: "Did you give Sister Miao this advice?"
Isn't that a bit too mean?
"What nonsense are you talking about? How could someone as kind and generous as me incite others to do such a thing!"
Sheng An glared at the man with dissatisfaction, feeling that he was questioning her character: "Where there is oppression, there will be resistance. Sister Miao awakened on her own. What does that have to do with me?"
Miao Jie awakened faster than she had imagined; she thought it would take a long time for Miao Jie to change.
It's likely that Sister Miao had been bullied by Granny Sun for too long, and her long-term psychological repression had reached its limit, which led to this 180-degree change.
Come to think of it, if Sister Miao had thoughts of jumping into the river to commit suicide, what else could she not be able to accept?
Rather than becoming a psychopath through repression, I'd rather flip the table and kill everyone.
Xu Jinnian did not expose Sheng An's lie, and chuckled as she echoed her words: "An'an is right. Where there is oppression, there will be resistance. What Sister Miao does is not excessive."
Sheng An was satisfied with his reaction: "That's right, everyone is experiencing life for the first time, why should we endure being oppressed?"
Xu Jinnian looked deeply at his wife and once again discovered that she was different from other women.
The farce in the courtyard finally ended with the concerted efforts of the neighbors.
Grandma Sun was escorted back to her room by two kind-hearted women, who, despite their disgust, helped her by pressing her down in a basin and scrubbing her three times to remove the unpleasant smell of feces from her body.
Granny Sun stared blankly, neither speaking nor resisting, looking utterly lost and as if she were dead.
As Miao Ya'er saw the two women off, she turned around and met Granny Sun's resentful gaze.
Her body instinctively shrank back, then she suddenly straightened her back and looked directly at Granny Sun without flinching: "Mother, I have learned how to be a good daughter-in-law, and our family will get better and better in the future."
With Sheng Meizi as a ready-made teacher, as long as she learns from Sheng Meizi, she can manage this household well.
It doesn't matter if her mother-in-law is disobedient. Since the neighbors are all on her side, it means that there is nothing wrong with how she teaches her mother-in-law.
As for her husband, she has kitchen knives and axes at home, which she will sharpen thoroughly at dawn.
As soon as Sheng An got home, he immediately recounted the events that had happened at the Sun family to the three elders who hadn't gone to see what was going on.
The three were stunned, unable to imagine how devastated Granny Sun must be.
Grandma Sheng asked curiously, "Was it Grandma Sun who framed her daughter-in-law, or did the daughter-in-law really do it?"
Sheng An lied through his teeth: "Of course it was Granny Sun who framed Sister Miao. How could a well-known honest wife like Sister Miao do such a heinous thing!"
Grandma Sheng had met Miao Ya'er several times and received help from her, so she had a good impression of Miao Ya'er. Hearing her granddaughter say this, she felt that Miao Ya'er was innocent.
"That old hag from the Sun family is getting more and more arrogant. If she had a more capable daughter-in-law, the grass on her grave would probably be several feet tall by now."
Sheng An agreed wholeheartedly: "Who can argue with that? Conflicts between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law are hard to avoid, but if someone like Granny Sun were to be stabbed to death by her daughter-in-law one day, not many people would sympathize with her."
Grandma Sheng felt that what she said was inappropriate. She quickly glanced at Xu Chenglin and quietly tugged at her granddaughter's sleeve: "She is a mother-in-law after all. No daughter-in-law would do such a thing."
This silly child, she's a daughter-in-law herself, saying such things in front of her father-in-law, isn't she afraid of what he'll think?
Sheng An smiled and looked at Xu Chenglin: "My father is different from Granny Sun. He treats me like his own daughter, and I also sincerely respect my father as my own father."
Xu Chenglin was deeply moved: "It's my greatest blessing that An'an can be my daughter-in-law!"
What a wonderful child An'an is! Before, when he was bedridden and unable to do anything, she never complained and cooked delicious meals for him every day to whet his appetite.
His illness was cured thanks to An'an's delicious meals; otherwise, the medicine would have ruined his health.
"Haha, I'm not bragging, but An'an is a wonderful child in every way. It's her good fortune to marry into your Xu family!"
Hearing his granddaughter being praised by her father-in-law, Grandpa Sheng was overjoyed and couldn't help but praise his granddaughter as well, and also complimented his father-in-law.
"It's all thanks to your excellent teaching."
Xu Chenglin returned the compliment with a beaming smile, expressing his admiration for the two elders of the Sheng family.
The atmosphere inside the house was harmonious and cheerful. After chatting for a while, everyone went back to their rooms and lay down again.
For the next period of time, the Sun family became even more lively.
The neighbors could hear Granny Sun's screams and curses every day, as well as Sun Youzhi's roars. Everyone was worried that a murder might occur in the Sun family.
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