"Yes, of course you can."
...
In the following days, the old lady took good care of Mo Yan. As for Wan Si and Wan Han, the old lady didn't feel much for them. She had heard everything at the door. Those two were like ingrates, and there was no need to be nice to them.
They were so cruel to their own mother, let alone her, their grandmother.
Wan Si was even more upset, "Grandma, why does my mom get meat porridge while I get vegetable porridge? That's so unfair!"
The old lady threw down her chopsticks, snatched the porridge from her, and said with a dark face, "Then you don't have to eat it. I've put up with the two of you for a long time."
"What are you two doing all day? Are you trying to bully my daughter? Let me tell you, if it weren't for my daughter, neither of you would be able to go to school!"
The old lady wasn't unaware of her daughter's hardships; in fact, she was aware of them. That's why she thought that now that her daughter was grown up and in college, all she would have to do was enjoy life. Why make everyone gossip about her?
That's what the old lady thought; she hoped her daughter wouldn't divorce her and that her daughter would be tolerant, but she didn't know that her daughter was being brutally beaten.
Even if she knew, she still wouldn't agree!
Wan Si was also unhappy and looked directly at Mo Yan to speak.
“Grandma, you’re wrong to say that. Isn’t it right for adults to send their children to school? The more we two study, the better we can find good jobs and take care of Mom.”
These words were less meant for the old lady and more meant for Mo Yan.
"Bullshit!" the old lady spat. "You know your family's situation. Your father and grandmother absolutely did not agree to you going to school, especially you. Your grandmother thought you were just a little girl and would never let you go to school."
Your mother went to carry stones for others, one by one, to earn money for your schooling. She earned one cent per stone. How many stones do you think she had to carry to make up for your tuition?
I don't know about other places, but in our Fang Elementary School, it costs more than 200 yuan per semester. Do you think it's easy for your mother to bear the tuition fees for both of you?
Needless to say, tuition in junior high was five or six hundred. High school tuition was even higher, exceeding a thousand. Your mother even sold her blood during her most difficult time! [Tuition fees are for plot purposes; I also asked my mother, and it was this expensive when I was a child.]
The old ladies saw it all. Of course, she was also selfish; she didn't like doing chores and preferred to have her daughter help.
Um... now that my daughter's grown up, I should help her with something, right? Isn't that normal?
Even if Mo Yan said she felt uncomfortable after being beaten, she couldn't... make her do chores. At most, her father could do it...
If I really didn't care, I wouldn't give her a single piece of cured meat, right?
"And when you were sick, your mother carried you to the hospital. Without your mother, it's questionable whether you, Wan Si, could have grown up!"
Wan Si, you're not blind, you can see the lives your classmates lead, right?
Now that you've made something of yourself and seen the world, you've started to envy other people's parents, right?
You feel that your mother is not good enough, not good enough, sister, that you can't give her the best life. Have you ever thought about this?
That means whether you are her mother or she is her child, it's something you can't choose. If I could, I truly wish you weren't her children.
The old lady's philosophy was, "She's my daughter. I can scold her and bully her, but others can't!"
Mo Yan's eyes lit up as she looked at the old lady in great surprise. She really hadn't expected the old lady to be so powerful and dominate the battlefield.
"She's your mother, and she's also my daughter. How dare you bully my daughter right in front of me!"
The old woman pointed at the two of them and started cursing. She said it was already a favor to give them food, and they were making a scene.
"Other people's children your age are already out earning money to help support their families. But you two are almost graduating from university and are still asking your mother for money. Have some shame!"
The two: "..."
Wan Han was very upset and didn't say a word.
The old lady discharged Wan Si from the hospital in the afternoon and told the two of them to get lost.
They looked at Mo Yan, who smiled and said, "I severed ties with you all a long time ago."
"Mom, aren't you afraid that my sister and I will really abandon you if you keep doing this?"
Mo Yan laughed when she heard this, "With your selfish and self-serving ways, how can I expect anything from you?"
Furthermore, it's illegal for you to ignore me!
Wan Han: "..."
Mo Yan stayed in the hospital for several days. When the trial began, the lawyer who provided assistance presented all the evidence, including hospital videos. Wan Lin was found guilty and sentenced to five years in prison.
As Wan Lin was being taken away, he was still cursing incessantly. "You just wait, when I get out, I'll kill you, I'll kill you!"
Wan Si and Wan Han felt a jolt in their hearts. They knew very well that they... had no future.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com