Chapter 44 Teaching Granny Sun a Lesson
Grandma Sun has taken care of the two children for so long, and they have never complained about her.
I've been taking care of them for several months, and they're my elders after all. It's embarrassing to be treated like this in front of so many people.
The two children are especially affectionate towards their stepmother, whom they've barely met, than towards her, and she can't accept this disparity.
"You two silly kids, you've only known her for a few days and you're already protecting her. Who knows how she'll treat you in the future? If she has a child with Commander Huo, you two siblings will have no place at all."
A schadenfreude flashed in her eyes, as if she could already foresee the unfortunate lives of her two children.
Upon hearing her words, Lei Lei froze on the spot. He had heard the same words from the aunties in the compound.
When Leilei first learned that his father was getting married and that they had a new mother, he was happy and looking forward to it.
He was only two years old when his biological parents passed away, and his memories of his mother are vague.
Many children in the residential compound have parents, but he and his sister do not. He is filled with excitement and anticipation for his mother, whom he has never met.
But later, other voices came from the family compound.
Some aunts said that the new mother is not married, but she will definitely have her own children after she marries into the family. With a stepmother comes a stepfather, and when the father and the new mother are on the same side, he and his sister might be neglected.
He and his sister will become wild children with no one to care for them, wearing dirty clothes and eating leftovers, and they may even be kicked out of the house.
One person said it didn't matter, but as more and more people said the same thing, Lei Lei felt a little panicked.
Yao Yao was still young and couldn't understand what her aunts were saying.
Leilei is not old, but he is mature and silently keeps these words in mind.
This is also why he is so hostile towards Lu Mingyue.
Since his new mother saved his sister, Leilei has accepted her wholeheartedly. But after what Granny Sun said, he felt a little flustered, worried that his parents would abandon him and his sister after having a baby.
His eyes were red as he lowered his head, clutching the hem of his clothes tightly, tears streaming down his face, about to fall to the ground.
Just then, he heard a "snap" sound in his ear.
Granny Sun covered her burning cheek, her eyes wide open, as if she couldn't believe what was happening before her eyes.
Her hands trembled as if she had Parkinson's disease as she pointed at Lu Mingyue's nose and cursed, "You little vixen, how dare you hit someone!"
Lu Mingyue flicked her wrist, her eyes turning cold as she looked over. "Who are you calling a little vixen? You want a beating, don't you!"
Granny Sun: "If you dare to hit an old woman like me, I... I don't want to live anymore."
She plopped down on the ground, slapping her thighs repeatedly with both hands, and cried out loudly, "This is outrageous! A military family member beat me up! My old bones are about to break!"
Her cries attracted many unaware people, who saw a pretty woman standing to the side, looking down at the old woman on the ground with a cold gaze.
Kind-hearted comrades quickly stepped forward to help the person up.
Granny Sun's bottom seemed glued to the ground; no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't pull her up, and the person who tried to help her up almost tripped and fell.
This old lady looks thin, but I didn't expect her to be so heavy.
The two men, one tall and one short, stood facing each other in opposition.
With her kind face and gray hair, Granny Sun successfully attracted the attention of a group of well-meaning people.
With her embellishments, Lu Mingyue became a wicked stepmother who bullied others, and Granny Sun was targeted by her for telling the truth.
“The old lady speaks from the heart. Do you dare swear to God? If you just told a lie, may you be struck by lightning.”
Lu Mingyue crossed her arms, a sarcastic smile playing on her lips.
Swear to God?
Even if Granny Sun had a hundred times the courage, she wouldn't dare.
She took advantage of Lu Mingyue's young age and shyness, knowing she wouldn't dare cause trouble in front of so many people.
Lu Mingyue's slap stunned her; her head was still buzzing and she hadn't recovered.
She should take advantage of this opportunity to extort as much money as possible, since after today's incident, she's unlikely to help the Huo family again.
“What do I have to be afraid of? I treat my two children with all my heart, no better than you, their stepmother.”
So she's a stepmother?
Seeing how young she was, how did she become someone's stepmother? The onlookers all stared at Lu Mingyue.
"Mom is great, you're not allowed to talk about her like that, you're a bad person!"
Yao Yao hugged her mother's leg, her small body nestled tightly against her mother.
"Mom braided Yao Yao's hair, bought her new clothes, and cooked delicious food. She's much better than that mean grandma!"
Lei Lei felt ashamed when he heard his sister's words. His sister was young, but she knew more than he did.
The new mother is so good to him and his sister. Even if they have babies in the future, they will still be their younger siblings, and they will still be a family.
How could he let a bad person's words cause him to overthink things?
He raised his arm to wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes and stood with his sister to protect their new mother.
"You bad person, Mom wouldn't do what you said. You secretly took money from home before, give it back now."
The onlookers instantly switched sides upon hearing his words.
"Oh, so he was a thief."
"Isn't this a case of turning the tables? We should send this kind of person to the police station to be punished."
Upon hearing the word "Police Station," Granny Sun panicked. Ignoring the potential trouble, she scrambled to her feet, grabbed her grandson, and tried to run away.
How could Lu Mingyue let her have her way? She grabbed her arm.
"Trying to run? No way."
Granny Sun struggled, "Who wanted to run away? Don't wrong an innocent person."
Zheng Xiuhua also helped to stop Grandma Sun from escaping.
System: [Host, this old lady is dishonest; she secretly stole things from other residents in the compound.]
The system counts them out one by one.
Lu Mingyue snorted coldly, "Fine, this guy's a repeat offender. Looks like we'll have to hand him over to the police."
[Host, she's hidden everything in the stove. Let's report her.]
The system keeps up with current events, and in this era, whistleblowing is the most useful method.
When Zheng Xiuhua heard the familiar voice again, she was so shocked that she couldn't close her mouth. Was there something wrong with her brain? Why did she keep hearing Mingyue's thoughts?
Fearing being arrested, Zheng Xiuhua carefully observed the people around her. Seeing that they looked unharmed, she became even more certain that only she could hear them.
She pinched her thigh to keep herself alert; it would be troublesome if she gave herself away.
"The police are here!"
Niu Niu pointed to the people in uniform not far away and shouted loudly.
Police officers patrolling nearby heard the commotion and, after asking around, learned that Granny Sun had indeed stolen things from the family compound.
“This behavior is extremely egregious. You will be coming with us.”
Amidst Granny Sun's wailing, the police ruthlessly took her away.
Lu Mingyue comforted the two children and took them with her to retrieve the items.
Zheng Xiuhua also wanted to go and see if it was really the same as what she had heard.
Faced with the police, Granny Sun trembled with fear and stammered as she explained the situation, including where she had hidden her belongings.
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