Old Mrs. Yin's house suddenly became very lively. After Old Mrs. Xia finished talking about her sister's characteristics, she wanted to leave, but Old Mrs. Yin held her back and wanted to talk to her for a while. The two brothers and Tang Jiao also didn't want her to leave.
Chen Lingling cried so hard that she wanted her grandmother to hold her, so Grandma Xia sat down again.
Seeing that Old Lady Xia was not in a hurry to leave, Chen Lingling trotted home and took out the delicious candy that Uncle Hu had given her last time from her room. She wanted to give it to her grandmother to try.
"Lingling, where are you going?" Old Chen called her immediately when he saw his granddaughter running out.
Chen Lingling didn't even turn her head and said, "I'm going to find grandma."
Old Chen and Chen Xianghong looked at each other.
"Grandma? Grandma Yin?" asked Old Chen.
Chen Xianghong: "My second brother and Xiangbei are both gone suddenly. I think it might be Mom."
After saying that, she ran away too.
Old Chen slammed the table hard. He had said it so decisively at the beginning, but now it has only been a short time, doesn’t he still miss his child and want to come and see him?
He stood up and wanted to go over, but then he thought that if he went over, he would be giving too much face to Old Lady Xia, as if he was still thinking about her. So, he found a place to sit down where he could see her come out, ready to mock her harshly when the time comes.
In Old Lady Yin's room, Chen Xiangbei was the only one angrily scolding his second brother, his wife, and his sister. He was the busiest person in this meeting.
"Brother, I'm not saying anything bad about you. Mom just moved out of the house and lives in the factory. It's not like she went to a very far place. You and my sister-in-law haven't even visited her in all these days. It's okay for my sister-in-law, after all, she wasn't raised by me. But I'm the best to you, brother. You get beaten less than me, but in your heart, Mom has no place at all."
"I heard that you've been visiting your sister-in-law's family more often recently. It turns out you've been concentrating on trying to please your father-in-law. Mom is no longer useful to you now that she's gone, so you can probably just ignore her. Tsk tsk, second brother, why are you pretending to miss Mom so much? What are you pretending for?"
Chen Xiangnan was furious. Sometimes he really wanted to sew Chen Xiangbei's mouth shut. What good would he gain from devaluing himself? Didn't he not go to see it either? Why was he being so noble?
Chen Xiangnan hadn't been paying attention to his family's affairs lately, and all his thoughts were on his father-in-law. His current job was found by his father-in-law, and he had a lot to ask about, so how could he not maintain a good relationship with him? Therefore, Chen Xiangbei had no idea about the fact that he had met with Old Lady Xia, and Chen Xiangbei himself hadn't said anything.
Chen Xiangbei didn't give his second brother a chance to quibble. He immediately turned his attention to Chen Xianghong. "Sister, Mom loves you the most. She brought you all the way from the countryside. She's spent countless times more time on you than we have. But what about you? What did you do? You've really disappointed Mom."
Old Lady Xia interrupted, "I'm not as heartbroken as you say."
Chen Xiangbei glanced at Old Lady Xia unhappily and said, "Mom, stop making trouble."
Seeing that Old Lady Xia had shut up, Chen Xiangbei continued his rampage, "Sister, I'm not saying anything harsh on you, but have you ever thought about Mom during this time? Don't you think about what if Mom is being bullied at the factory? What if she's upset because of gossip? What if she can't eat or sleep well and can't adapt? Besides going out with your boyfriend, what else have you done?"
Chen Xianghong had just been questioned by her father at home, and now she was questioned by Chen Xiangbei again. She felt upset and her eyes immediately turned red. "I even cooked for you and worked. I miss mom too, but...but I don't dare to go see her."
Chen Xiangnan couldn't help it. "What kind of good son are you? Think about yourself before you scold others. Have you ever visited your mother?"
Chen Xiangbei was so happy at this moment. He had cursed so many times and was waiting for this moment, because he really went to see his mother and cooperated with her in a fierce battle. From now on, he was the most filial son in his mother's heart.
He said proudly, "I'm different from you. I went to see Mom a long time ago. I'm always thinking about her in my heart. I'm a filial son. Sister, we're talking about Mom now. I...I remember your kindness in my heart."
Chen Xiangbei had great difficulty saying the last sentence. He originally wanted to say that he could do those tasks by himself. How difficult was it to cook, sweep the floor, and wash dishes? Wasn't she doing them herself when she went to see Captain Yu? But when he thought about how his mother got mad during the Chinese New Year because he didn't know how to be grateful to his sister for sewing clothes for him, he learned his lesson and didn't dare to say anything. He could only say it in a roundabout way.
Old Lady Xia had a feeling that Chen Xiangbei was possessed by some wandering ghost. He was completely different from before.
Her gaze lingered on Chen Xiangbei for a while longer, and Chen Xiangbei imagined that he would be his mother's favorite son from now on, and no one would be able to surpass him.
The three children started arguing, mixed with Chen Xiangnan and Chen Xianghong's explanations and words of longing for Old Lady Xia. Old Lady Xia watched them quarreling silently.
Finally, Chen Xiangbei ran to Old Lady Xia and said, "Mom, you and I are best friends, right?"
Old Lady Xia opened her mouth, not knowing what to say. She actually wanted them to stop arguing. She had already left, so what was there to argue about? The argument was about which of them treated her best. Facing Chen Xiangbei's question, Old Lady Xia wanted to say that it was all the same, but remembering that she was still asking someone to do something for her, she could only pat his hand.
It’s better not to answer, so as to avoid another argument after she leaves.
"As long as you guys are fine, that's all."
She said goodbye and was about to go out. As soon as she went out, she saw Old Chen waiting for her with a serious attitude. What bad luck.
Old Lady Xia walked past him without even glancing at him, not intending to pay any attention. But Old Chen was still fuming, "Xia Yue'e, where did that look on your face from before, that wish you'd cut off all ties with us, go? Now you're back with that licking face?"
Old Lady Xia: "None of your business."
Old Chen: "You're looking for my son, what do you mean it's none of my business? You didn't want them before, so why are you back now? They're only here to see you out of filial piety, otherwise they wouldn't even bother to pay attention to you. Have some shame."
As soon as the neighbors heard that the divorced couple was about to quarrel again, they ran out immediately. Upon hearing this, one woman became unhappy.
"Old Chen, you can't say that. When you were young, Yue'e was the one who raised the children most of the time. Now that the children are adults, even if you are divorced, she is still their mother. This is a fact that cannot be erased."
"That's right, Old Chen, have you forgotten how you didn't care about the child at all before? The child had a fever in the middle of the night, and you slept like a dead person. In the end, it was Yue'e who knocked on my door in the middle of the night to borrow a tricycle to take him to the hospital. In my opinion, you are the one who is irresponsible to the child."
"Now that the child is grown up, you want to kick Yue'e away and enjoy the fruits of your labor alone. She's your biological mother, the one who raised you. Isn't she closer to you than you?"
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