Zhou Xianye put down the object in his hand and strode towards Su Xiumei.
But before he could get close, Su Xiangnan's wheelchair stood like a barrier between the two of them.
Su Xiangnan sat steadily in his wheelchair, his head slightly raised, his gaze as cold as frost in the twelfth lunar month, shooting straight at Zhou Xianye.
That chilling aura sent a shiver down the spine of even a tall, burly man like Zhou Xianye the moment their eyes met.
“If you have something to say, then stand there and say it!” Su Xiangnan said coldly, his words as sharp as ice.
Su Xiangnan grew up under the care of his two older sisters. Although he hated Meng Shuyun, he still had feelings for his sisters.
With the Mid-Autumn Festival approaching, Su Xiangnan knew that Su Xiumei must have had her reasons for returning.
Looking at Zhou Xianye in front of me, I can tell without a doubt that he must have done something to wrong his sister.
Su Xiumei sighed softly, walked past Su Xiangnan, and said in a tone of helplessness and compromise, "Just say what you have to say. We're all family."
Zhou Xianye looked slightly embarrassed, but he still forced himself to explain the purpose of his visit: "Xiumei, I've come to take you home. Mid-Autumn Festival is just around the corner, and there's no reason for a family not to celebrate together."
Upon hearing this, Meng Shuyun shoved Zhou Xianye and retorted irritably, "What do you mean by that?"
Does that mean we're not Xiumei's family anymore?
"Does that mean we can't spend Mid-Autumn Festival with her?"
"Mother-in-law, that's not what I meant! You've misunderstood me!"
Zhou Xianye's face turned deathly pale instantly, and he hurriedly explained, "I came here sincerely to take Xiumei back."
My mother spoke too harshly that day. She knows she was wrong, so she specifically asked me to come and pick Xiumei up from school.
The two children aren't home either, and my mother misses her granddaughter, so...
"I think Xiumei and her child went back to her parents' home, and there's no one to do chores for her, so she thought of having you come and quickly bring her back to work! You make it sound so noble, but don't I, as her grandmother, miss my granddaughter?" Meng Shuyun's words were sharp and hit the nail on the head.
Zhou Xianye was so anxious that cold sweat poured down his forehead. The more he explained, the more confused he became. His eyes were full of pleading as he looked at Su Xiumei, hoping that she could say a few good words for him.
Su Xiumei actually sided with Zhou Xianye, after all, the family's life had to go on.
But after hearing her mother's rebuttal and thinking about it carefully, she realized that everything her mother said made sense.
She hasn't been back to her parents' home for so many years. Her mother loves Xiaoli and Xiaojuan so much, what's wrong with letting the children stay a little longer?
I had only been back for two days when Zhou Xianye came looking for me.
Thinking of the cruel words Zhong Shuzhen uttered on the day she left home, words that were like knives, and the fact that she hadn't even offered an apology, Su Xiumei felt as if an invisible hand was gripping her heart tightly, and disappointment and sadness instantly welled up inside her.
She glanced at Zhou Xianye and avoided his gaze for a moment.
"Xianye, Mother is right. Our family hasn't been able to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival together for a long time."
Don't we even have the right to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival together?
Meng Shuyun glanced at Su Xiumei and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, her daughter hadn't been coaxed back by a few words.
When Zhou Xianye saw that Su Xiumei didn't speak up for him as usual, he felt a mix of emotions, like a bottle of mixed feelings had been spilled.
But then I thought about it again, and Xiumei really hadn't been back to her parents' home for a long time. It would be right for her to go back for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
So, he put on a smile again and said solicitously, "Then I'll spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with my mother-in-law and go back, it's the same. I see the firewood in the yard hasn't been chopped yet, I'll go chop it."
After saying that, he reached out to push Su Xiangnan's wheelchair, and asked with concern, "Xiangnan, you can't move around easily right now. I'm a man, so just call me if you need anything. Where is your room? I'll take you back."
Gu Xue pointed and said, "That's it."
Meng Shuyun simply watched quietly, without saying a word. But Su Xiumei couldn't sit still any longer; her heart was filled with unease, and she couldn't help but call out, "Mother, look at this..."
Looking at Zhou Xianye bustling around, Meng Shuyun said indifferently, "There's another breadwinner in the family. Let him do what he wants. He's got legs, and I can't stop him."
After saying that, she sighed softly, looked at Su Xiumei with sincere eyes, and said earnestly, "In the end, it's still just the two of you living your lives."
If he can handle things at home, and you're willing to go back with him, I won't stop you.
But if this family doesn't separate, it won't just be you who suffers, but also Xiaoli and Xiaojuan, the two sisters. Have you thought about that?
"Xiaoli and Xiaojuan are of school age now. Girls can only have a future if they go to school, do you understand?"
It's unclear how much of Meng Shuyun's earnest advice Su Xiumei actually took to heart.
However, the two sisters, Xiaoli and Xiaojuan, each held one of Su Xiumei's hands, looked up at her with serious expressions, and said...
"Mom, I want to go to school. I don't want to live with Grandma anymore. She always pinches my thigh." Xiaoli frowned, her face full of grievance.
"Mom, I want to go to school too. I don't want Grandma. If Dad only listens to Grandma, then we won't want Dad anymore, okay? Aunt Lan promised my sister and me that we can both go to school." Xiao Juan's words were very reasonable and insightful, even more so than some adults.
Meng Shuyun raised her hand and patted the tops of the two sisters' heads, looking at Su Xiumei with a hint of helplessness in her voice: "Look, even the children understand better than you."
That house was no home at all; it was a living hell.
"Look at those two sisters, there's not a single good spot on their bodies."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Juan immediately reached out and lifted Xiao Li's clothes, only to see that the dark purple bruises on Xiao Li's stomach had not yet faded, a shocking sight.
Su Xiumei was just starting to soften her heart, but seeing this scene instantly brought her back to her senses.
Seeing the glaring footprints on Xiaoli's stomach, tears streamed down her face.
"Xiaoli, it's my fault. I'm useless. I didn't protect you."
Zhou Xianye, who was standing at the door, froze when he saw this scene. His eyes were fixed on the footprints on Xiaoli's stomach, and his eyes were red.
A man seven feet tall couldn't help but shed tears at that moment.
He simply couldn't believe that Zhong Shuzhen could be so cruel to her own granddaughter.
I was always easily fooled by her sweet talk, and when I saw the two sisters wearing new clothes, I thought everything was fine. Little did I know...
This is her own flesh and blood! The footprint on Xiaoli's stomach was clearly kicked with all her might.
Zhou Xianye's eyes were red and he rushed in. He squatted down with a thud, grabbed Xiaoli's arm, and asked in a trembling voice, "Xiaoli, tell Daddy who kicked you. Does it hurt? Daddy will go and teach him a lesson."
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