The neighbors were all laughing at him behind his back. He had told the old lady countless times not to pick up vegetable scraps and embarrass herself, but she still did what she wanted and now she had even lost him!
He can't do anything right and only drags his team down!
Fuming, Ye Zhiguo pushed hard, and the old lady, caught off guard, stumbled backward and almost fell to the ground.
Ye Qingqing rushed over and helped the old lady up.
"Grandma, are you alright?"
Ye Qingqing was a little worried. The old lady looked terrible. She had never seen her so weak before. Even though she had been drugged by Shen Yanhong and was bedridden, she still had energy and spirit.
But now, the old lady looked like a wilted eggplant, her face ashen, her eyes dull, her lips bloodless, and she was trembling uncontrollably.
"Zhiguo...did you push me?" the old lady asked sadly.
Her eldest son, who was always the most filial, pushed her with such force. If Qingya hadn't caught her, she would have definitely broken her bones if she had fallen like that.
And Ye Zhiguo's disgusted look just now was like a knife, stabbing deeply into the old lady's heart.
Her proudest son now despises her!
Ye Zhiguo was also startled and felt a little guilty. No matter how bad his mother was, she was still his mother. He was indeed wrong just now!
"Mom... don't worry about me, go cook!"
Ye Zhiguo's tone softened, and he loosened his grip on Ye Hua's hand. He had been too angry and his mind was in a mess. Now that he had calmed down, he felt that Ye Hua probably didn't know Shen Yanhong's whereabouts.
Besides, he's still his own son; would he really kill him?
Ye Zhiguo cursed under his breath. That bitch Shen Yanhong must have thought he wouldn't do anything to her own son, which is why she ran away. How despicable!
The Ye family's dinner was simpler than before. The old lady had no appetite for cooking and only cooked a few bowls of vegetarian noodles. Only Ye Zhiguo's bowl had a poached egg; the other bowls were just plain noodles with a few green vegetable leaves floating in the broth.
Ye Qingqing immediately lost her appetite, and her standard of living was declining. However, by hanging out with the old lady, her figure would definitely be fine!
I can't gain weight even if I want to!
"Why did Shen Yanhong run away? Did she run off with some other man? Maybe her half-dead father came back!" Ye Qingqing made up a bunch of wild ideas, and only after seeing Ye Zhiguo's face was as black as the bottom of a pot did she eat half a bowl of noodles with satisfaction.
Although the old lady was somewhat disappointed in her son, she still chose to forgive him. She explained that her son had been having a bad day and was in a bad mood, which was why he lost his temper.
"It's good that Shen Yanhong is gone. Mom will find you a younger one, and we'll live a good life together!" the old lady comforted her.
Ye Zhiguo was in a bad mood and said irritably, "Mom, you don't understand anything, so mind your own business!"
He glanced at the bland noodles with disgust, having no appetite whatsoever. He put the poached egg into Ye Hua's bowl, but still had no appetite.
"Mom, our family isn't living like beggars, eating vegetarian food like monks every day. How can our bodies take that? From now on, cook a bowl of meat with every meal, and put in more oil. Don't make it like it was decades ago..."
Ye Zhiguo left most of his bowl of noodles uneaten and went back to his room with a dark expression. The old lady also looked unhappy; for the first time, she didn't finish her rice and let out a long sigh.
The atmosphere was incredibly somber. Ye Qingqing remained silent, ate her meal, and went back to her room to do her homework. She slept fitfully that night. When Ye Qingqing got up to drink water, she learned that the old lady had beaten the salt seller to death. She didn't know how much salt had been put in the noodles; they were so salty they were killing her!
When they arrived in the living room, they heard a sound coming from Ye Zhiguo's room; it was the old lady.
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