Chen Chun, Chen Hua, and Chen Yue were the first to be shocked and frightened when they heard this, but they soon changed their attitudes and looked at Gu Zhenqi arrogantly: "You are just an outsider. It is not your turn to make the decision about our Chen family's affairs. You..."
Gu Zhenqi would not give them the opportunity to continue making noise. She opened the notebook and read directly from the record in the notebook: "On January 23, 1969, Chen Chun took three eggs, two corn cakes, five catties of cornmeal, three cabbages, and half a catty of cotton."
"On February 5, 1969, Chen Chun took away two eggs, a bowl of corn paste, two pickled cabbages, and five dried pickled cabbages that were drying on the windowsill."
"On February 15, 1969, Chen Chun took away one pound of white flour, one pound of rice, five pieces of White Rabbit candies, and two spoons of sugar. On February 28, 1969, Chen Chun..."
"In 1969, Chen Chun went back to her parents' home 30 times, and took away 20 kilograms of cornmeal, 2 kilograms of white flour, 2 kilograms of rice, 5 kilograms of millet, 15 eggs, half a kilogram of sugar, 10 pieces of White Rabbit milk candies, 15 corn cakes, 2 bowls of noodles, 6 bowls of corn paste, 10 mixed flour steamed buns, 1 tael of meat, 1 pheasant, 1 hare..."
After Gu Zhenqi finished reading about the things that Chen Chun had taken from her mother's home in 1969, the way the villagers looked at her changed completely and they began to talk about her in low voices.
Chen Chun was about to speak up to defend herself, but Gu Zhenqi didn't give her a chance. She turned to the villagers and said with a smile, "I won't list them one by one. I'm afraid I won't be able to finish reading them by tomorrow morning!"
"Everyone wait for me for a moment. I will go check and summarize for Chen Chun, Chen Hua, and Chen Yue the total number of things that have been taken from the mother's family without explicit consent over the years."
After saying this, Gu Zhenqi gave Wang Guiying a look, turned around and sat back on the stool, quickly flipping through the notebook and writing with the half-pencil attached to the notebook.
Chen Chun, Chen Hua, and Chen Yue took advantage of this gap to come up to Wang Guiying, showing a flattering smile, and their attitude changed 180 degrees, becoming incredibly soft: "Mom, you are our biological mother, how can you bear to embarrass us in front of so many people? Please don't let an outsider make things difficult for us. Mom, if there is anything, we can just stay at home and discuss it behind closed doors!"
Wang Guiying glared at them, her attitude did not change at all, and her expression was very determined: "What did you do earlier? I usually spoil you too much, but now you can't tell good from bad. If you want to let this matter go, I tell you clearly, there is no way!"
Chen Yue glanced at the villagers who were staring at them, and her heart became more and more panicked. Among the three sisters, who had the worst situation at her mother's home, it had to be her.
There is a mean and sarcastic mother-in-law, a mean father-in-law, a trouble-making sister-in-law, a biased brother-in-law, a bad-tempered and rough husband, a single brother-in-law who is always acting in a vulgar way and loves to work for the widow, who always makes trouble for her and orders her sister-in-law around...
For her, life in her husband's family was simply dark and gloomy. Every time she went back to her parents' home to beg for money, she was subjected to overt and covert threats from her husband's family. She also wanted to feel better and have some peace and quiet to breathe for a moment.
If there is any unpleasantness with her parents' family, you can imagine how difficult her life will become in her husband's family!
Chen Yue was frightened and her eyes were instantly filled with tears. She grabbed Wang Guiying's sleeve and pleaded with her voice in a low voice, afraid that others would hear her: "Mother, please agree to our request for compensation and don't let Gu Zhenqi collect the money. Let's stop here. Otherwise, if my in-laws find out, I will have a hard time explaining myself when I go back."
In order to save face, Chen Yue's last sentence was quite tactful, considering her usual aggressive but thoughtful speaking style!
"The old saying is indeed true, girls are extroverts and daughters are raised by others.
Look, ever since you got married, you have not been filial to me, your mother. You keep talking about your in-laws' family, your in-laws' family, and you are always thinking about your in-laws' family. Have you emptied your own home to fill the gap in your in-laws' family over the years? "
Chen Hua felt that she had finally found an opportunity to speak, so she interrupted Wang Guiying and blurted out without thinking: "It's because my husband's family is not well off. We can't let the whole family starve. There's nothing wrong with my parents giving us some money, right?"
Her words instantly angered Wang Guiying. Her heart ached and regret filled her heart. She regretted that she should not have given birth to them and that she should not have indulged their behavior. In the end, she was so angry that she almost kicked her legs to see the old man!
"Do you still remember how your father died?"
Wang Guiying endured the intense heartache, her eyes red with anger, and she almost bit her back teeth off before she asked this question.
Now his mouth was filled with the smell of rust from the blood, and his teeth were still clenched tightly.
Hearing this, Chen Chun, Chen Hua, Chen Yue, including Chen Guo and Chen Qiang who were standing quietly by, suddenly became like eggplants hit by frost. They drooped their heads and buried them low, not daring to say another word.
Wang Guiying saw this and sneered: "Why, you can't speak, you are dumb, it seems that you still remember! Chen Chun, you said that the Chen family owes you, then what about what you owe your father?"
"That year there was a famine, and it snowed for five days straight. After the snow stopped, the mountains were blocked by snow. We couldn't afford to eat for four days. Your father, seeing you lying on the kang, too hungry to get up, was so anxious that he drank two buckets of water to fill his stomach, and braved the half-man-deep snow to go into the mountains to find food for you!"
"He never came back after that. It was not until ten days later when the snow melted a little that the captain and his men carried him back, frozen solid. Why don't you say you owe him something?"
As Wang Guiying spoke, she could no longer suppress her sadness, and she burst into tears and made a sobbing accusation. The last sentence was simply roared out in anger.
Chen Pengfei’s death is a thorn in the hearts of the Chen family. So many years have passed, and no one dares to bring this matter up in the open!
Every year during the holidays and Qingming Festival, only one of Chen Guo or Chen Qiang would be sent to burn paper money for Chen Pengfei. Every time they went and returned in a hurry, not daring to stay for long.
I feel really guilty and dare not face it!
Today, Wang Guiying opened a bloody scar. Chen Guo, Chen Qiang, Chen Chun, Chen Hua, and Chen Yue were instantly filled with guilt and lowered their heads and shed tears silently.
Once the incident started, it became irreversible. Wang Guiying no longer cared about the mother-daughter relationship. Her heart was deeply broken.
"You have the nerve to cry, even if you feel guilty towards your father. You won't come back again and again to drink the blood and eat the flesh of your mother's family!"
“You say that my husband’s family is hungry, but I and your brothers, sisters-in-law, nephews, and nieces are not hungry. Are we made of iron and steel?
Or maybe he has become an immortal and can survive without eating or drinking. Turn around and ask the elders and villagers present here, who has surplus food? Who has ever had a full meal throughout the year? "
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