"Then you should beg your mother, beg your third brother, no matter who you beg, the shop must be saved! If you can't get the shop back, don't come back either," Song Shiyu said, scratching her hair in frustration.
"If we can't get the shop back, you're going to abandon me? Were all the things you said last night lies?" Fenglan's eyes were filled with disbelief; the words she had spoken last night were still ringing in her ears.
"Stop talking nonsense. Can't you be realistic? Without that shop, our family can't survive. How can I have the mind to talk about love? Honey, we're both this age. We have elderly parents to support and young children to raise. Let's be realistic. No matter how good our relationship is, it can't put food on the table."
Suppressing her anger, Song Shiyu tried to steer the conversation back on track.
Fenglan was in a dilemma. She knew that it wouldn't make a difference who she approached; her mother was injured, and no one could forgive them.
"How about we wait a while before talking about it? My family is still angry."
"In a while? How long? Are you sure your third brother can return the shop to us in a while? If you're sure, give me a specific time. I can wait." Song Shiyu stared straight at Feng Lan. He knew this was just an excuse Feng Lan was using; she simply didn't want to go back to her parents' home and ask for money.
Fenglan... she felt that the third brother would never give her anything again, and that she had used up all her sibling affection to give her this once.
After helping the third sister take care of her child for a few days, Song Shiyu told her to go home. She hadn't gone back since, and Su Mo felt bad about it, so she bought her a lot of things.
She can now run and jump around taking care of her mother-in-law, so the third son definitely won't help her anymore.
"If all else fails, ask your daughter for help. She has a higher status in your family than you do," Song Shiyu suggested.
"Can you please stop mentioning Manman? What does Manman have to do with you? Why does your family always have to bring her up?" Feng Lan rarely yelled at Song Shiyu.
"It was your mom who brought up Manman this time, saying something about making the family even closer, that made my mom so angry. Why do you always have to bring up Manman? If you didn't mention her, would this have happened?"
Song Shiyu's face turned ashen. "She's your daughter, which makes her my stepdaughter. Why can't I mention her? Just because your daughter went to a lousy university, does that make you think you're superior? I can't even mention her?"
"Don't mention it, don't mention it, none of you can mention it!" Fenglan shook her head vigorously. This time and last time it was all because of Manman. Manman is her parents' sore spot. No one can scheme against Manman. Why did they still bring it up after Song Shiyu agreed?
"Are you crazy?" Song Shiyu couldn't hold back her temper when Feng Lan talked back to her like this for the first time, so she stepped forward and slapped her.
Fenglan covered her face and turned to run away.
"Wife..." Song Shiyu hurriedly chased after her.
She tried to escape, but he chased after her; she couldn't escape even if she had wings.
Grandma Song was so hungry on her sickbed that her eyes were seeing stars. She stared blankly at the door, but no one brought her food.
Just as Song Shiyu caught Fenglan running out of the hospital, he received another piece of bad news: his two sons had gotten into a conflict with the staff of Tongda Company who were taking over the shop.
His eldest son used a large lock to smash a man's head, knocking him unconscious on the spot. Both sons were taken away by the police.
Song Shiyu didn't expect Tongda Company to act so quickly, immediately seizing the shops without leaving any room for maneuver. He forgot to tell his sons, and then such a big thing happened.
"Fenglan, stop making a scene. You heard the phone call, my son got into a fight with people from your brother's company, and he's in jail now. Whatever our problems are, please don't involve the child, okay?"
My mom was wrong to say that, I apologize, I'll make my mom apologize too, and I promise our family will never mention your daughter again.
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