Chapter 420 Going to the Second Son’s House
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Liu Ting's pupils shrank slightly, and her eyes widened unconsciously, as if she couldn't believe that these words came from the little girl in front of her. Before she could reply, she heard the door open quietly.
Liu Ting was anxious. The thatched shed was just under the eaves, only a few steps away. What should this little girl do? Tang Yue rushed out and hid outside the thatched shed as soon as she heard the door open.
Ke Yuxue looked around like a thief before she reached the door of the straw hut. She stood there with no intention of going in. She broke the already small two-sided steamed bun in her hand into a quarter and handed it to Liu Ting.
"Grandma, these are the steamed buns I saved because I didn't eat enough tonight. Please eat them quickly. I know you didn't have enough."
Ke Yuxue was 13 years old, a graceful young lady with big, twinkling eyes full of calculation. She was always pitiful when she spoke. Liu Ting, having lived so long, how could she not see through the little girl's calculations? However, this was the only warmth she felt here.
"Xue'er, take it back and eat it yourself. You are still growing. You can't do without a full meal."
Ke Yuxue's eyes were filled with disgust. What a hassle! Every time, I had to persuade her for a long time before she accepted it. Didn't she know she was feeling sorry for her? She was almost starving to death, why was she still being so hypocritical?
Liu Ting saw it clearly, and she was upset. She didn't expect the little girl to not even try to pretend in front of her. "Xue'er, do you know where your grandfather was exiled?"
"How should I know? I'm still so young." After saying that, he realized that he had said the wrong thing and quickly tried to make amends. "Grandma, what I meant is that I definitely don't know. If I knew, I would definitely tell you."
Liu Ting smiled sadly, "Xue'er, your grandfather had political enemies before. Now that he's fallen, those people won't let him go. They'll either send him to the Northeast to suffer the cold or to the Northwest to eat sand."
Also, he's old, and I don't know if he can endure those conditions, so he might not be able to come back."
Ke Yuxue became even more impatient. If she didn't still have a glimmer of hope, she would have wanted to crush the bun in her hand and throw it away. "Grandma, eat your bun quickly. Why are you talking about that?"
Liu Ting shook her head and continued, "Xue'er, what I'm saying is that your grandfather might die there and never come back. Until he's redressed, you won't be able to rely on my influence anymore."
After saying this, Liu Ting stared at Ke Yuxue. Ke Yuxue's face flushed briefly, then turned into an endless fury. However, she quickly hid it and put on a fake smile.
"Grandma, what are you talking about? You are my grandma. I saved my food rations to give to you out of my own pleasure. I have no ulterior motive. How can you think so badly of me?
Even if my grandfather is dead, you are still my grandmother, right? I should be filial to you."
Liu Ting just stared at Ke Yuxue. The small piece of steamed bun in Ke Yuxue's hand was getting hotter and hotter. Finally, she got angry and threw the bun directly at the gate of the courtyard. "You took my kindness for granted. If you don't want to eat it, then don't eat it. Who cares about serving you?"
After saying that, he turned and left.
Liu Ting didn't even sigh softly. This girl had long been spoiled by the eldest and young couple, her mind and eyes filled with calculations. It must be that the eldest and young couple couldn't find what she had hidden, so they went to such great lengths to trouble her.
Tang Yue walked back and Liu Ting smiled at her. "Sorry to have embarrassed you, kid."
Tang Yue shook her head and added, "She just broke her steamed bun off a steamed bun in the kitchen."
Liu Ting was stunned for a moment, then shook her head helplessly and smiled.
Tang Yue felt that this old woman was really sad. Her son could actually treat his old mother like this. How did he teach them?
Liu Ting raised her head and looked at Tang Yue again. "Child, did you just say that we can send all the hungry wolves for transformation?"
Tang Yue raised an eyebrow and nodded. "Okay, do you want them to go?"
Liu Ting nodded vigorously. "Go, they need it. If they are not reformed, they will no longer be considered human beings."
Tang Yue confirmed with her again, "Can you harden your heart?"
Liu Ting smiled sadly, "Child, you are still young and don't understand. However, I don't want them to disturb Lao Ke's quiet life. I don't know where Lao Ke is. Where should I send them for reform?"
Tang Yue refrained from revealing Mr. Ke's location. She still needed to see the old man's resolve. "Are the other two considered hungry wolves?"
Liu Ting was stunned for a moment. Were they all going to be sent away? She stared at the door with an unfocused gaze. The past scenes were still before her eyes. Was it really true that just because they ignored her, they would lose everything and be sent to a farm for reform?
Liu Ting still couldn't bring herself to do it, after all, they were her sons.
"them......"
Tang Yue chuckled, her laughter full of sarcasm. "Why don't I take you to see how they show filial piety to you?"
She hadn't seen her son for several months and she still missed him. But she couldn't even leave the house, let alone go to her son's house.
"Really? Can I really go and see it?"
Tang Yue nodded, "Okay, tell me the place and I'll take you there."
Liu Ting took a deep breath and slowly stood up. She really wanted to go over and take a look. She said slowly, "My second son's name is Ke Qiangbang. He and his wife live in the house allocated by the company. It's in the tube-shaped building next to the big stone fence."
Every word seemed to carry years of memories, pouring out of her mouth heavily. She used to go over often when she had free time, sometimes to see the children, sometimes to bring them food. Thinking about it now, Liu Ting felt it was ironic.
Tang Yue gently held Liu Ting's hand and said, "I'll take you there, let's go and take a look." After she finished speaking, Tang Yue pulled Liu Ting, easily opened the lock on the inside of the door, and took the old lady to walk on the street.
Liu Ting stopped and looked at the pitch-black alley. Even though it was night, she felt the view in front of her was broad. It had been a long time since she had seen such a spacious place.
The two walked slowly down the road. Liu Ting's health was already very poor. She had to do a lot of chores at the old couple's house every day, and the old couple didn't even give her enough food. If she hadn't just eaten the bread and milk Tang Yue had given her, she probably wouldn't have had the strength to get up now.
The distance was not far, and the two arrived there soon.
The lights in most of the houses in the tube-shaped building were off. Only a few still had a faint light on. The light from the windows was dim and yellow, like the eyes of an old man in his twilight years, emitting a weak and powerless light.
The corridor was filled with a mixed smell, a mixture of the greasy smell of food and the odor of various daily necessities. It was hard to describe, but it was not pleasant.
All kinds of sundries were piled up randomly at the doorsteps of each house, making the already narrow corridors even more cramped and appearing extremely messy.
Liu Ting looked at this place that was both familiar and unfamiliar, her eyes slightly red. The memories of her past here flooded into her mind like a tide, and she felt mixed emotions.
The two of them tiptoed to the floor where Ke Qiangbang's house was. The lights in Ke Qiangbang's house were off. Liu Ting pursed her lips, wanting to say something, but nothing came out.
Tang Yue had heard the voices coming from this room from afar. Now they sounded even clearer. She turned to look at Liu Ting. Perhaps because she was older, or perhaps because her senses weren't as sharp as Tang Yue's, she seemed to be unable to hear anything.
Indeed, Ke Qiangbang and Li Ruyun weren't talking loudly. But how could she not hear such words? Tang Yue used her spiritual power to create a channel between the sounds in the room and Liu Ting's ears.
The sound of Ke Qiangbang and Li Ruyun talking back and forth inside the house could be heard immediately. Tang Yue and Liu Ting quietly approached and put their ears to the door, and the conversation inside the house could be heard clearly.
"That old lady is really something! Even after the old man was demoted, she still hid those things and refused to take them out. Isn't this sincerely not wanting us to have a good life? It's okay for me and the children, but you, her biological son!"
Li Ruyun's soft words were like a light feather falling on Ke Qiangbang's heart. Although she was not as sharp and sarcastic as the eldest daughter-in-law Wei Aihua, such gentle words pierced Ke Qiangbang's heart even more.
After hearing this, Ke Qiangbang became even more irritated. He pulled his hair in frustration and said, "What can we do? We've searched everywhere, but we can't find anything. I don't know where she hid it.
Could it be that, as she said, all those things were taken away? I don’t believe it. She must have hidden them away secretly, wanting to take those good things into the coffin and not leave them for us sons.”
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