When the Rong family came to visit, Zhang Jidi seemed a little absent-minded after hearing about the bizarre life story of Yang Yifei's father.
The Rong family has few members, and Yang Yifei looks exactly like Rong Jin, so naturally they want to take this granddaughter home.
When meeting his in-laws, Rong Jin, as the grandfather, praised Xiang Lihua highly and hoped that his grandson-in-law would continue to be good to his granddaughter.
Zhang Jidi had a lot of experience in the ways of the world and was very good at dealing with this kind of situation. He covered it up as if nothing had happened and even became a formal relative of the Rong family.
After politely seeing off the Rong family, Zhang Jidi's expression suddenly changed unpredictably.
She sat quietly in the room, waiting for Xiang Hongqi to wake up from his deep sleep.
In fact, Xiang Hongqi was already at retirement age, but his apprentices were not always able to handle the craftsmanship he was doing, so the factory had no choice but to re-hire him.
Xiang Hongqi had only been at home for a month, but he felt uncomfortable all over and wanted to find something to do every day.
Someone from the factory came to ask him to go back, but before he even opened his mouth, he couldn't wait to pack up his things and went back to work happily, without needing anyone to urge him.
Of course, he worked the night shift again, but he couldn't stay up late like when he was young, so he only needed to work six hours.
At around three or four in the afternoon, when Xiang Hongqi woke up drowsily after a good sleep, he saw Zhang Jidi sitting there with a depressed look on his face.
He swallowed, quickly wondering if he had made any mistakes, and asked cautiously, "What's wrong? What happened today?"
The old couple have been married for so many years and they don’t need to talk to each other. The wife only needs to strike a pose and he will know what her mood is.
After a moment of silence, Zhang Jidi turned around and looked back dimly: "The Rong family came today..."
She told the story of the Rong family in detail, emphasizing that Rong Xuancheng was abducted and sold to the Yang family, becoming an unloved child of the Yang family.
The meaning of these words caused Xiang Hongqi to ponder for a long time, his expression changing constantly.
He finally sighed deeply and said, "Wife, to be honest, I have thought about this possibility, but you also saw my father when he was alive, and he looked just like me."
He never understood why Old Lady Xiang treated him like this. The 20 yuan monthly alimony she paid him many years ago still felt like a lump in his throat when he thought about it.
Sometimes he would imagine that he was not his parents' biological son, but was adopted, which was why he was treated so badly.
But every time he looked in the mirror, he would see the same face as his father's. He could not deceive himself at all, and could only painfully accept the reality that his mother did not love him.
It’s so strange, how can there be parents in this world who don’t love their children?
Xiang Hongqi simply couldn't accept it. Even though he didn't suffer the pain of childbirth, he spent all his earnings on his children, thinking he was treating them equally.
Of course, it is impossible to be completely impartial. The six children are generally equal.
People's hearts are biased, and it's normal to be a little biased.
But he would never be so cruel as to throw his grandchildren to death or force his children to leave the house when dividing the family property.
Zhang Jidi didn't care about that nonsense. She grabbed Xiang Hongqi's sleeve as if it were a lifeline: "So what if it looks like it? Go ask, is it really not picked up?!"
Her eyes were red, and it was obvious that she had a knot in her heart about this issue and had been troubled by it for a long time.
The life story of Yang Yifei's father Rong Xuancheng has been known for so many years, but Jiang Sifeng still gave him a clue when she saw him in the crowd, and the truth was finally revealed.
Zhang Jidi had to find out why this old, incorrigible old lady Xiang treated her child like this?!
That’s right, perhaps it was because the disaster had lasted for thousands of years that Old Lady Xiang lived for seven or eight years even though she was paralyzed in bed. Zhang Jidi and his family never received any news of her death from her hometown.
Seeing her so excited, Xiang Hongqi had no choice but to step forward to comfort her: "Okay, I'll ask for leave from the factory right away. Take care of yourself, your waist is not healed yet."
Since he had promised his wife, Xiang Hongqi quickly went to the factory to ask for leave, and then took a donkey cart back to Xiangjia Village.
Returning to the village again, Xiang Hongqi felt mixed emotions. When greeting some unfamiliar acquaintances in the village, he could only give vague responses based on the few memories left in his mind.
The last time he came was to attend the funeral of his elder brother Xiang Hongwen, and he quickly found Xiang Ligong's home.
The old lady Xiang, who was paralyzed in bed, looked extremely old. Her body was covered with bedsores, her mouth was crooked, her eyes were slanted, her cheeks were sunken, and she even had few teeth missing.
Even though Chen Daya was tempted by Xiang Tiezhu's money and took care of Old Lady Xiang in order to earn five dollars a month, she was still not very attentive.
She has been tortured by this mother-in-law all her life. What's wrong with letting this old woman suffer a little?
As long as people are alive, that's enough!
Anyway, the old lady raised four sons, but some of them turned away from her and some died. The only one who was willing to take care of this dead old woman was her, the eldest daughter-in-law.
How ridiculous! We agreed to raise a son to provide for our old age, but ended up raising him to this extent. He is really doing a great sin to the old lady!
Facing Xiang Hongqi who suddenly appeared, Chen Daya felt guilty for a moment, but she reluctantly took him to see the old lady, while constantly nagging about the five yuan:
"You know the old lady, she's a bit confused and her mind isn't clear. I was giving her a bath a couple of days ago, and when she stood up, she didn't sit firmly and broke two teeth..."
Xiang Hongqi ignored those trivial matters and used a small excuse to get Chen Daya away.
Facing the old lady lying on the bed like a piece of dry firewood, he sighed heavily and fetched cold water to wash the unrecognizable old woman's face.
Maybe the cold water in late autumn was too stimulating, and the old lady's eyes became clear for a moment.
She looked at her son in front of her, tears unconsciously sliding down her cheeks. Her hands kept reaching out to Xiang Hongqi, and her whole body was trying to express her intention to take me away.
She raised four sons, so why didn't they come to see her?
Chen Daya would also use newspaper articles about breaking off relationships to mock the old lady. The old lady, who had little education, had no idea what she meant and was just looking forward to her children and grandchildren coming to visit her.
Even though Chen Daya explained to the old lady the meaning of severing ties by publishing an advertisement in the newspaper, she still stubbornly believed that family ties could not be severed no matter what!
Besides, her second son has been giving her 20 yuan alimony every month for 20 years. This is her longing for family affection!
If you don't love her, why would you give her money?
Even though Xiang Tiezhu has already swindled most of the money, there is still a hidden secret that Old Lady Xiang hasn't revealed. It depends on which of her children and grandchildren is the most filial.
Xiang Hongqi, the most filial, did not react to the old lady's dependence on him. Instead, he took two steps back and said solemnly, "Why do you treat me like this?"
The tenderness and warmth from my youth are still flowing in my memory, why did it change as I grew up?
The revenge for the murder of their son has turned a mother and son into strangers, which is really sad.
Old lady Xiang's dry hands flicked twice in the air and fell down weakly. She was already in tears and kept mumbling something.
In order to hear more clearly, Xiang Hongqi suppressed his disgust and took two steps closer, putting his mouth close to hers to listen to what she was saying.
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