Meng Tao glanced at Wang Shuifeng coldly, pretending not to know her, then got into the driver's seat of the car and closed the door.

Two police officers, a man and a woman, came over to inquire about the situation, maintain order, and disperse the crowd to allow the blocked cars to drive away. The female police officer looked at Tian Yalan lying on the ground and found that she was seriously injured and unconscious. Based on humanitarianism, the female police officer immediately helped Wang Shuifeng find a way to send her to the hospital for emergency treatment.

Following Wang Shuifeng's gaze, the female police officer also took a fancy to the jeep driven by Meng Tao, and hurried forward, asking Meng Tao to do a good deed and send the injured to the hospital first.

Meng Tao refused: "I'm busy, I don't have time."

Then he stepped on the accelerator and drove away.

It was probably the first time that the female police officer had seen such an unsympathetic person, and a female driver at that. She stood there in a daze, her face full of incomprehension.

Behind her, Wang Shuifeng, who was sitting on the ground holding Tian Yalan, had eyes blazing with fire as she stared fiercely at the receding jeep, wishing she could use her willpower to overturn the car that was moving further and further away.

When other drivers saw this, they also left. No one was willing to take on this "good job". Finally, with the help of two police officers, they finally found a bicycle tricycle and sent Tian Yalan to the hospital.

In the hospital, the doctor treated Tian Yalan's injuries and put her in the ward. Wang Shuifeng ran around to take care of her, and also had to look after the sixth and seventh children who had been admitted a few days ago. She didn't rush back home until nine o'clock in the evening.

The courtyard they bought for 150 yuan was still dilapidated. It was not as Tian Zhigao had expected: he would not be able to make money within two or three months and renovate the dilapidated courtyard into a new courtyard that would make people jealous and envious.

Wang Shuifeng saw that the house was dead silent, and the kitchen was cold and grey with no smoke or fire. She resigned herself to her fate and quickly opened the cupboard to take out the oil, salt, and rice bag. She washed the rice and put it in the pot to cook: her third son Tian Zhigao had not had many good meals while recovering from his injuries, and he was not getting enough nutrition. He had become very thin, and she could not let him starve any longer.

Looking at the flames rising in the stove, Wang Shuifeng let out a long breath, sat down on a small stool and wiped the sweat from her forehead. She needed to take a break. She was worried about this and that every day, and was exhausted from running around. She could not bear it any longer.

After sitting for less than a minute, Wang Shuifeng immediately stood up again, added enough firewood to the stove, and hurried to the main house.

She had to ask her fourth son Tian Zhiyuan for money. The hospital had just treated Ya Lan, and the twenty-plus yuan she had in her pocket had been used to pay for the medicine. The doctor in charge of treating the sixth and seventh children urged her to pay another twenty yuan, otherwise the sixth and seventh children would not be able to use their medicine tomorrow.

In just a few days, she had already spent so much. Was God trying to kill her? She really had no money left, not even for tomorrow's grocery shopping. She had to ask her fourth or third son for help. Alas, all children were debts!

The lights in the room where Tian Zhiyuan and his wife slept were off. Wang Shuifeng thought the couple were sleeping with their newborn baby. She pushed open the door and saw that the bed was empty. The couple were not there, and even the baby was gone.

Wang Shuifeng was surprised. Why didn't the woman who was confined stay in the room? Where did she go? She hurried to her third son's room. Tian Zhigao's injury had healed, but he was still not able to walk. He stayed in the room and was practicing writing with a pen on the table. When he heard the door open, he just looked up and continued to write without saying anything.

Wang Shuifeng coughed and said, "Zhigao, are you hungry? Mom has cooked dinner and you can eat soon. I just went to the hospital to take care of the sixth and seventh children... Well, why aren't Zhiyuan and his wife at home? Where did they go?"

Tian Zhigao: "They went back to their mother's home."

"Ah? Why are you so anxious to go back to your parents' home? The fourth son's wife hasn't even had a full month of pregnancy yet. It's a taboo to have a baby before the full month. How can her parents let her into the house?"

"It's not urgent. They just dislike you and blame you for cutting food rations all the time. All the money saved is used to subsidize Yalan and her family's pocket money. My sister-in-law just gave birth and she is not getting enough nutrition. She is weak and has dizziness. My fourth child's mother-in-law promised to give her three chickens and a basket of eggs for confinement. So they took the child back to the countryside to eat chicken and supplement their nutrition. The couple agreed to go back and live in the commune hotel temporarily. After a few days when the baby is really one month old, they will move into my mother-in-law's house."

"this……"

After hearing these words, Wang Shuifeng was so angry that she couldn't speak. Her lips trembled for a long time before she yelled: "God, please forgive me! During the days when the fourth daughter-in-law gave birth, I bought her two pig's feet, slaughtered two hens, and bought three pounds of pork! She eats one egg every day just like you... Tell me, how come she can't get enough nutrition? How have I let her down? She still despises me, she still despises me... Well, if you have the guts, don't come back for the rest of your life! I want to see if she can still live in her parents' home until she grows old. I don't need her as a daughter-in-law!"

"Mom, the fourth daughter-in-law is right. During the confinement period, you should cook for yourself and eat well, but you didn't. The meat you bought was cooked for the whole family to eat together. How much of it went into the fourth daughter-in-law's mouth? She also has to feed the baby. If the fourth daughter-in-law is not watching, it will be even more difficult for her... You really did something wrong. You stingy too much. Both the palm and the back of the hand are flesh, you should treat them equally."

"Why am I not treating everyone equally? I work hard every day, isn't it for this family? For you brothers?" Wang Shuifeng felt very aggrieved.

Tian Zhigao put down his pencil and sighed, "Are you fair? You've been running around for the sixth and seventh children these past two days, and the family has no food to eat. Zhiyuan is still taking care of my sister-in-law who is in confinement. Have you ever thought about me? I deserve to be hungry every day?"

"I don't. I need to go to the hospital... Can I be broken into two halves?"

"What about Yalan? She is an adult and can share your burden. Why don't you ask her to do anything? Instead, you indulge her and let her develop bad habits of being lazy and idle. She dresses up all day and goes shopping. You think you love her by being partial to her, but it actually hurts her, don't you know?"

Wang Shuifeng thought of how Yalan was chased, grabbed and beaten up during the day, like a rat crossing the street, and everyone wanted to kill her. She suddenly felt bitter and couldn't say a word.

She boasted to her son a few days ago: Yalan has a boyfriend, and the man is very good. He is a city dweller and a state cadre. He will help Yalan transfer her household registration to non-agricultural and arrange a job for her...

Now, I dare not tell my son the truth.

It's all that man's fault, that liar!

They met in a movie theater and started dating. Yalan even went to the man's workplace to check it out. He was indeed a cadre. The man promised to help Yalan get a job in the factory so that she could become a real city dweller. Yalan believed him, rented a house with him and lived together. She wanted to marry him sincerely, but she didn't expect that he had a wife and children. His wife was as vicious as a tigress. As a result, Yalan is still lying in the hospital, waiting for money to be spent...

Wang Shuifeng was anxious and angry, full of grievances, and her face looked like a bitter gourd.

Tian Zhigao didn't want to talk anymore. He felt even more bitter and tired: He was obviously noble and intelligent, so why did he have to have such a family?

Not only are they useless, but they are also holding him back, just like a heavy weight, dragging him down into the mud! These family members in his previous life were not so stupid, why didn't they have any brains in this life, doing stupid things that even a three-year-old child wouldn't do.

The little money he relied on to turn his life around not only failed to make money, but was instead spent by his family.

Is this fate? He can't give in!

He had to fight, he had to fight to get up and carve out a way to survive! When Tian Zhigao was cheering himself up, he suddenly smelled a burning smell.

Wang Shuifeng, who was standing there in a daze, yelled, turned around and ran outside, shouting, "It's all over! I'm cooking on the stove, oh my god..."

When Tian Zhigao heard that the rice was burnt, he was disappointed. The energy he had finally mustered was instantly drained away, and he collapsed on the chair: He had been hungry all day, and his stomach was rumbling, and the rice was burnt! Ten minutes later, Tian Zhigao was served a bowl of burnt and undercooked rice with half a piece of fermented bean curd. This was his dinner.

Wang Shuifeng also had the same bowl. She consoled Tian Zhigao apologetically, "I was busy today and couldn't cook. Tomorrow I'll go to the grocery store to buy some fresh vegetables and make delicious food for you."

Tian Zhigao no longer believed what his mother said. He just ate food without tasting the food, just to fill his stomach. He needed to replenish his strength and energy. When he could take care of himself completely, he would leave this home.

Until he succeeds in his career, he will not be disturbed by these family members.

Wang Shuifeng didn't hear her son's response. She thought he was complaining that she had burnt the rice. She felt uneasy and wanted to find a topic to cover it up. Suddenly she remembered that she had seen Meng Taohua today, so she hurriedly told Tian Zhigao:

"Mom saw Taohua today! You're right, she's not the real Meng Taohua, she must be a fox demon who stole Taohua's shell! She's dressed so brightly, her whole body is white and clean, her skin is so tender that you can pinch it to make water, and she can even drive a car by herself! How could the Taohua in the past know these things?"

Tian Zhigao paused: "Did you go to provoke her again?"

"No, I just saw her from a distance."

"Remember, the man she married is quite capable. We are no match for her. Don't confront her face to face, or she will keep thinking about it... I got divorced and lost my job. It was all because of her. When I have the ability in the future, I will come to avenge this."

"What? She's the one who caused your injury? Why don't you tell the police the truth?"

Tian Zhigao shook his head: "It's useless. This woman is smart and knowledgeable. She knows how to cling to the powerful and seek help. I can't see through her and I didn't guard against her... For now, we have to avoid her. Don't worry, I will control her one day. You just need to listen to me and don't provoke her!"

"I will chop her into pieces when that day comes!"

Wang Shuifeng already hated Meng Taohua. When she heard that her son's misfortune and injury were caused by Meng Taohua, and then thought of all the misfortunes in her own family, she was sure that it was Meng Taohua's mischief. Her eyes suddenly turned red, she gritted her teeth, and she hated him so much that she wanted to kill someone.

(End of this chapter)