This is just taking advantage of the child's small age and inability to speak. It's not that I'm trying to think the worst, but this isn't just abandoning the child; it's abuse, isn't it? They're clearly aiming to leave the child to fend for themselves.
In this weather, if a baby who is only a few months old spends the night on the mountain, how will he survive?
Besides crying, she can't even roll over properly.
"The mountain is so far away, and there aren't many people who go up there to collect firewood anyway. It's just that those few children are diligent; otherwise, by the time the patrol finds it, it will be at the earliest the next day. By then, even if they do find it, it will probably be too late."
Jian Dan never expected that so many things would happen in the month or so she was gone.
"To be honest, I can't believe that something like this could happen in the military region. Even if they don't have the awareness to do it, it's still a human life. Did they think that if they threw it on the mountain, no one would find out that they were the ones who did it?"
Surely the educated youth wouldn't be an illiterate person who doesn't understand the law?
The Qi family that Jiang Ping told me about—that family has a wicked mother-in-law. But this family, the parents-in-law sound so reasonable!
Mingzhu sneered.
"It's probably only because the elders were reasonable that they raised such a willful and arrogant daughter-in-law."
"So, does this mean those two lovers really did end up together?"
Before they could come up with many possibilities, they heard that the child's grandparents had arrived.
The two exchanged a glance, both becoming interested.
When they arrived, the atmosphere was already quite lively; in fact, they must have already had a bit of a fight and some back and forth.
At first glance, they were just two ordinary elderly people from the countryside, their bodies hunched over, their faces deeply lined, their hair gray, and their hands cracked.
But his eyes were very bright, especially now, his big eyes were bloodshot, and you could tell he was furious.
As soon as they went inside, they saw the old woman slap them hard across the face.
"Tell me, where is my granddaughter?"
Liu Yulan was stunned by the blow and it took her a while to recover.
"Mom, that's my daughter too, my own child,"
"I told you, don't call me Mom, and don't say anything useless."
The old lady was a straightforward person; her eyes reddened, but she didn't cry or make a fuss.
“When the accident happened, you said that you couldn’t let go of him and wanted to stay here. You said you would give birth to the child, and we believed you.”
After the child was born, didn't I say that you are still young and if you want to go to another family, we will not stop you. I will take the child back. He is my son's child, and we will raise him. What did you say?
You said this is your child, and you cried as soon as I said I would take him away. What did I say?
I said as long as the child is well, the two of us old folks won't say anything, we won't ask for money or anything else, right?
How did you agree to that? Huh?
If you don't want to raise the child properly, then give him back to us. He's the only bloodline my son left behind; you may not care, but we do.
She didn't lay a hand on the old lady, but the old lady's angry expression frightened Liu Yulan so much that she hugged her shoulders and backed away.
Her family members managed to persuade and coax the old lady to calm down, but Liu Yulan remained stubborn and unhappy.
“That’s my child, the flesh of my body. Is it wrong for me to keep him by my side? Besides, I never expected that having a child alone would cause so much trouble. The child is also very immature, always crying and making a fuss. I can’t even get a good night’s sleep.”
The old lady exploded again upon hearing this.
"If you don't want her, give her to me! I told you, if you don't want to raise her, just make a phone call and we'll come and take the child away. Why are you tormenting her like this? She's your own flesh and blood! Are you heartless?"
Liu Yulan pouted, no longer afraid.
"How can you blame me? Who told her to lose a piece of flesh? What's the use of raising her? She's just a little girl. What can I expect from her in the future? I have to find a way out for myself, don't I?"
Your son kicked the bucket and abandoned everything, leaving me, a widow heavily pregnant, all alone. Do you think it's easy for me?
If you have to blame someone, blame her for not being born into the right family. If she were a boy, I would definitely prioritize him above all else without hesitation. I would save every penny of this money for him and be willing to cook meat for him every day.
The old lady was so angry that she wanted to reach out again.
"Shut up, shut up! Don't talk about my son!"
My son loves girls the most. If my son were still alive, this would be his little darling.
You, you, you are not worthy to be my granddaughter's mother at all!
This old lady probably doesn't usually use her sharp tongue or cause trouble for others, but perhaps the environment and atmosphere made her hesitant, not wanting to embarrass her son. Her insults weren't as fluent as they used to be, and she ended up getting quite angry herself.
"You, you, give my granddaughter back to me. From now on, she won't have you as her mother. You can go wherever you want. I'd rather she only have her grandparents than have a mother like you who doesn't treat her like her daughter."
Liu Yulan, from the moment you entered this family, I have never mistreated you. I wouldn't say I treat you like my own daughter, but I have never mistreated you.
I know you sleep in late all day, curse people, and complain that he's useless. I've tolerated it all, but I haven't said anything to you, have I?
If he's willing, I won't say anything. But as soon as I heard he found a job, I quickly told you both to pack up and come over. I was thinking that if you make money and have another child, your relationship will be better.
I didn't ask you to mail your wages back to me.
"What else are you dissatisfied with? Why do you hate my granddaughter so much?"
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