The insulated container wasn't sealed properly, and when it was just thrown away, all the soup and liquid inside spilled all over Ji Xiaoxiao. She was completely soaked.
Originally, everyone only had a 60-70% belief in Ji Xiaoxiao's one-man rule, but after seeing Li Lanhua's tantrum, their belief immediately rose to 100%.
Ji Xiaoxiao knows that "too much is as bad as too little" and "filial piety is of paramount importance." Sometimes, showing a little weakness can be more effective in influencing people's hearts than any truth.
As expected, Ji Xiaoxiao did not make any move at this moment. She remained quiet, blank, silent, and motionless. No one heard her, but tears were already streaming down her face. Her despair and helplessness infected everyone present.
"Li Lanhua, are you crazy?" The person who spoke was Ji Xiaoxiao's bedmate. Her silver hair was neatly combed, and her wrinkled face couldn't hide her bright eyes.
Ji Xiaoxiao thought to herself, "What a shrewd old man."
Li Lanhua looked in the direction of the voice and was startled. "Aunt Zhao, what are you doing here?"
"Why can't I stay here?" Aunt Zhao struggled to get out of bed and staggered over to Li Lanhua. "I thought you were a good person when you were young, how come you've become more and more confused as you get older?"
Aunt Zhao chatted with Li Lanhua for a long time, pointing out all the bad things about Li Lanhua, but she didn't say a word about Zhang Xiaoxiao's matter.
Ji Xiaoxiao endured Li Lanhua's brutal torture of being drenched in sweat, all to show everyone how Zhang Xiaoxiao lived under Li Lanhua's thumb, to reveal Li Lanhua's true character, and to demonstrate that Zhang Xiaoxiao wasn't disrespectful to her elders. Zhang Xiaoxiao died carrying the stigma of "disrespecting elders." To complete her mission, Ji Xiaoxiao had to remove that label. Just when success seemed imminent, a shrewd maneuver appeared, infuriating Ji Xiaoxiao, yet she took no action. The affairs of the older generation were not for her, a junior, to interfere in.
Zhao Da Niang scolded Li Lanhua for most of the day until her mouth was dry before she finally let her go.
Just then, Wang Da'an rushed over. Seeing his mother's tear-filled eyes, still unaware of the cause and effect of the matter, he picked on the weakest link and pointed at Ji Xiaoxiao, cursing, "Well, Zhang Xiaoxiao, you've bullied my mother again while I was away. You vicious woman, I must have been blind to have fallen for you."
“I bullied your mother, Wang Da’an, you never even asked me before pinning all the blame on me. Look at me like this, ask the others if I bullied your poor mother?” Ji Xiaoxiao spread her arms to show off the soup all over her body, and then pointed to the bright-eyed crowd around her.
Wang Da'an gently comforted Li Lanhua, but his eyes didn't miss the unfriendly glances from those around them. The mistake had been made; the sea of suffering was endless, and they could only repeat it.
“My mother may have some faults in her words and actions, but Zhang Xiaoxiao, you are her daughter-in-law, so you should be filial to my mother, understand her, tolerate her, and absolutely not disobey her.” After studying for a few years, Wang Da’an’s stern manner became more and more serious.
Ji Xiaoxiao lowered her head, sobbing softly for a few moments. Then, she suddenly raised her head, her eyes sharp, as if engulfed in flames. "Wrong words or actions? Li Lanhua is vicious. She beats and scolds me all the time, but my child... my child, my child is innocent! Wang Da'an, you are the biological father of the child in my womb. Because of your good mother, he left this world before he could even see it. Do you know how much my heart aches? Wang Da'an, do you know how much my heart aches?" Ji Xiaoxiao poked her chest, her crazed face heartbreaking to behold.
After all, it was his own child, his first child, and Wang Da'an genuinely longed for its arrival. Now that the child was gone, how could Wang Da'an not be heartbroken? Wang Da'an knew Zhang Xiaoxiao perfectly well; Zhang Xiaoxiao had said that Li Lanhua was responsible for his child's early death, and Wang Da'an didn't doubt her. If Zhang Xiaoxiao had behaved herself, Wang Da'an would have talked to his mother properly, and he would have loved and cherished Zhang Xiaoxiao even more; the two of them could have many children together in the future. But Zhang Xiaoxiao didn't follow his script, clinging tightly to his mother. For his mother's sake, Wang Da'an resolutely abandoned the outsider Zhang Xiaoxiao.
"I know, how could I not know? But, Xiaoxiao, you can't blame others for your own mistakes." Wang Da'an dumped all the blame on Zhang Xiaoxiao.
Ji Xiaoxiao didn't argue with Wang Da'an, but said with a sorrowful expression, "Wang Da'an, are you trying to force me to die?"
"Xiaoxiao..." Before Wang Da'an could finish speaking, Aunt Zhao interrupted, "Alright, this is a hospital, what kind of noise are you making?"
Just as Wang Da'an was about to do something, he moved his body, clearly because Li Lanhua had stopped him.
Ji Xiaoxiao glanced sideways at Aunt Zhao, so angry she felt like she was going to vomit blood. "It's her again."
Faced with Wang Da'an's fabricated accusations, Ji Xiaoxiao remained silent, saying only, "Wang Da'an, are you trying to force me to die?" Her words spoke volumes. Her mother had caused her daughter's miscarriage, and her husband blamed her without any explanation. This heartbroken woman felt that only death could prove her innocence. Ji Xiaoxiao was prepared; if Wang Da'an said another word, she would smash the kettle on the cabinet beside her, pick up the shards of glass, and slit her wrists. Her mother-in-law and husband were driving their daughter-in-law to her death—this was a serious matter. Of course, sacrificing her life for two scoundrels was utterly pointless, but the circumstances were perfect for Ji Xiaoxiao: a hospital. A wrist-cutting accident? Early treatment meant a quick recovery; aside from some bleeding, it wasn't a big deal. Ji Xiaoxiao was confident she could take down Li Lanhua and Wang Da'an in one fell swoop. However, Aunt Zhao's unexpected attack caught Ji Xiaoxiao completely off guard.
Ji Xiaoxiao's plan once again crumbled under Zhao Da Niang's hands.
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