Many things flashed before her eyes. Time has passed, and now she is also a fifty-year-old woman.

Even if there was something wrong with the old lady during her lifetime, it has been many years ago.

Su Xiaoluo pulled Fu Shaoting back a step, and with one hand she made a gesture, and a golden lotus flower bloomed.

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In the old house, an old woman sat in the empty room. No one listened to her nagging, and no one did work for her.

She drank porridge and had no appetite.

After the daughter-in-law moved out of the house in a huff, she never came back. Even if she came, she would just look around the yard, and even before she could scold him, she would have left.

She misses her grandchildren.

But she was too embarrassed to say it, so she could only wait for Fu Wei to come back and tell her about Zheng Baozhen's abominations.

Her heart ached slightly, and she lay down on the bed without finishing her meal.

When Fu Wei came back, he asked directly, "Mom, I heard from Baozhen that you are not feeling well. Do you need to go to the hospital for a checkup?"

"What are you looking at? Seeing you makes me feel better. What does she know? All she does is spend money all day long!" The old lady was so happy to see her son that she felt all her health problems were gone.

She began to recite, listing out all of Zheng Baozhen's crimes like a treasure trove.

Fu Wei felt a little irritated after hearing this. Men are different from women. They don't like these trivial household chores.

After listening to a few sentences, he made an excuse and left.

The old lady stood at the door and sighed loudly. When she got old, no one wanted to listen to her nagging.

Day after day, every evening the old lady could see Zheng Baozhen and Zhang Ma passing by the yard.

Mother Zhang urged: "Why don't you go in and take a look?"

Zheng Baozhen said, "Forget it, the children are still waiting for us. If I go in, it will only make the old man angry."

I am angry, but I can't just ignore it.

Zheng Baozhen and Zhang's mother brought some snacks and placed them on the table in the yard.

The old lady looked at Zheng Baozhen with deep regret. She had a bad personality and didn't get along well with her neighbors. In the research institute, her favorite hobby was to teach Zheng Baozhen.

Because when she was young, her mother-in-law also taught her the same thing. Even if she was angry, she didn't run away!

The way of thinking is different.

The mother-in-law was pestered for a long time, but the daughter-in-law didn't buy it and ran away.

The old lady was angry and did not bring the 꺶늵떚 into the house.

At night, there was thunder and lightning outside, and it looked like it was going to rain. The old lady was thinking about the house in the yard and was about to go out when she suddenly felt a terrible pain in her heart.

At that moment, she realized she was very wrong.

As she was fading away, she saw someone anxiously opening the door and calling her name.

"Mom!"

Zheng Baozhen shouted anxiously, and together with Zhang's mother, she sent the old lady to the hospital.

The old lady was in the air, watching her son and daughter-in-law quarreling over her departure.

She wanted to speak, but she couldn't.

"My mom just nags a little bit, why can't you stand it at all?"

"I asked you to take your mother to get checked out, why didn't you go? Are you trying to pass the buck now?"

The two complained to each other, and the rift between them became the widest at that moment, so that they became more and more indifferent afterwards.

"It's all my fault."

An old voice rang in the ears of Fu Wei and Zheng Baozhen.

They all raised their heads at the same time.

An old man stood there, his face full of guilt.

She said, "It's my fault. I brought Wei up by myself. When I saw you two getting along so well, I always felt a sense of loss. So I often sowed discord between you and Baozhen and said bad things about her behind her back. I was also very picky about Baozhen. I deserve this retribution."

"Wei, you are not allowed to blame Baozhen anymore. It's my fault. I have no fault to make things difficult for her. She is kind-hearted. She still often brings me food and looks after me in front of me."

"She is also worried about me. As a daughter-in-law, she is even more qualified than you are at this moment."

A man has great ambitions, and Fu Wei is no exception, his mind is entirely focused on his career.

He had no time to take care of his mother's emotional problems, let alone take care of others. He was even perfunctory and refused to take his mother for a checkup when Zheng Baozhen asked him to.

He was filled with regret, tears welling up in his eyes. He knelt on the ground, kowtowed hard, and said, "Mom, I'm sorry, I am an unfilial son."

I want to support my parents but they are not around.

What Fu Wei hated the most in his heart was himself. He couldn't accept that he didn't send his mother for a check-up.

He has been putting the blame on Zheng Baozhen, and also wanted to make himself feel better.

But the fact is that the feeling of regret tormented him all the time and made him unable to face Zheng Baozhen.

The old lady sighed and said, "I didn't go for a check-up myself. If I caused you two to become strangers because of me, I would feel uneasy."

Zheng Baozhen looked at the old lady's face. She had been chanting sutras and praying for blessings every day over the years, just for the old lady.

She asked herself countless times, if she could have been more patient at that time, would the old man have left in a different way?

This has always been a knot in her heart.

"sorry."

The old lady and Zheng Baozhen spoke in unison, and both of them were stunned.

The old lady said softly, "Baozhen, you have been wronged. This is not your fault. I didn't give birth to you or raise you, but you still took care of my feelings and tolerated me for so long. My death is destined by heaven and cannot be changed. My biggest concern is for you two."

Zheng Baozhen clenched her fists.

She and Fu Wei had been in a cold war for so many years. If she said she hated him, she would definitely say she didn't blame him, but that would definitely be a lie.

She said, "As long as you don't blame us."

The old lady shook her head and said, "Don't blame me, I've figured it out. When you get old, you should learn to keep your mouth shut. A family needs mutual tolerance. Baozhen, please don't blame Fu Wei, okay?"

The old lady still hopes that her son will have someone who understands her in his later years.

Fu Wei has a bad temper. He has been in the army all year round and is not close to children.

Zheng Baozhen's face was filled with tears, and for a moment he seemed to have relieved something, but the time that had passed could never be recovered.

Will she continue this marriage that is in name only?

Fu Wei looked at Zheng Baozhen, as if he had noticed something, and he suddenly spoke while standing there.

"Mom, don't force her."

"For so many years, the two of us have tortured each other."

"Whatever she chooses, I agree with her."

Fu Wei expressed his attitude. When he saw his mother, he faced his guilt.

I also realized how much I had wronged Zheng Baozhen over the years.

Zheng Baozhen looked at him, feeling an inexplicable feeling in her heart. Actually, Fu Wei must be tired too!

Wait until the children are married.

Then both of us will be liberated.

The old lady sighed and wanted to say something more.

"The time has come." Su Xiaoluo said.

"Take good care of yourself, take care of your father, take good care of the children and Baozhen!" the old lady hurriedly warned.

The wind blew, and the ashes of the burnt paper money rolled all over the ground, tumbling and mixing with the soil and disappearing.

Just like the past, although it has passed, the memory remains.