Upon hearing this, Liu Cuie began to struggle frantically.
“Ouyang Zhenyu, how could you treat your adoptive mother like this? You deserve to die a horrible death. Your father and I raised you, after all.”
Whatever we've done, we've done right by you. If it weren't for us, you would be dead long ago.
How could you be so heartless? Your father entrusted his younger siblings to you before he died, and this is how you treat us?
You'll be struck by lightning! You'll be cursed! You're so unfilial, you deserve to be abandoned by your parents!
A loud crack.
Liu Cuie was slapped hard across the face, so hard that she was knocked to the ground.
Everyone was startled, and the doctors and nurses nearby quickly helped the person up.
Liu Cuie's lips were swollen from being slapped, and her entire face swelled up instantly.
Just as she was about to burst into tears, she looked up and met the eyes of Old Mrs. Ouyang.
Old Mrs. Ouyang's eyes were sharp, as if she wanted to devour someone.
"How dare you bully my son? Don't you know the bad things you've done?"
Why did my son end up in your house?
What kind of life do you lead in your family? Don't you know the answer in your heart?
"You still have the nerve to come here and ask for filial piety? Fine, if you want to be filial, I'll be filial to you on behalf of Ouyang Zhenyu."
"Who...who are you?"
Liu Cuie saw that the elderly woman was full of energy.
That slap stunned Liu Cuie.
"Who am I? Don't you know who I am?"
I am Ouyang Zhenyu's biological mother. Don't you want him to be filial?
I will be filial to you on his behalf. You raised my son. I should be grateful to you. Come, let me be filial to you.
Grandma Ouyang rolled up her sleeves and rushed forward, startling Liu Cuie into taking two steps back.
She almost fell to the ground again, but the doctors and nurses rushed over and stopped her.
"Grandma, Grandma, please don't hit her. She's so old. Let's talk things out. There's no need to resort to violence."
"Grandma Ouyang pointed angrily at Liu Cuie and said..."
"You know perfectly well what you did."
Others may not know, but surely you know it in your heart?
What goes around comes around. If you want to talk about conscience, examine your own conscience.
I'm telling you, you raised Ouyang Zhenyu, and you want him to be filial to you? Fine, I'll be filial to you on his behalf. You can make him be filial however you want.
However, as long as I am his biological mother, I cannot let my son suffer any injustice; I will do all the filial piety for him.
"Don't you want him to be filial? Come on, let me help."
Looking at the fierce eyes of Old Madam Ouyang, Liu Cuie trembled inwardly. This was no filial piety at all. If she had encountered this old lady, she would have died at her hands.
You should know that back in the day, Grandma Ouyang was a renowned female warrior with two guns in the army.
As expected, Liu Cuie could only slink away from the hospital with her daughter.
Grandma Ouyang, holding Ouyang Zhenyu's hand, addressed the onlookers who had gathered around,
"Alright, stop watching. My own son is suffering in someone else's house."
It was all for the purpose of raising him, supporting his younger siblings, and letting his younger siblings leech off him.
Now that I, his own mother, have actually found him, I'll make sure anyone who tries to bully my son suffers.
Want my son to be filial? No way! I, as his own mother, will be the first to object.
With Old Madam Ouyang's intervention, all the rumors came to an abrupt end.
Ouyang Zhenyu felt a lump in his throat, thinking of the maternal love he had longed for most in both his lives.
Right here, I watched my biological mother protect me like that.
Ouyang Zhenyu placed his hand on Old Mrs. Ouyang's shoulder.
If he only felt warmth towards the Ouyang family before, now he feels a sense of belonging.
It turns out there really are people in the world who love me.
It is the maternal love I longed for in my past life, and the care of my relatives that I have always dreamed of.
Grandma Ouyang patted her son's hand.
He said softly,
"Don't be afraid, Zhenyu, as long as Mom is here."
No one can bully you.
I lost you because of Mom, but I will never let you suffer again.
Do whatever you want, live however you want. You're my son, so you shouldn't be wronged.
The mother and son understood each other without saying a word.
Liu Cuie covered her face, which was swollen like a small mountain, and glared fiercely at the military hospital.
"That bastard!"
"Ouyang Zhenyu, how dare you treat your adoptive mother like that! You'll be struck by lightning!"
"Mom, what do we do now? We're starving. If we don't bring the food back today, our whole family will go hungry."
Jiang Yuping stomped her feet in anger, having hoped that things would improve somewhat today.
The work points they earned weren't even enough for them to eat.
Seeing all my hopes dashed means I'll have to go hungry again today. I can manage missing one or two meals, but what about the rest of the time?
They can't just starve to death.
Liu Cuie felt anxious when she thought of her son and daughter. Things had come to this point, and she couldn't let her family really starve to death.
Liu Cuie's eyes darted around.
“I have a plan. I’m going to make Ouyang Zhenyu bleed a lot. He doesn’t want to fulfill his filial duties, does he? Then I’ll find someone else to do it.”
Jiang Yuping looked at her mother with some worry and said,
"Mom, my older brother is now..."
"Don't call him 'big brother,' he's not your big brother, you're not related by blood at all."
And he doesn't even remember to help you out when he has money; how dare you call him "big brother"?
"Alright, Ouyang Zhenyu is no ordinary person now. We can't afford to offend him. If we really provoke Ouyang Zhenyu, we'll be in trouble."
None of us are having a good time.
You forgot, we can't even get the entire brigade out of the village.
Liu Cuie recalled the mistreatment she had suffered these past few days; the brigade treated her family of three like thieves.
If it weren't for the trick she and her daughter used this time, they wouldn't have been able to slip away at all.
The thought that all of this was because of Ouyang Zhenyu made the effort to intervene was heartbreaking. If it weren't for Ouyang Zhenyu's intervention, they wouldn't have suffered such injustice.
Liu Cuie hardened her heart and said,
"Don't be afraid, Mom is here. Don't worry, we promise we'll have enough to eat tomorrow."
Liu Cuie may not have been very fond of Ouyang Zhenyu.
However, she still cares deeply for her own children and would do anything for them.
To be precise, Liu Cuie was a good mother, but unfortunately not a good adoptive mother.
Jiang Yuping was a little worried, but thinking about the days of hunger, she could only listen to her mother.
It was late at night and everyone was asleep.
Liu Cuie quietly slipped into the nursery.
These days, even after giving birth in a hospital, the baby is still placed in a nursery for unified management.
It was obvious that the nurse on duty had slipped away, giving Liu Cuie an opportunity.
Liu Cuie left furtively, carrying a baby in her arms.
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