Seeing her standing there, slapping her thighs and pounding her chest, made the whole family lose their appetite.
Seeing this, Old Man Zhou, the old woman's husband, put down his chopsticks and turned to look at her coldly.
"Alright, alright! Old woman, if you want to eat, come sit down and eat with us. If you don't want to eat, go back to your room and stay there."
You go back to your parents' house, and you won't even let your family eat? We finally get a chance to sit down and have a normal meal together, what are you doing?
"I'm making a fuss?! What am I making a fuss about? Old man, how dare you say I'm making a fuss? All these years I've worked so hard to take care of you, to give birth to your children, to take care of the house, and all I get in return is one sentence like 'I'm making a fuss'?"
After saying that, she turned to her sons and daughters-in-law.
"And you heartless bunch, have I ever wronged you? Why are you treating me like this? Huh!"
While I was visiting my parents, what were you all doing? Eating alone! Good heavens, my child, my daughter-in-law, are eating alone behind my back! Who will judge this for me…?
The old woman's eldest daughter-in-law couldn't stand it anymore. She hesitated for a long time before finally forcing herself to say something.
"Mother, please don't say that. We didn't eat it all by ourselves. We saved your share for you..."
Before he could finish his explanation, the old woman screamed and interrupted him.
"Shut up! Did I give you permission to speak? Since when has it become your place as an outsider to speak in this house?"
Seeing this, her other two daughters-in-law dared not speak, and the clever one had already quietly put the cakes in her pockets to hide them.
At this moment, the old woman's eldest son saw his wife's distress and quickly pulled her over.
"Mother, what are you saying? Xiulian has been married to me all these years, has she ever wronged you in any way?"
How can you say such things when your grandchildren are all grown up? Who are the outsiders? There are no outsiders in this house!
Unexpectedly, his words touched a nerve with the old woman, causing her to sit down on the ground and start crying, splashing water, and shouting.
"Retribution! Retribution! Heavens! Goddess Guanyin, open your eyes and look! This is the son I raised! He's married and forgotten his mother!"
"I raised you with so much care, only to have you treat me like this today? If I'd known you'd turn out like this, I should have thrown you into a latrine and drowned you!"
The old woman was so engrossed in her rant that she didn't even realize what she was saying, making the whole family turn pale.
Finally, Old Man Zhou slammed his hand on the table, the loud noise instantly silencing her wailing.
"Pan Wuya! Do you want to be paraded through the streets? Or do you want to go to jail? If you want to go, get out now and don't drag your family down with you!"
The old woman realized what she had just said and quickly shut up, but she still sat there wiping away her tears.
After waiting for a long time without hearing her husband scold her again, she started again.
"Who cooked this morning? Step forward, you old hag!"
Who taught you to cook like this? I'm asking you, are you going to be executed or are you on your deathbed? Huh?!
The three daughters-in-law of the Zhou family looked at each other, and none of them stepped forward, as their husbands shook their heads in signaling them to.
Finally, Old Man Zhou directly admitted it:
"Me! I gave them the cornmeal to make it, so what? What do you mean by 'last meal' or 'last meal'? Pan Wuya, don't be so rude."
"How is that offensive? How is that offensive? Is this how you live your life? Have you all forgotten what I've always said?"
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