Chapter 458 Old Mrs. Chen is kicked out
March is a time of awakening for all things, and also a good time for farming and planting.
After getting up, the villagers of Lianhua Village carried their tools and went to the fields to plow.
If a family raised cattle, they would drive the cattle down to plow the fields.
The entire village, young and old, is busy with spring planting. The seeds were sown a few days ago during the Qingming Festival.
Once the seedlings have grown, they can be transplanted into the rice paddies.
Compared to other families, the Chen family seemed rather lazy.
Wang Zhi got up early as usual.
First, go outside to cut fresh grass and scatter it into the fishpond, and while you're at it, pick some wild vegetables and gather some firewood.
After returning home, he saw Li Chongniang getting up with the children and began preparing breakfast.
"Woman, where are your grandmother and Zhuzi? Aren't they up yet?" Wang Zhi squatted in front of the stove, preparing to start a fire to cook porridge.
Li Chongniang, who had been smiling at Chen Siyu, lost some of her smile upon hearing the words "Grandma" and said, "I don't know how long Grandma wants to sleep. What can I, as her granddaughter-in-law, say?"
In the end, both Chen Ergou and Yunniang were found guilty of their affair and imprisoned in the county jail.
Old Mrs. Chen, claiming she was old and had no one to rely on, caused a scene in the village for quite some time. Finally, Chen, the village head, had no choice but to seek Wang Zhi's opinion.
The Chen family's children were unaware of Chen Ergou's father and Wang Zhi's husband, and some of their daughters had married into other villages.
Since Old Mrs. Chen was from her maternal family, she couldn't very well take her great-grandson Chen Zhu to live with her daughter's husband's family. So she could only consider Wang Zhi, whose husband had died.
The Chen family didn't want to agree to this, but Old Mrs. Chen was meddlesome and talkative.
Whenever anything happens at home, she always brings up her elders' experience and says a few words, as if you'll suffer if you don't listen to her.
In the end, it was only after Wan Qiqi and Chen Yongnian discussed it together that they decided to let Old Madam Chen move in.
But the premise is that she is not allowed to cause trouble, and she is not allowed to interfere in what the Chen family does. Otherwise, she will be sent back to where she came from, and she should not blame them, the younger generation, for turning their backs on her without mercy.
Thinking that with so many people to serve her, Old Mrs. Chen agreed and moved into the Chen family home with Chen Zhu.
She acted like she was of a higher generation, waiting to be eaten, drunk, and die in the Chen family... The final "waiting to die" was what Li Chongniang said.
The hatred of childbirth can be remembered for a lifetime, and this was the case for Li Chongniang.
Since Mrs. Chen moved in, she has never given her a kind look, and she doesn't even let the old lady touch her daughter.
Old Mrs. Chen wanted to teach him a lesson, but Chen Yongxing stopped her, and Li Chongniang even brought up Wan Qiqi's words, so she had no choice but to swallow her anger.
However, the conflicts between the two have almost never stopped, and they always have a few words to say to each other every day.
Just like now, when Old Mrs. Chen heard Li Chongniang's words, she said coldly, "I'm not like some people who sleep until the sun is high in the sky and have their mothers-in-law serve them!"
She led Chen Zhu out of the courtyard, carrying a bamboo basket filled with fresh wild vegetables.
Li Chongniang, with a stern face, snorted coldly and said, "It's better for Grandma to stay at home. Let us do these chores. If she falls down somewhere, it's not so bad if she dies, but it's much more painful to be half-dead!"
"Li Chongniang!" Old Mrs. Chen gritted her teeth in anger and said fiercely, "You little bitch, how dare you curse me to die! You ungrateful little thing, if it weren't for my helping the Chen family back then, there wouldn't be the Chen family we have today..."
Perhaps because Old Mrs. Chen was speaking too loudly, Chen Siyu, whom Li Chongniang was holding, pouted and burst into tears.
"Waaaaah~ Waaaaah~ Waaaah~" The sound of crying echoed in the courtyard, drowning out Old Mrs. Chen's cursing, as if she was standing up for her mother.
Seeing her daughter crying, Li Chongniang quickly picked her up and paced around the yard, trying to soothe her, "Siyu, be good~ Siyu, don't cry~ Mother is alright, don't worry about this old lady, we'll be fine..."
Then, she glanced at Old Mrs. Chen and said, "Grandma, I know you dislike the daughter I gave birth to, but she is still a member of the Chen family. No matter how much you dislike me, you shouldn't be so harsh on your great-granddaughter!"
Old Mrs. Chen's face turned pale and then red. Just as she was about to argue, she heard footsteps coming from the doorway.
“Grandma, you don’t like the daughter born to Insect Mother, but she is still your great-granddaughter. Don’t always target her like this.”
As Chen Yongxing spoke, he put down the bucket in his hand, quickly washed his hands, took Chen Siyu from Li Chongniang's hands, and patiently coaxed her.
During this time, Old Mrs. Chen kept silent because she saw Wan Qiqi return.
She could say a few words to anyone in the family, but she couldn't say anything to Wan Qiqi, couldn't offend her, and even had to swallow her pride to coax her.
However, when she greeted him with a smile, wanting to go over and say a few words, Wan Qiqi bypassed her and went straight into the house.
The smile on Old Mrs. Chen's face finally froze and collapsed. She muttered under her breath, "What kind of person is she? Is this how she treats her elders? Even if she's good at business, if she doesn't respect her elders, she'll only be despised by the world."
Whether the other person heard her or not, they stopped in their tracks and stood motionless at the doorway.
After coaxing Chen Siyu back to Li Chongniang, Chen Yongxing immediately said, "Grandma, you should say less. My sister-in-law is already unhappy about the wasteland, so please stop nagging!"
"Chen Yongxing, I am your grandmother, how dare you speak to me like that?" Old Mrs. Chen pounded her cane.
Startled, Chen Zhu immediately dodged to the side and shrank into Wang Zhi's arms.
“Mother, let’s go inside and talk. It’s broad daylight, don’t let people laugh at us,” Wang Zhi said to Old Mrs. Chen.
"What a joke? Isn't the Chen family a joke by now?" Old Mrs. Chen said coldly, her eyes filled with anger. "I said it before, land reclamation is not a good thing, it shouldn't be done! Now look what's happened, so much effort was put in, and nothing has been accomplished!"
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