Chu Jie had been observing the two brothers Chu Jun and Chu Min. Chu Min, not to mention, was obviously a reasonable man. However, when he saw Chu Jun trying to step forward when his grandmother was scolding his aunt, he shook his head in disappointment, thinking that this was just a confused person...
On the other side, Ma Cuihua and her four children and Zhang Ping and her children were all shocked by what Old Lady Chu did. They were all thinking that it seemed that the most powerful person in this family was not the mother-in-law/grandmother or Chu Tian/fourth uncle, but the grandmother/great-grandmother.
Liu Zhaodi struggled hard and finally snatched the broom from Old Lady Chu's hand and threw it to the ground. Her hair was disheveled and there were marks on her face from being hit by the broom, but she still kept shouting and refusing to give in.
"He's my son, and I have the freedom to treat him however I want. Now I hate myself for not pushing him into the piss bucket and drowning him! He's unlucky for his father, his mother, and his brothers. My third child could have been promoted to director, but because of him, because of him, he didn't get promoted! He deserves to die, he deserves to die!!!"
Chu Tian's face darkened when he heard this. Seeing that Old Madam Chu was shaking with anger, he hurried forward to support her and said softly, "Grandma, don't be angry about this. It's not worth it. Your grandson doesn't care anymore..."
When Mrs. Chu heard Chu Tian's words, tears immediately fell from her eyes. She hugged Chu Tian and burst into tears again, "My dear grandson, why is your life so miserable? Not only have you never seen your biological father since childhood, but you also met this confused mother. My dear grandson, wuwuwu..."
Among the team members who were watching the excitement were some elderly women. They all knew what kind of life Chu Tian had lived in the past ten years, and their eyes were red when they heard it.
The aunts and ladies who usually disliked Liu Zhaodi's behavior all stood up to speak for Chu Tian.
"Oh, sister-in-law, you don't know what Chu Tian has been living through these past ten years. To put it bluntly, his food, clothing, and shelter are worse than those of the pigs raised by our production team..."
"Yes, before last winter, Chu Tian was always the first one to go to work and the last one to leave during the busy farming season. His mother bullied him, and even his sister-in-law bullied him. They always made Chu Tian do all the farm work that they couldn't finish..."
"The main thing is to just do it, but I never got a single good word from you..."
"That's right, that Chu Lao San is different. Not only have I never seen him working in the fields, but he's also moved his household registration away since he went to teach at the regiment. Every year after the autumn harvest, he comes back and takes away cartloads of food... I even suspect he always takes away Chu Tian's food rations. Otherwise, how could Chu Tian have become so thin over the years?"
"Yes, although our regiment had a hard time at the beginning, no one has ever been as hungry as Chu Tian..."
"He's like this now, after the separation. I guess he can make his own decisions and have enough to eat, so he's gained some weight back. Otherwise..."
"Tsk tsk, in the past two years, the most pitiful people in our team were Chu Tian and his family of three... I think the son of Widow Zhang, who is also a widow like Liu Zhaodi, is not that pitiful."
"How can it be the same? Although Widow Zhang is also a widow, she treats her sons equally. Even when she married them off in the past two years, she gave them the same betrothal gifts. No one is owed anything..."
Liu Zhaodi's face turned pale upon hearing this. She pointed at the women gossiping and angrily shouted, "What are you all talking about? What do you know?"
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Chu Tian felt something was wrong when he heard Liu Zhaodi arguing with the women around and she brought up the incident of Liu Zhaodi mistreating him in the past.
Sure enough, Mrs. Chu, who had calmed down, became angry again after hearing this. She broke free from Chu Tian's arms, looked into Chu Tian's worried eyes, suppressed her anger, and said in a soft voice, "My dear grandson, go stand next to your brother Jie first. Grandma will be over soon..."
Chu Tian, "Milk..."
Old Mrs. Chu pulled the corners of her mouth, revealing an unpleasant smile, said "be good" and winked at Chu Jie who was standing not far away.
Chu Jie understood immediately, walked over, grabbed Chu Tian's arm and walked to the side, saying as he walked, "Xiao Shi, don't worry, I just told you, our grandma is amazing! In our hometown, none of the old ladies can beat our grandma!"
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Chu Tian looked at Chu Jie, speechless. He wanted to ask, "Is this something worth bragging about?" But he couldn't bring himself to ask. After all, why was the old lady so fierce at this moment? It was for him!
He couldn't have eaten the melon even though he knew it wasn't sweet, and then go around complaining about it being unsweet, right? Wouldn't that be the same ungrateful person as Chu Wen?
When Old Lady Chu saw Chu Jie pulling Chu Tian away, she immediately rushed towards Liu Zhaodi, who was still arguing with the onlookers, and threw her to the ground. She sat on her, grabbed her hair with one hand, and slapped her face with the other hand, catching Liu Zhaodi off guard.
Old Madam Chu was ruthless this time. She hadn't hit Liu Zhaodi very hard with the broom before. She had thought that Liu Zhaodi would admit her mistake and she would give her some face for the sake of her dead son and grandson. But now it seems that this person didn't know her fault even when she was about to die, and she was so stubborn that there was no need for her to give her any face.
Liu Zhaodi was pinned to the ground by Old Lady Chu and was stunned. Her face was instantly swollen and red, and only her eyes could be seen. Tears kept flowing down her face. She tried to push Old Lady Chu away with both hands but couldn't. She could only sob and shout, "Boss, Boss..."
Chu Jun, who was standing by, was frightened by the actions of Old Lady Chu. When he heard Liu Zhaodi calling out to him in pain, he subconsciously wanted to step forward, but then stopped. He did listen to what the second son Chu Min said, but seeing his own mother being beaten like this, he couldn't bear it and pulled Chu Min.
"Old, second brother, our mother..."
Is Chu Min feeling good? Not really! But who is to blame for all this? He can only blame his foolish mother. If it weren't for her inability to distinguish between good and evil, if she hadn't been so partial and a little fair, he wouldn't have watched his grandmother beat her.
Old Lady Chu was so angry that she couldn't help herself and kept beating Liu Zhaodi. The women who were watching saw that Liu Zhaodi's face was covered in blood. They were afraid that if she continued like this, someone would be killed, so they hurried forward to pull Old Lady Chu away.
At this moment, Old Lady Chu seemed to be as excited as if she had been injected with chicken blood. Although her arms were pulled by the women, she was still yelling and cursing.
"Liu Zhaodi, I'm telling you, I'm not done with you. I'll deal with you as long as you bully my grandson. Not only will I deal with you, I'll also deal with that jerk grandson Chu Wen!"
"Anyway, I don't care. I'm already that old, and I don't have many years left to live. But before I die, I want to teach you two black-hearted, conscienceless people a lesson on behalf of my dear grandson!"
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