Old Mrs. Sun could not bear the blow. Already so tall, she collapsed and fainted on the heated kang bed.
Zhao Dashu was startled and jumped up from the stool. Had he gone too far? Was his mother's tolerance so low now?
He touched his nose; he was still breathing. He was glad he wasn't dead. He didn't want people to say he'd angered his mother to death.
He didn't call a doctor, but instead pinched Old Sun's philtrum a few times.
The old woman cried out in pain and involuntarily opened her eyes...
Seeing her unfilial son and remembering his rebellious words, Old Madam Sun glared at him with eyes blazing with fury.
I've always said I'm tough; a little setback won't hurt me at all.
"Mom, don't glare at me. I'm doing this for your own good. You're already so old and can't move around much, why are you still bothering with the showerhead? Can't you just give me a break?"
Old Mrs. Sun, her eyes red-rimmed, remained silent, only staring at him.
Zhao Dashu rubbed his nose. Fine, the old lady is angry right now, so he won't get in her way. He'll give her some time to sort things out herself.
"You should rest well. Just ask them to make whatever you want to eat or drink. Our whole family will come to see you tomorrow. I'm sure you know what to say and do."
Old Mrs. Sun just stubbornly glared at Zhao Dashu. If she weren't unable to move and if she didn't have to rely on him, she would have wanted to get up and tear him apart.
The last time she was this angry and heartbroken was when Sanzhuzi pushed her down.
What a tragedy! Why did she give birth to such a troublesome child?
Old man, did you see that? She's living such a miserable life all by herself. Those three bastards aren't filial at all; they're all jerks, all big jerks!
After saying what he needed to say, Zhao Dashu immediately packed his bags and left. He knew his mother well enough to know that she would always make the best choice for herself.
At most, she'll throw a tantrum and yell at him after she leaves. It doesn't matter if she doesn't hear it; she's already badmouthed him behind his back plenty of times.
As for the rest, it doesn't matter. With the Huang family around, I'm sure I'm safe. I definitely won't let myself get angry.
After everyone left, Old Sun started smashing things. She threw everything on the bedside table to the ground, including her own quilt and pillow.
When Madam Huang and the others came in, they said, "Old lady, what are you doing? Even if it's something important, you shouldn't ruin yourself like this, right?"
As he spoke, he picked up the blanket, dusted it off, and covered her up again. The others were also picking things up.
It seems she's really angry; she doesn't even want her favorite snacks anymore.
"Unfilial son, bastard, beast, wicked creature!"
"You bastard!"
They hurled all sorts of nasty things at them, and the others could only pretend not to hear them.
"How dare he threaten me, you bastard! I'm his own mother, his own mother!"
The women who served her remained silent. They said that the old lady was ungrateful and didn't appreciate her good fortune. She was just making trouble for herself instead of enjoying her good life.
You couldn't find a son as good as the Third Master even with a lantern.
It's just that she herself is not satisfied, and her demands are really a bit excessive.
"Grandma, don't be angry. Did you forget what the doctor said about not getting angry? Actually, Third Master is really filial, compared to the other two..."
"Because he cares about his reputation and is trying to build it up. If it weren't for the fact that he passed the imperial examination and became a scholar, do you think he would still care about me?"
Since you already know everything, why are you making such a fuss now?
People say it's good to be a little confused, isn't it better to be a little confused?
"He doesn't want to take me to the prefectural city, he doesn't want to!"
"Grandma, you're in such a condition that it's not even convenient for us to take you to the courtyard to sunbathe. It seems like it will take more than a month to get to the prefectural city by carriage. So, what are you going there for?"
"Am I wrong to want to go and see?"
It's not wrong, it's just completely unreasonable, okay?
"His filial piety was all for show, just to make people say how filial Zhao Dashu was."
"But old lady, even if he's just pretending, he's still the most filial of all your children, isn't he? Without him, you wouldn't have the good life you have now."
We've seen it clearly these past two years in our service to you; the other masters don't care about you as much as the Third Master. Perhaps he was a bit anxious today, which is why he spoke so harshly, but he's actually very filial to you.
"Filial piety my ass! He just thinks I'm a nuisance and doesn't want to serve me. He just wants to give me some money to get rid of me."
The other two weren't unwilling to give me money; they simply had no money and no other option.
If they had money, they would probably shower her with it, but unfortunately, she has no money and her pockets are empty.
The women fell silent. That's just how the old lady is; when she's unhappy, she starts cursing and swearing, but she calms down once she's done.
Old Mrs. Sun kept nagging and cursing Zhao Dashu for being heartless, while Zhao Xiucai sneezed several times on his way home.
"The old lady still has a bad temper; it seems she won't die anytime soon."
Before, I saw that she was so fat that her face trembled when she spoke, and I was wondering if Xiao Lei could take the exam if she couldn't make it. Now it seems that she can probably live for another four or five years.
Old Mrs. Sun's insults became increasingly offensive, until the three women finally shut up, no longer wanting to listen to her.
Once she had vented her anger, she calmed down and realized that she could never go to the capital city. Her dream was shattered, and she would never see its prosperity again in this lifetime.
The old woman sobbed softly, looking extremely heartbroken.
The three of them didn't want to talk to her. To be honest, they couldn't stand it anymore. This person was truly selfish and only cared about herself. She was also very talkative. They had never heard of someone scolding their own son like that.
If the Third Master heard this, he would definitely ignore her and would never support her.
Nobody knows anything about him.
That's a terrible thing!
After crying, Old Sun blew her nose. She knew that after crying and feeling bad, life still had to go on. She knew that she could only go along with Zhao Dashu and had no other choice. Her other two sons were even worse now.
They all don't want to raise her anymore. They often say they can't afford to raise her, that they don't have money at home, etc. In short, one, two, three of them are all karmic debts. If only they had known, they would have all been punished back then.
If it weren't for them, she wouldn't be lying here.
The more Old Mrs. Sun thought about it, the angrier she became, and in a fit of rage, she fainted again.
"old lady?!"
Zhao Dashu had barely settled into his seat when he was called back home.
Song and Zhao Xiaoyu looked at each other. Didn't their husband say he had fainted and was woken up by her pinching him? How come he fainted again?
The old lady has quite a temper. What did Dad say to make her so angry?
I have to say, Dad can be pretty amazing sometimes; most people can't beat him. Even Grandma, who's no ordinary person, couldn't beat him. Dad is invincible.
When the family arrived, the old lady seemed to have already woken up.
"Mom, what happened to your philtrum? Who pinched it?"
Zhao Laosan and his family paused, standing at the doorway and listening intently.
"I don't know, maybe the person serving me pinched me in a hurry when they saw I was unconscious."
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