Speechless after being rebuked by Xiao Jingchuan, Yao's face turned pale and then red. After a long silence, she resorted to her old trick and said in a feigned aggrieved tone, "Chuan'er! You misunderstood me. I was just worried that your uncle's life would be in danger if he dragged on for too long!"
Xiao Jingchuan sneered inwardly. He knew that Yao Shi didn't really care about her uncle's life or death; she was only worried about herself.
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit awkward and tense, Luo quickly stepped in to smooth things over: "Alright, alright, we're all family, why make things so tense?"
Shen Yunsheng sneered, his heart filled with disdain and contempt. Relatives like the Yao family were truly despicable. It was best to keep them far away and never let them return. Once you were associated with them, it was like being entangled by a clingy, venomous snake—you could never shake them off.
Xiao Jingchuan listened to his wife's words and wholeheartedly agreed. He also believed that Yao's character was extremely poor, utterly beyond redemption. When you are rich, she will treat you as her closest relative; however, once you fall into poverty, she will not only immediately distance herself from you, but may even join forces with others to oppress you.
Seeing that Madam Yao was about to speak, Shen Yunsheng interrupted her with a smile.
"Aunt! Please rest assured and entrust Uncle to my husband and me. Once I have cured him, I will return him to you in perfect condition."
With a forced smile, Yao said, "I'm relieved that you're taking care of him. I'll go and bring him back once he's recovered."
After saying that, Yao handed her husband's bundle to Xiao Jingchuan.
She secretly wished that her husband would never come home, and that he would stay at Xiao Jingchuan's house for the rest of his life, so as not to implicate her.
Luo Zhiqin was devastated by his wife's ruthlessness, and at that moment, he suddenly considered divorce.
He felt that his three sons' inability to find wives was largely due to his wife, as no one who knew them well would marry their daughters to his sons.
If he were the other person, he wouldn't want to be in-laws with his wife either.
Lu was very upset because her eldest daughter-in-law was being unreasonable. She deeply regretted marrying her eldest daughter-in-law.
She felt that her eldest son's misfortune was all her fault, that she was not a good mother, and that she also owed her eldest daughter too much.
Back then, she knew perfectly well that Granny Yang was no good, yet she still married her eldest daughter off to her. She wanted to treat all her children equally, just like other mothers, but she simply couldn't. If she didn't sacrifice her eldest daughter, she wouldn't be able to support her other children.
"Sheng'er, I'm entrusting your eldest uncle to you. He's a man with a hard life. He's sick and has no money for treatment. You must cure him."
Lu grabbed Shen Yunsheng's hand excitedly and pleaded with him.
She knew that Shen Yunsheng was skilled in medicine and would definitely not stand by and watch someone die.
"Grandma, don't worry, I will do my best to help my eldest uncle."
Shen Yunsheng suddenly felt a pang of sympathy for the old woman in front of her. She was already in her twilight years and was still worrying about her children.
This kind of selfless maternal love is heartbreaking.
With a smile, Madam Pan said, "Mother, you chat with my younger sister and the others for a while, I'll go cook."
Shen Yunsheng planned to go back; she still needed to go up the mountain to dig up medicinal herbs for her uncle.
"Second Aunt, please don't trouble yourself, we need to go home later."
"Have a simple meal before you go back. I can cook very quickly," Madam Pan warmly invited them to stay.
There was nothing much going on at home, so Xiao Jingchuan asked his mother to stay and keep his grandmother company while they took his eldest uncle home first.
They will come to pick up Mother when they have time.
Ms. Luo agreed to her son's arrangement. Since her eldest sister-in-law did not welcome her, she would not go to her sister-in-law's house and would stay at her second sister-in-law's house instead.
Yao gave her husband a perfunctory reply and left Pan's house ahead of time.
When Madam Pan saw that Shen Yunsheng and his wife were about to leave, she took out the eggs she had prepared earlier and gave them to them to take back.
Shen Yunsheng glanced at the basket; there were at least a hundred eggs inside.
She could tell that her second aunt genuinely wanted to give a gift.
Xiao Jingchuan knew his second aunt's temper; if they didn't accept the eggs, she would definitely become suspicious.
After accepting the eggs, he casually took out ten taels of silver and stuffed it into his second aunt's hand. His second aunt had never received such a valuable gift before, and she quickly returned it to Xiao Jingchuan.
"Chuan'er! I appreciate your kindness, but now that you've separated your households, there are so many expenses, so don't waste money."
Xiao Jingchuan sincerely placed the silver back into Madam Pan's hand and said gently, "Second Aunt, you're being too polite. I was thinking of buying you a small gift to express my gratitude, but I really didn't know what kind of things you liked, so I could only use this silver to express my thanks. I hope you won't mind and will accept it."
After saying this, he gently grasped Madam Pan's hand, his eyes full of earnestness.
Pan accepted the gift without further ado and escorted Shen Yunsheng and his wife to their doorstep.
Shen Yunsheng and Xiao Jingchuan led their eldest uncle home, comforting him along the way.
After returning home, Shen Yunsheng tidied up briefly and then went to gather herbs with her husband.
They met Xiao Wenkai as soon as they arrived at the old village chief's gate.
Before they could even greet each other, Xiao Wenkai spoke gently, "Chuan'er, I've already met your grandmother. She said she was wrong. Could you persuade your wife to release your grandmother?"
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