Xiao Jingchuan tenderly wiped away his mother's tears. In just three years, his mother had aged into an old woman. When he was home, those ungrateful wretches would restrain themselves a little, but when he was away, they would definitely exploit his mother without restraint, especially that old vicious woman, who wished she could dump all the housework on his mother.
Now that he's back, he absolutely won't allow anyone to bully his mother.
"Mother! Your son is unfilial and has caused you suffering."
Xiao Jingchuan got out of bed and knelt down in front of his mother with remorse.
During the three years he was away, he missed his family every moment. At first, he often wrote letters home, but later, when the current emperor sent him on a special mission, he completely lost contact with his family.
They had finally made it to the point where they could go home, but that wicked old woman drove her mother and wife to the brink of despair.
"It's good that you're back. In the three years you were gone, this family relied entirely on your wife. You must repay her well."
Mrs. Luo wiped away her tears and immediately reached out to help her son.
She would be content as long as her son woke up safely.
When his mother mentioned his wife, Xiao Jingchuan casually added, "Mother! Don't you think my wife is a little different than before?"
Mrs. Luo nodded in agreement; she also felt that her daughter-in-law seemed like a different person.
“Oh dear! Your wife has never had a good day since she married into our family. Ever since she broke both her legs, your grandmother has disliked her even more.”
Xiao Jingchuan spoke hastily.
“Although I’ve been unconscious for the past few days, I’ve heard everything you’ve said. My wife told me that the old lady almost strangled her to death.”
“Your wife isn’t lying, it’s true. If your wife hadn’t woken up at the crucial moment, your grandmother would have succeeded.”
Xiao Jingchuan sneered. The old poisonous woman was not his grandmother. His grandmother was the Princess of Zhennan who died young. More than forty years ago, if the old poisonous woman hadn't been greedy and brought his father to Dahe Village, his father wouldn't have been a tool for the old poisonous woman for his whole life.
"It's strange, ever since your wife was murdered by your grandmother, she's been like a completely different person. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would have thought she was someone else impersonating her."
When Luo mentioned her daughter-in-law, her face was full of smiles. She thought her daughter-in-law was very brave. Not only did she dare to defy the old lady, but she also made the old lady lose dozens of taels of silver.
Xiao Jingchuan was basically certain that his wife was a reincarnated person. Although she was not his original wife, she genuinely loved his mother.
Furthermore, she knew perfectly well that her blood was special, yet she was still willing to give it to him to prolong his life, which shows that she had no selfish motives.
"Chuan'er, your wife used her jade pendant as collateral to pay off loan shark debts. We need to help her redeem it as soon as possible."
Luo couldn't help but sigh again. If her mother-in-law hadn't refused to help her daughter-in-law, her daughter-in-law wouldn't have used the jade pendant as collateral.
"Don't worry, Mother, I will definitely help her get her redeemed."
Xiao Jingchuan smiled bitterly to himself. If his mother hadn't been so incapable of keeping secrets, his wife wouldn't have lied to her, saying that the loan sharking hadn't been repaid yet.
"Chuan'er, you should rest well. I'll go get you a bowl of rice porridge." Madam Luo helped her son sit down before turning to leave.
In the courtyard
When Shen Yunsheng saw his mother-in-law come out, he immediately went to greet her and took her hand.
"Mother! Don't tell anyone else about my husband's awakening yet. We'll find an opportunity to announce it after we separate the family."
"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone else."
When her son woke up, Luo was overjoyed. As long as she could get rid of those ungrateful wretches, she was willing to leave with nothing.
Shen Yunsheng genuinely wanted his mother-in-law to live a good life. If she remained as overly kind as before, she would eventually harm herself.
Seeing her daughter-in-law frown, Luo quickly added, "Don't worry, Jingchuan's wife, I will never hold you back again."
"Yes, yes! As long as we work together, we will definitely defeat those ungrateful wretches."
Shen Yunsheng was very satisfied with her mother-in-law's performance. They chatted for a while and then went to the kitchen together.
"Jingchuan's family, your cooking skills are getting better and better. I can smell the aroma of the rice porridge from afar." Madam Luo looked at the rice porridge in the pot with a smile.
Ever since the old lady killed her daughter-in-law once, her cooking skills have improved, especially the chicken we ate the day before yesterday, it tasted absolutely delicious.
"Mother, let's also scoop a bowl for our husband." Shen Yunsheng opened the cupboard door and then took a bowl to scoop out rice porridge.
During this time, she has been busy dealing with the old poisonous woman and has not had time to manage the space. She remembers that she had previously stockpiled a lot of grain and vegetable seeds, and she plans to take some time to turn over the land and plant vegetables.
Ms. Luo searched the kitchen for a long time but couldn't find the pickled vegetables she had made.
"Oh no! The old lady took away my pickled vegetables too."
Shen Yunsheng was also very annoyed. That old poisonous woman usually liked to hoard food, and if they started cooking separately, she would definitely take all the food away.
Mrs. Luo couldn't help but complain again: "Sigh! Even after we split up, we still need to set up a separate small kitchen."
Shen Yunsheng: "In my opinion, it's best to move out. If you live under the same roof as her, she will definitely steal food."
Mrs. Luo: "Now that the family has separated, she probably wouldn't dare take it."
Shen Yunsheng: "Don't think too highly of her. A shameless person like her would do anything."
Ms. Luo: "Actually, when I was young, I wanted to move out, but unfortunately your father-in-law didn't agree."
Shen Yunsheng: "Mother, I'm very curious why you took a liking to my father-in-law."
Luo placed the rough porcelain bowl on the tray before smiling and saying, "Your father-in-law and I met through a blind date. I was mainly attracted to his good looks."
Shen Yunsheng couldn't help but laugh out loud: "My father-in-law is indeed very handsome. Just looking at his appearance, he is indeed very likable."
Luo smiled bitterly; her life was over just like that.
Even after separating from the family, her married life remained stagnant...
Seeing that her mother-in-law's expression was not good, Shen Yunsheng took the initiative to change the subject.
"Mother! We only have enough firewood for half a day. We must go chop firewood tomorrow."
Luo smiled faintly, "Let's go together tomorrow morning and pick some wild vegetables while we're at it."
Shen Yunsheng also wanted to pick wild vegetables. She remembered that there were many wild bamboo shoots on the mountain where the original owner often went to chop firewood. In April and May, bamboo shoots would emerge from the mountains, but no one picked them!
She wanted to go and see.
Luo glanced at her daughter-in-law and then placed the porridge spoon on the tray.
“Jingchuan’s family, let’s go to the east wing first.”
Shen Yunsheng replied with an "okay," then picked up the rice porridge and followed behind his mother-in-law.
After half an incense stick
The whole pot of brown rice porridge was finished. Shen Yunsheng had just finished washing the dishes and came out of the kitchen when she saw Granny Yang leading a group of people into the yard.
Upon closer inspection, Shen Yunsheng realized that they were all members of the Xiao family, including her mama's boy father-in-law Xiao Wenjing and her sister-in-law Xiao Wanqing.
"Jingchuan's family, how is Jingchuan?"
Before Shen Yunsheng could react, Xiao Wenjing asked.
Before Shen Yunsheng could go into the bedroom to inform her husband, she deliberately raised her voice.
"Alas! My husband is still the same as ever. The ginseng that the General Protector of the Nation gave him has run out. If we don't buy more ginseng soon, the consequences will be unimaginable."
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