Niu Li became increasingly anxious as she watched her husband's behavior.
"Please say something! What should we do? Liangliang is so young, he can't stop going to school!"
Yu Zheng couldn't take it anymore. He stood up without responding to her, only glancing indifferently at Niu Li and Yu Liang before smoking and taking the ashtray back to his room.
Niu Li hysterically yelled at her husband.
"What's with that look you're giving me?!"
But Yu Zheng's indifference still discouraged her.
She sat back down next to her son, and Yu Liang immediately snuggled up to her, clinging to her arm and acting all cute and affectionate.
"Mom~"
Niu Li affectionately patted Yu Liang's head.
"It's okay, Xiao Liang. Your dad will find you a new school. But you can't mess around when you get there. It's normal for you to have these thoughts now. You're an adult now and can make your own decisions. We support you in finding a girlfriend."
Yu Liang nuzzled his mother's arm.
"No, I love my mom the most, I would never fall in love with another woman."
As he spoke, Yu Liang secretly touched Niu Li's leg, which was clad in black stockings.
Niu Li dismissed it as an unintentional act by her son and didn't take it seriously.
She stood up and said.
"Okay, Mom will go cook. You've had a long day, so Mom will make you something delicious to help you recover."
Yu Liang nodded happily.
"Mom is the best."
Watching his mother's beautiful back, Yu Liang licked his lips, took his phone, and went back to his room.
(Is this a bit disgusting? Just consider it a different kind of intensity for everyone.)
Yu Zheng leaned against the pillow. After finishing his cigarette, he stopped smoking and glanced out the window. He could see the lights on in the building across the street.
The middle-aged man looked away and took a photo frame from the bedside table on his side. It contained a family photo of him, his wife, son, daughter, and his elderly mother.
The son and daughter are still very young, with bright smiles on their faces. The old mother sits in the middle with a kind expression, while the son and daughter squat in front of their grandmother, and the husband and wife stand behind their mother.
When did it start to change?
Yu Zheng began to think.
My wife used to be very gentle with the children and her mother-in-law, a virtuous wife and loving mother. When did she start to favor sons over daughters, and when did she start to dislike her mother-in-law?
It seems to have started when I met a blind fortune teller on the roadside.
He gently stroked the photo of his daughter.
Yu Zheng began to regret it. If he had known that his daughter would die at such a young age, he would have treated Yu Xiaoyu even better.
No.
Yu Zheng was completely wrong from the moment he gradually accepted his wife's ideas.
Originally, Yu Xiaoyu should have been at a carefree age, but she was not getting enough to eat or wear, and she also had to worry about her grandmother's illness.
Her father's indifference and her mother's favoritism were the real reasons that killed her.
As he thought about it, Yu Zheng slowly shed tears.
"Xiaoyu, my Xiaoyu, Daddy is so sorry..."
His voice choked with emotion, and Yu Zheng looked extremely haggard, but he didn't deserve pity.
He killed his elderly mother and his daughter.
Niu Li quickly prepared dinner, a standard four dishes and a soup, and then knocked on her son's bedroom door.
"Liangliang, dinner's ready. Go call your dad to come out and eat too!"
Yu Liang crumpled the tissue in his hand into a ball and threw it into the trash can. He replied with a "okay," closed the browser with the logo in a certain corner on the screen, straightened his clothes, and left the room.
"Knock knock—"
"Knock on the door," Yu Liang called out.
"Dad, dinner's ready."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Zheng opened the door from the inside, glanced at his son expressionlessly, and then walked to the dining table.
Yu Liang stood there stunned by his father's emotionless gaze.
Niu Li, who was walking out of the kitchen with a rice scoop, saw her son standing frozen in front of the bedroom door and called out to him.
"Liangliang, what are you standing there for? Come and eat."
Yu Liang then came to his senses and walked to the dining table to sit down.
The atmosphere at the dinner table was eerily silent.
Niu Li calmed down and stopped asking her husband what to do, knowing there would always be a way.
The meal was eaten in silence.
After finishing his meal, Yu Zheng grabbed his clothes and went to take a shower.
(Don't take a shower immediately after eating)
After taking a shower, he went back to his room in his pajamas, took out a pillow, and then went into the study without saying a word.
Yu Liang and Niu Li both looked at him in surprise.
Niu Li slammed her chopsticks on the table with a loud bang, glaring angrily at the closed door.
"Yu Zheng, what's wrong with you?!"
Yu Liang quickly sat down next to his mother and patted her shoulder to comfort her.
"Mom, don't be angry. Dad is probably in a bad mood. It's all my fault. I caused trouble for Dad and put him in a difficult position."
Niu Li burst into tears and leaned into her son's arms, sobbing uncontrollably.
"How can you blame yourself! My son is so sensible, shouldn't his father treat him well?"
Yu Liang put his arm around Niu Li's shoulder to comfort her.
"It's okay, Mom. It was my fault after all."
As he spoke, Yu Liang looked down at his mother, who was crying in his arms, but it was unclear where he was looking.
night.
After taking a shower, Niu Li went back to her room and lay on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.
The words of the blind fortune teller she met on the roadside eight years ago kept repeating in her mind.
"Madam, you are born to enjoy a life of luxury. You must educate your son well; he will surely achieve great things in the future!"
At that time, Yu Zheng was just a low-level worker in a factory. His salary was pitifully low, and he lived a very frugal life. He had elderly parents to support and young children to raise, so life was very difficult. He needed money for all kinds of expenses.
Niu Li was deeply attracted by the fortune teller's words. She was so afraid of being poor that she became obsessed and started to favor her son while neglecting her daughter. She even spoke ill of her daughter and called her a slut.
And her mother-in-law, who had treated her very well since she married into the Yu family, passed away because of her.
His daughter died because he locked her in the woodshed and burned her alive in the fire.
They ended up with no remains left.
At first, Niu Li would have nightmares, dreaming that her mother-in-law and daughter were hugging her legs, saying that she had died too tragically and that they would definitely take revenge on her. Every time she had this dream, Niu Li would wake up in a cold sweat.
Now that her family's life is getting better and better, Niu Li is gradually taking it all for granted. She believes that her comfortable life today is the result of her years of hard work in taking good care of her son.
Thinking this, Niu Li smiled contentedly and picked up her phone to happily scroll through videos.
Yu Liang slipped out of the room and peered into the study to listen for any sounds inside. There was no noise and no light coming through the crack in the door, so it seemed his father was already asleep.
He heated up a glass of milk, knocked on his mother's door, and went inside.
Niu Li was lying in bed, wearing a light pink nightgown. When her son walked in, she sat up, which made her clothes a little disheveled, but she didn't care.
A barely perceptible glint flashed in Yu Liang's eyes as he walked to the bedside and brought the milk to his mother.
"Mom, have a glass of milk. I warmed it up especially for you."
Niu Li accepted it with a smile.
"He truly is a good son to his mother."
"That's right, Mom spoils me so much, I have to be grateful."
These words deeply moved Niu Li, making her even more convinced that the master's words were true.
She quickly finished her milk, said goodnight to her son, and then slowly lay down. Suddenly, she felt very sleepy and realized it was getting late, so she should go to sleep.
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(Oops, I miscalculated. Xinzi thought he could finish things in two days, but it turns out he can't finish them today. He'll have to come back tomorrow. Here's a chapter to start.)
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