Ming Yunshan couldn't understand why his aunt was angry. He had already let go of his prejudices and reconciled with her, so why was she more agitated than him?
Lin Damei said, "Are you implying that I killed Sister Yan? Today, let's clarify the truth about Sister Yan's death. I can bear any injustice, but I cannot bear the responsibility of taking Sister Yan's life."
Ming Zhengyang pleaded, "Da Mei, no one said you killed Jiao Ran. It's all in the past, let's not bring it up anymore, okay?"
Lin Damei became agitated: "Why shouldn't we mention it? Ming Yunshan is her own son. He has the right to know who killed his mother."
She had endured so much for Ming Yunshan, but who knew they would indoctrinate him that she had killed Sister Yan in order to marry into the Ming family? That idiot Ming Yunshan actually believed it. They even taught him to hide his emotions, and the fool actually did it. Everyone kept it from her.
She thought that after taking care of him and teaching him carefully for so many years, she would surely gain his trust. Who knew that after he got married, Ye Shuhua made things difficult for her and told her that she was the one who killed Sister Yan. If Ye Shuhua hadn't accidentally let it slip, she wouldn't have known what he was thinking.
She had been waiting for him to come and ask her, and she was sure she could explain things to him. But instead, his son said that she was just a housekeeper, someone he could boss around, and that this was the price she was paying for her misdeeds. He even started calling her "Auntie" like Ye Shuhua.
Ming Zhengyang stood up, extremely agitated: "Da Mei, it's all in the past. We're about to be buried. The person is already dead. What's the point of saying all this?"
Lin Damei also shouted, "Does their death erase their sins? Today, because of this incident, Ming Yunshan thinks I killed Sister Yan. I feel terrible. If you don't want to hear it, I'll have Yunshu knock you out, and then Ming Yunshan will ask you for confirmation."
Zhu Fanfan watched with great curiosity. She trusted Grandma Da Mei; Grandma Da Mei would never harm anyone. There was clearly something going on. Should she get involved in someone else's secret?
Mingyunshu, who was standing nearby, peeled a melon seed, thoughtfully broke off the tip, and fed it to Zhu Fanfan: "Just watch the fun, don't worry about anything else. Where can you run off to by yourself?"
This conflicted look is just like Zhu Ji's. She clearly wants to stay but also feels she shouldn't. She's probably still struggling with it after the argument. To put it bluntly, it's just being dramatic and giving herself an excuse to stay.
Zhu Fanfan found it unbelievable: "Uncle Ming, do you have mind-reading abilities?"
Ming Yunshu looked at her with amusement: "If your uncle had this ability, he would have gone to the Dragon Group long ago to watch your show. This is just the beginning, and it will get even more exciting in a while."
Zhu Fanfan quietly watched the excitement from the sidelines; everyone has a gossipy nature! But something seemed off about Uncle Ming's words.
Ming Yunshan was panicked: "What are you hiding from me? What really happened to my birth mother? I need to know the truth."
He's grown up and has the ability to distinguish right from wrong. If you tell him the truth, he'll know for sure.
Lin Damei said with a mocking smile, "Ming Zhengyang, you clearly know that Sister Yan was tortured to death by her in-laws, so why don't you let Ming Yunshan know? Do you think it's unfilial to slander your own parents in front of Ming Yunshan? What about me? Why should I bear the guilt of killing my benefactor and be judged by your son?"
Ming Yunshan instinctively wanted to retort: "Impossible. My grandparents are very good people. They don't like Yunshu, but they are very polite to you. They speak highly of my birth mother. How could they possibly abuse her?"
Lin Damei sneered: "That's because you're the eldest son and grandson. How could you not like the Ming family's lineage? Ming Zhengyang, don't you want to explain this to your son?"
Ming Zhengyang remained silent with a stern face, while Ming Yunshu sneered as he peeled melon seeds: "Of course, the grandson is the family's bloodline and the future hope of the clan. The daughter-in-law is an outsider. If she is abused to death, she is dead. If one is gone, there will be another. Women are worthless. You can pick one up easily."
Back then, human life, especially women, was the cheapest thing. A pound of rice could buy a wife to be a slave in the family for life, so they looked down on women from the bottom of their hearts.
Ming Zhengyang angrily rebuked, "Ming Yunshu, you know nothing, shut up!"
Ming Yunshu didn't take it seriously: "These days, people don't let others speak the truth, they've all learned to bury their heads in the sand."
Anyway, he didn't feel any warmth in the Ming family. He still had the blood of the Ming family flowing in his veins, not to mention he was just a daughter-in-law who had married into the family.
Lin Damei retorted directly: "What did Yun Shu say wrong? If I weren't so powerful that I dared to set rules for me, I would have smashed up the Ming family and I would be the next one to die."
She only snapped after confirming that Ming Yunshan wouldn't be mistreated in the Ming family and that he could take care of himself after she left. Who knew those two old bastards would back down so quickly? If she had known they were such cowards, she would have acted long ago and wouldn't have suffered so many years of injustice.
Ming Yunshan didn't believe it: "Dad, is it true?"
Ming Zhengyang did not deny it and slowly said, "Although my Ming family is in the countryside, we have dozens of acres of land and are small landlords. I also went to school. Your mother was the only child of the teacher who survived. I fell in love with your mother at first sight. At that time, not many families had the means to go to school, and gradually the school could not continue to operate. At that time, I went to ask for your hand in marriage, and your maternal grandfather agreed."
When he thought of his first wife, Ming Zhengyang felt nostalgic; she was the only woman he had ever loved in his life.
Lin Damei sneered, "Who are you trying to impress now? Back then, Sister Yan was only observing mourning for her biological father and didn't consummate the marriage for a year. How could your parents have forgotten about her?"
Because her father died shortly after her marriage, they considered it bad luck and wouldn't let Sister Yan go back to her parents' home to mourn. Instead, they locked her in the woodshed, forgetting that when Sister Yan married into the family, she brought all of the Yan family's assets with her, making her family's wealth no less than that of the Ming family.
Ming Zhengyang explained, "My parents just wanted a grandson to carry on the Ming family line as soon as possible. They were upset, and I made it up to Jiao Ran afterwards."
Parents are never wrong, so he couldn't talk back to them. He was willing to be her punching bag after Jiao Ran was upset, and he would let her hit or scold him as long as she calmed down.
Lin Damei got even angrier when this was mentioned: "Her smiles are getting fewer and fewer every day. Can't you see that? She has ideals and ambitions too. Is your way of compensating her by clipping her wings and imprisoning her?"
Ming Zhengyang naturally disagreed: "The world was in such chaos, how could I possibly let her join the army? Later, I also joined the army, the same unit she wanted to join, so it was a way of fulfilling her dream."
Lin Damei was furious: "How can that be the same? You are you and she is her. You have crushed her ambitions and she has been abused in the Ming family every day. How dare you talk about fulfilling her dreams?"
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