Ever since Yu Xia’s family officially moved in, the atmosphere in the Yu family has been constantly tense, with the main source being the confrontation between Old Mrs. Yu and Han Ke’er, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law duo. Of course, to outsiders, it seems that Old Mrs. Yu is the one making all kinds of excuses and using various means to “bully” the daughter-in-law, but the true reality may not be so clear-cut!
Regardless, the once mighty and overbearing Old Mrs. Yu, who had always lorded over the Yu family and regarded herself as the old Buddha, has been utterly defeated in her repeated clashes with Han Ke’er and her son!
This has even led to Yu Xia developing disgust towards her every passing day. If not for the blood relationship, he would have long since mustered the courage to drive Old Mrs. Yu out of the house. Another consideration he has is that he does not want his wife and son to be the subject of gossip in the village behind his back after his death.
Yes, the main reason Yu Xia has returned to this town is that he wants to arrange for his wife and son’s future living situation before he passes away.
They have been working hard outside for over a decade and accumulated a considerable wealth. However, due to his recent illness, half of those savings have already been spent, and the remaining half is something he absolutely does not want to use up.
Although Han Ke’er initially approached Yu Xia with an ulterior motive, during the time of their interactions, she has genuinely fallen deeply in love with this man. After learning of his terminal illness, she has not shown any signs of disgust, but instead has been diligently caring for him, though ultimately powerless to change the inevitable.
As for Yu Xia, the ones he can’t bear to part with in this life are his wife and son. Therefore, after much consideration, he decided to bring them back to his hometown. After all, here they have a fixed residence, and there are many of his acquaintances who can look after the mother and son.
According to rural customs, the ancestral property is inherited by the sons, while daughters who have married out do not have the right to claim a share of the assets. Although the old Yu family is not considered a particularly wealthy household in the town, they do have a moderate level of assets.
Calculating it all out, Yu Xia and his second brother Yu Jun can each inherit three houses of around 145 to 150 square meters, as well as two mu (approximately 0.33 acres) of farmland each. Yu Xia, driven by his own considerations, has directly chosen the two mu of farmland near the road, knowing that in his wife and son’s hands, the ultimate fate of this land would either be to sell it or rent it out. And the geographical advantage would ensure a good price in either case.
After a few days of planning, Old Mrs. Yu decided to give Han Ke’er and her son a lesson. She just couldn’t believe that she, who has eaten more salt than the amount Han Ke’er and her son eat combined, still wouldn’t be able to deal with them!
“Oh my, what’s going on here?”
“That is to say, she looks like an honest person, how could she do such a thing?”
“Hey, you don’t know? Since she’s so beautiful, I say that this thing is 100% true!”
“Not necessarily, right?”
“Who knows!”
“If you ask me, Old Mrs. Yu might have fabricated this whole thing herself!”
“What? That’s impossible! If it was made up, it would be so embarrassing for the entire Yu family!”
“Tsk, whether it’s true or not, we’re just responsible for watching the show anyway!”
“Yes, that’s right, just watch the show, watch the show.”
After returning to C Town, Yu Xia had been running around, contacting old friends and making preparations for his upcoming plans. Unexpectedly, even before he reached the doorstep of his house, he saw a large crowd gathered around his home, accompanied by noisy discussions. From the scattered words, he immediately understood that it must be that damn old woman who was causing trouble again.
He didn’t know what kind of unfair treatment his wife and son would suffer this time. Thinking about this, he couldn’t help but feel anxious. He immediately pushed through the crowd to get inside.
As a result, the sight that greeted him broke his heart: His beloved wife and son, whom he had always doted on, were now sitting disheveled on the cold concrete floor, their clothes torn to pieces and they were shivering constantly, with a trace of lingering fear and deep grievance on their faces.
And his “good mother” was now standing at the front door with one hand on her hip and the other pointing at Han Ke’er, scolding loudly: “So it’s just a vulgar, shameless bitch! It was bad enough that she lured my son to run away from home thirteen years ago, and now she has the audacity to bring this wild bastard child into my Yu family’s home. Not only that, but she’s been sneaking around behind my son’s back to meet other men. Do you have no shame?!”
Hearing these unpleasant words, Yu Xia immediately frowned and sternly shouted, “Mom! What nonsense are you spouting? Ke’er is my lawfully wedded wife, and Jia’er is your own legitimate grandson. What are you slandering them for?”
“Ha! I’m slandering them?” Old Mrs. Yu couldn’t believe that Yu Xia, who was now protecting the mother and child and glaring at her angrily. “Well then, let your good wife explain to me what’s going on with this man? You should know, I caught him sleeping with your wife on the spot!”
“What? There’s such a thing?”
“No way, turns out she’s been cheating.”
“Exactly!”
The surrounding onlookers immediately became even more gossipy upon hearing this news. After all, their C Town hadn’t had such an explosive piece of news in a long time!
Yu Xia glanced at the man who was now tied up and immediately furrowed his brow: His wife was a typical housewife. She didn’t go out much, and all the people she knew were people he knew too. There couldn’t be anyone he didn’t know, right? Moreover, in this C Town that she wasn’t even familiar with, how could she have made a new acquaintance in less than a week?
He comforted her.
He took his wife and child into his arms and then looked at his mother with suspicion and disgust, “I know better what kind of person Ke’er is than you. She will absolutely not do anything to betray me. So, where did you find this man?”
“What? You said this man was found by me?” When Old Mrs. Yu heard Yu Xia’s words, her face flushed with anger immediately. “You unfilial son! Is this how you talk to your elders? And how dare you suspect your own mother? Alas, I’m so unlucky! How come I gave birth to such an ungrateful and disloyal son like you! Everyone, do you hear the words he said? Is this how a human being should talk?”
“Ah? Didn’t expect the younger son of the Yu family would say such words!”
“That’s right, no matter what, you can’t treat your mother like this, right?”
“That’s what I mean!”
Han Ke’er and Yu Jia heard these harsh words and a trace of resentment flashed in their eyes: It’s all because of this old woman. Hmph, we’ll see!
Han Ke’er gave a look to her son, and Yu Jia immediately responded. He nodded slightly and then cried with a hint of sob, “Grandma, why are you framing, hic, framing my mother? I, I didn’t mean, hic, mean to see it on purpose.”
“What did you see?” Yu Xia immediately squatted down and looked at Yu Jia seriously, “Tell dad, what did you see?”
“I, I…” Yu Jia glanced at Old Mrs. Yu with a frightened expression, then bit his lip and shook his head.
Well, there must be something fishy here! The heat in everyone’s eyes became even more intense. Could it be that this man is actually Old Mrs. Yu’s… Hehe! No way, right?
“Be a good boy, tell dad.” Yu Xia comforted his son gently, “Don’t be afraid, just tell me everything you saw, dad is here to take care of everything!”
“But, I…” Yu Jia fidgeted with his clothes, then closed his eyes and took a deep breath before he gathered the courage to speak quickly and loudly, “At the time, I saw Grandma and that uncle undressing together, and when they discovered me, they directly came to strangle my neck. Fortunately, mom appeared and saved my life.”
Although Yu Jia spoke quickly, everyone heard it clearly. They immediately focused their gaze on Old Mrs. Yu’s vicious, or rather, enraged and embarrassed face after the truth was revealed. Contempt and disdain filled their eyes.
“You little bastard, what nonsense are you talking about!” Old Mrs. Yu grabbed the crutch next to her and fiercely struck towards where Yu Jia was, “How dare you spout lies? Let’s see if I won’t skin you alive!”
“Enough!” Yu Xia grabbed the crutch and shouted loudly: “Whether you did this or not, let’s ask the party concerned!”
After he finished speaking, he walked to the tied-up man and directly asked, “Say, who are you? Whose lover are you?”
“I, I…” The tied-up man turned pale in fright. He took a quick glance in the direction of Old Mrs. Yu and shook his head stubbornly, “I’m not anyone’s lover, just let me go!”
Although he didn’t explicitly say it, his eyes had already told everyone the answer. For a moment, all the people present were in an uproar. They didn’t expect that the final development of this matter would be like this!
“You, you all!” Old Mrs. Yu, seeing them pointing and whispering, directly lost it. “Get out of here! Get out! How dare you throw dirty water on me. Let’s see if I don’t tear your mouths apart!”
She immediately ran towards where Yu Jia was. It was all because of this little bastard’s nonsense talk that caused her this! Sure enough, the children born from a bitch are also bitches!
Lucien On ABRWF Chapter 34.1