Chapter 449: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 449: No Remorse (2)
Hong shi snorted coldly, displeased. "I'm your mother-in-law. Even if there's nothing urgent, you shouldn't address me like that, right?"
Seeing her mother-in-law being difficult, Wu shi felt impatient inside but maintained a respectful demeanor outwardly. No one could find fault with her appearance. "Mother, it's just that Tie Tou's shoes are broken. I need to repair them quickly. He'll need them tomorrow. If you don't need anything else, I'll go busy myself."
Hong shi was furious. She stood up, pointing at Wu shi and scolding loudly, "You're never home these days. When I try to talk to you, you find excuses about shoe repairs. Where were you before this? It seems you don't put your mother-in-law in your eyes!"
Wu shi's expression remained unchanged, but her tone turned mocking. "Since I came to the Old Mo family nearly twenty years ago, I've been serving the elders and raising children without a single act against this family. If not for me, you and your daughter wouldn't have been able to afford a doctor when you were bedridden. If you still think I haven't done enough, there's nothing more I can say. In the future, when your daughter needs a doctor, if you can't find the money, it's your problem. I won't care anymore!"
Hong shi was speechless, choked by her words. Her old eyes stared darkly at Wu shi, her face turning extremely ugly.
Seeing her mother-in-law falter, Niu shi, who had been watching from the side, chimed in, "Sister-in-law, that's disrespectful. Even though mother and sister are not your blood relatives, they are still close family. It's only right for us as daughters-in-law to take care of their health when they're sick."
Wu shi gave her a cold glance, realizing she had been instigated into this confrontation. She owed her newfound awareness to Niu shi, but she was also a troublemaker who couldn't stand seeing others doing better. When she couldn't gain any benefit, she resorted to undermining others. Wu shi couldn't bring herself to get close to such a person.
"Since you put it that way, Sister-in-law, let's discuss this. The medical expenses for mother and sister should be shared between the two families. But we've already spent seven or eight hundred wen, and you've only contributed a hundred wen. That's not fair, considering mother and sister are close family."
Niu shi glared, shouting, "Sister-in-law, how can you say that? Unlike you, our second household doesn't have a son working at the rice shop. If Tie Tou were willing to give up his job for his Uncle to do, even if it's just two or three taels, we would be willing to contribute." Her words implied that Wu shi was being stingy and unwilling to contribute more money.
Hong shi understood the implication. She glared fiercely at Wu shi, as if the money Wu shi had was somehow taken from her.
Niu shi's righteous tone made Wu shi feel stunned. She suddenly felt that arguing with such shameless and unreasonable people was a waste of breath. She ignored Niu shi and turned to Hong shi. "Mother, you know why cousin is cutting ties with our family. Tie Tou is still working at their rice shop, which is already generous of them. But people in the village don't see it this way. Many want Tie Tou ousted so their own children can take his place. If Tie Tou can continue working at the shop, the income won't stop, and naturally, I will contribute. If you want to cause trouble for the family, I can't stop you. But if Tie Tou loses his job, I won't be able to contribute anymore. Think about it carefully!"
With these words, Wu shi didn't wait for Hong shi's reaction. She pulled back the curtain and left.
Hong shi gasped heavily, clutching her chest. She didn't know if she was cursing Wu shi or the Mo family she saw as enemies, but she felt constrained by her own concerns and dared not erupt. She could only hold her anger inside.
Niu shi hadn't learned what she wanted to know and had been mocked. She blamed Mo Hongshi in her heart, unwilling to waste more time with her. She left without a word, her anger evident.
Watching the swaying curtain, Hong shi was so angry she couldn't breathe. She muttered curses under her breath. "Damn old woman, both of them are humiliating me. They deserve to fall into a cesspool and drown..."
Hearing these curses, Mo Yongxi, lying in bed, grew extremely annoyed. She sharply rebuked, "So annoying! If you want to curse, do it in front of them. Don't bother me here!"
Hong shi quickly covered her mouth and began to comfort her daughter, unconcerned about her rudeness. "Good girl, my good daughter. Mother won't curse anymore. Mother won't curse anymore. Don't be angry, and don't let anger hurt your body."
After soothing her for a while, Mo Yongxi gradually calmed down. She had a few kind words for her mother. "What Sister-in-law said makes some sense. Mother, don't go causing trouble at the Mo family for now. But Sister-in-law is sneaky; there might be things we don't know. Mother, be more vigilant. If something is really going on, we'll find out sooner or later."
Hong shi nodded repeatedly, feeling her daughter had grown smarter after her ordeal. She wouldn't have been able to say such things before. Thinking of this, she felt even more resentful towards the Mo family.
Seeing her mother understand, Mo Yongxi felt relieved. She touched her still slightly painful chest, her eyes full of hatred and fear.
She had been so close that day, so close to ruining that little bitch's face and making her a lifelong ugly duckling who would never dare to wear nice clothes and show off in front of her. But when she was about to strike, her chest suddenly erupted in intense pain. Before she could recover, she flew out and fell to the ground, spitting blood. At that moment, she thought she was going to die.
She had been injured so severely; it must have been that little bitch casting some evil spell on her. Otherwise, she wouldn't even know how she had been attacked. That little bitch was no human; she was a monster!
Hmph, she couldn't defeat a monster, couldn't defeat that little bitch. But since that little bitch cared about Wu shi, that opportunist who ate from both sides, and those few brats, she would start by dealing with these people first and see how that little bitch would still be arrogant!
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