Return of the Antagonistic Lady Boss

Chapter 91: Four Updates (150+ Monthly Tickets)

Jia Xiufang watched her daughter cursing at her sister-in-law over the phone and quickly walked over to take the phone, smiling and asking.

"Second sister-in-law, what’s going on?"

"Your old hag of a mother is causing a scene here at my house, and she’s soiled the bed. Get her out of here fast. If you don’t come to pick her up within half an hour, I’m throwing her out on the street!"

After hanging up the phone, Jia Xiufang sighed.

Qian’s grandmother was already advanced in years and now bedridden.

The eldest uncle’s family had already moved to another place and didn’t care about the old woman. Qian’s mother’s family took care of her for 20 days each month, while Qian’s mother did for 10 days. The old lady’s pension was all held by the second uncle’s family, and the house was also given to the second uncle.

In addition, Qian’s mom was responsible for washing the old woman’s clothes.

Simply put, the sons got the money, and the caregiving was divided between the sons and daughters.

The arrangement was supposed to be that the second uncle cared for her for 20 days and Jia Xiufang for 10 days, but the cunning second aunt often found excuses to send the old woman out, making Jia Xiufang take care for more days—in most months, the old woman was here for more than half of the month.

This time, the second aunt was furious because they had fed the old woman leftovers at night, causing her to have diarrhea, which ended up in the bed. The second aunt threw a fit, demanding to send the old woman over.

"I’ll go over to pick up your grandma. Oh, when will this turmoil end? It baffles me how your second aunt has such a life better than ours."

Jia Xiufang always held the simple beliefs of a rural woman, thinking that good people should be rewarded with good outcomes.

Qian sneered, "She’ll probably live even better if I hadn’t come back."

The second aunt’s family could be a textbook example of shameless behavior.

When it came to caring for the elderly, they always pushed responsibilities away. They kept all the money but were unwilling to care for the elder, making every effort to send her away.

The biggest "contribution" from Jia Xiufang in her previous life was taking bad advice, throwing a scene at grandma’s rural home after discovering Chen Lin’s affair; Jia Xiufang was dependent and had no ideas of her own; after her husband’s betrayal, she leaned on her family brothers without thinking if they were reliable.

In the end, caused grandma’s death, led to Chen Lin’s divorce, and Jia Xiufang left with nothing.

Meanwhile, second aunt’s family blamed it all on her mom, living carefree lives.

Jia Xiufang took care of the elderly without getting a penny, yet was called foolish by others.

Jia Xiufang complained while pushing the tricycle in the yard, intending to bring the old woman back with it.

"How can heaven be so blind, throwing the old woman out at night—such heartless people..."

Qian followed Jia Xiufang outside.

"Qian’er, are you going with me?"

"Yes."

There are too many bad people in this world, heaven doesn’t have time for these petty affairs, but she had the power to handle them.

The second uncle’s house wasn’t particularly far, all within the same urban village, taking about 10 minutes on the tricycle.

As they approached the second uncle’s courtyard, cursing from inside could be heard.

"You old hag! Eating from us, soiling our place, coming here just for free food and drinks with that head of yours!"

These were the clean words; most were unspeakable profanity, too dirty to bear.

Even the faint sound of the old woman’s crying could be heard.

Jia Xiufang was fuming; she jumped off the tricycle and charged into the courtyard with Qian following behind. The second uncle’s family had a two-story house; considerably larger than Qian’s, with front and back courtyards. The front part was a two-story building built when grandpa and grandma were younger for their sons; the back row of low houses was where grandma lived.

Passing through the lavishly decorated front yard, reaching the shabby back, a stench hit upon entry.

The room was filled with various unpleasant odors—the smell of excrement, urine, and mold from long-neglected cleaning. Second aunt was wearing a mask, jumping up at the bedside, cursing a frail old woman who lay there, not speaking back, merely shedding silent tears.

"Why aren’t you dead yet? All you know is to cry, hurry and go to your daughter’s place, don’t stay in my house."

Jia Xiufang pulled aside the curtain, looking at her sister-in-law insulting her own mother, feeling displeased yet holding her tongue.

"Second sister-in-law, what are you saying?"

"Xiufang, perfect timing—just look at this old woman, we can’t take care of her, she keeps making trouble, every day making trouble!" The second aunt pointed at the old woman lying diarrhea-soiled, not having changed any clothes, just laying there.

Qian, witnessing this scene, had an inexplicable feeling.

Her grandma was extremely preferential towards males, almost all the good things went to her son. Years ago, all her savings went to build a house for her second son, when Jia Xiufang also needed to renovate her house, she asked grandma to borrow 500 yuan.

Grandma refused.

Spending as much as needed on her son was fine, but begrudged her daughter 500 yuan.

In her youth, she was a cleanly old lady; now, having dirtied herself in bed, no one would change her clothes, waiting for Jia Xiufang.

The second aunt never stopped complaining to Jia Xiufang—how bothersome the old woman was, how filthy, how annoying—without mentioning that without the old woman, neither she nor the second uncle would have this house to live in.

Jia Xiufang hated hearing insults about her own mother but dared not argue; she knew if she fought with second sister-in-law, the one who suffers would be this paralyzed mother. After all, the old woman still needed to stay at the second uncle’s house, so she endured it.

Suddenly, Qian squinted her eyes and noticed a large bruise on her grandma’s body, with the back of her head having a major injury.

"How did this happen?" Qian asked, pointing to the injuries.

"Your grandma fell herself."

"Why wasn’t she taken to the hospital?" Qian pressed.

"Doesn’t it cost money to go to the hospital? Would you pay?"

"Qian’er, say less," Jia Xiufang dared not offend the second sister-in-law, worried about her daughter stirring conflicts.

Qian pulled her mother behind her, turning to warn her.

"Mom, shut your mouth—I’ll handle this now."

"Oh my, pushing a worthless girl to speak with me? No matter how well you raise a daughter, can you enjoy life with her when you’re old?"

"If your son does well, can you enjoy life as a mother? Marry a fierce unreasonable daughter-in-law who’ll make you soil yourself in bed, driving you out at night!"

Qian’s words, calm but firm, struck the second aunt, leaving her speechless.

Looking at the second aunt’s sported face, Qian added another jab.

"My grandma’s present situation might be your future, second aunt. Do you think you have enough blessings for your two sons to find daughters-in-law different from you? I wish you a graceful old age, not like my grandma, paralyzed. If you do become paralyzed, may your daughters-in-law be just like you..."

Qian shook her head, appearing regretful.

Jia Xiufang was thrilled—her daughter’s words hit the mark, just what she thought a thousand times over but couldn’t express concisely!

The skill of getting under someone’s skin, so precise and crucial, standing in front of her mother at the critical moment; she’d love to have a dozen daughters like this!