novelraw Chapter 162
Chapter 162
"Deyi, are you alright? You absolutely cannot let anything happen to you. If something happens to you, how am I supposed to live?" Mu's mother stood to the side with teary eyes, her tears falling incessantly.
Mu Deyi had only just recovered his breath and couldn't speak for a moment. Seeing Mu's mother crying so heart-wrenchingly, his lips trembled violently as if he wanted to say something to comfort her.
Seeing that Mu Deyi still wanted to comfort Mu's mother even in his current state, Song Nianchu was truly furious.
She stood up, raised her eyes, and glared at Mu's mother in exasperation.
"Can you stop crying?!" This roar was full of vigor, so much so that everyone present was stunned.
Even Mu's mother, the person in question, was yelled at so loudly that she forgot to cry, staring at her blankly.
"I said, can you hold back your tears? If you were half as formidable as your tears, Mu Jingmei wouldn't have been raised into what she is today." Song Nianchu had wanted to say these words for a long time but never found the right opportunity. Right now, she truly couldn't hold back anymore.
"I..." Mu's mother tried to retort, but Song Nianchu interrupted her again.
"You what? Did I say something wrong? Whenever there's the slightest issue at home, you start crying. Don't you know how to think of a way to solve it?"
"Dad is already so angry, yet instead of pouring him a glass of water or rubbing his back, you make him worry about you."
"Look at him. He hasn't even fully recovered himself, yet he has to spare his energy to comfort you. Do you really have the heart for that? Are your two eyes completely blind?" Song Nianchu really wanted to crack open Mu's mother's head to see exactly what was inside.
"I..." Mu's mother hurriedly looked at Mu Deyi. Seeing his pale face and his slightly trembling body, she couldn't hold back her tears again.
"You're still crying!" Song Nianchu directly pointed a finger at her.
Mu's mother immediately swallowed her tears, even letting out a hiccup.
"Now go and make the bed properly right away. Dad needs to rest now," Song Nianchu stated firmly.
Perhaps frightened by Song Nianchu, Mu's mother turned around and went to make the bed without another word.
"Help Dad to the bed so he can lie down for a while," Song Nianchu then instructed Mu Shian.
Mu Shian quickly helped Mu Deyi up. Mu Deyi wanted to say that he was fine, but the moment he met Song Nianchu's gaze, he swallowed his words and obediently lay back down on the bed.
"Rest well," Song Nianchu urged Mu Deyi.
Mu Deyi nodded repeatedly.
Song Nianchu then looked up at Mu Shian, Mu's mother, and the others.
"Follow me outside!"
Mu's mother cast a pleading look at Mu Deyi on the bed. Mu Deyi quickly closed his eyes, pretending he hadn't seen anything.
Mu's mother then looked at Mu Shian, but he had already turned and walked out. Looking at Mu Haoxuan and Mu Yongnian, the two of them followed closely behind him, walking in an orderly manner.
Recalling how Song Nianchu looked when she hit someone, Mu's mother's heart couldn't help but tremble.
"Why aren't you out yet?" Having waited for a while without seeing Mu's mother, Song Nianchu called out from outside.
Mu's mother was genuinely afraid that Song Nianchu would rush in and beat her up. Ignoring everything else, she hurriedly walked out.
In the courtyard, Mu Shian, Mu Haoxuan, and Mu Yongnian stood in a row.
"You go stand over there too," Song Nianchu signaled to Mu's mother.
Mu's mother stood there hesitantly.
Song Nianchu's gaze swept over them, and everyone felt their backs tighten.
Especially Mu's mother, who felt her legs trembling a bit. Her tear ducts were losing control again, and she really wanted to cry.
"You still have the nerve to cry? You've failed so miserably as a mother, what face do you have to cry?" Song Nianchu frowned deeply.
"I..." Mu's mother couldn't answer, but the tears in her eyes continued to well up.
"What's wrong with you? Do you still refuse to admit your failure? You neglected your sons and poured all your love into your daughter, but look at what you got in the end!"
"Do you know why Haoxuan and Yongnian don't want to stay at home, and even wake up early and stay up late every day to help me rub labels, just so they can stay at my house?"
"Because they feel that even if they work so hard every day that they can barely lift their arms, it's still better than staying by your side!" Song Nianchu enunciated every word clearly.
Mu's mother shuddered all over, looking at Mu Haoxuan and Mu Yongnian beside her in disbelief.
Although the two little guys were a bit surprised that Song Nianchu knew their thoughts, they didn't deny it and simply lowered their heads.
Seeing the two of them like this, Mu's mother instantly realized that Song Nianchu wasn't lying.
"You..." Mu's mother's voice trembled as soon as she opened her mouth, unable to form a complete sentence.
"You want to ask them why? Don't you have any idea in your heart? It's because of your favoritism and your indulgence of Mu Jingmei that left them with no place to stand in this family!" Song Nianchu's words were resounding.
Mu's mother shook her head desperately.
"Oh, you want to say no? Do you know that the first time I saw them, they almost drowned in the sea? Not because they were playing around, but because they were starving and wanted to catch something to eat themselves," Song Nianchu continued.
"At that time... there really wasn't any food at home," Mu's mother finally managed to speak.
"Is that so? But I remember that by then you had already taken two hundred dollars of my bride price. Besides, why wasn't Mu Jingmei starving to that extent?"
Mu's mother opened her mouth but couldn't answer again.
"In this world, whether it's favoring boys over girls or girls over boys, it ultimately comes down to the parents' dereliction of duty. They are all your children, why must you be biased? What does it matter if their genders are different? Does a different gender mean they should receive different love?"
"Shian told me that because your family favored boys over girls when you were young, you had a hard life and suffered a lot of grievances, so you wanted to make up for it through Mu Jingmei."
"If that's the case, then why did you even give birth to Shian and his two brothers? You should have just drowned them and kept only one daughter to coax and pamper wholeheartedly. Wouldn't that better highlight your maternal love?" Song Nianchu mocked.
Mu's mother swayed even more violently, as if she would faint in the next moment.
But Song Nianchu didn't let her off the hook. After all, since she had started these words, she had to finish them.
"Also, don't cry at the drop of a hat. Tears are indeed a woman's weapon, but who says a woman can only use tears to capture others' pity and attention? The great leaders have said that women can hold up half the sky. Step out of this courtyard and take a look outside. Which woman in the village is like you, only knowing how to weep and wail whenever she encounters a problem?"
"If you keep crying like this, the family's good fortune will sooner or later be cried away by you. If I see you crying at every little thing again, watch how I discipline you."
As soon as Song Nianchu said this, Mu's mother immediately held her tears back.
"Also, think carefully about whether Mu Jingmei coming back today and doing all those things means she truly knows she was wrong, or if she has an ulterior motive." Dropping this final sentence, Song Nianchu directly left with Mu Shian, Mu Haoxuan, and Mu Yongnian.
Suddenly, Mu's mother was left all alone in the courtyard. She instinctively wanted to cry, but then she suddenly remembered Song Nianchu's warning. She immediately tilted her head up, forcing the tears back.