The wicked mother-in-law doesn't try to whitewash herself; she only abuses her awful children.

Chapter 727 Narrating the Bond Between Mother and Son
"Mother, Mother. Stop hitting her, stop hitting her."

Nie Xiaofeng dodged and shouted.

The two subordinates who accompanied Nie Xiaofeng to the Gu family heard Nie Xiaofeng's hoarse shouts and rushed over to check on the situation.

As soon as he peeked out, he saw a dark figure running around the table, begging for mercy. The woman he called "Mother" was waving a feather duster and chasing after him.

This is the mother of the deputy general and the deputy general talking about their mother-son relationship, although their way of talking about their mother-son relationship is quite different.

The two men returned to their posts at the entrance with expressionless faces.

"Mother, I was wrong."

"stop fighting."

Nie Xiaofeng begged for mercy.

"Grandma, please make my mother stop!" Nie Xiaofeng hid behind Tong Huaqiong.

"It's no use asking anyone for help."

Gu Baishuang was exhausted from hitting the ground, and stood with her hands on her hips, panting heavily.

"Mother, please give me some face. I'm already a deputy general, and you're still hitting me. If word gets out, I'll lose face," Nie Xiaofeng said, peeking out.

“Even if you’re a general, you’re still my son. Can’t I, as a mother, hit my son?”

Seeing that Gu Baishuang's feather duster was about to hit him again, Nie Xiaofeng begged for mercy once more: "I was wrong, I was really wrong."

"Big sister, you and Xiaofeng haven't seen each other for three years. You talk about each other every day at home. Why did you fight when you met?" Chen Sufeng advised.

“Xiaofeng is already a deputy general. He’s such a promising child that no one else would want him. Let’s not beat him.” Madam Hong and Old Madam Huang also chimed in with their advice.

Zhao stood aside without offering any advice; her thoughts differed from theirs.

She thought Gu Baishuang did a good job.

At such a young age, driven by sheer enthusiasm, he dared to rush to the border to join the army, unaware of the torment his mother has endured over the past three years. He's already a deputy general; what if he were to die on the battlefield? His parents would be devastated.

In her opinion, the beating was too light.

Seeing that Gu Baishuang had stopped hitting him, Nie Xiaofeng took the feather duster from her hand while she wasn't paying attention, and with a fawning expression, offered to massage Gu Baishuang's arms.

"You just said you were wrong, where did you go wrong?" Tong Huaqiong didn't let Nie Xiaofeng off the hook and suddenly asked.

Nie Xiaofeng said, "Is it wrong for me to protect my country?"

Upon hearing this, not only did Gu Baishuang want to continue wielding the feather duster, but Tong Huaqiong also wanted to give them a mixed beating.

Tong Huaqiong said, "Of course you did nothing wrong in protecting your country. So you think you're a great hero, and your whole family should thank you for leaving without saying goodbye?"

"Do you know what kind of situation your mother has been in since you left home? She worries about you every day, afraid that you will get hurt, worried that you will not have enough to eat or wear, and even more afraid that the enemy will be merciless. Your mother has been so worried that her hair has turned white in the past three years. And you just pack your bags and rush off to the border without leaving a word or a note."

"You think you're so righteous, so patriotic, but you're just trying to say you joined the army without telling your mother because she would stop you from defending the country? You're underestimating your mother's character. What's wrong with your mother wanting you to live a peaceful life? What mother wants her child to go to the battlefield and experience life and death? If the country really needs to be protected, even if a mother is reluctant, she will personally send her son to the battlefield."

"Not wanting your child to experience war and personally sending your child to defend the country are not contradictory. If you had told your mother back then, she might not have stopped you. Your mistake was keeping it from your mother, and you made your mother worry for three years."

"You think being promoted to deputy general is something to be proud of? But it's not you who's capable. In your mother's heart, your safety is far more important than being a deputy general. The reason your mother hit you is because you are now a deputy general. If war breaks out again on the border and along the coast, I don't want you to repeat the mistake of leaving without saying goodbye last time."

Tong Huaqiong's long lecture brought out Nie Xiaofeng's sense of guilt.

He was quite proud of himself for accumulating military merits at such a young age and becoming the youngest deputy general.

Everyone in the army envies him.

When the news of his meritorious service was reported back to Yanguan Town, his mother was the envy of many.

Tong Huaqiong's words woke him up, and he began to seriously consider how difficult his mother's life must have been over the past three years.

Three years have passed without any news; whether he's alive or dead is unknown. Mother's situation in the Nie family is awkward, and with him gone, she's even more isolated and helpless. Grandma was right; if he had openly proposed joining the army at the border, Mother, though reluctant, wouldn't have stopped him.

Just like when he didn't want to study and wanted to learn kung fu from Su Chengmin, didn't his mother agree?
Nie Xiaofeng felt increasingly guilty towards Gu Baishuang, and he knelt down in front of her with a thud, crying bitterly, "Mother, I was wrong. I shouldn't have left without saying goodbye. It was my fault that you worried about me day and night for the past three years."

Gu Baishuang stroked Nie Xiaofeng's face with tears streaming down her face.

There is a scar on the right side of my jaw.

He also has old scars on his hands.

This is only what we can see; there are probably many more hidden within the body that we can't see.

"Does it hurt?" Gu Baishuang asked, her voice choked with emotion, as she touched the scar.

Nie Xiaofeng shook his head and said, "It doesn't hurt anymore."

Gu Baishuang then said, "Good child. Your grandmother is right. In the future, whether you want to go to the border or go through fire and water, you must tell your mother."

Nie Xiaofeng nodded and said, "I understand, Mother. I really know I was wrong, and I will never do it again."

Then Nie Xiaofeng thanked Tong Huaqiong again, thanking her for pointing out his mistake, otherwise he would have thought he was in the right and felt wronged by the beating.

"I heard the Emperor bestowed a large mansion upon you?" Tong Huaqiong asked.

Nie Xiaofeng nodded and said, "This house will be my mother's place of residence in the capital."

Gu Baishuang said, "I'll buy my own house; you can keep yours for when you get married."

Nie Xiaofeng blushed and said, "I'm not getting married. By the way, Mom, didn't Dad come along?"

In Nie Xiaofeng's memory, Nie Mingyuan doted on him as his son. Even though Nie Mingyuan had a falling out with Gu Baishuang three years ago during the Spring Festival, Nie Xiaofeng still felt that his father was his father and his mother was his mother.

Once the two older brothers move out, their parents will reconcile.

As a son, he wanted to show both his parents that he was successful.

Gu Baishuang said calmly, "Your father has two older brothers, so naturally you don't need to worry about him."

Over the past three years, Gu Baishuang has become increasingly cold towards Nie Mingyuan, to the point that they can no longer even be considered as respectful to each other.

At this time, Nie Mingyuan was doing business in Suzhou and Hangzhou with his two sons and was unaware that Gu Baishuang had come to Shengjing.

Nie Xiaofeng said, "Mother, my two brothers are brothers, and I am me. If my two brothers feel that Father is biased, then we can just divide the family property. At most, we can give all of Father's property to them, and I can earn my own family business."

Gu Baishuang said, "We'll talk about this later."

Gu Baishuang thought to herself, why should Nie Mingyuan's family fortune be given to her?

Although she made more money from her business than Nie Mingyuan, there was no reason for Nie Mingyuan to give up his assets.

The reason why Nie Mingyuan was able to accumulate such a large fortune was entirely due to her taking care of her two stepsons and their families at home.

She owns half of that business, and she's unwilling to give it up.

Of course, she would tell Nie Xiaofeng about this little by little.

Seeing that Gu Baishuang didn't want to discuss Nie Mingyuan, Nie Xiaofeng obediently shut his mouth.

Tong Huaqiong said to Nie Xiaofeng, "Xiaofeng, don't worry about your parents' affairs. Sometimes respecting the wishes of both parents is also a way of being filial."

I'm afraid Nie Xiaofeng still harbors illusions about Nie Mingyuan.

Little did they know that in his previous life, Nie Mingyuan had never intended to leave his family fortune to his son, Nie Xiaofeng.

For adults, money is where love is.

It can only be said that Nie Mingyuan doesn't care about this son.