A jinx, me? But I bring good fortune to my whole family!

The atmosphere inside seemed to freeze, while the knocking on the door outside grew more and more intense.

The old lady had long since lost her patience and started banging on the door with her cane. She was too lazy to even put on an act anymore!

His wife had just said that the second son's family had climbed over the wall, and Gu Jianguo still felt a bit of relief.

But then his elderly mother suddenly came to the door and said, to be precise, that he had already woken up. What does that mean?

Su Xiulan bit her lip tightly. Although her husband had woken up, he couldn't move his hands or feet.

She's a woman with two children; if things really got physical, she wouldn't be a match for the second son's family.

Besides, there's an old lady over there, and as her daughter-in-law, she can't really lay a hand on that old hag!

Su Xiulan picked up the stick from beside the bed and gripped it tightly with both hands.

Da'an and Xiao'an also looked outside in fear. Thinking that their grandmother and the others might come to take their younger sister, Xiao'an ran to the outer room, grabbed the kitchen knife on the stove, and gripped it tightly.

Da'an also took out his usual knife, looking wary.

Seeing his wife and children's frightened expressions, Gu Jianguo felt as if his heart was being torn apart.

He closed his eyes, his teeth grinding together. When he opened them again, the warmth in his eyes was gone, replaced by an icy chill. "Xiulan, open the door!"

"Don't open it!"

Su Xiulan tensed, her gaze resolute, like a mother wolf protecting her cubs. "They're definitely not here for anything good! Besides getting you to sign, they just want to sell Nuannuan!"

The little girl was still sleeping; such a loud noise hadn't even woken her up.

"Xiulan, be a good girl and go open the door..."

Gu Jianguo said with difficulty, "Some things, you can't avoid!"

Su Xiulan's pupils darkened; she knew that her front door wouldn't hold out for much longer.

"I also want to see what my dear mother and my dear second brother are up to in the middle of the night!"

Since we've already given up, let's die a more complete death!

As he spoke, his gaze fell on Xiao An, then at the kitchen knife in his son's hand, and he said in a low voice, "Go..."

Su Xiulan's eyes lit up. How could she have forgotten about this?

It seems my husband has really thought it through.

Before leaving, Su Xiulan and Xiao An reminded Da An, "Keep a close eye on your sister. No matter what, don't let anyone take her away!"

The wind was howling outside. Su Xiulan unlatched the door, and the door was kicked open with a bang.

"What's the third brother doing, dawdling like that? Are you cheating on him?"

"My third son isn't even dead yet, and you dare to cheat on him!"

As soon as the old lady entered the courtyard, she started to blame Su Xiulan for her excrement.

Su Xiulan sneered, "Mother, Jianguo and I have a great relationship. When have I ever done anything to betray him? You're making this sound so convincing. Could it be that you were cheating on Dad with him late at night? You're already so old, can't you just stay home and behave yourself? If you keep doing this, Dad's coffin lid will probably be turning in his grave!"

"You, you, you..."

The old lady was furious. She raised her cane and smashed it down on Su Xiulan's face.

In the past, Su Xiulan would have definitely endured this without complaint.

But now that things are about to fall apart, who wants to put up with this nonsense?

Seeing Zhang Aidi standing beside the old lady, watching the show as if it were none of her business, Su Xiulan suddenly reached out, grabbed her arm, and pulled her forcefully.

"Ouch... Ouch!"

With a loud bang, the cane struck Zhang Aidi's arm squarely, and with a crack, it seemed to break!

Zhang Aidi screamed in pain, and Su Xiulan quickly released her grip, her face full of gratitude. "Oh, Second Sister-in-law, you're so kind to me! Thank you so much!"

"You...you..."

The old lady started stuttering again; she was angry.

They clearly hit the third son's wife, but how did the second son's wife end up getting hit?

Zhang Aidi was in so much pain that she couldn't speak, and the look in her eyes when she looked at Su Xiulan was like she wanted to kill her.

Gu Jian'an coughed, covering his nose, and whispered a reminder, "Mother! It's important!"

The old lady took small steps, her triangular eyes darting around, and rushed into the house like a gust of wind.

Then he saw his third son, who had been in a coma for half a year, leaning against the kang (a heated brick bed), staring coldly at him.

The old woman entered the room, threw down her cane, slapped her thighs, and cried out in heart-wrenching sobs, "Third son, I can't live like this anymore!"

"You heard it yourself. Look at the good wife you married! She hasn't given me a single kind word while you were unconscious!"

"I just walked in the door and they're already throwing mud at me! What kind of daughter-in-law is this?"

The old lady slapped her thighs so hard it made a deafening noise, and tears streamed down her face like they were flowing freely. Anyone who didn't know better would think she had suffered some great injustice.

"Mother, does this sound like you're the one who started blaming Xiulan the moment you walked in?"

"You accused Xiulan of having an affair without even looking at her? What kind of mother-in-law are you?"

Gu Jianguo's voice was cold, and the old lady was stunned, forgetting all about crying and wailing.

Her son used to be incredibly filial; if she said one thing, he wouldn't dare say another, and if she asked him to beat a dog, he would never catch a chicken. So why has she changed so much after waking up from a six-month coma?

The old lady was poked in the lower back by her second son, which brought her back to her senses. She wiped the snot and tears from her face and rushed to the front of the kang (a heated brick bed).

"Oh my son! You're really awake? Is this not a dream?"

Grandma Gu rushed to the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), looked at Gu Jianguo, and tears welled up in her eyes. If you didn't know better, you would really think she was a loving mother.

The person who just threw a tantrum doesn't seem to be her at all.

Gu Jian'an and Zhang Aidi quickly followed, shrinking behind, their eyes darting around, wishing they could find a crack in the ground to hide in.

Gu Jianguo watched this dramatic scene with cold indifference. If it were six months ago, seeing his mother cry like this would have melted his heart, and he would have wanted to give her his whole heart as a filial offering. But now, he only felt disgusted.

"Mother, it's so late. Why aren't you sleeping? Why did you bring my second brother and sister-in-law here? Is it urgent?" Gu Jianguo didn't play along with the old lady's sentimental act and went straight to the point.

Grandma Gu paused in her sobbing, wiped her dry eyes with a handkerchief, and her triangular eyes darted around before she began to speak: "My son, you don't know the true meaning of a mother's heart! I just had a dream that you woke up and cried out for me to save you. I was so panicked, I couldn't sleep at all! That's why I quickly had your second brother and sister-in-law come with me to see you. And lo and behold, heaven has smiled upon you, and you really did wake up!"

Gu Jianguo sneered inwardly. Dreaming? He's probably dreaming about how to save up for his funeral.

Su Xiulan stood to the side, feeling nauseous from listening, and suddenly spoke up: "Really? If it was a dream, then what were Second Brother and Second Sister-in-law doing wandering around under our courtyard wall just now? The footprints in the snow are still fresh, they haven't been swept away yet, have they?"

The atmosphere in the room froze instantly upon hearing this.

Gu Jian'an's face turned deathly pale, and Zhang Aidi screamed in fright, "You're spouting nonsense! Who's standing under your wall? We came in through the front gate with Mother! Su Xiulan, you troublemaker, you've been trying to sow discord as soon as the third son woke up, what are you up to?"

"That's right, sister-in-law. You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. I'm your second brother, how could I do such a thing? You're not trying to pin the blame on our second branch just because you saw that the third brother is awake, are you?"

The couple both looked like they had suffered a great injustice, putting on an even better show than the performers on stage.

Gu Jianguo remained silent, his gaze fixed coldly on the two of them.

Gu Jian'an looked away guiltily, constantly giving his mother meaningful glances.

"Alright, third brother, you just woke up, your body is still not fully recovered, you need to take good care of yourself."

The old lady tentatively reached out, trying to grab Gu Jianguo's hand.

Gu Jianguo glared at her coldly, and the old lady quickly withdrew her hand, tentatively asking, "Third son, how are you feeling after lying in bed for more than half a year? Have you fully recovered?"