Rebirth 78: Hunting for Treasure in the Mountains, Spoiling My Wife and Daughter to the Heavens

In the following days, the rumors in the village indeed subsided.

Li Xiulian was completely kept in the dark.

However, those elderly people who were the most frequently rumored to be involved, from the oldest to the youngest, were all unable to go to the purchasing station to take on jobs.

It took several days of commotion to stop.

This has only been going on for a day or two.

The two children hadn't gotten up yet, and a couple was pacing back and forth at the Lu family's door.

Holding a few farm eggs in his hand, he kept looking towards the Lu family's courtyard.

"Zhang Wei, is this enough? There are only a few eggs. Wei Guo's family is so rich, do you think they'd even want what we have?"

The woman grew increasingly timid as she watched her husband chain-smoking cigarettes.

"What do you know? This is called attitude. When our mother talked to them like that, they hung our son up a tree and beat him up."

They didn't make things difficult for Mom, that's already quite good. If it were you, think about it, would you have let our family off the hook for so long?

As the man said this, he spat out a mouthful of phlegm.

He felt a deep sense of disgust whenever his mother, Old Wai, was mentioned.

But what could she do? Her mother was the one who called the shots at home; money and work points were all in her hands.

He had thought about separating from the family before, but each time he never managed to say it.

His mother's crying, tantrums, and threats of suicide terrified him to death.

Even he himself felt that he was living a pathetic life.

"That's true, but our mom... she's still at home acting like she's going to die. What if she finds out we secretly took the eggs out of the house?"

Go back... Go back... She wants to... again.

As the young woman spoke, her body trembled involuntarily.

Clearly, that old hag not only took advantage of others outside, but also acted like a tyrant at home.

Especially in dealing with the second daughter-in-law.

There are actually quite a few old ladies like this in this day and age.

Many families prefer to separate, even if it means being labeled as unfilial, and this is the reason why.

Some daughters-in-law were even kicked out of their homes because they couldn't give birth to grandsons.

Such situations are common.

"I'll try to stop them when they go back this time. They can hit me if they want, but look at other families. Their lives are getting better and better. Not just in the county, but even in the town, many families have started their own businesses and made a lot of money. We don't have the business acumen, and now we can't even find some manual labor to do."

So our lives will just continue to be this miserable? I don't care how spoiled your son is by the old lady, but you've suffered half your life since marrying me.

Do you want the rest of your life to be like this?

Just as the man named Zhang Wei finished speaking, Lu Weiguo, wearing a vest and shorts, came out carrying a bucket of water.

Although the new house has an indoor toilet, Lu Jia Huan's room is too small, and he can't hold it in even when he needs to use the toilet in the middle of the night.

A small bucket of water must be left in the room each time.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh~~"

Lu Weiguo poured the water into the drainage ditch outside the yard.

I lit a cigarette, closed my eyes, and started draining the water.

"Brothers who defend the country..."

However, just as the series was drawing to a close and they were about to show off,...

A sudden voice rang out from behind.

So frightened was his little brother, who had been stretching in the morning, that he immediately shrank back.

Even the cigarette he was holding in his mouth fell to the ground.

"No...who...Viagra? What are you doing here?"

Lu Weiguo turned around and saw Zhang Wei and his wife, whose face was covered in bruises.

He hurriedly put his pants on.

"Brother Weiguo, I...I...I...This is...this egg..."

"Brother Wei, come over here if you need anything."

Upon seeing the two, Lu Weiguo had a guess in his mind and pulled them to a few willow trees across the courtyard.

He acted as if he hadn't even seen the egg that Zhang Wei was holding up.

They just kept walking ahead.

"Brother Weiguo, I...I've come to apologize to you. It's...it's my mother's and my son's fault. You know my family's situation..."

I can't control my mom at all, and now my son doesn't listen to me either.

But we were definitely in the wrong, I apologize. Please accept the eggs.

Lu Weiguo leaned against the tree, looking at the pitiful couple with a conflicted expression.

He had seen honest and law-abiding families, but in both his lives, he had only ever seen one family as honest as Zhang Wei.

However, there is always a reason why someone is pitiful.

"Brother Wei, we practically grew up together. When we were kids, you took us hiking, tree climbing, and hopscotch. How come you've become such a wimp as an adult?"

"I can't control the old man, and I won't criticize you for this, but that kid doesn't even know how to hold his tongue. What, have you forgotten how you got a beating when you were a kid?"

Lu Weiguo did not accept the apology.

He just looked at him with a very disappointed expression and said a few words to him.

"Yes, yes, Brother Wei is right. I'll go back and educate them. We were wrong, I was wrong..."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Wei offered no explanation, only bowing his head and admitting his mistake.

Its body was bent over like a shrimp.

The spine on his back was broken into sections, beneath the tattered clothes, like rotten wood with broken tendons.

He is utterly incapable of upholding a man's dignity.

"Brother Wei, if you want to talk to me, look up! Straighten your back! What kind of behavior is this, a grown man like you!"

Bang bang bang!

As Lu Weiguo said this, he gave him two hard slaps on the back.

"I...I'm sorry...I..."

"Stop apologizing to me all the time! What's the use of you saying sorry? You're like this, what good will it do?"

Does your mother stop making trouble, or will your son stop being a bad person? Brother Wei, there are some things I shouldn't say, your family's affairs have nothing to do with me.

But you shouldn't have come to me. It's no use coming to me now. Even if you apologize today and I accept it...

"What am I supposed to do if your mom comes over and makes a scene again someday?" Lu Weiguo said, then sighed.

"We grew up together. When you were little, it was fine if you listened to your mother, but now that you're this age..."

Do you want your spine to remain broken?

Do you want your sister-in-law to keep suffering from you? Have you ever seen a mother-in-law in our village who would dare to hit her second daughter-in-law?

Even if she hadn't given birth to a son for you, who would dare to do this?

Lu Weiguo saw that Zhang Wei was still bowing his head and apologizing, not daring to look up.

No matter what he said, Zhang Wei still acted like a coward.

He shook his head helplessly.

He turned and walked towards the courtyard.

Outside the door, Zhang Wei only dared to look up when he heard the door close.

He glanced at the tightly closed courtyard gate, then turned back to look at his wife.

"Wife, am I not manly enough? You've suffered because of me..."

"No, honey, you...you're such a man. Nobody knows how much you suffer, how tired you are. I know."

It's us... it's our family, there's no one in charge.

The young woman started crying, feeling wronged.

She didn't speak loudly, nor did she dare wipe away her tears, just staring at her own man who couldn't straighten his back.

"Yes, in our family... if I'm not in charge, who is..."