Chapter 128: A Farce (1/2)

There, Shi Yumei was already laying in her mother’s embrace as she cried intermittently and terribly. Wang Shi gently patted her back and coaxed her softly.

Seeing Shi Fengju and Sang Wan, Wang Shi was unhappy and said, “You’re here, sit down!”

Sang Wan felt that if not for her second brother, her easily influenced mother-in-law, who doted on her daughter, would have taken her anger out on her.

Shi Fengju pulled Sang Wan over and sat down, ignoring Shi Yumei’s presence completely.

When Shi Yumei saw them, her crying became even more intense, and “Mother!” and “Help me!” was mixed in between her sobs.

“Alright, alright, stop crying! Your voice is hoarse from all the crying!” Wang Shi glanced at her son who did not look too happy and her daughter-in-law who was looking down. She patted her daughter’s back and coaxed.

“Mother! I think that my husband and I should leave the Shi household! We are unwanted here and discriminated against! A married daughter is like spilled water; I was foolish to think that others would treat me as a Shi family member!” Shi Yumei sat up and said between her sobs.

“Nonsense!” Wang Shi said unhappily, “Our Shi family cannot even afford to take care of its eldest missy? What an utter joke! Yumei, you are never an outsider, so stop thinking too much! If you are bullied, I will stand up for you!”

“Mother!” Tears fell from Shi Yumei’s eyes again.

“Big Sister, Mother won’t be the only one, I will do so too. You’ll have to tell me what exactly happened today!” Shi Fengju sighed.

Wang Shi was stumped, and she asked in disbelief, “You don’t know what happened?”

“Mother, ask sister for me. Has she ever told me about anything at all?”

Shi Yumei was unhappy and said, “What do you want me to say? If I do, will you really help me at all? Now that you have your wife, you won’t stand up for your sister!”

“Big Sister, if you really must say that, then I have nothing to say as well!” Shi Fengju shrugged, “If Big Sister doesn’t feel too happy staying here, then you may return to Mengxian! All the debts there have been settled and I can arrange for someone to help you find a house and buy some fertile lands!”

“You!” Shi Yumei suddenly became speechless.

“Big Sister!” Shi Fengju gently cut her off, “Can I ask Big Sister, not talking about the past few years, have I mistreated Big Sister during your stay in this household?”

“… No, you, you treat us very well.” Shi Yumei said softly.

“For us siblings to reach such a state, do you think I pass as a younger brother?”

“What are you saying!” Shi Yumei became anxious, “I never said you aren’t good!”

“If so, then why did Big Sister not tell me at all when you are mistreated? Why are you so sure that I won’t take your side?”

Wang Shi was taken in by Shi Fengju’s words and thought of all the good that Shi Fengju had done. She nodded, “Yes Yumei, Fengju isn’t wrong. You’re both my children; if there’s anything, just speak your mind! How could you hurt your brother’s feelings!”

“Big Sister, tell me! I want to hear it now!” Shi Fengju stared at her and spoke solemnly.

Shi Yumei could only swallow her criticism for Sang Wan, and said, “Okay, I am waiting for you to stand up for me! My husband and Fenghua got along well, but that top scorer brother-in-law of yours is creating a rift between them. He prevented Fenghua from having contact with my husband, and said that my husband was incapable, a degenerate who throws the face of intellectuals! You say, how could he, as an outsider, dare to say that? Other than being prideful of his title, there must be someone instigating from behind! Someone must despise us so much and wants to chase us away!”

Shi Yumei glared at Sang Wan hatefully.

“Big Sister, did you hear this with your own ears?”

“Hmph! If I had heard this with my own ears, I would have already given him a slap. Why would I wait until now? What, are you doubting me!” Shi Yumei widened her eyes.

Only allowed on Creativenovels.com

“Big Sister, if you did not hear it yourself, can I know who told you about this? Big Sister, tell me and I will call that person over to get a clear understanding of things.”

Of course, Shi Yumei would not expose her own husband. Since Shi Fengju had already phrased it that way, she simply did not dare to point her finger at someone else as well and could only mumble, “Regardless, this is all I know. Since I’ve already told you, are you going to stand up for me or not!”

Shi Fengju remained quiet and glanced towards Wang Shi.

Wang Shi sighed softly as she creased her brows, “Yumei, you are messing around! You, what do you mean by this!” Even if Wang Shi was foolish, she was able to realize that her own daughter was only listening to peoples’ hearsay.