hotmtlnovel Chapter 18 She Met Grandma
Chapter 18 She Met Grandma
"Your family is now capable and can even make pork to sell, but they didn't even think of sending some to you, their own daughter!"
"What's the point of marrying you? I spent so much money, but I can't even give birth to a son in all these years!"
"You are such a jinx! If you weren't my nemesis, I would have passed the imperial examination and become a scholar long ago!"
The man's curses and slaps made Fu Yinzhang stand still, his body shaking uncontrollably.
She wanted to go in and protect her mother, but she was too young and could not do anything. Instead, she would be a burden and cause her mother to suffer more beatings.
It would be great if grandma could take them away. This thought once again appeared in Fu Yinzhang's mind, stronger than before.
She stood in the yard, quietly listening to the sounds in the house. When the sounds in the house died down and it became quiet, her father Fu Xinren opened the door and came out, flicking his sleeves and angrily slamming the door and left.
When Fu Yinzhang saw Fu Xinren leave, he hurried into the house and closed the door quietly.
The person sitting on the floor inside the house was indeed her mother, He Erhua, who had been beaten countless times.
"Mom, are you okay..."
Fu Yinzhang ran over with heartache and helped He Erhua from the ground to the bed beside her.
He Erhua had a numb face and nodded with empty eyes. Her tone sounded emotionless as she repeated a few words she often said.
"Yin Zhang, Mom is fine, don't be afraid."
If He Erhua hadn't been afraid that she would die and no one would protect Yin Zhang, she would have wanted to die long ago.
On the third day after she married into the Fu family, Fu Xinren slapped her. After that, she was beaten every few days, but at that time Fu Xinren didn't hit her very hard.
It was not until the third month when she became pregnant that her mother-in-law stopped Fu Xinren, fearing that the abortion might harm the baby. Only then did Fu Xinren stop.
But such "good days" did not last long. After ten months of pregnancy and delivery, when she gave birth to Fu Yinzhang, Fu's family members were shocked to see that it was a girl.
Fu Xinren beat her even harder, and her mother-in-law stopped him and even goaded him to be even harder.
If she hadn't tried her best to protect and beg him, her mother-in-law would have drowned and thrown away Fu Yinzhang, who was only a few days old.
But she couldn't go anywhere, and she thought about dying as she could see the end of her days. But when she saw her infant daughter beside her, He Erhua softened her heart.
She thought that even if she was going to die, she wanted to watch her daughter grow up. If she died, there would be no one in this world to protect her daughter.
Over the years, Fu's family disliked her for not being able to give birth to a son, but she had been pregnant twice, but both were aborted by Fu Xinren.
How could she leave her daughter alone in such an environment?
She would always do her best to protect her and let her grow up. She was worried about Fu Yinzhang, and her daughter was her biggest concern. When Fu Yinzhang had a good home, she would be at ease.
"Mom, I saw grandma today." Fu Yinzhang came over and whispered in He Erhua's ear.
"Yeah." He Erhua responded lightly at first, then she reacted and looked at Fu Yinzhang with surprise.
"You've never seen your grandmother, how do you know what she looks like?"
"Mom, I learned from eavesdropping on Dad that grandma would go to the entrance of the academy to sell things during the day. I was curious, so I ran over to see her secretly. Mom and grandma look alike, and I knew at a glance that she must be my grandma..."
As Fu Yinzhang spoke, Meng Lan's kind and gentle face appeared in front of him involuntarily. The corners of his mouth rose involuntarily, and there was a little more expectation in his eyes.
She thought that her grandmother was such a good person, she would help her mother and them. But her grandmother didn't know yet. She would tell her when she saw her grandmother next time. Fu Yinzhang encouraged herself in her heart.
"So... did grandma recognize you?"
He Erhua regretted asking as soon as she finished asking. Why did she ask this question to her child? Since she got married, her mother had never come to see her. Yinzhang and her mother had never met each other, so how could they know each other?
However, there was still some expectation in He Erhua's eyes when she looked at Fu Yinzhang, and she didn't know what she was expecting.
Seeing Fu Yinzhang shaking his head, He Erhua's eyes immediately dimmed.
This was also what she expected.
Just the next second, Fu Yinzhang's excited voice sounded again, sounding very excited.
"Grandma had never seen me, and I had never told her who I was, so she didn't recognize me. But mother, grandma is just like you said, she is really a good person! She gave me food and meat to eat."
When He Erhua heard her daughter's words, her body stiffened and she stood there in a daze.
The first thought that came to mind was: When did her mother become so generous?
"That...is that really your grandmother?" He Erhua couldn't help but ask what was in her heart.
How could her mother give meat to a child she didn’t know?
Although it was not easy for her mother to raise six siblings, and she could sometimes understand Meng Lan, He Erhua still felt that what her daughter said was fake.
How stingy her mother is, doesn't she know?
Don’t let it be that her daughter is young and ignorant and recognizes the wrong person, otherwise it will become a big joke.
Seeing that He Erhua didn't believe her, Fu Yinzhang became a little anxious. She grabbed He Erhua's hand and spoke solemnly.
"Mom, it's really grandma. She looks a lot like you, and she's very kind, how could she not be grandma?"
Meng Lan's appearance fits all of Fu Yinzhang's fantasies about a grandmother, so no matter how He Erhua doubts, she is now certain that Meng Lan is her grandmother.
kindly?
After hearing these two words, He Erhua's eyes went dark and her breathing stagnated. She thought, the person who could be described with these two words could not possibly be her mother.
Her mother has nothing to do with the word kind!
At this moment, Meng Lan, who was walking home after purchasing goods, sneezed twice without warning.
He Erhua thought about what her husband had said in the past few days. She wondered if Fu Xinren had recognized the wrong person. Why did her mother work so hard? How could she be so kind?
Maybe the old woman selling food was just someone who looked very similar to her mother.
He Erhua thought that if that person was really her mother, she might be possessed by a ghost. Thinking of this, she gave Fu Yinzhang some instructions.
"Stay away from your grandma from now on..."
"Mom, why do we have to stay away from grandma? Grandma is such a good person, I like her very much." Fu Yinzhang was puzzled.
He Erhua was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to explain to her daughter. She couldn't possibly tell a child about her unfounded guess. He Erhua was in a dilemma and didn't speak for a long time.
"After all, they want to do business. What if you disturb them..." He Erhua took a long time to come up with a crude excuse.
"Okay, Mom, I'll go find grandma when there are fewer people around. I won't delay grandma from making money."
After Fu Yinzhang finished speaking, a big smile appeared on his face.
He Erhua couldn't bear to disappoint her daughter when she saw this. After all, this was one of the few happy things for her daughter. So, as long as there was no danger, she didn't care.
The Fu family didn't allow her to go out casually, otherwise she would definitely follow her daughter to meet the old woman who sells food next time.
Although she didn't believe that the person was her mother Meng Lan, He Erhua didn't know why she still had a glimmer of unrealistic hope in her heart.
She hoped that person was not her mother, but she also hoped that she was.
Fu Yinzhang hugged her mother's arm, thinking that she would go to see her grandmother tomorrow. If her grandmother was willing to give her food, she would bring it back for her mother.
Meng Lan and the other two finally arrived home.
Just like yesterday, everyone knew what they should do, and they just went to do it without Meng Lan saying anything.
But Meng Lan noticed that Tian's face didn't look good.
After finishing the work, Meng Lan called Tian out alone.
"Fengying, has something happened?" Meng Lan asked, calling Tian's maiden name.