Chapter 4 Come on, who wouldn’t hurt each other?

The identical actions of her son and daughter pierced He Wanqing’s already broken heart like needles, one after another. Even though they weren’t her biological children, she had raised them in luxury since they were young, how come she hadn’t realized that these two were ungrateful ingrates at their core? Thinking back to the past, she had worked tirelessly night after night to give them the best life, almost blinding herself in the process. She closed her eyes, pushing those memories out of her mind, and without answering them, went straight to her room, completely ignoring the people on the sofa.

“……..” The old couple, along with Xu Xiaohua and her sister, who were waiting for her to speak first, all turned black in the face. “Mom, some people just have no manners, you and Dad are sitting on the sofa, she doesn’t even know how to greet you, she’s definitely a product of having a mother but not being raised by her.” “That’s right, she’s really a jinx, she couldn’t even stop herself from being cursed, and she even cursed Third Brother to death. We didn’t dislike her, we let her stay in the house, and she still dares to give us the cold shoulder, she’s been living too well, she’s spoiled!” “Big Aunt, Little Aunt, don’t be angry, maybe Mom got wet in the rain and is feeling uncomfortable, she’s just in a hurry to go back to her room to change clothes. That’s right, when she comes out later, I’ll speak up for you, I guarantee Mom will lend you the money.” “Yeah, Little Aunt, you saw her covered in mud, she’ll definitely greet you after she changes her clothes.”

The words of her son and daughter in the living room, as well as the words of Xu Xiaohua and her sister, were heard clearly by He Wanqing, who was washing up in the room. Thinking that they were starting to sing in unison again, she quickened her pace. The conversation in the living room continued, and after washing up and changing clothes, He Wanqing didn’t immediately come out, but instead stood at the door with a tape recorder, eavesdropping on their conversation. She didn’t know if the people in the living room were genuinely indifferent or deliberately trying to provoke her, but they once again talked about what she had heard in the afternoon, not letting her tape recorder be turned on in vain.

Suddenly, Xu Xiaohua, who was in the middle of a happy conversation in the living room, stood up and suddenly saw He Wanqing behind them. “Damn He Wanqing, are you a ghost? You don’t even make a sound when you walk? And what kind of manners do you have, you dare to eavesdrop on our conversation. Oh, my stomach, He Wanqing, you are indeed a jinx, first you cursed your parents and brother to death, then you cursed my Third Brother to death. Now you want to curse my child to death, I tell you, if you don’t explain yourself and apologize to me, this isn’t over.” “He Wanqing, what kind of expression is that? You scared my sister and didn’t even apologize?” “Third Sister-in-law, how can you be a sister-in-law like that? You don’t know how much Xiaohua protects her stomach, how can you scare her?” “Yeah, the He family’s upbringing isn’t like this, Third Sister-in-law, Dad knows you’re sick and feeling bad, but you can’t take it out on Xiaohua! You know, you can’t be a sister-in-law like that, quickly apologize to her, go buy some things and take them to your son-in-law’s house tomorrow, and this matter will be over.”

He Wanqing, coldly watching Xu Xiaohua’s dramatic performance of clutching her stomach, didn’t speak, she quietly listened to their accusations. Seeing her two ungrateful ingrates, who she had pampered since they were young, also join in the accusations and urge her to give them money and transfer the ownership, she smiled “foolishly” with a curl of her lips. “Hehehe~” The few of them looked at her laughter, exchanging glances, and finally it was Xu Lao Tai Po who spoke: “He Wanqing, what kind of expression is that? You first cursed your own family to death, and a few years later you cursed Third Brother to death, did we dislike you? When everyone in the village disliked you for being a jinx, it was the Xu family who gave you a place to stay. Especially Xiaohua, she’s been by your side protecting you every day, you don’t even remember to be grateful, how can you scare her? Don’t you know that this child is one she’s been longing for for so many years? I tell you, if anything happens to Xiaohua’s child, I, this old woman, won’t let you off.” “Mom, quickly say sorry, otherwise Grandma will nag Dad again!” “Let her nag, didn’t your Dad die? What’s there to nag about? Oh, right, Xu Xiaohua, this child was still carried in my womb, you say, is she yours or mine? And you, Xu Weijun, did he really die back then?”

She looked at them expressionlessly, her eyes cold, and immediately, the few of them were stunned. Under her emotionless gaze, Xu’s mother actually saw a hint of fear. Thinking about the things her family had done over the years, and how she often squeezed her and belittled her, she suddenly felt a chill. Thinking about her illness, Xu’s mother stopped her outstretched hand, wanting to hit her but not daring to, the expression on her face was extremely ridiculous in He Wanqing’s eyes. Her cold gaze swept over the stunned Xu family, she raised her hand and grabbed Xu’s mother’s outstretched hand, looking at her with sarcasm: “What, are you going to talk about me being a jinx again? That’s right, if I really was a jinx, how come no one in your family has been cursed to death? And, don’t you always cry about your bad luck, a white-haired person sending a black-haired person? Since that’s the case, why don’t you perform it again, it’ll be a good way for me to reminisce.”

She violently threw Xu’s mother’s arm away, not giving Xu Xiaohua a chance to speak, she directly asked: “Xu Xiaohua, this child is living in my womb, you say, does she belong to you or me? And, didn’t you just say I cursed your Third Brother to death? Then what about these two bastards? They can’t be wild children born from you rolling in the hay with someone back then, can they?”

He Wanqing gently stroked Xu Xiaohua’s belly, her face expressionless as she finished speaking, pointing at Xu Xiaojun and his sister. As if the sky outside knew she was holding back, as she focused her fire on each of them one by one, thunder and lightning roared. The sky, which had just turned white, turned black again, streaks of lightning tore through the sky, illuminating the atmosphere in the room like a ghost seeking revenge.

“You old things, your calculations are really impressive! Back in the village, you deliberately ruined my reputation, making me willingly raise two bastards while working like a cow and a horse for your family, what a great plan. All these years, at night, weren’t you afraid of my grandfather, my parents, and my brother coming to chat with you?” She pinched her adopted daughter’s chin: “You still want money, you want a house, you want a dowry. You’re quite good at pretending, aren’t you disgusted by me? You don’t even want to call me? But when you were spending my money, were you disgusted? By the way, since your real mother is a big businesswoman in Shanshi, why don’t you go to her for a dowry, why come to me? What’s going on, mother-daughter estrangement? That’s right, you were raised by me, this jinx, since she’s willing to be the younger one, how could she possibly like you? By the way, does your father like you? I have a suggestion, go to him for the dowry and the wedding house, that way it will show how close your family is.”

“Xiaojun, you’ve been flattering both sides all these years, but when you’re sweet-talking, why don’t you bring your sister along? Look, now you have a real mother and a real father who love you, but your sister has no one. Why else would she have to ask me, this disgusting person, for a dowry, and not dare to go to your real mother and father? Or are you just smart, you prepared your own way out early, and got into your real mother’s big company!”

After finishing her provocative words, seeing the siblings start to blame each other, she nodded in satisfaction. Even if she died in the future, these words would follow them for the rest of their lives. Scum wants to live a peaceful life? Dream on.