RESLW Chapter 23

Chapter 23 Maternal Fourth Aunt Drank Pesticide

   Mei Xiaoran was anxious when she saw this and hurried over.

   “No one is allowed to bully my Mom!”

   Old Braid looked back and saw that it was Mei Xiaoran. She could not help but snorted, “No one bullied your mom. You should quickly take your mom away.”

   Noticing that it was Mei Xiaoran, Cheng Bin was somewhat embarrassed and released his hand. “Ranran, is school over already?”

   Mei Xiaoran ran forward, put her mother behind herself to protect and asked Cheng Bin, “Maternal Fourth Uncle-in-law, what are you pulling my mom for?”

   She called out in a moment of desperation. In her previous life, her maternal fourth aunt really married Cheng Bin, so addressing him ‘uncle-in-law’ has become a habit. In a haste, she forgot to correct her words.

   Cheng Bin was extremely elated when he heard this, “What did you call me? Maternal Fourth Uncle-in-law? ” Then he was all smiles towards Li Mingyun and said, “Eldest Sister, look. Ranran even called me Maternal Fourth Uncle-in-law. We are going to be in-law. In the future, we definitely are one family.”

   Li Mingyun has not recollected herself yet, but Old Braid was extremely angry and fiercely shouted at Mei Xiaoran, “Child, don’t address randomly. Who is your Maternal Fourth Uncle-in-law? My family’s Xiao Bin’s and your Fourth Aunt’s Eight Characters* is not even thrown out yet!”

   (TN : indicating the year,month,day and hour of one’s birth,used formerly in fortune-telling. For marriage, both party’s eight characters will have a huge impact on deciding their marriage compatibility and for choosing an auspicious marriage date, even to the hour for the ceremony.)

   “What are you yelling at my daughter for? Whatever anger you’ve got, just charge it towards the adult. Charging towards children, what’s there to be proud at? ” Of course, Li Mingyun has to get her daughter protected first. Even if Ranran called him incorrectly, still, it should not be Old Braid who teaches the lesson. She then said again, “Maternal Fourth Uncle-in-law or whatnot, don’t address randomly in the future!”

   Cheng Bin also protected Mei Xiaoran and shouted at his mother, “Mom, you should not have argued with a child. I think Ranran called out correctly. Sooner or later, I’ll marry Li Mingye. Sooner or later I’ll become a family with her. It’s not too much to call me Maternal Fourth Uncle-in-law. “

   Old Braid was angered terribly and enigmatically said, “Just now, someone had said that she would not become in-law with my family and will watch her younger sister better. In a flash, the little girl already called my family’s Xiao Bin as Maternal Fourth Uncle-in-law. It’s really well-taught !”

   Li Mingyun was both angry and ashamed. She scolded Mei Xiaoran, “If you dare to randomly address others again in the future, you must be beaten!” Then she pushed her towards the direction of their home again, “Adult’s business, you better be less involved. Hurry back home to eat, then go to school.”

   Mei Xiaoran wants to go back together with her mother, “Mom, let’s go home first.”

   Li Mingyun thought for a while, decided not to go to her maternal family’s house anymore, pulled Mei Xiaoran and turned back. On the way back, she angrily poked Mei Xiaoran’s forehead with her hand, “You also have lost your mind. Why are you addressing randomly for? Is the Maternal Fourth Uncle-in-law can be called at random? Never mind that their family looked down on your Maternal Fourth Aunt, our family doesn’t even like their family’s Cheng Bin! “

   Mei Xiaoran knows, actually this person, Cheng Bin has a lot of strong points. Although he doesn’t do honest work but he is really good towards Maternal Fourth Aunt and Maternal Grandmother. He could even be said as the most filial son-in-law of the Li family. Only, he always failed to live up to expectation……Later, he was always drunk every day and in the end Maternal Fourth Aunt divorced him. But she also knew Maternal Fourth Aunt had the most stubborn temper, belonging to the kind of ‘the more one persuades, the more resolute she becomes’. Anyway, she was not sure she would be able to persuade Maternal Fourth Aunt.

   After breakfast at home, Mei Xiaoran went to school. But even in school, she was not at ease and was afraid that something might happen.

   She hardly endured until noon and ran home. Only after she saw Li Mingyun was cooking, she then felt relieved.

   Li Mingyun then finished cooking and had just served it on the table. Mei Xiaoran with her younger brother had yet to have a bite of rice when they heard someone banging the courtyard door very loudly. “Is Li Mingyun at home? Something happened to your maternal family! “

   Li Mingyun was greatly startled, got up and went out. Mei Xiaoran also put down her chopsticks and closely followed out.

   Opening the courtyard’s door, Li Mingyun recognized it was her maternal family’s next door neighbor, Du Xiaojuan. Du Xiaojuan saw her and said in a panic, “Mingyun, your Fourth Younger Sister drank pesticide. You should hurry back and have a look.”

   Li Mingyun immediately felt it turned dark before her eyes. Yezi is also too stubborn. Is this all about looking for death or staying alive? Before, she went on a hunger strike at home for a few days. Yesterday, she made a big scene. Today, she drank pesticide. Does she still plan to let others live?

   Mei Xiaoran was busy supporting her mother, then turned back to tell Mei Xiaolei, “Xiao Lei, go to school by yourself after you have finished your meal. I’ll go to check on Maternal Grandmother’s house with mom. Look for my Class Advisor and ask for a leave for me when you have arrived at school. Just say I’m sick.”

   Otherwise, what else can be done?

   Mei Zhonghua is not at home. Mei Xiaoran is really worried about letting her mother go to her Maternal Grandmother’s house alone. What’s more, her mother is a timid one.

   Li Mingyun took Mei Xiaoran to take a shortcut and trotted all the way back to her maternal family’s home.

   Before they even enter the house, they already heard Maternal Grandfather Li’s angry voice, “If she wants to die, let her die outside. I won’t let her marry that bum anyway!”

   “Then again, we have to save her. Save her first and we will talk again later!”

   Maternal Grandmother Li couldn’t care anymore about getting angry with her husband. She had to save her daughter first.

   At this time, Li Mingyun brought along Mei Xiaoran, knocked on the door and came in. When Maternal Grandmother Li saw this pair of mother and daughter, she thought it was too timely. “Mingyun, come and hold Yezi together with me. We have to send her to the hospital immediately.”

   Li Mingye is still rolling on the ground, crying and shouting, “If I’m not allowed to marry Xiao Bin, I really don’t want to live anymore, and I also won’t go to hospital……”

   Mei Xiaoran was also dumbfounded. In the past, she had known that Maternal Furth Aunt was very strong headed, but she had only heard about the incident where Maternal Fourth Aunt drank pesticides in her previous life and did not see it with her own eyes. But today, she really ran into it.

   Seeing Maternal Fourth Aunt keep rolling and kicking on the ground, Maternal Grandmother Li and Li Mingyun couldn’t hold her at all. It angered Li Mingyun who quickly ordered Mei Xiaoran, “Go and call your Maternal Second Aunt back.”

   Maternal Second Aunt’s lived not far away. Her mother-in-law’s family’s house was at the head of Beiguan bridge, which was only 200 meters away from her maternal family’s house. She didn’t live in front of a street but in an alley. Such a big thing happened in the Li family, someone would definitely inform Maternal Second Aunt. Even if Maternal Second Aunt was slow, she could not be slower than her(MXR) mother. She has not appeared until now. There must be something else.

   Mei Xiaoran thought like this and ran to Maternal Second Aunt’s house in one breath.

   Maternal Second Aunt’s family was also arguing vigorously.

   Maternal Second Aunt’s mother-in-law, Old Madam Zhou, is blocking the courtyard’s door. She was deathly set on not letting Li Mingqin out. “There is no one to do that lot of work at home. What are you doing out there for?”

   Li Mingqin tears anxiously, “Mom, something happened to Yezi at home. I have to go home and have a look.”

   Old Madam Zhou was a very ferocious one. She didn’t put Li Mingqin’s anxiety in her eyes at all and said in a loud voice, “If the work is not finished, don’t even think that you can go out today!”

   Mei Xiaoran ran over and saw that the yard of Zhou’s house was full of dried corn. Old Madam Zhou wanted her Maternal Second Aunt to remove the corn kernels. If she waited until she finished removing the corn kernels today, afraid Maternal Second Aunt won’t have the chance to go out today.

   “Grandma Zhou, there are so many corn. When will my Maternal Second Aunt finish all of this if you only let her do it alone? My Maternal Fourth Aunt is in trouble now and you are stopping my Maternal Second Aunt from going back to her maternal family’s house. What you are doing now, what’s the difference with commiting murder and arson? “

   “How did I commit murder and arson with this? It’s your Maternal Fourth Aunt who drank the pesticide herself. It’s not me who told her to drink it! If she herself doesn’t want to live, then she better die quickly. Don’t bother my daughter-in-law to go there and help! “

   When Mei Xiaoran heard this, she was so angry that she didn’t know what to say.

   This Old Madam Zhou is also an extremely rare one. She gave birth to three sons and loves the youngest son most. She had the worst attitude towards the eldest son. Li Mingqin, her Maternal Second Aunt, married Zhou Jincheng, the eldest of his family.

   Mei Xiaoran knew that in her previous life, this Old Madam also died from drinking pesticide. After her(OMZ) third son got married, the third daughter-in-law had beat and scolded her, not the least bit filial at all. So she drank pesticide in a moment of depression. Now, she can say this out loud, because she really has no idea about how she will die in the future, right?

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