Chapter 150: No Right to Cry Out in Pain
Zhao Mei looked incredibly pained, while she did pity her niece, her heart also went out to her husband.
Although the uncle should not have abandoned his niece to save himself from the bear, it was only right that he should be punished. But after all, he was just an uncle, not a real father.
She had arrived early enough to see the third brother insisting on taking his younger brother’s wife, a sight that resulted in their father-in-law hitting him with a stick ten times. Afterwards, his back was covered in blood and bruises, and he wasn’t able to sleep all night. It took several days for him to recover.
Erni was utterly outraged, after all Guibao was her father, what right did grandfather have to punish him?
Zhou Zhaodi wasn’t surprised at all. Although her father-in-law didn’t show as obvious a preference as her mother-in-law, it was clear he favored Guibao amongst all his grandchildren.
After all, he only ever showed a smiling face to his niece, often carrying her or holding her hand, none of the other grandchildren received such treatment. Besides, without the father-in-law’s tacit approval, the mother-in-law wouldn’t have been able to spend so much money on Guibao every year.
This time her husband and his two brothers had indeed stabbed their parents in the heart. Being punished severely was only to be expected, especially for the third brother who was Guibao’s real father, it would be a surprise if he got off lightly!
As for her husband, her sympathy was certainly wasted!
Since she couldn’t persuade her father-in-law, she could at least help her husband by fetching him water to wash his feet and applying more ointment to his wounds after the punishment was over.