Chapter 224. Regulating the Family
Then amidst desperate cries for help, all was forgotten for survival, and it was just an instinctual sprint uphill.
The Qi family was no different. The three brothers frantically pulled along their sons and daughters-in-law, racing forward. Their aging parents lagged behind, shouting until their voices were hoarse, but the sons paid them no mind.
Clearly, the sons ignored them, yet they self-deceptively blamed it on their eldest daughter.
If they hadn’t fallen out with her, their lives wouldn’t be so tight, and their health would be better.
They attempted to mend relations with the daughter, but no matter how many times they tried, they were never allowed in, not even gaining the slightest advantage.
But every time they returned, they not only couldn’t enter, but halfway through, their heads felt heavy and feet light, and upon returning home, they suffered from diarrhea for several days.
This happened each time, leaving little doubt they were drugged, causing Qi’s wife to curse whenever she thought of it, uttering unspeakable words.
Neighbors around frowned upon hearing it, often whispering that this wasn’t a daughter but an enemy.
With empty stomachs, the two elders of the Qi family lacked strength, watching their desperately fleeing sons and daughters-in-law, not seeing elders shielded by their running families. In that moment, the Qi elders felt unspeakable emotions.
Even so, they tightly clung to the food strapped to their backs, unlike some who abandoned food for survival, striving to run uphill.