Chapter 650 - 649: Last Will and Testament
She patted Wang Yongzhu on the hand and spoke with immense calmness, "So many years have passed since those events, what’s past is past, what’s the use in discussing them now? One must look forward in life in order to keep going!"
"I really don’t have anything to blame you for. You were willing to marry me, allowing me to escape the hell that was my parents’ home, and I bore you sons and daughters. Isn’t this how all of us peasants live our lives? We’re an old couple now, why bring up such matters nowadays?"
"I don’t blame you, nor do I resent you!" Old Granny Zhang’s tranquility was excessive.
Wang Laozhu looked at Old Granny Zhang’s expression and after hearing her words, was taken aback for a moment. It took him quite some time before he shakily reached out his hand towards Old Granny Zhang.
Old Granny Zhang sat without moving, while Wang Yongping, watching Wang Laozhu’s stubborn demeanor, couldn’t help but cry out pitifully, "Mother——"
Old Granny Zhang sighed, stood up, walked to the edge of the kang bed, and reached out her hand, which was firmly grasped by Wang Laozhu, "Chun Tao——"
Old Granny Zhang frowned. It had been many years since she had heard Wang Laozhu call her by the name Chun Tao.
"These days, I’ve been thinking daily, where exactly I went wrong to raise a beast like your second brother. Everyone advised me then, but I wouldn’t listen. Now, this is my retribution! As the saying goes, ’If a son is untaught, his father is to blame.’
"It’s all because I, as a father, did not lead by example, letting that beast, your second brother, follow in my footsteps! As a result, he brought ruin upon the whole family and nearly destroyed Yongzhu as well! The root cause lies with me! It’s my fault——"