Chapter 84: Going to the County Town
Sun Mei stood up and pulled the two children close to her, gently comforting them, "Don’t listen to your Aunt Hu Zi. Your uncle and I would never abandon you."
At this point, the children’s eyes were already red; they stared at Sun Mei and nodded.
Zhao Zhitong glanced at Hu Zi’s wife, then at her mother, before running to her two brothers’ side and whispering to them, "You guys, don’t listen to Aunt Hu Zi’s nonsense. Her words are like farts."
Hearing her daughter speak so bluntly, Sun Mei glared helplessly at Zhao Zhitong. "What nonsense are you spouting?"
"It just means her words stink," Zhao Zhitong shrugged, laughed cheerfully, then made a funny face at Sun Mei and ran off to help with the wheat.
Hu Zi’s wife, however, didn’t think she had said anything wrong. She continued, addressing Sun Mei, "Sun Mei, I’m not wrong. I’m telling the truth. It’s good for the children to hear this. It will teach them that they need to be filial, or they’ll be struck by lightning!"
Sun Mei responded helplessly, "Those words are very hurtful to the children. You shouldn’t say such things to them anymore!"
Hu Zi’s wife still wanted to say more.
At this moment, Shi Tou’s wife, who was nearby, spoke up, "Hu Zi’s wife, that’s enough. Stop talking. Can’t you see Sun Mei is getting angry?"
Actually, Shi Tou’s wife agreed with Hu Zi’s wife. Raising another’s children is often thankless; few truly grow attached, and most of the time, when their birth parents return, all your effort comes to nothing. But seeing Sun Mei was angry, she decided to intervene.
Hu Zi’s wife pursed her lips and muttered quietly, "I didn’t say anything wrong. Honestly, they just don’t appreciate good intentions."
Seeing Sun Mei glaring at her, she immediately waved her hands dismissively. "Alright, alright, I won’t say any more. Happy now?"