After Father Chen finished speaking, Grandma Chen's expression changed instantly. She had only said those words for the sake of feeling good. Besides, Jiujiu was still young, and she never thought that such a young child would be able to remember such things. Now that Father Chen had exposed the matter, her face turned green and purple.
Grandma Chen still wanted to make a final struggle. "I didn't say that. It's all Jiujiu's nonsense. She's so young and she already knows how to lie and frame me. She'll be different when she grows up."
Madam Chen was so angry that she almost laughed.
It was fine if she didn't dare admit what she had done, but pushing the blame to a nine-year-old little girl — was this really what a grandmother should do?
Moreover, if what she said today got out, Jiujiu's reputation would be ruined in the future.
Grandma Chen was simply vicious.
As a mother, a woman had to be strong and defend her child. Madam Chen pointed directly at the door and shouted at Grandma Chen, "I'll say it right here: whoever lies will die a horrible death."
Grandma Chen was so shocked by Madam Chen's sudden words that she forgot to cry.
She could believe the words of a fortune-teller and hate her son, so she naturally believed in vows. Instantly, she felt so guilty that she didn't dare look at Father Chen and stammered as she explained, "Mom didn't mean that …"
"Then what did you mean? Did Jiujiu say something wrong, or did the two of us wrong you?" Madam Chen was well aware that whether or not this matter was Grandma Chen's fault, as long as Father Chen accused her, he would definitely be labeled as unfilial. So, she took the initiative to stand up and say, "Mom, Chen Yan and I still call you 'mom' because we respect you as an elder. But ask yourself, is what you did something an elder should do?"
Grandma Chen wasn't someone who could keep a secret. Although not many people knew about the Chen family, there were still people who did.
After seeing Grandma Chen's attitude, how could those people who had come over because of her crying not understand?
They had originally thought that it was really Father Chen who was unfilial that Grandma Chen was crying. Now, it looked like it was clearly the mother who was in the wrong. Furthermore, based on what Madam Chen had said, it was most likely that Grandma Chen had done something to the child to provoke this couple.
The two of them were willing to give up their home to move out. It could be seen how infuriating Grandma Chen's actions were.
Those who originally sympathized with Grandma Chen looked at Madam Chen with sympathy.
After Madam Chen finished speaking, she quietly looked at Grandma Chen, waiting for her reply.
How could Grandma Chen say anything? She just lowered her head and didn't say anything.
After looking at her for a while, Madam Chen led her people to continue moving things.
Grandma Chen was too embarrassed to continue crying. She chased after Father Chen and Mother Chen and said, "Both of you have to go to work, so who will take care of the two children in the future? Mom really knows she was wrong. Send the two children back. I'll definitely help you take care of them in the future."
He couldn't count on his two daughters. Although his eldest son was rich, he was stingy. The only one he could rely on was his youngest son.
If her youngest son left, who would she go to if she had any problems in the future?
Realizing that her youngest son was really going to leave her, Grandma Chen finally panicked.
If it was before, Madam Chen would definitely agree to bring Jiujiu and Chen Chen back to let Grandma Chen take care of them.
But just now, the truth had been thrown in Grandma Chen's face. She still stubbornly said that Jiujiu was lying.
As a grandmother, she accused her own granddaughter of lying in front of everyone and tried to sow discord between her and her son. This kind of thing was simply unheard of.
Madam Chen didn't say anything. She just stood there and looked at Grandma Chen quietly.
Madam Chen had the best temper of the two daughters-in-law. Although she didn't stay at home all the time, when she came back, she was always respectful to Grandma Chen. Now that she really saw Madam Chen's temper, Grandma Chen realized that she was easy to talk to because she had good manners, not because she was a pushover.
Under Madam Chen's gaze, Grandma Chen slowly let go of Madam Chen's things.
She took her own things and the two children's things with her. She didn't take anything else, and followed Father Chen to the car.
Before leaving, Madam Chen grabbed Father Chen and stood at the door to tell the anxious Grandma Chen and Grandpa Chen, "Dad, Mom, no matter what you do, you'll always be Chen Yan's and my parents. When we settle down, we'll come back to see you. As for the children, please don't worry. I won't go to work at the feed factory in the future. When Chen Yan goes to work, I'll stay at home and focus on taking care of the children."
Madam Chen glanced at Grandma Chen and said meaningfully, "After all, you can only be at ease if you take care of the children yourself. Don't you think so, Mom?"
Grandma Chen's face turned red at Madam Chen's words, but she couldn't say a word in rebuttal.
After saying these polite words, Madam Chen directly pulled Father Chen away.
Grandma Chen looked at the back of the car anxiously, but there was nothing she could do.
After Father and Madam Chen left, the other villagers immediately gathered around Grandma Chen and said, "Look at what you've done. Now you've forced the children to give up their house. "
Grandma Chen's heart was filled with regret. How could she have thought that such a small matter would cause her son to give up the house and move out?
If she had known …
If she had known, even if she had known, given her personality, she would have still said and done the same thing.
This matter was a dead knot.
Grandpa Chen looked at his wife, sighed, and turned to walk back into the house.
But the moment he turned around, his back, which had been straight all this time, instantly collapsed.
Madam Chen had been holding her breath all this time, but after the car drove out of the village, her anger instantly dissipated. Her eyes were bright red as she leaned on her husband's shoulder and said, "From now on, it's just the four of us in our family."
Father Chen gripped his wife's hand tightly and swore, "I, Chen Yan, swear to God that I won't let you three suffer in the slightest."
Madam Chen looked at the continuously retreating streets and said, "As long as the two children are well, I'm well."
The reason why she was so unyielding and insisted on moving out this time wasn't just because Grandma Chen was spreading the idea of being unfilial to parents to the two children, but also because this kind of education would destroy the children.
She and her husband were destined to suffer for the rest of their lives because of their lack of education. She couldn't watch her children repeat the detours that she had taken before, nor could she watch them suffer the losses that she had suffered.
As long as the children were well, even if she had to continue living in that mud house for the rest of her life, she was willing.
The car arrived very quickly. After putting all the furniture in the yard, Father and Madam Chen moved it all into the house bit by bit. When they were done, they remembered that the children hadn't eaten yet. They saw that Jiujiu had already lit the stove with firewood in the corner and started to cook.
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