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The Lucky Star Control Corporation in the 70s (44)
The old lady Chu raged, “I’m not leaving here today. Let me see whether Chu Xiang will disregard me!”
Just as Chu Xiang and Yin Xu came back with the baskets on their backs, Li Yuezhen immediately greeted them with a smile, “Chu Xiang, Mother is here to see you.”
Yin Xu pulled Chu Xiang behind him and replied coldly, “There’s nothing for you to see here.”
Li Yuezhen wiped her tears and said, “Chu Xiang, do you hate me deep inside? I’m helpless. You know that I can’t make the decisions at home. I’ve always been thinking about you. Don’t blame me.”
Li Yuezhen cleverly played the emotional card to sway Chu Xiang. This move was particularly useful as filial piety was beyond the sky. In particular, the elderly would be on her side.
But there was something more important than filial piety, which was the attitude of the in-laws. Her husband’s attitude was tough, and others could understand Chu Xiang’s dilemma. They even sympathized with her.
Hence, there was no need for Chu Xiang to speak at all. Yin Xu took control and shouted back, “You have even come to visit her much. That’s really thoughtful of you. You haven’t visited Chu Xin in town much either, have you? I heard that Chu Xin has been performing poorly at school lately. I think if the Chu family is so restless and keeps finding trouble with others, he may grow even worse.”
Li Yuezhen was shocked, and her tears disappeared. “What do you mean? What do you want to do, huh?”
Yin Xu spread his hands. “What can I do? Just a piece of advice to you. Accumulate virtue and be kind, and think more about your precious son when you do things.”
Li Yuezhen faced him and directly felt the threat from him. Yin Xu has been on the battlefield and killed enemies, and Shou Hou’er who followed him had done the same. What couldn’t a man with blood on his hands do?!
Li Yuezhen didn’t dare to pester them. She was afraid that Yin Xu would punish Chu Xin. Grandma Chu was even more anxious, “Why? Are you still thinking of harming my grandson? Try to harm him, and I will hang myself at your door. If anything happens to my good grandson, he’ll come to you!”
Yin Xu pulled Chu Xiang around them to enter the door, and responded noncommittally, “I’m afraid you can’t find me. My legs are not good enough, so I can’t do anything. It doesn’t matter to me what other people do.”
Grandma Chu shouted angrily, “Chu Xiang! You…”
Yin Xu shut the door and interrupted her, “Chu Xiang’s affairs are none of your business, and your matters are none of her business. Everyone in the village saw how you treat Chu Xiang and how you treat the Yin family. No one is a fool, so go ahead and say whatever you want. Don’t ever dream of gaining benefits from my family. Please go home.”
Chu Xiang said briefly across the door, “I still have the separation document, and everything is written in black and white.”
After Chu Xiang and the Yin family entered the house, Grandma Chu’s shouting was rendered useless. Grandma Chu’s trick of capitalizing on her advanced age and causing a scene was quite useful when dealing with others, but the Yin family stayed behind doors and didn’t say a word in response. What was the use of her causing a fuss again? In the end, she could only head home cursing.
Grandma Chu didn’t give up and went again the next day. As a result, Chu Xin came home that afternoon and said that he was beaten inside a sack!
The Chu family rushed to Yin’s house to accuse them. Yin Xu innocently said, “You blocked our doors for a day. Didn’t you see that we never went out? How does Chu Xin’s beating have anything to do with us? I’m telling you, you’re going too far in lying and deceiving people. Where is Chu Xin injured? Let everyone have a look.”
Grandma Chu said with a stern face, “Daxin, show them. My grandson was bullied to this point. Does the Yin family still have no sense of shame?”
Chu Xin rolled up his sleeves, lifted his pant legs, and also due to anxiety lifted his clothes and exposed his belly. The result was nothing, not a little injury was found.
Chu Xin was shocked: “What’s going on? It hurts, why are there no bruises?”
Chu Xiang walked to Yin Xu and sighed. “Let’s make it clear in front of everyone today. The Yin family’s properties will not be given to the Chu family, and I have no ties with you. In the future, you guys should stop playing these tricks. Teach Chu Xin some virtue, and don’t let him turn into a bad person.I’m asking everyone to be our witness. I have cut ties with the Chu family long ago. Now that I’m with the Yin family, I don’t want the Chu family to keep troubling us. I hope everyone understands.”
“We understand! We are all reasonable people.”
“Exactly. The Chu family is so outrageous. They’re like a moth in our village!”
“Granny, stop making a fool of yourself. You may not find it embarrassing, but we feel embarrassed for you.”
Everyone added a sentence or two, condemning the Chu family for being deceitful. No one mentioned that Chu Xiang was unfilial. Chu Xiang and Yin Xu thanked everyone and went back to the house directly.
Li Yuezhen was terrified the more she thougth about it. She only had such a son. He was beaten without evidence, so they simply couldn’t confront Yin Xu to settle accounts. What if the trouble continued and something happened to Chu Xin? She pulled her mother-in-law back and relentlessly restrained her no matter what she said.
Chu Lan chopped firewood and cooked at the educated youth camp, accumulating dust and dirt on her face. Hearing that Yin Xu was so protective of Chu Xiang, jealousy spread in her heart.
She initially watched the old lady make trouble, gloating, but in the end nothing happened to Chu Xiang. When the old lady scolded her, Song Yang didn’t give a damn thing.
She feared being compared in everything. With Chu Xiang on the other side of the table, she felt upset even when making fire. Why was Chu Xiang always so lucky? She was disfigured, but why did her mother-in-law still value her?
Chu Lan thought again about Chu Xiang’s admission to a military academy, and couldn’t help but gloat over her misfortune. Chu Xiang must have been influenced by Yin Xu, so she chose a military school. Did she think the military school was awesome? Just wait and see, her little arms and legs would embarrass her!
Yin Xu was also talking to Chu Xiang about her school. The military school was harsh and very strict. He was not afraid that she would be overwhelmed, but he still admonished her, “Be kind to your classmates. Don’t perform too well. I’m afraid you’ll knock them down.”
“You do have faith in me, don’t you?”
“That’s for sure, you’re Little Lucky Star.”