My Beloved Super Fierce Wife
Chapter 305 almost fought to the death

Chapter 305: 305 almost fought to the death

Lin Tang and the two others were stunned by the news.

What?

The elderly couple in their seventies had been chased to the outskirts of the village to live?

Especially Li Xiuli, upon hearing the news, felt as if she were struck by lightning, nearly dazed to stupidity.

Everything was just fine when she last came back.

How could her elder brother dare?!

"I didn’t know about this..." Li Xiuli’s face looked ghastly.

"You didn’t know?" The woman paused, stammering, "That can’t be right. When Chunhua came back last time, we asked her to pass the message to you. Didn’t she tell you? That can’t be possible, can it?"

This matter was as serious as life and death.

Even if Chunhua and Xiuli didn’t get along, she couldn’t be this heartless, right?

Once Li Xiuli knew the reason, her face turned completely dark.

"No, she didn’t mention a word!"

The people from Xingmin Brigade looked at each other.

They all had a sullen look, moving their lips without being able to utter a word.

All that went through their minds was: Thankfully, nothing serious happened to the elderly Li couple. Otherwise, Xiuli and Chunhua would probably be at each other’s throats without end.

Upon learning of her parents’ plight, Li Xiuli was in no mood to exchange pleasantries with the villagers anymore.

She called for Lin Qingshan and Lin Tang, and hurried to the outskirts of the village.

The outskirts, a dilapidated old house.

The room was damp and dark.

The ground uneven and full of potholes.

In the room, apart from a shaky wooden bed, a wooden table missing half a leg, a small wooden stool, two bowls, and a ceramic jar, there was nothing else of resemblance to homeliness.

Old man Li lay in the bed, his mind hazy and confused.

Every now and then, he opened his eyes to look at his wife, as if he couldn’t rest assured about something.

Old lady Li boiled some hot water, carried it in a chipped, broken bowl, and approached the bed.

"Old man, have some hot water," she said, struggling to help the person on the bed sit up, her voice filled with concern.

Old man Li bit down on the soft flesh in his mouth, trying hard to wake himself up.

Mustered the strength to move his body and sat up.

"...You’ve had it hard, wife," his voice was hoarse, as if it had been scraped by sand.

Old lady Li, with trembling hands, fed her husband water.

"What hard work? As long as you’re fine, I am not suffering," she said.

Their son was unfilial, and their daughter was unreliable.

She could only rely on her old man, side by side.

As long as the head of the family lived, she still had hope.

If the old man were gone, she would find a rope to hang herself.

Having been married to old lady Li for decades, old man Li knew her intentions well.

That’s why he was stubbornly clinging to that last breath.

His wife had never lived a good life following him, he dared not imagine his wife dying in this damp, lightless room.

The thought just lodged in his chest like a stone.

The old couple was in the midst of speaking.

Suddenly, they heard noises at the door.

"Is there a noise?" Old man Li thought he had heard wrong and asked old lady Li beside him.

"I heard it too. You rest here, I’ll go check," replied old lady Li.

As old lady Li opened the door, she saw her daughter whom she hadn’t seen for a long time.

The old woman’s cloudy eyes were immediately soaked with tears.

She turned to the side, wiped away her tears, and her words carried a tone of reproach.

"You wretched girl, why are you only coming back now?"

"If you had been any later, your father and I would have been gone," she said.

By "gone," she meant they would have passed away.

Li Xiuli saw her mother, who had become skin and bones, and the typically decisive woman also began to cry.

"Mom, why would you say such unluckiness? Here I am, bringing Blue Mountain and Tangtang back, aren’t I?"

"Something happened to you and dad, and you didn’t even seek me out. How could you do this?!"

"If something truly happened to you and dad, what would you have me do?"

The wooden cabin wasn’t soundproof. When the old man Li heard his daughter’s voice from inside the house, tears streamed down, falling onto the dark, dingy pillow.

At least his daughter still cared.

This alone meant his life wasn’t a failure.

Seeing her daughter of a grown age getting so upset that tears fell, Granny Li was heartbroken first.

"Ma, I heard Chunhua called out for you. We waited a month and when you didn’t come back, we thought..."

...they thought their daughter didn’t want to deal with her and the old man anymore, so they didn’t dare to ask someone to relay a message again.

Li Xiuli’s eyes were red, "You thought I didn’t want to come back?"

"How could I not come back when you and Dad have been through this? We haven’t received any news at all," she explained.

As she said this, she became engulfed in deep self-reproach.

She blamed herself for being heartless.

If she really had been considerate, how could she not have known about all this?

Seeing her mother’s head almost buried in the ground, Lin Tang stepped forward and took Granny Li’s arm.

"Granny, look how sad my mother is. Please don’t do this in the future. If anything happens, just entrust a reliable person to send us a message!"

"My mother deeply cares for you and Grandpa. It’s just that we live far away and it’s not convenient for her to come back.

If we lived in the same brigade, believe me, my mother would visit her parents’ house every other day."

The little girl’s voice was sweet and soft, her words tender and gentle.

Listening to her made everyone’s hearts melt.

A smile appeared on Granny Li’s weathered face, and half-jokingly she said, "That won’t do. If your mother came back every few days, we wouldn’t have enough food at home."

Having said that, she waved for Li Xiuli and Lin Tang to come inside.

"Come in first!"

Only after they entered did they realize that this was no longer the home they knew, lacking even a proper place to sit.

"The house is a bit run down, we don’t really have decent stools..." Granny Li said uncomfortably.

Li Xiuli looked around the dilapidated house, furious.

"Was it really my older brother who drove you out?" she asked in disbelief.

Leaning against the headboard, old man Li’s expression changed abruptly.

He was so angry he gasped for breath.

"...don’t even mention that unfilial son!"

As he spoke, a violent cough burst from his mouth.

Li Xiuli saw her father burst into a rage and hurriedly stepped forward to support the old man.

"We won’t talk about it if it upsets you. Don’t get cross and hurt yourself; wouldn’t that just worry Mum and me?"

Old man Li had never expected to see his daughter again, and his heart felt a warm comfort.

But he wouldn’t show weakness.

"Hmph. Your mother would definitely worry about this old man. You, I’m not so sure about," he said, turning his head to the side.

Obviously, he was still angry.

Seeing the old man act like a sulking child, Li Xiuli knew that even if she explained, her father would still feel hurt.

She could only continue to console him.

"Dad, haven’t I come back? And I’ve brought lots of good things for you and Mum.

Since you’ve moved out, the two of you can enjoy these things slowly; once you finish them, I’ll send more."

As she said this, she beckoned Lin Tang to bring over the items.

Old man Li’s eyesight had long since deteriorated due to age.

Lin Tang, who was closer, got a clear view of the young girl.

Seeing his only granddaughter, the old man’s face wrinkled into a smile.

"Tangtang is here too, huh? Haven’t seen you in months and you’ve suddenly grown into a young lady!" Old man Li said affectionately.

The grandfather was overjoyed to see his granddaughter.

Lin Tang pursed her lips and smiled, saying, "I’ve grown taller as well. After a while, I must have changed quite a bit, right?"

She spread out the items she brought.

Eggs and malt extract, all good stuff.

Seeing these precious supplies, Granny Li was terrified.

Tugging at Li Xiuli’s arm, she asked urgently,

"Xiuli, where did you get these things from?"

The old folks were just afraid their younger generation might be getting into trouble.