Reborn in the 80s: Everyone Falls For Me
Chapter 511 - 510: The Old Lady’s Thoughts (4 updates)

Chapter 511: Chapter 510: The Old Lady’s Thoughts (4 updates)

Gao Lihong saw that she was holding back and refused to give a reason, and tugged on her ear to pull her over, "Do you think your mother is discussing this with you, tell me, how did it escalate to divorce? Even if you don’t want to talk, you have to tell me. Your mind tends to get muddled; you can’t ponder this alone."

"Ow, Mom, that hurts, hurts, hurts! Show some respect." Xu Sanya’s head was yanked so far to the side it nearly reached the old lady, as she flailed and cried out.

The scene made Xu Niannian unsure whether to cry or laugh, her grandmother’s approach was indeed unusual.

At a time like this, most people would unite with their daughter to scorn Du Zhiwen.

However, the old lady’s tactic turned out to be quite effective, and Xu Sanya quickly spilled the details.

Including the disrespectful things Du Zhiwen said about the old lady.

Du Zhiwen had mentioned these things a few times before, but back then, Xu Sanya wanted to get along with him and certainly didn’t want her own mother to know, lest her mother form a negative opinion of Du Zhiwen.

Now that she had already decided to get a divorce, she naturally wasn’t afraid to speak out.

"Mom, you see how he looks down on our family. I should divorce him, right? I’m not wrong here. You have to support me this time," Xu Sanya said, covering her own ears.

The old lady had let go of her ears when she heard about Xu Sanya’s reasons for deciding to divorce Du Zhiwen.

Now that her ears were finally free, Xu Sanya hurried to protect them in case of another assault.

The old lady remained silent, and Xu Niannian looked at her worriedly.

Her grandmother had always been proud and never bowed down in front of men, except for her grandfather, of course.

Knowing what her son-in-law had said, Xu Niannian genuinely worried that the old lady couldn’t handle it.

When Xu Niannian went to see Du Zhiwen, she had already sensed that he wasn’t very close to their family.

She just didn’t expect that Du Zhiwen would talk about the old lady behind her back, especially in front of Xu Sanya.

The old lady’s silence lingered.

It stretched so long that both Xu Niannian and Xu Sanya began to worry if she had been upset by the news.

"Grandma, what’s wrong?"

"Mom, say something, don’t scare me," Xu Sanya said in terror, reaching for the old lady’s hand.

Only to have her hand slapped away by the old lady.

"Ouch, that really hurts." Xu Sanya sulked, holding her hand.

She looked pitifully at the old lady.

The old lady turned to Xu Sanya, "Is it just because of this that you want to divorce Du Zhiwen?"

"Well, it’s not minor; he insulted my mother," Xu Sanya angrily replied.

It was really more about feeling wronged.

She couldn’t understand why her husband would look down on her beloved family.

They were such good people.

"How has Zhiwen treated you? Has he ever hit you, deprived you of food, or shown you an ugly face at home?" the old lady asked directly, her tone remarkably calm.

Xu Niannian flinched as she heard her grandmother ask this and stayed quiet.

She understood what her grandmother meant.

Xu Sanya fell silent too at the old lady’s question.

After a while, she finally said, "He’s good to me, always makes sure I have the best food, and often helps with the housework when he gets home from work."

As Xu Sanya spoke, her eyes welled up again.

Du Zhiwen treated her very well; in those days, few men would help with housework.

Moreover, he had a good temper, and being a teacher, he was very patient. In fact, it was she who was more impulsive.

Most of the time, he was accommodating her.

Because he was good to her, she turned a blind eye all these years to his reluctance to get close to her family.

But how could he insult her own mother?

And deep down, he surely must have always looked down on her family, which made Xu Sanya feel aggrieved.

If he wasn’t good to her at all, she wouldn’t feel so wronged.

It’s precisely because he had been kind that Xu Sanya really couldn’t understand why he couldn’t accept her family.

It’s not like they ever asked him for a penny.

"Don’t cry, show some backbone," the old lady scolded.

"Alright, he’s good to you, that’s all that matters. You live your life with him; if he doesn’t respect your mother, I sure don’t respect him. In my eyes, he’s less than nothing. He’s not living with me. Why care how he sees your mother? I can’t watch over you for life. All I want is for you three siblings to live well. Don’t worry about anything else; just take care of yourself," the old lady said, deliberately scolding Du Zhiwen to make Xu Sanya feel better.

The old lady had noticed Du Zhiwen’s disdain for her family even before Xu Sanya got married.

She had agreed to the marriage believing that as long as he treated Xu Sanya well, nothing else mattered. How could everything in life be perfect?

The old lady had lived most of her life and didn’t know when she would pass away.

She was open-minded, caring only that her children were doing well; she truly didn’t place much value on herself.

Her previous concerns were fear of Du Zhiwen being unfaithful and mistreating her Sanya.

Now that she was sure Du Zhiwen hadn’t cheated, she naturally didn’t want Xu Sanya to get a divorce.

"Mom... Mom..." Xu Sanya cried a watery storm, moved to tears by the old lady’s words.

Even her snot bubbles appeared.

The old lady pushed her away in disgust, "Get away from me, won’t you ruin the new clothes I just bought."