Transmigration: I Have Storage Space in the Apocalypse
Chapter 192 - 189 One More Bit of Resentment【-53 Updates】

Chapter 192: Chapter 189 One More Bit of Resentment【-53 Updates】

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Xie Tiesheng was always feeling like he was forgetting something, even when he saw his spouse sleeping peacefully, he couldn’t feel at ease—instead, it made him even more restless and unable to sleep.

"Xiaoqi, go and call your fifth brother over," Xie Tiesheng said softly as he straightened his old partner’s hair which was starting to turn yellowish-white.

"Okay." Xie Jingzi also felt that something was off. Her mother looked very peaceful in her sleep and seemed very calm, but when she woke up, she did nothing but cry and hardly spoke a word!

...Words?

Hearing Xie Tiesheng suddenly say this, Xie Jingzi abruptly lifted her head, her eyes reddening! She got up in a panic and rushed out feeling extremely anxious.

Upon reaching the next room, Xie Jingzi saw her fifth brother comforting Xiaoqi; Xiao Si was being well-behaved, sitting on the wooden bed, his small tiger eyes, a trait specific to the Xie Family, quietly following his father and sister around.

"Fifth brother..." Xie Jingzi called softly, but her voice couldn’t suppress the panic in her heart.

"Xiaoqi, what’s wrong? Did mom wake up?"

Xie Jingzi shook her head, then shook her head again, her lips trembling as she sobbed, "Dad is asking for you..."

"Dad!" Xiao Si said fearfully, wanting to throw himself into Xie Jingyang’s arms. He was old enough to understand his aunt’s words.

"Xiao Si, be good, aunt will hold you," Xie Jingzi bit her lip, trying not to scare her little nephew, and forcefully hugged Xiao Si, following behind Xie Jingyang who was already carrying Xiaoqi out.

If not for the weight of Xiao Si on her, Xie Jingzi thought she might collapse, but Xiao Si obediently clung to her neck, quietly weeping, calling out "grandma, grandma".

"Dad, where is mom feeling unwell?" Xie Jingyang, after placing Xiaoqi into their dad’s arms, personally checked his mother’s breathing and heartbeat.

He wasn’t a doctor, but he knew enough to check a heartbeat.

Xie Jingyang silently watched his watch, listening three times before confirming that his mother’s heart rate was indeed a bit too fast.

However, Zhou Xiuhua’s face was a bit pale, yet her expression was peaceful without any sign of pain.

Afraid that waking her up harshly might scare her, he only instructed his younger sister to cook some white millet porridge without salt, to have some soup ready when she woke up.

On the other side, he called over Xiao Si with Xiaoqi to sit beside him, and spoke quietly with Xie Tiesheng.

"Dad, mom’s health really isn’t that good. With the house in such a disarray, why don’t you take little sister and mom to stay at our eldest sister’s house for a few days? You could also get a thorough checkup for her?"

Because of his own issues, it had damaged the family’s reputation and scared his own children, causing his younger sister to be implicated as well—his conscience was truly burdened.

Seeing that school was about to start, he really had to leave, as he had only half a year left until graduation and couldn’t afford to drop out halfway.

And since they were all in the county town, he could still take care of his parents with his sister there; Xiao Si and Xiaoqi would be fine with caregiver around.

Though the children seemed young, they were very sensible and obedient.

What about the family fields?

"Going for a check-up is necessary, I won’t be at ease without it. But spring planting is about to start, and once we leave, your eldest brother will only have two people, how can they manage?"

As Xie Jingzi saw the porridge boiling on the stove, and was also worried about her mother, she seized the opportunity when the rice wasn’t yet ready and rushed into the living room. Hearing what her fifth brother and Dad were discussing, she immediately chimed in:

"Dad, why don’t we rent out the land to Uncle or someone for this time? Not to mention that the family of your fourth sister-in-law might not be able to manage it recently, even for the third sister-in-law, we need someone to look after her, right? She’s in her first pregnancy and carrying twins, and the third brother often has to go on missions, can you really be at ease?"

What Xie Jingzi didn’t mention was that it was fine when the third sister-in-law was there, since she was strong and had a great disposition, good at managing both indoor and outdoor tasks. Even if the eldest brother, spurred by his wife, neglected the farm work for personal errands, the third sister-in-law wouldn’t mind and still respectfully helped their parents with chores.

But now, without the third sister-in-law, with the first sister-in-law’s troublesome character, and the fourth sister-in-law having just given birth, and that despicable woman soon not being part of the Xie Family, with such a count, it was unrealistic to expect only Dad and Mom to handle all the farming work.

Mom’s health was not good, and clearly dad was also aging, how could they still expect the elderly to do heavy labor?

In her view, seeing her brothers getting older and each of her nephews also not young anymore, it was obvious they were all focusing on their own small families. It would be best to divide the family land now and let them manage it on their own!

"Yes, Dad, I’m about to start school soon, then my younger sister..."

"Fifth brother, I think I’ll take a year off first, there’s too much gossip in school," Xie Jingzi softly interrupted her fifth brother’s words in frustration.

Because of Wang Junxuan, Xie Jingzi had already returned home from school earlier. Who would have thought that despicable man would so shamelessly tarnish her reputation at school.

The Xie elders could only manage up to Qingfeng Village, they were totally unaware of the rumors at her school, and even if they knew, they wouldn’t be able to suppress them.

One prominent feature of the school was freedom of speech.

Being mostly teenagers, they were easily led astray. Xie Jingzi had undergone significant changes in her appearance recently, which had already isolated her among some of the girls interested in beauty. Now with this added reason ruining her reputation, of course, it fueled a lot more fire.

For this matter, Xie Jingzi had cried several times in private. If not for the third sister-in-law who always understood her feelings and sent her many words of comfort, she wouldn’t know how to manage her emotions.

"Not urgent, we’ll see later," Xie Tiesheng frowned, glanced at his youngest son, and then shifted his focus back to his wife, "Your mom’s health was almost better..."

Xie Jingyang felt even more guilty hearing this.

However, Xie Tiesheng was not blaming his youngest son, but was thinking of the third son’s wife.

The third son’s wife was gentle, not competitive, and never shirked household responsibilities.

And she was very close to them as a couple. Among the four daughters-in-law, only she embodied the qualities of a good wife and mother.

"Dad, why don’t you listen to me and divide the land now, since the quantity for each is already set, however much is meant for my brothers, let them handle it. You and mom just need to focus on getting better, that’s more important!"

Xie Jingyang kneeled in front of Xie Tiesheng and spoke softly. He had already several times brought up the idea of dividing the family with his father, after all, that shrew, that vile woman, not doing so was just dragging down their parents and brothers-in-law!

Now that things have reached this stage, it was even more appropriate to divide the family.

Not to mention, his eldest nephew was about to turn fifteen, and in another three to five years, he could start his own family, where would he live then?

Delaying further was just causing more grievances between brothers and sisters-in-law.