Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots-Chapter 841 - 112 Unwelcomed in-laws_4

And indeed, no further sound came from inside the house.

"This, this, the woman who just spoke with so much force, is that Aunt Chen?"

Lin Yuan’s eyes widened in disbelief as she looked at Aunt Chen, as if she didn’t recognize her at all. Wasn’t the Aunt Chen of the past a meek and docile person who obeyed whatever her husband said? What had changed now?

After shouting at Old Man Chen and still not satisfied, Aunt Chen mumbled a few more complaints before realizing that Lin Yuan was staring at her as if she were a stranger, and she embarrassedly let out a chuckle.

"Auntie, just now, you were really amazing!" Lin Yuan opened her mouth wide, unable to help herself from giving a thumbs up.

Aunt Chen was startled, then let out a bitter laugh, "Isn’t it because I was so angry with Zhu Zi! Ever since your uncle came here, he spent his days angry with Zhu Zi, and he has been angry enough to wreck his own health. Every day he’s either complaining about his son’s lack of filial piety or grumbling that I’m incapable of teaching our son. But has he ever reflected on himself? When has he ever taught his son? All day long, he’s either nagging in his ear about waiting for his son to become a high official so he can buy him a big house and servants to wait on him, or he’s cursing people every day."

Biting her lip and taking a couple of deep breaths, Aunt Chen continued indignantly, "Now that we’re here, he spends all day complaining about the dirt and the stink. Actually, that day I was also fainted with anger by Zhu Zi, and I simply couldn’t bear Old Man Chen’s complaints, so I talked back to him. After I did it, I regretted it and was about to run outside. But to my surprise, the old man didn’t scold me, nor did he hit me!"

At this point, Aunt Chen couldn’t help a triumphant smile, "I’ve been put up with his cowardice for twenty years. Never did I think that I would have my day of turning things around. Hehe. Later on, I also came to realize that Old Chen is blind, has no acquaintances in Yecheng, and once he gets off the kang, he can’t even make it out of the courtyard. He used to rely on his son, but now his son doesn’t care about him anymore. If he dares to hit me or scold me again, I just won’t take care of him. What would he do then?"

Lin Yuan nodded repeatedly, exactly, only now could Old Man Chen see the good in Aunt Chen who had stayed by his side for so many years.

Peeking cheekily into the house, Aunt Chen lowered her voice and smiled at Lin Yuan, "Later on, if he dares to yell at me again, I threaten him by saying I’ll go back to the Lin family hollow and never care for him again. The old man was terrified, he didn’t even dare to speak loudly to me afterward. At night when it’s time to sleep, he always insists that I sleep inside. If I make any movement, he would definitely ask what I’m doing. Sometimes, if I don’t bother to answer him, he reaches out to touch and make sure I’m there before he can fall asleep again."

Although knowing it wasn’t nice to be gloating at this time, Lin Yuan couldn’t help but snicker.

Aunt Chen giggled as well, but as she laughed, her eyes welled up with more tears, "Ah, how dominant that old man was before, who would’ve thought he’d come to this? If it hadn’t been for Zhu Zi, I’d probably still be begging for mercy under his stick. Girl, tell me, should I thank Zhu Zi, or should I be angry that he doesn’t acknowledge us anymore?"

Lin Yuan bit her lips tightly and fell silent. Aunt Chen wasn’t someone who couldn’t handle hardship, but physical suffering was nothing compared to what one carries in their heart. Old Man Chen must be regretful by now. If he knew that, for the sake of a future and wealth, Zhu Zi would rather be someone’s son-in-law instead of acknowledging his own parents, he probably wouldn’t have forced his son to work so hard in his studies to obtain an official position, right?

"Auntie, why don’t you come back to the Lin family hollow with me?" Lin Yuan clenched Aunt Chen’s hand; even though their room in the Lin family hollow had been given to Lady Yang to live in, weren’t there other places too? If there were no rooms left in the Lin family hollow, they could find another place. At least it was better than being a stranger in Yecheng and having to look at Wang Qiaoxin’s face! ƒreewebɳovel.com

Aunt Chen gave a bitter smile and sighed, patting Lin Yuan’s hand, "Girl, auntie knows you feel sorry for me and can’t bear to see me suffer. But auntie can’t go back, even though Zhu Zi doesn’t come to see us, at least he’s still in this city. Even if I can’t see him, just thinking that I’m in the same place as he is, that settles my heart. The Lin family hollow is nice, but my son isn’t there. No matter how wonderful a place is, it’s not home without him."

After taking a breath, Aunt Chen wiped away her tears, revealing the deep-seated past in her heart, "Back in the day, your uncle set our house on fire drunk, which not only blinded his eyes but also killed our three-year-old son. On the road north as we wandered, one of my daughters died of illness, the other... the other was sold by your uncle in exchange for some silver to help us survive. Girl, even if Zhu Zi is worthless, I can’t leave him. Auntie... only has this one child left!"