Chapter 618: Chapter 618: Mrs. Sheng’s Hope for Remarriage Is Snuffed Out by Her Daughter

Old Sir Han and the others were grinning from ear to ear when they received Gu Jiaojiao’s presents. In return, they sent a huge pile of gifts back to her.

Gu Jiaojiao had Su Shuochi pack some into the trunk, filling it to the brim.

Sheng Shijing had called his parents before his engagement. When Mr. Sheng learned that his adopted daughter had helped his eldest son find a wife, he was very pleased.

He also promised to come home for the New Year this year. If he didn’t, he was afraid his sons wouldn’t be able to handle his daughter.

So, he set off for home on the day of Sheng Shijing’s engagement and had already arrived.

After her father and two older brothers talked some sense into her, Mrs. Sheng was also filled with endless regret.

’My husband was always so good to me, and I have three wonderful, obedient sons. If my biological daughter hadn’t come home, how could my family have fallen apart like this!’

The day she got the call from her eldest son, she started packing to go home for the New Year, hoping to take the opportunity to remarry her ex-husband.

Su Shuochi and Gu Jiaojiao, along with Sheng Shijing and Fu Guoguo, set off by car just three days before the New Year.

When they left, the Sheng family was in an uproar, but unfortunately, they didn’t know it.

When Mr. Sheng got home, he saw his ex-wife sitting on the floor, her eyes brimming with tears, while his biological daughter stood on the sofa with her hands on her hips.

His second son sat to one side with a complicated look in his eyes. Mr. Sheng’s voice was a little hoarse. "Cui Ping, what’s wrong?"

Seeing Mr. Sheng was like a drowning person spotting a piece of driftwood for Ren Cuiping. She scrambled to her feet and clung tightly to the man’s arm.

She shook it forcefully. "Liang Yuan, she’s not our daughter! She’s a demon! Look, she’s torn us apart, and she’s still so calm."

"..."

Mr. Sheng was completely baffled.

"Gu... Yueyue, why did you have to come back? If you hadn’t returned, our family would have been living peacefully and happily.

I’d still be a leader in the song and dance troupe, your father and I would still be a loving couple into our old age, and your brothers would already be married with children.

But because of you, I felt so guilty that I focused all my attention on you. For your sake, I became someone I don’t even recognize... sob... sob..."

"I’m your biological daughter, so of course I had to return to the family. You’re the one who wasn’t capable enough to keep your man, and now you want to push the blame onto me?"

Sheng Yueyue stood on the sofa, looking down at her mother with eyes full of contempt.

"Dad, you must be tired from your trip. Sit down and rest for a bit. I’ll go make you a bowl of noodles."

Sheng Shiwu had been freeloading a meal at the Su family’s house. When he heard his dad was back, he immediately ran home, only to find this scene.

"Okay, go ahead and make them. Do you know what’s going on with these two?" Mr. Sheng asked wearily.

"I don’t know either. I haven’t seen a single cent of the money you’ve sent back, so I’ve been working odd jobs to pay for my tuition!"

As he spoke, Sheng Shiwu gave his dad a mischievous wink. He often called his dad to complain about the situation at home.

The father and son exchanged a smile, everything understood without a word.

Sheng Shiwen was already numb to it all. He and his sister usually stayed out of each other’s way at home. As long as he gave her a monthly allowance, everything was peaceful.

But two days ago, his mom suddenly came back. At first, he was very happy.

But as soon as his mom saw his sister, she started cursing her out, and his sister wouldn’t back down an inch. He hadn’t slept for two days and two nights.

The housekeeper who did the cooking had taken leave to go back to her hometown for the New Year. There was no one to buy groceries or cook. He wanted to go buy groceries, but unfortunately, he didn’t have a single penny on him!

His mom would go buy groceries and cook, but the moment she saw his sister, she would start screaming at her, saying the nastiest things she could think of.

Who could possibly eat a meal amidst such constant verbal abuse?

He certainly couldn’t. He couldn’t eat or sleep.

"How dare you say that to me? We’re already divorced, so why did you even come back?"

"..."

Ren Cuiping was still caught up in the interaction between her husband and youngest son. ’It turned out I’m the only one who’s become a stranger here.’

"You were living just fine with Grandpa and the others, why did you have to come back?" Sheng Yueyue asked, growing even more arrogant when her mother didn’t respond.

"Don’t you know perfectly well why I went to Yun City with your grandpa? You came back and completely destroyed our perfectly good family.

Won’t you be happy until you’ve thrown this house into total chaos? Do you want everyone to die that badly? ...sob... sob..."

Ren Cuiping felt tears welling up as she spoke. ’If only I had understood this sooner, would I have ended up in this state?’

"What are you crying for? You’re just trying to force me out. If you dare to touch a single hair on my head, don’t think for a second I’ll let you off the hook..."

"Enough! Sheng Yueyue, shut your mouth and get out right now! I don’t have an unfilial daughter like you."

Mr. Sheng’s roar echoed through the room, but it couldn’t drown out the sounds of sobbing.

Before, it was only Ren Cuiping whimpering softly. Now, after Mr. Sheng’s roar, two people were crying.

"Dad... I was wrong... sob... sob... I didn’t mean to make Mom angry... She was the one who went too far... sob... sob..."

"Enough. Haven’t you made her suffer enough already?" Although Mr. Sheng was divorced, Ren Cuiping was the only woman he had ever loved in his life.

Seeing her now with her hair all disheveled, he still felt a pang of heartache.

"I..." Sheng Yueyue lowered her head, putting on a pitiful act, her eyes filled with helplessness and sorrow.

Seeing this display, Ren Cuiping couldn’t stop herself from cursing at her again. "Get out! I don’t have a jinx of a daughter like you."

"Dad, see? She’s just a crazy old hag! I really know I was wrong now, Dad... I’ll never do it again..."

Sheng Yueyue kept her head down, teardrops clinging to the corners of her eyes, and stubbornly bit her lip. "I’m begging you, Dad... Don’t make me leave."

"Get out. And stop calling him Dad," Ren Cuiping snorted. "If you don’t leave right now, don’t blame me for disregarding our mother-daughter bond!"

Ren Cuiping had come back this time wanting to remarry Sheng Liangyuan. The moment she returned, she saw the house was no different from a pigsty.

She knew that if she continued to indulge her daughter, any hope of getting back together with her husband would be completely extinguished by that same daughter.

That’s why she had been trying to curse her daughter out of the Sheng Family home, but her second son was unwilling to help her.

’My eldest and third sons aren’t home, and I can’t handle my daughter on my own. And now, before I could even kick her out, my man has returned!’

How could she not cry her heart out?

Sheng Yueyue lifted her gaze to her mother, a trace of surprise in her eyes. She had never heard her own mother use a phrase like "disregarding our mother-daughter bond" with her before.

In the past, no matter how angry she made her, all it took was a little bit of sweet talk and her mother would immediately forgive her, willing to rip out her own heart to show her devotion.

But now, she was actually trying to kick her out of the house. She’d been making that clear from the moment she got back, and very explicitly so.

’No... I will absolutely not allow it!’

Sheng Yueyue leaped off the sofa, her eyes red as she glared at her mother, putting on a look of sincere terror.

Tears streamed down her face before she even spoke. "Mom, if you’re so determined to kick me out, then go ahead! I’d like to see how you’re going to explain this to Dad and Big Brother."

"You..." Ren Cuiping looked at Mr. Sheng, her eyes pleading for help.