Quick Transmigration: Drama Queen's Daily Life-Chapter 187 - 182: Mom on the Offensive

By the time Ye Qiu had taken care of everything in City C, she heard that Kong Lizhi and Liu Yan were still at each other’s throats, each unwilling to let the other off the hook. Their child, Kong Li Jun, who was once the most treasured and unruly son in the Kong Family, could only return to his hometown with Granny Kong.

Granny Kong had been tough and unreasonable since her youth. Ever since Kong Li Jun started a transportation company in City C a few years back and made some money, Granny Kong grew even more arrogant, looking down on everyone and offending quite a few. In the past, the villagers endured it because the Kong Family was wealthy. Now that the Kong Family had fallen on hard times, those people were no longer polite.

Especially the women who had once been ridiculed by Granny Kong for having daughters, they would find excuses to come by the Kong Family doorstep and say a few words: "Oh, Aunt Kong, what’s the use of having a son? I heard your son Kong Lizhi is still detained, will he be able to come back for the New Year?"

Another followed up: "Aunt Kong, take a look at this outfit, isn’t it pretty? My daughter bought it for me, it cost over a thousand yuan, and these shoes are leather, so comfortable to wear. I usually don’t dare to wear them, but now that I saw you’ve returned, I especially wore them to show you."

Another woman joined the conversation: "My, those clothes and shoes do look good. Your Rongrong has truly not been raised in vain."

The woman glanced at Granny Kong and said with a smile: "Isn’t that the truth? Nowadays, whether you have a son or a daughter is the same, the key is to see if the child makes something of themselves and has filial piety. Your Lu Lu is also quite good, isn’t she? She got into Zhejiang University, and really brought glory to the Old Shen Family."

"Yes indeed, when the acceptance letter arrived, her grandfather was so happy, he personally took her to buy a phone and a computer!"

"Uncle Shen is open-minded, not burdened with those messy traditional thoughts of preferring sons over daughters."

"Exactly, with sons these days, you have to prepare a house and a dowry for their marriage; you’ll have to work for them for a lifetime. If you’re not careful, they could even end up on the wrong path and land in prison, while daughters are caring and less worrisome. I’m looking forward to enjoying the fruits of my daughter’s success in my later years."

"Then you certainly won’t have to worry in your later years."

"The same goes for you too, aren’t your daughters always filial during New Year, festivals, and birthdays?"

As they spoke, they looked at Granny Kong with disdain. When they had daughters, this old lady didn’t hold back in advocating to their in-laws the idea that girls were inferior to boys. If the in-laws were open-minded, it was fine, but those with traditional views had been further aggravated by Granny Kong’s words, making their lives miserable back in the day. If not for their daughters proving themselves, who knows how they’d be living now? Seeing Granny Kong slink back from the city in defeat, how could they resist mocking her?

"The mentality of preferring sons has harmed people, Aunt Kong. Look at how filial Ye Qiu was. When she was here, did she ever let you wash clothes or cook? And your granddaughter Wenyin is also so sweet and lovely. If your family had treated them a bit better, you might still be living in a big house in the big city, and wouldn’t have lost everything." ƒгeewёbnovel.com

"Right, what’s the use of your grandson? Doesn’t he just have one extra part? What’s the difference from a granddaughter? Who knows, he might not even take care of you when he grows up!"

"Oh my, we’ve talked so much, how come we haven’t seen the kid’s mom around?"

"Yo, don’t you know? The kid’s mom is currently suing the kid’s dad!"

"What’s going on? Why is she not taking care of her child? With Kong Lizhi and Ye Qiu divorced, wouldn’t it be perfect for her to marry him? Why are they in a lawsuit?" The woman asked deliberately with feigned surprise.

Another woman, appearing worldly and experienced, explained: "Mistresses don’t have any true love, and Kong Lizhi has been cleaned out, right? Why would the mistress stay with him?"

"What in the world is this? Aunt Kong, don’t take it too hard."

Person after person spoke, not giving Granny Kong a chance to butt in. The words from their mouths seemed to consider Granny Kong’s feelings, but every utterance pierced her heart. Granny Kong trembled with anger.

"Get out, all of you, get out!" Granny Kong’s eyes widened as she grabbed a broom, ready to hit someone.

The women scurried out of the yard, saying as they ran, "Hey, Aunt Kong, why are you hitting people? We’re all ’doing this for your own good’." One woman spat out in satisfaction. When she gave birth to her daughter, it was Granny Kong who had said such things in front of her father-in-law and mother-in-law, claiming that girls were not as good as boys and that she was doing it for their benefit. Pah, what kind of person is this, she deserves to be in this situation.

"You damn scandalous hags deserve a thousand cuts. Get lost, and if I see you again, I’ll tear your mouths apart. My oldest grandson will achieve great things in the future. Even if you beg me then, I might not even acknowledge you," Granny Kong stood at the entrance to the yard, speaking fiercely.

The commotion today was very effective. From that day on, Granny Kong’s popularity in the village declined even further. Not only did nobody visit her home, but when she went out, no one wanted to talk to her, especially after Kong Wenjun stole a child’s toy and Granny Kong protected her grandson and refused to apologize and pay, everyone avoided the duo like the plague.

Years later, Granny Kong was no longer as fit as today. She stooped over, scavenging through trash cans with a burlap sack, her hair and clothes a messy jumble, causing all passersby to instinctively avoid her.

Suddenly, from a distance, a slovenly youth approached. He kicked Granny Kong’s burlap sack, causing all the soda bottles inside to roll out. She hurriedly knelt down to pick them up.

"You old hag, I’m out of money. Give me some," the youth, none other than Kong Wenjun, demanded arrogantly.

Granny Kong, trembling, stood up and looked at her oldest grandson with difficulty: "Wenjun, didn’t grandma give you money the day before yesterday?"

"What can I do with just five hundred yuan? Hurry up and give me the money, my buddies are waiting," Kong Wenjun said impatiently.

"How much do you want?" Granny Kong fumbled to pull out a cloth pouch from her bosom, wrapped in several layers of different colored cloth.

Kong Wenjun couldn’t wait any longer, he snatched the cloth pouch, looked inside, and saw only small change, totaling no more than two hundred yuan. He immediately threw the rag back into Granny Kong’s arms with displeasure, cursing, "Why is there only so little money? It’s not even enough for me to buy two packs of cigarettes. You old hag, you don’t want your oldest grandson to be successful, do you? How can I ask for favors with this little money?"

Granny Kong’s eyes brimmed with misty tears of regret. It wasn’t that she regretted the wrongs she and her son had done, but that she resented how Ye Qiu had taken all the money away, leaving her oldest grandson without the means to do anything important.

"Wenjun, grandma really has no more money. Please try to spend less, okay?"

"Useless old thing." Kong Wenjun spat, "Hurry up and go collect trash. I’ll come back tomorrow." After saying this, he looked at Granny Kong contemptuously, "When I’m walking with my friends, make sure you don’t say I’m your grandson. It’s embarrassing."

"Ah, grandma knows, grandma won’t hold you back from doing important things."

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