Transmigration: I Have Storage Space in the Apocalypse-Chapter 491 - 486: Going Back to Hometown Troublesome Matter 21 [Explosive Update 15]
Chapter 491: Chapter 486: Going Back to Hometown Troublesome Matter 21 [Explosive Update 15]
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Fan Feng Shou pondered deeply and felt that even though he was insignificant, he still should not completely fall out with his older brother. After calming his anger, he rubbed his aching mouth corner and carefully said:
"Big brother, about the past, I was young and ignorant. Please forgive me this time as an adult with a large heart!"
Fan Jiefang didn’t even want to respond. If it weren’t for the worry that his younger sister might again be persuaded and manipulated by their mother, he would have left already.
He shook his head with a sigh. As for what Fan Feng Shou said, Fan Jiefang didn’t believe a word.
Undeterred, Fan Feng Shou continued, "Big brother, the matter concerning adopting Xiao Xianzi was always mother’s own idea. I had some thoughts, but Xiao Xia was unwilling. Just a couple of days ago, Baozhen fell ill with a high fever, so I didn’t have time to discuss it with you..."
Seeing that his brother listened and glanced at him, Fan Feng Shou felt hopeful and continued making efforts to absolve himself of blame:
"As for today, it really wasn’t that I didn’t go to find mother. Right after younger sister hung up the phone with me, Xiao Xia called me, telling me that Baozhen was beaten at school!
As soon as I heard that, I rushed to the school to understand the situation. You didn’t see it; Baozhen’s face was swollen like a pig’s head. She had just recovered from her illness, and being beaten like that, she got deeply distressed and immediately developed a fever.
It just so happened that today mom went to Eldest Aunt’s place, and Xiao Xia had returned to her parent’s home. The school couldn’t find anyone at home..."
After listening to all this, when he heard his grandniece had been beaten, Fan Jiefang still got worried for a moment, but then remembering that it was Fan Feng Shou’s own misconduct that nearly wrecked his family, his sympathy dissipated.
The two brothers, one was rambling about the course of events, the other’s gaze continued to fixate on their elderly mother’s room, temporarily achieving a moment of calm.
It wasn’t until more than ten minutes later, they saw Fan Hongshan’s eyes became even more red and swollen, her face showing a mix of pale and flush, too distressing to look straight at.
Meanwhile, Li Xiaochun appeared calm. She walked straight up to Fan Feng Shou, looking at the palm print on her younger son’s mouth corner. She felt dizzy for a moment, realizing that the man in front of her indeed resembled her husband too closely, which was why her feelings were unwittingly transferred, treating him better and better.
But unexpectedly, she raised a thankless wretch.
"Feng Shou, mom’s leaving. You, live a good life," Li Xiaochun finally said nothing more, just left that remark and took her bundle, walking away.
"Mom, where are you going?" Fan Feng Shou was shocked and quickly stood up to follow his mother, but was pushed away by Fan Hongshan. She glared at him with red eyes:
"Fan Feng Shou, you are an ingrate, a thankless wretch. Mom has decided to move back to the old house, she doesn’t want you anymore!"
The current big three-room set was bought by Li Xiaoxia’s maternal family. It was not the previous old house of the Fan family.
The "old house" that Fan Hongshan referred to was an old building on the edge of the town near the foothill, the ancestral home.
"Mom, mom, don’t go. You said wherever I am, you will be. Why suddenly move back to the old house?"
"To atone for your sins. You should take care of yourself. Don’t make mistakes again; no one will protect you anymore."
Li Xiaochun said in silence, shaking off the pale chubby hand holding her, and step by step walked out of the house, with Fan Hongshan’s eyes turning red, following close behind.
Fan Feng Shou wanted to step forward, but was blocked by Fan Jiefang in front of the room:
"Fan Feng Shou, it’s good that mom has thought things through. From now on, just live your own life well and don’t appear in front of mom if there’s nothing serious, or you’ll only bring her tears."
This might be good for Fan Jiefang and Fan Hongshan, but for Fan Feng Shou, what good was there?
Seeing his mother acting so resolutely, Fan Feng Shou really panicked. But he could truly neither fight nor overcome his physically stronger brother, so he could only shout at him:
"Big brother! Mom is over fifty, if she lives alone in the old house, aren’t you afraid something might happen, and there’s no one to take care of her?"
"Ha, you make it sound as if your mother has always been under your care as a couple here. What exactly does your wife contribute? Has she ever cooked a meal or done the laundry? Has she ever lifted a finger to clean the house?"
Fan Jiefang, however, did not spare his brother any face and spoke his mind freely. It had always been their mother backing up this foolish younger brother; whenever Jiefang spoke up, their mother would flare up, and as the eldest brother, Jiefang had no choice but to turn a blind eye.
Fan Fengshou was left completely faceless by his older brother’s words.
Although Fan Jiefang had been living in the county town for more than a year, he knew his younger brother’s true character and Li Xiaoxia’s personality well, given his keen observational skills - how could he not be aware of the situation?
Just seeing his house, which has only been lived in for over half a year, with dust in every corner of the living room, it was apparent that it was their elderly mother doing the cleaning.
If Li Xiaoxia were to do the cleaning, no matter how blind she claimed to be, she wouldn’t be as ineffective as an old lady.
After all, there’s a significant difference in their ages and capabilities.
Fan Jiefang did not want to hear any explanations and simply turned around and left.
For a moment, Fan Fengshou was at a loss for what to do. Watching the door slam shut in Fan Jiefang’s hands with a loud ’bang,’ peace returned to the inner chamber.
From Fan Jiefang’s arrival to his departure, it took just over forty minutes.
Yet to Fan Fengshou, it felt as if an entire century had passed.
In these ordinary forty-some minutes, he had lost his mother’s unconditional protection and his elder brother’s compliance.
"Damn it, how did things turn into such a mess?!"
For a long time, Fan Fengshou hit the sofa, letting out a curse, and forcefully tugged at the short hair by his temples.
He felt an intense panic inside; he felt that from this moment on, he had become a ’lone figure.’
Perhaps, Fan Fengshou’s thoughts at this second, like a curse, turned into reality within just twenty-four hours.
Feeling depressed, the pain in his abdomen and at the corners of his mouth prevented him from wanting to go out. Skipping meals, he simply took a bath, applied a facial mask, and then went to bed.
He need not worry about his mother, as his elder brother and sister were there; little did he know that after just one night’s sleep, his world would be completely transformed.
While Fan Fengshou was in his despondent sleep, Li Xiaoxia at her parental home saw her Aunt Li arrive in a rush!
Aunt Li saw her niece, whom she hadn’t seen in half a year, looking significantly paler and thinner; Baozhen’s face was even swollen from being beaten!
Seeing her granddaughter treated this badly, Mrs. Li was filled with both hatred and resentment. She immediately tearfully instructed her son to teach the parents of those who dared to beat her sweet granddaughter an unforgettable lesson!
Then Li Xiaoxia expressed her thoughts - only if they all lost their jobs would they never forget this incident.
These days everyone held iron rice bowl jobs; losing them would cause enough pain, and seeing their misbehaving children would undeniably stir anger.
A burst of anger might just be enough to beat the child as a form of venting, which seemed like getting even. If they harbored resentment towards the child afterwards, Li Xiaoxia would feel as if she had gained some interest.
Seeing his niece in such a state, Uncle Li felt genuine pity and pain too. Since those children’s parents had no connections, he naturally complied with what his sisters wanted.
Aunt Li, listening on the side, felt that this might be an overreaction, but seeing her own child’s plight, she felt it was not her place to dissuade them.
After all, children will make mistakes; aside from environmental influences, improper parenting must surely be a major factor!
Let it be a harsh lesson for those children’s parents.
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