Liang Laotai and Liang Laotou were stunned. Not only did they not get any money, but their daughter was now asking them for grain?
They had heard people say that grain in the city had to be bought with money. Could this family really be living from hand to mouth?
Liang Laotai looked at Liang Xiu and her family of three. They were all wearing clothes that were washed until they were faded, especially Liang Xiu, whose clothes had patches.
Could it be that what outsiders said was all false?
Were her daughter and son-in-law not living well?
Upon considering this possibility, Liang Laotai, afraid of being dragged down, immediately changed her expression.
She spat and said, "You shameless thing, how can you say such a thing? We're old and frail, and you want our coffin money? Bah, a married daughter is like spilled water. Even if I had money and grain, would I give it to my darling grandchildren to eat?"
Su Xiaotian understood Liang Xiu's meaning and helped her feign poverty.
"Grandma, Grandpa, everyone says you're living well, can't you spare some grain for us? When we siblings grow up, we'll definitely repay your kindness."
Liang Laotai was impatient and directly kicked the three of them out.
Outside the Liang family's main gate, quite a few people were standing at that moment.
Four or five women, for some reason, had not returned to their own homes but had time to stand outside the Liang family's main gate, chatting and laughing (watching the excitement).
"Oh, isn't this Liang Xiu? I heard your family went to the capital to enjoy yourselves?"
One of the women stepped forward, looking curiously at the clothes of Liang Xiu and her family of three.
Liang Xiu sighed and said nothing, only stating that they were going home.
Seeing that Liang Xiu had no intention of speaking, the women didn't say anything more.
The three of them walked much faster this time, and in a short while, they had left the village.
Liang Laotai and Liang Laotou were not very satisfied with the gifts Liang Xiu had brought back.
"Old man, do you think this ungrateful girl is lying to us?" Liang Laotai asked.
"I don't know. This ungrateful girl is heartless. She's been married for so many years and has never helped the family."
It was truly a waste to have raised such a daughter.
The ungrateful family who had left the Liang family were already on their way home.
"Let's go home and eat!" Su Laosan said cheerfully.
What if they couldn't eat at their father-in-law's house?
Their own home didn't lack a meal!
Liang Xiu was heartbroken by her own parents' actions. After leaving, she didn't seem too upset.
This bit of affection was all there was to it. Fortunately, her husband's family were all good people.
Therefore, Liang Xiu followed Su Laosan's words and said, "Mother said we're having stewed venison today."
"Then we have to hurry back. There isn't much, and after leaving some for Uncle Dong's family and your brother-in-law's family, we can only eat this one meal!"
"Look at you, as if you've been deprived of food on a daily basis. Mother said we're eating tonight, and the whole family will be here!"
Su Xiaotian: "..."
Was she being fed dog food by her own parents?
When the three of them returned home, Su Xiaotian entered and called out loudly, "Grandpa, Grandma, I'm back!"
If it were usual, Grandma Su would have come out to ask all sorts of questions.
Could it be that there were guests at home?
Su Xiaotian's first reaction was, could it be Su Shan and Liu Xiuying who had arrived?
In the entire brigade, the person who had the most friction with Grandma Su was Liu Xiuying.
Only when unwelcome guests arrived would the atmosphere become stagnant.
Su Xiaotian hurried forward and entered the main hall to check the situation.
In the main hall, the unwelcome guest Tan Zishi was sitting awkwardly on a chair.
Grandpa Su and Grandma Su were sitting opposite Tan Zishi, and none of the three had a good expression on their faces.
Especially Grandma Su, her expression was very angry.
Su Xiaotian seemed to understand the meaning behind Grandma Su's expression, which was that she believed this man was inherently a cheapskate!
Indeed, let alone Grandma Su, even Su Xiaotian felt that Tan Zishi had gone too far.
She still remembered the scene when she first met Tan Zishi and his wife.
Li Yu Niang, such a good woman, he had failed her time and time again.
She had not met Tan Zishi's concubine and did not know what was so good about that woman.
But one thing, she felt her thoughts were not wrong.
If that woman was truly good, she should have suffered with him!
Instead of abandoning him when he was at his most difficult.
"Don't waste your time at my house. This poor and remote place is not a place for someone as distinguished as you, Tan Ban Cheng, to tread!" Grandma Su's words were sarcastic.
However, Tan Zishi said with a mournful expression, "Don't mock me. That was all in the past! All the past events are over!"
"Are they over? If they were over, how could the concubine and illegitimate son still be unclear?" Grandma Su asked with a cold smile.
A fleeting look of embarrassment crossed Tan Zishi's face. He didn't want things to turn out this way, but somehow they had.
"Please tell me, where is Yu Niang?"
Grandma Su looked at Tan Zishi with a scrutinizing gaze.
She didn't know Tan Zishi's intentions. If it was to continue making Li Yu Niang suffer, then it would be better not to have made this trip.
"Why are you still looking for her? She's gone, and you can live peacefully with your concubine and illegitimate son! Anyway, the policies are better now, and no one is smashing and looting your door every day."
Hearing this, how could Tan Zishi not know that Grandma Su definitely knew Li Yu Niang's whereabouts?
"Please just tell me. I've been looking for Yu Niang for months, and I've searched everywhere I could, but I haven't found her."
Li Yu Niang had very few relatives and friends. He had inquired for a long time, asking almost everyone who knew Li Yu Niang, but found no clues.
To find Li Yu Niang, Tan Zishi had searched the entire county and the surrounding villages, but the one he sought had gone far away, leaving no trace!
The Su family was his last hope.
The reason he came to the Su family to ask was mainly because he had heard that the Su family's second daughter-in-law had gone to the neighborhood office to get a certificate for Li Yu Niang.
However, the neighborhood office said it did not comply with regulations and did not issue it.
Given this, Tan Zishi felt that the Su family should know Li Yu Niang's whereabouts.
Therefore, he came on a trial basis.
"Tan Zishi, I treated Yu Niang like a sister. When I left, you said you would take good care of Yu Niang. How long has it been, and you've already lost her!"
Thinking of how Li Yu Niang had cried so pitifully when she first arrived in the capital, Grandma Su could not suppress the anger in her heart.
Tan Zishi dared not look up at Grandma Su.
But Grandma Su was her only hope.
"Besides you, Yu Niang has no other relatives or friends!"
"You also know that Yu Niang has no relatives or friends? Her whole life was lived for you, but what about you? How did you treat her?"
It was better not to mention it, but once it was brought up, Grandma Su was furious.
She didn't know how much Yu Niang owed this man. It had been more than half her life, and she still couldn't repay it.
"I, Yu Niang misunderstood. I have no intention of blaming Yu Niang!" Tan Zishi said hesitantly.