HCB Chapter 70 The Radiance of the Virgin Mary Has Dimmed (6)
Chapter 70 The Radiance of the Virgin Mary Has Dimmed (6)
In the 35-degree weather, Aunt Zhao was dressed in a cotton-padded jacket and trousers.
I was sweating profusely from the heat, and my sticky, close-fitting clothes were so wet you could wring them out.
But Su Dingding wouldn't give her water, and just left her in the sun, making her feel dizzy and extremely uncomfortable.
The other three didn't dare to breathe, their minds racing with thoughts of how to please Su Dingding, yet afraid of making a fool of themselves by flattering him.
It's so frustrating to smell the meat but not be able to eat it. Even just a sip of soup would be nice.
My stomach was growling with hunger, and my wounds were aching terribly. Sitting here in the sun, not moving at all, I felt like I'd rather be dead.
"Sister-in-law, I need to go to the outhouse," Zhao Wei finally mustered up the courage to say.
"You still want to go to the toilet? Can you even do it? If you're so capable, then go and do it right here and let me see!" Su Dingding stood opposite Zhao Wei, glaring at him.
Zhao Wei was in great pain, but with Su Dingding staring at him like that, he couldn't pee even if he was standing, let alone sitting.
"Don't pretend you don't need to pee!" Su Dingding kicked Zhao Wei in the stomach in annoyance.
This time, Zhao Wei couldn't stop and immediately urinated.
The strong smell of urine made everyone in the yard feel nauseous.
Zhao Wei sat in the urinal with a flushed face, feeling utterly humiliated.
He was breathing heavily with anger when he suddenly lunged forward, wanting to fight Su Dingding to the death.
They missed their target and ended up lying on the ground.
The gate closed, and Su Dingding kicked Zhao Wei, sending him flying so that he hung on a persimmon tree to dry naturally.
Zhao Xiaohu ran out of the house, shouting, "Mom, I need to pee!"
"Go pee!" Su Dingding's face, which had been freezing cold just moments before, suddenly brightened up with sunshine.
Zhao Xiaohu saw Zhao Wei hanging in the tree. "Second Uncle, what are you doing up in the tree?"
Su Dingding looked at Zhao Wei with a warning look in her eyes.
“Second Uncle… has hemorrhoids and needs to sunbathe,” Zhao Wei replied.
Zhao Xiaohu then looked at Aunt Zhao and asked, "Grandma, aren't you hot? Why are you wearing cotton-padded pants and a cotton-padded jacket?"
Under Su Dingding's death stare, Aunt Zhao swallowed hard, blinked her sweaty eyes, and replied, "Grandma is sick, she has to sweat it out, sweating is like releasing poison!"
"Oh." Zhao Xiaohu still found it strange, but he didn't think too much about it and ran straight to the outhouse.
"Good job. I'll reward you both with a sip of chicken soup later." Su Dingding smiled with satisfaction.
Now, both Aunt Zhao and Zhao Wei's eyes lit up.
Grandpa Zhao and Zhao Yong now have a template and know what to do.
So for the next few days, the four of them still sat in the yard, but they would call out to passersby whenever they saw them.
"Aunt Zhang, we've married a wonderful daughter-in-law. You won't find another daughter-in-law better than Dafeng anywhere in the world. It's truly a blessing from our ancestors..."
"Old He, we really let our eldest daughter-in-law down before. We mistook a worthless stone for a treasure. Now we know that our eldest daughter-in-law is the backbone and head of our Zhao family!"
“I, Zhao Yong, am a cripple. What have I done to deserve such a good wife as Da Feng? She has suffered so much by following me. I will be her slave for the rest of my life.”
"An ugly wife is a treasure in the family. It's useless to find a beautiful wife. My sister-in-law is just fine..."
With no outsiders in the house, Su Dingding came over and slapped Zhao Wei twice more, asking, "Am I ugly?"
Zhao Wei was stunned. Oh no, he was going to have no food today!
He blamed himself for speaking without thinking, and looked at Su Dingding with some fear, only to be punished as expected.
I sat in the yard all night and almost got eaten by mosquitoes.
Despite the Zhao family members' constant attempts to please others, they still couldn't get enough to eat and lived a life worse than death.
That day, Su Dingding went out to buy things, and just then, Uncle Zhao's younger brother, Uncle Zhao the Second, came to visit them.
Upon seeing him, the group began to cry and complain.
Before he could finish speaking, Second Master Zhao retorted coldly, "I ran into the eldest son's wife when I came here. She bought pig's trotters to make soup for you. She takes care of your whole family by herself. Don't you feel sorry for her? Instead, you're being picky?"
"Second Master, that damned woman is wicked..." Zhao Yong hurriedly explained.
"Pah, I think you're a really bad kid!" Master Zhao gave Zhao Yong a good scolding.
Just as they were arguing about the grievances they had suffered, Su Dingding returned.
She burst into tears as soon as she entered the courtyard, "I've worked myself to the bone for this family, and I never expected that you would still be dissatisfied with me?"
The Zhao family members were immediately embarrassed and grabbed Zhao Erye in alarm. "Don't believe her! She's a shrew, with a wicked heart. She won't feed us and forces us to sit here in the sun. Look at what I've gotten like..."
"Second Master, you must stand up for us and get rid of this wretched woman!"
Master Zhao looked at them helplessly, then at Su Dingding.
"Since this family can't accept me, then I'll leave!" Su Dingding said, opening the door to her room. "Xiaohu, Niuniu, you two come with Mommy!"
The two children quickly came out and followed behind Su Dingding.
You can't take the child with you!
"I can't leave the child with you. Since you can't accept me, then you'd better watch yourself!" Su Dingding appeared to be in tears, but in reality, she was overjoyed.
Zheng Xiaoying's cousin, Zheng Guoguang, has almost recovered his health in the past few days and is preparing to come and settle accounts with them!
She didn't want to get involved in this mess. She wanted to take her two children to the city to enjoy a life of luxury, and let them fend for themselves.
"gone?"
"He's really gone!"
Several people burst into laughter, their expressions looking exaggeratedly frightening.
Unable to understand, Master Zhao shook his head and left.
Zhao Yong and his family of four thought they could finally live normal lives, but little did they know that this was the beginning of another cycle of misfortune.
"That wicked woman didn't take anything. Go quickly and see if there's anything left to eat at home!" Grandpa Zhao instructed Grandma Zhao.
Aunt Zhao was also starving, but when she went from the kitchen to Su Dingding's room, she couldn't find anything.
"Mom, you didn't secretly eat it yourself, did you?" Zhao Yong didn't believe it.
Zhao Wei was now able to move around slowly, so he joined in the search, but sure enough, there was nothing there.
"That wicked woman planned this all along; she even took all the clothes from the house!" Zhao Wei shouted angrily as he ran out.
"Go check the money box at home!" Old Zhao's expression suddenly changed.
No sooner had he finished speaking than Aunt Zhao let out a mournful wail, "It's terrible! That heartless bastard has stolen all the money from the house!"
Now, the Zhao family's world has completely collapsed!
There was no money, no food, nothing at all.
They are all injured and unable to go out to work, they can't make a living like this!
In the end, they could only send Aunt Zhao out to borrow money, but after going around in circles, she returned empty-handed.
After everyone heard that they had driven Liu Dafeng away, they all felt that the family was ungrateful and heartless. They didn't want to let them into their homes, let alone lend them money.
All the excitement and anticipation for the future vanished like a bubble.
The group looked at each other, their stomachs growling with hunger, when suddenly they saw a stray cat knock over the trash can in the yard, and two steamed buns fell out.
Suddenly, several people's eyes lit up.
They swallowed hard and fought over the two steamed buns, even resorting to physical violence.
Gangzi jumped onto the wall, licked his paws, and twitched his whiskers, revealing a slightly eerie smile!