Chapter 1682 - 306

"Mom!"

Li Juxiang rushed over and hugged Liu Jinxia, pulling her down from the bed.

Had she been a moment later, Liu Jinxia's hands would have been on the elderly person's neck, and with the elderly person already in a critically ill state, how he would pass away was uncertain.

Liu Jinxia kicked her legs fiercely as she was being dragged back, and cursed venomously:

"You old beast, you're not human, you old beast, you're worthless!"

You're dying, and in the pursuit of relief, you've spilled all sorts of old, trivial secrets. What about Liu Jinxia?

She's already at such an old age, with a daughter and granddaughter, and the end of her life is in sight. How could she truly care about her origins now?

Whether she was born to her parents, or carried away by some traffickers, what significance does it hold for her now?

Besides, her mother didn't reveal this matter before her death, intending to keep it from her. And now you, with your big mouth, as you itching to spill it out?

At this moment, Liu Jinxia felt no curiosity about her lineage, only full of anger and disgust.

Clamor, quarrels, chaos ensued.

Li Juxiang finally managed to get her mother onto a tricycle and then rode it away herself.

After passing the narrow path and onto the village road, having traveled some distance, Li Juxiang looked back, seeing the people on the faraway field neither in chaos nor fleeing, and no sound of explosions, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Liu Jinxia quieted down, avoiding the small stool wrapped in cloth, she leaned her arms on the tricycle, her half-gray hair and elbows swayed with the vehicle's bumps.

In this numbed state, after an unknown duration, Liu Jinxia began to retch.

Li Juxiang immediately stopped the tricycle on the roadside and helped her mother down.

Liu Jinxia pushed her daughter away and crouched down, starting to vomit.

The contents of her stomach were soon emptied, and her tears followed suit.

Ignoring the dirty strands at the corner of her mouth, Liu Jinxia's body tilted to the side, the elderly woman's hands hugged herself, sobbing silently.

Li Juxiang crouched beside her, one hand cradling her mother's head, the other gently stroking her mother's back.

Naming past struggles as lessons learned is a way to cope with painful memories, but truthfully, every hardship was experienced without exception.

By the end, thinking that one has given an account for this life, whether facing her early-dead husband, to the next generation, or even the one beyond.

But who'd have thought, another slap was landed on her face, not painful but blocked the heart with frustration.

A yellow pickup parked beside them, Tan Wenbin poked his head out:

"Aunt Juxiang?"

"Binbin?"

Tan Wenbin got out of the car, after asking a few simple questions and finding out no hospital visit was needed, he first loaded the tricycle onto the pickup and then let Li Juxiang and Liu Jinxia get in.

"Aunt Juxiang, need some tissues?"

"Thank you."

Li Juxiang pulled out some tissues to wipe her mother's tears and mouth.

"Binbin, are you back from Shigang?"

"Yeah, went to visit my partner's home."

"Is your partner home?"

"She's still studying in Jinling."

"You visit quite often then."

"Not really that often, I don't stay home much, so I go whenever I can."

During holidays, he often stayed out for long periods, so when free, naturally he'd visit more.

Typically for prospective sons-in-law, each visit to the future mother-in-law's home was an attempt to score points, eager enough to leash themselves like a mule.

Tan Wenbin didn't need that, he just put the gifts down and went straight to Zhou Yunyun's old room to lie down, waiting for the meal.

"Really nice, both of you are college graduates, ambitious, and the parents on both sides can rest easy."

"Hehe."

"As parents, they all hope their children grow up, settle down, establish a family, and then half a life's worries are settled."

"Life will get better and better, Cui Cui is still young, and by their generation, they'll have their own way of life."

"Hopefully."

Tan Wenbin reached for a can of drink and handed it over: "Have some, quench your thirst, I didn't stock any water in the car."

"Thanks, riding in your car and drinking your drink, feels a bit awkward."

"Oh, you're not a stranger."

Li Juxiang was indeed thirsty, firstly opened the drink and held it to her mother's mouth; Liu Jinxia refused, so Li Juxiang drank it herself.

After entering the village road of Si Yuan Village from the road, Tan Wenbin first drove to Liu Jinxia's house.

Li Juxiang looked at the second floor, where the lights weren't on.

"Cui Cui is not home!"

Whenever Cui Cui was home alone at night, she would keep the lights on.

Tan Wenbin: "She should be eating at Mr. Li's place, let's go together, saves cooking at home."

Li Juxiang was about to decline, seeing Tan Wenbin pointing at the still dazed Liu Jinxia: "An old lady needs to be treated by another old lady."

Thus, Li Juxiang got back in the car.

Tan Wenbin turned the car around and drove back.

Since Cui Cui wasn't home, she could only be at Mr. Li's, as other villagers wouldn't welcome her, nor would she visit them.

The car stopped in front of Mr. Li's house, people on the field were having dinner.

After recovering, Li Sanjiang was finally able to drink with Old Tian again; they drank incessantly to their delight, both elderly men already flushed.

Over at Lin Shuyou and Run Sheng's side, the original tripartite stand was intact, despite Tan Wenbin's absence, as Zhao Yi had joined.

For this meal, you must vie to savor the best.

But as the meal went on, Zhao Yi sensed something amiss and curiously looked at Run Sheng: "Your appetite... huh!"