Chapter 824: Substitute Bride Sister 39

Chapter 824: Chapter 824: Substitute Bride Sister 39

Li Hongchun was sentenced to fifteen years.

When the news reached the Li Family, Mrs. Li broke down and cried.

From then on, Mrs. Li couldn’t stand Yuan Chun and Meng Fei, no matter how Yuan Chun tried to be filial to her, she would find an excuse to make things difficult for her, pretending to be sick and making her take care of her.

At first, Yuan Chun tolerated her, remembering she was the biological mother of the original owner; she kindly took care of her. However, Mrs. Li’s heart seemed twisted. The food she cooked was either too bland or too salty, and she insisted Yuan Chun cook again.

The water she poured was either too cold or too hot.

Once, she even deliberately spilled hot water on the back of Yuan Chun’s hand.

Yuan Chun tolerated her once, twice, but not a third time.

After the third time, Yuan Chun directly rode her bicycle away and never returned to Tufang Village.

Mrs. Li came to the Meng family to scold her for being unfilial, and Yuan Chun retorted, "A married daughter is like spilled water. I am just a married daughter, that’s all. If you are sick, need care in old age, and require someone to serve you, it shouldn’t be me."

"I take care of you out of mother-daughter affection, but not taking care of you also makes sense. In our village, it’s not expected for daughters to care for parents in their old age."

Then she added, "If it weren’t for my father’s sake, I would just follow what the other married daughters do in the village — being filial to their parents in their own way. Is it because I’ve been too filial, that’s why you’ve been taking advantage?"

"Mom, tell me, is it worth it to chill my heart over a heartless elder daughter?"

"For eight years, Li Hongchun has ignored you, acting as if she doesn’t have a mother, and hasn’t shown any filial piety. Meanwhile, I’ve been giving you new clothes all year round, providing pork for you once a week, and giving you money during holidays."

"When you were sick, I tirelessly took care of you in the hospital, making chicken and fish soup for you. Even your hospital expenses were all covered by me, without the Li Family spending a penny."

"I’ve been so filial to you, but what about you?"

"Just because Li Hongchun tried to sell me, breaking the law and ending up in prison, you have scorned me everywhere. Isn’t her imprisonment her fault? Why hold a grudge against me? You should blame Li Hongchun, blame yourself — you spoiled her, leading her to commit wrongdoings. What does it have to do with me? I am the victim here."

"Mom, have you ever considered, if that human trafficker gang had not been struck down by lightning, and I was sold to the mountains to be the wife of an old bachelor, what kind of fate would I have met? Mom, have you ever thought about it?"

Yuan Chun’s retort left Mrs. Li embarrassed.

She returned to Tufang Village in a daze.

Afterward, Yuan Chun no longer bought clothes for her. Throughout the seasons, she only bought for her father; she rarely returned to her maiden home, only going back during holidays.

When she did go back, Yuan Chun wouldn’t let Meng Fei and their two sons go; she would only have the driver take her back alone.

With her own mother, she would deal with some grievances herself; she didn’t want Meng Fei to go there and be mistreated as well.

Why should he?

Meng Fei, although he grew up eating the Li family’s food, contributed much more to them after he became successful.

The fact that Li and Second Brother Li could buy houses in the city and find good jobs was thanks to Meng Fei, and since marrying the original owner, Meng Fei had treated Mr. and Mrs. Li like his own parents, being filial all these years. But Mrs. Li, because of the issue with Li Hongchun, completely erased all the goodwill they showed over the years.

This made Yuan Chun very disheartened.