Old Mrs. Gu stood there motionless.
The words of those people reached her ears without missing a single word.
The strange events that had happened recently played out in her mind like a movie, scene by scene.
No wonder, no wonder every time she went out, she always felt like someone was pointing fingers at her behind her back.
No wonder, no wonder those people always talked strangely, and some even looked at her with sympathy.
No wonder, no wonder several times when Wang Meili came in, she would hide in her room.
No wonder, no wonder even in the heat of summer, she wore long sleeves to cover herself up tightly.
So that’s how it is!
She was so foolish, after all this time, she hadn’t realized anything at all.
Or maybe, she trusted Wang Meili too much, never doubting her words, always believing whatever she said.
And then there was that time she came across a panicked Wang Meili in the empty yard next door; she claimed to be there to catch ghosts, but she clearly saw a man’s shadow that time.
It turned out, from that time, she had already been having an affair with someone else.
When was that?
They had only moved from Nanshui Village not long ago.
The ridiculous thing is, she actually believed such an excuse.
The cursing words of Wang Xintao, the accusations from Li Jiang’s wife.
The scenes she had ignored before now all surfaced in her mind.
They all proved that the daughter-in-law she had cherished more than a daughter for many years had been putting countless green hats on her deceased son long ago.
Yet ironically, as a mother, she foolishly defended her daughter-in-law.
"Sister, what’s wrong with you?" The old lady who was enthusiastically smashing things noticed Old Mrs. Gu’s odd behavior and spoke cautiously.
You can’t blame her for being scared, all she did was use a few of her potatoes in the heat of the moment.
Is it necessary for her face to look as bad as if her son just died?
"Don’t... don’t hit... Mom... listen to me..." Wang Meili frantically spoke these words.
Others might not understand, but Old Mrs. Gu could hear every single word clearly.
Even now, this wretched woman dared to call her mom and wanted her to listen?
Damn it, she had listened to her too much already.
"I’m fine." Old Mrs. Gu wiped away the tears that unknowingly streamed down her face. "Didn’t you want to smash things? A person like her deserves everyone to hit her."
Old Mrs. Gu picked up her basket. "Come on, sister, throw whatever you like, we don’t care about losing a little money here."
With that said, she randomly wiped her face again.
Damn it, throw!
She also grabbed an egg and ruthlessly hurled it at Wang Meili.
Son, it’s my fault. I couldn’t watch over your wife for you.
Son, I’m sorry.
"Mom..." Before Wang Meili could finish her sentence, Old Mrs. Gu’s egg had already hit her forehead, and the egg yolk dripped down her head.
It silenced the shout she was about to make.
"You shameless thing," Old Mrs. Gu cursed angrily.
After finishing her onslaught, she didn’t even care about Wang Meili’s wide-eyed shocked expression and turned her head to leave.
She even forgot to take her basket.
"Sister... why are you leaving? The show isn’t over yet," the old lady next to them called out. "You’re leaving your basket behind... Oh no, someone come help, this picky old lady has fainted."