The Evil Mother-in-law: Torment Children, Work Hard, Be Rich!-Chapter 249: The Holy Mother Mentality Is Harmful

Chapter 249: Chapter 249: The Holy Mother Mentality Is Harmful

Chun Wang, sobbing, watched eagerly as Chun Ni ate corn. With Tong Huaqiong present, he dared not ask, much less snatch it away.

Mrs. Hong, feeling soft-hearted, picked up a piece of corn from the plate beside her.

Tong Huaqiong knew she wanted to hand it to Chun Wang and hurriedly stopped her.

This corn wouldn’t even be fed to the dogs, let alone given to Chun Wang.

It wasn’t that Tong Huaqiong was being stingy with a child, but Chun Wang, being a "Yaozu" from such a patriarchal family, certainly did not lack for food.

Chun Wang didn’t need their pity.

After dealing with the children’s quarrel, Tong Huaqiong and Mrs. Hong returned to the courtyard.

With the Mid-Autumn Festival approaching, Tong Huaqiong decided to ponder over some mooncake recipes.

Mrs. Hong then asked Tong Huaqiong, "Why did you stop me from giving Chun Wang the corn, sister? Look at how pitiful he looked crying. After all, he’s just a child."

Tong Huaqiong thought that Mrs. Hong’s Holy Mother instincts were triggered by Chun Wang’s tears.

She forgot Chun Wang’s bratty nature.

Tong Huaqiong did not feel any sympathy for a child like Chun Wang.

If he were pitiful, then what about Chun Ni?

Tong Huaqiong said, "He’s pretending to be pitiful. Chun Ni is far more deserving of pity than him. If he wants corn, his parents and grandmother would gladly give him the corn from an entire field, while Chun Ni can only watch. Not only that, but anything good to eat or wear in the family never reaches Chun Ni. Compared to Chun Ni, Chun Wang is not pitiful at all."

Mrs. Hong grew up in a wealthy family; even if her family favored her brothers, they never mistreated her.

In fact, they were more attentive to her food, clothing, and living arrangements than to those of the boys.

She didn’t understand the gender bias in ordinary village families, where survival resources were severely skewed.

In those families, the boys were the only ones given food, while the girls could only watch.

In the worst cases, sisters would be sacrificed for the brothers’ futures.

In Chun Wang and Chun Ni’s family, Chun Ni was sacrificed to pave the way for Chun Wang.

Mrs. Hong thought of the lock of hair pulled from Chun Ni’s head and sighed.

Tong Huaqiong was right; she had indeed overlooked Chun Ni’s situation.

Chun Wang not only failed to get the corn but also faced less than favored treatment, feeling deeply wronged.

He left Tong Huaqiong’s house, wiping tears away.

Chun Ni was a bit worried that Chun Wang would tell on them.

If her father and grandmother found out, she would surely get a beating.

"...Chun Ni, don’t mind him, don’t be afraid of him," Man Er said to Chun Ni.

Chun Ni shook her head, tears in her eyes, and said, "Chun Wang will tell my dad and grandmother about today..."

Both Man Er and Yaozu understood what she meant.

She meant that if her father and grandmother knew what had happened today, they would definitely beat her.

Liu Yanhong casually said, "So what if he tells your dad and grandmother? It’s not your fault."

Man Er said, "You don’t understand. Chun Wang is very good at telling tales. Chun Ni’s dad and grandmother don’t care for her; if he tells on her, Chun Ni will get beaten."

Liu Yanhong said to Chun Ni, "If he tells your dad and grandmother, then you should beat him. If he tattles once, beat him once. Let’s see if he dares to do it again next time."

Chun Ni was startled by this suggestion.

Beating Chun Wang was something she didn’t even dare to consider.

Chun Wang was the only precious child of the family, and not a single harsh word could be directed his way, let alone a beating.

Chun Wang was raised like a treasure by the whole family, especially his grandmother, who favored him the most. So far, Chun Wang hadn’t even dressed himself or carried a bowl, and sometimes even needed help from her and their grandmother for personal hygiene.

Beating Chun Wang would be like shattering the sky.

Upon hearing Liu Yanhong’s words, Man Er tilted her head in thought and said to Chun Ni, "Yan Hong is right. Chun Wang deserves a beating. If you beat him a few times, he’ll behave."

"Yaozu used to be like that too, didn’t he get better after my grandmother beat him? Now he doesn’t dare to bully me anymore."

Yaozu: "..."

Liu Yanhong frowned, "Did Yaozu bully Man Er before?"

Yaozu didn’t dare say a word.

Chun Ni shook her head, "If I beat Chun Wang, my dad and my grandmother can beat me to death."

Liu Yanhong said, "Can’t you find a place where there’s no one else, beat Chun Wang into submission, and he won’t dare tattle anymore. He’s so fat and you’re so thin, if you can’t beat him, you can outsmart him, tie him up while he’s asleep and beat him. If your dad and grandmother beat you, then beat both of them too."

Chun Ni’s eyes widened.

Beating even her grandmother and dad was truly turning the world upside down.

This was something she didn’t even dare imagine.

"Chun Ni, is that your grandmother?"

Man Er pointed to the western village path where Chun Ni’s grandmother, Old Lady Luo, was coming towards them with quick little steps, holding a firewood stick in her hand.

Behind her was a chubby boy — who else could it be but Chun Wang?

"Chun Ni, run quickly."

Seeing Old Lady Luo’s fierce approach, clearly intending to give Chun Ni a few hits, Man Er urged her to run away first.

Chun Ni was so terrified that her knees went weak.

She couldn’t even run.

"Chun Ni, you lazy girl. The clothes aren’t washed, the fields aren’t watered, the pigs aren’t fed and here you are lazing around," Old Lady Luo shouted, running and cursing like a whirlwind to the gate of Tong Huaqiong’s house.

Chun Ni quivered and weakly defended, "I washed the clothes early in the morning, watered the fields, and fed the pigs."

Chun Ni attempting to defend herself only made Old Lady Luo angrier. "Doing work just about kills you, huh? You’re nothing but a useless girl, should’ve been pinched to death at birth, be glad you’re even alive, what more do you want?"

She saw Man Er and Yaozu sitting at the door, with a few boiled corn cobs in the basin.

An uncomfortable feeling rose in her heart — her precious grandson hadn’t even had any corn to eat, yet Man Er gave corn to Chun Ni.

Yaozu had even hit Chun Wang.

It was all Chun Ni’s fault.

Old Lady Luo grabbed Chun Ni and fiercely whipped her on her wrists, thighs, and buttocks with the firewood stick, cursing, "I’ll teach you to bully your brother! I’ll teach you to let others bully your brother! Your brother is our family’s only heir, ten of you wouldn’t be worth it!"

Old Lady Luo had been doing needlework at home when Chun Wang came running back, crying as he recounted the corn incident exaggeratedly.

Old Lady Luo was filled with rage in an instant.

Her precious grandson had been wronged.

The whole thing started because Man Er gave Chun Ni the corn.

Man Er was at fault, but Chun Ni was more at fault.

She shouldn’t have brought outsiders into the matter to bully Chun Wang.

She couldn’t dare to beat Man Er and Yaozu, but surely she could beat her own granddaughter?

Old Lady Luo lashed out mercilessly, making Chun Ni cry and scream.

Chun Wang stood by, gritting his teeth and clapping his hands, "Beat her! Beat her to death!"

Man Er and Yaozu stood up, scared stiff — was Old Lady Luo really going to beat Chun Ni to death?

Liu Yanhong thought Chun Ni’s grandmother was the epitome of a troublesome person and, as the son of a County Magistrate, Liu Yanhong felt it was his duty to stop such troublemakers.

He stepped forward and shouted loudly, "How can you, old lady, beat people at will?"

Old Lady Luo was a relatively closed-off person, interacting little with villagers.

She wasn’t aware that Tong Huaqiong had connections with County Magistrate Liu’s family and didn’t know Liu Yanhong was the son of the County Magistrate, assuming he was some relative of the Gu family.

A little brat dared to stop her; she didn’t take him seriously at all.

Old Lady Luo continued to whip Chun Ni.

Chun Ni couldn’t bear the beating any longer, and Man Er, quick-witted, said, "Chun Ni, quickly hide behind Yan Hong!"

Man Er thought Liu Yanhong, being the Magistrate’s son, might intimidate Old Lady Luo.

Listening to Man Er, Chun Ni edged closer to Liu Yanhong.

Liu Yanhong took the opportunity to step forward and shield Chun Ni. Old Lady Luo saw Chun Ni refusing to obediently accept the beating and instead trying to escape.

This stoked her anger even more.

She raised the stick and brought it down hard, hitting Liu Yanhong on the back.

Liu Yanhong let out a howl from the pain, startling Man Er and Yaozu. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

This was terrible, the Magistrate’s son had been hit — would their grandmother face repercussions because of this?