Reborn as the Villain's Wife, I Shine in 80s
Chapter 53 - 052 Black is a disease

Chapter 53: 052 Black is a disease

Tian Sangsang sat on the ground, gently pulling the standing Meng Shuyan into her arms, and softly asked, "Yanyan, why didn’t you speak just now?"

To be honest, at this moment, she couldn’t quite understand her son’s thoughts.

Meng Shuyan’s lips pursed, and his small eyes suddenly turned red, stubbornly tilting his head to the side, "I don’t like her."

"Which he/she?" Tian Sangsang adjusted his little head, looking at him steadily.

"It’s her." He seemed somewhat excited, "She just said Mom, you’re scary."

"She didn’t mean it, children speak without thinking."

Meng Shuyan shook his head, raising his voice, "Children do think. She’s a bit taller than me and older too."

"Mom doesn’t mind, so don’t be angry, okay? Besides, she’s a girl, and you’re a boy, boys should be courteous to girls."

So it turned out that he didn’t speak because of her. Tian Sangsang felt warmth in her heart and gently coaxed him.

Meng Shuyan lowered his head. But he still felt uncomfortable...

Tian Sangsang ruffled his little curls, speaking softly, "There was once a saying, Han Shan asked Shi De: ’If people in the world slander me, deceive me, insult me, laugh at me, slight me, disdain me, or cheat me, how should I deal with it?’ Shi De responded: ’Just endure him, let him, avoid him, be patient with him, respect him, pay no attention to him, and over the years see what becomes of him.’ What do these words mean?"

"Whenever someone mocks Mom, do you always get upset? How long will you be upset for? Life is for yourself, not for others to see. Mom would rather you spend your time on fun rather than being angry. When you’re angry, they still live happily, so why be angry?"

Though she said this, life is indeed a struggle, from the moment one is born to the end of life, and she couldn’t truly be indifferent.

However, she didn’t want her son to carry too much burden because of her imperfections.

"Mom, what are you saying? I seem to understand, but I also don’t..." Meng Shuyan felt like crying, a thousand knots in his heart.

"To know something is to know it, and not to know is not to know." Tian Sangsang gazed at him, smiling as she asked, "So do you understand or not?"

Meng Shuyan pouted, lowering his head, and whispered, "I kind of understand."

"Then slowly come to understand..."

"I got it." Meng Shuyan suddenly said, "Right now they laugh at Mom, but in a few years they will look up to Mom. When they look up to Mom, she won’t care about them anymore." Actually, he didn’t want to talk to the little girl because she had a gentle father.

"That’s right, that’s exactly it, my smart son!" Tian Sangsang kissed his cheek, "Still angry?"

"Just a little." Meng Shuyan’s long eyelashes gently trembled with glistening tears.

"Mom will sing you a song... Just caught a few demons... and vanquished a few devils... Why are there so many ghosts and goblins... Hey, taste a stick from old Sun!"

Meng Shuyan giggled, probably because the song was sung in such a humorous way by Tian Sangsang.

However, with this song, Tian Sangsang seemed to be enchanted, as if she had opened the door to a new world, and from then on, she loved humming tunes whether there was something or not. Little did she know, in the distant future, she would witness extraordinary miracles.

...

"Why did my brother buy things from her again!" Yao Fangfang angrily said to Shui Lian beside her, exasperated.

"He smiled..." Shui Lian seemed thoughtful as she lowered her eyes. She had never seen such a gentle smile on his face.

"Xiao Lian, you know my brother’s temperament; he’s gentle and kind to everyone." Yao Fangfang understood Shui Lian’s feelings, comforting her.

"What are you talking about?" Xu Yiyuan put down Xu Xixi, gently smiling at Yao Fangfang, "Qianqian is in your care. I have some matters to attend to."

"Don’t worry, cousin, I’ll look after Qianqian." Yao Fangfang promised wholeheartedly.

Once Xu Yiyuan had gone further, Yao Fangfang bent down and asked with a smile, "Qianqian, what’s that in your hand?"

"It’s a chicken leg from the black auntie’s place." Xu Xixi blinked her almond-shaped eyes and shook the bag in her hand, "Aunt, smell it, it smells so good!"

"You little glutton." Yao Fangfang pinched her nose and picked her up, "Qianqian, isn’t that black auntie very black and very fat?"

The little girl nodded fearfully.

"Auntie heard before that being black is a kind of sickness. If you stay with black people, you’ll become black too." Yao Fangfang looked into her eyes and said.

The little girl shook her head, suddenly looking terrified.

Yao Fangfang continued, "Do you remember the cat you caught a few days ago? The fleas on the cat bit you so painfully, didn’t they? That black auntie is just like a flea. If you stay too close, you’ll get black and fat, and if you turn ugly, your dad won’t like you anymore, understand?"

"Aunt, I don’t want to be black, I don’t want to be black, I don’t want to be a piece of charcoal!" The little girl burst into tears in fright and clung to Yao Fangfang.

Yao Fangfang was satisfied seeing Xu Xixi’s reaction. Qianqian had always been close to her, and she liked Qianqian because they had similar eyes, both with round, almond-shaped eyes like copper bells. Being young, Qianqian naturally believed everything she said.

The little girl furiously threw the bag she was holding onto the ground, and its contents scattered and got covered in some sand and dirt.

"Good girl, Qianqian. Let’s go, Aunt will buy you some candy."

...

In the middle of the night, Tian Guogui groped his way back in the dark.

"Guilan, Guilan." He called out stealthily.

At this time, the old lady of the Tian Family was already asleep, and there was no movement from the second branch of the Tian Family.

The light turned on in the third branch, the door creaked open and then closed quickly. The window reflected two figures, and after a rustling sound, faint arguing could be heard.

"How much did you say you lost!?" Chen Guilan trembled and asked, holding her forehead, almost falling to the ground.

The dim light of the kerosene lamp flickered on the wall, casting on Tian Guogui’s evasive face, "Just, three or four hundred yuan!"

"Just three or four hundred, how much exactly!?"

"Three hundred fifty-eight yuan." Tian Guogui shrank his head.

Chen Guilan’s face changed dramatically, she picked up a piece of clothing next to her and started hitting him on the face and body, cursing in a low voice, "Tian Guogui, why did I marry such a loser like you! You lost three hundred fifty-eight yuan in one night! Three hundred fifty-eight yuan, I just ask, how much can you save up for the three of us in a year? You’ve driven me mad, you gambling addict!"

"Alright, alright, haven’t you hit enough? Why get so worked up over just three hundred yuan? My luck was just bad today, otherwise I could have won!" Tian Guogui grabbed the clothes and threw them aside, saying, "Last time, didn’t I win five hundred yuan for you? Give me the money and I’ll take it to pay them back. You know Biao’s gang, if I don’t pay, they’ll make trouble in all sorts of ways, how can we take it?"

"No." Chen Guilan became anxious, her face looking harsh, "That money is for Tian Tian’s dowry, and nobody can touch it!"

"Then what do you want me to do? Biao said if we don’t pay in three days, he’ll take Tian Tian as collateral!"

"Over my dead body, before, when people in the village owed money, he sent someone to collect, pestering every few days, or they’d just beat the person to a pulp, never so outrageous as today. He must be targeting Tian Tian. Our Tian Tian is meant to marry into the city, dreaming if he thinks he’ll take her! What the hell, dreaming of marrying above his station! With those people of his, a bunch of hooligans running a place for card games, daring to set their sights on our Tian Tian!"

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