Transmigrated as My Aunt in the 70s
Chapter 128: Mrs. Gao 122 loses her temper

Chapter 128: Mrs. Gao 122 loses her temper

"Mama, am I not doing all this to let our Gao Family stand tall and proud? Yulan doesn’t have to do anything; just lie in bed, and I’ll handle the rest. I assure you that the Tian Family will not only pay in cash and kind, but their reputation will be ruined," Gao Yuzhu tried to persuade Mrs. Gao.

"Stand tall and proud? Can you still stand tall and proud after committing such an immoral act? Gao Yuzhu, what on earth are you thinking? To stand tall and proud, one must be honest and hardworking. With your behavior, don’t you bring shame upon our ancestors!"

Mrs. Gao was taken aback by Gao Yuzhu’s words. She had never expected her youngest son to have grown into such a crooked tree. How could two sons raised with the same education turn out so differently?

"Mama, in this day and age, who can afford to be completely honest and hardworking? Besides, I’m not really harming anyone—I’m just taking advantage of Yulan’s situation to gain some benefits."

Gao Yuzhu was very dissatisfied. His Mama’s old-fashioned ways were outdated; those who are honest and hardworking are the ones suffering!

"Gao Yuzhu, if you want to earn ill-gotten gains, go earn them yourself. Don’t use my name. If I find out you’ve been spreading rumors under my name, I’ll be sure to tell Shouwang. You know what kind of temper he has, so don’t say I didn’t warn you."

Gao Yulan was so angry that she stopped feigning sleep and looked coldly at Gao Yuzhu. She had completely lost heart in this younger brother and decided to avoid him as much as possible in the future.

Gao Yuzhu wanted to argue further, but Mrs. Gao, who had regained her strength, swung down her broom again. Gao Yuzhu dared not fight back and could only cover his head to dodge.

"Do you need to do these vile things to survive? How has the Tian Family wronged you? Even they, as outsiders, sent thirty eggs and a pound of brown sugar to nourish Yulan. What about you? You, her own brother, came empty-handed. How dare you slander the Tian Family? I despise you, you conscienceless wretch!"

Today’s Mrs. Gao astonished Gao Shaoyue greatly. He still hadn’t come to his senses when his younger brother was already beaten and bruised by his wife. Tian Chunfang was trying to break up the fight but dared not pull Mrs. Gao away, fearing it would harm her.

"Enough! Which nerve of yours is misplaced today? Heavens overturning, isn’t Yuzhu thinking of our Gao Family too? Why beat him like this?"

"Pah, thinking of the Gao Family? Gao Shaoyue, no wonder Yuzhu turned out like this—it’s the case of the beam being not straight and the pillar being crooked. Is committing conscienceless acts what you call thinking of the Gao Family? What kind of family rule is that?"

Mrs. Gao lost her usual submissiveness and pointed at Shaoyue’s nose, berating him: "Mr. Gao never mentioned such a rule in our Gao Family. Father-in-law always said we must be honest and do everything with a conscience. Gao Shaoyue, go ask him in front of his grave whether what you’re doing is right or wrong!"

Mrs. Gao spoke with great confidence. Mr. Gao, Gao Shaoyue’s father, was a very wise and open-minded old man, who held Mrs. Gao, his daughter-in-law, in high regard. It was Mrs. Gao who had taken care of Mr. Gao for several years when he was bedridden.

She served tea, handed water, fed him, and even bathed him, taking care of the old patriarch meticulously, all the way until his last rites. Before he passed away, Mr. Gao left a will instructing Gao Shaoyue to love and respect his wife for life and never to let her down.

Originally, if it were any other woman, having received such a will from her father-in-law, she certainly would have become arrogant, but Mrs. Gao was different. Raised with the notion that her husband’s authority was paramount, she continued to treat him with respect and courtesy as before. It was only because her beloved daughter Yulan nearly suffered a miscarriage that she was stimulated to react; otherwise, she would have remained deferentially silent.

Strength emerges from motherhood, and the anger Mrs. Gao had been suppressing since Gao Yulan’s marriage finally erupted. As the saying goes, when the meek erupt in anger, it’s like a volcanic explosion—and Mrs. Gao fell right into that category.

Upon hearing his wife mention Mr. Gao, Gao Shaoyue deflated, "A real man doesn’t quarrel with a woman. I’m not going to stoop to the level of an ignorant woman like you, hmph!"

"I’m ignorant? Gao Shaoyue, even if I’m ignorant, I still know that people should be upright and honest, but look at you, what are you teaching our son? Telling blatant lies and scheming against others behind their backs, pah! You’re practically teaching him to be a traitor!"

Mrs. Gao’s voice grew louder and louder, frightening Gao Yuzhu so much that he hurriedly closed the doors and windows, urging her to keep her voice down.

"You know to be afraid now? You dare to do it, but you don’t have the guts to listen to me say it? Gao Yuzhu, let me make it absolutely clear to you today: if you ever entertain such malicious thoughts again, see if I won’t beat you to death? At worst, I will kill you and then go to the government to face the gun; tit for tat, you heard that?" Mrs. Gao sternly warned Gao Yuzhu.

"I’ve heard it."

Gao Yuzhu replied sulkily, his heart aching for the missed opportunity. He had indeed considered tampering behind the scenes while Mrs. Gao was away in town, but he was ultimately too worried about her health and didn’t dare to engage in any more trickery.

As I mentioned before, Gao Yuzhu was not like Zhong Liangcai; although not a good person, he was comparatively filial. Therefore, Gao Yuzhu had no choice but to suppress his cunning thoughts and went home with a bump on his head.

Tian Sisi was a bit busy these days. After sending He Xuewen away, she stopped going out to play after school, locking herself at home with a book, scribbling on the fabric with talc, bustling about indefatigably. Zhu Aiqing thought it strange and asked what kind of garment she was planning to make. Tian Sisi just smiled without a word, indicating she would know once it was finished.

Tian Sisi planned to make the simplest kind of short-sleeved shirt; anything more complex was beyond her skills. Cutting the fabric was the most difficult part of making clothes. She drew and redrew with the colored talc on the fabric, making changes again and again.

Zhu Aiqing almost couldn’t help rushing forward to do it for her several times. Was drawing a few lines really that hard? However, she held back. Ah Nan was finally showing some initiative, and she didn’t want to discourage her.

After several busy days, Tian Sisi finally finished cutting the fabric, and Zhu Aiqing also breathed a sigh of relief. If Ah Nan didn’t start cutting today, she would indeed have been unable to resist stepping in. It seemed like a piece of clothing, but she wasn’t sure whom Ah Nan was making it for.

After Tian Sisi finished cutting out the shirt fabric, sweat beaded on her forehead. Making clothes was indeed a technical task! Once the cutting was done, the rest was easy. Operating a sewing machine was no trouble for Tian Sisi.

She had used one of these old-fashioned sewing machines in her previous life, compelled by her mother Zhong Juying. Back then, her academic performance was not very good, so Zhong Juying wanted her to learn fashion design. Thus she was forced to learn the sewing machine daily and practice the fundamentals. Therefore, although Tian Sisi could not make clothes, she was quite proficient at operating the sewing machine.

Zhu Aiqing’s sewing machine was a West Lake Brand, the same one her mother Zhong Juying used to have. Tian Sisi operated it with ease, as familiar with it as if it were her own. The sewing machine was set up in Tian Manjin’s room, and Tian Sisi would go in to sew after dinner.

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