Transmigrated as My Aunt in the 70s
Chapter 143 - 137 seeking death

Chapter 143: 137 seeking death

The more Shou Sizu thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt, so he simply stopped walking and stood watching the excitement like everyone else. Shou Jizu was thrilled to see so many people gathered around; he thought to himself, "I was just looking for a place to vent, and you all came right to me—don’t blame me."

"Uncle, you have to judge for me, you saw the meat I brought over last night. It was clearly a full bowl of meat, but they accused me of substituting it with sweet potatoes? Is there no justice left? Was it easy for me to prepare a bowl of meat?"

As Shou Jizu spoke, his eyes began to redden. Combined with his good looks of rosy lips and white teeth, he seemed quite pitiable. Many of the older women around showed sympathy towards Shou Jizu, feeling that Madam Shou was indeed being too harsh.

"Mama, I know that you and Daddy have disliked me since I was a child, but I still respect you as my elders. It was not easy to prepare a meal with meat, and I even thought to bring you a bowl, but why must you hurt my feelings like this? What’s the point of me living anymore? Being a child with parents, I feel worse off than those who are orphans. Oh, my heart aches terribly, Uncle, you must stand up for me!"

Shou Jizu cried uncontrollably, his sobs were heart-wrenching. Tian Sisi was stunned by the sight, never expecting her little uncle to be so expressive. If this were in a previous era, he’d definitely win an Oscar for Best Actor!

Shou Yaosong had been silently smoking dry tobacco since he entered the yard, and Shou Yaowu gave his cousin a stern look. This cousin really wasn’t handling things well, allowing his wife to make such a scene.

"Jizu, get up. You’re a grown man; what does it look like, crying and wailing like this?" Shou Yaowu rebuked Shou Jizu lying on the ground.

"Uncle, my heart is in pain. My parents never cared for me since I was a child, and they never took care of me. My wife, whom I married myself, is always mistreated by them. My sons Jianguo, Weiguo, and Bao Guo are also disliked by them. How were they bullied in the past? Uncle, everyone’s heart is made of flesh, how can theirs be so hard? Uncle, am I really their biological child? Why is my life so miserable!"

Shou Jizu, with tears and snot mixed, his words soaked in blood and tears, made the surrounding villagers incessantly sigh. Several emotionally rich women also teared up, crying along with Shou Jizu’s sobbing.

Tian Manlan could no longer hold back and rushed out, crying even more miserably than Shou Jizu, her eyes swollen like walnuts. Standing next to her husband, she cried softly, making quite an impression on the villagers who immediately felt great sympathy for the couple.

"Big brother, are you going to take care of your household or not? I have never seen such a useless man, who can’t even look after his own wife and children. You are really..."

Being called out, Shou Yaosong, who wanted to be a hands-off manager, had no choice but to step forward. He scolded Shou Jizu and Tian Manlan still on the ground:

"Get up, what does it matter if your Mama scolds you a bit? Lying on the ground like this, what does it look like? Besides, your Mama didn’t wrong you, what you brought last night was sweet potatoes, where was the meat? It’s truly unfilial."

Shou Yaowu was nearly driven to rage by his cousin’s actions—it seemed like he was just trying to add fuel to the fire. Shou Jizu cried even harder, continuously yelling:

"Oh, why does my heart hurt so much? I can’t live anymore, Uncle, what’s the point of living! Man Lan, after I’m gone, take the three kids and find a good man to marry, don’t stay here and suffer their abuse, ah!"

The people nearby didn’t understand what he meant; they just saw Shou Jizu suddenly stand up, glanced at Tian Xinhua with intense emotion, which conveyed much information. After a few looks at Tian Xinhua, he abruptly closed his eyes and ran headfirst into a nearby large tree.

Now people understood what Shou Jizu meant earlier, suddenly there was a huge uproar. Shou Chengzu also paled in fear. If his younger brother really crashed into the tree today, dead or alive, Daddy and Mama’s reputation would be utterly destroyed, and he would be affected too.

Without delay, he shouted to Shou Sizu who was still not fully aware of the situation: "Go and stop him quickly!"

Shou Sizu was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly rushed forward to grab him. Shou Chengzu also rushed over, but they were too far apart and could not make it in time, they could only watch helplessly as Shou Jizu crashed into the tree. Shou Chengzu stopped in his tracks with a grim face.

Of course, he didn’t believe that his younger brother would truly seek death, but with Jizu acting this way, regardless if it was a genuine suicide attempt or a pretense, it would appear to outsiders that their Daddy and Mama drove their own son to death, and they might even say that he, Shou Chengzu, was behind it all. What the hell is this mess!

Tian Xinhua watched his little uncle’s drama unfold with a cold eye, unable to suppress his urge to laugh. He deliberately delayed, just watching Shou Jizu crash straight into the tree. When Tian Manlan finally realized what was happening, she was so frightened that her face turned pale, and she cried and rushed forward to save her husband.

Seeing that Tian Xinhua still wasn’t coming to save him, Shou Jizu tried to stop and turn back, but he had already hit the tree, it was too late to stop. Shou Jizu regretted it now, damn, the acting went too far, he might not die but would definitely be half-dead!

The other onlookers were also panic-stricken, wondering how this could have escalated into a life-threatening situation. When Shou Jizu was just 10 centimeters away from the big tree, Tian Xinhua suddenly jumped forward and grabbed Shou Jizu’s collar, at this moment, Shou Jizu’s head was only two centimeters away from the tree.

Shou Jizu was scared out of his wits, his lips even turned pale from fright. This time he wasn’t feigning; he was genuinely terrified. Tian Manlan held Shou Jizu tightly and cried, "Why can’t you think things through? If you really died, what would happen to me and our three children? It’s just a bowl of meat, why would you seek death for it?"

Tian Manlan’s cries were heart-wrenching and tragic to behold, and the villagers who were watching pitied the couple and blamed Shou Yaosong and his wife.

"It’s unbelievable to see parents who would drive their own son to death over a bowl of meat, such sin!"

"Could it be that Shou Jizu really isn’t the biological son of Shou Yaosong and his wife?"

"That’s impossible, when Shou Yaosong’s wife gave birth to Shou Jizu, our Great Aunt was the midwife, he is definitely Shou Yaosong’s legitimate son."

"Maybe this couple is cursed? They’re so harsh on their own son, treating him like an enemy."

"Who knows? Anyway, that tigress from the Shou Yaosong’s family isn’t an easy one. We better stay away from her in the future to avoid trouble."

"Yes, keep distance. I need to go back and tell my cousin on my mother’s side about this. Shou Chengzu’s eldest daughter and my cousin have taken a liking to each other, but we definitely can’t afford to become relatives with the Shou family."

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