Shen Qingqing turned her head to look back, and a man was walking quickly toward them. He looked to be around sixty years old.
His hair was gray.
The clothes he wore were also very old, faded, and the elbows and cuffs were frayed and curled at the edges.
A short woman was following him, also appearing to be in her fifties or sixties.
As she jogged, a strand of gray hair fell from behind her ear. She was out of breath, her face contorted, looking both pitiful and frightening.
Shen Qingqing instinctively wanted to pick up the little one, but Chen Shaojie got there first.
Jiang Zhixun wrapped his arm around her shoulders, protecting her behind him.
"It’s really you!"
Father Shi’s face looked excited, with both anger and a hint of unexpected joy.
It was the look at a cash cow.
"Where have you been all these years? Not a word from you, we couldn’t find a trace of your whereabouts anywhere!"
When Shi Yu moved once in Beijing, she didn’t let the Shi Family know.
By the ti they found out her rental location, Shi Yu had long gone to the Northwest.
Later, Shen Qingqing also went abroad.
The Shi Family inquired at the publishing house but got no information and were almost sent to the police station.
Since then, there had been no news of Shi Yu.
She ran away.
Vanished without a trace.
They thought they wouldn’t see her again in this lifeti, but unexpectedly, she suddenly appeared in Beijing.
She was dressed so well and had the leisure to go shopping.
Carrying large shopping bags, who knows how much money she spent.
It seed she had been living very comfortably these past years!
Father Shi lost his job, and Mother Shi finally found a street-sweeping job to support her own children.
These years, only they knew how hard life was for them.
Shi Yu’s sudden appearance gave hope to those living in poverty and despair.
No matter what, they wanted to cling to her tightly.
They couldn’t let her go again!
Shi Yu glanced at Chen Shaojie and signaled him to take their son and leave first, to avoid getting tangled with these troublemakers.
How could Chen Shaojie, as a man, leave his wife behind?
He stepped forward to block Shi Yu.
In a cold voice, he asked, "What do you want with my wife?"
Mother Shi recognized him, "You were the one who lured Shi Yu away back then!"
And you confused them, helping Shi Yu divide the family!
Chen Shaojie calmly said, "If there’s nothing important, we’ll be leaving."
Shi Yu felt he was too polite.
She looked coldly and distantly at Father and Mother Shi, "We’ve already severed ties. Even if there really is sothing, don’t co looking for . I didn’t retaliate back then because I was kind-hearted. If you still can’t see the reality, don’t bla for turning hostile and unrecognizing."
Shi Yu was never a pushover.
Back then, they didn’t get anything from her, and now it seed it would be even more difficult.
Father Shi clenched his fists tightly, restraining his impulse to hit and scold Shi Yu.
He forced a smile, "What kind of talk is this? We’re family. Now that you’re back in Beijing, why don’t you co ho?"
Mother Shi chid in, "This must be the son-in-law and grandson, right? Co ho quickly, Mom will make sothing delicious for you."
If he hadn’t personally witnessed how they treated Shi Yu before, Chen Shaojie might have softened and given them so face.
But now, he felt no sympathy at all.
He was going to do whatever his wife said!
Shi Yu sneered, "I don’t dare eat your food. Who knows whether you’ve tampered with it."
Mother Shi’s expression was awkward.
She was increasingly aware that Shi Yu had grown up and was no longer easily controlled.
She secretly regretted it.
When Shi Yu was little, she should have been harder on her, see if she still dared to show her claws to scratch people!
But now it’s too late to say anything.
Thinking about the chaotic ho, unfilial children, even hitting and scolding them, Mother Shi could only soften before Shi Yu.
"It was Mom’s fault in the past. These years I’ve deeply reflected on myself. Xiaoyu, Mom apologizes to you. Let the past go, and let’s live our lives well as a family, okay?"
Shi Yu almost laughed.
People who are thick-skinned and black-hearted do not change, no matter how many years pass!
"Are you sure we are a family?"
Mother Shi saw hope and nodded repeatedly, "Of course we are a family. Your father and I have always cared about you all these years. Just now we saw you from afar on the road, and I rushed ho to call your father because he would regret missing this opportunity."
The sarcasm in Shi Yu’s eyes deepened.
These people say nice things, but their eyes reveal pettiness and calculation.
They can’t even put on a decent act!
Father Shi: "The son-in-law and grandson are still here, don’t start making a scene like before at the slightest provocation."
He then asked Chen Shaojie, "Has she been causing you much trouble these past years? Let apologize on her behalf first."
The first ti he t Chen Shaojie, he saw that this man was not ordinary.
Now, seeing him again, he seed even more imposing.
If he could win over the son-in-law, what could this stubborn Shi Yu do?
Chen Shaojie almost laughed out of anger.
No wonder his wife preferred the unfamiliar Northwest over staying close to these people.
"My wife is wonderful."
The little one in his arms nodded, "Mom is the best."
With her husband and child by her side, standing unconditionally with her, Shi Yu’s irritation slowly dissipated.
She extended her hand, "Give money."
Father and Mother Shi were stunned, "What do you an?"
"Since we are family, shouldn’t you give a gift when eting the child?"
Asking Father and Mother Shi for money was like asking for their lives!
Father Shi held back his anger, a hint of a smile on his face, "Let’s talk at ho first."
Shi Yu: "If you don’t give a gift, then you aren’t welcoming us ho. We’re not fools who can’t read the room, we’re not going to fawn over people who don’t want us."
Father Shi felt she was making veiled accusations but found no evidence.
Seeing how difficult Shi Yu remained, his temper flared up.
With a stern face, he questioned, "After so many years, you co back asking for this and that, is that how a daughter behaves?"
Father Shi deliberately raised his voice, attracting the attention of passersby.
Wherever you go, there’s no shortage of people who enjoy watching a scene.
Noticing people pointing and talking, Shi Yu coldly laughed inside.
She put on a look of distress, as if she had undergone major setbacks.
"My mom just passed away, and you rushed to bring this woman and her children into the house. It’s hard not to suspect that you two were already involved!"
Father and Mother Shi were shocked and upset.
Although society is more open now than before, it’s unacceptable to talk about illicit relationships!
Father Shi glared at her, "You wicked girl, what nonsense are you spouting, are you trying to shirk your filial duties and sar us?"
Mother Shi: "Though I am just a street cleaner, I can still support myself. I won’t covet your money. Xiaoyu, you really misunderstand ."
Shi Yu wiped her eyes, "You didn’t care for before, gave no money, no food, and even severed our ties. Talking about it now, do you think I am easy to bully because I have no mother?"
Passersby pointed at Father and Mother Shi.
"Did wrong by your children when young, wanting filial respect when old, you want all the benefits, crafty!"
"I initially felt pity for them, but where there are pitiful people, there are often hateful traits."
"They’re simply bad people who have grown old!"
The comnts from passersby ward Shi Yu’s heart. "Every family has its struggles, sorry you had to see this."
Seeing her embarrassed expression, the passersby stopped watching.
Besides, there wasn’t much to see, just two shaless old folks playing the fool.
The crowd dispersed.
Shen Qingqing and Jiang Zhixun also took a step back.
Still within visual range, if Shi Yu needed, Shen Qingqing would step forward to support her.
Shi Yu eyed Mother Shi, "What did you just say, where was it you work?"
Mother Shi felt a pang of fear, "What are you going to do?"
Shi Yu crossed her arms, looking proudly at the people opposite, "If you provoke again, don’t bla for airing out your dirty deeds, and when you lose your job, don’t bla for being ruthless!"
People who do bad things should live with their tails between their legs.
They still dared to provoke her.
The nerve of them!
eting her icy gaze, Mother Shi was both shocked and angry, "Shi Yu, what are you saying, about where do I work?"
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