Chapter 136: “jing Mo Guang Bai”
Capital.
A staff dormitory.
The sound of banging on the door rang out.
“Mom, don’t open the door.” The thin and sallow-faced little boy pulled at the woman, stopping her from opening the door.
Yuan Qin pulled her son’s hand away and comforted him unconfidently, “It’s fine, the neighbors are all around, nothing will happen.”
She left those words behind and hurried to open the door.
The boy lowered his head, his face full of disappointment.
Another even smaller little boy grabbed his older brother’s hand tightly.
His small body trembled, and his childish voice quivered, “Brother, I’m scared.”
“It’s fine.” The little boy who spoke first said, “Big brother will protect you.”
As he spoke, he stared in the direction of the door, his pitch-black bright eyes burning like flames, full of hatred.
It must be people from Grandmother’s house coming to rob their house!!
Thinking that he couldn’t protect their mom at all, the little boy’s eyes darkened.
Yuan Qin opened the door, and a woman half a head taller than her bumped into her shoulder and barged into the room.
Her shrewd little eyes scanned the room, greed and heat flashing in them.
She plunked her things down on the table and said ungraciously, “Elder sister-in-law, you’re so lucky. Mom isn’t reassured about you orphaned mother and children living alone, so she brought the whole family to support you.”
“…Sup, support?” Yuan Qin was stunned and didn’t react, “How to support?”
The woman sneered, “How else? We’ll move in.”
Yuan Qin’s face turned pale, and she said in a panic, “Move, move in?”
The elderly harsh old woman walked in, staring at her unkindly with both eyes, “What? You unwilling?”
“No, no.” Yuan Qin had been beaten and scolded by her family since childhood, and facing her biological mother, she couldn’t say a single no.
The slightly older little boy walked over and said, “I disagree!”
The old woman grabbed his ear hard and scolded him half-threateningly, “What business is it of yours, you little brat! This is my daughter’s house, I want to live here, so I will.”
She smirked coldly and slapped the boy’s head to the side, making his ears ring so badly he couldn’t hear clearly.
“You still think you’re the young master of the Meng Family? Don’t you know your current status? Believe it or not, Old Mother will sell you both!”
The other little boy saw his brother being hit and started wailing.
“Brother—”
“Don’t hit my brother!”
The very timid boy scratched at Grandmother’s hand, trying to pull him away, but was kicked aside.
He wailed loudly, prompting the neighbors to bang on the door.
Concerned voices came into the room.
“Yuan Qin, what’s going on inside?”
“Everything okay?”
“Why is Baibai crying?”
Meng Guangbai was about to shout out the door when a Yuan family member covered his mouth.
“Shut up! Or we’ll sell you!”
The little boy looked terrified, his whole body shaking.
Old Mrs. Yuan stared sharply at Yuan Qin, “Speak! What do your good neighbors think I’m going to do to you?”
Yuan Qin’s younger brother’s wife, afraid Elder Sister-in-law would blurt something out, said, “Think carefully before you speak, Elder Sister-in-law. Meng Jiusi was taken away, probably never coming back in this lifetime. Eldest Sister can only rely on family now.”
The slightly older boy, that is Meng Jingmo, had his arm gripped by Old Mrs. Yuan, mouth covered, staring at his mom.
He hoped mom would call for help!
He didn’t want Grandmother and them moving in!
When dad was around, the Yuan family didn’t dare bully them. After his grandpa and dad were taken away, these people became very scary.
The Yuan family wanted to rob his family’s house and the money his dad left them—he knew all about it!
Yuan Qin didn’t dare look at her son’s face or resist her family, walking to the door and saying, “…It’s fine, the child bumped into something.”
She told a lie.
Hearing this, Meng Jingmo’s eyes dimmed, his heart turning cold bit by bit.
He struggled fiercely, trying to save himself, but his own Grandmother pinched his mouth and viciously pinched the soft flesh on his body, making little Jingmo’s eyes well up with tears from the pain.
“Mom, what are you doing? Momo is still little…” Yuan Qin stepped forward to stop it, but inadvertently met her eldest son’s reddened eyes, her feet frozen in place.
In just a few short months, Meng Guangbai was no longer as innocent as before. He knew something, shrinking on the ground shedding tears nonstop, silently calling for dad in his heart.
The people outside didn’t believe Yuan Qin’s words but couldn’t barge into someone else’s home.
They exchanged glances, seeing helplessness in each other’s eyes.
“Yuan Qin, if you need help, just shout. We’re all here.”
“Momo and Xiao Bai are both good kids. Talk it out slowly.”
…
With words said to this point, Yuan Qin still didn’t open the door, only saying, “It’s fine, thanks everyone. Go sleep, it’s late at night… I won’t open the door.”
The Meng family’s neighbors couldn’t say more, sighing as they returned home.
If not for Meng Madam being kind and Momo and Xiao Bai being polite kids, they’d be too lazy to care about doughball Yuan Qin.
Never saw her as so clueless before!
Footsteps sounded outside, and once it was completely quiet, Old Mrs. Yuan beat her grandsons and directly took over her daughter and son-in-law’s room, leaving the other small room for her son and daughter-in-law.
Yuan Qin was dumbfounded, stammering, “Mom, where do I and the kids sleep?”
Old Mrs. Yuan rolled her eyes, “The living room is so big, how can’t you fit! Oh, this old woman is so tired. If not for you this unfilial girl, I wouldn’t have stayed up this late. You all figure out sleeping.”
Meng Jingmo was only six, couldn’t fight adults, but he was smart. Before the evil Grandmother entered, he went back to pack clothes for himself and his brother.
Just as he came out, he was blocked by Cousin.
Yuan Jinbao was two years older than Meng Jingmo and the family’s only son, extremely domineering.
He rammed into Meng Jingmo forcefully, making Meng Jingmo stumble back several steps, nearly falling on his buttocks.
“Jin Bao, why did you ram Momo?” Yuan Qin was unhappy inside but had no way with her nephew, only saying one sentence.
“This is my house, you’re all living under someone else’s roof. If you don’t want me kicking you out, obey me!” Yuan Jinbao said domineeringly.
Yuan Qin looked incredulously at her family.
Meng Jingmo like a frenzied little beast, punched Yuan Jinbao, “This isn’t your house! It’s my house!”
While Yuan Jinbao wasn’t reacting, he punched again and again, his face full of ferocity.
The Yuan family reacted, seeing their precious only son hit, grabbed Meng Jingmo, completely ignoring this was their own maternal grandson and nephew, beating Meng Jingmo badly.
The scene was chaotic for a time.
Yuan Jinbao cried out aaaah several times, furious, fanning the flames, “Beat him, beat him to death! He dared hit me, Meng Jingmo is dead meat! I’ll kick him out, make him a little beggar!”
Several hands beat on his body, Meng Jingmo curled up small, glaring hatefully at them, not begging for mercy once.
Meng Guangbai saw brother beaten, went to pull the adults’ hands, “Don’t hit my brother, don’t hit my brother wuwuwu, dad, my dad will never forgive you when he comes back wuwuwu.”
Yuan Qin saw son beaten, hurried to block, but was grabbed by Yuan younger brother at the wrist and flung aside.
He said, “Sis, gotta beat to teach. He even dares hit his own cousin, needs a real lesson. No more brother-in-law, you can only rely on these two sons. Can’t not teach properly. Know you can’t bear to, we’ll do it. Don’t worry, this is also my maternal nephew, I’ll watch, nothing will happen.”
Any normal brain knew this was nonsense, yet Yuan Qin believed it.
She teary-eyed watched her beaten son, full of heartache, surprisingly not stepping forward again.
Yuan younger brother lips hooked slightly, cursing Yuan Qin stupid inside.
He wanted the Meng house, of course wished the two Meng brats dead. How could he really care for them.
They just moved in, no rush. Wait till they’re bigger. These years they can do housework, steady profit.
Meng Guangbai got hit a few times protecting brother, the child pale-faced from pain, crying out for mom sobbingly.
Yuan Qin heart ached, advised, “Momo, quickly apologize to your Jin Bao bro…”
“Pah!” Meng Jingmo’s face beaten hugely swollen, spat, looking at Yuan Qin with no more filial affection, “This is my house, Meng family house, not Yuan!”
He guarded his brother tightly, vowing to take brother find dad when opportunity comes.
Yuan Qin met her son’s pitch-black eyes, heart thumped heavily, inexplicably panicking, clearly feeling something precious slipping away.
“Momo.” She murmured.
Meng Jingmo averted eyes, lowered head, enduring beatings from own Grandmother and aunt.
“See, such a hard mouth.” Yuan younger brother said coolly.
Afraid his own mom and wife beat the two brats dead, after a while he finally called stop, “Enough, time to sleep, gotta go to work tomorrow.”
Words done, glanced at main house, turned into small room.
Yuan Jinbao kicked Meng Jingmo, stepped on his hand, smugly laughing, “Act cocky again, dare hit me? See if I don’t beat you dead! This is my house from now on, better tuck tails, piss me off again and you’re out.”
Yuan daughter-in-law didn’t think her son excessive.
Before Meng family well-off, Meng two brats had everything, endless clothes, nice toys notebooks… always making her son cry fuss, upsetting her home. Now wind water turns.
After mother-daughter left, Yuan Qin went to help two wound-covered sons, Meng Jingmo shoved her arm away, not letting touch, not even glancing.
Compared to mom, Meng Guangbai closer to brother, seeing brother thus, he also refused help.
Yuan Qin face hurt, tears flowing, voice bitter, “You blame me?”
Meng Jingmo face injured, tone calm, “Dad told you take good care of us, stay far from Yuan family. Why not listen?”
Husband’s disappointed face flashed in mind, Yuan Qin eyes full guilty, said, “Easy to say, us orphaned mother and children, not rely on your uncle them who else? No man in home how work, you still small, understand nothing. Grow up know my good intentions!”
Don’t know if convincing self or deceiving others.
Meng Jingmo completely despaired of this person, looking at Yuan Qin, “Where’s the money dad left? I want half.”
“What you want money for?”
Meng Jingmo no explain, eyes stubborn, “Give or not?”
“You’re my son, of course I give money you want, but half too much. How about I give you one?” Yuan Qin softly persuaded.
“I want half.” Meng Jingmo firm. He knew money important, must get it. Wait find where dad is, take brother go dad.
Yuan family moved in home, he and brother not leave sooner or later die.
Yuan Qin afraid son truly distance self, had to agree first, “Fine.”
“Want tomorrow.” Meng Jingmo stressed.
“…Fine.” Husband left eight hundred, she hid outside, put home long ago taken by Yuan family.
Yuan Qin found healing medicine, applied to sons, seeing their swollen red marks, eyes red with heartache.
“Momo, Xiao Bai, no dad now, I no ability, can’t protect you. Change your temperaments, soften when should, Jin Bao your own cousin, get along well, no more conflict with him. Especially you Momo, temperament too impulsive, will suffer. Know?”
Meng Jingmo didn’t think self wrong, snatched medicine from Yuan Qin hand, applied self.
“I’m not wrong.”
Yuan Qin voice showed annoyance, “Meng Jingmo!”
Meng Jingmo raised eyes at her, eyes like burning flames, enunciated, “I-not-wrong! Here my home, Meng surname, not Yuan.”
Yuan Qin reached to hit, Meng Guangbai blocked in front brother, childish voice trembling, “Don’t hit brother, hit me if must.”
Meng Jingmo pulled brother back, directly ignored Yuan Qin.
He hated all Yuan family!
Toward his mom, couldn’t like anymore!
Yuan Qin felt aggrieved, sat ground shedding tears patter patter. How home become like this?
She knew temperament weak, couldn’t protect kids, but she also for their good ah.
…
That night.
Meng Jiusi slept restlessly, dreamed of two sons—
After he taken away, wife controlled by maternal family, let Yuan family move in, Yuan family occupied his house property, abused his two sons, no food drink, no school.
His children, little one fever burned alive to death, belly empty before death, starved to skin and bones, Yuan family dislikes tossed deep mountains feed wolves; older one burned house fire, then left home wandering, died under bridge.
Meng Jiusi mouth shouting no, face ferocious, forehead beaded sweat.
Old Master Meng noticed grandson off, went pat shoulder, softly called, “Jiusi? You dreaming? Wake up quick.”
Didn’t know what child dreamed, face so ugly.
Meng Jiusi startled awake, abruptly sat up, gasping rough.
Dream scenes flashed mind, face extremely ugly.
“You dreamed?” Old Master Meng asked.
Meng Jiusi nodded, “Dreamed of Momo and Xiao Bai.”
“Day thoughts night dreams. Your wife has work, home has house. Long as not muddled, two kids fine.” Old Master Meng comforted.
Meng Jiusi wiped forehead sweat, showed bitter smile.
Wife temperament weak, ears soft, dream situation very possible happen.
“Grandpa, Yuan Qin that temperament, can’t rest assured.”
Old Master Meng thought of grandson daughter-in-law doughball temperament, brows tight furrowed.
That girl indeed good girl. Jiusi home no problem. No Jiusi, she indeed can’t hold home.
“Jiusi, you find your brother-in-law, have him help inquire Jingmo and Guangbai situation. If they good, let follow your wife. If not good, I’ll find way send them over.”
Afraid grandson overthink, added, “Don’t fear owing favors. Days long, favors grandpa repay with you.”
Meng Jiusi: “Mm.”
He got up washed, fed pigs, went mountains dig herbs.
Not far, met twins.
Yu Bao and Heng Bao hadn’t gone mountains awhile. Saw Xingci them go mountains, followed too, excitedly picking wild chicken eggs, saw Meng Jiusi.
Not spoken yet, saw that person wave them over.
Twins puzzled, hand in hand walked over.
“You calling us?” Heng Bao craned head asked.
Meng Jiusi looked two identical faces, realized these his maternal nephews, eyes extremely gentle.
“Can ask you help with something?”
Yu Bao and Heng Bao exchanged look. First time adult ask them help hey, two little brothers puffed chests raised heads.
“What?”
Meng Jiusi said, “Have something for your dad. Can help call him over?”
