Chapter 650: Chapter 649: Asking in a Humble Voice
A display of tantrums and coercion has everyone thrillingly entertained, but Lu Daâs face was extremely unsightly.
"Mother, enough already, Iâve never said I wouldnât help, but how should we intervene right now?" Lu Da pulled Old Lady Lu to her feet.
"What else is there to do? Naturally, we must confront that vile woman, sheâs truly ruthlessâsending her own uncle and aunt to jail, she really has grown bold!" Old Lady Lu shouted angrily, "Iâll go to her, let everyone judge who is cruel. I want to see if she can be drowned by their spit. Such a wretched thing, born of a mother but never taught by a father!"
Madam Lu and Zhou Xuennian felt their hearts skip at these words.
"Mother, you mustnât do that!" Madam Lu cried out in alarm, "Mother, at best you can ask her to show mercy, but you mustnât provoke her, or else, both of us will truly die here!"
"What are you afraid of!" Old Lady Lu said coldly, "Just because they have some dirty money, they think theyâre something special? Just because they know some government officials, they think theyâre powerful? I want to see if she dares to send this old woman to jail for no reason. I refuse to believe that they make the laws!"
Eldest Sister-in-law Lu listened, her brows furrowing.
Madam Lu said, "Mother, now isnât the time for settling accountsâthe most important thing is to get us out first!"
"You mean to say, you want your old mother to go begging to that mother and daughter nicely?"
Madam Lu started to cry, "Mother, what other choice do I have? Look at us, weâve been locked up for so many days, eating nothing but black bread and having only a bowl of cold water to drink. Weâre suffering from the cold; if this continues, weâll fall ill. These past days, my body has ached terribly."
She had managed to endure until now only because she was in good physical health; Zhou Xuennian had already started coughing.
"I suppose my mother-in-law has decided to abandon us," continued Madam Lu between sobs. "Otherwise, why hasnât anyone from home come after so many days? If you hadnât heard the news and come, we would still have no idea when we might see our relatives!"
Old Lady Luâs tears came again, "During the New Year festivities, youâve surely offended some petty people, and I will have to teach you a lesson later. Your mother-in-law, sheâs heartless. If it wasnât for Yongyong, we would still be in the dark. Ooh, my poor child, youâve suffered!"
"So, Mother, you canât confront her. Even if itâs for our sake, you have to beg her. I will apologize to you on her behalf later," Madam Lu took the opportunity to say.
"Alright, alright, Iâll go beg her. Iâll throw away any pride I had left if it means sheâll release you, that plague of a cruel wretchâmay she not die a good death!"
Only then did Madam Lu breathe a sigh of relief.
The Yamen Runner came over and said in a cold voice, "Visiting time is over, everyone out."
"Mother, Iâll be waiting for you," Madam Lu said hastily.
"Alright, alright, donât worry," Old Lady Lu also hurriedly had Eldest Sister-in-law Lu stuff the food they brought into the cell.
Madam Lu watched her family walk away with longing eyes, then wiped her tears and turned around, only to see Zhou Xuennian voraciously eating the food brought by her family, her anger rising from her heart.
She smacked Zhou Xuennian on the back of his head and scolded, "Eat, eat, eatâwhy canât you eat yourself to death? You still have the face to eat!"
Zhou Xuennian choked, coughed, and after a long moment, turned red-faced and cursed, "Are you crazy!"
"I am crazy! Iâve been driven mad by your motherâs cruelty. I said it, she simply wishes us dead. She doesnât care at all! If it werenât for my clever son, my family wouldnât even know. That merciless wicked woman!" Madam Lu kept cursing.
Zhou Xuennian didnât respond, knowing he was in the wrong, he let her curse at him while harboring resentment in his heart.