"Okay, okay, you'll be back. We'll come get you when this baby settles down a bit." Fu Dajin coaxed softly.

Zhou shook her head, "No way, by then it would be gone. You go get it."

"Hmm... okay... I'll go get it." Fu Dajin nodded, mainly because he was afraid she would get too excited and hurt the baby in her belly. He couldn't handle it himself either.

However, the next morning Zhou still remembered this matter and pushed Fu Dajin to ask for it.

Fu Dajin couldn't do anything about it. His mother-in-law was that kind of person; unless he physically took it, there was no way to get it back.

He bought a gold lock from the jeweler's shop in town, relying on his memory. Anyway, he thought it looked the same as the one his son Sizi had.

Zhou glanced at the situation and knew exactly what was going on. However, after she calmed down, she didn't make a fuss anymore. She decided to go get it herself.

Fu Dajin still thought he had gotten away with it, but in reality, Zhou Shi had other plans.

The weather is getting hotter and hotter. After lunch, the Fu family took a nap.

Fu Baiman was fast asleep when he heard crying outside his door.

At first, he thought it was Si Pang crying. Is it not normal for little kids to cry?

But after listening, it wasn't Fatty Four, it was an adult.

Fu Baimian reluctantly got up, Tian Guihua also woke up vaguely, "What's going on outside?"

"Who knows? A midday call to arms, I'm going to see which little rascal is causing so much trouble."

Under his leadership, life in Yangshucun was better. He and his wife fought less, and the conflicts between her and her mother-in-law also decreased.

"Cousin!"

The moment Fu Baiman opened the door, he saw Fu Baishan's large face, dressed in mourning clothes and wearing filial piety. His heart skipped a beat.

"Cousin, my mother is gone."

At this time, even Tian Guihua, who had heard something was amiss, walked out and stood silently beside Fu Baimian.

When are you leaving?

"Morning... Morning, I got up and looked at her room. There was no movement. I thought maybe she hadn't been feeling well these past few days and didn't want to move. But even after waiting a while, there was still no movement from her room... I took a look... She was gone."

Fu Baiman took a deep breath, his eyes slightly reddened.

Tian Guihua patted his arm, "Let's go take a look."

Fu Baimian was grateful to Tian Guihua. No matter what they had done before, now that she was dead, it was over.

As a junior, he still wants to take a look.

Tian Guihua sighed, "You go get the car. I'll tell the two daughters-in-law."

Fu Baishan heard their demands, and his crying became louder, like a baby who had not been weaned. "Cousin, I... I have no mother anymore. What am I going to do?"

Fu Baiwan gave him a cold glance. "You have arms and legs, you won't starve."

Tian Guihua said a word to Mengyan, then went back into the house and greeted her young daughter.

Fu Jiujiu also woke up, but she was too lazy to open her eyes. Of course, she also heard, "Mother, be careful with your father."

"Mother knows that with two younger brothers and their babies, you two uncles are busy. Mother can only entrust this household to you."

Fu Jiaojiao patted her hand and said, "Mother, don't worry, I will take good care of the house for you."

Although the little girl is a bit small, she is smart and has martial arts skills. Tian Guihua trusts her completely.

"Well, there's nothing we can do about it. Your father is a man of his word, so he'll go. Just don't bother us anymore after this."

Tian Guihua murmured, afraid that her little daughter would think her parents were foolish.

Fujujiao actually understands that you can't measure ancient people's thoughts with modern thinking. Her parents are ancient people, and filial piety is greater than heaven.

Besides, isn't it just a matter of paying respects?

It's nothing.

"Mom, if you meet a fox demon, don't be soft-hearted, beat her up."

Tian Guihua knew that her little daughter was talking about Xue Yuhu, but from beginning to end, she hadn't taken Xue Yuhu seriously at all.

A man's heart is his greatest strength when it's with him.

"Alright, don't worry, your mother won't be bullied. Be good at home, and tell your fourth brother that he shouldn't go tomorrow. Money can always be earned, and I wouldn't feel safe with no one at home."

Fu Jiu Jiu listened to her mother's meaning, it seemed she would be back only after three days of being buried.

In the carriage, Fu Baishan was still sobbing, "Cousin, I thought you would never talk to me again?"

Fu Baimian snorted coldly, "Well, I wasn't planning on talking to you. This time it's not about you either. After your mother's affairs are settled, we'll still be our own ways."

"No, cousin, I was wrong. I really know I was wrong. I was misled by that woman... She ran away with some other man."

"You didn't tell me any of this, Baishan. All these paths, you walked them yourself. No one forced a knife to your throat back then, did they?"

Fu Baiman no longer had any feelings for him. "A man should be responsible for his actions, admit what he has done. Death is the greatest thing. I just don't want outsiders to laugh at me. Fu Baiman doesn't understand reason and doesn't respect his elders."

When Tian Guihua saw the man say everything he wanted to say, she stopped talking. When they got there, she just cried her heart out, it was all for show.

The louder she cried, the more people thought she was filial. It's all about putting on a show.

When passing through the town, Fu Baiman let Tian Guihua get off to pick out a shroud for the old woman and bought a coffin. He knew that Fu Baishan hadn't prepared these things.

Fu Baishan wept bitterly there, saying that he was confused and had been misled by outsiders.

But no matter what he said, he hurt Fu Baiman's heart deeply.

Several people arrived at Fu Baishan's house and discovered the old woman's body was stiff, having become as thin as a skeleton. It was evident that she had suffered greatly while alive.

Since Tian Guihua couldn't do it herself, she had to ask Fu Baishan to get water and help the old lady wash up. Then, she put on her ceremonial robe.

When she brushed past the old woman, she saw that she wasn't just thin as a stick, her body was also covered in bedsores. It was terrible to see.

People, when they are able to move and act, don't accumulate virtue or do good deeds. But if the person in front of them hadn't been driven to death, things wouldn't be like this.

Karma and rebirth are all of one's own making.

The corpse was stiff. Tian Guihua struggled to dress her in close-fitting clothes, and two men outside were called in to help.

When everything was ready, Fu Baishan went to inform the villagers and relatives that the old lady had passed away.

Fu Baiman wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Wife, don't you blame me?"

"What's wrong with you? Are you soft-hearted? Filial? Kind? I wouldn't be angry if you weren't like this."

Even guarding a coffin, Fu Bai Wan couldn't say anything too gruesome.

Soon, the villagers came one after another. Tian Guihua was like nothing unpleasant had ever happened before.

She played the roles of her niece-in-law, sister-in-law, and the women from the Fu family very well.

Behind her back, everyone gave them a thumbs-up, praising Fu Baimian and Weidaihua for being filial, righteous, and emotionally attached.

As expected of Fu Jiujiu, Xue Yuhuai also came.

First release on the website of traditional Chinese novels