PDLP Chapter 140 The Cat Returns 24
Chapter 140 The Cat Returns 24
Finally, there was the boy, who kept his head down playing on his phone, shouting, "Go! Go! Are we fighting the jungler?"
Shen Chumo clearly saw the scene of his team being wiped out. The game ended, and the boy kicked a stone next to him in anger. The stone slid in an arc in the air and landed among the cats, scaring them into running away in all directions.
The boy laughed so hard he clutched his stomach as he watched the cats scurrying around in a flustered manner. "These cats are such cowards!" he exclaimed.
Suddenly, the dilapidated door opened, and the old woman came out of the house, holding a wooden stick in her hand. She said to the group of people, "What are you doing here? Don't cause trouble. These cats are my treasures, and I won't allow you to bully them."
The man sneered, "Mom, look at yourself now, hanging out with these stray cats. What kind of behavior is that? I'm here today to take you away. You can't live in this wretched place anymore."
It turns out these people are the old lady's son and his family, but why does the old lady look at them with disgust? Why would she rather live here than go and live a better life with them?
The woman chimed in, "Yes, Mom! You're getting on in years, you should go back and enjoy your golden years! Why stay here?" She spoke words of filial piety, but her smile didn't reach her eyes, and a subtle, calculating glint appeared in them.
The old woman gripped the wooden stick tightly and answered firmly, "I won't go back! This is my home, and none of you can take me away!"
Upon hearing this, the man's face instantly darkened. He said unhappily, "Mom, why are you doing this? You're already so old, why are you still making such a fuss? I'm your son, would I ever harm you?"
Seeing that things were not going well, the woman quickly pulled the boy next to her over and said to the old lady with a big smile, "Jun Jun, tell Grandma that you miss Grandma a lot. Don't you really want Grandma to come home with us?"
The boy was pushed forward by the woman, and said impatiently, "Yes, Grandma, come back with us."
The old woman looked at her grandson, whom she had raised since childhood, and her eyes welled up with tears for a moment, but they quickly disappeared. She waved her hand and said, "You should go now. I'm old, and going to your house would only be a burden. I'm perfectly content here."
If you really want to be filial to me, just send me some living expenses every month; you don't need to bother me.
The man wanted to say something, but the woman stopped him.
The woman whispered in his ear, "That's enough for today, we'll find another opportunity later." The man glanced helplessly at the old woman, then glared fiercely at the cats, before turning and leaving with the woman and the boy.
After they had walked away, the old lady slowly squatted down and gently stroked Mimi's head. Mimi obediently rubbed against the old lady's hand, as if comforting her.
Shen Chumo jumped down as well, walked to the old lady's side, and gently called out to her.
The old lady looked up, saw Shen Chumo, and gave him a warm smile: "It's you, little one, you're back."
Shen Chumo nuzzled the old lady's hand with her head, and the old lady smiled and said, "Are you hungry again? I'll go get you something to eat."
A little while later, the old lady came out with a bowl. Although she was poor, her house was very clean, and it was clear that she lived a life of care.
While eating, Shen Chumo said to Tuanzi, "Tuanzi, I want to use the function to unlock character memories and check the memories of that middle-aged man from earlier."
"Okay, Momo, I'll unlock it for you right away."
Shen Chumo quickly skimmed through the middle-aged man's memories of the past forty years, and sneered inwardly. This man was truly shameless to the extreme.
The man's name was Wu Yong. He was born in this small village. His grandmother, Zhao Ping, had two sons and a daughter. He was the youngest son in the family. Because he was much younger than his older brothers and sisters, Wu Yong was very much loved at home.
Wu Yong's early life was very ordinary. He went to and from school like everyone else, was mischievous, and had average grades. This wouldn't have been a problem, but Wu Yong's older brother and sister were exceptionally outstanding.
Both of them were admitted to top universities, and later they even earned their own scholarships to study abroad.
Wu Yong changed after that. He became sensitive and irritable, always feeling that someone was laughing at him behind his back for being stupid and having such poor grades, which were no match for his older brother and sister.
This psychological gap gradually sowed the seeds of resentment in his heart.
After Wu Yong entered university, he met a professor's daughter and got an exchange student spot, but he had to pay for his own tuition and living expenses.
But Zhao Ping couldn't come up with the money. Wu Yong complained at home every day and would throw things at the drop of a hat.
"Why can my older siblings study abroad, but I have to study in China? I want to go to university abroad too!" Wu Yong said, his face flushed and his eyes bloodshot.
He yelled at Zhao Ping, completely disregarding his mother's feelings. Zhao Ping looked helpless and worried. She gently comforted Wu Yong, "Yong'er, you know our family's situation. We really can't afford that much money. Study hard in China, and you'll be successful in the future."
Wu Yong wouldn't listen to a word. He smashed things all over the room—books, cups, and ornaments were scattered everywhere. He felt his life had been ruined by his family.
Finally, he called his older brother and sister who were abroad and vented his anger. In fact, his older brother and sister were not doing very well abroad either, but they still decided to save money and scrape together money for Wu Yong to go abroad as an exchange student.
After returning from two years abroad, Wu Yong found a good job and immediately married Liu Nan, the daughter of the professor he had worked with. Liu Nan demanded a dowry and a house.
Wu Yong then swindled money from Zhao Ping and her older brother and sister, and successfully bought a three-bedroom apartment in City A.
Two years later, Liu Nan became pregnant, and Wu Yong took Zhao Ping to take care of Liu Nan. Zhao Ping stayed at Wu Yong's house for seven years. During those seven years, Zhao Ping worked herself to the bone at Wu Yong's house, cooking, taking care of the baby, doing housework, and having to listen to Wu Yong and Liu Nan's complaints from time to time.
Zhao Ping later came to terms with it. After Wu Jun started elementary school, she returned to live in the small village by herself. As soon as Zhao Ping left, Wu Yong and Liu Nan didn't care. They immediately spent money to hire a nanny with a monthly salary of eight thousand.
Poor Zhao Ping had been helped by Wu Yong for seven years, and when she left, she only had three hundred yuan in her bag.
Zhao Ping lived in the village for another five years. Apart from sending Zhao Ping a thousand yuan a month for living expenses, Wu Yong never visited her.
So why did Wu Yong suddenly want to take Zhao Ping back this time? This reason made Shen Chumo want to rush up to him and slap him twice.