Chapter 22 Shameless

  The grandmother just cried in distress, after all, she felt sorry for her little son who was bringing up the child alone, so she took on the heavy responsibility of bringing up the child. But who knew that the old man's body was not good, and he couldn't help with bringing up the child at all. In the end, the grandmother also felt that she couldn't hold on anymore, bringing up a child was originally a hard and bitter life, and she didn't last long before she felt that she was about to collapse too.

  But she wouldn't think of going to find her younger brother-in-law, no matter how hard it was. She thought of Xiaochan's mother and felt that since you're already taking care of one child, what's the difference between taking care of one more or one less? So she packed up her clothes and rushed over.

  Originally, Grandma thought it was a good idea to leave the child and go home to relax, but after half a day, Wu Zhen only took care of her own children and didn't have time to take care of her grandson. She left the child on the bed watching TV for half a day without seeing Wu Zhen come to check on him, so she got anxious.

  How can you be so heartless and not care about your own child? It's too biased. In the end, the baby was crying so hard that it almost stopped breathing, probably because it was hungry or no one was taking care of it. The grandmother couldn't sit still anymore, so she went over to take the milk powder from Wu Zhen's hand and went to make milk for her own grandson.

  The last two children were full and asleep, so Grandma couldn't help but discuss with Wu Zhen, "Little Zhen, you see I'm getting older now, taking care of a child is going to take my life? You won't let your mother be like this, will you? I didn't complain when I took care of you two sisters by myself back then. Now that you have everything for the baby here, help your mother out."

  Wu Zhen seems to have developed immunity to her mother-in-law. If she didn't look like her own mother, she would have been driven out with a broom long ago for talking such nonsense at home. However, since you want to talk, go ahead and say it. Whether or not I listen is my own business. Besides, the soundproofing in this neighborhood isn't great anyway, so they're already used to sleeping through the noise.

  Anyway, in the end, Wu Zhen fell asleep next to the child while talking to her grandmother, and didn't respond to a single word. But even so, her grandmother still wouldn't leave, stubbornly staying over. Then that night, Xiaocui returned home, and when she saw her grandmother, her eyes lit up.

  "Xiao Chan, you're back?" The tone was so gentle that it made one's hair stand on end.

  "Ah, Grandma, you're here again? Who's child is this?" Xiaochan put down her school bag and asked, then saw the baby in her grandma's arms.

  "This is your uncle's child, come and take a look at how cute she is. Oh my hands are all tired out from holding her. Xiaochan quickly help me hold her." Grandma was overjoyed, never had she been so happy to see Xiaochan before.

  Xiao Chan was still in a daze when Wu Zhen woke up and looked at her lightly, saying "What are you still standing there for? Why aren't you going to cook?"

  Xiao Chan let out a snort and went into the kitchen, Grandma really hated Wu Zhen to death, wouldn't even let her hold the child? Hadn't seen her hold him for so long? Enduring it for a moment, she still couldn't help but complain, "Xiao Zhen, what's with your tone? What's wrong with me letting Xiao Chan hold the child?"

  "Mom, Xiaocui doesn't have time to cook." Wu Zhen said indifferently. She knew her mother was an unreasonable person, and it was useless to reason with her, so she could only use this cold method to deal with her.

  Finally, Xiaochan finished cooking and had to hold her own brother, then let Wu Zhen eat. The grandmother saw that no one was holding her grandson, but she was hungry again, so she just put the child on the sofa and went to eat herself. After they both finished eating, she went to take the child from Xiaochan's arms. The grandmother immediately said, "Xiaochan, go hold your younger uncle's child for a bit."

  Xiao Chan had already figured out the whole situation by the time she got back, and apart from feeling a bit sarcastic, she didn't have any other thoughts. Before she could say anything, Wu Zhen started talking again, "Mom, you're just full and don't care about others anymore, right? Xiao Chan hasn't even eaten yet and you're making her hold the baby?"

  Grandma's face turned sulky, and she couldn't watch TV anymore. She obediently held the child and went away. While holding the child, she kept staring at Xiaocui, waiting for her to finish eating so that she could hold the child herself.

  As a result, her hopes were dashed. After Xiaocui finished eating, Wu Zhen let her wash the dishes and then do laundry, finally letting her return to her room to do homework, but not allowing her to hold the child.

  Her grandmother's face turned red with anger, but she had to ask someone for help and couldn't lose her temper at Wu Zhen, so she just said, "Look at the situation at home, it's not good, let Xiaocui go back home, what's the point of reading books?"

  "Wu Zhen said coldly, 'Let her go home and have children with my brother?'"

  Grandma's face turned red with embarrassment, not daring to admit it. "How can you say that? They're all our own children. What's the point of saying help? It's all a family matter. Besides, what's the use of girls reading so many books? It's just a waste of money."

  "Xiaochan is using my husband's money to study, not yours, Mom. You should be worried about my brother, not Xiaochan." Wu Zhen said coolly.

  Her grandmother's face turned even uglier, and she couldn't help but retort: "How can you be the same? Your younger brother is a boy, boys have to study hard in order to achieve great things in the future. Girls will eventually get married..."

  "Mom, if Xiaocui used your money, I would listen to you, but now I have to listen to my husband, he wants Xiaocui to read, and I can't do anything about it."

  "Oh, why can't you understand me? Oh dear, don't cry, good grandson." Just then, the baby in her arms started crying, and Grandma hurried to comfort him.

  Then at night when sleeping, the grandmother wanted to squeeze the child into Xiaochan's room again. As a result, Wu Zhen called Xiaochan to her own room and told her mother that she was helping to take care of her brother. In fact, for the whole evening, only Wu Zhen was busy, without using Xiaochan at all. The grandmother was really biting her teeth, taking care of the child alone for the whole night, and the child cried and wailed, making her sleepless for a whole night.

  The next day, Xiaocui went to school again, and her grandmother was furious. She thought that by sending the child over, she would be better off, but it was no different from being at home. In the end, Wu Zhen took her own child out for a stroll with others, and the grandmother was so angry that her teeth hurt. Finally, she was too tired to put the child on the bed and went to the next room to sleep soundly.

  When she woke up, she found that the baby was crying so hard that he couldn't breathe. She scolded angrily and when Wu Zhen returned, she pointed at Wu Zhen's nose and cursed, saying all sorts of dirty words.

  Anyway, Wu Zhen just let her scold, and pretended not to hear. Finally, the grandmother was furious, dropped a ruthless remark "I'll leave the child here, I don't believe you dare not take care of it!"