Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family-Chapter 1022 - 1021 Heart-Wrenching Decision

Chapter 1022: Chapter 1021: Heart-Wrenching Decision

Chapter 1022 -1021: Heart-Wrenching Decision

Chou Chou came back!

He actually returned at this moment, in such a manner!

Everyone’s eyes widened with unspoken thoughts flickering within, and no one spoke a word.

Looking at Chou Chou standing before her with a playful smile, the worries and heartache that Liu Sisi had felt instantly turned into raging fury.

“Oh really? It’s that delicious, very delicious!”

She could no longer restrain herself, striding forward and rushing up to Chou Chou, she swung a heavy slap across his face.

Smack!

A crisp sound!

Chou Chou, who was previously elated, was utterly unprepared; the slap hit him squarely and his cheek immediately swelled, knocking him to the ground.

The pastries in his hand rolled away, spinning on the ground and scattering all over!

Chou Chou was completely stunned by the blow, sitting on the ground for a long while before he regained his senses.

“Mom? You? You hit me…?”

He covered the fingerprint on his cheek, the burning pain on his face could not compare to the anguish in his heart.

During the time he was kidnapped, how panicked, how lost, how helpless he felt, then afterwards how he braced himself to smile and deal with the kidnapper, how he played dumb and acted cute in an attempt to save himself, how he forced his spirits up, hoping for a miracle, for someone to come and save him.

When he learned he could leave, he was ecstatic; when he truly escaped the “clutches” of the kidnapper, that feeling of a narrow escape from death was indescribable.

He worried that his parents, upon hearing of his kidnapping, would be frantic. He imagined countless reunion scenarios, thinking that his mother would be upset, cry, and be heartbroken. He had prepared to delight his parents with colorful clothes, so he took all the pastries the old woman had prepared for him, intending to win a smile from his mom.

But what awaited him in the end was a heavy slap!

“Mom, why? Why do you treat me like this…”

Bewildered, lost, disbelieving, heartbroken, sad… various painful feelings flooded Chou Chou’s heart. He forgot that he was still sitting on the ground as he suddenly burst into loud crying as if he was a child abandoned by his mother.

Liu Sisi’s eyes were brimming with tears, her swollen eyes nearly unable to open, and the hand that hit him trembled uncontrollably, so much so that she couldn’t even clench her fist.

Challenged by Chou Chou like this, she could no longer contain the tears in her eyes, and they fell like beads off a string, pouring down.

“It was you I hit! Get out, I, Liu Sisi, do not have a son like you!”

That was a living life!

How could the significance of life be wiped away by a slap?

Chou Chou was deeply hurt by her words!

The body that was propped up on one arm no longer had the strength to hold up, and he collapsed on the ground, crying even harder.

It was as if he was abandoned by the entire world.

One thought occupied his mind: His mom did not want him anymore! She truly did not want him, even when she should have been comforting him, right when he successfully escaped the clutches and returned home.

“Wuu wuu wuu… Mom… wuu wuu…”

He cried out, whimpering like a wounded calf.

It was only then that the onlookers reacted, and chaos ensued all at once as they rushed up to break up the scene. Some pulled Liu Sisi away, while others picked up Chou Chou and carried him out to the outside room.

“Why, why doesn’t my mom want me anymore? I finally escaped from the kidnappers, why? Why? Wuu wuu…”

Chou Chou’s painful crying made countless onlookers’ eyes redden and tears flow.

“Sisi, the child has just escaped from the wolf’s den, and you’re doing this… You’re hurting his heart too much.”

Liu Sisi clenched her teeth tightly and shook her head slightly.

Her trembling right hand, numb with no sensation, couldn’t lift even a finger, and her heart ached so much that even breathing hurt!

If slapping him could bring Feng’er back to life, she wouldn’t mind slapping him again, nor would she mind if he hated her for a lifetime!

Deep love begets stern discipline!

Although they say both the palm and the back of the hand are made of flesh, among her children, she was most at ease with Di Cheng, because Di Cheng was steady and hardly ever a worry; she worried the most for YingEr, due to YingEr’s frail health, for which she hadn’t worried less over the years; but her favorite was this most mischievous Chou Chou!

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Every time there was trouble, he was sure to be involved, and he knew how to make good use of her affection for him—just a few soft words after each mischief, and even after playing truant from home last time, he was released from the Ancestral Hall after only two days of confinement.

That’s why he became increasingly lawless, increasingly brazen, and increasingly inconsiderate of others, acting only according to his own preferences.

Now, he had finally caused a significant disaster!

Di Yelei always told her, “A doting mother tends to spoil her child!” She would just laugh it off each time, seemingly listening on the surface; but as soon as she turned around, she forgot all about it.

That Chou Chou ended up like this today had much to do with her indulgence.

“It’s my fault, I didn’t discipline the children well! All of this, indeed, is my fault. Feng’er, Feng’er…”

She opened her eyes and fell upon Feng’er, crying heavily with the support of the person propping her up.

If she had another chance, just one more chance! She would definitely correct Chou Chou’s temperament properly!

Definitely!

Just as everyone was overcome with sadness, Di Cheng, who had not stood up since he arrived, finally moved.

“Enough, everyone stop talking, it was Feng’er’s fate to end up like this. Nobody is to blame! I want to spend some time alone with Feng’er; you all, please leave.”

“Cheng’er…”

Liu Sisi tried to speak between sobs, not knowing what to say.

Di Cheng’s eyes were bloodshot as he forced a smile at Liu Sisi, “Third Aunt, I will always remember the love and care you have shown Cheng’er and Feng’er over the years; I dare not forget it, not even for a moment. Third Brother is just a seven-year-old child, and was also kidnapped by bandits. You can’t blame Third Brother for this. That Feng’er has come to this point, I blame no one; I only blame myself for realizing too late that I spent too little time accompanying her, leading her to be disappointed…”

Liu Sisi shut her eyes tightly, unable to utter a word.

Di Cheng then turned back to look at Ironsmith Fan, “Lord Father-in-law, you should not feel sad or heartbroken. It was Feng’er’s own choice to have another child. If she were conscious now, I believe she would agree with me. She has always been so understanding…”

“Cheng’er, your father-in-law knows you don’t blame me, but I blame myself…” Ironsmith Fan agonized, pulling at his own hair as though he wished to pull it all out.

If it hadn’t been for his constant pressure, would Feng’er have ended up like this?

Now, even though his son-in-law didn’t blame him, he himself couldn’t overcome his own guilt!

Di Cheng shook his head, his face was a tableau of silent sorrow, “You all go! Let me be alone to quietly accompany her on her final journey!”

After speaking, he paid no more attention to the people present and sat back down at the head of the bed, slowly holding Feng’er in his arms again.

“Feng’er, Feng’er, my wife!”