Transmigrated as My Aunt in the 70s-Chapter 30: Early s

Tian Xinhua parked his bicycle, took Shou Jianguo by the hand, and walked inside, proclaiming loudly, "Who hit your grandson? I only saw your precious grandson hitting my three cousins! Look at the wounds on my cousins, how could he lay such heavy hands on his own relatives? I really don't understand it, they are all grandsons, Old Lady Shou, why is your heart biased towards Sri Town (the neighboring town of Wangjiazhen)? Could it be that my aunt's husband is someone you picked from outside?"

As Tian Xinhua was speaking, he gestured to the injuries on Shou Jianguo's face and hands for Old Lady Shou to see. Nearby, Tian Manlan saw her severely injured eldest son and cried even harder. Tian Sisi, annoyed by the noise, shouted loudly at her, "Aunt, there's a saying 'A mother has to be strong.' What's the use of crying? You're such an adult and you can't even protect your own son; you really don't deserve to be the mother of Jianguo, Weiguo, and Bao Guo."

Tian Sisi really detested their lack of fighting spirit. In her past life, her mother Zhong Juying always scolded her but was very protective. If she was bullied by other kids outside, her mother would definitely take her to that family to demand justice, insisting that if they wouldn't discipline their own child, then she would do it for them. She refused to let her daughter get hit for nothing. That family, having no choice, would severely punish their child in front of Zhong Juying to her satisfaction.

As this happened repeatedly, everyone knew that Tian Sisi had a formidable mother, and no one dared to bully her. However, after confronting people outside, Zhong Juying would still scold Tian Sisi, calling her useless for not knowing how to fight back, and warning that if she was bullied again and cried coming back home, she would stop caring. But it was just an empty threat, as Zhong Juying would still go and settle the score if Tian Sisi was bullied again.

Upon hearing her niece's words, Tian Manlan stood there stupefied for a while as if considering what Tian Sisi had said. However, Shou Jianguo, hearing it, started to cry. No matter how strong he was, he was still just a nine-year-old kid. Quite often, he and his brothers were bullied outside, and when they told their mama, she just told them to endure it, never daring to stand up for them. Sometimes he really resented his father's irresponsibility and his mama's weakness. Now, hearing his cousin's words, all the grievances in his heart burst forth.

Seeing Shou Jianguo crying so sadly, Tian Sisi hurriedly pulled out a handkerchief to wipe his tears, but forgot that Shou Jianguo was half a head taller than her. Shou Jianguo, feeling embarrassed, took the handkerchief to wipe his own tears. Turning her head, Tian Sisi bitterly said to Tian Manlan:

"Auntie, when Jianguo and the others are bullied outside, don't you know how to stand up for them? Just like my mama, if anyone dares bully me, she would certainly stand up for me." What Tian Sisi referred to was her mother in her past life, but others listening thought she was talking about Zhu Aiqing.

"Ah Nan, you don't understand..." Tian Manlan tried to explain with a wry smile.

Tian Sisi had no interest in listening and snorted, "What don't I understand? You can't even protect your own children, you are not a good mama."

"Mama is good, she saves her food for us to eat," Shou Jianguo said. Although he resented Tian Manlan's weakness, he still respected her deep down and he couldn't help but defend her.

Hearing her eldest son's words, Tian Manlan's tears started flowing again. Ah Nan was right; she was really not a good mama. Tian Sisi felt a headache watching this, her aunt was truly made of water. She didn't bother to continue talking with Tian Manlan, knowing that it's easier to change rivers and mountains than a person's nature; expecting a pushover to suddenly stand up and become a hedgehog was harder than the Foolish Old Man moving mountains.

At this point, Old Lady Shou, put on the spot by Tian Xinhua's words, became defensively angry and said, "I'm not going to argue with you children. Is there no one left in the Tian Family? You two kids have to come out and speak up?"

"Our Tian Family certainly doesn't lack for guts, but standing up to someone like Old Lady Shou, us two kids are more than enough." Tian Xinhua replied unhurriedly, drawing a burst of laughter from the onlookers. They hadn't expected that even the children of Tian Manlan's maternal family would be so formidable; how was it that Tian Manlan herself seemed so meek, not tough at all.

"Brother Xin Hua, why bother reasoning with this old hag? Do you think she understands? Was it this little fatty who hit Jianguo just now? Hmph, Old Lady Shou, look at how you're raising your grandson! One grandson fattened up like a pig, while my cousin Jianguo and the other two are as thin as beanpoles. The great Chairman Mao once said that young people are brimming with vitality, in their prime of life, like the sun at eight or nine in the morning, the hope of the nation lies on the youth, hmph, Old Lady Shou, you are mistreating the young children, destroying the nation's hope! You're opposing Chairman Mao!"

Tian Sisi probably remembered Chairman Mao having said something like this, and now she parroted it back to use against Old Lady Shou. Although Jianguo and the others were still a ways off from being 'young people,' it was enough to scare a rural old woman. Sure enough, after Tian Sisi's remark, Old Lady Shou turned pale, scared out of her wits. In this day and age, being labeled as "opposing Chairman Mao" meant you were finished, a fate that would lead to public denouncement and misfortune for one's family.

Old Lady Shou, with sweat beading on her forehead, hurriedly defended herself: "Don't talk nonsense, I'm an honest poor farmer who supports Chairman Mao the most. How could I oppose him? You're slandering me."

"Then you should give that little fatty a beating first, didn't you just say you wanted to beat my three cousins to death? Isn't that child abuse? If you don't beat that little fatty, then you are opposing Chairman Mao. Hmph, my grandfather is an old revolutionary who has met Chairman Mao, and my third uncle is an excellent officer who has been praised by Chairman Mao. Our whole family is offspring of bonafide revolutionaries with red roots, tell me who understands Chairman Mao's words better, me or you?"

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Tian Sisi blurted out her family's entire background, and indeed, it intimidated the village crowd as well as Old Lady Shou. She had no idea that the maternal family of this doughy-looking daughter-in-law was so influential. She turned pale, realizing that receiving Chairman Mao's audience was an extraordinarily prestigious affair, giving one a much higher status than even the head of Wangjiazhen, could it be that this unseen father-in-law was truly that powerful?

The other villagers were abuzz with speculation, wondering how such a well-connected woman could live so miserably. It just didn't make sense. The village head of Huangkeng Village also surnamed Shou, called Shou Yaowu, who happened to be Shou Jizu's second elder uncle, was watching the commotion from outside. Seeing how Tian Sisi, a little girl of eight or nine, wasn't the least bit timid in front of a big crowd, articulate and well-dressed, some began to believe her claims; an average family wouldn't be able to raise such a girl.

Now he had a scheme in mind, thinking that Shou Jizu's daughter-in-law's maternal family must have quite the military connections. His own youngest son would reach enlistment age by next year, and if he could grab onto this network, his son could have a smooth ride in the military!

With his mind made up, Shou Yaowu walked in with a smile and said to Old Lady Shou, "This young lady is right, your actions were very inappropriate just now, even thinking about beating Jianguo and the others to death. Look at the state of Jianguo's injuries. Big sister-in-law, these are your grandchildren, you can't favor one too much over the others!"

Shou Yaowu's words stunned everyone present, especially Old Lady Shou, who was so angry she could spit blood. This wasn't the first time she had made such remarks, and Shou Yaowu never interfered before. What got into him today, minding other people's business? Just as she was about to retort, her eldest son Shou Chengzu, who had rushed back after hearing reports from villagers, stopped her.

Now it seemed that this second elder uncle was certainly keen on the power of his brother's daughter-in-law's family. Hmph, who knew that this brother's wife came from such a remarkable background? His brother had never mentioned it before. If he had known that his brother's wife had such connections, would he have allowed Mama to treat his brother's wife so poorly? Shou Chengzu detested his second brother Shou Jizu, good for nothing but trouble.

"Second elder uncle, today's incident was my son Li Guo's fault. Kids often get carried away when they fuss and fight; my Li Guo might have been a bit too rough. I will discipline him later," said Shou Liguo who had gained his darling son at the age of thirty and cherished him like the apple of his eye. How could he bear to punish him? He attempted to gloss over the altercation as a simple childhood spat.

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