10 – Guaranteed you won’t live to be a hundred
“Oh, so the old lady is giving me a gift, huh? Not bad quality, a fine piece of firewood! I’m satisfied with this gift! The old lady sure knows how to handle things better than your daughter-in-law!”
Old Mrs. Xu was so furious she nearly fainted on the spot!
This was a genuine Huanghuali cane her daughter-in-law Zhao Jing had bought for her at great expense in Hainan!
And she wanted to take it to burn as firewood?!
“Oh dear, old lady, what’s wrong with you? Missing Marx so much you want to see him already? Don’t be like that! With that fat, ugly face of yours, he probably doesn’t want to see you anyway!”
Old Mrs. Xu couldn’t take it anymore. Her eyes rolled back, and she collapsed toward Ye Yuntong.
“Grandma!”
“Madam!”
“Xiujuan!”
Everyone cried out in alarm, rushing forward to check on Old Mrs. Xu. But the slender and frail Ye Yuntong steadily supported the old woman’s massive frame. “Don’t anyone come closer! Otherwise, if this old lady dies, you’ll all be murderers!”
Everyone: “…”
Ye Yuntong pinched the old woman’s philtrum, and the fainted lady actually woke up. Seeing Ye Yuntong before her, she let out a “hic” and nearly passed out again.
Ye Yuntong shouted loudly, “She’s dead! Hurry up and prepare a burial plot to bury her!”
The crowd: “…”
Old Mrs. Xu was so enraged she forced her eyes open, indicating she wasn’t dead yet!
“Oh, you’re alive again!” Ye Yuntong patted her back. “Alright then, follow me and take deep breaths! Inhale, inhale!”
Old Mrs. Xu stared at her fiercely, but Ye Yuntong’s words seemed to cast a spell, and she found herself involuntarily following the instructions to breathe in.
“Good, now exhale, exhale…” Ye Yuntong waved at Dong Qi, who was covering his face. “Baldy, what are you standing around for? Water!”
“Coming, coming.” Dong Qi pulled a bottle of water from his bag and handed it over.
Ye Yuntong unscrewed the cap and fed the water to Old Mrs. Xu. After drinking it, the old woman actually began to recover.
Once she had calmed down, she looked at Ye Yuntong, not knowing what to say. It was as if she had been pushed to the brink of anger until there was simply no anger left.
Ye Yuntong patted her back and helped her sit up straight. “What’s the point of getting so worked up at your age? It’s bad for your health. Promise me you’ll control your emotions from now on, okay? Old lady?”
Old Mrs. Xu: “…”
She nodded while panting heavily, no longer bothered by the term “old lady.” In fact, she even found the address oddly pleasing…
Was this the so-called Stockholm syndrome?
It seemed these people only listened and behaved after being given a hard time.
Truth be told, Ye Yuntong was just teasing her.
“Alright, let’s go eat now. But with your terrible health, old lady, you’d better not eat much. Just have a few sips of soup. That should keep you from living past a hundred.”
Old Mrs. Xu: “…”
“What, a hundred years isn’t enough for you? Old lady?”
“Enough, enough.” Old Mrs. Xu nodded meekly, no longer daring to argue with her.
“Then let’s all go inside.” With that, Ye Yuntong glanced at Old Man Ye, who had been standing silently nearby. She nodded at him and called out, “Old man, let’s go.”
Old Man Ye: “…”
Old Man Ye actually chuckled. He didn’t mind the address; in fact, he was somewhat indulgent toward Ye Yuntong. Otherwise, would he have stood by silently during the earlier scene?
After the group entered the house, Ye Hengyu, still standing at the foot of the steps, felt as if he were dreaming.
His little sister seemed… truly extraordinary?!
He’s particularly good at bullying others, but the key point is, why does he feel pleased watching Ye Yuntong bully others?!
Dong Qi could only shake his head.