Chapter 134: Chapter 134

"Big sister..." Bai Ruxia hurriedly handed her sister in her arms to her mother Wang Cuihua, then quickly stood beside Bai Ruxue, glaring angrily at Grandma Bai.

"You... you damned girl, what are you saying? You don’t recognize me as your grandma? I don’t want to recognize you either! If it weren’t for... peeved throat! I’ll beat you all to death in this house full of misfortune today!" Grandma Bai bent down, took off the cloth shoe on her foot, and threw it towards Bai Ruxue and Bai Ruxia.

Bai Ruchuan quickly jumped forward, snatched the shoe, ran outside, and threw it fiercely, straight out of the yard.

Grandma Bai was greatly angered, her old face trembling with rage, pointing at Wang Cuihua and her five children, eyes blazing, mouth quivering as she shouted:

"Not my bloodline is different! A house full of harbingers of doom! If I can’t deal with you today, I’ll write my name backwards!" After speaking, she went to take off the shoe on her other foot.

"What are you saying? Not your bloodline? What does that mean?" Although Grandma Bai was screaming and shouting like a madwoman, Bai Ruxue remained very calm. When Grandma Bai shouted that phrase, "not my bloodline," Bai Ruxue began to ponder.

There have been several times when her grandma said inexplicable things, leaving them half-said, and today she actually said it. This text is hosted at NoveI~Fire.net

Could it really be like she suspected? That her dad is not Grandma Bai’s biological son?

"What bloodline? You wretched girl, what nonsense are you spewing?" Grandma Bai was immediately flustered when Bai Ruxue questioned her, her eyes darting left and right, and her forceful curses became hesitant.

Although she’s fierce and unreasonable, she’s not good at acting. Bai Ruxue’s question made her visibly panicked.

"You just said, we’re not of your bloodline, which makes us different!" Bai Ruxia repeated for her to hear.

Bai Ruxue stared unblinkingly, observing Grandma Bai’s reaction.

First, she showed panic and glanced at Wang Cuihua, who was solely focused on crying and soothing the child. Grandma Bai then turned around and glared at Bai Ruxia.

"Wretched hoof, I truly wish you weren’t born of me, Liu Lanxiang! A house full of harbingers of doom! Go find my shoes!" She pointed at the door, angrily covering up her own actions.

Bai Ruxue witnessed her reaction completely.

She suddenly recalled the time when her father Bai Daliang got drunk on the day of her engagement and asked Grandma Bai, "Am I really your biological child?"

Grandma Bai’s reaction at that time was also intriguing.

This matter needed to be clarified.

If her father is not Grandma Bai’s biological child, then he must be the child of her enemy.

Otherwise, why would she be so cruel to them? Favoring her third uncle is one thing, but their second uncle’s family never faced such abuse.

Grandma Bai grabs food and anything else mostly from their family, demanding more from them. Last year’s tribute grain — though she said the second uncle’s family got less, she didn’t mention that their family had more members, making them give up their grain.

When demanding things from their family, she must be given everything to be satisfied.

"Grandma, your shoe was taken by a wolfhound! If you don’t hurry, you won’t catch sight of it anymore!" Bai Ruchuan said indifferently, without any intention of retrieving her shoe.

Grandma Bai cursed, put on a shoe, and ran outside.

Bai Ruxue’s suspicion deepened.

After Grandma Bai ran out to find the shoe, Bai Ruchuan came back and locked the door from inside.

"Big sister, do you think Grandma is acting a bit strange?" Bai Rushan sat on the kang (a traditional heated brick bed), and asked Bai Ruxue who was helping soothe the child beside him.

"Did you notice too?" Bai Ruxue knew that this brother of hers was observant, strategic, and considered things more thoroughly than she did.

"Yes! Normally, she wouldn’t stop causing trouble until she got some benefit, but today she didn’t even take the pot of cooked rice! It’s very abnormal! Moreover, when you asked her why we weren’t her blood, her eyes couldn’t settle, they were shifty. She left without accomplishing her goal, using an excuse to run off." Bai Rushan analyzed his observations for his big sister.

Bai Ruyun had already soothed her younger brother and put him in bed, then went down to tidy the room.

Bai Ruxia, listening to their analysis, widened her eyes?

"Are you saying... dad isn’t Grandma’s biological child?" She didn’t suppress her voice at all, and Wang Cuihua, who was constantly crying, heard it too.

Wang Cuihua kept crying, and Bai Ruxue, annoyed, didn’t comfort her! Almost at forty years old, still so cowardly, scared of a grandma who doesn’t live with them, can’t even protect her own kids.

"What are you guys saying? Your dad isn’t your grandma’s biological child?" Wang Cuihua asked with a choking voice.

"We’re just suspicious; from her attitude towards us, you can sense the difference. And today she said those words — I strongly suspect Dad is the son of her enemy!" Bai Ruxue made no effort to hide it from Wang Cuihua, sharing all her thoughts.

"As you say, it reminds me of something..." Wang Cuihua’s eyes drifted far, reminiscent as she spoke, "When Xiao Xue was little, your grandma often said on the lips that children born of a wretched person are useless, still wretches when born! At the time, I thought she was scolding me and the children, but thinking deeply..." Wang Cuihua didn’t continue.

"Alright, everyone, don’t spread this matter outside; we’re not sure yet! It’s not good to say it out loud! Let me investigate the matter first!" Bai Ruxue stood up and walked outside.

The outer room was already messed up. In the cupboard, there were oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar that Grandma Bai had packed but hadn’t taken.

Bai Ruyun was tidying alone; seeing Bai Ruxue come out, followed by Bai Ruxia, she gently spoke:

"Big sister, luckily you were smart enough to not buy too much and leave it at home, or Grandma would have emptied us this time!"

"Exactly! As soon as she entered, she cursed while rummaging through things, even demanding Mom for the kang cupboard key. When Mom didn’t give it, she jumped up cursing; if Big Sister hadn’t returned in time, she would’ve gone on a rampage! My hot temper: if she dares to hit Mom, I surely wouldn’t let her off easily!" Bai Ruxia still clenched her fists fiercely.

"If she dares to be excessive like today, you guys shouldn’t be polite to her! If she dares to use her status to oppress you, shout that she’s not your real grandma! Just say it’s her own words!" Bai Ruxue was almost certain, only lacking proof.

Let’s see how Grandma Bai refutes.

"Big sister, the rice is overcooked!" Bai Ruyun was afraid her impulsive sister would do something excessive, quickly changing the topic.

"No worries, scoop it out, steam a little, stir-fry some dishes, today we’ll eat meat!" Bai Ruxue also changed the topic along with Bai Ruyun.

Bai Ruxia’s eyes lit up upon hearing about eating meat.

"Big sister, did you buy meat? Is it outside? What are we eating today?" She said as she was about to run outside.

"I’ll get it! Help Xiao Yun tidy up here!" Bai Ruxue stopped her, and went outside herself.

She didn’t bring anything back today; let alone meat, there wasn’t even a piece of tofu in the outside jar. If Bai Ruxia went to fetch, she’d return empty-handed!

Using the jar as cover, she bent down and took out ribs from her supermarket space.

Her favorite was ribs, whether braised or stewed, she loved them. After grabbing ribs, she took out dried bean curd; in the evening, she planned to stew ribs with dried beans.