"Who is outside?" Mrs. Shen asked knowingly.
Shen Zhonglei pushed the door open and walked in with red eyes. Without looking at Mrs. Xu, he rushed directly to Mrs. Shen and cried loudly: "Mom, my son is unfilial. After so many years, my son still thinks he is filial. He can't think of a family." They are all suffering because of me. My son has read books about saints and sages for so many years in vain, and he has never even seen the person next to him clearly. My son is so ashamed..."
"Son, isn't it time for you to go to the front office? Why are you here?" Old Mrs. Shen looked surprised, then shook her head sadly and said, "It's all my fault for not choosing a good wife for you. ah……"
"Mom, if you say that, you will really make your son feel ashamed!" Shen Zhonglei, now a big man, cried with snot and tears. "Ever since I was a child, my mother has always been dedicated to her son. Whatever my fault is, it is all That evil woman’s fault!”
Ever since Shen Zhonglei came in from the outside, Mrs. Xu had been completely numb, her whole body was so stiff that she couldn't move, and she could only watch Shen Zhonglei and Mrs. Shen hugging each other and crying.
At this time, Shen Zhonglei's "evil woman" completely broke Xu's psychological defense.
She broke down and cried: "Master, do you have the heart to say that I am an evil woman? I am a young girl, and I will be a stepmother as soon as I marry into your Xu family. I have a mother-in-law to be filial to, and children to raise... …”
"I have endured for so many years, and finally you have been sent to an official position. I think making more money is also for this family, I - ah -"
Before Xu could finish her words, she was interrupted by Shen Zhonglei's slap.
Shen Zhonglei said angrily: "I have lost my wife and have a daughter. I told your family from the beginning. I have never concealed anything. If you don't want to be a stepmother, you don't have to agree to this marriage! There is no need to take it now. Come out and talk!
"I married you with three matchmakers, six betrothals, and eight sedans. I have always treated you with great respect. My mother has always taken care of the family affairs. I just want you to be filial to the elderly and to love your children. Who in the world can be a wife and a good person?" Isn’t this how my mother came here? Why are you the only one who blames me so much?”
Xu held her increasingly red and swollen cheeks, raised her head to look at Shen Zhonglei, and asked sadly: "Master, you said you respect me, but you blame me for a lot of blame, then I want to ask you today, have you ever cared about me? Have you really liked me?
"In your eyes, do you think I am Mrs. Shen who can be replaced by anyone, or am I Xu Yurou?"
This question has been in Xu's mind for many years, but she has always deceived herself and others into not daring to ask it. Now she finally asked it.
Shen Zhonglei was startled by her question, and then answered completely: "Of course I knew you were Xu Yurou, and then I married you and made you Mrs. Shen."
When Mrs. Xu heard this, a wry smile appeared on her face.
"Master, after so many years of being married to you, I have been competing with myself and the person in your heart.
"I always thought that after being married to you for so many years and having children for you, let alone the human heart, even if it is a stone, it should be warmed by me, right?
"Later I slowly realized that I was really too naive at the time. You thought you gave me everything you could, except for your heart.
"You only have one person in your heart, and you have long held her up on a altar in your heart. Who can compare to a deified dead person!
"Since your heart is no longer with me, don't you allow me to find something else to rely on?
"One of life and the heart must be sweet, so that people can live their lives willingly, right?"
Xu has been holding these words in her heart for several years.
It was actually fine when they were in their hometown. Both of them were still young and newly married, and Shen Zhonglei was studying abroad. The two of them spent less time together and more time apart, which covered up many conflicts.
Xu's treatment of Shen Tianshu was not bad from the beginning.
Otherwise, if nothing else, with Mrs. Shen's intimate knowledge of the Shen family, it would be impossible for her to hide the past.
The news that Shen Zhonglei was sent to work as an official after high school made Xu think that her hardships had finally come to an end and she could stay with her husband forever.
Unexpectedly, when they met day by day, she realized that Shen Zhonglei's heart was never in her.
Especially when Shen Tianshu grows up day by day and looks more and more like her deceased mother.
Xu didn't know how many times she saw Shen Zhonglei staring at Shen Tianshu with complicated eyes for a long time, and then showing a look of loss.
Xu may not be very clear about what he was thinking at that time.
But she knew in her heart that it could never be her, Xu Yurou!
From then on, she couldn't help but want to torture Shen Tianshu.
The original owner had been taken care of by the Xu family for as long as he could remember, so although he didn't know why, he still endured the torture from the Xu family, until he finally lost his life...
What Xu said was true and sincere, and it really hurt Shen Zhonglei's heart.
He knows best who he pretends to be in his heart.
In fact, it wasn't that Shen Zhonglei was so infatuated, the main reason was that Liu Yaxuan's beauty died too early. After the two of them were like each other, they were in bed after giving birth to their first child, and they passed away very soon.
The two people have not even begun to enter the long-term trivial and running-in period of life. They are suddenly separated forever, leaving only the most beautiful appearance and the happiest memories of each other.
After Liu Yaxuan passed away, Shen Zhonglei was deeply injured. He focused exclusively on reading, and suddenly became apathetic, as if he was no longer interested in the relationship between men and women.
It was precisely because of this that Mrs. Shen was anxious and took the time to look at the candidate. She immediately arranged a renewal for Shen Zhonglei just after one year.
Shen Zhonglei has indeed never had any flutter towards the Xu family. It is more his responsibility to carry on the family lineage, and in addition, he really needs a woman to take care of the family.
But he has experienced the joy of love and the harmony of the piano and the piano. Although the time was too short, the beauty of being soaked in happiness has long been deeply rooted in his memory. Every time he recalls it, he still feels the warmth in his heart. .
So when Shen Zhonglei heard Xu's accusation, he felt a little guilty.
If Xu hadn't married herself, maybe she could have found a husband who could share her case with her.
When Mrs. Xu was complaining just now, Mrs. Shen had been watching with cold eyes and did not interrupt.
At this time, she saw that the fire was almost done, so she sighed and said: "Second brother, even if your wife has made all kinds of mistakes, she has been here for so many years, but she still manages the housework and has children for you. She has no credit but hard work." .
"In my opinion, as long as she changes her ways in the future and promises not to do it again, this matter should end here!"
Mrs. Xu suddenly raised her head and looked at Old Mrs. Shen in shock. She couldn't believe that these words really came from her mouth.
