PFC Chapter 893 She has no connection with her family in this life.
Chapter 893 She has no connection with her family in this life.
Her brothers, sisters-in-law, and other relatives all had different expressions.
Their children weren't familiar with Ye Xiaotong and had no feelings for her; they only heard about her from hearsay.
He was also looking at her curiously at that moment.
After offering incense, Ye Xiaotong took a handful of yellow paper, threw it into the stove and burned it, then stepped aside.
After hesitating for a moment, Ye's mother stepped forward and said, "Do you want to see your father?"
Ye Xiaotong glanced at the person lying on the board, thought for a moment, and then shook her head in refusal, "No need, you guys go ahead with your work, don't worry about me."
Ye Xiaotong's younger brother threw down the paper money in his hand, "Hmph, Ye Xiaotong, you're back, so what? Who are you trying to fool with that face? You act like someone owes you something."
Ye Xiaotong looked at him and said, "Ye Xiaochuan, the money you used to marry your wife came from selling me. You are the one who owes me the most in this family."
Ye Xiaochuan was speechless.
In his memory, this older sister was the one with the lowest status in the family, and everyone could bully her, including himself.
He never called her "sister," let alone showed her any respect.
He had always treated her this way, but she would never have dared to speak to him like that before.
Therefore, Ye Xiaotong's attitude was something he couldn't accept for a while.
Ye Xiaochuan kicked the mat off the ground and rushed towards Ye Xiaotong, shouting, "Ye Xiaotong, what are you saying?"
However, before he could even touch Ye Xiaotong's clothes, he was pinned against the wall by two security guards who also served as bodyguards.
"Ah... what are you doing?"
"Speak politely, don't resort to violence."
"Who are you? What are you doing?"
"We are Manager Ye's bodyguards, responsible for her safety."
Friends and family members whispered among themselves.
They don't know what kind of manager or official he is, but if he needs two bodyguards to protect him, he must be some big shot.
Ye Xiaotong has struck it rich, she's really struck it rich.
After observing coldly for a while, the eldest brother of the Ye family finally spoke.
"Alright, stop arguing. A married daughter is like water spilled from a cup; when she comes back to her parents' home, she's a guest. Xiao Chuan, your sister is back to see Dad off on his final journey; you can't treat a guest like this."
"Pah! What kind of guest is she? She's part of our family... ah..."
The bodyguard twisted his arm hard, causing him so much pain that he couldn't speak.
He dared not utter another word.
It would be a lie to say Ye Xiaotong wasn't heartbroken; this was her own brother.
In their eyes, she was not even as good as anyone else present.
"Yes, I'm not a guest, I'm your creditor. When are you going to return my betrothal gifts?"
Wha...what?
Ye Xiaotong shifted her gaze to her sister-in-law, "You should know that the thousand yuan you received was my betrothal gift, right? Are you comfortable accepting it?"
The sister-in-law's lips moved, but she didn't dare to utter a sound as she watched her husband being pressed against the wall.
It wasn't that Ye Xiaotong was attacking indiscriminately; it was because she was forced to drop out of school and get married as soon as possible, which was related to the two of them.
These two started dating in junior high school, and to make matters worse, they had a child. To cover up the scandal, they had to get married early.
Her family demanded a bride price, but the Ye family couldn't afford it at the time, so she encouraged Ye Xiaochuan to sell his sister.
Otherwise, under normal circumstances, her family would have kept her after she turned twenty.
If she had been given two more years, and the policies had improved, she would have had the opportunity to go out and work to avoid that disaster.
Unfortunately, nothing happened.
"This... has nothing to do with me. I didn't get the money; my parents took it."
Ye Xiaotong withdrew her gaze, took a deep breath, and slowly said, "I just came back to burn some paper money. I don't want to bring up the past or cause trouble. But the premise is that you don't make things difficult for me, otherwise... we'll settle all the old and new scores together."
After saying that, he gestured for the bodyguard to release Ye Xiaochuan.
This intimidated Ye Xiaochuan, and he dared not speak disrespectfully again.
His arm was killing him, so he called his wife and went back to their room.
Boss Ye opened his mouth as if to say something, but then he saw the bodyguard behind Ye Xiaotong and swallowed his words back.
Ye Xiaotong stayed at home for two days, and her brothers hardly spoke to her. Her younger brother even looked at her like she was an enemy.
The relatives and neighbors couldn't stand it anymore.
However, they didn't say anything at the funeral, but they took the initiative to chat with Ye Xiaotong and ask her about her situation over the past few years.
I learned a lot about my family from relatives and neighbors, and I stayed at a neighbor's house for the night. These past two days haven't been too difficult.
The funeral was held at six o'clock in the morning. After taking Ye Min up the mountain and having lunch, the funeral was over. Ye Xiaotong had to leave.
Before leaving, she slipped two hundred yuan into Ye's mother's hand.
Ye's mother looked at the money, at a loss, "Xiaotong, what are you doing...?"
She was destined to have few family ties in this life.
Ye Xiaotong said calmly, "I don't mean anything by it. My relatives and friends all gave me money when they came, so I can't come empty-handed. This two hundred yuan is my gift. It's not a lot, but it's not a small amount either."
Mother Ye sniffed sadly, "Are you leaving?"
"Well, the next time I come back..." will probably be for her funeral.
They all understand this; there's no need to say it aloud.
Ye's mother couldn't hold back her tears.
In other words, this was the last time she saw her before she died.
"Xiaotong, Mom is sorry. From now on, take good care of yourself and live a good life. Don't stop looking for a partner just because of us. If you meet someone suitable, find one."
Ye Xiaotong nodded and said, "I understand, I'm leaving."
"Go on your way, be careful on the road."
Ye Xiaotong walked quite a distance before stopping and looking back at the village.
She grew up in this village, yet it felt so foreign to her, as if she didn't belong there at all.
She whispered to the woman standing at the village entrance, "Thank you."
After all these years, as mother and daughter, she finally protected her this time.
Ye Xiaotong came back, but left again after less than two days.
After the funeral, the guests gradually left, leaving only a few villagers to help clean up the tables, chairs, bowls, and chopsticks.
Ye Xiaochuan had been holding his anger in for two days and felt extremely uncomfortable.
Seeing his mother come back with red eyes, he could no longer hold back his anger.
"Cry, cry, cry! You're so reluctant to part with that ungrateful wretch, why don't you go with her?"
Ye's mother had long been fed up, so she raised her hand and slapped him.
"You little beast, you're the most ungrateful person in the whole family, and you have the least right to speak ill of your sister. If it weren't for you... if it weren't for the fact that you two had a child when you were only fifteen or sixteen, your sister wouldn't have gotten married so early, and she wouldn't have suffered so much."
Ye Xiaochuan covered his face, "Mom, you...you hit me?"
"I hit you? I hate that I didn't hit you sooner. I should have hit you back when you two were so young and messing around. I should have killed you."
Ye Xiaochuan gritted his teeth, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked.
If it weren't for so many people watching, he might have attacked his mother.