TRANSMIGRATED TO THE 80S TO BECOME STEPMOTHERS FOR FIVE HIGHER-UPS

Chapter 63: Grandma Kills Mom

Bai Lu was also stubborn and insisted on not coming back. Even when she gave birth for the first time, she had two sons but did not ask her mother-in-law to help take care of the children.

The people in the Great Eastern Village only knew that Shao Qihai had obtained a wife, but they had never seen Bai Lu.

Then, Bai Lu became pregnant again and experienced tremendous discomfort during her pregnancy. Shao Dong and Shao Xi were only one year old, and Bai Lu was really not in good shape to take care of them, so Shao Qihai had no choice but to look for Zhao Lan.

Zhao Lan only left because she begged him, and also because she was afraid that Shao Qihai would continue to do this in the future.

However, Zhao Lan was no match when she left to stay with them. Bai Lu liked cleanliness. On the contrary, Zhao Lan had many bad habits and disliked cleanliness, which resulted in many contradictions in taking care of the child.

Through his meticulous upbringing, Bai Lu had taught Shao Dong and Shao Xibai to be clean. They change clothes every day and eat very well.

He asked Zhao Lan not to feed the children the food she chewed, saying that it was unhygienic.

There was nothing wrong with what Bai Lu said, but Zhao Lan felt that she hated and looked down on herself, a mother-in-law from a rural village. She felt so aggrieved that she continued to cry and complain.

In recent years, the conflict has grown. Zhao Lan disliked this daughter-in-law and, because of the company, also considered her two grandchildren to be ruining the scene. He felt that Bai Lu had raised them all wrongly.

Then, Zhao Lan deliberately refused to listen to Bai Lu. The more Bai Lu said that he shouldn't do something, the more happy he was to do it. He deliberately fed the children the food he had chewed and said that that was how the children were raised in the countryside. That was also how Shao Qihai grew up.

Bai Lu was so angry that he threw up and could not eat anything.

Although Zhao Lan was supposed to go there to take care of pregnant women and children, in fact, with her around, Bai Lu's condition was getting worse. Bai Lu could not stand it anymore and asked him to return, but Zhao Lan deliberately refused.

Then, when Bai Lu was about to give birth and said that she wanted to go to the hospital, Zhao Lan stopped her. She claims that there is no need to waste money and she can only give birth to children, as this is a common practice.

Just like that, Bai Lu was forced to stay home to give birth. He was in terrible shape and kept insisting on going to the hospital, but Zhao Lan did not care and even refused his request as it was unreasonable.

Only when he saw Bai Lu go through a difficult job did Zhao Lan realize that something was wrong. By the time he was taken to the hospital, it was too late. Bai Lu suffered severe bleeding and died after giving birth to Shao Nan and Little Bei.

She didn't even have time to glance at her newborn or say anything before she died.

At that moment, Shao Qihai happened to be going on a mission. When he returned, he was faced with Bai Lu's corpse.

The crying Zhao Lan said that she felt sorry for her daughter-in-law and her children.

However, Shao Dong and Shao Xi remembered Bai Lu's cries and pleas that night.

In their dreams in the middle of the night, they would always remember Bai Lu's cries.

They were too young back then and did not remember much, nor were they too sensitive back then. However, they vaguely felt that Zhao Lan had caused the death of their mother.

Meanwhile, everyone said that she had died because she had gone through a difficult labor process while giving birth to the twins.

Then, they never liked Zhao Lan, and Zhao Lan did not like them either.

This was what Shao Dong secretly told Mu Jingzhe later.

However, no one said anything in public about this. At that time, no one suspected. Even if they did, it was not their place to voice those suspicions.

However, with Bai Lu gone, Shao Qihai could not handle the four babies alone. Zhao Lan had offered to take them back to their hometown to raise them, saying that Eldest Brother-in-law Shao could help take care of them. Despite his worries, Shao Qihai had no choice but to agree.

Just like that, Shao Dong and the others had been brought back to the Great Eastern Village by Zhao Lan. Shao Qihai then started sending back his pocket money in its entirety again.

Unfortunately, Zhao Lan had never treated them well. All he did was prevent them from starving to death. They had suffered a lot since they were young, and Zhao Lan continued to brainwash them by telling them that all stepmothers were evil.

Zhao Lan felt that there was no point in Shao Qihai getting married again, as she already had four children. Conversely, if he helped raise those children, he could earn all his allowance.

Unexpectedly, after sending back his allowance for several years, Shao Qihai had retired from the army after suffering injuries.

Mu Jingzhe knew what had happened back then.

The original book did not mention Bai Lu much, so he did not expect such a dramatic background.

The reason Shao Dong told him that he was suspicious was because he was a child. He had been suppressing this in his heart for so many years, because he had no one to say. That's why he couldn't help but tell her.

After saying that, he might regret saying too much. He just said that he might have remembered it wrong.

Mu Jingzhe was also unsure about this. Although Zhao Lan was evil, she could not directly accuse him of killing Bai Lu. He could only pat Shao Dong on the shoulder.

“Don't keep thinking about things that don't have answers. Just salute your mother on her death anniversary.”

"Good." Shao Dong nodded. “I will treat my brothers well in the future and will not disappoint him.”

"You've done enough." Mu Jingzhe's heart ached for Shao Dong.

He was young, but he already bore so much responsibility.

His narrow shoulders had yet to develop, but he already bore the responsibilities of the old man.

“Shao Dong, don't keep thinking that you are an older brother and have to look after your younger siblings. You can think more about yourself. With me guarding Little Bei and the others, you can relax a little. ”

When Shao Dong heard this, a hint of confusion appeared in the depths of his eyes.

Think about himself?

He rarely thinks of himself. He just remembered that he had to take care of his younger siblings and only pay attention to what they liked.

Seeing his confused expression, Mu Jingzhe thought for a moment and gave him a mission.

“For the next two days, think about a hundred things you want to do. You can also write down what you like. We will check the items in the list slowly after you write them down. Tell your mother about it when you salute her on the day of her death. Try to complete as many tasks as possible before the next anniversary of his death.”

Shao Dong thought about it seriously. “Ser hundred items? They can be anything?”

"Absolutely. You can write down whatever you like, whatever you want to do, or wherever you want to go, etc. You can complete those tasks one by one in the future. Once you're done, you can tick next to each task. Won't you feel very successful by the time you finish reading the entire list?”

Shao Dong nodded. "Good."

“Remember not to write about your sisters. Just write about yourself.” Mu Jingzhe emphasized this, afraid that he would write down things related to his younger siblings.

"Good."

For the next two days, Shao Dong thought hard about what he wanted to do. When he was free, he wrote and drew.

Mu Jingzhe went to the city and bought items for ancestor worship. He also bought walnut cakes for Bai Lu.

He had never met Bai Lu before, but because of the relationship he had built with the children, he had complicated feelings for her.

These were the people who gave birth to Little Bei, Shao Dong, Shao Xi, and Shao Nan, women who had died from difficult childbirth.

Although the children were pitiful, he was even more pitiful. After all, he had died at a very young age. As a woman, Mu Jingzhe could empathize with her.

In the past, everyone used to call her weird for not getting married. However, married women walk through the gates of hell to bear children. If a woman is unlucky, she will just die.

According to the storyline in the book, Bai Lu had lost his life and the children he had given to birth were not living well either. Each of the children suffered many hardships and did not meet a good end.

“No, I can't think about it anymore. I'll cry if I think about it again.”

On the anniversary of Bai Lu's death, Mu Jingzhe wore dark clothes and also dressed the children in dark clothes.

It happened to be Saturday, so Mu Jingzhe followed Li Zhaodi's instructions. Li Zhaodi called him a fool for taking the initiative to salute his first wife when there was no one in particular.

After all, Li Zhaodi still came to help. He only returned after the preparations were finished.

There are only half a day of lessons on Saturdays. When Shao Dong and the others returned from class, Mu Jingzhe had finished preparing and left to salute with the children.

Since Bai Lu was not buried in the Great Eastern Village, the children could not even go to his grave to kowtow and offer incense.

Fortunately, Shao Qihai had returned with a memorial tablet. However, he had also become a memorial tablet by now.

The couple's memorial tablets have been placed next to each other.