Three Women in the Cage

After a while, the meal was ready, but there was no vegetable. They had to mix the rice with the rice soup and eat up all the rice in the pot. After eating, they just hoped that the next rain would be heavier so that they could fill the empty water tank.

The humidity in the bedroom became increasingly severe, and whenever it rained, they had no choice but to huddle together and snuggle for warmth.

The two old people just lingered on like this, enduring the nights and days, not knowing when it would end!

However, they didn't know what they were expecting, so they just stayed by each other's side, watching the dawn and dusk day after day.

They are at the end of time, waiting for the end of life. Life seems to have lost its meaning, and they don't know why they are alive. But the more they wait for death, the stronger their vitality seems to be, and they can never make it to the end.

When Xinxin came to visit them with some things in her hand, she was shocked. She didn't expect that her grandparents had become much thinner than last time, and the house was a mess, with a musty and sour smell.

It turned out that the two old people had not changed their clothes or taken a bath since they came back. Staying in the damp house every day inevitably caused all kinds of smells.

Xinxin walked over and looked at how thin they were. She couldn't help but ask, "Why are you so thin? Didn't they bring you food?"

Mother Yang could no longer speak, and only kept calling out "wuuuuuu". However, it was unclear what she said, and only tears could be seen rolling in her eyes.

Father Yang patted his wife's hand and comforted her: "Don't worry, don't worry, I will tell you..."

Mother Yang can't move or speak now, but she is conscious. She sees everything and feels sorry for the old man.

She shook her head with tears in her eyes, wanting the old man to tell her about the grievances in his heart.

Father Yang was helpless and sighed, "Li Jian came here and didn't allow Sanmao and the others to bring us food. He wanted to take revenge on us..."

Although she didn't want to, Li Jian still took action. This was the reason why she had not dared to come. This time, Yang Yu was worried about her and asked her to come and take a look. She had no choice but to bite the bullet and come and take a look.

What relieved her was that they didn't live together, otherwise she wouldn't have dared to stay any longer.

However, she felt guilty about making her grandparents suffer such an injustice, but what could she do? She could do nothing at all and could only put the things she brought on the table.

After putting the things away, she comforted him, "I bought you some noodles and some rice. You can eat them first. When you finish them, I will bring them back next time."

Afterwards, Xinxin cleaned the kitchen and filled the bucket with water. Before leaving, she washed the clothes of the two old people. When she was done, it seemed to be getting dark. She couldn't stay here. There was no room to sleep here. Moreover, she was afraid that Li Jian would come to take revenge at night. After all, that man had left a deep shadow on her.

After packing everything up, she hurried back to school before it got dark.

After returning, Xinxin told Yang Yu about the situation of the two old people.

After hearing this, Yang Yu felt very distressed. She didn't want her parents to live such a broken life when they were old, but she couldn't go back. If she went back, she and her children would have a hard time. She only hoped that her parents could live until she sent the children off to school, so that she could take care of them without any worries.

However, the waiting time is always so long, and she doesn't know when that time will come.

This time, Xinxin also learned from Yang's father that Ma Mei had applied for two minimum living allowance cards for them, each with a few hundred yuan per month.

But Ma Mei never handed over the card, and no one knew her specific thoughts.

It was not convenient for Yang Yu to negotiate. Now no one was willing to accept the two old people. They just left them in their hometown and never cared about their life or death.

Yang Yu couldn't bear to see the two old people suffering at home, so he wanted to take them back to his own home. After all, his own home didn't leak, the bedroom was clean, and he wouldn't be harassed by Li Jian.

However, if they were to take it over, Ma Mei, Tian Yun, and my younger sister would not want to take care of it anymore, as it would be their own business from now on.

They could ignore it and be cruel to it, but she couldn't. After all, they were her parents. Even though she had been hurt by them before, she couldn't just ignore them at this moment.

But if Ma Mei and the others don't care, they should hand over the elderly's subsistence allowance card to be used for daily living expenses. Thinking of this, Yang Yu handed the negotiation task to Huanhuan, who was about to graduate from university.

Huanhuan called Ma Mei and said bluntly, "Aunt, I heard that you have two of my grandparents' cards. Now you've thrown them back home, and no one's taking care of them. If you keep the cards, you should be responsible for their living expenses. If you don't want to, please take out the cards and my family will take care of them."

Ma Mei didn't want to talk about the minimum living security card at first because she wanted to use the money for the funeral of her two elderly parents when they passed away, so she never revealed the card.

However, she didn't want them to know about it.

Ma Mei was a little angry at the moment. She was angry that Huanhuan, as a junior, was teaching her how to do things. Her pride made her say unhappily, "I have my own plans for the money. Besides, I'm the one who did it. It's not your turn to make the decision."

"I asked your aunt to deliver meals to them every day to support their lives. Why would they need money? I will keep this money for their funeral. Don't try to get your hands on it..."

Ma Mei never visited the two elderly people since she threw them back. She had no idea about their current situation.

However, she didn't want to understand. After finally throwing them back, how could she possibly worry about their affairs again?

Huanhuan already resented Ma Mei for throwing the two elderly people back to their hometown like trash. Seeing her attitude now, she was immediately furious. She didn't care about juniority or etiquette, and asked harshly: "Have you visited them? How did you know Tian Yun sent food? You don't know anything, you just want to abandon them, so you can sit back and relax! If they starve to death in their hometown one day, will you be happy? Are you worthy of your uncle? Besides, they have served you for so many years and raised your children. Are you treating them like this?"

"I'm not forcing you to support them now. I'm just asking you to take out their money. This was originally applied for in their name. Why do you take it? And you're talking about funeral money? You didn't care about them when they were alive, so why are you worrying about their funeral? Now that they're still alive, you're already worrying about their funeral. What are you thinking?"

Huanhuan's attacks were like a string of cannonballs, making Ma Mei blush. The words were too harsh to hear, and described her as heartless. She was so angry that she couldn't speak, her face turned red, and she couldn't breathe for a long time.

Holding her chest, she took a long time to calm down. After she recovered, she roared at Huanhuan, "If you have a conscience, why don't you apply for a card for them? And when will it be your turn to speak up about our adult affairs? If you have to speak up, let your mother speak up. Who the hell do you think you are?"

After saying that, she hung up the phone with a "click".

Looking at the hung-up call, Huanhuan was so angry at her rogue that she scratched her head. This person simply refused to communicate when he couldn't win the argument. It was really maddening.