Rebirth: My Dear Little Wife Is So Scheming

Chapter 122 - 122 122 Overdoing the Treatment

?Chapter 122: Chapter 122: Overdoing the Treatment Chapter 122: Chapter 122: Overdoing the Treatment As the two approached the door of the house, Bai Yue’s tears began to fall, and she clenched her sister’s hand tightly, “Did you used to live in this room?” She hadn’t forgotten what their aunt had just mentioned—that this had been Bai Xiao’s room before, right next to the pigsty, visibly dilapidated, low and damp, reeking of stench. Her own sister had actually lived here, treated worse than pigs while they still sent their grandmother living expenses every month.

Even though the years at Liu Family Fort had been tough, she had still lived like a human being, but her sister, for four long years, had stayed in her uncle’s home—what grievous, deep-seated grudge did they hold to treat this young girl so cruelly?

“It’s okay, sister. The past is the past; we can’t keep looking back,” Bai Xiao knew what Bai Yue was thinking.

But how could the past be retrieved? Every time Bai Yue and Bai Ju came back, she was out front working! Who would know she had lived here?

Before the evening, the two sisters had to rush back home. Who knew she was treated this way?

Even if Bai Song returned, he didn’t stay here, and she was like a mute gourd, not uttering a word. Her brothers and sisters didn’t know. She blamed herself for not being assertive. Her siblings couldn’t be with her all the time, and thus, she had been kept in the dark for so many years.

The two pushed open the door and stooped to enter.

The strong smell of urine, overpowering even the neighboring pigsty’s stench, assaulted them. They saw Li Chunhua who didn’t even have pants on, merely covered with a sheet, lying there barely alive, seemingly only moments away from passing. It was a terrifying sight.

Bai Yue hurried over, “Grandma, Grandma.”

Li Chunhua had been subsisting on just a bowl of cornstarch sludge for three days now, starving nearly to death. Lying there, she had even harbored thoughts of death. In her heart, she repeatedly cursed Bai Jianguo and Hao Fang vehemently. If she ever got better, she would make these ungrateful wretches pay dearly, but currently, they were living well while she neared starvation.

Lying there waiting to die was an unbearable feeling.

Just as Li Chunhua thought she might die, she suddenly heard someone calling her “Grandma,” and turning her eyes, she saw the tear-stained face of Bai Yue right before her.

The old lady, overcome with emotion, clasped Bai Yue’s wrist tightly, her strength surprising even herself, and Bai Yue was startled.

Li Chunhua’s voice came out as grunts, saying something, but sadly Bai Yue couldn’t understand.

“Grandma, don’t panic. I’ll fetch some water to clean you up first; you can’t stay like this. How could my uncle and aunt be so heartless?” Bai Yue went out, fetched a basin of warm water, and began to clean the old lady. Three basins of water were changed before they managed to make the old lady presentable.

Li Chunhua, with tears brimming in her eyes, watched her granddaughter cleaning her up. She swore in her heart that she would never be distant from her granddaughter again. Unlike Bai Jianguo, who was born crooked, no one in his family was decent, not remembering that she herself was part of that very foundation.

Bai Xiao opened the wrapper of the rice cake, broke off a piece, and started feeding it to Li Chunhua bit by bit. Li Chunhua, famished, clutched Bai Xiao’s hand tightly, afraid she would leave—the feeling of hunger was torturous.

Seizing the opportunity, Bai Xiao used a bit of her special ability on the old lady. She didn’t plan to heal her completely but definitely aimed to make her better than she currently was, as she couldn’t bear the shivering cold. Soon, the old lady felt much better and began eating the rice cake more quickly.

“Grandma, eat slowly. Has my uncle not fed you for several days? How could you be so hungry?” Bai Yue reproached, seeing the old lady looking as starving as a hungry ghost reborn.

Bai Xiao shook her head, “That shouldn’t be the case. Our grandma has always been very good to my uncle and his wife; she’s always prioritized them. How could my uncle treat grandma like this? It’s impossible!” Adding fuel to the fire is easy for anyone.

Bai Yue glared, “What do you mean it’s impossible? Are you saying what I saw was fake? Look at this place, is it fit for humans to live in? And for a sick person? My uncle went too far; I’m going to confront him! We can’t just leave Grandma here! This is outrageous.” She was truly angry. She hadn’t expected Bai Jianguo to treat Bai Xiao poorly, let alone his own mother; it was lower than beasts.

“My uncle said Grandma insisted on this herself. She probably doesn’t want to burden his family. Grandma has always been so good to my uncle. How could he possibly do such inhuman actions? Even a tiger knows to be good to its parents, let alone a human. Is my uncle even worse than a beast?” Bai Xiao finished feeding the lady her turnip cake.

“Grandma, eat a little less; I’ll leave the rest here for you to eat whenever you want.”

“It’s a good thing we didn’t leave any for auntie. I had a feeling she wouldn’t keep the turnip cake for Grandma’s sake. Look, it’s good that we didn’t leave any behind.” Bai Xiao clapped her hands.

“Lift… me… out, I want to… expose those… two… beasts. I want… them… to not… have… a peaceful death.” The old lady suddenly spoke in broken sentences, startling Bai Yue. Then she surprisingly discovered that the old lady’s mouth was not crooked anymore, nor were her eyes squinted, and although her speech was intermittent, she could talk again.

Suddenly, Bai Yue turned to look at Bai Xiao, and Bai Xiao nodded.

“Grandma! You’re all better, you’re cured!” Bai Yue was moved, not because Li Chunhua was cured, but because Bai Xiao, despite past grievances, had cured the old lady. She had no idea Bai Xiao did it on purpose.

This had all been planned by Bai Xiao long ago. Her special ability could also kill a person silently, but death was not the best outcome. She had suffered so much; how could just one death be satisfying? They must live, living in torment and a life worse than death was best, they had to taste the suffering she went through!

Li Chunhua, as ruthless as she was, was instigated by Hao Fang. How many misdeeds in this household were not backed by Bai Jianguo and Hao Fang? If the old lady died, that couple would be truly carefree. Bai Xiao was not about to let Bai Jianguo and Hao Fang have an easy life. The old lady was very useful.

The old lady touched Bai Yue’s hand, thinking to herself that this was truly her own granddaughter. She hadn’t treated them well over the years, exploiting their money, but her granddaughter still wholeheartedly wished for her well-being.

“Girl, help me… get out. I want to… see the village chief. Bai Xiao, you… go call… the village chief.”

Bai Xiao nodded, fully agreeing. She was completely on board.

First, Bai Yue and Bai Xiao helped the old lady into a pair of pants, then the two of them lifted her up. Unexpectedly, as soon as the old lady was supported to her feet, she stood up.

At that moment, Bai Xiao looked at her own hands. Be proud; this is overdoing the energy work! The old lady’s legs and feet had also become nimble.

The old lady indeed refused to be carried, letting Bai Yue support her. She really staggered out, initially unstable but gradually became more sure-footed.

Bai Xiao immediately rushed out to find the village chief.