Reborn as the Villain's Wife, I Shine in 80s

Chapter 21: 020 Kind-heartedness taken for donkey liver and lungs

"I thought I made myself very clear yesterday." Tian Sangsang sneered coldly, "I wasn’t joking."

Chen Ming couldn’t hold back, clenching his fists again, and yelled angrily, "Tian Sangsang, how can you be so shameless, even slandering Tiantian and Teacher Zhou!"

Tian Sangsang shot him a sideways glance but didn’t respond. Luckily, Chen Ming and Tian Tian weren’t dating yet; otherwise, his head would already be a verdant green.

"Guilan, have you lost your mind? Why are you fussing around with her? Drag her here for me!" Grandma Tian almost shouted.

"Aunt." Tian Sangsang eyed Chen Guilan’s eager expression and leisurely picked up a hoe. "I advise you not to come over; the thing in my hand doesn’t have eyes."

Chen Guilan stared at her cold eyes and remembered her fierce demeanor from yesterday, where her strength was stronger than an ox. Her confidence waned a bit.

"Move aside!" Grandma Tian glared with her old eyes, straightening her back, and charged toward Tian Sangsang with all her might.

Sigh... Tian Sangsang frowned and nimbly dodged. The old woman didn’t manage to grab her and suddenly threw down her cane, sitting down on the ground with a thud. She opened her mouth and started wailing, "Oh, my son, why did you have to die so early? Why didn’t you take me with you? Look at your daughter—such bad luck; it was her who cursed you! Now she’s here to kill me too. I’m being tormented to death by this unfilial granddaughter—might as well let me die!"

"Uh." Tian Sangsang looked at the old woman rolling around in the field, feeling irritated.

Little Meng Shuyan trembled, his small body shaking, and his face turned pale with fear.

Tian Sangsang quickly covered Meng Shuyan’s ears with one hand. Meng Shuyan looked up at her, and Tian Sangsang smiled gently at him. Then, the mother and son both gazed at the old lady in stunned silence...

Grandma Tian wailed for a long time, realizing the surrounding area was silent, especially Tian Sangsang, who stood there lifelessly like a log. Grandma Tian suddenly remembered that she used to pull this trick on her eldest son, but now he was gone, and Tian Sangsang wasn’t like her unlucky mother—she didn’t buy into her theatrics at all.

Grandma Tian shut her eyes and wailed even louder, her cries accompanied by snot and tears, "Everyone, come look and judge for yourself—this heartless granddaughter wants me, her old grandmother, dead early..."

"Grandma, the ground is dirty; you should get up." Tian Sangsang felt a twinge of pity. After all, seeing an elderly person rolling around in the dirt, with her coarse clothes covered in soil, it’s hard not to feel something. But in an instant, Tian Sangsang remembered her own former grandmother. When she was little, her grandma had a bit of favoritism, but that was normal. Overall, her grandma treated her quite well.

"You wretched brat, lousy girl!" Grandma Tian seized the opportunity to grab her hand harshly, her calloused hand pressing on her wound. Tian Sangsang uttered a low cry and hurriedly shook her hand free.

The old woman had exerted herself, making the blood from her wound gush even more.

"Mom, your hand is bleeding again." The little one’s eyes dimmed, tears blurring his gaze.

"It’s nothing," Tian Sangsang held back her pain and suppressed her expression to avoid worrying her son. Well, her kind intentions simply went unnoticed, and people didn’t appreciate it.

But Tian Sangsang didn’t feel sad. Firstly, she wasn’t the original owner, and secondly, based on her memories, the original owner didn’t have much affection for this grandmother either, mainly because they hadn’t lived together for too long. Even strong feelings fade with time, let alone between two people without a foundation of love. To put it bluntly, they were merely strangers connected by blood.

"Mom!" Chen Guilan felt her face burning with shame, utterly embarrassed by the old lady’s behavior.

"Grandma, grandma..." Tian Tian crouched down to hold Grandma Tian’s hand, her face full of deep sorrow. "Grandma, let’s get up. You still have me as your granddaughter; let’s stop crying. Sangsang, why can’t you just apologize to grandma?" She widened her beautiful eyes in pitiful innocence.

Tian Sangsang: "..."

Are these people nuts.

"What’s going on here, what happened?" The sun was scorching hot, and Aunt Zhong arrived wearing a straw hat, only to see a whole crowd gathered in the field.

"Tiantian, what happened to your grandma? The sun is so fierce; how can you let her lie on the ground! Come on, get her up quickly." Aunt Zhong helped the old lady get up, easing the tense atmosphere.

Tian Tian looked at Aunt Zhong and explained meekly, "I was worried about my grandma. My sister made her so upset."

Aunt Zhong had long known of Grandma Tian’s unreasonable antics and said, "Quickly take your grandmother home. She can’t take this kind of stress. I’ll talk to Sangsang myself. Everyone, let’s disperse now." She waved her hand decisively.

In truth, Aunt Zhong understood this girl Sangsang well—though she could be lazy, didn’t like work, and enjoyed eating, she didn’t have an ill heart nor did she enjoy stirring up trouble.

Grandma Tian, having created such a scene, felt disgraced and let Tian Tian and Chen Guilan help her away. Chen Ying and the others also sensibly scattered to tend to their own affairs.

...

Tian Sangsang let out a sigh of relief, placing the hoe next to the basket. She smiled and said, "Aunt Zhong, thank you for stepping in for me."

"Why so polite all of a sudden?" Aunt Zhong kept her eyes on Tian Sangsang; it seemed like this girl truly had changed. Yesterday felt unnatural, but today was easier to accept.

"Usually, I see you rarely interact with your grandma’s family. Why did your grandma come looking for you today?"

Tian Sangsang smiled wryly, "Still about yesterday’s matter—Grandma insists I apologize to Tiantian."

"So unreasonable. Don’t even mind your grandma; your mom used to get tormented by her so much that she moved out with your dad to live separately." Aunt Zhong shook her head. "Tiantian’s face wasn’t badly hurt, but your head was fractured. They’re just bullying you because your family has no one left now. By the way, how’s your head doing? Does it still hurt?"

"Much better, it’s not a big deal." Tian Sangsang replied with a smile.

"You need to be careful, don’t take it lightly." Aunt Zhong wiped some sweat and hesitated for a moment. "Girl, I have one question for you. Yesterday, you said Tiantian and Teacher Zhou were getting intimate on the back hill—did they really hurt your head?"

"Auntie, you’ve watched me grow up. I may have some quirks, but would I lie about my own injury? Everything I said is true, if you’re willing to believe me."

"Even if I believe you, what does it matter?" Aunt Zhong looked at her and Meng Shuyan with affection and patiently advised, "For now, let’s endure it and act as if nothing happened. Life is best lived harmoniously. Being rescued and surviving—you’re lucky enough."

Tian Sangsang couldn’t agree with Aunt Zhong’s passive attitude, but since she knew Aunt Zhong meant well, she didn’t argue. "Mm, I understand. Oh, Auntie, did you come to harvest today?"

"Harvest what?" Aunt Zhong glanced down at the row of peanuts that had already been dug up and said directly, "I came to lend you a hand. It’s your first time working in the fields; you’re bound to find some things confusing."

"Oh, Auntie, I can’t trouble you like this. I can handle it myself." Looking at Aunt Zhong’s honest expression, Tian Sangsang felt a surge of warmth in her heart. Apart from her son, Aunt Zhong was the only person who cared about her since she transmigrated here.