80s Wife is Sweet and Sassy - Chapter 498

80s Wife is Sweet and Sassy 
Chapter 498 – Family Conflict (1)  

Translator : Moon Lee
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Gu Jianshe shouted, and Zhu Yuzhen did hear him, but she didn’t stop dancing.

She glanced at her grandson and said while kept swaying,

“Crying is okay, it won’t hurt the child, don’t fuss about it.” 

After saying that, she unconcernedly continued dancing, thinking that her son was making a big deal out of nothing. 

In the countryside, kids were often just tossed on the ground, and who cared? 

They crawled around, putting whatever they could grab into their mouths. 

Even chicken poop, duck poop, they’d eaten plenty of that, and still grew up strong, healthier than city kids.

Gu Jianshe pulled off his younger son’s diaper. It was a complete mess of urine and feces, smeared all over. 

Even his son’s thighs were covered, and his skin was red and irritated. 

Clearly, his mother hadn’t changed the diaper all day. And if he hadn’t come back, his child’s legs would have rotted.

Rage surged straight to his mind. With a dark expression, Gu Jianshe strode over to the tape recorder and slammed the stop button. The music stopped abruptly.

“What are you doing?! Have you lost your mind?”

Zhu Yuzhen shouted in displeasure, but when she saw her son’s livid expression, she felt a little guilty and lowered her voice.

“Even if someone at work made you mad, you can’t just bring that anger home!”

Gu Jianshe dragged her over to look at his younger son and roared,

“How long has it been since you changed his diaper? If I hadn’t come back, would you just let Xiaowu suffer? He’s your biological grandson! When Xiaowu’s mother was in labor, you insisted on keeping the baby, saying that you could raise him, is this how you raise him? If I’d known you were unreliable, I would have kept Xiaowen’s mother instead!”

That last sentence was filled with bitter resentment. He really regrets it now. 

His ex-wife might not have been pretty, but she was honest, obedient, and respected him. 

He never had to worry about household matters. When he came home from work, there was a hot meal waiting. 

Compared to his current mess of life, the past had been paradise.

But he had destroyed that life with his own hands. 

If he had chosen to save the mother instead of the baby back then, he could still be living comfortably now, and he wouldn’t have to give his mother 80 yuan for the living expenses every month. 

Zhu Yuzhen was stingy. Out of the 80 yuan living allowance, she’d skim off at least half of that 80 yuan, feeding the family nothing but cheap greens and tofu every day. 

If they had meat once a month, it was already a treat. 

When his ex-wife was still around, his eldest son was chubby and fair skinned. But now, he was dark and skinny, just like a little monkey. As for the younger one, he was just skin and bones.

“It’s just a bit of pee and poop, what’s the big deal? Just wash it off and he’s fine! Why are you yelling?”

Zhu Yuzhen’s face darkened. She honestly didn’t think it was a problem. 

Wasn’t this how all rural kids were raised? There weren’t that many diapers to change anyway, and besides, it wasn’t even winter, so a wet diaper wouldn’t freeze them. So what was there to panic about?

She picked up her grandson and went straight for the outdoor tap to rinse him under cold water. 

Gu Jianshe’s scalp tightened in alarm. It was already October now, even he himself needed to use warm water for bathing. Using cold water on such a small child? His mother was treating his son like livestock!

“Use warm water!”

Gu Jianshe snatched his son away and shouted at his mother.

Zhu Yuzhen was also furious. With a dark sullen face, she grabbed a kettle of hot water and dumped it straight into the basin without adding any cold water, then walked away.

Gu Jianshe felt a fire burning in his chest, mixed with helplessness. At this moment, he was truly thankful that he had been raised by Lin Yulan. 

Lin Yulan had taken meticulous care of him, attentive to every detail. 

If Zhu Yuzhen had been the one raising him, he even doubted he would have survived.

He added cold water himself, gently washed his younger son clean, and even gave him a bath. 

Seeing his baby boy’s thin body made his heart ache, and he couldn’t help but think of his late wife again.

If his son’s mother were still alive, there’s no way the child would be suffering like this. 

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