Chapter 0139 – Family ties are hard to gauge
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When Jiang Feng saw the woman take out her own white steamed bun, the anger in his heart completely erupted. It was simply unbearable.

Not feeding the old lady was already a sin, but to eat alone, and to eat well, was too despicable.

Jiang Feng wished he could kill the woman right then and there to vent his anger.

But at this moment, Jiang Feng had nowhere to vent his anger and didn't know what to do.

"Yao Yaoling, even if you don't say what to do, at least give me some hints, won't you? Give me a clue." Jiang Feng picked up Yao Yaoling from his shoulder, a bit annoyed.

"Hey, hey, hey, don't get excited. Let go of me first, don't mess up my heroic appearance," Yao Yaoling shouted.

"Then hurry up and tell me, or I won't take you to find a wife," Jiang Feng threatened.

"Don't be like that. I'll give you a hint, okay? Just don't leave me out of finding a wife," Yao Yaoling quickly said.

"Speak," Jiang Feng demanded.

"You can immerse yourself in the realm of filial piety, and maybe you'll discover something," Yao Yaoling said mysteriously.

"Immerse?" Jiang Feng pondered.

Having roamed for five hundred years, he naturally understood these principles and quickly knew how to try.

Jiang Feng closed his eyes, intending to immerse himself fully in this virtual world.

A world is a universe of its own, and its existence must have its reasoning.

Every entity within it also has its significance, being part of this universe. Therefore, Jiang Feng must become one with this universe to integrate into it.

Following this, he should be able to enter this virtual world and interact with the characters within.

After an unknown amount of time, Jiang Feng suddenly felt a special sensation, like the harmonious blending of water and milk, his whole body warm, as if bathed in sunlight, a feeling akin to being in a mother's embrace, making one reluctant to break this peace, wanting to drift into a deep sleep.

Boom!

Deep within Jiang Feng's soul, it was as if a spring of spirit exploded, instantly spreading throughout his body, bathing and nourishing his mind and body.

Swish!

A blue light flashed from the top of Jiang Feng's head to his feet, disappearing in an instant, and then Jiang Feng could feel that he had completely integrated into this virtual world.

"Haha, I did it," Jiang Feng said happily.

"Don't celebrate too soon. Although you've entered the virtual world, how will you resolve this family's conflict?" Yao Yaoling poured cold water on him: "Are you going to kill the woman? Or beat the man?"

"This..." Jiang Feng hadn't thought of this. Indeed, how was he going to resolve this perfectly?

He couldn't just kill someone over this; that would go against his original intention.

He was indeed very angry earlier, wanting to kill the woman with a sword, but now thinking about it, if he killed the woman, would the man blame him for his feelings later?

Even if the man didn't blame him, could this family continue to live without the woman?

Sometimes a woman is also the bond of a family, and once broken, it destroys the current harmony of the entire family.

What seems discordant might become even more discordant, or even worse.

Thinking over and over, Jiang Feng was at a loss, not knowing what to do.

"To kill or not to kill, it's really a dilemma. Forget it, let's find some food for the old lady first," Jiang Feng said.

It was already completely dark, and the woman and man had gone back inside to rest. The man originally wanted to check on his old mother, but the woman wouldn't let him, so he obediently went back inside.

Meanwhile, the old lady was both hungry and cold, still sitting on the stone pier in front of the pigsty, arms wrapped around herself, her frail body trembling slightly, like a withered leaf not yet fallen in the cold wind.

"Old lady, here, have something to eat first," Jiang Feng handed the old lady a white steamed bun.

This was the white steamed bun Jiang Feng found in the kitchen earlier, left over by the woman.

Jiang Feng was more than happy to give it to the old lady to enjoy, as it should have been hers to eat.

"Young man, who are you?" The old lady looked up at Jiang Feng, surprised.

"Old lady, don't be afraid. I'm just passing by and happened to see your situation, so I came to help you a bit," Jiang Feng said, trying to smile.

"Is that so? Then you should leave quickly. I don't need help, really," the old lady said evasively.

"Why?" Jiang Feng asked. "Old lady, with your daughter-in-law treating you like this, why don't you need help? Don't you plan to enjoy your old age peacefully? Do you intend to keep enduring this abuse?"

"It's not that I don't want to, but you don't understand the situation. You should leave quickly, or my son and daughter-in-law will be angry if they see you," the old lady said, unwilling to reveal the situation, pushing Jiang Feng to leave.

"But your daughter-in-law treats you like this, why do you still protect her? This white steamed bun is her selfish meal, and I'm giving it to you to eat now. Isn't that good?" Jiang Feng couldn't understand the old lady's behavior.

"Sigh, young man, I understand your good intentions, but no matter how bad my daughter-in-law is, she's still my son's wife. My son can live without me, but what kind of life would he have without a wife?" the old lady said stubbornly.

Really stubborn, very stubborn, listening to it made one angry. Earlier, he sympathized with her, but now he couldn't quite sympathize anymore.

Perhaps this is the mindset of the elderly, focusing all their attention on their son, thinking only of him.

But this mindset is really annoying, frustrating.

"Young man, I thank you. I'm just an old woman, not many days left to live. It's fine this way, waiting for death is a relief," the old lady said, resigned.

"But you were clearly crying just now, looking very sad. Why can you think like this now?" Jiang Feng asked, puzzled.

The old lady smiled slightly and said, "Parents' hearts are pitiful in the world. As long as my son can have a wife to live with, even if I'm not well-fed or well-clothed, doing the hardest work is worth it, at least giving an account to the descendants, to the ancestors."

"In other words, even though my daughter-in-law beats and scolds me, I can see my son's filial piety. He's just temporarily controlled by his wife, but in his heart, he's very filial to me."

"So, even though my son's filial piety hasn't been shown, I'm already very satisfied."

The old lady's words left Jiang Feng dumbfounded, not expecting her to think this way.

It sounded too unbelievable.

Jiang Feng had never experienced the feeling of being a mother, so he naturally didn't know the old lady's deep thoughts.

Jiang Feng was silent for a long time, finally saying, "Alright, since you think this is filial piety, I can't refute you. I can only let you see what you consider filial piety is."

Jiang Feng decided to let actions speak for themselves.

Whether it's filial or foolish, a test will reveal.

"Hey, the old lady is stealing the steamed bun, come out quickly," Jiang Feng suddenly shouted from inside the house.

The woman immediately ran out with her clothes on, followed by the man.

"Where, where? That old hag dares to steal food, watch me tear her mouth apart," the woman shouted.

"Here, caught by me. Look, this is the white steamed bun she stole," Jiang Feng said, holding up the bun.

Seeing the white steamed bun, the woman immediately flew into a rage, shouting, "Old hag, caught red-handed, what do you have to say?"

"I, it's not like that," the old lady hurried to explain. "I didn't steal anything, he stole the bun and gave it to me to eat, but I didn't eat it. He got angry and wanted to frame me."

"Hmph, still dare to argue," the woman wouldn't listen to her explanation, slapping her hard, knocking the old lady to the ground, blood immediately trickling from the corner of her mouth.

"Wife..." the man wanted to step forward to stop her, but didn't dare. He only managed to say half a sentence, lacking any confidence.

"You shut up, don't think about speaking up for your old mother, it's useless, or I'll beat you too," the woman said fiercely, knowing what the man wanted to say.

Frightened, the man retracted his neck, only able to move his lips, looking helplessly at his old mother lying on the ground, softly moaning.

The woman seemed unsatisfied, kicking the old lady again, saying, "Let you steal food, tomorrow there's no food for you, hmph, old hag."

The old lady's tears flowed again, but this time it didn't move Jiang Feng much, because she insisted on enduring, so she had to bear it.

Amidst the woman's insults, accompanied by occasional punches and kicks, the old lady became a pitiful lamb, left with only the sound of sobbing breaths, having nothing, even the unique dignity of the elderly trampled by others.

And the man didn't dare to make a sound, standing aside, watching his old mother being beaten and insulted, that's all...

"Do you see?" Jiang Feng threw the bun on the ground, saying, "This is the filial piety you believe in, your son doesn't even dare to utter a word, and you suffer such great humiliation, can you still endure it?"

The old lady had no words to respond, continuing to cry softly.

At this moment, the woman also realized, looking at Jiang Feng, frowning, "Who are you? Why are you in our house?"

"Don't worry about who I am. I ask you, why do you treat your mother-in-law like this?" Jiang Feng questioned.

"Why should I tell you? You haven't answered my question yet," the woman said arrogantly.

"Alright, I'll tell you. I'm here to punish you," Jiang Feng said.

"Punish me? Haha, I don't understand, why punish me? On what grounds?" the woman sneered dismissively.

"Because you abuse the old lady, failing to fulfill the responsibility of a daughter-in-law, lacking the demeanor of a junior, so I must punish you," Jiang Feng said coldly.

"I don't need your help, I don't need it, just leave," the old lady suddenly shouted.

Hearing this, Jiang Feng felt like a bucket of cold water was poured over him, stunned. Even now, the old lady was still protecting the malicious woman.

"Did you hear that? This old hag doesn't need your help at all, she's very willing to be abused by me, isn't she?" the woman sneered.

Then the woman began to punch and kick the old lady again, committing acts against morality.

"Hahaha... we are one willing to hit and one willing to endure, no one can interfere," the woman laughed uncontrollably.

Jiang Feng stared blankly at one woman beating another old woman. Is filial piety really that difficult?

Or did he misunderstand, or did the world misunderstand?

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