Be Careful, Scum Dad! Mommy Is Back!-Chapter 172 - A Man Once Sullied Is Sullied

Chapter 172: Chapter 172: A Man, Once Sullied Is Sullied

Chapter 172: Chapter 172: A Man, Once Sullied Is Sullied

The understated black Maybach was parked under the trees at the entrance to the village, not too far from Lu Xining’s little villa.

From Ji Muye’s perspective, he could perfectly see her room. He silently stared in that direction, daydreaming.

Actually, Ji Muye didn’t know what he had come here for.

It was just that upon learning she was returning to Yunqiao Village, he had subconsciously made the decision to follow her back here.

The rain began to come down heavily.

However, compared to the last downpour, the current rain was at most a light drizzle.

With his vision blocked by the rain on the windshield, unable to see Lu Xining’s room clearly, Ji Muye didn’t plan to look for a place to stay in the village, nor did he intend to knock on Lu Xining’s door; he just sat in the car to rest.

Lu Xining observed from the master bedroom window for a while, seeing that Ji Muye hadn’t gotten out of the car, she thought that he would probably leave soon.

After all, there was no reason for him to stay here.

Lu Xining didn’t want to ponder any further on Ji Muye’s sudden actions, she drew the curtains of the master bedroom, blocking out the outside view, picked up some clothes to change into, and went to the bathroom.

By the time she had finished bathing and changing clothes, the black Maybach’s shadow was no longer beneath that tree.

She breathed a sigh of relief as she went downstairs to eat.

Lu Xining thought Ji Muye had already left.

Little did she know…

He had seen the curtains she pulled and had moved his car to a blind spot out of her view.

As the dark clouds above passed, the rain stopped.

The car window was lowered, and the scent of earth mixed with grass wafted in. Ji Muye rested his elbow by the door, his slender fingertips holding a wisp of crimson light from a cigarette.

He wasn’t addicted to smoking, but at the moment, he needed the effect of nicotine.

The next morning dawned.

Lu Xining woke up early, her mind on the three children, she planned to pay respects to her grandmother after the morning and then return to Jingzhou.

She had prepared everything for the memorial service in advance.

The mountain mornings were chilly, the wind creeping into her neck, Lu Xining specially wrapped an extra silk scarf, took a basket full of offerings, and stepped out the door. She walked past the courtyard gate, step by step, towards the back mountain.

Lu Xining remembered the words her grandmother once told her…

Her grandmother was born in Yunqiao Village and was a generational doctor. As a young woman she aspired to live in a big city, packed a small cloth bag, and went to university in Jingzhou alone. Due to her superb medical skills, she accidentally saved the mother of Grandpa Lu.

At that time, Grandpa Lu was a well-known playboy in Jingzhou, a prodigal son. Although her grandmother was not a stunning beauty, she had the face of a lotus flower and possessed a natural and unadorned charm from growing up in the rural mountains.

Rural simplicity was what she knew best, her life surrounded by medicinal herbs, unaware of the complexities of the human heart. Her innocence attracted her quickly to Grandpa Lu’s sweet nothings, and she gradually gave away her heart.

When she was deeply mired and couldn’t extricate herself, she discovered that her boyfriend was involved with his childhood friend. It was only later that she learned that his pursuit of her was due to her resemblance to his childhood friend.

Although her grandmother was naive, she was decisive. She immediately broke up, changed all her contact information, and coinciding with her graduation, she packed her bags and went straight back to Yunqiao Village.

Only when her grandmother returned to the village did she find out she was pregnant.

Originally, she had no intention of keeping the child, but due to health reasons, terminating the pregnancy could likely leave her barren for life.

Her grandmother’s father persuaded her, the child was innocent.

In the end, her grandmother relented.

Grandpa Lu felt regret only after losing her, and went all the way to Yunqiao Village, settling there for three years. The village was small, and his presence made her grandmother the talk of the neighbors.

Even some elders came specifically to advise her, telling her that a married woman follows her husband, and now that she had a child, she shouldn’t remain lofty and expect the man to come begging. Those people were all driven out by her grandmother.

Later, her grandmother’s father went up the mountain to gather herbs and had an accident, leaving behind her and her child. After arranging her father’s affairs, her grandmother, for the sake of her child’s future, returned to Jingzhou with Grandpa Lu.

Everyone thought they were reconciled, but in fact, although her grandmother and Grandpa Lu got married, they lived separately for a lifetime.

While Grandpa Lu thought he had successfully wooed his wife and eagerly awaited a wonderful future, little did he know that what awaited him was a lifetime of estrangement.

Even though the two lived under the same roof, they always slept in separate rooms.

No matter how humbly Grandpa Lu begged or how remorseful he was, her grandmother never softened her heart towards this man.

Later on, once the child obtained all the inheritance rights from the Lu family, her grandmother moved out and lived alone.

Even when the Lu Family went bankrupt and Grandpa Lu was hospitalized before his death, wishing to see her grandmother one last time, the old lady refused.

Grandpa Lu died without ever receiving forgiveness from the love of his life.

He passed away on a snowy night.

Lu Xining only saw her grandmother again after the Lu family went bankrupt and Father Lu disappeared. She brought young Xining back with her to Yunqiao Village.

Even now, Lu Xining remembered what her grandmother had told her.

“Ningning, everyone thinks your grandmother is heartless. They think your grandpa was just a little absent-minded in love, and his sending Qingmei abroad and not allowing her to return wasn’t a big deal,”

“But your grandmother never forgave him in her lifetime. She is really too petty, Grandpa blames me, your dad blames me, everyone thinks your grandmother doesn’t know what’s good for her, but grandmother has never had any regrets.”

When her grandmother said this, it was more out of helplessness than anything else, and there were other underlying reasons for her resentment towards her child’s father.

“Your grandpa was like a fine glass. Before meeting him, your grandmother had never seen such a beautiful cup, so she took care of it every day, fearing it would get chipped.”

“But one day, your grandmother suddenly discovered that the cup she had so carefully cherished had been urinated in. Just think about it, a cup you drink from being peed in, how dirty that would be? Even if it is washed clean, the fact that it was defiled can never be erased,”

She stroked the young Lu Xining’s hair, her face full of affection.

At that time, Lu Xining couldn’t understand the smile in her grandmother’s eyes, always feeling more distressing than crying.

“Ningning, your grandmother actually regretted it long ago.”

“Back then, just after her father died and her child was young, if she hadn’t returned with him, how would your father have grown up?”

“However, every day she spent with him was torture, and not a single day was happy in the decades after she compromised for her child. She would have been better off living a life of hardship in Yunqiao Village than being like a caged bird in Jingzhou.”

“In the end, even the child resented her…”

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Speaking of this, the old lady’s eyes were full of regret, and Lu Xining, recalling the attitude of Father Lu towards his mother, hugged her grandmother with a heavy heart.

“Ningning, when you grow up, you’ll understand that you must love yourself before loving someone else. Our Ningning is so beautiful; she will be luckier than her grandmother.”

“If only…”

The old lady’s voice choked up, hoping that her granddaughter would not be as unfortunate as she had been.

“Ningning, remember, never compromise for the sake of a child, to the point of degrading yourself, because such days are… really… too bitter.”

Lu Xining remembered every word her grandmother had said.

So later on, she would rather lose the child who was drifting away than divorce Ji Muye. Her grandmother’s words were a major reason for her decision.

In the end, the facts proved that her decision was correct!

On the gravestone, there was a photograph of her grandmother when she was young.

Her smile was brilliant, her eyes were bright, it was before she had met Grandpa Lu.

“Grandma, I’ve come to see you.”