Reborn as an 80s-aged woman, her unfilial son begs for forgiveness on his knees.

Li Jianguo didn't admit defeat verbally, and his words were forced to sound calm, but even he himself could hear a hint of guilt in his voice.

Aunt Wang didn't reply, but just shook her head, her eyes conveying a "believe it or not" attitude.

Anyway, she was just there to watch the show.

Old Sun laughed and said, "Old Li, you should believe me."

Or, you can just not pay me next month, and don't worry about the utilities or household expenses.

Let's see if your son and daughter-in-law still acknowledge you as their father, and whether they're still filial to you.

Upon hearing this, Li Jianguo's face turned pale and then red.

Old Sun looked at Li Jianguo with a grin.

Although his three sons weren't very successful, they would each contribute ten yuan to the family's living expenses every month, and they would bring back a couple of bottles of wine to visit during holidays.

Li Jianguo's son is a college student, which sounds impressive, but he has been supported by Zhang Wenying since he was a child, and now he is even threatening to sever ties with his own mother.

Wow, the situation in Old Li's family is really rare and outrageous.

A son who doesn't support his own parents and instead clings to them like a leech is incapable of shouldering the burden of a family.

Where is the sense of responsibility to respect parents and raise children?

Li Jianguo's lips trembled twice, wanting to refute but finding himself unable to find a single firm word.

This was the result of discussions between him and his eldest son.

If I don't take any household expenses, what will my son and daughter-in-law think of me?

Does he mean to say he's just a freeloader?

It's not like he can't afford it.

He is now the head of the household.

If that damned woman Zhang Wenying could support a family, why can't he?

He insisted on showing Zhang Wenying that he, Li Jianguo, was a true man, and that the world would keep turning even without her.

Others hold different opinions.

"Zhang Wenying is ruthless too."

She didn't want a man, ruined a perfectly good family relationship, and even sent someone else's son to prison. What kind of mother is she?

Aren't you afraid of breaking your husband's and son's hearts, and that they'll disown you forever?

"What are they afraid of?"

That braised meat shop is packed with people every day; business is booming.

It's said she's already moved, and even Li Jianguo doesn't know where she moved to.

Someone blinked.

"Could it be that Zhang Wenying has really found another husband and is marrying him with her mother-in-law?"

"She's Li's sister-in-law."

Aunt Wang scolded him with a dark face.

"Zhang Wenying didn't do anything to you, did she?"

What nonsense are you spouting here about something that's completely baseless?

Even if Zhang Wenying found another man, so what?

Why can't a divorced woman find someone?

Which law stipulates that a divorced woman must remain a widow for life?

You all keep saying he's heartless, but if you were in his shoes and had to deal with a man like that, you'd all be long gone by now.

Aunt Wang and Zhang Wenying have been neighbors for decades, and Aunt Wang knows Zhang Wenying's character best.

Zhang Wenying has always been a strong-willed person since she was young. In the years since she married into the Li family, she has managed everything inside and outside the home perfectly, and has never complained once.

Now that things have escalated to this point, they've truly been forced into a corner with no way out.

Whoever gets pricked by the needle will feel the pain; no one else has the right to comment.

Meanwhile, Li Wenjun was sitting in the Pan family's living room, listening to Pan's mother's rambling.

"Waaaaah..."

Wenjun, it was all Xiaofang's fault for being so immature and hurting you, but that's all in the past.

Look, she knows she was wrong now. She cries at home every day, saying she regrets treating you that way.

Xiaoming has already been sent to jail by your mother. Who knows if he'll ever get out.

If you and Xiaofang can get back together, then we'll forget about Xiaoming and we'll be a family from now on, living a good life together.

Your uncle and I aren't in good health, so we'll have to rely on you, Xiaofang, and your older brother and sister-in-law from now on. Please don't look down on us.

Pan's mother held Li Wenjun's hand and cried her heart out.

Li Wenjun withdrew his hand, his face expressionless.

Xiaoming's case is determined by law and has nothing to do with my mother.

Besides, I just came to see Xiaofang today, that's all.

He paused, his gaze falling on Pan's mother's tear-streaked face, his tone flat yet somewhat distant.

He hadn't forgotten how that old woman had insulted him that day.

They called him a poor wretch, and a toad trying to eat swan meat.

They called him a spineless coward who only listens to his mother, and said he would never amount to anything and deserved to be dumped by women.

These words pierced his heart like knives.

However, Pan Wenfang had cut her wrists for him and was now lying in bed crying. He couldn't bear it, so he agreed to come and see her.

But that doesn't mean he can erase the past.

Seeing him like this, Pan's mother wiped away her tears again: "Wenjun, you can't be so heartless."

Xiaofang risked her life for you, don't you feel any pity for her at all?

Li Wenjun was silent for a moment, then said, "Aunt Pan, you're right. I really feel bad about what Xiaofang has done for me."

But matters of the heart cannot be sustained by guilt alone.

I owe her, and I will find a way to repay her.

But getting back together with her is impossible.

Pan Wenfang has already had an abortion for another man, so why would he still be with her?

He simply felt that what she was doing wasn't worth it.

"Wenjun..."

Pan's mother blew her nose, flicked her hand, and a string of snot flew directly onto the wall. Then, she wiped her nose with the back of her hand, smearing the snot directly onto her clothes.

"Wenjun, your aunt knows you're a good person."

He was good-looking, filial, and capable.

Now that you've started working at the machinery factory and even been allocated a house there, your aunt is genuinely happy for you.

Xiaofang is young and doesn't understand things, and she feels very bad about missing out on you.

But she does have feelings for you.

Back then, Wang Dabao relentlessly pursued Xiao Fang, and Xiao Fang, in a moment of confusion, fell for his tricks.

As for the man after that, it was only after you left that Xiaofang, heartbroken, was coaxed away by his sweet words.

She could never let you go in her heart, otherwise she wouldn't have... committed suicide for you.

When Li Wenjun heard the words "suicide pact," his brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.

He looked up toward the inner room. The curtain was half-drawn, and he could vaguely see Pan Wenfang sitting on the edge of the bed, her shoulders twitching slightly, but she never looked up.

He looked away, his voice neither loud nor soft: "Aunt Pan, please stop talking."

I've kept Xiaofang's matter in mind.

But some paths, once taken a wrong turn, are gone forever; there's no going back.

He raised his hand to look at his watch, then took out ten yuan from his pocket and placed it on the table.

"Tell her to stop doing anything foolish and to find a man to marry."