Rebirth: Solely Cherished by the Devoted Commander-Chapter 597 - 625: The Troubles of the Adult (9) - Sun Lijuan is Back

When Sun Chan and the others were living a peaceful and happy life twenty years later, two elderly women emerged from prison. They were none other than the mother and daughter, Sun Lijuan and Zhao Xiuxia.

Zhao Xiuxia had become nothing but skin and bones due to her fiery and unreasonable nature. As soon as she entered prison, the women inside harshly dealt with her, and she was severely beaten. She now walked with a limp, completely at odds with her old self—timid and recoiling at the sight of anyone.

Beside her, Sun Lijuan wore an expression of indifference. Their sentences had been considerably reduced due to good behavior, allowing them to be released after twenty years. However, the best years of one's life had all been spent inside prison, and the frustration and suffocation were imaginable. Sun Lijuan's hair was now completely white, her face full of wrinkles, a look of total decline.

Especially when she thought about Sun Chan, who was now outside, undoubtedly living well, having acknowledged her wealthy and influential biological parents, and married to a chief. She must be quite pleased with herself, huh? Humph! If you want me to be so unlucky while you live well, that's a dream. Even if I'm unlucky, I'll drag you down with me! I won't let you live well alone!

Sun Lijuan had spent so many years in prison without finding peace of mind but had grown more twisted and jealous. She and her mother walked forward carrying bags, neither having much to say as they tread the streets. Upon seeing many stalls selling zongzi, they realized today was the Dragon Boat Festival!

Sun Lijuan said, "Buy me a few zongzi."

Zhao Xiuxia sighed, "I don't have much money left. We need to buy tickets home, and prices are really too high now."

"You don't have to be so stingy!" Sun Lijuan sneered, "We're on the verge of having money, what are you afraid of?"

"Where would we get money?" Zhao Xiuxia quickly replied, "Right now, we're out of options. We should hurry back to the village to take a look. We're not sure about the current state of the land or if we can farm it; we don't even know if our old house has collapsed. Alas! What worries me most is my brothers at home might have taken over my house and land. What should we do?"

Sun Lijuan cast a sideways glance at her mother's pale, exhausted visage, speaking coldly, "Don't be so useless. Don't forget you raised Sun Chan for so many years. Now that you are old and have no means of livelihood, shouldn't she support you?"

Zhao Xiuxia urged, "No way, dear daughter, I advise you to let it go. Sun Chan is not the same person as before; always thinking we were once a family, she has long been unwilling to tolerate us. Let's not seek trouble."

Zhao Xiuxia had lost all her former fierceness, now thinking about how to live a good life. Back then, she pressured Sun Chan relentlessly, hoping to trade her for money to support her biological daughter, which ended repeatedly in struggle.

Sun Chan forgave her time and again, but a person's patience has limits. At the very last, Sun Chan finally stopped bothering with her, resulting in the two of them being imprisoned.

All these years, Sun Chan had not written a single letter nor come to see her or deliver anything. After living a bitter life for so many years, Zhao Xiuxia had completely become honest, not wishing to offend people anymore.

"I think if we behave now, maybe when I die, she can at least arrange my burial. Then I'd be content. Li Juan, you are only in your forties, at the prime of life, work hard to earn some money. Haven't you learned embroidery and knitting in there? Try to work well, there'll surely be some prospects."

"Shut up!" Sun Lijuan spoke coldly, "Have you become like this? Aren't you thinking about how you'll cope in the future? You're nearly seventy now! Are you expecting me to support you? Weren't you the one who kept saying to maltreat her, bully her, am I like this because of you? It's all your fault for us having no feelings left!"

Zhao Xiuxia now abandoned all reason, no longer wanting to argue with her daughter. She looked at her daughter, previously delicate and beautiful, now an aged woman whom nobody would favor, only able to sigh secretly—what can be done? She was a sinner indeed!

"Let's find Sun Chan. Regardless, you raised her for seventeen years; it's only fair to get something in return, perhaps a house? Who else to rely on in the city for retirement?"

"Alright, I'll listen to you, but I'm telling you, don't quarrel with her."

Sun Lijuan glanced at her mother disdainfully, "Look at you, such a coward now! What's become of you? We've been ruined by her for a lifetime, what do we have to lose now?"

Zhao Xiuxia sighed inwardly, thinking, I'll just have to beg Sun Chan to spare my daughter once, even if she gives some money for her to start a business. If it comes to it, I'll die to make amends, but Sun Lijuan is still young and shouldn't be ruined.

The two weren't in a hurry to find Sun Chan, deciding to first find a place to eat. They went to a snack bar, and upon seeing the menu, they were startled—a bowl of cold noodles cost ten yuan now! Over twenty years ago, it was less than one yuan!

Indeed, times had changed. They only had less than ten thousand yuan in total, yet they couldn't go without food, forcing them to buy a bowl and let Sun Lijuan eat it. Zhao Xiuxia ordered an empty bowl and took a little bit of noodles from it to eat.

As Sun Lijuan ate the noodles, waves of bitterness and anger filled her heart. If it hadn't been for Sun Chan, I should have been married by now, living a good life; she just couldn't stand to see me well!

Don't know what happened to Yang Yun? That woman was the one with the ideas back then; it was all her fault. I'll go check in a bit. Thinking of this, Sun Lijuan picked up her eating pace.

Zhao Xiuxia looked at her daughter's grim expression, dared not speak, aware her daughter was plotting something sinister again. Truly, there was no way about it—unrepentant even now. Wishing she could catch Sun Chan and kill her, seizing all her possessions; wouldn't that be great? But is that possible?

Alas! Over twenty years ago, you could be unreasonable and domineering. Now it's a rule of law society; who cares about your sort anymore.

They went to the previous compound together, only to discover it had become a commercial area. The old compound was gone; after much inquiry, they found out the military district had moved to the northeast. They took a bus, wasted two hours before finding the location, and saw that this community was very different from the original modest feeling—now truly luxurious.

Seeing it infuriated Sun Lijuan.