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In the quiet and solemn cemetery, three young men prostrated themselves in front of their mother's coffin and performed a solemn last formal bowing ceremony. Tears swirled in their battered eyes, and finally poured out.
The eldest and third bowed respectfully and deeply to their mother's body, their hands clasped together, their eyes filled with grief and remorse.
However, for the second child, this moment is endless pain and suffering. His countenance was distorted by pain, and tears glistened in his eyes. Unable to suppress the grief in his heart, he could only slowly fall to his knees on the dirt and began to hit the ground with his heavy forehead.
"Bang, bang, bang", every impact seemed to hit the depths of his mind, like a punch hitting him hard.
When he had finished fifty rings, he fell to his knees and wept bitterly, repeating the words, "Mother, I was wrong...... It's all my fault...... Please forgive me......" Tears rained down his eyes.
The second child was staggered a few steps by this heavy slap, and the pain made his facial features distort. He clutched his burning cheeks tightly and looked at his uncle helplessly, his eyes full of despair and confusion.
The accusations of relatives and friends, the sobs of children echoed in his ears, as if the pressure of the whole world was concentrated on him.
Grandma He used to be a happy housewife, she and her husband were in love, and her three sons were her heart. Whenever her husband came back from work, Grandma Ho would always cook for him, prepare a table of delicious food for him, and wait for him to come home for dinner.
The three sons are also very sensible and obedient, and they are the pride of the He family.
However, fate played a cruel joke on Grandma He. Her husband died young, leaving her alone to take on the responsibilities of the family. Despite the hardships of life, Grandma Ho never gave up her hopes for her sons.
Under her careful teaching, the three sons have grown up to become adults one by one, and some have even entered the palace of marriage and established their own small families.
However, as the years passed, the responsibility of supporting the elderly gradually fell on their shoulders. Originally, the three brothers had agreed that each of them would take turns taking care of their mother for a month, so as to share this responsibility.
The eldest and third were dutiful and took care of their mother at home.
However, when it was the second son's turn to take care of his mother for the month, something shocking happened! He ruthlessly abandoned his elderly mother to live alone in a dilapidated farmhouse.
The old and gloomy house, with its cobwebs, dusty and tattered roof, was obviously not suitable for an old man of seventy or eighty years of age.
Grandma He is old, frail, and unable to move, so she can only live alone in this dilapidated and gloomy old house every day, barely making ends meet by eating some leftovers.
She had repeatedly begged her second son to take her back to her warm home, but each time she was met with ruthless rejection and indifference.
Faced with the growing coldness of her son and daughter-in-law, Grandma He's heart was full of pain and disappointment, and she began to resent the world, even herself.
On a sunny day, several kind-hearted old people from the village came to the dilapidated house where Grandma He lived, as usual, to see how she was doing. However, the moment they pushed the door open, everyone was stunned by the sight in front of them - Grandma He was lying on the bed with her whole body weak, and her mouth kept spitting white foam.
"Hurry up, hurry up, Grandma He has an accident! Call the emergency services now! An old man shouted anxiously, and other villagers also heard the news.
"Oh my God, how did Grandma He become like this? Who will take care of her in the future? An old woman covered her mouth with fear on her face.
"I heard that her second son is taking care of her, it's so unfilial!" Another old man angrily accused.
Just as everyone was talking, the sound of the ambulance horn finally came from the entrance of the village. Sadly, by the time the doctors arrived at the scene, Grandma He had lost signs of life and could do nothing about it.
The news quickly spread throughout the village, and the eldest son and third son of the He family also hurried over. When they saw the tragic death of their mother, tears fell like beads of broken threads, and their hearts were filled with endless grief.
"Second brother, you are really an out-and-out rebel! Don't you even care about your mother's life or death? The eldest son angrily asked the second son.
"That's right, you left without even calling the emergency number, it's just a beast!" The third son also mercilessly condemned the second brother's unfilial behavior.
The second son lowered his head and remained silent. He knew that he had caused all of this by himself, and that the death of his mother was a responsibility that he could not escape as a son.
At this moment, the whole village is violently criticizing the unfilial behavior of the second son and his wife. People talked about it, counting the mistakes of the second son.
"Indeed it is! It has long been rumored that the two of you actually threw Grandma He into that dilapidated house and ignored it, which is heartbreaking! A gray-haired old woman shouted indignantly.
"As far as I know, the real culprit is the second daughter-in-law, she treats Grandma He like violence, and even deducts the pension of the elderly, which is simply inferior to a beast!" The other chimed in, his words filled with anger.
"In my opinion, the second son is a completely mediocre and incompetent husband, at the mercy of his wife, without any manhood!" A respected old man criticized harshly.
These remarks spread quickly and reached the ears of the eldest and third sons of the He family, whose dissatisfaction with the second brother was already as hot as a volcanic eruption.
"That's true! I learned from the villagers that you had abandoned your mother in a dilapidated house, where there was no place for people to live and work in peace! The third son also responded angrily, his tone full of passionate emotions.
The accusations of the villagers came one after another, and the second son was ashamed and could only bow his head and bear it silently.
Despite the strong condemnation from relatives and friends, the second son and second daughter-in-law tried their best to defend their actions. The second daughter-in-law took the initiative to find the reporter, hoping to clarify the truth.
"I have never abused Grandma He, I just arranged for her to live in an old house." The second daughter-in-law stated calmly, "This is a decision made according to Grandma He's own wishes, and she said that it is more peaceful and comfortable to live there."
The reporter then asked whether the family paid Grandma He's maintenance expenses on time every year.
Subsequently, the reporter asked them about the reason for their divorce. The second daughter-in-law looked embarrassed, and after a moment of silence, she slowly explained: "The main reason is that the relationship between me and my second brother has long been broken, and the children are also adults and independent, so we think divorce may be the best choice."
She took out a divorce agreement from the bag she was carrying and handed it to the reporter, "Please take a look, this divorce agreement stipulates that all property belongs to me, which is also to take revenge on my second brother's behavior of messing around outside."
Hearing this, the second son's face became more and more gloomy, and he lowered his head and muttered softly: "I know that my mother's death is inseparable from me, but I really didn't abuse my mother, but I was negligent in taking care of me."
When he said this, his voice choked slightly, and his eyes unconsciously welled up with tears. At this time, the second daughter-in-law found out about this scene, she reached out and gently touched her husband's shoulder, and comforted her in a firm tone: "Please don't be too yourself, no one can expect such an unfortunate thing to happen to us.
Remorse is no longer helpful at this moment, and all we can do is face this cruel reality with deep regret."