chapter 7 old but not dead

As the saying goes, like mother, like daughter.
But William was slightly thankful.
Fortunately, Emma was not very similar to her mother.
Otherwise, William might not be able to survive the marriage life in the past few years.
The mother-in-law was fifty-six years old.
She divorced her husband at a young age.
One person raised the two sisters.
It was also pretty cool.
She retired from job at the age of fifty and played at home every day.
She got up in the morning and spent forty minutes putting on makeup.
More than half of the cosmetics came from Emma.
In other words, William was equivalent to covering the cosmetics expenses for one and a half of them.
This old lady, didn't like domestically produced cosmetics.
Only imported goods were used.
After applying makeup, start living her life in style.
She was a core member of the city's middle-aged and elderly model team.
Training sessions were held twice a week.
She was an outstanding student in the reading class and broadcasting and hosting class of the city's senior citizen university.
She got to know various retired cadres.
Like a fish in water.
Clothing, wear the new arrivals of the season.
Picked out anything at random in her closet, and nothing was worth less than five hundred yuan.
Many of them were taken from Emma's wardrobe.
She was also a member of a fitness club.
Classes were held twice a week, never missing a beat.
She ate a variety of nutritious meals and proteins.
To be honest, this time was not wasted.
A fifty-six-year-old person looked like she was in her forties.
All in all, Emma's mother had managed her life well.
She loved no one but herself.
Therefore, even her granddaughter Emily didn't look like her biological child.
The old lady was dressed up in a fancy way and was talking loudly surrounded by a group of old men and ladies from the community.
William's daughter Emily, wearing a set of dusty clothes, squatted in the mud next to the rockery.
He didn't know if she hadn't washed her face in a few days because the little girl's face had a trace of gangsterism.
There was still dry mucus outside the nostrils.
Two small ponytails, combed crookedly.
A pair of white shoes, already extremely dirty.
"This dress of mine is not expensive at only over two thousand!"
Among the crowd, William's mother-in-law, Olivia, said proudly, "My daughter was given to me out of filial piety!"
While speaking, Olivia's eyes swept across the circle of people around her.
Needless to say, old man looked at her.
The old ladies had different expressions.
Mostly envy.
A small part of it was jealousy.
There were two or three more looked very unhappy.
Since Olivia joined the middle-aged and elderly people in the community, she has become the well-deserved core of their group by virtue of her youth, beauty, and fashion.
There were even two widowed old men who wanted to have a relationship with Olivia.
"Oh, Olivia, you are already old, and you are still wearing such colorful clothes. Isn't it inappropriate?" An old lady who had been suppressed by Olivia for a long time finally couldn't help but sneered.
"Haha!" Olivia had seen many scenes, so naturally she would not take this kind of ridicule seriously.
"Women, no matter what age they are, must treat themselves well and live comfortably! Sacrifice yourself for your family, in my opinion, that is stupid!" Olivia raised her chin slightly.
William sneered in his heart.
That's right, his mother-in-law had always lived for herself.
Spent her son-in-law's money with peace of mind.
Got her daughter's clothes to fill the closet.
This little old lady was a refined egoist.
Olivia's words made several old ladies laugh.
"Olivia, you should educate your Emma like this. Your son-in-law is in jail. For your own sake, you should get a divorce!"
"Divorce? It's not easy! Look, Emily has grown up, who would find a woman who has given birth to a child? Bring a drag bottle!"
Several old ladies who were not dealing with Olivia turned the topic to Emma.
William's face darkened.
A bunch of old ladies who were full and have nothing to do will just chew their tongues.
Just as he was about to go over and interrupt the conversation, he saw Olivia expression suddenly change.
"What are you talking about?" Olivia smiled coldly, "Emma is a real beauty, and she never lacks suitors!"
"Although she has given birth to a child, someone loves still loves her to death."
"If it weren't for my granddaughter, Emma would have divorced that useless son-in-law!"
"I'm not afraid to tell you that as long as Emma gets divorced, I guarantee that someone will drive a luxury car to marry her right away!"
Olivia's words silenced several old ladies who wanted to stab her.
But it made William angry.
What did she mean?
Could it be that Olivia knew something?
"Mom, what did you just say?"
At this point, William didn't bother to talk anymore and just called her with a gloomy look on his face.
Olivia looked back and was really shocked to find that it was William.
"Emily, who do you think is here?" In a slight panic, Olivia thought of her granddaughter.
"Dad!" Emily raised her dirty little face, looked at it for a while, then shouted and threw herself into William's arms.
When father and daughter reunited, William's eyes were a little warm.
The one he felt most sorry for was his daughter.
He picked up Emily and returned to the topic.
"Mom, you just said that if we get divorced, someone will marry Emma? Do you mean that she has someone outside?"
William looked directly into Olivia's eyes.
Olivia's eyes were evasive and slightly panicked.
This made William's heart slowly sink.
It seemed that Olivia knew about Emma's cheating.
Judging from her attitude, it seemed that she was not dissatisfied with her daughter's derailment, but rather had some hope.
"William, what are you talking about?" Olivia shouted angrily, "You didn't sneak out of prison, right?"
"I behaved well and was released three months early. Mom, you haven't answered my question yet. Does she have someone outside?"
No matter how Olivia changed the topic, William always insisted on it.
There was a circle of old ladies, all looking like they were watching a show, "You was always being so arrogant. The world report was here!"
"William, that's what I said just now!" Olivia blinked, knowing that she must not say the wrong thing.
"Answer the question!" William gritted his teeth.
Olivia was so frightened by William's appearance that she took two steps back.
"William, I said that just to warn you!"
"Don't think that everything will be fine after you and Emma have a child. You have to know how to love others and take care of your family!" Olivia became more and more excited as she spoke, holding her waist with her hands, "You are a man, you have to learn to be responsible, you know? I just said that to you just to knock you down and stop you from being too conceited."
"Shut up!" William yelled sternly.
This voice was heard by everyone walking around in the community garden.
Everyone turned their heads.
William and Olivia instantly became the focus of everyone.
At this moment, William's anger completely exploded.
He couldn't bear it anymore, and there was no need to bear it anymore.
"You say I don't know how to care for others? Go ask your daughter! What will she say?" William's eyes widened, "You said that I don't care about my family, you go ask her too!"
"What are you shouting?" Olivia was dumbfounded.
She didn't expect that her usually gentle son-in-law would explode.
"Not only do I love your daughter, I also cheat you well!" William blushed, "I pay you 500 dollars a month, have you forgotten?"
"I've been in jail for a year, and you're trying to find a husband for Emma?"
"You old dog, why don't you die?"
After his roaring, the community garden fell into silence.