The hypocrites were speechless and about to speak.

Suddenly, the coward ghost glanced at Susie and asked, "Can we talk about your neighbor widow's affairs...?"

He had to confirm it because Susie was still young.

The hypocrites said in a muffled voice, "There's nothing we can't say. I'm a hypocrite, not a lecher."

The womanizer coughed...

The hypocrites went on to explain.

In the 1990s, when the economy was booming and people's minds were more open, some calendars even featured photos of bikini models. Everyone's living standards had improved.

"At that time, the neighbor widow, Daisy, liked to gamble. She had four children and an elderly mother living with her."

When Daisy's husband was still alive, he wasn't very nice to her. He would sell everything at home when he was gambling and playing "red eye." If his wife objected, he would beat her.

At one point, he even broke Daisy's legs and poured boiling water down her throat, saying he wanted to shut her up!

As a result, Daisy became lame and mute.

"Their home was very poor. Daisy, a woman, was always taking care of her four children. Although everyone's living standards had improved, her family was an exception. They often had to rely on picking wild vegetables in the mountains to fill their stomachs. When I saw that their family was struggling, I would often give her a pound of rice and a few steamed buns."

"When her husband was old and still gambling, she wanted to divorce him with the marriage certificate. I advised her not to."

The womanizer said, "What? Even if it's like this, why not divorce and celebrate the New Year alone?"

The hypocrites frowned, "Nowadays, getting married and divorced is casual, but you guys are not from our generation. After getting divorced, you'll be pointed at by others. I advised her not to divorce for her own good. She's a woman with four children, lame and mute. Who would want her? How could she live without a man?"

Wade said speechlessly, "It's still better than staying with such a husband!"

He doesn't understand.

The man gambles, beats his wife and breaks her leg, and pours boiling water on her.

Nowadays, this kind of man would be considered a domestic violence perpetrator. How can anyone depend on him for a living?

The hypocrite says, "You're just a child, you don't understand. Women are women after all. They get impulsive and want a divorce. But have they ever thought about their children? She also has an elderly mother-in-law. What will happen to them if she divorces? In those days, which man didn't beat his wife? It's not that big of a deal."

Susie was shocked. Breaking a leg is not a big deal? Then what is a big deal?

The hypocrite sighs with pity and says, "If she takes her four children away, who will take care of her mother-in-law? Her mother-in-law is already in her seventies or eighties. It's pitiful. She lies at the door and says that if her daughter-in-law leaves, it would be like forcing her to die alone."

The womanizer is incredulous and asks, "So what?"

The hypocrite says, "I think the old woman is really old and it's not easy for her... Although she is not a good mother-in-law and often bosses around Daisy to do this and that, and even demands to eat the wild vegetables she picked first... But which daughter-in-law and mother-in-law don't have conflicts? It's only right for the daughter-in-law to take care of the mother-in-law. This is not a big deal.

But if Daisy abandons the old mother-in-law and no one takes care of her, she will starve to death at home. That would be a big deal.

"I helped stop Daisy from leaving and asked someone to find her husband to come back. Isn't it better for the family to be together? It's not righteous to leave an old person behind and run away like that!"

The ghosts are speechless.

Mitch sneered, "You talk about righteousness, but why don't you help take care of the old woman yourself?"

The hypocrite sighed, "I want to, too, but what can I do? The old woman is living under someone else's roof, so she can't be as comfortable as she would be at home."

Susie and Wade were both shocked. Susie didn't understand the logic of adults. Is the old woman pitiful? Isn't Daisy also pitiful? Her suffering was caused by the old woman and her son!

Why only feel sorry for the old woman and not show some sympathy for Daisy?

The hypocrite continues, "Then, on that day, Daisy's husband came back and she didn't leave. But she was blinded in one eye again. Oh, what a tragedy!"

The ghosts are speechless.

What the hell... Who is really causing the tragedy? Do you think you are kind?

"On that day, the debt collectors came and found them. Daisy's husband was beaten to death. The debt collectors wanted to take their house. The poor children, the old woman, and a crippled, blind, and mute woman could only live in the pigsty next to me."

Wade, "You said you felt sorry for her, but now she's living in a pigsty."

The hypocrite said, "If I had a spare house, I would definitely give it to her. Nobody in the village helped her. Thanks to me, she and her family have a place to stay. The pigsty is clean, and it's made of bricks, although it's a bit smaller. But with some straw, it's protected from the wind and rain. There's also an outhouse nearby, so it's convenient for the elderly and children to use the bathroom."

The crowd remained silent. So, you still think you're great?

"Finally, Daisy and her family had a peaceful and happy life."

Susie said in a daze, "I think it's just you who think it's peaceful and happy..."

The hypocrite pretended not to hear and continued, "After some time, spring had fully arrived, and people in the village began to go out to do business. Daisy also became restless."

There were some mobile vendors in the county town, and Daisy heard that there was a mobile shoe repair stall.

As long as she was willing to work hard and follow the crowds, she could help people polish and repair shoes.

If she was lucky, she could earn two or three hundred dollars a month, which was the average wage at that time, between 300 and 500 dollars.

Daisy wanted to earn this money to send her children to school.

"But let me tell you, she had never seen the people polishing shoes like that before. When she bent down to polish the shoes, her low neckline revealed her cleavage, and her flesh was jiggling. If she didn't do it this way, she couldn't attract any business. Some dirty old bosses even wanted to touch her. Is this the kind of work that a decent woman should do? She didn't know anything and was easily fooled by the money."

The crowd are speechless again.

Susie remembered that she had seen the shoe shiners on the street before. "There's nothing wrong with being a shoe shiner," she thought.

Wade frowned and said, "Not everyone does that. She should at least fasten her buttons tightly!"

The hypocrite shook his head and said, "You're just a kid, you don't understand! Can I harm her? She's a woman who hasn't seen the world. I have to advise her for her own good. Besides, she went to the city, who will take care of the elderly in her family?"

The ghosts spit out, "What a hypocrite! He's doing things that are not human under the guise of doing good for others. It's none of his business how other people live their lives. He's like a meddlesome ghost."

Susie asked, "Uncle, if you are so kind to her, why don't you give her half of your house? You can also share your money with her, and even pay for the education of four children. That way, she won't have to work so hard, right?"

The hypocrite was at a loss for words.

This...this was definitely not appropriate. His own family was also struggling with their livelihood, with seven or eight mouths to feed.