At that time, she was still very young, about Bai Zhi’s age now, and many of her memories of her father were actually happy ones.
"My dad was an inarticulate but honest man."
That was Mu Yu’s assessment of his father, and it was also how the people around them viewed him.
"Honest man..." Bai Zhi didn’t know why, but upon hearing these words, she instinctively felt there was a problem.
Hearing these words, she just felt that it wasn’t honest.
Whether it was Bai Da or Mu Yi, saying they were honest people was actually bullshit, so this person probably wasn’t an exception.
"Yes. He was an honest man—the house was always ruled by my mom. My dad was the type who’d suffer in silence, always being scolded, but he never talked back.
He wasn’t ill at the time; he just suddenly died. The factory said it was due to overwork. They even compensated our family with tens of thousands of yuan. They paid the same day, and my mom didn’t make a fuss. By the time I got there, he had already been buried."
At that time, when she had arrived home following her teacher, he had already been buried, so quickly it caught her off guard.
She hadn’t been able to react at all, just dumbly followed up the mountain.
She hadn’t seen it for herself, only a grave site, and at that moment, her emotions completely collapsed.
"That quickly?" Bai Zhi was shocked. The rules here required that they check if there was someone to watch and if the day was suitable for burial. How could it have been so speedy?
And the factory’s compensation, was it really that efficient back then?
It all seemed a bit impossible.
"Yes, it was just that fast. The factory took care of everything; we just had to show up.
Later, my brother began taking charge of the grocery store, studying and managing it at the same time. My mom thought it was too tough on him. But he said, it was his responsibility, and at that time, he was only in his teens.
Later on, he met Bai Da, and often brought him over to hang out here. That’s your dad..."
Now Bai Zhi could also piece together the timeline: her dad’s death, followed by Mu Yi coming into the picture, the grocery store, and meeting Bai Da.
Everything was connected, but what about Mu Fang?
What role did he play in all this?
"After you guys get through this, cooperate fully with the investigation, and if there’s nothing wrong, you should leave this place. Staying any longer could bring more trouble.
Mu Yu, your personality is quite unlikable. No one will tolerate you forever. You need to survive well; you should first learn to live properly."
Bai Zhi looked at Mu Yu, still disliking him. This guy, always coveting his aunt’s things, causing trouble for her. Whether or not she ends up living well had nothing to do with her.
That’s no excuse for me to stand by and watch her get bullied. It’s okay for Mu Yu to be beaten or scolded, but he should not be sold off.
"Are you actually concerned about me?"
Mu Yu, looking dejected and self-important, clearly disliked her, yet he’d rescued her.
"Bai Zhi, I know you don’t like me, but I truly feel I’ve done nothing wrong. All this time, my mom and my brother have been telling me that Bai Xin is not really part of our family, even telling me to bully her whenever I wanted. Under such circumstances, I don’t think I acted wrongly."
Even now, she didn’t feel she was wrong.
"So you really are hateful. You just blindly follow whatever others tell you to do. What about your own values? I will definitely not meddle anymore."
Bai Zhi left in a huff. Why did she even bother saving this person? Letting her be...
Damn, she just couldn’t.