"Why didn’t you say anything before?" Shen Jianhua took a deep breath, trying his best to contain his rage.
The New Year was nearly upon them, and tomorrow was the final exam; he didn’t want to escalate the situation at this time and affect the children’s tests.
"My sister wouldn’t let me say anything," Zhou Siyu said with a frightened expression, "I was also afraid that after I told you, you would hit her. She told me while she was sleeping that she hates you both."
Zhou Lanfang knew that Shen Mianmian had been behaving too well recently and was sure to flaunt her accomplishments in front of Shen Jianhua; she had to strike first and cut off Shen Mianmian’s retreat.
"Why should she hate us, after we raised her? Have we raised an ingrate now?" Zhou Lanfang was particularly emotional, ranting nonstop, "I always said that girl was an ingrate, and now you believe me, don’t you?"
"Why would Mianmian hate us? Isn’t it because you, her mother, haven’t done a good job?" Shen Jianhua was angry but not out of his mind.
After raising a daughter for so many years, even if she really was disobedient, then she just needed to be disciplined more, right? She couldn’t be beaten to death, could she?
Zhou Lanfang’s eyes reddened with a sense of grievance, "Everything is my fault, is it? I’ve been working hard at home, taking care of her, and it still doesn’t pay off, doesn’t it?"
Her sister-in-law was right; you can’t raise other people’s children. No matter how well-treated, they’re still ungrateful and might just kick her out later and bring in their own mother.
Fortunately, she was clever enough to take Zhou Siyu under her wing.
Seeing her , Shen Jianhua’s tone softened a little, "I’m not blaming you, I just want you to treat Mianmian better. The girl is grown up now, she’s got her own mind; if you treat her this way, she will definitely hold a grudge."
He said so, but he still felt very uncomfortable knowing that Shen Mianmian resented them.
If it was his own biological daughter, no matter how he scolded or hit her, the blood ties would remain, and she wouldn’t hold a grudge against them.
"When she comes back, you need to educate her properly. As far as I’m concerned, she doesn’t even need to take the final exam, she’s definitely not going to do well."
Zhou Lanfang, seizing the opportunity, could hardly wait to push Shen Mianmian into the mud. Latest content publıshed on 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹~𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮~𝚗𝚎𝚝
"..." Shen Jianhua frowned. Zhou Lanfang’s hostility toward Shen Mianmian was too obvious. He had had heart-to-hearts with both of them before, but now it seemed to have been in vain.
One was his daughter, and the other was his wife of nearly twenty years—blaming either one was painful for him.
"Let’s focus on cultivating Siyu! Once Siyu gets into college, we can follow her and live a good life in the city. As for that girl, we’ll find her a husband and marry her off in a couple of years; I’m tired of trying to control her and can’t be bothered anymore."
Once she’s married off, she’ll be out of sight, out of mind.
Shen Jianhua, however, had his own ideas about the matter and wasn’t swayed by Zhou Lanfang, "As for the schooling, we’ll talk about it when the final grades come out."
He had given his word in front of the village chief—men’s promises were as solid as nails in the wall, not to be changed on a whim.
Shen Mianmian had also said that if she did poorly, she would willingly give up on school. So when the time came, no blame could be placed on them; it would be the child’s own lack of ambition.
"You just keep spoiling her, and she’s turned out this way because of your coddling."
Zhou Lanfang wasn’t pleased, but seeing Shen Jianhua’s resolve, she eventually stopped making a fuss. This time, Shen Jianhua had given her quite a sum of money on his return, and with money coming in, her mood improved.
As for that girl dropping out, it was inevitable; it wasn’t worth it for Zhou Lanfang to fall out with Shen Jianhua over this.