Yu Shaohan was so angry that she trembled all over.
The telephone at home rang.
She tried her best to calm her emotions before picking up the phone.
"Shao Han, it’s your big brother!"
Upon hearing her big brother’s voice, Yu Shaohan couldn’t hold back her tears any longer, and they fell.
Yu Shaohua heard his sister’s breathing suddenly become rapid over the phone and didn’t know what had happened to her.
"Shao Han, are you listening? I have something I need to ask you."
"Big brother! What is it?" Yu Shaohan was still somewhat choked up.
"What’s wrong with you? Why does your voice sound off? Have you been crying? Don’t tell me your brother-in-law has been bullying you? If he is, I’ll call him right now." Ever since their second sister, Yu Shaoya, passed away, Yu Shaohua had truly doted on this one remaining sister of his.
Shao Han shook her head and wiped away her tears, "Big brother! It’s nothing, it has nothing to do with Lao Yan. It’s about Chunlu, that debt-collecting wench. She actually submitted a report on her own requesting a transfer to the border frontlines because of a man. I scolded her a bit, and she turned against me, telling me to bury her corpse if it comes to it. How did I end up giving birth to such a debt collector?" She finally found someone to confide in.
Upon hearing this, Yu Shaohua’s heart eased, "Chunlu is grown up now; she has her own thoughts, and you can’t impose your own ideas and actions on her as you used to. Children, once grown, naturally have their own paths to follow. Whether right or wrong, adults can only offer advice from the side, but have no right to intervene.
That was what happened with Shao Ya. The whole family opposed her, which only triggered her rebelliousness. If at that time everyone had considered her perspective and dealt with the matter in a more tactful manner, perhaps it wouldn’t have pushed her to such a desperate point for the sake of that man.
You should understand the saying ’too rigid and you’ll break.’ Our family has had such a profound lesson; we mustn’t let such a tragedy happen again with our children."
This made Yu Shaohan completely calm down. Perhaps whenever she faced her daughter, the two of them were always at loggerheads, and she never had the chance to think about the issue calmly and rationally. Now that her big brother put it this way, it suddenly made it easier for her to accept from an observer’s point of view.
That’s right! Back then, the second sister ended up completely siding with the opposition because the whole family was against it, with a very strong and resolute attitude.
If we really get down to it, they were all the ones who had forced second sister to become the victim.
"I know that, but every time we talk about it, I just can’t suppress my anger, especially this time when she submitted the transfer request without telling anyone. When I found out, could you imagine how enraged I felt? Lao Yan has only this one daughter; if something really happens to her there, how are we supposed to live with ourselves afterward?"
"No matter what, that’s not a reason for you to push her to the brink. Sometimes letting things take their natural course is also a solution. The more you obstruct her, the more attractive she might find that man. But if you give her space and time to slowly discover for herself, she might be able to see the man’s flaws.
She might then come to the conclusion that he’s not suitable on her own. We’re living in a different era now, love is free. The younger generation’s views aren’t the same as ours, so give her some time and space," Yu Shaohua advised his sister.
His sister’s fiery temper matched against her rebellious daughter; just thinking about the scene, he knew how explosive it could be.
The two of them arguing back and forth at each other, it would be odd to expect a good outcome.