Upon hearing this, Yang Chuxia’s forehead was instantly marked with countless dark lines. She really wanted to curse! How far had filial piety gone wrong? And it’s not even for her own birth mother, oh, heavens! She thought her late grandmother must be so infuriated in the underworld that she wouldn’t want to be reincarnated.
At this moment, she felt deeply that before embarking on a path to wealth and success, she must change her parents’ temperament. Otherwise, she feared that as soon as she achieved even a little bit of success, the ultimate fate would still be for everything to end up in Old Lady Hua’s hands.
Yang Chuxia suddenly felt a heavy burden on her shoulders.
"I won’t eat this steamed bun, and you should take it back and apologize to your granny."
Yang Chuxia’s eyes widened in disbelief. Was this a joke? She was supposed to apologize to that evil old woman?
Seeing that his daughter was not responding, Yang Dachuan’s voice became stern.
Yang Chuxia took a deep breath, constantly telling herself to endure it because this kind-hearted simpleton was her father.
"Dad, since I’ve already taken out this steamed bun, I won’t take it back. If you’re happy to eat it, then eat it. If not, give it to Eldest Brother. Or I can take it back and give it to my younger brother and sister."
She paused, then continued, "If you want me to return it, that’s absolutely impossible. Dad, she may be taking advantage of my grandma’s name, but can’t you see whether she is doing what a grandmother should do? You and mom work so hard all day long, barely eating enough and not having warm clothes to wear. The same goes for us children. But look at cousin Li Chun and the aunts, see what they wear, and then look at me and my mother."
Seeing that Yang Dachuan was rendered speechless by her words, she seized the opportunity and said, "Dad, you don’t know this, but a few days ago, Granny hit me on the head and caused a big bump. She didn’t even bother to get a doctor for me, let alone cook an egg to soothe me. Then when I went to get a steamed bun myself, I got scolded by my eldest aunt. But what about my eldest uncle? He just received a few slaps, and Granny said she’d make up for it. It’s ridiculous, he’s already so fat, and he still needs to be compensated for? Anyway, she doesn’t treat me as her biological granddaughter, so don’t expect me to consider her my real granny. From now on, whatever resources my eldest and second uncles’ families are enjoying, my siblings and I should not miss out on. Otherwise, I’ll make her life miserable and nobody will have a good life."
Having said that, Yang Chuxia didn’t even look at Yang Dachuan’s expression. She simply said, "I’m going for a walk on the mountain," and left.
As a result, she didn’t see the crystal-clear tears in Yang Dachuan’s eyes.
"Dad, I actually think what my sister said is quite reasonable," Yang Qingrui commented after Yang Chuxia left.
Seeing Yang Dachuan not responding, he continued, "Dad, just eat the steamed bun. If you’re full, you won’t have to wake up in the middle of the night to drink cold water. Dad, my eldest and second uncles have never had to wake up to drink cold water at night."
As he spoke, Yang Qingrui stuffed the steamed bun into Yang Dachuan’s hand.
If Yang Chuxia had been there, she would have thought herself blind, having misjudged the situation. She thought Yang Qingrui was as blindly filial and foolish as Yang Dachuan, but actually, he was quite clever. He was just young and had no one to tell him that what he had been following all along was wrong. Now, with this enlightenment, he quickly made a clear distinction between right and wrong in his mind after going through past events.