"That son of a bitch Yang Baifu..." Sanni cursed outright.
"This..." Xun Hui’s face turned pale in an instant, "How could this happen?" How was she supposed to face anyone? How were the kids supposed to face anyone? Suddenly, she felt her vision go dark, and then she fell straight backward.
Ruxin reacted quickly, supporting Xun Hui’s back, and then laid her down, pinching her philtrum.
Xun Hui slowly opened her eyes: "Xinxin..." Tears fell, "Why did you bother saving me?" Why was her life so bitter?
"You want to die?" Ruxin sneered, "Then go bang your head against a wall, jump into a river, or slit your wrists now..."
"Eldest sister, don’t upset mother..." Erni cried too.
"Hold it back," Ruxin growled softly, then turned to Xun Hui, "I risked my life to make money in the mountains to take care of my siblings, and in the end, you want to die? Is this what you call being strong? Is this what they call ’a mother’s resilience’?"
"I..." Xun Hui was at a loss for words.
"They are the ones in the wrong; what reason do you have to cry?" Ruxin glanced over at the others, "I’ve already spoken to Yang Peili. Either we completely sever ties with the Yang Family, or we bring Yang Er and Yang Si to the officials for investigation..." She had seen clearly that merely dividing the household was useless; a clean break was necessary to resolve the issue once and for all. Of course, her female-operated household had to be established too. That way, even if Yang Baiyue miraculously came back to life, he couldn’t control her.
Of course, it was impossible for someone who had been dead for five or six years to come back to life—it was just a metaphor.
"With uncles like that, it was bound to lead to disaster sooner or later," Sanni was the first to support Ruxin, "I have no desire to have anything to do with those people anymore."
Xun Hui opened her mouth, but ultimately closed it and sighed: "Don’t be angry, Xinxin, mother was wrong, mother was mistaken..."
Ruxin smiled, that was the response she was looking for: "Alright mother, let’s not tell others about you waking up just yet, because you’re too weak now, and I’m worried about them causing trouble. We’ll talk about it after a few days."
Xun Hui nodded. After all, the daughter was in charge now; whatever the daughter said was what would be done.
"Sleep now, I might have to go out to take care of something tomorrow, be careful at home. If anything happens, go next door and find Auntie Feng..."
"Eldest sister, what are you going to do?" Sanni couldn’t help but grab Ruxin’s hand.
"Tomorrow, I’m going to deliver the remaining eighty jin of shrimp paste for this month to Quanshun Building, and will check on the sales while I’m there..." Ruxin lied as she didn’t want her family to worry. She actually planned to go to the County Governor’s Office tomorrow.
Next door, Gu Yao was also discussing this matter with Gu Qingheng, eventually asking, "Big brother, how can she dare to do this? Isn’t she afraid..."
"She is one who’d rather be a shattered jade than an intact tile," Qingheng sighed slightly. If it hadn’t been for the peeping incident, she might still feel obliged to contribute to the old house, but now that was impossible, "So what if there’s no family? Aren’t I also someone without a family?"
"Big brother..."
Qingheng raised his hand to stop Gu Yao from speaking further: "I know what you want to say, I’ve gotten over it a long time ago, in fact, I’m grateful now... If I hadn’t left, I wouldn’t have met her..." He paused, "I guess she’ll go to the Governor’s Office in the next few days..."
It had to be said, Qingheng really understood Ruxin very well.