Chapter 6: Family (Part 2)
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Just like that, with a few words, Ning Shuqing plucked herself clean. She felt that it was incredible as Wen Xinya picked herself up and shook her head in disbelief.
Back in those days, she wore Xia Ruya’s clothing for a whole year, and the clothes that did not fit her body clung to her ident.i.ty like a shadow. Even though she was the eldest daughter of the Wen Family, she still had to wear the clothes of the Wen Family’s adopted daughter, Xia Ruya. To others, Wen Xinya was an unpresentable eldest daughter who was not loved. It was natural that everyone looked down on her.
The Wen Family did not notice it at first. When they finally did, they were manipulated by Ning Shuqing saying that the reason Xinya wore Ruya’s clothes was that she was jealous of Ruya, causing her to be loathed by the family even more.
In this life, she would not allow that to happen again!
Wen Haowen retrieved a bank card from his own wallet. “This is your allowance. Yuya gets 10 thousand a month, thus you will get 20 thousand a month since you are the eldest daughter. However, considering that you wandered outside for many years and endured many hards.h.i.+ps, I’m giving you 30 thousand a month. The allowance for the past 15 years will also be credited into your account, so just get whatever you need.”
Wen Yuya’s eyes nearly popped from all her glaring. There was deep jealousy hidden in her eyes.
“Thank you, Father!” Wen Xinya accepted the bank card with mixed feelings. This situation was exactly the same as the previous time.
The fifteen years worth of allowance totaled to a little more than 500,000. Imagine a wandering girl who had never seen this much money in her life suddenly possessing such a huge amount of money. How would she be able to suppress such monstrous wealth? With a heart that constantly compared herself to Xia Ruya, in addition to the bad teachings of Ning Shuqing and Wen Yuya, how could she not have gone astray!
The previous time, the outside world must have viewed her as vulgar, extravagant, arrogant, and an idiot!
In this life, this money would become the capital for her transformation.
Wen Haowen nodded and said nothing more.
The breakfast was served today was Western cuisine. The combination of bacon, turkey eggs, bread, and milk was very appetizing. Ignoring the cutlery in front of them would make the scene even more perfect than it already was.
Ning Shuqing was indeed trying to manipulate the Wen Family into having the impression that Xinya was uncouth. In her previous life, Xinya embarra.s.sed herself at this very Western meal, causing Grandma to excuse herself from breakfast out of disgust, Father to coldly take his office bag and leave for work, and Grandpa to reluctantly finish his breakfast and return to the study. Her stepmother and stepsister then comforted her before leaving.
She observed the coldness in the entire hall. Behind her back, the servants were gathered together, gossiping and mocking her.
In her anger, she brushed the whole table of barely touched food to the floor. The sound of the plates shattering was deafening, but she had gained an even more irritable reputation.
She only saw how vulgar she was that day after a long time, so she worked hard to learn all forms of manners. Her mannerisms got no worse than Xia Ruya’s, but by then, she already had a coa.r.s.e impression carved into everyone’s heart. So no matter what she did, she could not replace Xia Ruya’s place in the hearts of the Wen Family members. Naturally, she could not surpa.s.s Xia Ruya despite her best efforts.
That was the reason why she was so dejected, even giving up on herself in the end!
Something as small as etiquette during a Western meal could not daunt her, but at the moment, she was supposed to have just returned to the Wen Family. Naturally, she could not expose herself.
Grandpa thought about what Xinya said last night and was thinking of asking the servants to prepare two sets of Chinese cuisine breakfast. That was when he saw that Wen Xinya used her hands to pick up the bread on the table and began eating. She ate it really slow. The way she was eating was not refined nor elegant, but at least it was calm!
Ning Shuqing and Wen Yuya were secretly paying attention to her the whole time, quietly waiting for her to embarra.s.s herself in front of everyone.
Wen Xinya finished eating the bread, gulped down her milk, and then shyly announced. “Grandpa, Grandma, Father, Aunt Ning, I’ve eaten my fill!”
She did not even touch the cutlery in front of her! Ning Shuqing hurried and said, “Why does this child eat so little? Is it because the breakfast was not to your liking? Do you want me to get the kitchen staff to prepare something else?”
Wen Xinya shook her head and said, “There’s no need to trouble you, Aunt Ning. Breakfast was delicious, but I really am full. I…” Wen Xinya was actually feeling a little down, so she coughed a little before adding, “I have never eaten such a delicious breakfast!”
Grandpa put down the cutlery in his hands, losing his appet.i.te in the scrumptious meal before him. “I’m also done with breakfast. Xinya, help me to the study.”
Everyone at the dining table looked at one another, noticing that Grandpa did not even touch his breakfast. His health was in top form, he certainly did not need anyone to help him!
Wen Xinya stood up, gently pulled her chair aside to walk to Grandpa’s side, and gently supported his arm as they left the dining hall.
When they arrived at the study, Grandpa called for the servants and asked for the desserts to be brought to the study.
Grandpa patted her hand, comforting her. “It’s okay to not know about Western dining etiquette. No one is born with the knowledge of dining etiquette. In a few days, I will get Secretary Cao to arrange etiquette cla.s.ses for you.”
Wen Xinya was touched. “Grandpa, I know. I was simply afraid that you would reject me before I even had the chance to prove myself.”
In her past life, that was exactly what happened. She did not even have the chance to prove herself before being rejected by the Wen Family.
Grandpa petted her hair in pity. “You silly girl. You are my family’s only heir. As long as you don’t bring loss to the family, I will never reject you.”
Wen Xinya’s eyes were red in seconds, as tears as large as beans fell one by one. Exactly how disappointed was Grandpa in the past life to have rejected her!
Grandpa’s wrinkled hands clumsily wiped her tears. “You’re already so old, yet you still act like a child, crying at the tiniest thing!”
Grandpa’s hand was like the bark of a eucalyptus tree, tough and rough. But to Wen Xinya, it was the world’s warmest pair of hands. “I’m not. It’s just sand in my eyes.”
She never knew that Grandpa, who was stern and cold, would show such warmth to her.
He did not know whether to laugh or cry at her stubbornness. “Brat. How would there be sand in the house?”
Wen Xinya lowered her head in embarra.s.sment.
At this moment, Mother w.a.n.g brought several intricate desserts into the study. Mother w.a.n.g was more than 50 years old and had been working for the Wen Family for over 30 years. She could very well be the oldest servant the Wen Family had. In Xinya’s last life, this old lady was the only other person besides Grandpa who cared for her. But at that time, she was like an arrogant peac.o.c.k, looking down on the servant. Afterward, Mother w.a.n.g retired and was never seen again.
When Mother w.a.n.g smiled, her round face looked kind. “Miss, I don’t know what kind of dessert you like, so I simply made a few. If there is anything you like, do let me know and I will make it for you next time.”
Wen Xinya thanked her gratefully. “Thank you, Mother w.a.n.g!”
Mother w.a.n.g looked at her clean, young little face and remarked. “Miss looks so much like her mother.”
After Mother w.a.n.g left, Grandpa sighed. “Your mother was a warm and beautiful girl. After marrying into the Wen Family, everyone loved her. It’s a pity that she lived such a short life. Until today, many servants still miss her!”
It was no wonder that in her past life Mother w.a.n.g cared so much about her. It was because Mother w.a.n.g loved her mother too.