“Yuqin, nowthat there are nothing else for you to worry about around the house, you shouldfocus on cultivating again. At least to protect yourself if not for us.”
“Ye,I understand. I will pick up cultivating again as soon as sister Yujie and herfamily takes off!”
Upon thementioning of Luo Yuqie, Cheng Biyuan frowned and a strong look of disgruntlementappeared on him. Even though Tian Fushang showed up tonight with him, when itcame down to it, he didn’t join in the fight at all. He was a martialspiritualist, but he was so scared that he didn’t make any move at all.
Not tomentioned they have been eyeing the Cheng’s possessions. Especially when hethought about how Luo Yujie had been acting lately, his look worsened and hesaid, “Yuqin, you know your sister had been plotting since the day she hadarrived. I urged you to pay her less attention so her family will leave soon,before anything unpleasant happen.”
“Ye…”Luo Yuqie paused for a second and nodded silently before she said to him, “Ye,I know that sister Yujie can be a little mean and frugal, but she is still mysister after all, now that she is here, I ….”
“Yuqin, youmust understand that this is our home, not your family home of Luo’s. Icouldn’t care less how she used to be, nor is it my place to. But now she washere plotting against our possession, plotting against Xiao Xiao, I wouldn’tagree to it. Don’t forget, everything we have today, Xiao Xiao brought it allfor us. Are you saying that just because she is your sister, we should just lether rob us blind?”
“Ye,of course that’s not what I meant….”
“Of courseit is. Yuqie, sometimes you can be so naïve…”
ChengBiyuan’s face turned cold and he asked directly, “Did she ask you about themystical water and mystical beasts? Did she complain to you about the hardshipthat her family faces, and asked you for help? Has she told you how great XiaoXiao is in front of you, and how great her sons are? Has she told you to haveXiao Xiao go hang out with them, or to go visit their place?”
“Well….” Ofcourse she did, more or less every day. Mrs. Cheng was instantly speechless.
Looking ather, Cheng Biyuan said with disgust, “How are the two useless sons remotelygood enough for our Xiao Xiao? You… sometimes I don’t even know what to say.”
“……”
“We shouldbefriend those who would only come when they have something to gain, and wenever see when there aren’t. Remember, Yuqin, just because you are nice tosomeone doesn’t mean they will reciprocate. In fact, the better you are tothem, the more they think of you as a fool. You have a pretty good idea whatkind of a character your sister is. Right now you are a complete fool inothers’ eyes!”
“Ye,I just don’t want others to gossip about us behind our back any more. We havealready been shamed for over ten years. I really don’t want it to continue,that’s why we….”
“Yuqin, youare wrong. Remember, in this world, there’s only one way to earn respect – tobe powerful. As long as I am the most powerful, everybody will respect me.Otherwise, it doesn’t matter how nice you are, so what? Do you still not getthat?”
“…….”
“Spend sometime, think it over. How do we respond to certain people. These so-calledrelatives wouldn’t be with us for life. The only ones that will be by our sidesare our children.”
Mrs. Chengdid not speak again for the rest of the night. She sat and thought about theentire conversation all night long!
The nextday, Cheng Xiao Xiao was not seen until it was noon time.
The Tian’shad been waiting in the main residence’s living room since early morning. Theirpurpose was, naturally, to see Cheng Xiao Xiao. Mrs. Cheng didn’t want othersto disturb her daughter’s rest so she just pretended she didn’t notice LuoYujie’s subtle hints.
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