Chapter 1637: Chapter 1072: Change (Part 2)
Otherwise, we’ll truly be unable to hold our heads up in the village in the future. At least, for the sake of Big Brother, Sister-in-law, and the nieces and nephews, can’t we give ourselves a bit of face, alright?
Even if you don’t think for yourself, you should think for our daughter. If we just hide away like this, who will find a husband’s family for her? We can’t really let the child spend her entire life with us, right?
We might be around for now, but one day we’ll leave her alone. What will she do then? I’ve found your clothes, just change and let’s go together, okay?"
"I have no face to go." Zhao Yushui still insisted on his opinion, sitting there without moving.
"You..." Looking at her husband helplessly, Lin Xiaohua also didn’t know what to do. Now she dared not to act against her husband’s opinion.
The door of the west room opened, and Zhao Qiyan stood at the door, filled with guilt, "Dad, Mom, I’ve embarrassed you. Maybe I should just find a place to work..."
"No way..." Lin Xiaohua anxiously grabbed her daughter, "Yanyan, Mom absolutely can’t let you go out there alone. If something happens again, Mom won’t be able to live this life.
If people love to gossip, let them. It won’t take a piece of flesh from us. Over at your uncle’s, your sister and brother are promising, and at your aunt’s, not to mention.
Mom knows she hasn’t been good before, but you are Mom’s only daughter. Letting you stay home like this tortures my heart like being fried in oil. Listen to Mom and spend more time with Qihui and Chuxia.
It’s not about asking for any benefits, just for the outsiders to see. No matter what, we are a family. Sooner or later, someone with ideas will come to propose, and then we can pick a suitable match.
It’s not scary to be a stepmother. As long as we treat the other’s children well, the kids will surely treat you well, too. Listen to Mom, stop moping at home, okay?"
"Mom..." Zhao Qiyan smiled bitterly, "Haven’t I been hurt enough? How can I rush to be a stepmother?" She sighed heavily, looking wistfully out the window. "Honestly, I don’t care what outsiders think anymore. I just hope Dad and Mom don’t look down on me."
"How could Mom look down on you?" Li Aiyuan nudged her husband while speaking. "Tell the child what you’re thinking, stop letting her overthink."
"What ideas could I have?" Zhao Yushan frowned at his wife. "She’s grown up; some things she should understand by now. Just coaxing and advising won’t help."
Lin Xiaohua urgently winked at her husband. She was worried her daughter might go astray again. At moments like this, even just coaxing her is fine, as long as she gains the confidence to live happily and has hopes for future happiness; there’s nothing else to worry about.
She believed that her daughter hadn’t yet moved past the hurt Liu Zhenqiang caused, but given more time, her daughter would surely let go of everything.
Speaking of which, Liu Zhenqiang was truly a jerk. When her daughter divorced him, he swore through gritted teeth that he’d never be with another woman in his lifetime aside from her daughter.
Yet after handling the formalities with her daughter, he married that woman just a month later.
The worst part was, marrying is one thing, but why add salt to the wound by sending letters with his updates every now and then?
If she hadn’t been intercepting those letters promptly, who knows how upset her daughter might be!
Hmph, she had to talk to her younger sister about this, not necessarily to have Chuxia do something serious to Liu Zhenqiang, but at least to show him some consequences!
"Is something wrong with your eyes?" Zhao Yushui looked impatiently at his wife, who was frantically winking at him. "Just speak up if you have something to say, what kind of hints are these? It was like this before, and it’s still the same now?"
Too lazy to argue further with her husband, Lin Xiaohua walked to the door, taking her daughter’s hand to leave. "Let’s go to Grandma’s house; I reckon your eldest maternal aunt and the others should be back soon..."
Glancing back at his wife and daughter, Zhao Yushui didn’t forcibly stop them from leaving.
Indeed, there were some reasons about appearances that made him feel embarrassed to go eagerly to his brother’s house, but in his heart, he hoped his daughter could benefit a little.
No matter how wrong she was before, she was still his biological daughter. If he gave up on helping her, who else would think to assist?
He wouldn’t express his love as openly as his wife, but it didn’t mean he didn’t love his daughter. Before, he was really angry enough to hurt his liver over her; now, it was all replaced with heartache.
When Lin Xiaohua and Zhao Qiyan arrived, the car with Chuxia and the others just stopped at the door.
"Dad, Mom, Sister-in-law, Little Sister, Chuxia, Xiaoqiong..." While greeting, Lin Xiaohua approached Li Aiyuan, who was holding a child, lifting the corner of the blanket. "Let me see our grand-nephew. Oh wow, he looks exactly like Qiliang when he was little. Look at his high nose bridge, those big eyes..."
This sister-in-law was unlikeable before, how could she still be so rash now? Li Aiyuan sighed helplessly. "Sister-in-law, Longlong just finished his confinement; he can’t be exposed to the wind."
"Oh, oh, oh..." Lin Xiaohua wore a sheepish look. She had genuinely forgotten about it in the moment. After all, she had given birth before, which made her current behavior all the more embarrassing.
The kids, Nannan and Beibei, were carried out together from the car at the back. Looking at the twins, who were even more adorable than the children in New Year’s paintings, Lin Xiaohua rubbed her hands and wanted to reach out to hold them. Remembering her past actions, she hesitated, awkwardly standing there... (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets on Qidian [qidian.com]. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
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