Yuqin, now that there are nothing else for you to worry about around the house, you should focus 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 her family takes off!”
Upon the mentioning of Luo Yuqie, Cheng Biyuan frowned and a strong look of disgruntlement appeared on him. Even though Tian Fushang showed up tonight with him, when it came down to it, he didn’t join in the fight at all. He was a martial spiritualist, but he was so scared that he didn’t make any move at all.
Not to mentioned they have been eyeing the Cheng’s possessions. Especially when he thought about how Luo Yujie had been acting lately, his look worsened and he said, “Yuqin, you know your sister had been plotting since the day she had arrived. 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 my sister after all, now that she is here, I ….”
“Yuqin, you must understand that this is our home, not your family home of Luo’s. I couldn’t care less how she used to be, nor is it my place to. But now she was here plotting against our possession, plotting against Xiao Xiao, I wouldn’t agree to it. Don’t forget, everything we have today, Xiao Xiao brought it all for us. Are you saying that just because she is your sister, we should just let her rob us blind?”
“Ye, of course that’s not what I meant….”
“Of course it is. Yuqin, sometimes you can be so naïve…”
Cheng Biyuan’s face turned cold and he asked directly, “Did she ask you about the mystical water and mystical beasts? Did she complain to you about the hardship that her family faces, and asked you for help? Has she told you how great Xiao Xiao is in front of you, and how great her sons are? Has she told you to have Xiao Xiao go hang out with them, or to go visit their place?”
“Well….” Of course she did, more or less every day. Mrs. Cheng was instantly speechless.
Looking at her, Cheng Biyuan said with disgust, “How are the two useless sons remotely good enough for our Xiao Xiao? You… sometimes I don’t even know what to say.”
“……”
“We should befriend those who would only come when they have something to gain, and we never see when there aren’t. Remember, Yuqin, just because you are nice to someone doesn’t mean they will reciprocate. In fact, the better you are to them, the more they think of you as a fool. You have a pretty good idea what kind of a character your sister is. Right now you are a complete fool in others’ eyes!”
“Ye, I just don’t want others to gossip about us behind our back any more. We have already been shamed for over ten years. I really don’t want it to continue, that’s why we….”
“Yuqin, you are wrong. Remember, in this world, there’s only one way to earn respect – to be 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 get that?”
“…….”
“Spend some time, think it over. How do we respond to certain people. These so-called relatives wouldn’t be with us for life. The only ones that will be by our sides are our children.”
Mrs. Cheng did not speak again for the rest of the night. She sat and thought about the entire conversation all night long!
The next day, Cheng Xiao Xiao was not seen until it was noon time.
The Tian’s had been waiting in the main residence’s living room since early morning. Their purpose was, naturally, to see Cheng Xiao Xiao. Mrs. Cheng didn’t want others to disturb her daughter’s rest so she just pretended she didn’t notice Luo Yujie’s subtle hints.
If it wasn’t what had happened last night, perhaps Mrs. Cheng would send someone to fetch her daughter to entertain their relatives. But she wasn’t going to disturb her daughter’s rest just to chitchat with them.
Mrs. Cheng has her own bottom line after all!
Even though Luo Yujie wasn’t happy about it, she dare not show her discontent. She still remember clearly what had happened last night, how could she still be her arrogant self in front of the Cheng’s? She was even a little more frightful and kissing up to her sister Mrs. Cheng.
After waiting what seemed like forever to the Tian’s, Cheng Xiao Xiao finally showed up.
She came over to see her parents and didn’t expect the living room was full of guests. Cheng Xiao Xiao frowned lightly, ignored their looks, and curtsied toward her parents, “Mom, dad, what’s the matter?”
“Xiao Xiao, sit, sit. Join us for lunch!” nodded Cheng Biyuan.
“Oh….”
After taking her seat, Cheng Xiao Xiao swept across the Tian’s with her glance and asked, “What do you want to talk about?”
“Nothing, Xiao Xiao. We just want to come and see how was your rest!”
Fawning on Cheng Xiao Xiao, Luo Yujie said with a smile, “Xiao Xiao ah, you youngsters shouldn’t stay home all the time. You should go out more. Your cousins are going to take a trip to the town today. Xiao Xiao, you should go with them!”
“Are you making arrangements for me?” Cheng Xiao Xiao looked at her sternly, a shred of anger could be detected in her voice.
Did that woman really just tell her to accompany her sons?
“Ugh, no…”
Startled by Cheng Xiao Xiao’s look, Luo Yujie’s face turned red and white, but she said defiantly, “Xiao Xiao, how could you say that? We are family. What’s wrong with hanging out together? I only have your best interest in mind!”
“Family?” A shred of sarcasm flashed through Cheng Xiao Xiao’s eyes and she rejected her directly, “I don’t have time. I can arrange my own agenda. They can go wherever they want to. We will send our men to take them, I am not a servant!”
Her bluntness brought darkened look on the Tian’s. Especially Tian Fusheng, one could already detect anger on his face. He never expected Cheng Xiao Xiao to be so unyielding. After all, he did rush to back up and help out the Cheng’s the previous night.
That was exactly why the Tian’s had talked about how to collect this favor and build relationship with Cheng Xiao Xiao. After all, they have learned in the last few days that Cheng Xiao Xiao’s authority almost rivaled that of Cheng Biyuan at the Cheng’s.
She made all the calls around the house!
Having this knowledge, the family had shifted their attention to Cheng Xiao Xiao. Even though they knew it wasn’t going to be an easy feat, Luo Yujie believe that the Cheng’s owed them a favor after last night.
And that was why they waited the entire time for Cheng Xiao Xiao to show up.
She did show up finally, but her mannerism was not what the Tian’s had expected. It was exactly the same as it was a few days ago – that she had no respect for them at all.
“Xiao Xiao, how could you say that, what….”
Before Luo Yujie could finish what she was saying, Mrs. Cheng stood up abruptly, looked straight at her older sister and said, “Yujie jie, Xiao Xiao was up all night last night, can’t you just let her rest for a few days? Jiang’er and Feng’er wanted to take a trip, I will send Danhuang and Tianshan to accompany them. Xiao Xiao is not going anywhere today, she needs to rest!”
Seeing her mother got upset for the first time ever, Cheng Xiao Xiao was genuinely startled. She has always been a total pushover. She’d rather take the shorter end of the stick than to confront anyone.
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Transmigration with QQ Farm
Fantasyi uploaded it for offline reading purposes. credits to the original author and translator. . . . All she was doing was playing QQ Farm, how did she end up waking up somewhere foreign? A straw house in the country side? No food at home? Dad was seve...
