Each harsh truth was hurled at Xing Yuzhen, as if pointing at her face, puncturing her hypocrisy, and leaving her speechless.

Even so, Ye Yun softened her tone to avoid frightening the child in her arms.

The child, unable to understand what the adults were saying, nestled in Xing Yuzhen's arms, obliviously murmuring the calcium milk biscuits in his hand.

Xing Yuzhen felt ashamed, but not wanting to lose face in front of Tian Xiaohui, she said with a sigh, "Fine, since you're so heartless, it would be shameless of me to stay any longer."

She simply dropped the pretense and looked at Tian Xiaohui, who was standing silently behind Ye Yun.

"Little Hui, I did come to see you today. Whether you go to the clinic to take care of my brother or not is your business. I, as your older sister, have done what I should do. You decide for yourself!"

After saying that, she ignored Tian Xiaohui's ugly expression and hurriedly left with the child in her arms.

If she had been kicked out by Ye Yun a moment later, that would have been truly embarrassing for her. If word got out, people would misunderstand and think that her family was desperate to marry Tian Xiaohui.

Seeing that Xing Yuzhen had really left, Tian Xiaohui stretched out her hand, as if to chase after her: "Hey, sister..."

Ye Yun grabbed her hand and pressed it down.

"What kind of future do you have?"

She gave Qin Zheng a wink, signaling him to close the door first, before turning back and giving Tian Xiaohui a disapproving look.

"You're still thinking about going to see Xing Yujie? Don't you even know what's going on with yourself?"

Tian Xiaohui was so scolded that she couldn't lift her head.

She clutched the hem of her clothes tightly and whispered, "Sister-in-law, you're too harsh. Look how you scolded his sister..."

"What's wrong with scolding her?"

Ye Yun was not one to be trifled with either, and she snorted coldly: "So what if I cursed her? Does that count as cursing her? I haven't even said the nasty things yet."

"You really think she's a good person? If you ask me, you're just too young. You don't know that the one who seems kind on the surface is the most cunning. Did she show you a single concern for you from the moment she walked in? You almost tripped and fell while rushing out, did you see her panic even once for you?"

Tian Xiaohui whispered again, "Isn't that because she was holding a child in her arms..."

"Yes, she was holding a child in her arms, and the child completely blocked her mouth? She didn't even ask a single word of concern?"

Tian Xiaohui: "..."

Not daring to argue any further, she was afraid of Ye Yun and secretly cast a pleading look at Qin Zheng.

However, the moment he met her gaze, Qin Zheng decisively looked up at the roof and examined the dilapidated roof, saying, "The roof of the shop seems to be a bit broken. I'll discuss it with Gu Jin tomorrow and have it renovated."

Tian Xiaohui: "..."

Fine, Qin Zheng won't help her either.

She sighed, lost in deep turmoil and hesitation, her clothes crumpled into a mess.

Ye Yun gave her time to think.

In any case, she couldn't let Tian Xiaohui leave the shop. Not only would her legs not allow it, but it would also lower her status if she went.

They were rejected by the family, yet they still had the nerve to take care of their child. Aren't they just asking to be looked down upon?

Xing Yujie's family already looked down on her enough.

Tian Xiaohui is still young and doesn't understand this principle. Ye Yun felt that as her neighbor's sister-in-law, she couldn't just stand by and watch her suffer.

Having spent so much time together, she had long since come to regard Tian Xiaohui as her own younger sister.

Thinking of what Xing Yuzhen had said when she left, Ye Yun was afraid that the girl might have some ideas in her head, so she added: "Don't think that just because you're taking care of Xing Yujie now, her family will accept you. What her sister said was just to deceive you. She just knows that you want to get into their family."

"Think about it. They rejected you to your face before, which hurt you. If they really wanted you to come into their home, why didn't your parents come and invite you in person?"

Qin Zheng echoed, "That's right."

"Sending a married sister to come to you empty-handed, without even a gift to apologize, shows absolutely no sincerity. Is this how you expect to acknowledge your attitude?"

Qin Zheng: "Exactly!"

"I guess Xing Yujie is insisting on having you, and they had no choice but to ask you to take care of him. They only need you now. Once Xing Yujie recovers, you should go back to where you came from. You're not stupid, so think about it carefully."

Qin Zheng: "Your sister-in-law is right!"

Ye Yun pursed her lips and looked at him.

Qin Zheng perked up and quickly explained, "I really think you're right. Why are you looking at me like that, honey?"

Ye Yun: "..."

"Honey, do you think I'm right?" Qin Zheng quickly explained when he saw his wife's unfriendly look. "In short, what you mean is that they look down on us and want to take advantage of us, so we can't go after them, right?"

Ye Yun nodded. "Yes."

"That solves it!"

Qin Zheng slapped his thigh and said, "If I can understand it, Tian Xiaohui can definitely understand it too, right, Xiaohui?"

Tian Xiaohui: "..."

There's no need to ask any more questions.

"Okay, okay, I know, I won't go." She waved her hand, understanding Ye Yun's good intentions.

In short, she can't lower her value.

Putting aside whether it would lower her social standing, in her current state, she would be powerless to take care of Xing Yujie even if she wanted to.

Ye Yun felt relieved and patted her on the shoulder.

"This child is teachable."

...

Meanwhile, Xing Yujie's sister arrived at the military hospital, cursing and swearing.

As soon as she entered the ward, she told Xing's mother, who was guarding her bedside, everything that had happened in the shop. Fearing that Xing's mother would blame her for not handling things well, she embellished the story.

After hearing her description, Xing's mother was shocked.

"What? You're saying her sister-in-law actually insulted you? And even hit you?" Mother Xing stood up, looking incredulous.

Xing Yuzhen nodded hurriedly and said indignantly, "I just wanted to invite Tian Xiaohui over and talk to them nicely, but her sister-in-law acted like she was on drugs. As soon as she saw me, she kicked me out the door and didn't give me a chance to say a nice word. I don't know what Tian Xiaohui and her sister-in-law have been saying about us. When her sister-in-law kicked me out, she just stood behind and watched, not saying a single nice word!"

"That's outrageous!"

Smack! Mother Xing slammed her hand heavily on the wooden table next to the hospital bed.

She was a workshop director at the cannery, and she was extremely strict with her subordinates. It was quite frightening for her to lose her temper like that, and it made Xing Yuzhen and the child in her arms tremble.

"People from the mountains are just like that, they have no manners at all. Does she not want to come into our house?"

Xing Yuzhen remained silent this time.

I was thinking to myself, you never intended to let them in.

But having never had a say at home, she didn't dare to contradict her mother. Holding her child, she stood obediently to the side, pondering how to move on from the matter.

After thinking for a moment, she tentatively asked, "Mom, if Tian Xiaohui isn't coming... what about my brother?"