10 Melancholy

Your childhood

Liang Zhihui didn't want to avoid Liang Jingyi on video call, but he was afraid that Liang Youwei would say something shocking, so he went to the small balcony alone.

"Youwei, what's wrong?" Liang Zhihui smiled at the girl on the screen, "Do you miss your sister?"

"...Yeah, I miss my sister a lot." Seeing Liang Youwei's eyes suddenly redden, Liang Zhihui was stunned: "Who bullied you? Did Dad scold you again?"

Liang Youwei wiped her tears and said timidly: "No, no one bullied me."

The tall woman brushed her long hair back and said gently, "No one is bullying you, why are you crying? If you have anything, just tell me directly, don't keep it to yourself."

This period was originally very special, and the contrast between Liang Jingyi and Liang Youwei was too obvious. Liang Zhihui was afraid that she would think too much.

Liang Youwei pursed her lips tightly, thinking for a long time, and then she whispered: "Second sister, my eldest brother checked my bill. He also said some very strange things. Now I dare not see him or use his card..."

His heart was strangely up and down for a moment, but Liang Zhihui's smile was still gentle: "It's okay, Youwei is using my sister's card, which has an unlimited limit, don't be afraid. As for what big brother said, you don't have to worry about it."

"Second sister, my eldest brother has become different from before. He's so weird. He even monitors me and says I'm ignorant..."

Liang Youwei wanted to say something more, but when the words came to her lips, she closed her mouth again, and her worries turned into a frown.

The topic of whether to use condoms or not was not something that should be discussed between sisters, and she couldn't bring herself to bring it up.

The other party paused and did not ask further questions: "If you feel that big brother has changed, come to see me more often in the future. I will never change."

They are brother and sister, they are sisters, this doesn't count as stealing.

His elder brother and he were the most important people to each other, so he wouldn't be angry with her.

"Yeah." Liang Youwei wiped away her tears and raised her eyes again. The angle of the phone shifted, and she saw Liang Jingyi looking down at the documents through the glass window.

My third sister is very different from when we first met.

At this moment, her skin was fair, her eyes were sharper than before, and her chin was a little sharper, making her look very much like Liang Jiangsheng.

She was wearing a small suit of the same style as her second sister, one blue and one white, made of very soft fabric, which made people think of the green snake and white snake in mythology.

And they are indeed sisters.

She had the same beautiful profile, the same intelligence and rationality. She was a girl completely different from herself, a girl far better than herself, and more like a member of the Liang family.

Inferiority and sensitivity go hand in hand. Liang Youwei felt a little cold and didn't know how to keep warm.

"Youwei, what's wrong?" Liang Zhihui called her gently, "What are you looking at?"

"...Nothing." Liang Youwei came back to her senses and bit the tip of her tongue gently, then changed the subject: "Is my sister very busy lately?"

"A little bit. I'm going to France on a business trip in a few days. But before I go, I'll definitely have dinner and chat with you. I'm busy in the past, and Jingyi has returned home, so the time I spend chatting with you has become shorter these days."

Guilt was evident in Liang Zhihui's eyes. "I'm really sorry, Youwei. Will you forgive me?"

Her mood was like a roller coaster. After her second sister's words, Liang Youwei's sensitivity faded a little: "I don't blame my sister."

She was encouraged by the promise of having a meal and chatting together, and couldn't help but smile: "Since my sister wants to have a meal with me, I will learn to cook these few days, and only learn the dishes that my sister likes."

Liang Zhihui smiled and whispered softly, "Thank you, Youwei."

Liang Jingyi looked out the window, taking in the entire scene.

What a loving sisterhood.

But is this really a "deep sisterly love"? Liang Jingyi slowly lowered her long eyelashes and thought quietly.

Liang Zhihui had never smiled at him like this before.

"Jingyi, what are you thinking about?" Ms. He smiled and pushed a small plate of mangosteen over, curious and gentle, interrupting her daughter's thoughts.

Today is the weekend, and Liang Jingyi took time out to accompany He Jingshu.

It can be seen that Ms. He is really a good mother. Liang Jingyi can really feel her desire to make amends. So, she eats whatever Ms. He gives her.

Mangosteen is indeed delicious.

"I'm thinking about Youwei," Liang Jingyi said honestly without hiding anything. "Today is the weekend. Isn't she coming home for dinner?"

Ms. He paused, her smile indescribable. “…She has a habit of sleeping in long on weekends.”

Liang Jingyi's Chinese translation: Liang Youwei loves to sleep in.

She understood, but didn't notice him. After all, if the situation allowed, she would also like to sleep in. However, Liang Jingyi always had a sense of urgency in her heart. This urgency made her dare not relax at all, and she could only keep running forward.

Seeing that she didn't say anything, Ms. He pursed her lips, her slender and beautiful nails digging into the mangosteen flesh bit by bit. She said softly: "Jingyi, have you adapted well these days? At the company... and at home."

Liang Jingyi nodded: "Everything is good. The company has a fast pace and high efficiency, much better than my previous internship company. Home is also very good, the food is delicious, and you treat me even better."

Although she didn't get the answer she wanted, Ms. He was still very happy. She blushed a little and said, "You are my daughter, so of course I have to treat you well."

She originally wanted to find out whether Jingyi liked Youwei, but this answer was enough to make her happy.

What Ms. He didn't expect was that Liang Jingyi took the initiative to mention her: "By the way, Mom, can you tell me more about Fourth Sister? I think she's very cute."

Ms. He was startled, her eyes slightly brightened, and she asked cautiously: "Do you like her?"

"Of course I like her. She's my younger sister." Liang Jingyi lied calmly, "A sister is born to like her younger sister. Besides, you can't blame her for what happened in the past. She was just a baby back then. What could she know?"

Does Liang Jingyi like Liang Youwei?

She undoubtedly liked him because he had a face that made her very lustful and a temperament that made her very interested.

Does Liang Jingyi hate Liang Youwei?

It was really annoying—or rather, jealous and unfair. Because that man had truly taken her place and enjoyed the blessings that belonged to her. She was struggling in hardship, while she was spending her fortune in heaven.

Is Liang Youwei worthy? She shouldn't have the surname Liang at all. She should be the one who is entangled in poverty.

It's not that she doesn't blame her. Liang Jingyi just feels that, rather than "blaming" her, she should be asked to "pay back." There are many ways to pay back, not just the clichéd plot of the vicious female supporting role.

Ms. He was completely unaware of her daughter's true feelings. She felt both tender and sad, but the biggest emotion was the heartache. She couldn't help but apologize to her daughter again:

"Jingyi, I'm sorry. Mom was really too slow before. I didn't realize something was wrong in time and couldn't take you home earlier. I'm very happy that you think this way now, and I'm also very sorry. I am sorry for you..."

Rather than dwelling on the past, Liang Jingyi cared more about the future. So, she took the initiative to hold He Jingshu's hand and carefully wiped away the tears from her eyes: "It's okay, Mom."

The real Miss Liang San spoke like the heroine of a melodrama, reciting a happy ending: "Let the past be the past. What matters most is that from now on, our family will be together forever. Tell me about Youwei's childhood. Just think of me as a member of this family."

Ms. He cried uncontrollably. She was beautiful, even when she was crying, she was as beautiful as a pear blossom in the rain. Liang Jingyi's face wasn't exactly similar to hers, but they were equally stunning. The two beauties were so similar, their beauty seemed unreal.

After crying her heart out, Ms. He finally felt shy. How could a mother cry so much in front of her daughter? She wiped her tears and began to talk about Liang Youwei's childhood at her daughter's request.

"Jingyi, you don't know, Youwei has had a talent for mischief since she was a child. She seems uncomfortable if she doesn't make people uncomfortable, but no one can do anything to her. At that time, she had just learned to speak, and her pronunciation was not standard. Every day when she saw your father, she would yell "da da da" non-stop. The man was so happy that he boasted to everyone that his daughter could call dad.

But what she really wanted to call was "big brother", but it was a little difficult to say "brother". When she spoke more clearly, your father realized something was wrong, so he deliberately put on a stern face and asked her who taught her that. As a result, the little girl held Ting'an's hand seriously and deliberately shouted "da da".

Liang Jingyi smiled sincerely, "So how did Dad handle this?"

Ms. He said "Hi".

"He pretended to give him a beating. Ting'an has been stubborn since he was little. He wouldn't say anything when he felt pain, but he hadn't taken the initiative to play with Youwei for several days. Youwei was very unhappy about this and started pestering him every day. Whenever she saw him, she wanted to hug and kiss him, biting his cheek and saying 'good brother' and 'handsome brother' over and over again. She managed to soften Ting'an. After she softened him, she came up with new tricks, teasing Ting'an back and forth, and after teasing Ting'an, she would tease Zhihui. In short, it was endless."

Thinking about the past, Ms. He slowly started to talk.

"But Youwei was also very smart and cute when she was little, and she often said things that we wouldn't expect. Once, she accidentally knocked over some milk, and Aunt Gu used a rag to wipe it up. When Youwei saw it, she started telling everyone - did you know? Our rag loves to drink milk, and it drinks it all up once it touches it."

Liang Jingyi was stunned for a moment before he reacted and couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"That's not all. When she was six, she was taking a nap with Zhihui. She must have pressed her arm, and when she woke up, her arm was very numb. She nestled in Zhihui's arms, crying, saying that a ghost was dancing in her arm and she was so scared. This was the first time I saw Zhihui laugh so hard..."

As the mother spoke, Liang Jingyi gradually saw the cute image of a little girl.

"Besides, Youwei is also very protective. When I first married your father, many people laughed at me. They thought I didn't have any family background and didn't understand what high society was. Sometimes they would deliberately make fun of me when we played cards together. Of course, it was in a joking tone, so they had no place to vent their anger, or they would think I was too narrow-minded.

Youwei was young, but she could sense the ill will people had for me, and she always wanted to help me vent my anger. But she didn't tell me, and instead gave me a surprise one day. We were playing mahjong, and one of the ladies went to the restroom. When she came back, Youwei pulled her sleeve and asked loudly, with a serious face, "Auntie, did you go to Langbenzhutu? It smelled so bad."

Thinking of the homonym of "豕", Liang Jingyi laughed again.

"My goodness, I didn't know her voice could be so loud. Ladies all want to save face, and the man was furious and asked Youwei what she meant. Youwei stood there with a serious face: "Auntie, I'm just talking nonsense. Are you angry? You are so petty, don't you have any tolerance?"

Liang Jingyi couldn't hold back her laughter, and so did He Jingshu.

"Now that I think about it, children actually understand everything. They're even more sensitive and can better understand your sadness. So, I couldn't help but pamper her a little more, not wanting her to suffer or be wronged..."

At the end, Ms. He held her hand tightly and said, "So Jingyi, Mom really hopes that you two can become good sisters. You are both good children, and you should be good sisters forever."

Liang Jingyi shook hands back, and she smiled meaningfully: "Yes. It will last a long time."

【Author’s words】

I was originally trying to reduce the word count to see if I could make it to the list by accumulating collections, but today I suddenly discovered that the diversified channel doesn’t seem to have the concept of “going to the list”... Well, it will be cold for another three months, so I’m begging for collections~

P.S.: I can guarantee daily updates, and I will explain the reason in advance if I don't. But sometimes I have a bad memory and may forget whether the draft box is fully stocked, so I will orz in advance (this symbol is very useful, thanks to the predecessors for inventing it)