Liu Qian gave Lingling a thumbs up for her quick wit, while Lingling secretly pinched her finger.

The child is young, but she's not ignorant. Zhang Yuefen seemed to treat Lingling well before, but was Lingling ever happy? Was Lingling ever healthy?

To deliberately harm a child's body for one's own selfish desires is utterly shameless.

"Why did you decide to come to the company today?" On the other side, Xie Yuan was driving Song Xia home. After having dinner with his two uncles, Song Xia went to the company. Although she didn't do anything, it was enough to make Xie Yuan wary.

"I just happened to have some free time, so I came to check it out. I had to go take care of Lingling before we finished discussing that project last time, and I also wanted to apologize to those people in charge."

"Why are you being so polite with your employees? You're the boss's wife, how dare they say anything against you?"

Xie Yuan's words, seemingly speaking up for Song Xia, actually portrayed her as domineering and unreasonable, especially since she was the boss's wife.

Hmph, they've been in this position for so long that they've forgotten their original identity.

"You just said you're going again tomorrow?" Xie Yuan asked tentatively, then smiled and persuaded, "Work is tiring and boring, and Lingling has someone to take care of her. Don't you want to relax a bit? A client mentioned opening a hot spring hotel in the suburbs. I'll go home and get the card for you."

When he was acting, Song Xia acted alongside him: "How can I let you work so hard by taking a vacation? There's a project the company has recently started, so let me handle it."

"It's just a small project, why would I trouble you? If you don't want to go to the hot springs, how about we go shopping in Europe? Didn't you say you really liked the bag I brought you last time? This store recently released some limited editions that can only be bought in Europe. I'll have my assistant book your plane ticket."

“If I buy more, Mom will say I’m wasting money. I’d better go to the company. Mom always says it’s hard for you to work alone to support the family. We’ll share the burden from now on.” Song Xia unceremoniously used Zhang Yuefen’s words as a reason for refusal, letting the mother and son argue as they pleased.

Sure enough, after Xie Yuan got home, he went to his mother's place: "You go back first, I'm going to see Mom and Dad."

“Hmm.” Song Xia didn’t care at all. No matter how smart Xie Yuan was, he only had a few tricks up his sleeve. As long as Lingling was alright, she could go all out.

"I told you not to talk too much in front of Song Xia, but you keep talking about how she spends money and how hard I work. Now, because of these two things, she's determined to go to the company," Xie Yuan rebuked bluntly.

Zhang Yuefen explained hesitantly, "It's always been like this. When I say things like that, she feels even more sorry for you. I never knew she would change her mind this time..."

"It's not that she's changed her mind, it just proves that she still loves Xiaoyuan deeply." Xie Chuancai analyzed seriously, "As long as we give her something to do, she won't be interested in going to the company. Did you give Lingling the food we prepared today?"

“There’s nothing.” Zhang Yuefen was furious just thinking about it. “That mother and daughter treated me like a thief, I had no way to get anything out of them.”

"Do you think Song Xia found out something?"

"No, if she has any objections, she will tell me directly," Xie Yuan affirmed, still firmly believing that Song Xia loved her deeply.

"After all, they are people who have taken care of Song Xia before. It is only natural that they would be cautious and careful after staying in the Song family for so many years. However, it would be even better if they could make mistakes and be kicked out."

A dark glint flashed in Xie Yuan's eyes: "It doesn't matter what accident happens to Lingling, or what valuables are lost from that house."

"Then I'll think of another way." Zhang Yuefen took over the task, while Xie Chuancai continued smoking, doing nothing.

Xie Yuan frowned: "Dad, could you smoke less? The sofa smells of smoke."

It would have been better if he hadn't mentioned it, because after he looked at it, he saw some black and yellow stains on the edge of the sofa cushions that looked like snot or saliva, and he immediately felt like he was sitting on pins and needles.

"What's all this on here?" he said disdainfully. "The trash can is right next to us, it's just a matter of convenience, isn't it? Mom, you too, you don't even wash it promptly when it gets dirty."

In the past, Song Xia had put it much more tactfully, but every time she finished speaking, Zhang Yuefen would start to lash out. First, she would say that her and her husband's living habits had been like this for many years and they couldn't change them. Second, she would say that Song Xia was disgusted with them and went to Xie Yuan to complain. Third, she would say that Song Xia didn't know how to respect her elders and that if she got dirty, she could just wash it and that would be the end of it. Why did she have to say so much?

Now, after being criticized by Xie Yuan, Zhang Yuefen felt extremely uncomfortable, and Xie Chuancai also consciously put out his cigarette. The two did not exchange a single unnecessary word.

"Don't bring these habits to Tianci in the future. There are a lot of germs, which is not good for the child. If he learns them, people will say that he is ill-mannered. After all, he is my son, Xie Yuan's son, and he will inherit my business in the future."

He knows how to consider the child, but why did he never consider Lingling when he was at home?

Is it simply about making Song Xia the preachy villain, or is it that they don't care about their daughter at all?

Despite being an educated person, his thoughts are so vicious and old-fashioned, which shows that whether someone is a bad person or not has little to do with their education level.

When Zhang Yuefen and Xie Chuancai heard that it concerned their grandson, they nodded repeatedly: "Since it's delaying Tianci, don't worry, your father and I will keep an eye on each other and make sure that these bad habits are not brought to Tianci."

"Hurry up and take a shower." Xie Yuan didn't want to stay a moment longer; he wanted to go back and take a shower as soon as possible.

“Okay, Mom will take it off and wash it right away.” Zhang Yuefen readily agreed, her attitude completely different from when she was dealing with Song Xia.

When Xie Yuan returned home, Song Xia had already helped Lingling wash up and was reading a fairy tale book.

He had to interrupt the heartwarming moment between the mother and daughter: "Did you have fun today?"

Lingling nodded obediently: "Happy."

"Grandma said you ate the kids' meal that Mom ordered today. It's okay to eat these occasionally, but eating too much is bad for your health."

He seemed to be talking to the child, but he was actually telling Song Xia.

Song Xia looked him straight in the eye: "Do you have to say this when the child is happy? She's been happy all day. Can't you save this for next time, or say it to me? Why do you have to make her sleep so badly at night?"

"That's not what I meant. I just care about Lingling," Xie Yuan quickly explained.

"Does that mean people shouldn't swim if water can drown them? Does that mean people shouldn't go out if cars can have accidents? Xie Yuan, I know you want to speak up for Mom, but you don't need to beat around the bush like that."

"No, Song Xia, you've misunderstood. I really didn't mean that."

"Don't say whether that's what you mean or not now," Song Xia said in a low voice. "Our argument isn't good for Lingling."

Hearing this, Xie Yuan could only suppress his resentment. Song Xia then urged him, "You've had a long day, go take a shower and go to bed. I'll comfort Lingling."

Seeing her concern, Xie Yuan, who had begun to doubt Song Xia's sincerity, felt relieved. It seemed that she was just starting to rebel against Lingling's education, and her love for him remained unchanged.