"Why not? People will do anything for money."

"Think more about how she usually treats you. If you were homeless, would she still sympathize with you? Let me ask you, has your sister-in-law ever bought you anything?"

Song Xia forced a smile: "Even though you're the eldest sister, you're not obligated to buy me anything!"

"Why does Qin Yuping always leave your house carrying big bags and small packages? She takes so many things from you, doesn't she ever think of giving you something in return?"

“My older sister also buys clothes and shoes for my mother-in-law and Jiawei regularly.”

"But everything she took was bought with your money!" The three of them became more and more indignant as they listened. How could Song Xia be such a weak-willed person? She didn't even realize she had been bullied to death. It was fortunate that she wasn't their daughter, or they would have been furious.

"She buys things for Sun Xiurong and Qin Jiawei, but not for you, which proves that she doesn't care about you at all. After she takes away the money from Sun Xiurong, she'll care about Sun Xiurong and Qin Jiawei, who are related to her by blood, but she won't care about you at all! Aren't you awake yet!"

"Is that so?" Song Xia bit her lip. "I never thought about that. I only thought that it was good for the family to be harmonious and peaceful. I never thought that far ahead."

"Then you should start thinking more about this now. Qin Jiawei used the school's name to swindle money from you. It was clearly his fault, but they still made trouble for you and stood up for Qin Jiawei without even knowing the facts. This proves that they don't consider you a real family member."

“We don’t mean to ruin your relationship. It’s just that we’ve seen too much of this kind of thing at our age. We’ve been neighbors for so many years and we know the true nature of Sun Xiurong and Qin Yuping. That’s why we’re kindly giving you this advice. If you hadn’t said anything today, we wouldn’t have known that you were living such a life in the Qin family.”

"Poor thing, if you were my daughter-in-law, we'd dote on you, we wouldn't even bother to go to your company without asking any questions. How are you going to explain this to your boss tomorrow? Your colleagues will all laugh at you."

Song Xia listened and slowly lowered her head, looking extremely embarrassed. The three of them felt even more sorry for Sun Xiurong for bullying such an honest girl.

She finally found a silly woman who sincerely cared for her grandson, but she didn't know how to cherish her. Once Miss Song has suffered enough and woken up to reality, she'll regret it one day.

Qin Jiawei's biological mother has long since started a new family and has a new son. If she really wanted to take care of Qin Jiawei, she wouldn't have just talked about it all these years. As for Qin Yuping, although she is Qin Jiawei's aunt, she also has a family of her own. How could she serve her nephew as diligently and patiently as Song Xia? Moreover, Qin Yuping's current enthusiasm might just be for Qin Zhenwu's compensation money. Therefore, Qin Jiawei's responsibilities will eventually fall on Sun Xiurong's shoulders.

Sun Xiurong is an old woman, and Qin Jiawei is rebellious and domineering. Given how much she spoils him, it would be strange if he could be raised well.

Therefore, marrying Song's daughter was a blessing for her, but once Song's daughter realized that she was being bullied, it would be her nightmare.

It's not that they were malicious and insisted on enlightening Song, but rather that they simply couldn't bear to see honest people being bullied like this. Besides, who told Sun Xiurong to speak ill of them behind their backs?

What do you mean they're malicious gossips? They're clearly good people standing up for justice!

Song Xia was on the verge of tears again, her emotions extremely low: "How could they make a scene at the company? Family scandals shouldn't be aired in public, and besides, I just didn't want Jiawei to go astray."

"In the end, they just don't care about you. What does it have to do with them if you're having a hard time at work?"

"Haven't I done enough? Everyone says being a stepmother is hard, but I've done everything I can to be good to Jiawei. I haven't even cared for my own daughter this much," Song Xia said, choking back tears. "What else could they possibly be complaining about?"

“They don’t treat you like family. No matter how well you do, they will never be satisfied. Miss Song, do you know that your mother-in-law has been spreading rumors about you abusing Qin Jiawei behind your back?”

"Aunt Zhou just told me some things," Song Xia said, trembling with anger. "How could my mother-in-law make up stories outside?"

The three looked at her with pity, and seeing that she seemed to have come to her senses, they felt a sense of pride for having done a great deed.

“Miss Song, it’s kind of you to be good to your stepson, but you can’t completely neglect your own daughter for the sake of this family. I see that you’re either at work or taking care of this family. Do you rarely go back to see your biological daughter?”

"Hmm." Song Xia lowered her head guiltily, "Because I didn't have much money, I was too embarrassed to go back."

Zhou Fengmei and the others were exasperated: "You neither stayed by her side nor provided any supplies. Aren't you afraid your daughter will hate you?"

“But I am Qin Jiawei’s stepmother. I’m afraid that if I don’t do well, I will be criticized.”

"You treat your own daughter badly, but no one criticizes you? You hand over all the responsibility for your daughter to your parents, and then you're labeled as unfilial? How can someone be so clueless?"

Song Xia covered her face and cried, conflicted: "I know I've let them down, but I really don't have the ability to take care of all three parties. My salary isn't even enough to cover Qin Jiawei's living expenses and pocket money."

"The money to raise Qin Jiawei should be paid by your mother-in-law and Qin Jiawei's biological mother. According to the law, you are breaking the law by not paying child support to your biological daughter!"

"Is that so?" Song Xia looked blank. "But what if my mother-in-law and Qin Jiawei's mother don't give me money?"

"Then don't care. If you can't come up with the money, who can force you? If they keep talking about you, then tell them what happened and see who's in the right."

Is it really a good idea to make such a big fuss?

"Are you just going to stand by and watch your parents suffer? Watch your daughter be wronged? Do you want your daughter to hate you and disown you when she grows up?"

Song Xia quickly shook her head: "I used to think that since she's my biological daughter, she should be able to understand me."

"She understands you, but can't you understand her? How dare you think like that? You're her mother! How can you expect your daughter to understand her biological mother raising and caring for another child while ignoring her?" The three of them were furious at her words. For a moment, they all wanted to just abandon her. But seeing her aggrieved, pitiful, and confused look, they couldn't bear it. After all, they were all kind-hearted people!

Upon hearing this, Song Xia was struck dumb, her face turned deathly pale, tears streamed down her face, and her lips moved as if she were in unbearable pain.

The three panicked when they saw her like this and quickly comforted her, saying, "It's not too late to make amends now. Don't focus your attention on the people who are plotting against you."

"It's not too late if you can come to some realization."

"In short, don't let your reputation get you down in the future, and be good to those who are worth your effort."

Song Xia nodded repeatedly, as if she had finally gained enlightenment, and almost knelt down before the three of them.