Hearing Lin Xiaojuan say this, Xia Qiumei suddenly felt enlightened.
He immediately thought of the time when he wanted to eat chicken or meat, and how Xia Chunmei had disagreed with him several times.
If I could cook for myself, not only would I be incredibly powerful, but I could also make money. With money, I could eat meat whenever I wanted and slaughter chickens whenever I wanted—wouldn't that be wonderful?
Lin Xiaojuan knew her words had worked as soon as she saw Xia Qiumei's expression.
She continued, "Qiu Mei, your aunt wouldn't hurt you. Your aunt saw your sister hitting you and not giving you the good food in the morning and at noon. Your aunt felt sorry for you."
Xia Qiumei was immediately moved, feeling that Lin Xiaojuan understood her very well, and instantly lost all guard against her.
"But I don't know how to make a whole fish feast, and I can only wrap longevity peach buns, not knead the dough."
"You can learn if you don't know how," Lin Xiaojuan advised her. "Your older sister is petty and holds grudges. This time you betrayed her by telling on her. Look, she won't even let you eat, and she's given the cooking duties to Zhao Di. What can Zhao Di do at such a young age?"
Go back and apologize to her later. When she calms down, and she takes you to the banquet again, learn her cooking skills. If she doesn't teach you, learn them by stealing them.
Logically speaking, since your father taught her this skill, it belongs to you four sisters. There's no reason for her not to teach you. Unless she has ulterior motives and is worried that you might learn the skill and take her job.
Your sister is getting married soon, and you'll be getting married in two or three years. Whoever has a skill will earn more money in the future. Your sister is very shrewd; you'd better watch out.
...
Xia Qiumei sat at Lin Xiaojuan's house for a long time, until late afternoon.
Xia Hongfen arrived at the end of Shenshi (3-5 PM) because there was a banquet to be held tomorrow.
"Auntie, you've finally arrived!"
"Qiu Mei, what's wrong? Did something happen at home?"
"My sister is angry with me. She won't give me any food and won't let me come to the wedding banquet with her. Aunt, please ask her to help me," Xia Qiumei pleaded.
"Tell me first, what did you do to upset your sister?"
Xia Qiumei hesitantly and stammered as she told Xia Hongfen what had happened.
"Oh, I see. Then your aunt will have to have a good talk with your sister." Although she said this, Xia Hongfen didn't really believe Xia Qiumei's words.
After spending some time together, Xia Hongfen had come to understand Xia Chunmei's character to some extent.
When Xia Chunmei saw Xia Hongfen and Xia Qiumei come in together, she guessed that Xia Qiumei must have asked Xia Hongfen to intercede on her behalf again.
really……
"Chunmei, Qiumei said you didn't take her to the banquet, didn't feed her, and said you'd make her starve. You even hit her today. What happened?"
"I'm also furious about this..."
Xia Chunmei then told Xia Hongfen everything that had happened.
“I sympathize with Tian Cuiya and her daughter, but this is also a mutually beneficial thing. By asking her to make clothes, she will have something to look forward to and will not take her own life. We can also save some money.”
Especially since Tian Cuiya is now Dongmei's teacher, I thought she would do her best when teaching him, but who knew she..." Xia Chunmei looked at Xia Qiumei and said sternly, "Let me tell you, Xia Qiumei, it's no use asking anyone to plead for you. Everyone has to be responsible for their own words and actions. You're not a child anymore, and you should consider the consequences before doing anything!"
You wronged them first, and not only did you not apologize, you even bullied them more. If Zhao Di or Sister Tian were beaten to death or maimed by Aunt Deng, how would you compensate them for the loss of a life?
These days, it's still very common for girls to be drowned or abused to death due to the preference for sons over daughters.
Upon hearing this, Xia Hongfen retorted, "Qiu Mei, is that how it is? That's not what you just told Auntie."
Seeing Xia Qiumei speechless, Xia Hongfen lectured her, "Your aunt also has to teach you a lesson for this. What you did was a classic case of harming others without benefiting yourself. People in our Xia family don't do things like that."
What you've done not only puts your sister in an awkward position, but it has also ruined your own reputation. What will people outside say about you?
"You dare to flip the bowl? Do you think your sister earns money easily? You're just wasting food like this! Luckily the porridge wasn't scalding hot. If she had burned someone, we'd have to pay for it, ruining that girl's life. Your sister beating you was the least of your worries."
"Big sister, I know I was wrong, I...I'm willing to apologize."
Upon hearing that she was willing to apologize, Xia Chunmei and her niece took Xia Qiumei to apologize to Tian Cuiya and her daughter.
It was obvious that Tian Cuiya and her mother did not want to forgive her, but for Xia Chunmei's sake, Tian Cuiya politely said it was okay.
"Big sister, I apologize. Please let me attend your banquets in the future."
Upon hearing this, Tian Cuiya and Zhao Di became anxious and looked at Xia Chunmei expectantly.
“I have already promised to take Zhaodi with me, and I will not go back on my word. Today, I also want to tell you something: a person without integrity cannot stand.”
Hearing this, Tian Cuiya and her daughter were relieved.
But Xia Qiumei refused.
She immediately started crying and making a fuss: "I've already apologized, why didn't you take me to see Zhaodi? She's so young, what kind of work can she do? Are you even my older sister? Waaaaah..."
"Autumn Plum, harsh words wound like a cold wind in June, while kind words warm like a cold wind in winter. The harm you cause to others through your actions and words cannot be forgiven with a simple 'I'm sorry'."
We are all responsible for our actions and words. If we do something wrong, admitting and apologizing is essential. If you truly realized your mistake, you wouldn't be using apologies and admissions as bargaining chips.
Xia Chunmei knew that Xia Qiumei hadn't realized her mistake yet. She was also very annoyed; educating children was really harder than getting into a top university.
Xia Qiumei cried and made a fuss, but Xia Chunmei was too lazy to pay attention and let her be.
Seeing that even after apologizing, crying, and making a scene, her older sister still refused to take her to the banquet, Xia Qiumei suddenly remembered Lin Xiaojuan's words...
Could it be that the older sister was really on guard against her?
After Xia Hongfen and Xia Chunmei walked away, Xia Qiumei took the initiative to go find Lin Xiaojuan, wanting to ask her what she should do.
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