Chapter 030: Tolerance is not a good quality
Xu Zhenying sighed and called out to her from behind, "Miss Li, as the saying goes, a good person is easily bullied and a good person easily exploited. Don't be too tolerant in everything. In this situation, tolerance is not a good quality."
Li Zhaodi stared at her blankly, her eyes filled with confusion. "Huh?"
Xu Zhenying waved his hand and said helplessly, "Forget it, just pretend I didn't say anything."
After Li Zhaodi left, Xu Yinxi walked over slowly. At first, she didn't dare to get close, and just stood not far away, looking at her silently.
Xu Zhenying wanted to ignore her, but Xu Yinxi was like a little white flower that was about to cry, staring with her big innocent eyes, occasionally frowning, looking like she had a lot on her mind.
It seemed as if ignoring her would be a sin.
Xu Zhenying sighed in his heart: It is true that even heroes cannot resist the temptation of beautiful women.
Someone who is good-looking is irresistible even if they are of the same gender.
Xu Zhenying raised his feet, blew air on his toes, and looked up to ask her, "What's wrong?"
Xu Yinxi's eyes lit up a little. She slowly approached, biting her teeth again. It seemed as if she had gathered all her strength before she said with difficulty, "Sixth sister, what happened today was wrong for father. I apologize to you on his behalf. You've been wronged."
Xu Zhenying raised an eyebrow, "I'm not wronged."
"Please don't take it personally. Our family is still in exile, and we've offended the police. We don't know when the time will come, but it's time for us to stick together. Father was dismissed from office... He's fuming, so his words are bound to be harsh. He wasn't like this before..." Xu Yinxi couldn't comment on her father, feeling immense guilt towards Xu Zhenying. "I will often advise Father not to go against the Third House on everything."
"It's okay, I don't take it to heart."
"Ah?" Xu Yinxi raised her head, her beautiful eyes a little dull. She paused and said hesitantly, "You're not angry?"
Xu Zhenying smiled, "I was a little angry just now, but I'm no longer angry now."
"Why?"
"Because emotions have very little power in the face of reality." Xu Zhenying folded her hands behind her head, looking quite uninhibited. Xu Yinxi wanted to remind her to pay attention to her manners several times, but she held the words back and could only force herself not to pay attention to her posture and the exposed feet.
"As the saying goes, it's better to compete with those who share the same interests than to argue with fools. Oh, sorry, no offense to your father. It's just that everyone has their own ideas, and I'm too lazy to argue or get angry. Besides, I think I should be more concerned about what to eat tomorrow than getting angry with my second uncle." Xu Zhenying smiled brightly, showing no fear for the future. "After all, all our food was taken away, and I'm starving now."
If she continues to starve, she might not only go crazy, but also want to kill people.
Xu Yinxi was stunned. Somehow, she didn't feel angry at all about Xu Zhenying talking about Xu Deyuan like that.
There is even a faint feeling of refreshment.
If she were to say so, wouldn’t her father be stupid?
He was clearly embarrassed by being exiled, yet he had to vent his anger on others to demonstrate that his authority as the head of the Xu family was inviolable. Didn't he know that the situation had changed, and now who would listen to what the second branch said?
No one will listen to a person who has no power and deterrence.
People would just think he was crazy.
Just like now, when Xu Zhenying said that she didn't care, another meaning was that she never took the second wife seriously, or that the second wife was not worth her attention at all.
She only dared to say this in her heart, without showing it on her face. Instead, she deliberately pretended to disagree.
"Then I'm relieved. I'm glad Sixth Sister isn't angry. And don't say anything about everyone having to rely on their own abilities anymore. We are a big family like the Xu family, and no one can be missing."
Xu Zhenying laughed, "Fourth sister thinks too highly of me."
Xu Yinxi suddenly moved closer and stared at her blankly. Her face suddenly enlarged, and Xu Zhenying saw her own appearance in her black and white pupils.
Xu Yinxi looked at her motionlessly, and Xu Zhenying did not dodge or avoid her, but let her look at him with a smile on her face.
"It's still the same nose and two eyes. But why does it seem like a different person?" Xu Yinxi muttered to herself, pulling her hand and looking at her carefully, her eyes full of confusion. "Sixth sister, were you pretending to be so gentle before? I remember you were very timid before, always hiding in the house doing housework. You refused to go out when I asked you out, and you couldn't say a few words when we met. I thought you were a dull person. I never thought you would be even more aggressive than Le Zhi. Is this what it means to be a person by appearance?"
Xu Zhenying smiled and answered vaguely, "Maybe people grow up overnight."
"That's great. I want to grow up quickly, too, so I can protect Mom and my sister." Xu Yinxi was a little dazed. She had previously vowed to rise to prominence, to show her father that women weren't necessarily inferior to men. But it hadn't been long before she realized how unsatisfactory reality was.
She is a girl. Even if a girl has talent, what can she do?
Men can be sold to the imperial family, but girls ultimately have to decide their own fate by getting married.
She had no place to relieve the anger that was pent up in her chest. No matter how much she thought about it, her future was bleak. Apart from getting married, she couldn't see any other possibility.
Xu Yinxi sighed, holding her chin and said, "Qingying, sometimes I really feel that getting married is meaningless."
Xu Zhenying raised her eyebrows. Was she going to be a psychological counselor for adolescent girls?
According to the original owner's memories, Xu Yinxi, the eldest daughter of the Xu family's second branch, had always been a privileged child, a source of constant low self-esteem. This stemmed from the fact that many years ago, she had accompanied Xu Yinxi out for a play date, only to be mistaken by the shop owner for Xu Yinxi's maid.
The original owner was thin-skinned and had a strong sense of self-esteem. She always remembered this incident, so she always unconsciously competed with Xu Yinxi in everything.
Whenever the original owner saw the clothes, jewelry, and tone of voice of Xu Yinxi, she would feel ashamed and even imitate Xu Yinxi unconsciously.
It was also for this reason that the original owner was unwilling to deal with Xu Yinxi. She always felt that she had become a foil when standing next to Xu Yinxi, and she was always afraid that the servants at home would compare her with Xu Yinxi.
Xu Yinxi seemed to have no one to talk to, and she blurted out everything without caring whether Xu Zhenying wanted to listen or not.
"The Xu family has been imprisoned and exiled these past few days, and mother and father have practically fallen out. My father blames my grandfather for not doing his best to save him, and my mother blames my father for only caring about his two half-brothers. I really don't understand. Was their former love all a facade? My mother, though somewhat strong-willed, has never wronged the Xu family. For so many years, she has wholeheartedly supported my father, giving her all. Why is it that such selfless devotion still pales in comparison to the merits of Concubine Qiu and Concubine Lin, who gave birth to two illegitimate sons? If I marry in the future and my fertility fails, and I can't bear a son, will I suffer the same fate? Will I have to tolerate, let him do what he wants, avoid him, endure, and respect him if I meet a husband like him? If that's the case, why do I have to marry? Why must a woman rely on her father, husband, and sons for her entire life? It's as if... it's as if..."
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