"You're asking me? How would I know?" Mo Youyou said irritably, but she could only say that to Liu Dekai. She wouldn't dare say that to her cousin and his wife, since it seemed that her son had beaten up the other son!
"Jiaqing, why are you crying? Why are you covering your head? Come on, let Mom see!" Hu Feiyue said anxiously, pulling her son's hand away, but she couldn't see anything wrong with his head just by looking at it. "Jiaqing, tell Mom, what's wrong?"
"Xiao Rui, the toy car!" Mo Jiaqing pointed at Liu Shengrui, who was still sitting in the toy car. "Oh no, he, he hit my head, it hurts... Waaah..."
After Mo Jiaqing finished speaking, he let out another howl; his head was throbbing.
"What? Xiao Rui hit your head?" Hu Feiyue was furious. She felt that no matter how naughty the children were, they should not hit each other, let alone hit each other on the head. She quickly checked her son to see if he had been hurt.
Mo Youyou: "..."
Feeling embarrassed, she nudged Liu Dekai, signaling him to come out and apologize.
Lin Qing apologized earlier, so now it's Liu Dekai's turn.
"Cousin, cousin, it's true that Xiao Rui was wrong. As his father, I apologize to you on his behalf—" Liu Dekai said, forcing himself to speak. He also felt ashamed, but since his family was in the wrong, it would be unreasonable not to stand up for them.
“He’s not apologizing to us. It was Jiaqing who got hit, and he got hit on the head!” Hu Feiyue wasn’t as easy to talk to as Lin Qing.
First of all, Mo Shuang'er's situation only involved fighting over and damaging toys; at least she didn't physically fight. But Mo Jiaqing actually did fight this time and got beaten up.
Secondly, in terms of the two sisters-in-law's personalities, Hu Feiyue is much more assertive than Lin Qing. If her child is wronged, she won't be as easy to talk to as Lin Qing.
"Yes, yes, sister-in-law is right. I apologize to Jiaqing on behalf of Xiaorui—" Liu Dekai quickly corrected himself.
He dared not offend Hu Feiyue.
Mo Yancheng and Mo Yanhua are both Mo Youyou's cousins, and both are doing quite well. They are the kind of relatives that he wants to "climb up" to. Moreover, Mo Yancheng's wife, Hu Feiyue, also has a powerful family background. Liu Dekai dares not take this lightly.
However, Liu Dekai's humble and submissive apologetic manner was unbearable for his mother, Zhang Cuihua.
Especially just now, when Liu Dekai apologized to the two adults, Hu Feiyue retorted, which made Zhang Cuihua feel uncomfortable.
They've already apologized, what more do they want?
"Oh dear, our Xiao Rui didn't mean it! He's just a kid, he doesn't know any better. It's normal for them to have a little argument at such a young age. Do you have to make such a big deal out of it? We're all family, why are you making us seem so distant?" Zhang Cuihua complained.
"Heh..." Hu Feiyue laughed in anger.
She was already angry, and Zhang Cuihua's words only made her angrier.
Even though Zhang Cuihua was an elder, she didn't intend to completely tolerate it.
"Aunt Zhang, you're really being generous with your words. So, it wasn't your Xiao Rui who got beaten, but our Qing who deserved to be beaten?!" Hu Feiyue said, nudging her husband's arm twice to directly express her dissatisfaction. "Mo Yancheng, your son got beaten, and on the head no less!"
"Dekai, Youyou, it's true that Xiaorui was wrong about this..." Mo Yancheng said, his tone much gentler, as he still didn't want to make things too ugly.
"Hmph!" Hu Feiyue sneered, clearly dissatisfied with Liu Dekai and Mo Youyou, and even more so with Zhang Cuihua.
Why is it that she has to stand up and say something just because her son apologizes, but she can just let it go when her son gets beaten up?
"Yes, yes, it was Xiao Rui's fault. He shouldn't have hit someone. It's all my fault for not teaching him properly. I apologize to my cousin and his wife, and I also apologize to Jiaqing." Liu Dekai was quite flexible and persevering. At the same time, he gave Zhang Cuihua a wink, signaling her not to make things worse. "Jiaqing, don't cry. If your head still hurts, we'll go get it checked out, okay?"
"Little Rui was really wrong. I apologize to you on his behalf. Please forgive him, okay?"
Mo Youyou then turned to Mo Yancheng and Hu Feiyue and said, "Cousin and sister-in-law, I'm really sorry about this. Please don't hold it against me..."
Regardless, today is Liu Shengrui's first birthday party, and we also have to give Mo Cheng face.
But the relatives on the Mo family's side really looked down on Zhang Cuihua's way of educating her children.
“Youyou, your cousin certainly won’t hold it against you, but that’s not how you raise a child. No matter what, you can’t just lay a hand on someone,” Mo Yancheng admonished, his gaze seemingly drifting over Zhang Cuihua.
The meaning is quite clear: Zhang Cuihua's parenting style is unacceptable.
“Yes, my cousin is right. I will definitely teach Xiao Rui properly when I get back. Sister-in-law, please don’t take it to heart. Let’s not let this cause any estrangement between us…” Mo Youyou said in a softer tone.
"You!" Hu Feiyue was still very kind to Mo Youyou, "You should be more mindful!"
Hu Feiyue's words were pointed.
She was pointing at Mo Youyou.
The point is that Zhang Cuihua shouldn't be allowed to educate her child this way. If this continues, the child will be ruined, and she, as the mother, will be the one who suffers the most!
Although Liu Shengrui's surname is Liu, Mo Youyou's surname is Mo, and the Mo family doesn't adhere to the traditional preference for sons over daughters; everyone treats Mo Youyou very well.
That's why Hu Feiyue was so dissatisfied with Zhang Cuihua.
“Sister-in-law, I understand…” Mo Youyou said, her heart aching.
Today should have been her day to shine, but her son's disappointing behavior made her lose face. She already had countless grievances in her heart, but she certainly couldn't bear to vent them on her son.
Therefore, Zhang Cuihua's outburst was simply an outlet for her emotions, and she naturally transferred all her resentment onto Zhang Cuihua.
"Don't let your mother-in-law control you," Hu Feiyue whispered.
"Mm." Mo Youyou nodded.
Despite these two incidents, the first birthday celebration is still going on.
After all, Mo Cheng has a lot of face to save, and Mo's relatives, in order to protect Mo Cheng and Mo Youyou's reputation, wouldn't really make things too ugly; they would just say a few words and let it pass.
However, when they left, you could still see the resentment in everyone's eyes.
Especially the parents of Mo Shuang'er and Mo Jiaqing, who were bullied, were very dissatisfied with Liu Dekai and Zhang Cuihua, and also had some dissatisfaction with Mo Youyou, though to a lesser extent.
"Honey, I think Xiao Rui looks like he hasn't been properly taught!" Lin Qing said angrily. She felt heartbroken thinking about how Mo Shuang'er was bullied and cried.
“Sigh…we’re all relatives, and Youyou grew up with me and Yancheng. There are some things we can’t say too harshly. No matter what, we have to give our uncle face,” Mo Yanhua said, thankful that his daughter hadn’t suffered any serious harm today, only that her doll had been snatched away.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
