Chapter 628 Staring at each other
"As for kicking someone when they're down, as long as you stand tall, you can deal with whatever comes your way. If you want to laugh at someone, just tear their mouth off. If you're bullied, you can retaliate tenfold. If you're not afraid of hardship, learn some martial arts, practice meditation to improve your health, and don't become dependent on men. After we old folks pass away, no one will be able to bully you."
At the Xie family home, Song Chunxue was an observer, and she spoke these words calmly and composedly, without losing her composure in the slightest.
She thought that if she had taught Hongying like this when she was young, how could Hongying have been so weak in the He family?
However, now that Hongying doesn't need her to call her, she's worried that Hongying will be too assertive in front of He Chuan and might bully him instead.
"That's right. If you can't stand it, then divorce Chang Yunxuan. If you're a man, why would you care about these things? I'm not afraid of what others say now. People can talk, you can't shut them up."
Xie Zheng sat down angrily, slammed his fist on the table, and looked resentful.
“As long as you can let go of Chang Yunxuan and have the guts to do it, your father will definitely support you. If all else fails, we can find a son-in-law to live with us. Anyway, I’m too old to have a son, and I’ll be counting on you to take care of me in my old age.”
Xie Lingyun suddenly stood up, her face turned pale, she stumbled and grabbed the table for support, then closed her eyes to catch her breath.
Song Chunxue quickly stood up. "You child, you haven't fully recovered yet. Speak slowly."
Xie Lingyun closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and leaned on the table to look straight at Xie Zheng.
"Father, you said it yourself!"
A gentleman's word is as good as his bond.
Xie Lingyun smiled, "Father, you should have said so earlier."
“If you had told me this sooner, I would have found a son-in-law to live with me before I got married.”
She wouldn't have gotten married if everyone hadn't thought that her cousin Xie Zhao would be adopted by her father in the future.
"I'm sorry, I haven't taken good care of you and taught you properly all these years. I never thought about this before, and I would never have been so willing to go all out," Xie Zheng said, his gaze falling on Song Chunxue. "In the past few years, she has shown me that women can be more resilient than men."
Song Chunxue gently warned him to be careful with his words in front of the children.
“Lingyun, women can also support their families. Throughout history, there have been many outstanding women. Some went to the battlefield, some became successful in the business world, some inherited their fathers’ businesses and carried them forward. There are countless women who are more courageous than men. It’s just that men are afraid that there are too many women like that, so they dare not publicize them and are unwilling to record them in history.”
She said gently, "They don't allow women to study simply because they're afraid of losing to women and that women are hard to manage."
Xie Lingyun stared blankly at Song Chunxue, then at Xie Zheng. Her heart, which had been as stagnant as dead water, suddenly came alive, and the ambition she had suppressed countless times suddenly became uncontrollable.
She was also well-read; she had read all of her father's books, and she secretly studied military strategy and historical records behind her grandparents' backs.
But everyone told her to be a virtuous and kind woman, saying that her father had gone astray and that she must be obedient and be a good wife and mother in order to live a good life.
This is the first time someone has asked her to act like a man and even support her family's business.
She never dared to think that way.
Despite having read so many books, she had never even considered such a possibility.
"Father?" Xie Lingyun looked at her father excitedly.
Xie Zheng nodded. "Yes, it's my fault for always treating you like a weak woman and never teaching you to be bolder. I used to have lofty ideals and ambitions, but didn't Aunt Song's words today awaken me from my dream?"
He said excitedly, "Me too. I never thought that a girl could be raised like a son, and that a daughter could also have the surname Xie."
He stood up again.
"It's not that the Chang family dislikes you for having two daughters. I'm so old-fashioned, I even secretly made a wish for you and worried about you, but I never thought of this. Isn't this a good thing?"
"Since your daughter is worthless, then the Xie family will raise her. As long as you're not tied down by that man, we'll take the child over tomorrow and let her take your surname, Xie. You three can be as clever as Zhuge Liang!"
These words were so inspiring that Xie Lingyun, who was usually calm and composed, could no longer sit still.
She lifted her foot and walked outside.
"Dad, I'm going to the Chang family to get the child right now."
Xie Zheng was both amused and exasperated. "Wait, Yun'er, don't rush. This matter needs to be discussed carefully. That scoundrel Chang Jiang won't agree to your divorce so easily, especially his wife, she's no pushover."
Although he had only met Chang Jiang's wife, who was also Yun'er's mother-in-law, twice, he knew how difficult she was to deal with.
If she didn't shed a layer of skin, Yun'er wouldn't easily break free from the Chang family.
Besides, he knew that Yun'er was not Song Chunxue.
She is still young and inexperienced, and she can't bring herself to be ruthless. If she can't bear to part with Chang Yunxuan and thinks of his past relationship as the father of her child, and if Chang Yunxuan softens his attitude and tries his best to keep her, it will be difficult for her to get a clean divorce.
We should think twice before we act.
"Okay, I understand, Father. I just want to go back and see the children now. I won't make a fuss for the next two days, so you don't need to worry." As she spoke, she lifted her skirt, her voice a little hurried, "Aunt, I'll go back now and come see you another day."
"Okay, don't get excited, take it slow."
As they were talking, Xie Lingyun had already hurriedly walked out of the courtyard.
Song Chunxue looked at Xie Zheng and said, "She's weak. Have someone buy some black-boned chicken to take back later so she can recover. Everything else will be easier then."
Xie Zheng nodded, "You're so thoughtful. I'm such a careless father."
Song Chunxue opened her mouth, but saw Liu Chunshu pursing his lips and secretly smiling not far away. In the blink of an eye, she darted into the kitchen.
"Don't say that, people will laugh at you."
Xie Zheng frowned. "Why are you making fun of me? This is my home."
"..." Never mind, this person can be incredibly stubborn sometimes. "You go about your business."
"I'll go out and take a look around."
"Let's go together."
"No!" Song Chunxue turned to look at him. "You're so tired that your eyelids are drooping. Go and rest first. If you can't, meditate. I'll go buy something."
Seeing her brisk steps, Xie Zheng truly realized the gap between them.
She always looked energetic, and now, after several years of cultivation, she appears even more robust. She was full of energy again after resting for just over an hour, while he felt deeply tired.
If it weren't for meditating for a while every night these days, he would definitely need to rest for two days before he would be willing to go out, given his physical condition.
He was disliked; it seems he needs to cultivate himself more and work less in the future.
In the end, Song Chunxue took Liu Chunshu and a servant from the Xie family to the street, bought a lot of nourishing products, and had the servant deliver them to the Chang residence.
She brought back a chicken, a fish, and a piece of pork, intending to cook it herself for dinner.
Although the Xie family's chefs are quite skilled, they haven't had much of an appetite lately, but today they have a great appetite and especially want to eat what they made themselves.
No one knows better than yourself what you want to eat.
Wearing an apron, she made vinegar noodles, a braised fish, and a plate of braised chicken with potato noodles in the Xie family kitchen.
After taking off her apron and washing her face, she stepped into the main house and muttered to Xie Zheng, "It's still more reliable to do it yourself. Is the salt in my meat sauce enough...?"
The next moment, she stopped and stared at the three strange men standing in the room.
"Is this your new sister-in-law?"
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