Chapter 645 I'm Fine
Seeing Xie Zheng's face turn red with anger, Song Chunxue's anger suddenly subsided.
In fact, she had already had this idea.
Xie Zheng's second sister's words were a bit more elegant and subtle than she had imagined.
If this were at the manor, she couldn't even imagine whether she could sit down and have a peaceful cup of tea.
They'd probably flip the table; they'd start arguing and might even come to blows.
Fortunately, she's seen all sorts of big occasions, and she shouldn't have lost her composure today.
Song Chunxue took a breath and looked at the siblings calmly.
"Second Aunt, I know you mean well for my father, but he's not young anymore. He's already at an age where he can make his own decisions. Others saying too much will only make him uncomfortable." Xie Lingyun mustered her courage to step in and help. "Let my father make his own decision."
Xie Zheng's second sister looked at Xie Lingyun, her eyes, full of pressure, smiling, "Yun'er is starting to side with others now. I'm her aunt, what's wrong with me caring about my brother on behalf of our parents?"
“You used to be very sensible, but you’ve become more and more like a novice. Now that you have two kids, you’re making a fuss about getting a divorce. Aren’t you afraid of losing face if word gets out?”
"..." Xie Lingyun remained expressionless, took a deep breath, and forced a smile, "Second Aunt is right to reprimand me."
"Hmph!" Second Aunt said irritably, "You're just like your father, you can't be criticized or scolded. How can a girl be so upright? No wonder you can't hold onto Chang Yunxuan's heart."
Song Chunxue couldn't help but look at Xie Lingyun. It turned out that she had such a sharp-tongued second aunt. No wonder she never asked her relatives for help.
Xie Lingyun felt wronged. After all, the person who spoke ill of her was her own aunt. If she talked back too harshly, other relatives would say that she was being unreasonable.
"Second sister, there are probably not many people who can hold Chang Yunxuan's heart like a playboy. How many men in the world are not fickle? Otherwise, where would the number of wives and concubines come from?"
Xie Zheng said unhappily, "My Yun'er wouldn't stoop to tying his rotten heart. He's just unlucky. What's the difference between a man who hits a woman and a beast? I never thought he'd be my son-in-law in the first place, so it's good that we're divorced now."
He was seething with anger; he couldn't let Song Chunxue feel that a grown man like him was being bullied in front of others for his daughter.
Although he was indeed useless in the past, unable to protect his daughter, his family property, or even the common people, his official rank kept falling, and he couldn't protect anything.
But from now on, he will live like a true man.
Things that couldn't be said before due to their status can now be kept secret.
What does saving face matter? We can't let our child suffer any more injustice.
"Xie Zheng, what kind of father are you? You're even condoning Yun'er's divorce! You're simply..."
"Eldest sister, second sister, my mind is made up. If you are like the Chang family and try to force my Yun'er to back down, I'm sorry to disappoint you."
“If you still consider me your own brother, when the Chang family comes in a few days, I hope you will side with your family and not with what is right,” he said, slamming his hand on the table and raising his voice. “Besides, the Chang family is completely in the wrong! Yun’er doesn’t need anyone to persuade her. There’s no room for negotiation. If you don’t want to come, I won’t force you. Anyway, the time when Yun’er was bullied is over. I can handle things on my own now!”
"At worst, I'll wear them down until they die. If they don't get divorced or reconciled, they can just stay strangers forever."
Seeing his resolute attitude, Song Chuxue relaxed and took a couple of sips of tea.
She looked up and saw Xie Zheng staring at her face. He nodded slightly and smiled, approving of her actions.
This guy is a paper tiger. This is probably the first time he's said such tough words to his older sister, and he's probably still a little nervous.
Sure enough, after she nodded, Xie Zheng also picked up his teacup, leaned back in his chair, and calmly drank his tea.
Xie Lingyun saw all of this, and her initial grievances disappeared; she even wanted to laugh.
Sure enough, her frail and helpless scholar father suddenly became quite eloquent, which was due to the influence of others.
Fortunately, her father is a kind-hearted person and still very eager to learn at his age. After living most of his life, he has finally learned some practical self-defense skills.
In life, ordinary people don't have many days of wielding weapons and fighting, but they do have many times of verbal battles, open and covert struggles, and sarcastic remarks.
Reading so many books and arguing heatedly with others using classical allusions is not as comfortable as speaking the truth and being honest.
It is said that the Taoist mental cultivation method is to be the only one who is supreme. She didn't understand what this "being the only one who is supreme" meant before, but now she suddenly understands.
We only live once, so why should we wrong ourselves to please others? Keeping our hearts at peace and not letting trivial matters bother us is the way to be a carefree immortal in this world.
The eldest and second eldest sisters remained silent for a long time.
"Xie Zheng, is that really what you think?" The eldest sister saw her younger sister's unpleasant expression, pondered for a while, and then spoke up, "It's been a few years since we last met, and you've changed a lot. You've learned some of the sharp tongue of the common people, and you're not as gentle and refined as before."
Xie Zheng smiled faintly, "Yes, when you're out in the world, you have to be straightforward. What's the use of being gentle and refined? You'll only get beaten and bullied. I wasn't born to be a carefree young master. Being direct makes me feel more comfortable."
The second sister said angrily, "That doesn't mean we don't care about your Yun'er, even if it's not my child."
"You were so useless back then, throwing a tantrum and divorcing her mother. Now you want your daughter to divorce you. Can't you two say a few nice words to each other? It's not easy to become husband and wife. What's wrong with suffering a little? You know how you've been all these years."
These words were unpleasant to hear and extremely harsh, making Xie Zheng feel uncomfortable.
He was indeed not good enough when he was young, which caused Yun'er to lose her mother's care at a young age.
But one thing at a time.
He understands all the big principles and doesn't need others to point fingers at him or criticize him like those onlookers.
If we can't think of him or help him, does he really need someone to scold him awake?
“Yes,” he chuckled, “Yun’er isn’t your daughter, I don’t need anyone else to lecture her. Even if she gets divorced, I’ll raise her myself, I don’t need anyone else to tell me what to do.”
"You..." Second sister stood up angrily, "Fine, very well. Now you have someone by your side, you don't need us to say anything. I really haven't been able to help you all these years. I'm ashamed to go back to my parents' home. I didn't understand my place and touched a sore spot. I'm leaving."
"I am me, and your family is your family. I didn't stop you from coming back." Xie Zheng said such heartless words for the first time, his lips trembling slightly.
The older sister stopped trying to persuade him, glanced at the Taoist priest and her niece, and stood up helplessly, saying, "We'll come back another day. I'll reflect on what you said."
The Taoist priest, who was watching the show intently, held his whisk in both hands and left the place the way he came in.
Song Chunxue walked over and pressed down on Xie Zheng's trembling fingers.
"I feel bad for you, saying so many harsh words. You must feel really guilty inside."
Xie Zheng caught a glimpse of Xie Lingyun walking out and couldn't help but bury his face in her arms. "I'm fine. I have to be willing to risk everything for the child."
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