Chapter 185 Extra
In the end, Wen Xiuwei didn't really hit Chu Jiujiu.
After Chu Jiujiu walked out of the stairs carefully, Wen Xiuwei couldn't raise her hand to slap her when she saw her face. She couldn't bear to hit her, but that didn't mean that the matter would be easily let go.
Wen Xiuwei didn't speak to Chu Jiujiu for the entire winter.
Chu Jiujiu kept apologizing and admitting her mistakes, and even the whole family took turns to persuade her, but Wen Xiuwei remained unmoved and lived her life as usual every day. When Chu Jiujiu came, she didn't drive her away, but just ignored her.
Chu Jiujiu couldn't stand this kind of life after only three days, but Wen Xiuwei made her go through it for three full months.
In the first few days, Chu Jiujiu was a little scared. It was not because she was afraid that Wen Xiuwei would ignore her, but because she was afraid that Wen Xiuwei would get angry with her. In fact, deep down in her heart, she didn't think it was a big deal at all. She felt that Wen Xiuwei was just angry, and when she calmed down, they would naturally reconcile.
As time went on and Wen Xiuwei's attitude didn't soften at all, Chu Jiujiu finally started to panic.
In the deep winter, Chu Jiujiu would come to the Wen family whenever she had nothing to do. The heating in the Wen family had been installed a long time ago and the temperature was set high, but Chang Fangyuan and Chu Shao still felt it was very cold.
Today's dinner was hot pot, and the family sat together. It should have been a happy occasion. In the past, Chu Jiujiu was as busy as a bee in such occasions, adding vegetables, water, and mincing meat. These were her favorite things to do, but now none of that happened. She sat silently at the table, eating the dishes in her bowl. Some dishes were far away, but she didn't stand up, just eating the ones in front of her. She chewed a piece of vegetable leaf slowly. After finishing, she raised her head and looked at Wen Xiuwei who was sitting far away from her. She found that she was smiling at someone else. Chu Jiujiu pursed her lips, lowered her head again, and continued to eat the dish of vegetable leaves that she didn't like very much.
Chu Shao was right across from her, and watching this scene, he felt heartbroken.
Not long after dinner, Han Shengyi came to pick up Chu Jiujiu and sent them to the intersection. Chu Shaocai came back and saw Wen Xiuwei applying skin care products. The bottles and jars were printed with words that Chu Shao could not understand. It was said that they were specially for pregnant women.
Wen Xiuwei slapped her face. Chu Shao pulled over a stool and sat down, whispering, "You're no better than me."
Wen Xiuwei raised her eyelids and glanced at Chu Shao indifferently.
Chu Shao: "If you are angry, you can beat her up, it will be better than what you are doing now."
With a snap, Wen Xiuwei slammed the skincare bottle on the table. "What's the point of beating her up? Just like you, you slap her when you're angry. You think it's an honor, don't you? I really want to—"
After saying half of it, I felt that there was no point in bringing up the past. Chu Shao was not a person prone to domestic violence. He did it because he was scared at the time. So much time has passed. There is no point in using this matter to teach him a lesson over and over again.
After two seconds of silence, Wen Xiuwei picked up the bottle she had just put down and poured it into her palm. She lowered her eyes and said, "Don't worry about it. This time I will definitely correct her bad habit. Beating her is useless. Chu Jiujiu has a good memory, but she can't remember the pain, and she is not afraid of pain."
Exhaling, Wen Xiuwei spoke again: "What she fears most is that her family doesn't want her, that we abandon her. Only by letting her understand this can she truly learn her lesson."
Chu Shao frowned when he heard this. He wanted Wen Xiuwei to try a different approach, but after opening his mouth, he still couldn't utter any words of persuasion.
Using Chu Jiujiu's most vulnerable point to attack her is too cruel. Only Wen Xiuwei can be so cruel as to do this. Chu Shao looks fierce and seems to always side with justice instead of relatives, but in fact, he has the softest heart towards children. He will never be able to do what he says like Wen Xiuwei in his life.
A family needs a "strict father" and a "kind mother". After staying for a while, Chu Shao stood up silently.
Forget it, he can't be a strict father, so he might as well be a kind mother. When he has time, he will take Chu Jiujiu out to see a movie to soothe her wounded heart.
The whole family tried to persuade Wen Xiuwei, but they did so privately. In front of Chu Jiujiu, they were united in their decision not to speak for her. There was nothing they could do; she was too opinionated. Han Shengyi had an excuse; he had no idea Zhang Nan's behavior was so bad. But Chu Jiujiu, she had guessed it, yet she kept it to herself. Even if she had her own reasons, they only moved herself.
This subtle scene lasted until the Spring Festival of 1980. There was a recorded New Year's Eve party this year, and Grandpa Han brought the whole family to the recording site. The colorful and diverse performances refreshed everyone. Even Chu Jiujiu thought it was really good, but she was only excited for three minutes at most, and then she quickly drooped down again.
A hilarious skit was being performed on the stage and everyone was laughing, but Wen Xiuwei saw out of the corner of her eye that Chu Jiujiu was secretly wiping away tears.
For a moment, Wen Xiuwei felt mixed emotions and her heart felt indescribably uncomfortable. She unconsciously grabbed the tablecloth at hand, then suddenly stood up and walked out.
Chu Shao asked her, "Where are you going?"
Wen Xiuwei said without turning her head: "Bathroom."
Chu Shao looked at her back and suddenly remembered something. He turned his head to look at the stunned Chu Jiujiu. They looked at each other, and Chu Shao signaled her with his eyes.
After a while, Chu Jiujiu finally understood what was going on. She stood up and chased after him.
Chu Jiujiu chased after her and found that Wen Xiuwei didn't go to the bathroom at all. She walked towards the terrace. It was still very cold in the capital in February. Wen Xiuwei was only wearing a flannel shawl. Chu Jiujiu hurriedly took off her coat and chased after her and put it on her.
Wen Xiuwei stopped walking as soon as she felt the heat. She turned around and looked at Chu Jiujiu, who stuttered under her gaze: "Don't catch a cold."
Wen Xiuwei felt the coat was about to slide down, but she didn't move. Chu Jiujiu quickly helped her put it back on. At this time, she heard Wen Xiuwei ask, "Are you worried that I might catch a cold?"
Chu Jiujiu was stunned for a moment, and responded somewhat helplessly, "Hmm..."
"Are you really worried about me?"
Chu Jiujiu looked at her in a daze.
Wen Xiuwei asked in confusion, "You're worried about me, so why do you treat me like this? You don't care about your own safety, and you're just trampling on me and everyone else's heart. Chu Jiujiu, I don't want you to worry about me anymore, and I don't want to care about you anymore. From now on, you and Chu Shao can continue as usual, and we can just be ordinary relatives. I'll help you with things and treat you to holidays, but other than that, I won't care about anything else. This way, I'll feel more at ease."
After saying this, she looked at Chu Jiujiu and waited quietly for her to shed tears.
But to her surprise, Chu Jiujiu didn't cry or break down. She blinked several times before she said forcefully, "I won't."
"I'll help you take care of the kids in the future, and I'll also tell everyone that the famous star Wen Xiuwei is my family. Don't even think about getting rid of me!!!"
Tears began to flow uncontrollably, but Chu Jiujiu wiped them away immediately. "I'll make your life easy. I won't hide anything from you anymore. Even if someone tries to murder me in front of me in the future, I'll turn around and run away. I won't stand up to them!"
"I'm willing to do anything as long as you stop ignoring me. You raised me, how could you ignore me, wuwuwu..."
Chu Jiujiu wiped the tears from her face with her wrist. She lowered her head and cried so sadly. Wen Xiuwei didn't know what to feel when she heard it, and her voice became hoarse.
"Then why don't you think about it? I raised you. I treated you like a sister and a daughter. I poured so much effort into you, but you didn't even tell me such a big thing. If you were in my shoes, if you were sitting at home and suddenly heard that I almost died and turned into a corpse, what would you think?"
"I was wrong, Weiwei, I won't dare to do it again, I really, really won't dare to do it again." She choked and took two steps forward, hugged Wen Xiuwei's neck, and cried while speaking. Chu Jiujiu looked even more miserable now than when her face was swollen that day.
The two of them stood by the terrace, Chu Jiujiu's crying could be heard from far away. Han Shengyi stood behind a pillar, watching this scene. He pursed his lips and lowered his eyes. He turned around quietly and prepared to go back, but as soon as he turned around, he found that there were one, two, three, four... four people behind him.
Han Shengyi: “…”
Grandpa Han sighed, and Grandma Han, beside him, whispered, "Xiuwei still has a way. This time it works, the little girl is cured."
Chu Liqiang hesitated and said, "Call them back. If they keep crying here, their faces will be frozen. It's enough for them to admit their mistakes. It would be a shame if they really got hurt."
Chu Shao: "Forget it, let's all go back. If we go over now, Xiuwei will definitely be angry."
Thinking about Wen Xiuwei's current temper, everyone nodded with lingering fear. Han Shengyi was about to catch up when Chu Shao said to him, "You stay and watch the time. Don't let them stand in the cold wind for too long."
Han Shengyi: “…………”
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