On the other side, inside the main house of the Li family manor, the atmosphere seemed to be quite harmonious on the surface.
"I wonder what brings you here, my in-laws?"
With a very official smile on his face, the old man of the Li family asked Liang Xunling's family members directly.
As the saying goes, one doesn't visit a temple without a reason.
Their sudden visit must have something on their mind.
Liang Feng smiled apologetically and said, "Actually, there's nothing much to say. We came here mainly to visit Xunling and make up for what we owe her."
Li Shuping nodded in agreement: "Yes! It's mainly to see Xunling and our grandchildren. Ever since Xunling had the car accident, she hasn't taken her grandchildren back to her parents' home. We old folks can't help but miss her."
"No, it's not necessary."
Having composed herself, Liang Xunling returned to the living room with Li Qirui and said coldly, "If you really feel indebted to me, then try to appear in my life as little as possible in the future."
Since that car accident, she has seen through the true colors of her family.
If she didn't want to set a bad example for her children by showing them disrespect for their parents, she would have stopped associating with them long ago.
"This child... how can you speak to your family like that?"
Li Shuping frowned and said something to Liang Xunling, then turned to the old master and old lady of the Li family and smiled apologetically:
"Father-in-law, you must be so sorry to have to make us laugh. Our youngest daughter has been willful since she was little and has caused you a lot of trouble, hasn't she? If you think she has done anything wrong, then please teach her a lesson. We, the old couple, won't feel bad about it!"
Liang Feng was also very dissatisfied with Liang Xunling's attitude and quickly said, "That's right! If she doesn't listen, teach her a lesson! If verbal reprimands don't work, then hit her! This girl has been asking for a beating since she was little. She'll only listen when you beat her into submission!"
Upon hearing this, before Liang Xunling could react, the old lady of the Li family frowned and said with displeasure:
"How can you, as parents, hit your child? Xunling is your own daughter after all. Don't you feel any pain when you hit her?"
Upon hearing this, Liang Feng said smugly, "My dear mother-in-law, it's precisely because they are your own children that you can hit them! There's an old saying in our area: 'Spare the rod and spoil the child!' A sapling won't grow straight if it's not pruned, and children won't listen if they're not disciplined. You have to hit them to educate them!"
"So you used to beat her frequently?"
The old man of the Li family frowned instantly, glancing at Liang Xunling huddled in Li Qirui's arms, then turning his gaze to Liang Yueling and Liang Jiayue, before questioning Liang Feng and Li Shuping:
"Have you ever hit your eldest daughter and youngest son?"
"us……"
Before Liang Feng could finish speaking, Li Shuping, assessing the situation, interrupted him, saying:
“Our eldest and third children have always been very obedient since they were little. They can be raised without being beaten or scolded. Unlike our second child, who is always causing trouble for us. She says that we are biased towards her older sister and younger brother and that we are not good to her at all. If we were not good to her, we should have strangled her when she was born.”
The elderly couple had been hoping for a son, but their second child was another daughter.
Upon seeing that Liang Xunling, who had just been born, was not a boy, Li Shuping did indeed have an urge to strangle her.
Therefore, in her view, being able to spare Liang Xunling's life and raise her to adulthood was already an immense blessing.
Liang Xunling should be unconditionally grateful to them and should not make any demands on them.
Hearing their words, the old man of the Li family's eyes turned noticeably cold. He gave a mocking smile and said, "Hmph, parents like you really are an eye-opener for me!"
Clearly, Liang Feng and Li Shuping did not catch the sarcasm in the old man's words, and continued:
“My dear in-law, you’ve been in the city for too long and have no idea what life is like in the countryside! In the countryside, no matter how many daughters you have, they can’t compare to having a son. If you don’t have a son, people will laugh at you behind your back for having no descendants.”
"Moreover, once daughters grow up, they will marry into other families and become wives. They will have to serve their husbands, their in-laws, and raise their children. How can they take care of their own parents? So daughters can't be relied on at all; we still have to rely on sons!"
This wasn't the first time Liang Xunling had heard her parents say such things, but every time she did, it made her feel incredibly sad.
She couldn't help but question them: "Then why are you so good to your eldest daughter? You treat her like a treasure, but treat me like a piece of weeds?"
"Because your sister is our first child! The first child has a different meaning, whether it's a girl or a boy, we have to love her."
Li Shuping explained impatiently to Liang Xunling, then asked in return, "Why do you always have to compare yourself to your sister?"
"Because she was the one who, after getting married, completely disregarded her biological parents and couldn't be relied upon, while I gave you living expenses every month and allowed you to live a comfortable life in the city, becoming the envy of the people back home."
For the first time, Liang Xunling bravely spoke her mind: "The only children you can rely on now are me!"
Clearly, her parents did not want to accept this fact and were instantly enraged.
"Don't think you can talk to us like that just because you're in the Li family. So what if you're the eldest daughter-in-law of the Li family? Even if you marry the emperor and become the empress, I'm still your father!"
Liang Feng arrogantly cursed at Liang Xunling and raised his hand to hit her.
Li Qirui reacted quickly, grabbing Liang Feng's wrist in time to stop the slap that was about to land on Liang Xunling's face.
At the same time, the old man of the Li family also stood up and said to Liang Feng with a serious expression: "In-law, Xunling was your daughter before she got married. You could educate her however you wanted. It was not our Li family's place to interfere. But now she has become our Li family's daughter-in-law and is a member of our Li family. So no matter what she does wrong, our Li family rules will punish her. It is not your place to lay a hand on her!"
The old lady of the Li family also stood up to protect her daughter-in-law, and said to the Liang family without any politeness:
"In-laws, our Li family does not welcome people who favor sons over daughters, so please don't come here again in the future."
"you……"
The Liang family members looked embarrassed, seemingly not expecting this outcome, and they were all flustered.
After all, they came here to ask for a favor from the old man of the Li family.
Liang Yueling wanted to ask the old man of the Li family to help her get her gambling-addicted husband out of jail.
Liang Jiayue hopes to use the Li family's connections to find a suitable job for his fiancée in a company under the Li family's name.
A family of vampires, all wanting to suck the blood of the Li family.
However, the Li family wasn't exactly a professional poverty alleviation organization. The Li family patriarch coldly and mercilessly said:
"Someone, show them out!"
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