Chapter 289 Pink Eye 3 My mom said she wanted to get back with my dad...
Yao Zhizhi felt that her mother was getting senile and didn't know the child's personality yet. She went around buying clothes for the child. Would the child appreciate it?
Now that the old couple had returned, she noticed that Xia Qiang hadn't called anyone. She looked at Guanying and asked, "Tell my aunt if Xia Qiang has ever called her grandma and grandpa since she came here?"
Guanying shook her head: "No. When grandma asked her what size clothes and shoes she was wearing, she rolled her eyes. It's so annoying that she's so disrespectful."
Yao Zhizhi understood what was going on. No wonder Xia Qiang was so arrogant. As the elder, she was intimidated by her first, but not only was she not angry, she even took the initiative to try to please him. In Xia Qiang's view, wasn't it because her stepmother was incompetent that her stepmother's mother had to try to please her?
Yao Zhizhi raised her chin towards Qi Changxiao, pointed at the new clothes that had just been put down, and took them away.
Although it was the first time that Qi Changxiao saw his wife beat someone else's child, the child really deserved it, so instead of trying to dissuade her, he walked over cooperatively, picked up the things his mother-in-law bought, and followed Yao Zhizhi out.
Xia Qiang refused to leave and held on to the door frame tightly with both hands, asking Yao Zhizhi to pry it open and drag her out.
Xia Qiang found that she was no match for Yao Zhizhi in strength, so she had to scream and howl in the alley. However, it was almost time to get off work, and every household was busy cooking. Only one or two people came out to watch the fun.
Aunt Mao also heard the noise. She came out with a shovel and took a look. She found that it was Yao Zhizhi who was dealing with the uneducated girl, and she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
A nearby woman named Jiang asked her what was going on, and she said, "I don't know where this wild girl came from, but she's bullying Guanying and Guangmei at home. Xiao Yao will definitely support the two children. Let's just ignore it and go back."
Mrs. Jiang was the mother of the family that had exchanged courtyards with Uncle Fan Wen and his men. She noticed that Editor-in-Chief Yao was always polite to her and didn't seem like someone with malicious intentions, so she didn't think much of it. She just sighed, "It's all because of their parents' divorce and remarriage. After all, these two children aren't Captain Yang's biological children, so there's bound to be children who mistreat them."
"That's right. The kid from the Wang family was like that before. Fortunately, the school handled it in time. This time, the accent doesn't sound like a local. Maybe she's a poor relative from another place, begging for money." Aunt Mao was wholeheartedly helping Yao Zhizhi and didn't mention who the girl was. Anyway, she ignored the elders when they talked to her, so she deserved to be beaten.
Just like that, Yao Zhizhi dragged Xia Qiang all the way back to her own yard, closed the gate, and refused to let the curious onlookers watch.
It was hot and they had just had another fight, so she wanted to drink some water. When she entered the room, Guangmei had already cooled the water for her. She took the teacup that Guangmei handed over and drank most of it in one breath. Then she found a chair and sat at the door of the main room, crossed her legs, folded her arms, and looked at Xia Qiang coldly.
Xia Qiang didn't expect this woman to be so barbaric that even her man listened to her. She could only grit her teeth and curse at her.
She even cursed Yao Zhizhi to die a miserable death. Qi Changxiao was so angry that he wanted to slap her twice, but Yao Zhizhi stopped him.
She can ignore people scolding her, after all, she is an adult and these vicious words can't hurt her. But she can't tolerate people scolding Guanying and Guangmei, she will beat them every time they scold her.
She still didn't believe it. Would Yang Shuming take sides? Unless he didn't want Guanying and Guangmei anymore. Fine, then change the custody rights. She would rather raise the two children herself than have them suffer at Yang Shuming's hands.
She looked at Qi Changxiao and gave him a heads-up: "I've already told you in advance that if this child is particularly noisy, I might take Guanying and Guangmei in."
Guanying had just experienced something like that last year, and he cannot afford to be attacked by a similar "burden" again. This would be too hurtful to the child's self-esteem.
Qi Changxiao understood and said comfortingly, "Just do as you wish. I have no objection."
Yao Zhizhi looked at the time and estimated that her sister and brother-in-law would be back soon, so she hurried to teach Xia Qiang a lesson.
With a cold face, she demanded, "Come on, tell me, who was gossiping about you? Your mother? Or someone from your stepfather's side? If I remember correctly, you received gifts every New Year, right?"
"What's it got to do with you? Don't you have a father yourself? Do you have to mind my dad sending me a gift?" Xia Qiang didn't learn her lesson. She took advantage of the fact that it was almost lunchtime and waited for her dad to come back to support her.
Yao Zhizhi sneered, "Really? Your dad is so busy, your mom couldn't even take care of you when she gave birth to you. Do you think your dad will have time to buy you a gift now that he has four children?"
Xia Qiang was stunned by the question. After a moment's hesitation, she finally convinced herself. She didn't believe it at all and questioned, "Stop trying to sow discord here. If my dad really wants to buy me something, he can still spare some time."
"Really? Why don't you go to the Public Security Bureau and ask, was your father on a business trip during the Chinese New Year last year? If he wasn't at home, how could he have time to buy things for you and send them to you?" Yao Zhizhi sneered. This child is indeed stupid, and was raised astray by his own mother.
She had reason to think so. Xia Qiang's stepfather had no grudge against Yao Miaomiao. Even if he was unhappy, he should be unhappy with Yang Shuming. After all, one of them was her ex-husband and the other was her current husband. They might be compared by the father-in-law and by women.
However, it is absolutely impossible for Xia Qiang's stepfather to have any conflict of interest with Yao Miaomiao. Moreover, Yang Shuming always sends the child support on time. He is so trustworthy that there is really nothing to complain about.
So the only explanation is that Xia Qiang's mother has conjunctivitis and is throwing dirty water.
Parents are always the first teachers of their children. They teach by words and deeds, and influence their children through what they see and hear. These responsibilities cannot be shirked.
For example, she has a bad temper, so she gets angry when she sees the stars and the moon. She won't blame the child, but will just think that the child will be affected to some extent because he sees his mother being mean to others.
Whenever this happens, she will try to control her emotions and stay calm, instead of throwing dirty water on others, humiliating and trampling on others' dignity behind their backs.
It would be strange if children didn’t learn from this.
At this moment, she guided Xia Qiang to think, but she didn't expect Xia Qiang to be so stubborn. She rolled her eyes and said, "You said my dad is not here? Who do you think you are?"
Yao Zhizhi stood up and took a few steps closer, using her height advantage to look down into the child's eyes. She questioned, "Xia Qiang, you're fifteen, right? Or sixteen? You're so old, and you don't have any brains at all? Your mother can't even take care of you alone. After my sister and your father get married, she'll have to take care of four people. How can she handle it? If it weren't for my parents helping out all these years, your father might have divorced again! Even the gifts you receive every year for the New Year are bought by my mother!"
Xia Qiang didn't believe it, covered her ears and wanted to step back, but Yao Zhizhi grabbed her collar and pulled her back.
She spoke word by word, gritting her teeth as she spoke, "Now, let me answer your question. You ask who I am? Okay, listen to me, my mom is your dad's mother-in-law, the old lady who just bought you clothes, the old lady who chooses clothes, shoes, and stationery for you every New Year. Do you understand? You must be very happy when you receive gifts every year, right? Then do you give her the respect she deserves? Who the hell are you? You don't even call me grandma, and yet you dare to act crazy in front of us Yao family members?"
Xia Qiang still didn't believe it and bit her lips tightly without saying anything.
Yao Zhizhi pushed her away and said, "You're such a pity because your mother died. I'm giving you a chance to mend your ways. Now, you better behave yourself and go to the front to apologize to my parents, and to my Guanying and Guangmei. Otherwise, even if your father is willing to protect you, I won't let him keep you around. We'll see if you don't believe me!"
Of course Xia Qiang didn't believe it. That was her biological father. Every Chinese New Year, she sent many gifts to her father.
Not only did she not believe that her biological father would not ignore her, she also did not believe that those gifts were given by that old woman.
I don’t believe it, I don’t believe it, I don’t believe it at all!
She covered her ears and cursed, "You bad woman, stop pretending to be nice! My mom said she wanted to remarry my dad, but she didn't expect him to have a new woman. Later, she asked around and found out it was you who set them up! You're the one who ruined my parents' reunion! You're a vicious, evil woman! You'll get your comeuppance, you won't die a good death!"
Yao Zhizhi was so angry that she laughed. What made her laugh even more was that Yang Shuming came and Qi Changxiao just opened the gate of the courtyard. All these vicious words were heard clearly by Yang Shuming.
He walked up quickly and looked at his daughter who was talking nonsense. His face turned blue with anger and he quickly apologized to Yao Zhizhi: "Little sister, I didn't teach her these words. Don't be angry. I'll ask her what's going on."
"Ask right here. Let me be frank with you, our family has done nothing wrong to you over the years. If she refuses to repent and continues to make trouble here, I will find a way to contact her grandmother's relatives and take her away. I will not allow anyone to ruin my sister's life, so you can do whatever you want." Yao Zhizhi was so angry that she even lost her appetite for lunch. She sat back in her chair and looked at the father and daughter with a cold face.
Yang Shuming quickly agreed: "I know, it's all my fault that I found out her mother was dead. She might have been stimulated by something, so she's talking nonsense. Give me some time."
Of course Yao Zhizhi had to give him time. After all, they had not lived together for nearly ten years. His impression of his daughter was probably still stuck in the confused and ignorant stage when they divorced.
He certainly didn't know that his daughter had become like this.
Fortunately, those words just now at least served as a wake-up call to him, realizing that he had raised his daughter in the wrong way.
He quickly took the long bench that Qi Changxiao had brought, sat down, looked at his daughter, and asked, "What did your mother say to you? Dad doesn't mean to blame you, but Dad is a police officer, and police officers always emphasize seeking truth from facts. If my daughter is full of nonsense, slandering and spreading rumors about others, then I'm afraid I'm not worthy of being a police officer anymore. I'd be unworthy of wearing this uniform."
Xia Qiang was heartbroken. Her father actually refused to stand up for her. She cried and asked, "Is this important? My mom is dead, shouldn't you protect me? As for what my mom said, you will definitely make excuses for yourself. Why bother asking?"
Yang Shuming's heart sank suddenly. It was over. This child was really raised astray.
He frowned at Xia Qiang and insisted, "I'll ask you again. If you don't tell me, I'll take you to your grandma. I'd rather spend more money than keep a troublemaker who can't tell right from wrong around me!"
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