Xu Tingrong seemed to suddenly understand many things.
"Mom, why are you so good to Wen Yueyi?" she asked, looking at her mother with tears in her eyes.
"Because she is your Uncle Wen's daughter, and now she is my daughter too."
Xu Tingrong smiled. "Can I not like her?"
"Can."
Mo Yan nodded and smiled as well, "Go on asking."
Xu Tingrong reached out and began to wipe away her tears. Could she ask everything she wanted to ask?
"Mom, who is more important, me or her?"
She wanted to know who was more important to her mother.
"People are selfish, but in my heart, you are more important."
However, since she is my daughter, she is naturally more important to me than I am.
As a mother, I want to teach you how to survive and I want to protect you.
But if one day, someone asks me, "If you two both fell into the water at the same time, who would I save?" I would save you.
I'm not as great as you, Uncle Wen. I'm very selfish, and I only follow my heart.
I will save you, and I will not abandon her either.
She's more important than my own life.
Wen Yueyi, standing outside the kitchen, gave a surprisingly honest answer.
She understood; after all, that woman was her biological daughter. But the fact that her stepmother valued her more than herself was unbelievable. Even a biological mother could run away, let alone a stepmother.
There was a slight change in her heart.
When she used to fawn over me, I just thought, "This woman is scheming; she just wants to be my lapdog."
She never looked at them, mother and daughter, directly.
Grandma said that both she and her daughter were very scheming. Don't be fooled by their smiling faces; they were actually very wicked.
They just wanted to deceive her so they could transfer all the things in her house to their own names.
Grandma also said that none of her stepmothers were good people.
A stepmother will always want to kick her out.
Now... she doesn't know.
It cannot be denied that because of her stepmother, she no longer has to eat the food in the cafeteria. Someone cooks for her, someone does her laundry, and someone even attends her parent-teacher conferences.
Even during the years of their college entrance exams, their stepmother brought them meals and accompanied them during the exams.
At first, she pretended to be okay, and they got along quite well.
But recently, her true colors have suddenly come out, and she has become obsequious.
The more her stepmother went along with her, the more she felt that her stepmother had ulterior motives.
Since they want to follow their lead, she cannot let their schemes go awry.
They're supposed to serve her? Then she'll let them serve her well!
"Mom, can I stop being her sidekick?"
"Okay." Mo Yan smiled and patted the girl's hair. "You two are completely different people, so naturally you don't need to be together all the time."
If you two are friends, I'll be happy; if you're not suited to be friends, I won't force you.
Hearing this, Tingrong was overjoyed. What a wonderful mother she had!
"Then, does that mean I don't have to listen to her anymore?"
"I think if it's correct, then we can still adopt the suggestion."
"Then...Mom, will you have a heart-to-heart talk with her?"
After Xu Tingrong asked this question, Wen Yueyi also craned her neck, wanting to know the answer.
"Yes, but not now. Rongrong and Yueyi are different from you. I am your biological mother, so it will be easy for you to accept me."
But she's different; I'm her stepmother, and she's somewhat resistant to that.
Mo Yan naturally knew that Wen Yueyi was outside, and she didn't need to say anything else; she just told the truth.
“When she’s resistant, she won’t believe anything I say. Just do it. I just want to have a clear conscience.”
Wen Yueyi, who was outside, was very annoyed when she heard this. How was I supposed to know if you didn't tell me?
"Any more questions?"
Mo Yan finished preparing everything and looked at Xu Tingrong.
"Nothing for now, Mom. Why are we going back to our hometown?"
"With the weather being so unstable lately, it's still better to be back in my hometown. I've already sold this house, and the seller will be coming to collect it in a couple of days."
"Prepare more supplies with that money then."
The mission takers were smart; they sold their house as soon as they arrived and prepared to collect supplies.
After Wen Yueyi found out, she became even more convinced that her stepmother was only after their family's money.
"Sell the house? Why?" Ting Rong was a little confused.
Upon hearing this, Yueyi clenched her fists in anger. How dare they want their house!
"Your Uncle Wen's biggest wish is to go back to his hometown. I used to have to take care of you, but now you're all grown up, in college, and we don't even know where you'll be working in the future, so there's no need to keep this house anymore."
Wouldn't it be better to use that money to go back to our hometown, settle down on a hillside, grow some vegetables we like, and live a pastoral life?
Wen Yueyi: "???"
It turns out, she really cares about her dad!
In fact, when it comes to relationships like those between a stepdaughter and a stepmother, it's useless to talk about it face-to-face. When you talk to her directly, she will always assume the worst. But when she overhears something by chance, she will believe it completely, like right now.
"Oh, that's fine then. Mom, are you really not going to call Wen Yueyi for dinner later?"
Xu Tingrong helped with the cooking and noticed that her mother hadn't made any of Wen Yueyi's favorite dishes today.
In the past, the mother and daughter had to follow Wen Yueyi's tastes and cook light food, but today the mother made hot pot!
Hot pot!
She and her mother both love spicy food, but ever since she started to accommodate Wen Yueyi, she hasn't eaten hot pot. Now, just seeing hot pot makes her mouth water; she really wants to eat it...
"If you don't ask for help with cooking, then you don't need to eat. I always keep my word."
Wen Yueyi: "..."
The hot pot was ready quickly. Wen Yueyi thought for a moment, then ran to her room, deliberately came out, and slammed the door shut to attract Mo Yan's attention.
She succeeded. Mo Yan noticed and looked over directly. "Door, 1500, I'll pay if it's broken."
Wen Yueyi: "..." I'm so annoyed.
"I'm hungry, I want to eat."
Wen Yueyi glanced at the bright red hot pot and knew at a glance that it must taste very rich.
It even contained shrimp paste, lamb rolls, tripe... and all sorts of meatballs...
Those meatballs were delicious; she swallowed hard.
"Those who don't help won't have food to eat."
Mo Yan refused outright.
"I can wash the dishes." She was too hungry; she could just wash the dishes if necessary.
"Um."
Mo Yan gave a faint "hmm," and Wen Yueyi quickly ran over to get the bowls and chopsticks before sitting down in her seat.
All of this happened so fast it was unbelievable, leaving Xu Tingrong dumbfounded. Was this still the same Wen Yueyi who would always nitpick for several minutes, saying that this was too oily or that the flavor was too bland?
"Didn't you say you don't eat spicy food? Why do you want to eat it now? Aren't you afraid?"
Xu Tingrong kindly reminded Wen Yueyi that this was a spicy hot pot.
Wen Yueyi felt a little embarrassed. Wasn't that just looking for trouble?
"Can't I start learning now?" Goodness, Xu Tingrong has changed so fast, she can even talk back to me now, how annoying.
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