Xie Jingyue got up early, finished dealing with company matters, and then drove to the high-speed rail station.
The old lady joined a tour group with her best friend. They had a great time and are now finally back.
The car stopped outside, and she waited directly at the exit. Not long after, a stylishly dressed elderly woman with striking wavy hair and a long dress emerged. She looked like she was in her forties, despite being sixty years old; sometimes, good maintenance is a skill in itself.
"Mom! I've come to pick you up." Xie Jingyue stepped forward and skillfully took the other woman's suitcase. "Your little daughter is so good to you!"
The old lady smiled so broadly her eyes disappeared. "My youngest daughter is so good, unlike those ungrateful wretches, who all know how to take advantage of me."
"If they hear this, they'll start gossiping about me again." She pouted. "Let's go, get in the car, let's go home!"
It was right around rush hour, and there was some traffic. We had to wait a minute at several traffic lights. Luckily, the old lady doesn't get carsick, otherwise she would have felt unwell.
While waiting at a traffic light, Xie Jingyue replied to a few work-related messages. The company wasn't qualified to go public yet, so she still had to work harder. Compared to Xie City Group, it wasn't qualified, but at least it had the ability to start, and she could live well without relying on the group in the future.
"So busy? It's only been two months since I last saw you, and you've lost so much weight." The elderly woman in the passenger seat looked at her youngest daughter with some concern; her cheeks had become much thinner. Her face used to be rounder, but now it was almost an oval shape.
That's an exaggeration.
"No way! I've been eating so much these past few days. I guess I'm the kind of person who can eat whatever I want and not gain weight. I'll take you to a restaurant another day; I guarantee you'll be satisfied!"
“You’ve always been picky about food since we were little. If you’re satisfied with this, then I definitely have to give it a try.”
"Thank you for gracing me with your presence!"
After a series of antics, the light ahead turned green, and the car started moving forward.
"Oh, right, did the second son find his biological daughter? Tell them later that we're going back to the old house for dinner, so we can all get together." The old lady suddenly remembered this.
Well, it's not that she has any preference for sons over daughters, but there's just something inexplicable about it. When she first met Xie Wan'er, her granddaughter, she just didn't really like her. At the time, she felt that the child didn't resemble the second son at all, and saying that she resembled the second son's wife was a bit of a stretch.
At the time, I thought it was my own bias, but now it seems that everything makes sense.
"Okay, I'll send a message in the group later."
As for the rift between the real and fake heiresses, Xie Jingyue had no intention of telling the old lady. They say old people are shrewd and calculating, and she didn't believe the old lady's discerning eyes wouldn't see through their relationship. The old lady came from a prominent family; she wasn't stupid, and her mind was more meticulous than most people's.
At that moment, Xie Qingqing was asking Zhang Yan questions and discussing mathematical solutions. While she could memorize things for Chinese, she truly needed a thorough understanding of mathematics.
However, Xie Wan'er would often come out and cause trouble halfway through the lesson.
"Sister, please don't disturb Zhang Yan's studies. She doesn't even have time to do her homework. If you don't understand something, you can ask me!" She placed her hands on Xie Qingqing's desk, blocking the questions, just to prevent them from continuing to solve the problems.
This country bumpkin should just rot in the mud; he'll never be able to turn his life around!
"Xie Wan'er, I think you're getting in the way." Zhang Yan looked at her with some impatience, finding her extremely annoying.
She said she'd teach me, but all she did was spout a bunch of nonsense. Is this what people online call a "green tea bitch" or a "pure white lotus"? Either way, she's really annoying.
"Zhang Yan, Qingqing is my older sister. What's wrong with me teaching her how to do her homework? Are you trying to sow discord between me and my sister? Let me tell you, that's impossible. My sister won't believe you!"
Xie Qingqing had been holding back for a long time, but she couldn't hold back any longer. "Enough, Xie Wan'er, my affairs have nothing to do with you. Please go back to your seat!"
It happens every time. Every time she tries to study, she gets interrupted like this. Why? Why is she being treated like this?
Xie Wan'er didn't expect this clay figure to actually throw a tantrum. Her eyes darted around, and finally, with a pout, she said in a tearful voice, "Sister, you've gone too far! I was just concerned about you. How could you treat me like this? I didn't do anything wrong. I don't want to play with you anymore."
Her little follower couldn't sit still any longer and started berating Xie Qingqing.
"Xie Qingqing, don't be ungrateful. Wan'er was just helping you with your studies. What did you do? If everyone were like you, who would dare to help others with their studies? You ungrateful wretch, living in Wan'er's house wasn't enough, you even bullied her. I'm truly ashamed of you!"
Xie Qingqing never expected that her simple words would cause such a stir. She could clearly feel the unfriendly gazes of her classmates.
"I...that's not what I meant."
However, Xie Wan'er did not listen to her and turned back to her seat without giving her a chance to explain.
Just then, the school bell rang, and the teacher walked in.
Xie Qingqing gripped the pen, confused as to why things had turned out this way. She hadn't threatened Xie Wan'er's position, nor had she done anything to wrong her, so why had things come to this?
Seeing this, Zhang Yan sighed, "Don't think too much about it, just focus on your studies." She didn't know what else to say to comfort them, as their friendship wasn't very deep.
The old lady went home, and the Xie family's descendants also returned to the old house once again. Although they had all grown up and some rifts had secretly developed, they were still a family on the surface, maintaining this facade of respectability.
"Here, take this. It's a local specialty from over there. I bought quite a few. I'll give it to whoever listens to me later."
Xie Jingyue accepted the local specialty, which was actually just a string of beads, but she heard it had been blessed. Older people generally believe in this.
"Thank you, Mom!"
At this moment, Xie's father returned from outside. "Mom, when did you get back? Why didn't you tell me? I could have picked you up."
The old lady snorted coldly, "By the time you came to pick me up, I would have frozen to death at the high-speed rail station. My youngest daughter is so sensible, arranging everything in advance so that this old lady wouldn't be all alone."
"Mom, what are you saying? I'm just a bit busy at work. If I can't go, don't you have your daughter-in-law?"
"Come on, your wife is probably hoping I don't come home so she won't keep making things difficult for me."
Helpless, Xie's father had no choice but to shut up.
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