After Xie Wan'er moved out of the old house, Xie Qingqing felt her life improved dramatically. She was in an exceptionally good mood and could do whatever she wanted every day.
Mr. Xie was very busy with work, so he didn't come home often. Even when he had free time, he would occasionally visit Xie Wan'er.
Madam Xie would visit whenever she had free time, and stay at home when she didn't, treating Xie Qingqing as if she didn't exist.
Xie Jingchen, being a high school student, rarely went home each month. Upon learning of what had happened at home during this time, he felt conflicted.
On one hand, there's his sister of ten years, and on the other, there's his sister who's suffered so much for so many years. He's truly in a dilemma. He wants to balance his feelings for both of them, since this situation is difficult to choose between, but in reality, it's impossible to balance them at all.
But putting aside blood relations, Xie Wan'er's behavior was indeed a bit excessive.
Xie Qingqing was returning to her own home, to her parents' side, which was a perfectly normal thing. But what did Xie Wan'er do? She seemed to be trying every means to smear Xie Qingqing, vying for favor, and attempting to exclude her.
He felt sorry for her emotionally, but he couldn't agree with her actions.
"Qingqing, Wan'er's actions were indeed too much. I apologize to you on her behalf." As her older brother, there's nothing wrong with him apologizing for his younger sister, right?
However, this behavior also represents something.
That means he stood on the opposite side of Xie Qingqing, because the person he valued most was his younger sister, Xie Wan'er.
“I accept your apology, but I will not forgive her. My aunt said that even if I asked Xie Wan’er to come home, she wouldn’t let her, so you don’t need to tell me about this.”
She turned away indifferently and went back to her room.
Xie Jingchen was met with a rebuff and began to doubt himself, wondering if what he was doing was really the right thing to do.
How can a real heiress and a fake heiress become friends?
If the fake heiress were truly a good person, she should have left the family long ago, instead of continuing to play the role of a daughter and getting in the way of the real heiress. It's simply a matter of not being able to let go of everything, or perhaps there's a degree of selfishness involved.
The real heiress's descent into evil is entirely understandable. Anyone would go mad after experiencing something like this. Their wealth and privilege were stolen, and upon returning home, the other party treated the fake heiress like a treasure while regarding them as an enemy.
In this situation, any normal person would go crazy.
Parents should do their best to make up for their daughters' shortcomings, rather than looking down on them for being petty or from the countryside and not presentable enough.
Disharmony among children is often due to the lack of kindness of the elderly.
Xie Qingqing never intended to kick Xie Wan'er out. She just wanted a safe environment to grow up quietly, like an ordinary person, going to school, graduating, working, and getting married.
Therefore, in her opinion, Xie Wan'er's fate was entirely her own doing, a consequence of her own actions!
Time flew by, and the day of the entrance exam for junior high school arrived quickly. Thanks to her hard work, Xie Qingqing's grades had consistently been among the best. She was no longer the clueless girl at the bottom of the class; now she could even offer some guidance to others.
Xie Wan'er had been depressed for a while due to the previous setback. However, the elementary school curriculum wasn't difficult, and since her foundation was already quite good, she recovered to her previous level.
She might always fall short by just a little bit, forever relegated to following Xie Qingqing's name like a shadow.
Those classmates who used to cling to her have all become Xie Qingqing's friends.
In a child's world, there's no such thing as being rich or poor; what they value is a person's grades. If someone gets good grades, they're a good classmate; if they get bad grades, they're a bad classmate.
Perhaps the only thing that could make Xie Wan'er happy was the parent-teacher conference.
Mrs. Xie always arrived on time for every parent-teacher meeting, but she only stayed by Xie Wan'er's side. She seemed to ignore her daughter Xie Qingqing, and even if she did see her, she wouldn't greet her, treating her like air.
The old lady was too old to bother with anything, so she didn't attend the parent-teacher conference. Mr. Xie was busy with work and assumed Mrs. Xie would take good care of the two children, so he didn't interfere.
Xie Jingyue was the only one who would come every time, rain or shine, making time for everyone no matter how busy she was. If she couldn't come, she would send her assistant over and apologize.
Xie Qingqing knew that her aunt owed her nothing; on the contrary, she owed her aunt a great deal. Regardless of her aunt's motives for being so kind to her, she would always put her aunt first, for she was a benefactor in her life.
A week after the transition from primary to junior high school, Xie Jingyue's wedding was held.
Over the course of two years, her relationship with Ye Jun stabilized. With the company's business booming and someone's persistent proposal, marriage became a natural progression.
It's just that this generational hierarchy is a bit... cough.
When Ye's father went to the old lady to propose marriage, he didn't even know what to call her.
We used to call her "auntie," but now we have to call her "in-laws"?
But regardless, the marriage is already arranged.
After getting married, Xie Jingyue rarely went back to the old house, but her contact with Xie Qingqing never stopped, since they had a smartwatch.
Let's buy him a cell phone later. He's growing up, and we can prepare some electronic devices for him.
The transition from primary to junior high school is just a formality. In the current nine-year compulsory education system, even if you don't do well on the entrance exam, you'll still get in. But the high school entrance exam is different; it really comes down to grades.
Xie Qingqing achieved excellent grades, ranking first in the entire school, and successfully became the school's student representative, speaking in front of numerous teachers and students to share her learning experiences.
"No one's achievements are innate; only through doubled efforts can one achieve current success. Before fourth grade, I was a clueless student, but my aunt encouraged me, helped me study hard, bought me study materials, and hired a tutor. With my own hard work, I have achieved my current results."
"I am very grateful to my aunt; she lit a lamp in my dark world and gave me the courage to keep going. Studying may be tedious, but at the moment of achieving results, it all seems worthwhile. Classmates, keep going, you are all the best!"
Below the stage, Xie Wan'er remained expressionless and muttered under her breath, "Pretentious."
Whether those students listened or not is their business.
But they were curious, because usually in such speeches, people thank their parents, so why did Xie Qingqing thank her aunt?
However, no one will give them an answer.
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