"Oh, okay." Yu Yan was invited in by Qiao Shan and the cake was placed on the table.
Old Mrs. Xia came out quickly. "Excuse me, I was just moving things and my hands are dirty. Is there anything I can help you with?"
Yu Yan pushed the plate aside and said, "Auntie, this is what my mother made for you. It's her specialty and it's delicious. Thank you for helping us just now. It's just a small token of my appreciation. Please don't despise it."
Old Mrs. Xia naturally didn't despise it. She took out her own plate from the kitchen and poured the pancakes on it. "Your mother is a good woman, your father is really a jerk, and your grandma is a murderer..."
"Forget it, let's not talk about them." Old Lady Xia patted Yu Yan on the back, "Don't be influenced by others. What they say means nothing. Even if the king of heaven comes, you are still right. There is nothing wrong with holding your head high and being a human being."
Old Lady Xia noticed that although the child was lively, she always hunched her back, like a hunchback, and was not confident at all. She thought that she had heard too many rumors since she was a child, and she probably felt a little inferior, which was why she said this.
Yu Yan's whole body was full of radiance again. "Auntie, thank you, you... you are a good person."
She had not received much kindness since she was a child, and even if she had received any, it made her compromise. But she didn't want that. She felt that she shouldn't give in. Once she gave in, many people would force her to take more steps back, so she didn't dare to retreat at all.
Now, someone told her that she was not wrong, her mother was not wrong, and it was her father's family and those who gossiped that were wrong. How could she not be moved by this?
She also told me to hold my chest high and be a decent person. She did nothing wrong, so why should I shrink my neck and feel guilty? Yu Yan felt warm in her heart, "Auntie, I'll get some more cakes for you."
Old Mrs. Xia: "No, we can't eat so much. This is enough."
Before he could finish his words, Yu Yan had already run back home. It was only two steps away and he had no time to catch her.
After a while, the child came out with a plate full of cakes, "Auntie, please eat it, it's really delicious."
After Yu Yan poured the pancake onto Old Lady Xia's own plate, she ran away again, leaving a message saying that she would talk to her again when she had time. She also considerately said that they were tired from moving today and would not bother her any further.
In the end, Qiao Shan and Qiao Yi took most of the cakes back, along with some of the crappy apprenticeship gifts Qiao Yi bought for them. However, at their insistence, they kept some of them.
After Xia Yu'e came back from the supply and marketing cooperative, she laughed for a while when she heard about Qiao Yi and the others becoming their apprentices. Then she laughed for a while when she heard about Yu Yan.
"Isn't it said that this compound is full of troublemakers? How come that child is so innocent and enthusiastic?" Xia Yu'e was puzzled.
Mrs. Xia thought for a moment and said, "Maybe her mother is a bit of a problem."
Xia Yu'e: "I think they are very polite. What's the big deal about being a troublemaker? It's all because of those men. No one mentions the men, but when they mention the mother and daughter, they call them troublemakers."
Old Lady Xia looked at Xia Yu'e in surprise. "Sister, why are you so upset about her today? You weren't so angry before."
Xia Yu'e: "Am I not angry enough about you?"
Old Lady Xia: "That's different."
Xia Yu'e: "Anyway, us women, no matter whether we are born in a rich or poor family, our lives are not as good as those men, and we don't live as happily as them."
Old Lady Xia took a sip of hot water and said, "It would be great if everyone in the future believed that favoring boys over girls was so bad that even expressing it would get you scolded. Women themselves need to stand up for themselves and stop thinking of themselves as part of men."
Xia Yu'e: "It's difficult. I don't know who has subtly influenced us. So many women have never been educated, but they think their job is to serve men, their parents-in-law, their sons, daughters-in-law, and grandchildren. Who told us that?"
Old Mrs. Xia: "It's passed down from generation to generation. Grandma did it this way, and so did mom. Now it's our turn, and we're still doing it. It's as if our lives will be ruined if we don't follow their example."
Xia Yu'e: "Hey, you should be nicer to Xiang Hong in the future. Don't always look like you're too lazy to talk. She must be in this situation because of you."
Old Lady Xia: "Then I am just upset by her. Look at her. She hasn't even married yet, but she's already pouring out her heart to someone else. She even gave up her job and just followed me here. Tell me, is she sick?"
Xia Yu'e: "...It's your fault that you lived like this for decades before. Your daughter is following suit. You should blame yourself instead of her."
Old Mrs. Xia was angry: "Sister!"
Xia Yu'e smiled and said, "Okay, I won't say anything more. I just think you're too idle now. You don't want a promotion at the factory, and you have nothing to do at home except supporting me. You have no hope in life, and your eyes are empty."
Old Lady Xia: "Why do I have no hope? My biggest hope now is to see you heal your leg and beat my good nephew to death."
Xia Yu'e silently picked up the stone and began to exercise, "That's my hope, what are you trying to steal?"
Old Lady Xia: "Then I... will go and teach those two good disciples Qiao Shan and Qiao Yi."
Xia Yu'e: "You still have to gain experience through actual combat. Take them out for more practice in the future."
Mrs. Xia: "..."
The next morning, Xia Yu'e woke up early and started making breakfast so that her sister could eat before going to work. Health is the most important thing.
While cooking porridge, Xia Yu'e seemed to see a sneaky figure at the opposite door, but she couldn't see it clearly because it was partially blocked by a tree.
Afraid that a thief might come in, Xia Yu'e quietly woke up the still sleeping Old Mrs. Xia, and the two of them quietly moved closer in that direction.
It seemed like an old lady, very old, with gray hair, who was stretching her body and then shouting silently.
Old Lady Xia scratched her head. "What is she doing? Who is it?"
Xia Yu'e was even more confused, how would she know.
"Hello, comrade." Old Mrs. Xia thought that this person should not be a thief. It would look more despicable for them to peep at others like this. It would be better for them to greet him openly. But she didn't expect that as soon as she spoke, the old lady seemed to be frightened. Her pupils dilated slightly, and then she ran back to the house behind her.
Then, the muscular man who had quarreled with Old Lady Xia that day came out of the house. He frowned when he saw them and said, "Why did you get up so early? You scared my mother."
Old Mrs. Xia was bewildered: "Is that person your mother?"
Strong man: "Then it's your mother who has to pay the money!"
Old Mrs. Xia was puzzled: "No, who did I scare? Why should I compensate you?"
"My mother is so old. How could she be like this if you didn't scare her? She would definitely hide in the house and cry. Why don't you compensate me?" The strong man stretched out his hand, like a mentally ill person who was crazy about money.
Old Mrs. Xia had never met anyone who asked for money so blatantly without even opening his mouth. He was shameless and unreasonable. This was clearly robbery.
"Sister, go report the case."
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