He had kept these words bottled up inside for years, but at this moment, he suddenly felt an urge to speak.
He wanted to ask if Lin Xue had thought about what she had done before when she said those words.
He knew he couldn't add fuel to the fire. If he said that, Lin Xue would definitely be furious.
What happens next is almost predictable.
The problems between the younger brother and his wife will not be resolved, and he and Lin Xue will also quarrel.
Zhang Qinghua knew this was not what Zhang Shengtian wanted to see. So he held back and didn't say anything.
At that moment, he wished he hadn't seen these things at all. He thought out of sight, out of mind.
But he couldn't just leave Zhang Shengtian here alone and let him face this matter by himself.
He could only sit there feeling extremely frustrated, all alone, trying his best to relieve the anger churning inside him.
This time, Zhang Shengtian and Zhang Qingguo were very tacit in ignoring Lin Xue. They understood what she had said, but they didn't want to argue with her.
Zhang Shengtian looked at Lin Xue, his tone as gentle as ever, "Lin Xue, have you taken care of things at your shop?"
Since the conflict between the two originated here, he wanted to ask if the matter at the store had been resolved properly.
If not, will they still argue about this in the future?
Lin Xue's face immediately stiffened, because she hadn't resolved the issue at all.
It's because she doesn't know how to resolve this issue.
Just as Song Lili said before, these people cannot be treated lightly or harshly; they can only be treated like ancestors.
At that time, she thought very simply; she just thought it was a job, and since she was capable of it, she wanted to make life easier for her family.
However, I never expected that the final result would be like this.
She should have expected this outcome, because Song Lili had said something similar before.
But he and she themselves didn't listen.
Lin Xue didn't think she had done anything wrong; instead, she thought it was Song Lili's fault. If Song Yuli had strongly opposed it back then, she wouldn't be facing this problem now.
There's no need to worry about how to deal with those people.
So, it's all Song Lili's fault. She didn't properly persuade herself.
At this moment, Lin Xue actually harbored resentment towards Song Lili and her husband.
Song Lili and her husband were also innocent victims, caught in the crossfire of Lin Xue's anger.
Moreover, in Lin Xue's mind, she felt that Song Lili was in the wrong, and since Song Lili was Zhang Qinghua's wife, it wouldn't be a problem for her to vent her anger on Zhang Qinghua now.
Therefore, she always spoke in a sarcastic and unpleasant tone, making everyone feel uncomfortable.
She looked at Zhang Qinghua and said, "How can I solve the problems in my shop? I'm not as shrewd as my sister-in-law, who can think of everything."
"Then I was always able to avoid these troubles. My sister-in-law told me about these problems before, but I was so stupid that I thought there was nothing wrong with it."
"But that makes sense. Those are my family members. Even if they're in trouble, I feel I can understand, unlike my sister-in-law."
Lin Xue's implication was that Song Lili was cold-blooded and could disregard her own family.
She vented all her anger towards Zhang Qingguo on Song Lili, since Song Lili wasn't here anyway.
But Zhang Qinghua was right there, and he couldn't stand anyone saying anything bad about Song Lili, let alone saying it to his face.
He retorted directly, "Of course! How could you possibly compare to Lili? You're not even worth a finger of hers."
“Lily told you all of this before, but you insisted on doing it, thinking you were so capable that you could perfectly solve these problems.”
"Now that there's a problem, who are you talking to with such sarcastic remarks? Even if there's a problem, it's your own fault. You didn't consider it beforehand and you didn't listen to advice."
"Stop making veiled accusations. Although my Lili didn't arrange for his relatives to work in her shop, look around and see if any of the people around him are doing well."
“They didn’t work at Lily’s shop, but they still did very well. That’s the difference between Lily and you.”
"She has the ability to solve it, while you don't, so you can only blame others."
It could be said that Song Lili was Zhang Qinghua's Achilles' heel. He couldn't tolerate anyone criticizing her, especially since that person was Lin Xue, whom he disliked.
Therefore, when Zhang Qinghua speaks, he says whatever is on his mind.
At that moment, he didn't care at all whether his words would have any negative impact on Zhang Qingguo.
He wasn't worried that Zhang Qingguo would have a problem with him because of what he said, since what he said was true.
Zhang Qinghua also believed that his younger brother still had some ability to distinguish right from wrong.
Therefore, he was absolutely unyielding when it came to criticizing Lin Xue.
But Lin Xue never expected that Zhang Qinghua would say such hurtful things without any mercy.
Although these things were true, Zhang Qinghua's blunt way of saying them made her feel like she had been slapped hard in the face, her cheeks burning with pain, and she also felt very embarrassed.
So, when she looked into Zhang Qinghua's eyes, she seemed to want to devour him, and her expression became somewhat manic.
“I am not as good as Song Lili, I am not as good as him, and I am not as capable as her. She is a college student, and what am I? I am just a village woman who cannot read a single word.”
“She is capable and has ideas. She can make the people around her live well, and everyone you talk about her speaks highly of her and thinks she does a better job than me.”
"But so what? I'm no worse than her. I, Lin Xue, got to where I am today through my own abilities. I built my career step by step on my own."
"So I want to be nicer to my family. What's wrong with that? Don't make Song Lili sound so noble and lofty like you do."
"She's able to do what she's doing now because she helped those people back in Hongqi Village. Now that she has a powerful backer, it's naturally easier for her to get things done."
Lin Xue attributed all of Song Lili's achievements to the help of Li Zhiyuan and a few others.
Because in her heart, she still didn't quite believe that Song Lili had gotten to where she was today through her own abilities.
Because Song Lili and she are both from the countryside, why should Song Lili be better than her?
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