Aunt Xu looked at Li Shanxing sadly. She never imagined that her daughter would despise her family so much.
"You think I'm embarrassing you? Why do you have to compare yourself to others in terms of food and clothing? I told you before, once you're in school, don't just think about food and clothes. Studying hard is the important thing. Xing'er, you've changed!"
"I haven't changed, it's you who's out of touch, Mom. Anyway, it's none of your business!" Li Shanxing refused to admit that she was wrong.
She just wanted to pursue a better life and didn't want to end up like her mother and two older sisters, stuck in a poor mountain village their whole lives, toiling in the fields, barely managing to fill their stomachs, and possibly never being able to leave that mountain until they died!
Li Shanxing would not allow herself to follow in the footsteps of her two older sisters, so she studied hard and always ranked first in her class. Since starting school, she has never gone to bed before midnight.
Everyone says she's a natural at studying, but only she knows that she's not smarter than others, she just puts in more time!
She truly studied hard for ten years, enduring so much hardship, and in the end, she was unwilling to just return to her hometown and become an ordinary middle school teacher!
Aunt Xu got angry and said coldly, "You're my daughter, how can I not care about you? You'd better give up those thoughts now, and don't come here again, don't embarrass me!"
“Are you still my real mother? If I’m doing well, you’ll be proud of me. Why can’t I marry Bruno? Once you go abroad, I’ll bring you there to enjoy the good life. You’ll come back to the village in style. Why can’t you understand?”
Li Shanxing looked at Aunt Xu with disappointment. Without her mother's cooperation, she and Bruno probably wouldn't have made it.
Aunt Xu sneered, "Don't daydream. Dr. Bruno has seen it all, why would he be interested in you? I don't care who you marry, and I can't control it, but don't embarrass me!"
"Mom, you're being completely unreasonable! What do I lack compared to others? Why does Bruno look down on me?" Li Shanxing was furious.
Aunt Xu took out two bowls from the clean bowls. One was an exquisite and elegant plate, and the other was a large, rustic bowl. She put the two together and said, "I'm not good at explaining grand principles, but I know that it's about being well-matched. Dr. Bruno and you are not a good match, just like this bowl and plate. You're not the same kind of people and you can't get along. You should give up on this idea as soon as possible!"
Li Shanxing's face grew increasingly gloomy, harboring deep resentment towards Aunt Xu. If they were at home, she could have argued with Aunt Xu, but now they were at the Sang family's house, and she had to restrain herself.
"You don't need to wash the dishes anymore, you can go back to school!"
Aunt Xu didn't want to say anything more. She wiped her hands clean, composed herself, and walked out of the kitchen, saying with a smile, "Madam, my Xing'er won't be staying overnight. She has things to do at school and will be going back now."
Li Shanxing behind her changed her expression. She really wanted to scold her mother to wake her up. She had never seen anyone more stupid than her mother. She couldn't help her at all and only dragged her down.
Li Shanxing hadn't completely given up hope. She hoped the old lady would persuade her to stay, since the old lady had a pretty good impression of her during the meal and would probably try to keep her.
But--
The old lady paused for a moment, glanced at Li Shanxing behind Aunt Xu, and said with a smile, "Since there's something going on at school, then hurry back, don't delay!"
She then said to Ye Qingqing, "Qing'er, go to the cabinet and take out that box of oranges, so that Shanxing can take them to school to eat."
Regardless, the old lady still had a good impression of Li Shanxing. It was a pity that this girl disliked her granddaughter, so of course she had to put her granddaughter first and could only send her more gifts!
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