Seeing that neither Lin Shufang nor Lu Mo was angry about her fighting, Ye Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief and felt overjoyed.
It seems that Aunt Fang and Lu Mo don't like girls who are too gentle!
Hmm... I'll test the waters again later to see if Lu Mo happens to like her just the way she is, hehe!
Upon hearing Lin Shufang's question, Ye Qingqing pouted and couldn't help but complain, "My dad doesn't like Xiaotong. He treats those two burdens much better than Xiaotong."
Lin Shufang didn't believe it. Even if Xiao Tong had some intellectual problems, he was still her biological son. How could he possibly like an outsider and treat his own son badly?
“It’s true. Yesterday I asked the Hu family, the ones who always bully Xiaotong. They said it was Ye Hua who took out the candy and let the kids in the alley bully Xiaotong. The Hu siblings and the other kids all admitted it, but my dad still won’t teach Ye Hua a lesson. He says the kids don’t know any better. It makes me so angry.”
Ye Qingqing couldn't help but raise her voice; she finally had a place to vent her pent-up frustrations.
Lin Shufang frowned. Qingqing couldn't possibly be lying. No wonder they say that having a stepmother means having a stepfather; it's true, but—
"But your dad is really good to you; he'll agree to buy you anything you want."
Lin Shufang said with a smile that she still didn't quite believe it. After all, Ye Zhiguo was really good to Ye Qingqing. After Xu Yali passed away, Grandpa Lu was worried that Ye Zhiguo would mistreat his child. But after more than ten years, Ye Zhiguo really couldn't find fault with his daughter, so Grandpa Lu was finally at ease.
Ye Qingqing's eyes darted around, and she suddenly thought of a problem: Lin Shufang and Lu Mo didn't know about the property.
“Aunt Fang, but I don’t understand. If they really care about me, why do my dad and Aunt Shen always say it’s okay when I don’t do well on exams? They even say they can support me even if I don’t work. But when I asked other classmates, they said they would definitely get a beating if they did poorly on exams.”
Ye Qingqing blinked, pretending to be clueless. Ye Zhiguo and Shen Yanhong were such good actors that over the past ten years, everyone in the Lu family and their neighbors praised the Ye couple.
If she were to speak ill of this couple outside, probably no one would believe her; even Lin Shufang was only half-convinced!
Lin Shufang was stunned. Ye Zhiguo was indeed not doing well in his studies, but he really couldn't find any fault with Ye Qingqing in their daily life!
"Besides, it's only right that he treats me well. I'm his biological daughter, after all. My dad treats Ye Lan and Ye Hua, those two other people's children, incredibly well, but he doesn't even give Xiao Tong a second glance. Is it because Xiao Tong doesn't have money?"
Ye Qingqing muttered to herself, her innocent tone amusing Lin Shufang. Lu Mo's lips also curled up slightly, but Ye Qingqing, with her back to him, didn't see it. Lin Shufang, however, saw it clearly and smiled meaningfully.
Lu Mo blushed, feeling embarrassed, and quickly turned his head away. But he heard the rest of Ye Qingqing's sentence and couldn't help but ask, "What money?"
Judging from this girl's tone, it's as if she's very rich?
How could a young girl who is still in school possibly have money?
Lin Shufang also found it amusing and teased, "Xiao Tong doesn't have any money, does that mean you have a lot of money?"
Ye Qingqing nodded solemnly, "Yes, I have lots and lots of money."
Lin Shufang and Lu Mo were both taken aback. Judging from Ye Qingqing's expression, she didn't seem to be joking.
Lu Mo was quick-witted and soon thought of the Ye family's garden villa. Ye Zhiguo and Xu Yali were ordinary workers, and Ye Qingqing's maternal grandfather was just a doctor. Where did they get the money to buy such a big house?
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