"Hey, Xiao Gao, don't cry. This Xiao Wang... he hit so hard, look at how badly he slapped Hongye's face... it breaks my heart to see it."
Seeing that Gao Huifang still didn't answer, Wu Xiaoling said aggrievedly, "My mom cried not because of this. My mom was resentful that Hongye shouldn't have had a conflict with Uncle Wang. Uncle Wang has connections in Jiangcheng. If my mom gets fired, our family will starve."
"Ah, I'm worried about my job. If I lose my job, I'll just set up a stall."
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Lin Xiaomeng slapped Lin Wei's arm.
"Kids, don't interrupt. You're too young to understand the importance of work. Compared to setting up a street stall, a stable job is much more secure."
"I don't think so. These days, even a secure job isn't as stable as it used to be. Whether you've offended anyone or not, you can still be laid off if you're supposed to, right?"
Gao Huifang sobbed, "It's different. My family has a heavy burden, and work is too important to me. I really offended Xiao Wang this time. He will definitely resent me. Even if he wants to vent his anger, he will only vent it on me."
"No, given Wang Changzhi's character, even if this is strange, he'll only blame me."
Having been reborn, Lin Wei is actually not a meddlesome person.
Seeing the two children so timid, I couldn't help but think of myself in my past life, also without any support, living a life like a drifting duckweed.
She couldn't bear to say it, knowing that what she was saying might be wrong, but she still spoke up.
“Aunt Gao, I’m young and what I say might not be pleasant to hear. Grandma Gao is paralyzed in bed, and you’re the only one in your family who can take care of things. Everyone knows how much pressure you’re under and how important your work is to you.”
“But you can’t keep worrying about this and that all the time because of this. I know that your initial intention in working so hard is to raise the children well, but have you really raised them well? I don’t know many people, but just look at the two children in the Su family. How different their personalities are, I don’t believe you can’t see it.”
“These two boys are naturally lively,” Gao Huifang retorted.
"Your son Hongye is also a boy. Was he always this quiet and reserved since birth? Not necessarily. So why is there such a big difference now?"
Gao Huifang seemed to be deep in thought, and finally said, "Their father passed away, and since then..."
Lin Wei interrupted directly, "No, it's because no matter what happens, Uncle Mulin and Aunt Zhang will always stand firmly behind them to protect them. Children with confidence, no matter how quiet they are, will not develop such a personality."
"On the other hand, Xiaoling is crying like this. I'm afraid you'll blame the two children as soon as you get back. They have no confidence, no one to protect them, and no one to stand firmly behind them. Isn't that why they've ended up like this?"
Gao Huifang is in her fifties; what doesn't she understand? She clearly knows that what Lin Wei said is true, but she is unwilling to admit it. "It's different. You're still a child. You don't understand the hardships of life. If you're desperate..."
"Can you be more desperate than me? My father just passed away unexpectedly, and my mother ran off with another man with my father's 30,000 yuan compensation. She left my younger brother with me, sold the house we were staying in, and finally settled for 500 yuan to get rid of us."
“When I came to see my aunt that day, the burlap sack I was carrying contained all the belongings my brother and I had. No matter how desperate you are, your work unit won't take back your apartment. After working for so many years, don't you have any savings at all?”
“With a place to stay and savings, how hard can life get? It’s not like we’re helpless. These days, the world is so good, there are business opportunities everywhere. As long as you’re willing to work, you can always make a living. Wang Changzhi can threaten your job at the yarn factory, but can he really drive you to your death? If he really dares to do that, you can just move Grandma Gao to his doorstep and leave her there. If I don’t eat her, neither can you. Let’s see how long he can hold out.”
“But children are different. They are in the stage of character development. If you don’t adjust, pay attention to, and stand firmly behind them to protect them now, they will grow up without anyone to rely on. Not to mention whether they will be successful in the future, with this kind of personality, they will only be bullied wherever they go.”
"You know, a person's journey through this world isn't about living a carefree and unrestrained life, but also about enduring mistreatment."
Lin Wei's words were undeniably shocking.
It's not just because she said what they've all wanted to say but couldn't say all these years.
What's more, Lin Wei's father also passed away. Despite all these things she's been through, she's still so optimistic.
"Aunt Gao, you haven't reached the end of your rope yet, really not."
Gao Huifang looked at Lin Wei, unable to recover for a long time, but in the end she just sighed and stopped talking.
Everyone knows that she needs time to process Lin Wei's words.
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Seeing this, Su Mulin changed the subject at the right time, "Weiwei is a college student after all. She speaks differently from us and looks at things from a different perspective. But about today's matter... I'm quite worried that the children will follow suit. After all, you are older and more sensible, but the children are too young to distinguish right from wrong."
Su Sijin pouted, "That's why Mom beat us up just now."
“Yes, it hurts so much,” Su Si’an quickly agreed.
"No, our children are all good kids, regardless of their personalities. Their parents have already taught them very well. What makes people human is that they are well-mannered, moral, have principles, and have a conscience. They actually understand everything, what they can and cannot do, and they have principles."
“Aunt Zhang, look at these two children. They may be mischievous, but they haven’t really done anything excessive or out of line, have they? If they had, their own consciences wouldn’t allow it.” Lin Wei looked at the two children and asked, “Is that so?”
"Uh." The two children paused for a moment, then nodded in agreement, "Yes."
Lin Wei choked, then turned and said, "Aunt Zhang, give her another beating when we get home."
-
Amidst everyone's bewilderment, the Lin and Su families left the Gao family's residence.
Lin Wei led her younger brother into the house first, while Lin Xiaomeng was pulled to the next room by Zhang Min.
"Really? Was everything Weiwei just said true? Her dad...?"
Lin Xiaomeng nodded, "Mm."
"I can't tell at all. I still think these two kids are really here to go to school."
Lin Xiaomeng sighed, "What difference does it make whether you can tell or not? These two kids are truly desperate. If they don't pull themselves together, Yuanyuan might end up like the two kids next door. Weiwei is smart; she knows this and is forcing herself to be strong. Besides, she doesn't have much money..."
At this point, Lin Xiaomeng paused, then continued, "She didn't want to accept my financial aid, so she suggested setting up a stall. I initially disagreed, since she's my own niece after all. But then I thought, there's still so much time before school starts, setting up a stall might help her distract herself."
"She's been doing this for six days, hasn't she?" Lin Xiaomeng whispered to Zhang Min and Su Mulin, "She's earned over 7,000. All she can think about now is making money and doing business. She's exhausted during the day and even snores at night. I don't know whether to say she's heartless or just too hardworking."
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