“I don’t need your thanks.” Zhu Yi wiped away Xiao Baizhi’s tears with a handkerchief. “I know that not all efforts and hard work in this world will be rewarded, so I just feel that seeing you is a bit like seeing my eight-year-old self.”
Outside the window, the cold stars hung high, and dark clouds lingered not far from the inn, hesitant to approach.
The cold golden light transformed into layers of protective arrays, but Su Linyuan still felt uneasy, so he added another layer of exorcism array around the inn.
Golden light shone on Zhu Yi's window frame, and the familiar, warm spiritual energy enveloped her, as if someone were silently making a mark, declaring their stance to the demons and monsters outside: "Look, this person is protected by me, so you should all stay away."
Zhu Yi felt a warmth in her heart, and her smile became even more amiable. She turned her gaze away from the window and said earnestly, "Your parents, although they haven't been good to you, have raised you for many years. If you are able to take care of them in the future, then do so. If you feel that they might make some embarrassing or unhappy requests of you, then you don't have to listen to them too much."
Xiao Baizhi felt guilty. In fact, she didn't want to accept her parents' hair at all, nor did she expect to be able to come back to find them after leaving this time.
Her nervous little hands rolled up her sleeves back and forth, her conflicted feelings like a tangled ball of yarn.
With puffed-out cheeks, he wanted to say something to defend himself, but he didn't know what to say.
“I’m not the kind of person who is blindly filial. I just feel that if you really forget about your parents, you will feel uncomfortable one day. You only need to help them a little when you are able to in the future. You don’t need to do everything according to their wishes. For example, if they ask you for money or things when it comes to your brother’s marriage, just say you don’t have any.”
"But if they get sick or hungry, and you have the means, you should still remember the kindness of their birth. Although the bond of eight years of raising them may have faded, you should still take care of them. They don't need to be rich; just make sure they have basic living conditions."
"Yes, I will slowly understand Master's words." Xiao Baizhi breathed a sigh of relief, as if a heavy burden had been lifted.
This is actually Zhu Yi's modern mindset at work. There really are parents who don't love their children and even exploit them for profit.
Some people neglect their children when they are young, but when they need their children's care in their old age, they suddenly come out and tell their children that they will take care of them in their old age. Some even go on TV shows to extort money from their children.
At this point, some children feel wronged and consult lawyers, asking, "Why? Why should I support you?"
The lawyer would tell the child that this is a legal obligation, and that in this situation, you don't have to give your parents a large sum of money, but you should give them basic living expenses, such as two hundred each as a token of your appreciation.
Zhu Yi remembers that when she watched this video online in her previous life, she thought that the lawyer's suggestion to give 200 yuan was not very harmful, but extremely insulting.
But now that she thinks about it again, isn't the suggestion to give the other party two hundred yuan just a legal requirement for us to preserve the last shred of human warmth?
Zhu Yi suddenly remembered that her white jade lantern hairpin, with its pure white jade that felt warm to the touch, was a gift from her birth mother in the world of cultivation.
How could Bingniang, that woman from the Hehuan Sect, known as the most beautiful woman in the Eastern Continent, be willing to become a concubine in the Zhu family? How many talented young men couldn't even be the principal wife?
Zhu Yi's prolonged silence left Xiao Baizhi somewhat bewildered. She called out softly to Zhu Yi, "Master?"
“Yes, I was just thinking about my mother. The night before I went to the sect to become an apprentice when I was eight years old, she came to see me. She had never been very loving towards me, but she gave me a very precious item. I think she must have loved me at least back then.”
Zhu Yi's voice was dejected. She didn't understand why Bingniang, who was clearly favored, never fought for any benefits for her when she was young, and never properly loved her as her daughter.
Perhaps her parents had a shallow connection with each other.
Jinbao was in the next room. Zhu Yi sent a message to Jinbao asking him to keep an eye on Xiaobaizhi's safety. She was in a terrible mood. After Xiaobaizhi fell asleep, she pushed open the door and went out.
The night was cool and still, and the evening breeze seemed to carry ice crystals. The bone-chilling dampness sent shivers down my spine.
What kind of person is Bingniang?
Despite searching through her fragmented memories, Zhu Yi couldn't find any more clues about Bing Niang.
"Ha, what a strange person."
Under the cover of night, Su Linyuan saw the little girl wandering around aimlessly with a puzzled look on her face, a sarcastic and helpless smile on her face as if she were investigating something.
"What is the junior sister wondering about?"
Zhu Yi, her brows furrowed, then realized that Su Linyuan had appeared beside her at some point.
Turning his head, Su Linyuan saw the white jade lantern swaying in the breeze. He paused, wondering when he had upset his junior sister.
"Hmph, you used to call me Yi'er, but now that you know I set Zhu Qianying's face on fire, you call me Junior Sister!"
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