Chapter 78 You are braver than them

The servant brought a chair over, and Wei Xuanming slowly sat down before asking, "Do you know why I hit you?"

Wei Lin prostrated himself on the ground, looking very respectful, and answered in a muffled voice, "Because I failed to control the situation today, and I almost lost face for my family."

"Is that all?" Wei Wenjuan asked, unable to control his anger.

At this point, he still has the nerve to continue playing dumb?

But Wei Lin ignored Wei Wenjun's questioning. He just continued to crawl on the ground, waiting for the old man's decision.

Wei Xuanming put one hand on the armrest of the chair, lowered his head and pressed his eyebrows, and asked: "Where did you bring this child back from?"

"Lijia Village, Shitou Town, Dong County, Southern Province."

"What else?"

"She is Wenyu's child."

Wei Xuanming raised his cane again and pressed it on Wei Lin's shoulder: "You are so arrogant that you dare to stop and not report such a thing."

Wei Lin kowtowed heavily, and even Li Xiaoya who was standing beside him heard the "dong" sound.

"I don't dare to disappoint you again." Wei Lin's voice was filled with tears. "Your body gradually collapsed due to repeated disappointments."

"After I received the news, I immediately sent Wei Zhen to confirm it, and then I went to pick him up and bring him home. I would like to keep it a secret from you for a while..."

"First, the young lady grew up in a mountain village. I'm afraid she is not used to everything. It will take a long time for her to get familiar with us, her sudden 'relatives'."

"Second, back then... Wenyu had a quarrel with you and left home with the young master. Over the years, none of us knows what Wenyu has been through. I'm really not sure what your attitude towards the young lady will be. Are you willing to acknowledge such a bloodline?"

"Third, ..." Wei Lin's sobs became heavier, and his whole body began to tremble. "I brought Wen Yu home, but only her body was left. With such news, such news... How could I dare to gamble with your body?"

After Wei Lin finished speaking, he kowtowed twice and cried, "Please accept my condolences!"

The yard suddenly became very quiet.

Wei Wenjun was so angry that he started to tremble, but he couldn't refute Wei Lin's last words.

Yes, the old man's health is not as good as before...

He was afraid of his father, and he also hated his father for not being able to judge people well, and for tolerating Wei Lin, a jackal, to lurk in his home. Sometimes he even hated his father's coldness and severity...

But he is a father after all.

So Wei Wenjun never thought of being so anxious to inform his father of his sister's death.

But what about the duckling?

She had suffered so much in that poor and backward place, and she was almost sold...but when she came back she still had to endure Wei Lin's manipulation.

This shouldn't be the case!

"You're talking bullshit!" Wei Wenjun cursed.

If he could still stand up at this moment, he would definitely kick Wei Lin.

But Wei Lin still did not respond to Wei Wenjun's insults.

Even Wei Xuanming didn't even look at his son.

Li Xiaoya couldn't help but gently tug on his second uncle's sleeve and whispered, "Don't be angry."

"How did Wen Yu end up in that place? Have you figured out the whole story?" Wei Xuanming asked Wei Lin immediately.

"The police are still investigating, and I have also sent people to investigate...it may take some time before we get any results."

"Go in and kneel down." Wei Xuanming said.

Wei Lin did not argue or beg for mercy, nor was he afraid of losing face. He kowtowed again, then stood up and walked into the door. After taking a few steps, he knelt down against a wall again.

Wei Xuanming then looked in the direction of Li Xiaoya and ordered, "Send the Second Young Master back."

Wei Wenjun frowned: "Father, what do you mean?"

"Is it a problem for elders to chat with their grandchildren?"

"You'll scare her!"

"I think she's braver than you."

Wei Wenjuan choked: "Anyway, I have to stay here, the duck can't leave me."

Wei Xuan said in an obviously unkind manner: "No one can't leave anyone else."

After saying that, he waved his hand, and immediately a bodyguard came forward and pushed Wei Wenjuan away.

"Father! Father, you can't do this!" Wei Wenjun shouted angrily.

But soon, he realized that this was of no use to his father, so he changed his tone and shouted: "She is only seven years old, you can't treat her the same way you treat us..."

Wei Wenjun's voice faded away and soon disappeared outside the door.

"Are you scared?" Wei Xuanming looked at Li Xiaoya and asked.

Li Xiaoya shook his head.

Wei Xuanming waited for a while and found that she didn't want to talk more, so he couldn't help but say: "I thought you would say that you finally met your grandpa and your relatives, so how could you be afraid."

Li Xiaoya looked at him, his eyes full of the clear innocence of a child, but with a hint of calmness and composure that ordinary children did not have.

"Before today, Grandpa was a stranger. Grandpa must have thought the same of me. If I were not my mother's daughter, I would also be a stranger."

So how can attachment and trust between relatives arise as soon as they meet?

Neither the old nor the young was excited, it was all perfectly normal.

"Your second uncle protects you so much, but is he also a stranger to you?" Wei Xuanming asked with his head down.

"He is not, and neither is my uncle."

"Why? What's the difference between me and them?"

"My uncle went through a lot of hardships before he found Lijia Village. He cried as soon as he saw me."

"That's because he has been gentle and weak since childhood and cries easily."

"My second uncle also cried and laughed when he saw me."

"That's because he's the same, emotional about everything."

"No." Li Xiaoya denied Wei Xuanming's statement angrily, "It's because they love their mother!"

"They have never seen me before, but they love their mother so much. Because of their love for her, they shed tears in front of me."

"It's not because they are my mother's brothers that they become my relatives. It's because they love my mother that they become my relatives."

Li Xiaoya's thinking is very clear.

If grandpa was not a good father who loved her mother, then "grandpa" would just be a stranger with a title.

Li Xiaoya has always been very clear about this.

Just like to Sheng Yuxiao’s friends.

"Do you think I don't love your mother?" Wei Xuanming asked.

"You don't love your mother, nor do you love your uncle." Li Xiaoya pursed the corners of his mouth downwards.

Every word he said hurt his uncle and repeatedly aggravated his uncle's psychological trauma.

All the servants in the yard looked at Li Xiaoya in horror. How could this kid dare to say anything?

"You are not only speaking up for your mother, but also for your uncle." Wei Xuanming's face darkened. "Your uncle doesn't even dare to speak up for himself..."

Wei Xuanming paused and stared at Li Xiaoya's face carefully.

I found that she still didn't retreat at all.

Wei Xuanming forced a laugh from his throat: "Good! You are braver than them!"

He stood up and said, "Come in with me."

Li Xiaoya followed him into the living room, where Wei Lin was still kneeling.

Wei Xuanming approached with a crutch and said to Wei Lin, "I saved your face by not taking action in the hotel today."

"I know." Wei Lin said with emotion.

"But since you've made such a big mistake, I can save your face, but you must be punished. Stop doing anything about the company for a week."

"I know you've let me off the hook."

Wei Xuanming turned to ask Li Xiaoya: "You are seven years old this year? Have you ever been to school?"

Li Xiaoya nodded: "I'm studying, in the third grade."

Wei Xuanming nodded secretly.

She felt aggrieved, but she would not ignore his questions out of anger.

In comparison, Wei Wenjun seems more childish.

"It seems that we should thank the country for building Hope Primary Schools in remote mountainous areas." Wei Xuanming sighed and said, "The transfer procedures must be completed. After that..."

Wei Xuanming stared at Wei Lin and said, "You are responsible for sending her to school. From now on, no matter who acts unruly in front of her, you must stop them. Don't let people think that we are easy to bully."

Wei Lin nodded in agreement.

"Kneel for another hour." Wei Xuanming said, and led Li Xiaoya upstairs.

In the huge study, the grandfather and grandson were the only ones left.

"What did your uncles tell you? That Wei Lin had evil ambitions? That he was a ruthless person? That he harmed your mother?" Wei Xuanming paused.

"Do you think now that I let Wei Lin off easily and that the punishment he received was not enough? Do you want to speak up for your mother and your uncle?" Wei Xuanming asked immediately afterwards.

There was a hint of doubt in Li Xiaoya's eyes: "Isn't he the one who hurt Mom?"

"He is ambitious and ruthless, and that's not wrong. But he may not be the one who harmed your mother." Wei Xuanming's eyes were slightly cold. "Your mother... your mother had a boyfriend before she disappeared. After she disappeared, this boyfriend completely disappeared without leaving any trace. This person is more suspicious. Of course, these are not things you can control at your age."

"Starting tomorrow, you will move here and not live with your uncles. They will only teach you to be weak."

"Crying won't solve any problems. Your opponents won't soften their hearts just because you cry. They'll just think you're easier to bully. That's how the world is."

After Wei Xuanming finished speaking, he pressed the bell at hand.

A servant came in immediately.

Wei Xuanming said to them, "This is the young lady. From today on, she will live here. Take her to her room."

The servant nodded, took Li Xiaoya's hand and led her out.

When Li Xiaoya reached the door, he turned his head and said, "Grandpa loves mom. He doesn't cry because he thinks crying can't solve the problem. Is that right?"

Wei Xuanming had never had his complicated emotions exposed to his face like this before.

He fell silent, waved his hand, and asked the servant to take Li Xiaoya away.

Wait for the bedroom to return to silence.

Wei Xuanming just made a phone call and his tone was much more energetic: "Old friend, I'd better go see the doctor I mentioned before. I suddenly want to live."