Duwu took her sister to her room and closed the door. Her eyes, which were very similar to those of Madam Qidie, stared at Hua Fushu and said resentfully, "Sister, you left without taking me with you."
Hua Fushu said, "I've been back for so long, and I haven't seen you ask how your sister is doing, or if she's been bullied."
Duwu replied, "Sister, you're not missing any limbs, so why should I ask you for your respect? Dad and Mom always say that it's a blessing if you don't bully others. No one can bully you."
Hua Fushu was slightly stunned. She knew that no one could bully her, but she didn't expect her parents to say such words to Hua Duwu.
She said, "I didn't have any luck going out. I actually ran into that chatterbox from the Yang family. His white teeth must have grown in vain."
Hua Duwu's eyes flashed with brilliance, "Sister, one day I'll use firecrackers to blow up the Yang family in the north of the city to vent your anger."
Hua Fushu patted her head. "You little rascal, once bitten by a snake, you won't be afraid of a rope for ten years. Last year, you set off a bunch of firecrackers at the Zhang family next door, scaring the Zhang family's grandson so much that he became ill for over a month. And you're trying to make me take the blame. Mother nearly beat me half to death, and now you want me to take the blame for you. So there's no birthday gift this year."
Hua Duwu pouted, looking at Hua Fushu with resentment in her eyes, and held up two fingers, "Sister, you haven't given me a birthday gift in two years."
Hua Fushu said, "Didn't I fill in the blank for you at the end?"
Duwu said, "Sister, the supplement doesn't count."
Hua Fushu sighed, "It can't be helped. My mother forced me to get married that first year and locked me up in my room. I could have escaped, but I couldn't let her beat me to death just to come back for your birthday. Last year, the Lanling Medical Convention was held every ten years. If I missed it, I'd have to wait ten years. It just happened to be your birthday. We celebrate birthdays every year, no matter what."
Hua Duwu asked seriously, "Then why not this year?"
Hua Fushu thought for a moment and gave Duwu an excuse, "Sister is married now and is much more sensible than before. Your birthday is the anniversary of Mother's death. Mother sacrificed half her life to give birth to you, so Sister has decided not to give you a birthday gift."
Duwu was very confused. What did her birthday gift have to do with A Niang?
She thought about it and finally came to the conclusion that her sister no longer liked her.
My sister doesn’t like her anymore! My sister doesn’t like her anymore!
A "wow" sound was heard, it was so heartbreaking that I felt pity for it.
Hua Fushu went out and returned to his own yard.
Sanqiao met her and heard her crying and muttering birthday gifts.
Sanqiao was quite helpless, "Miss, you are ready, you just need the east wind of Chujiu, why do you have to bully Miss Wu, you cry so pitifully."
Hua Fushu smiled and said, "I'm happy with it, isn't it okay?
"Girl, you just love to bully Miss Wu." Sanqiao said.
"Just waiting for the ninth day when the whole city will be filled with fireworks and the sky will be bright." The flowers are lush.
The servant came to report that the dancing girl was crying, and Madam Qidie hurried over.
Seeing Madam Qidie get up and leave, Ye Zelin said to Hua Mingqian, "Father-in-law, why don't you go over and take a look? Duwu is crying so hard."
Hua Mingqian said: "Little Chujiu won't cry even when she's sick. She only cries when her elder sister says something that makes her unhappy. It's okay. It's nothing. It will pass in a while."
"Was the solo dancer sister born on the ninth day of the lunar month?" Ye Zelin asked.
Hua Mingqian thought back to when Duwu was born. He said, "She was born on the ninth day of the third lunar month. Hua'er held the newborn Duwu and insisted on naming her sister Chujiu. Her mother disagreed, so she changed it to Duwu."
Ye Zelin asked, "Isn't Solo Dancer's birthday the day after tomorrow?"
Hua Mingqian nodded. "Since I came back from Beijing, she has been thinking about whether her sister will come back to celebrate her birthday."
Ye Zelin continued, "Fushu and Duwu must have a very good relationship."
Hua Mingqian said: "It's good, it's bad, it's not good either. Fushu loves and hates Duwu."
This was the first time Ye Zelin had heard someone use the term "love-hate" to describe the relationship between sisters. Curious, he asked Hua Mingqian why he said that. Hua Mingqian no longer wanted to discuss the matter, "If you want to know, it's best to ask Huaer. She understands the knot between these sisters best."
The crescent moon was in the sky. After a long time of saying goodbye, Ye Zelin said goodbye to his father-in-law and left the Moon Gate with Ye Songyan.
Ye Zelin stopped and said, "I'm sorry to bother you with this trip. You don't have to go with me after Wuyin."
Ye Songyan said, "I dare not be wronged."
Ye Zelin sneered, "Ouyang Jingming doesn't distinguish between the primary and the secondary, and neither do you."
Ye Songyan said, "Young Master Ouyang invited you, and your mother came here in person. Second brother, if you were me, how could you dare not go?"
Ye Zelin sneered: "If you don't want to, who can force you? Your status and background are determined by you, and no one can change it."
Ye Songyan replied, "Who's the boss and who's the follower, who comes first and who comes last, Second Brother knows it all. Back then, whose mother intervened and whose mother got there first."
Ye Zelin said, "Your mother was an orphan, and your grandmother took her in to the Ye family. Did your grandparents promise your mother to your father in marriage? Your father and mother love each other, so what's wrong with getting married? I wonder whose mother persecuted my mother time and time again? Whose fault was it that Ruhuan almost died in her womb? Tell me who's the boss, who's the subordinate, who comes first, and who comes last? Don't you even consider whether you're worthy enough?"
Ye Songyan clenched his fists in his sleeves, making a creaking sound.
Ye Zelin turned away, leaving Ye Songyan angry and dissatisfied.
Why is Ye Zelin's mother the legal wife, while his mother is the concubine?
Why is Ye Zelin the noble legitimate son, while he is a humble illegitimate son despised by his father?
If Ouyang had not stolen his love, how could his mother be a concubine, and how could he be an insignificant bastard?
The moon sets and the stars sink, and the east is already bright.
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