What past events led Xia Hua to be so certain that her family and Song Xijun were bound by an irreconcilable hatred...?
Ruan Qing'an narrowed her eyes slightly, while Xia Hua hurriedly went to the door, looked through the peephole, and breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that Song Xijun was not outside.
She then pulled Ruan Qing'an to sit down on the sofa: "Luckily, that guy is gone... He can't hear about this, but Ruan Ruan, you have to know, otherwise why would you choose him?"
"What exactly happened?"
Ruan Qingan countered with a question.
Xia Hua remained silent for a moment, exchanged glances with Ruan Chengzhi, and finally spoke up: "Then let's start by talking about the past. Ruan Ruan, you should know that your family's situation used to be bad."
“Especially after you were born, our family’s situation went downhill. Your mother came from a small village in the countryside and had little education or diploma. Your father was also not very capable. We lived a very frugal life.”
Xia Hua's voice trembled with tears: "No matter how hard or difficult our lives are, we can't let you live as hard and poor as we are, Ruan Ruan..."
She spoke with such sincerity that Ruan Qing'an fell silent for a moment. The original owner didn't have many memories, but in her childhood—at least before the incident with Song Xijun—Xia Hua and Ruan Chengzhi had indeed spoiled her like a little princess.
Although life wasn't great, it was happy and fulfilling...
Seeing that Xia Hua was in a bad mood, Ruan Chengzhi continued, "Later, your mother's luck turned around, and she found a high-paying job as a nanny at Song Xijun's house."
“Song Xijun’s mother and your mother had a good relationship, so your mother introduced me to Song Xijun’s family to be his father’s driver, and our lives improved a bit.”
Upon hearing this, Ruan Qing'an asked in return, "At Song Xijun's house?"
Xia Hua nodded: "They are not extremely wealthy, but they are business owners with companies and businesses that are doing well. According to Song Xijun's mother, their profits are quite good."
Ruan Qing'an was silent for a moment, then questioned, "When you were talking to Song Xijun before, I also heard some things. It was a fire at Song Xijun's house that accidentally killed his parents, and he was only able to get financial support from you, Mom and Dad, right?"
"But you resigned before the accident. Was it because you had a good relationship with Song Xijun's mother that you were supporting him?"
Xia Hua's eyes flickered slightly: "Ruan Ruan, sponsoring Song Xijun was entrusted by his mother. She told me before she died that she hoped we could raise her son to adulthood."
Xia Hua had indeed mentioned before that she had a very good relationship with Song Xijun's mother, and could even introduce Ruan Chengzhi to work there as a driver.
Wait a minute, while it's true that the relationship between the master of the house and the nanny can be very good, isn't Xia Hua being a little too close?
As the truth, obscured by the original text and memories, gradually surfaced, Ruan Qing'an's heart sank to the bottom. She raised her leaden eyes and asked, word by word, "Mom, you've already resigned—"
"Then why were you there when his mother was dying?"
With Ruan Qing'an's words, the atmosphere in the entire living room froze completely. Xia Hua and Ruan Chengzhi both fell silent for a moment, seemingly hinting at something...
Just as Ruan Qing'an was about to lose control of her emotions and stand up to question him, Xia Hua changed the subject and asked, "Ruan Ruan, aren't you also curious about why Song Xijun's mother and I have such a good relationship?"
"……yes."
"Because we come from the same place."
Xia Hua paused for a moment: "That woman and I both came from small villages in the countryside. We even played games together when we were kids, and we still remember each other."
“She was very happy to see me, gave me a lot of things, and promised to let your dad be a driver and earn a higher salary. Some of my jewelry was also a gift from her.”
“When I was working as a nanny there, I saw her parents. They used to live such a miserable life in the small village, but now they are wearing gold and silver and living better than anyone else?”
With each word Xia Hua spoke, her emotions seemed to crumble little by little. She gripped Ruan Qing'an's hand tighter and tighter, her eyes filled with intense jealousy and resentment.
The next moment, Xia Hua suddenly raised her head and looked at Ruan Qing'an: "Her family was even worse off than mine when she was a child, Ruan Ruan, do you know that? But what kind of life did she live? That's because she married into a wealthy family, do you understand?!"
"Mom doesn't regret marrying your father, but you can't do that. Look how well Song Xijun's mother is doing. They came from the same place, but she was able to change her fate through marriage!"
Xia Hua was almost in a trance, while Ruan Chengzhi stood on the other side, not saying a word, just remaining silent.
Ruan Qing'an narrowed her leaden-gray eyes and sighed softly: "So, Mom, you always want me to marry a rich man because of Song Xijun's mother's influence?"
"But wasn't I doing this for your own good?!"
Xia Hua's face darkened, and she asked in a somewhat displeased tone.
Ruan Qing'an did not press the matter further. It was better to understand the truth behind such matters. She took the initiative to back down, saying, "I know you're doing this for my own good, Mom."
Inside the pocket, the red dot of the bugging device flickered faintly.
Ruan Qing'an continued to ask, "What happened after that? Since Song Xijun's mother treated you so well, why did you and Dad resign?"
"...It's none of our business if others are doing well, Ruan Ruan. The important thing is that our family has to be rich. Are we going to keep working as maids and slaves for others forever?"
Xia Hua chuckled and glanced at Ruan Chengzhi: "Ruan Ruan, you have the life you have now thanks to your father and me for making the right choice back then, which is why our family is getting better and better."
"...Wh-what?"
Seeing that Ruan Qing'an still didn't understand, Xia Hua explained: "Back then, Song Xijun's father was run over by a car and died in the fire. His mother escaped from the fire, but died while waiting for the ambulance."
“It was during this waiting period that she told me that she hoped I could sponsor Song Xijun to grow up, because I was her childhood friend and she trusted me very much.”
Xia Hua said, glancing at the living room, "Actually, this house also belongs to Song Xijun's mother. They left behind a considerable fortune, which I know she wanted to leave to Song Xijun—"
"But if he's going to need my financial assistance, then the money should naturally belong to our family. Why should we give it to him?"
After sorting out the events of many years ago, they finally found out things that even the original owner didn't know. No wonder Xia Hua and Ruan Chengzhi resigned one after another, yet they unexpectedly had a large sum of money, enough to support their family to this day.
It turns out they all belonged to Song Xijun and his family.
This inheritance should have belonged to Song Xijun in the first place...
Just as she was thinking about this, Ruan Qing'an suddenly looked up at Xia Hua and Ruan Chengzhi: "Wait, Dad, Mom, you still haven't said anything. You've clearly resigned, so why are you still in the Song family?"
Xia Hua and Ruan Chengzhi exchanged a glance, then looked at Ruan Qing'an and laughed: "Ruan Ruan, don't you understand yet?"
Ruan Qing'an, whose mind was already perfectly clear, took a deep breath, her hand unconsciously sliding into her pocket. She knew perfectly well that she had a vague suspicion when Xia Hua started talking about what happened back then.
However, the one who truly wanted to go through that time was Song Xijun...
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