Her mother accused her of favoring her adopted daughter, while her son accused her of favoring her biological daughter. In the end, she got caught between two odds, and Mrs. Su San was so angry that her heart ached.
She looked at her son unhappily, "You should be quiet too! Your father is so disgusted with you now and has repeatedly criticized you. I know that you two have a good relationship, but you are both getting older now. You should also learn to avoid it and avoid being criticized."
Su An didn't care. He couldn't care less about these things now. "Oh, mother, you are talking about these things again. I think that grandma is upset for that girl. She thinks that I am too nice to Ruyi and she doesn't like me. I am nice to Ruyi. She wants me to be nice to that wild girl? I'm sorry, I can't do that! Let her wait for the next life!"
Mrs. Su San glared at him angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about? Don't call you a wild girl all the time. To be honest, I haven't said anything to you because I'm saving face for you in front of Xiaoxiao. I don't want you and your sister to be embarrassed. Xiaoxiao is your father's and my biological daughter. Although she didn't grow up with you, she is from the same mother as you. Her temper is indeed unpleasant, but that's because she was stranded outside and we didn't educate her well. You better restrain yourself. If you do this again in the future, I will let your father beat you!"
Speaking of Master Su San, Su An curled his lips when thinking of the beatings he had received in such a short period of time, but he stopped making trouble and just asked Mrs. Su San: "Mother, what happened? How did my eldest brother get saved by the Shen couple? Did they do it on purpose?"
Mrs. Su San herself was not very clear about this matter. When she heard him ask this, she scolded him, "Nonsense! Can such a thing be done on purpose? The one following your brother is the family guard who served the old uncle in the past. How could the Shen family couple be close to him? This matter is just a coincidence."
It was a coincidence, but it was too much of a coincidence.
Su An was very unhappy: "Then don't let them into the house. If they enter the house, Ruyi will be scared. Just give them some money to get rid of them."
When the Shen couple was mentioned, both mother and son felt uncomfortable.
The doctor in the old lady's room was asked to leave as soon as he left the courtyard. Old Mrs. Su also asked what the reason was. When she heard that Su Xingxuan had fainted, she smiled thoughtfully, leaned on the pillow and looked at Su Yao deeply.
Everyone in the mansion thought that Su Yao had won her favor by moving into her courtyard, but in fact, from the time Su Yao came home until now, Old Madam Su had only spoken a few words to her. It was natural that she had some good feelings for her. A quiet and sensible child would not be too annoying no matter where he went. What Old Madam Su hated most in her life was people who were smart-assed.
But if you ask how much affection there is, there really is none. If it weren't for Mrs. He's consideration, her treatment of Su Yao would be just ordinary.
Seeing that Su Yao was still concentrating on reciting sutras for her, she suddenly asked her, "You don't seem to care about anything. You've been raised in your grandmother's house for a few years. Don't you want to come back at all?"
Everyone thinks that Old Madam Su is a clay Buddha in the Buddhist temple, but Su Yao knows that Old Madam Su is by no means as simple as she appears. This old lady has a sharp eye and is very accurate in judging people. In front of her, people would rather tell the truth than lie to be clever.
After thinking for a while, she put away the scriptures, put her hands on her knees and looked at Old Lady Su, and whispered to her: "I wanted to come back very much. I even listened to Aunt Sang and felt that my adoptive parents who raised me were a burden, so I avoided them like snakes and scorpions. I knew I could never go back to the Shen family. At that time, I was thinking about my biological parents all the time, but later, little by little, I suddenly realized that I might not be that important in my parents' hearts. The messages my father sent to me occasionally sternly warned me to be obedient, learn the rules, and not bring shame to the family. The clothes my mother sent sometimes fit me, sometimes not... "
"I gradually realized that many things can't be forced, even family affection." Su Yao's tone was flat, as if he was telling someone else's story, and there was no resentment in his tone: "Until I found out that Nanny Sang and Zhenzhu began to pretend to obey, and secretly instigated me to meet my adoptive parents without telling my grandmother, and my brother even planned to let my second uncle deal with them, I suddenly realized that maybe I was not only not expected, but even a burden to them..."
Old Mrs. Su couldn't help but be moved.
It's not easy for a teenage girl to be so insightful and yet still so calm.
She drank a mouthful of ginseng soup, looked at Su Yao's eyes, and couldn't help laughing in her heart - Mrs. Su San was proud of her talent and taught her daughter to be proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, but in her opinion, the one who was really taught well was Su Yao.
A person who cannot clearly see his own identity can be so cruel to his own parents. What use is such a person, no matter how talented he is
She asked Su Yao, "So you made a scene as soon as you came back, just to get into my yard?"
As expected, Su Yao glanced at her and nodded calmly under her scrutiny: "Grandma is a fair person. Although you don't say anything, I know you know everything. Just like you can clearly see my thoughts, but you still let me live here. You pity me in your heart."
This is a smart child, at least much smarter than Su An and the others.
Old Madam Su didn't comment, but just sneered, as if she didn't care about her compliment, and asked coldly: "And then? What do you want to get by relying on me? If you just want the so-called fairness and family affection, your grandmother is enough. You can definitely find a way to stay with your grandmother. Although it's a bit difficult, let's be realistic. You and I both know that to your parents, you are an extra daughter who has no feelings and can be abandoned at any time. Do you know that except for the close people in this family, even to those relatives, the Bofu only admits that you are a lost daughter and say that you gave birth to twins that year?"
"I know." Su Yao also admitted calmly: "Even though everyone knew it, they insisted that they gave birth to twins that year, and I was just accidentally left out."
"But on what basis?" Su Yao sneered, "I am not willing to accept this, especially when Su Xingxuan feels that she can manipulate me at will. My life is my own, and I don't want to be controlled by anyone. If I don't rely on you, I will just be a commodity on the shelf waiting to be sold, and I don't want this."