Chapter 351: Thoughtful Daughter
Jiang Xiaoxiao looked at her mother's face and saw nothing wrong.
Her complexion was rosy, her breathing steady, and there was no sign of anything unusual. This finally set her mind at ease.
Fang Xiaohui saw Jiang Xiaoxiao and looked at her as if she were an enemy, her face full of resentment.
"Jiang Xiaoxiao, don't pretend to be the good person here. You're the one who has my parents wrapped around your finger, making them treat you like their own daughter, while tossing their real daughter aside. Are you happy now? You've married into the Song family, climbed up to them, and you think you can trample over me. Do you feel very pleased with yourself?
Let me tell you, I won't let you be pleased. Song Moting may only be cared for by the grandmother and grandfather, but the ones who dislike Song Moting the most are the father-in-law and mother-in-law. You'll have a hard time once you marry into the family."
Fang Xiaohui was almost speaking indiscriminately; in her eyes, Jiang Xiaoxiao shouldn't be this way at all. She ought to have married someone in the countryside, becoming a village woman, enduring countless hardships and bitterness, even if she returned to the city decades later.
And then she would be unsupported, taking odd jobs everywhere.
Becoming a doctor in the end was just sheer luck.
But now Jiang Xiaoxiao was completely different from her past life.
Fang Xiaohui was truly anxious.
She feared that her understanding of the past life was merely a dream, that there was no past life, merely a pleasant dream she had conjured. But many details in that dream were incredibly vivid and had even happened before.
If she suddenly loses confidence in her foresight about the future, Fang Xiaohui feels panic; such a life is not what she wants. She desires to dominate, to become superior to everyone.
Not being constantly restricted by Jiang Xiaoxiao.
"Fang Xiaohui, don't be so full of yourself. Wanting to marry into the Song family is your business. I married Song Moting not because of the Song family, but because of him. Don't use your narrow-minded thoughts to speculate about others. Also, if you have nothing to do, don't come home. Every time you come back, you infuriate Mom and Dad.
I hope they live for many more years so I can properly care for them. If you really consider them your own parents, don't engage in such pointless things anymore."
Jiang Xiaoxiao didn't speak harshly because Fan Xiuying was present.
After all, she's her mother's biological daughter, and while the bond between them is weak and can't really compare to her own bond,
she knows that deep down, her mother still holds some faint expectations for this biological daughter, and she doesn't want to break her mother's heart.
But Fang Xiaohui only ramped up her severity.
"What does the way I treat my own parents have to do with you? No matter what, they are my biological parents. You're the one who really has nothing to do with them. You're the one who should leave this home. You've already snagged a big fish; why are you still lingering here with my parents?
They're just ordinary workers, offering you no help whatsoever. Don't expect to gain anything more here."
"My goodness, this is the first time I've seen someone talking on their own like this. Even if they're your own parents, do you think you can treat them this way? If word got out, do you think the Song family would want a daughter-in-law like you?
Morally depraved and ethically bankrupt. How did the Song family even notice you? Has Song Mohuan gone blind to fancy someone like you?"
Wu Fei couldn't hold back; she had just said Jiang Xiaoxiao was her friend, and anyone who dared to bully her friend was bullying her.
Only then did Fang Xiaohui realize an additional person was in the yard, and upon seeing Wu Fei's demeanor, disposition, and attire, she could immediately recognize that this was not a girl from an ordinary family.
Moreover, to be able to casually mention Song Mohuan's name meant this woman knew Song Mohuan.
Her heart couldn't help but skip a beat.
She was getting married tomorrow and didn't want any incidents at this time.
Didn't want to offend someone she shouldn't offend.
"Who are you? You misunderstood this; you don't know the full details, and you've only seen the surface. Don't be misled by Jiang Xiaoxiao. She's not a good person and is especially opportunistic."
Fang Xiaohui hastily explained, her tone softening.
Wu Fei looked at Fang Xiaohui with a half-smile, "Alright, don't stir up trouble here. I know much more about what kind of person Jiang Xiaoxiao is than you do. I'm her friend, and to try to sow discord in front of the both of us, do you think your character can really pass?
I wonder how your parents raised you, ending up teaching you to be like this. You're marrying into the Song family for Song Mohuan; is it out of opportunism, seeking the Song family's power?"
Fang Xiaohui was left speechless.
"I'm not!"
"I will inform Aunt Song that her daughter-in-law returned to her maiden family urging her own parents, insisting they prepare a priceless dowry. I would ask Aunt Song whether she married for her daughter-in-law or was greedy for the dowry from her maiden family?
To push the daughter-in-law to such an extent, to utter such arrogant words to her own parents, saying even things like not supporting what could be said, is this something a human could say? With this character, such morality, you dare to marry into the house?"
Wu Fei held disdain for such women, don't assume she couldn't see through Fang Xiaohui's little schemes.
Fang Xiaohui thought that since she now knew people from the Song family, her attitude immediately softened, aiming to explain clearly.
More or less edging towards flattery and currying favor with her, no different from people she usually interacted with.
How utterly boring.
"You misunderstand, that's not what I meant, I just feel my parents are biased. I didn't grow up around my biological parents, but who doesn't want to be close to their biological parents? Returning to my biological parents, but they treat an adopted daughter better than their own flesh and blood, how am I supposed to be good to them, how can I feel affection for them?"
Fang Xiaohui was keen not to have anyone speak ill of her in front of Mrs. Song.
So she immediately changed her attitude, softened her stance, and with tears in her eyes, made herself look as if she had suffered an immense grievance.
"In that case, since you feel your parents treat you poorly, you're sad, disappointed. You can choose not to come back, that's your choice. No one will blame you; they will understand your feelings. Then why come back and boss your parents around, demanding they prepare a lavish dowry?
You don't treat others as your biological parents yet want to enjoy the treatment of a real daughter. Can you be any more shameless, any more disgraceful?"
Wu Fei was no ordinary person, lacking sympathy to casually sympathize with others. To her, Jiang Xiaoxiao and she were on the same side.
Even if Jiang Xiaoxiao seized everything from Fang Xiaohui, but since she's her friend, seize it she did.
Even if her friend was in the wrong, Wu Fei would stand by her friend's side.
Pretending to be a white lotus in front of her was truly like casting a flirtatious glance at a blind man.
Fang Xiaohui covered her face and left crying.
She had no choice but to leave; if she didn't, who knew what else the woman before her might say?
By then, all her dignity and pride would have vanished.
Jiang Xiaoxiao glanced at Wu Fei and smiled, seeing her true protective nature.
Wu Fei proudly lifted her face, boasting as if seeking recognition, "I said, you're my friend. So what if I look out for you later on? The feeling of having a friend look out for you must be quite nice, right? At least this friend of yours has one special trait: she protects her own. Being friends with me, you definitely won't lose out."
Jiang Xiaoxiao chuckled.
"Mom, this is my friend Wu Fei, she came specifically to visit me. It just so happened that she encountered this situation directly. Don't be saddened, Fang Xiaohui is just saying such things. Whether she'll be filial in the future, don't take it to heart.
You have your own biological daughter, I am your biological daughter. I will take care of you and Dad, be filial to you all my life, and see you through old age. If brother or sister dares not to be filial, see how I'll help you deal with them.
Forget Fang Xiaohui's words, in any case, I'm on a different path than she is, I never considered her part of the Jiang family. Let's not get angry for her, it's not worth it."
She hugged Fan Xiuying to comfort her mother.
Fan Xiuying smiled, this child was always so considerate.
NOVEL NEXT