Jiang Cheng and Ye Qiuxin, whose minds are sharp, imdiately sensed the severity of the situation from their expressions and knew today was not going to be good, but both were innocent, so they had nothing to fear.
"Uncle Jiang, Mom." Jiang Cheng did not speak, so Ye Qiu had to look at them.
"Where have you two been? Why did you co back so late?" Jiang Hongcai’s face clouded with anger, Ye Qiu was his stepdaughter, hard to discipline, so he directed his anger straight at Jiang Cheng, "Jiang Cheng, you can spoil yourself if you want, but you can’t lead Aunt Luo’s daughter astray."
Faced with Jiang Hongcai’s unfounded accusation, Jiang Cheng seed already accustod to it, standing lazily, head slightly bowed, a mocking smile curling at his lips.
Whenever Jiang Hongcai saw him like this, he would beco uncontrollably furious. He really didn’t know what sins he committed to have a son like this, completely different from him and his older son Jiang Yi, needless to say, he is just like his mother who was a dancer.
Jiang Hongcai has regretted more than once the youthful temptation he couldn’t resist. If it wasn’t for the accident of Jiang Cheng, Jiang Yi’s mom wouldn’t have misunderstood him, thankfully his older son has never blad him.
Ye Qiu looked at this stepfather and then at Jiang Cheng who was radiating palatable resentnt, her perception of Jiang Hongcai dropping once again, seeing him as a typical biased father.
She admitted that it was wrong for Jiang Cheng’s mom to confront him harshly at the beginning, but was Jiang Hongcai right? Without him, would all these things have happened? He couldn’t control himself and blad Jiang Cheng, did he think Jiang Cheng wanted to be born into this family?
Ye Qiu knew how desperately Jiang Cheng once craved family affection, he himself said that as a child he also tried hard to earn his father’s praise, but every ti he brought his report card ho, he was ignored by Jiang Hongcai, who always found faults to criticize him, as if he was born just to be blad by Jiang Hongcai.
Since whatever he did wouldn’t gain recognition, he simply let himself go, letting others say whatever they wanted, since he didn’t care anymore.
Ye Qiu, seeing Jiang Cheng’s reluctance to argue, felt a pang of pity, and thus stared stiffly at Jiang Hongcai: "Uncle Jiang, he hasn’t led astray."
Jiang Hongcai didn’t believe it, sneering: "Since he hasn’t led you astray, why have you co back so late now, I’m busy but that doesn’t an I don’t know, how long it’s been since you two had dinner at ho? Ye Qiu, I know you are an obedient child, when I’m disciplining Jiang Cheng, don’t speak up for him, I think he needs to be straightened out."
"No, I wasn’t at ho for als because I took on a part-ti job outside." Ye Qiu took a deep breath, continuing to explain.
However, Luo Sitian suddenly raised her voice: "Who would hire you at such a young age? You just want to be lazy, right? Am I missing als because of you or drinks because of you?"
As soon as she said this, both Ye Qiu and Jiang Cheng looked at her, feeling sowhat panicked, then she glared fiercely: "How, did I say sothing wrong? At such a young age, instead of focusing on studying, you roam around outside every day, am I, as your mother, not supposed to discipline you?"
"I only took a part-ti job to make so money," Ye Qiu said expressionlessly.
Luo Sitian continued accusingly, "Earning money? What does a student need so much money for? Have you ever lacked anything from ?"
"Don’t you know whether you’ve lacked anything or not?" Ye Qiu looked at her mockingly, too apathetic to speak further.
Jiang Cheng looked at her with pitying eyes. He thought he had endured enough, but it seed Ye Qiu had suffered even more. At least he had so pocket money, and at least being an illegitimate child made him sowhat understandable. But what about Ye Qiu? What did she do to deserve all this? Does Luo Sitian deserve to be a mom?
"What do I know? All I know is that I’ve worked hard to raise you, only for you to turn out to be an ingrate," Luo Sitian beca even more infuriated especially since Ye Qiu didn’t save her face in front of Jiang Hongcai and Jiang Yi.
"Worked hard?" Ye Qiu scoffed. "What have you raised? I was cared for by my dad until I was five, did you bother about after that? From the mont you married into this family until two months ago, wasn’t I the one doing all thehousework that I could? Did you, as a mother, ever have pity for , your daughter?"
Ye Qiu spoke bluntly, "No, you only took my efforts as an excuse to curry favor from Jiang Hongcai. Have you ever considered how I felt? What, I’ve been doing housework for nearly ten years, and you’ve been tired of it after only two months? Complaining I wasn’t helping you at ho? Do you not know why I need to earn money? Have you ever given any pocket money? Have you bought clothes? What should I use to buy my necessities if I don’t earn money? School is about to start, should I continue being mocked for wearing those two pairs of old, dirty shoes? Uncle Jiang is a man, and a stepfather, so it’s normal if he doesn’t care about , but I am your own daughter, and this is how I ended up under your so-called hard work in raising ? Hah...what a joke."
As Ye Qiu said these things very calmly, her questioning tone turned Luo Sitian and Jiang Hongcai’s faces pale, as they watched her sarcastic glance, Jiang Hongcai then turned his gaze towards Luo Sitian.
With a pale face, Luo Sitian couldn’t believe that Ye Qiu would slap her face in front of the Jiang family’s father and son. But seeing Ye Qiu’s worn-out T-shirt, ordinary jeans, and frayed shoelaces, she realized she indeed had been negligent.
But even so, couldn’t she discuss it privately with ? Making it seem like she’s being mistreated.
"Couldn’t you have asked for pocket money if you needed it? Besides, what does a student need to dress up so nicely for?" Luo Sitian stubbornly retorted.
Ye Qiu calmly t her gaze, "My brothers and Miaomiao are also students, so why did you prepare new clothes every season for them but not for ? Mom, am I really your own child? I’ve done everything possible to lighten your burden so that you could have a good life in this family. I was afraid people would call a burden you brought into this ho, so I worked desperately doing housework, even neglecting my studies. And all I got in return was your neglect, right? Now that I’ve rely left the housework for two months, you’re dissatisfied with ? Is it your idea, or Uncle Jiang’s? If this family can’t accommodate , I can leave. I can live alone in the small house dad left ."
On hearing Ye Qiu’s last sentence, Jiang Hongcai and Jiang Yi’s faces changed drastically. If Ye Qiu really went to live alone, wouldn’t that an their family truly couldn’t accommodate a stepdaughter? And if she accidentally reveals she had been doing nearly a decade of housework for the Jiang family, how would they ever save face?
Ye Qiu can’t leave, at least not now!
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