"With that attitude of yours, the day you desire will arrive very soon," Song Xiaoyu looked at Chuxia with admiration, "Honestly, when I first took you on as an apprentice, I only did it as a favor to Lin Yanqiu, but I didn’t really have high hopes for you in my heart.
Yet, you’ve gradually proven to through your actions that Lin Yanqiu and Zhou Mikang gave a treasure. Still, today, you’ve truly surprised ."
I entered this profession because it has been the family business for generations, and I had a natural talent for it, so my grandfather and parents fostered my interest in this area from a very young age.
Even so, it wasn’t until ten years into my dical career that I truly fell in love with the job. But you, in just a few short months, have grasped such principles. Lin Chuxia, I’m so glad you’re my student!
I believe that in the not-too-distant future, when people ntion , they’ll say, ’That’s Lin Chuxia’s teacher.’ Chuxia, I’m waiting for that day!"
"You’re praising so much, I’m starting to feel embarrassed." Just as Lin Yanqiu was about to say sothing, Chuxia changed the subject, "Teacher, next ti could you praise in front of my mother-in-law and grandmother-in-law? Then when they praise , it will be like a double complint, and how aweso that will feel!"
"You really don’t hold back..." Song Xiaoyu lightly pushed her on the head, "But I like your character. Keep it up in the future, don’t change to be like your senior sister."
"Teacher, you know about my senior sister’s situation?" Chuxia was astonished, her eyes wide, "Are you sure you really know what happened with her?"
"I’m not blind, how could I not know?" Song Xiaoyu sighed lightly, "When Wang Jing was five, her biological mother passed away, and her father remarried when she was seven.
Her stepmother brought along two daughters, one three years older than her and one two years older, both of whom were very hostile toward her. The stepmother didn’t like her either, and because her father prioritized his new family, he sent her back to live with her grandmother.
Living there with her grandmother, grandfather, and her uncle’s family, they were obviously unhappy about having an extra mouth to feed. They were constantly criticizing her, and later, as her grandparents grew too frail to care for her, she was once again sent back to the Wang family.
By that ti, she was nine and understood that if she didn’t make herself useful, she might end up as an unwanted child. So, she went out of her way to ingratiate herself with her stepmother’s family.
She would fight to do chores like laundry and cooking and take the worst portions at als, never eating her fill, just so she could stay. Eventually, her stepmother allowed her to remain.
Her aunt, Wang Lei, was my classmate, and initially couldn’t take care of her due to being sent down to the countryside. But after returning to the city and dealing with her own marriage, she discussed with Wang Jing’s father to take her in as her daughter.
At first, the stepmother said nothing, but after a few days, she suddenly started fighting with Wang Lei, accusing her of taking advantage because Wang Jing was useful now, asking why she didn’t take her before?
Her stepfather sided with her stepmother, and as a result, Wang Jing was sent back again. This ti, she no longer fought to do chores and ignored everyone, no matter how harshly her stepmother scolded; she just wouldn’t budge.
Half a year later, she was kicked out of the house by her stepmother and since then has lived with her aunt Wang Lei. Wang Lei truly raised her as her own daughter, sending her to school. After she graduated, she went to great lengths to find , asking for my help.
You know my temperant; I generally don’t like to get involved in these matters. But hearing her aunt’s story, I felt for the child and took her in.
I’m aware of so minor flaws in her character, but she’s not a bad person at heart. She just beca incredibly afraid of losing anything because of the environnt she grew up in.
I’ve been trying to guide her, hoping to show her the better side of humanity. If she were truly dismissed, it would probably ruin her life."
"So that’s how it is," Chuxia realized, feeling slightly embarrassed for her misunderstanding of Song Xiaoyu and offered a sheepish smile, "Teacher, I understand. I’ll be more considerate of her from now on."
"Ah!" Song Xiaoyu sighed heavily and continued, "Actually, I’m now wondering whether my approach has been correct. Her personality seems to be getting more and more extre.
She knew of your background and promised to teach you without holding back, even admitting that the jealous side of her personality was a flaw she intended to work on. But her recent behavior clearly tells that she hasn’t followed through with what she said."
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