Chapter 128 Xiaofeng’s Background (Part One)

Chapter 128: 128 Xiaofeng’s Background (Part One)Gossip has a way of spreading, from one to ten, ten to a hundred, a hundred to a thousand. When many people talk, some words get twisted. A couple who were on good terms with Jianguo encountered him on the street, hesitating to speak as they looked at him. Jianguo noticed their expression and stopped, "Old Du, what’s wrong with you and your wife today? If there’s something you want to say, just say it." Old Du pulled Jianguo aside and whispered, "Jianguo, you knew before you married Yuzhu that she had a daughter. I heard it was your idea to drive her away. Jianguo, she’s just a girl, unloved by her father and mother. Don’t be too harsh, leave her some way out." The entire neighborhood was talking, saying Old Lin didn’t want to acknowledge his stepdaughter, and Yuzhu, fearing her eldest daughter’s presence would displease the Lin Family, also dared not acknowledge her. That’s why someone was found to drive the young girl away. After all is said and done, the young girl hasn’t done anything wrong. It’s too excessive for Jianguo’s family to act this way. seaʀᴄh thё NôvelFire(.)net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. The Lin Family already has two daughters. Raising another wouldn’t be a problem, but affection naturally wanes for one not raised by their side. It’s understandable they might be less fond of her, but driving her out is a bit too much. After all, she didn’t grow up eating the Lin Family’s rice, so you can’t really drive her away. Jianguo turned dark upon hearing what Old Du and his wife said. He disliked his stepdaughter, he wanted to drive her away—what nonsense was this? Seeing Jianguo return, Yuzhu smiled and came forward to greet him. Jianguo, looking at Yuzhu’s smile, felt even more irritated. He tossed his briefcase onto the sofa and coldly said to Yuzhu, "Yuzhu, did your daughter come over today?" "No, I just bumped into her at the street corner." Hearing his tone, Yuzhu had a bad feeling. "Both of you mother and daughter are really scheming, thinking that playing a sympathy card, I would agree to let her in. Her framing me like this, the Lin Family will never let her enter." When did he ever say he wanted her driven away? It was simply absurd. "Jianguo." Hearing Jianguo blame her as well, Yuzhu anxiously began to cry, "Jianguo, I don’t know what got into that wretched girl today, she just started crying when she saw me, saying something nonsensical, pleading with me not to drive her away. It happened just as people were leaving work, so someone overheard." Yuzhu didn’t know how to explain, but the girl really had made things difficult for her. "I guess it’s something to do with the Wu Family stirring things up. Xiaofeng doesn’t know it’s the Wu Family meddling and thinks it’s something you and I did.—Why do things in her name if it’s the Wu Family’s doing?" Isn’t this just driving a wedge between mother and daughter? "Now everyone is saying that Jianguo Lin is petty, unable to accommodate the existence of a stepdaughter." Jianguo fumed just thinking about it. He had always had such a good reputation, and now it was spoiled by a mere speck of fly dung: "She has ruined my reputation, what should we do?" "Jianguo." Yuzhu smiled, "How about we invite her over to stay for a few days some time soon, and let everyone see...?" "No, I don’t agree." Before Yuzhu could finish, Lin Jing spoke up in opposition: "Our family does not welcome outsiders to stay." Yuzhu looked at Jianguo, caught between a rock and a hard place. Jianguo sat on the sofa and said, "Yuzhu, Xiaofeng is your daughter, not mine. Now that she is in trouble, you need to step forward to handle it. She has nothing to do with me, and there’s no reason for me to care about her affairs. If it’s too much, go get your ex-husband to deal with it. Also, you must make it clear to the neighbors about your daughter’s unmarried pregnancy, that it’s not that I, Jianguo Lin, don’t care for her, but rather I’m worried she might lead my other two daughters astray if she stays with us." He hadn’t wanted everyone to know about his stepdaughter, but now that it had all come out, the matter of Xiaofeng’s pregnancy had to be openly discussed as well. "Jianguo, I know this is not your concern, it’s that old scoundrel who hasn’t taught her well, making her turn out this way. Don’t worry, tomorrow I’ll go find Old Guaizi and make him take care of his daughter," Yuzhu clenched her hand. She didn’t want matters with Xiaofeng to degenerate like this either, but that damn girl just didn’t understand her, and had saddled her with such a huge mess. "That’s the right approach." Granny Lin agreed as well: "She’s just a wild girl, what does she have to do with our family, and now look how she’s affecting our Jianguo." "Yes, yes." Yuzhu dared not contradict: "Mother, don’t worry, I will handle this matter well, and will ensure that Jianguo remains unconnected to this affair." "Mom." Lin Yue, who had been silent, pouted, "She’s not even your real daughter, why do you still acknowledge her?" Once, her mother slipped up and she heard everything. Grandma Lin frowned, "Not your real daughter?" Luo Yuzhu gave a forced smile, "Xiaofeng is indeed not my biological daughter. It’s a long story, and the Su family doesn’t even know about it yet." "Since she is not your biological daughter, the matter is simple. Let her go as far away as possible," Jianguo said. When they got married, Luo Yuzhu had mentioned to him that her eldest daughter was picked up, and because of this, he had married Luo Yuzhu. After so many years, he had almost forgotten about it. If she was his own daughter, she would still have some connection to Luo Yuzhu; if not, there was no connection with Luo Yuzhu, and even less with the Lin family. ... Early in the morning, Luo Yuzhu went to Old Su Guaizi’s house. When she arrived, the chili peppers Old Su had picked the day before had been processed into half-finished products and were neatly arranged on the living room table, very pleasing to the eye. Luo Yuzhu pushed the door open and entered, standing cautiously in the yard. Old Su Guaizi hadn’t returned the previous night and was just about to head back when he saw the unexpected visitor and was quite surprised, "Luo Yuzhu, didn’t you say you severed the mother-daughter relationship with Xiaofeng? Why are you still coming here?" "I’m not here for Xiaofeng today, I’m here for you," Luo Yuzhu glanced at the table full of chili sauce dismissively, "Is your family planning to sell chili sauce?" "Just a small business," Guaizi didn’t say much, "One has to make a living, right? What do you want? I need to go back soon; we are renovating our house." "I’m here today to clarify my relationship with you and Xiaofeng," Luo Yuzhu sat on the couch, "There’s something I’ve never told you. If I don’t speak up now, Xiaofeng’s resentment towards me will only continue to grow. I thought about it last night and still decided to tell you the truth." "After you know the truth, how you interact with Xiaofeng is up to you. From now on, Xiaofeng will have nothing to do with me or the Lin family." Sooner or later, Xiaofeng would find out about it. All things considered, she should be thankful to herself. If she hadn’t picked her up back then, who knows where she might be eating dirt right now. "So you really plan to abandon your own daughter." Guaizi got a bit angry hearing this, "Luo Yuzhu, don’t go too far. It was one thing not to care for Xiaofeng when she was little, but now you want to sever ties with her? Aren’t you afraid Xiaofeng will resent you for a lifetime?" Luo Yuzhu couldn’t help but interrupt, her emotions also becoming agitated, "She resent me? She should thank me. If it weren’t for me picking her up back then, whether she could have survived until now is questionable. What right does she have to resent me?" For this very act, she, Luo Yuzhu, had nothing to feel guilty about towards Su Xiaofeng. Old Su Guaizi’s thick eyebrows knitted together, still digesting Luo Yuzhu’s words. After a while, he roared, "Luo Yuzhu, what are you rambling about? For the sake of your comfortable life in the Lin family, you even deny your own daughter. How could there be such a woman in this world?" Old Su Guaizi, with a darkened face, found Luo Yuzhu’s words ludicrous. This woman had always been like this, valuing her own well-being above the lives of others. "Old Su Guaizi, if it weren’t for your pressure, I wouldn’t have wanted to reveal this. You and I have been husband and wife for years, and I didn’t want to be so absolute." Previously, she had felt somewhat guilty toward Old Su Guaizi, after all, his daughter died by her hands, so she didn’t want to reveal this secret, letting him believe that Xiaofeng was his biological daughter. After saying that, Luo Yuzhu could hardly bear to look at Old Su Guaizi. In the end, she was in the wrong toward Old Su Guaizi. Old Su Guaizi’s lips trembled, no, his whole body trembled, his finger pointing at Luo Yuzhu; he was speechless for a long time. After quite a while, he finally found his voice, "Luo Yuzhu, what did you say? Say it again." His eyes were bloodshot, his entire body shaking uncontrollably, like a sieve ceaselessly quivering. Seeing his reaction, Luo Yuzhu stood up, stepping back slightly in fear, "Guaizi, what are you going to do? I said, I originally didn’t want to bring this up, but you and Xiaofeng pressured me. If it weren’t for your pressure, this secret would have remained buried in my heart, and you and Xiaofeng could have continued pretending to be father and daughter." Luo Yuzhu was somewhat hysterical herself. Was it wrong for her to want a better life for herself? She couldn’t face a child that wasn’t her own, so she left that home. Was that wrong? What did she do wrong?