Xun Hui and Erni were sobbing and didn’t dare to speak, only vigorously shaking their heads.
"Big sister, I didn’t mean that..." Erni suddenly burst into tears, "I really didn’t mean that. I won’t go back..."
"Xinxin, you’re gouging at your mother’s heart..." Xun Hui also started crying, "Mother is indeed useless, always too soft-hearted, but Mother will definitely not go back..."
"Being soft-hearted should depend on the time and the person. When bullied, you knew to fight back like a mother lion. You knew they were no good, but as soon as life got a bit easier, you start feeling sympathy for this one and that one," Yang Ruxin sneered, "When the Dong Family came, you felt sorry for them, even wanted to adopt their child. When Yang Baichuan and Yang Baifu fought and got injured, you felt sorry for them. Do you also want to feel sorry for Yang Peili and his wife?"
Xun Hui vigorously shook her head.
"So where was your sympathy when I, a girl, went into the mountains hunting and chopping wood? Where was it when I struggled against those man-eating demons of the Yang Family with a kitchen knife in hand? Yang Erni, you didn’t even dare to say a word, couldn’t even bear to see Yang Anshi’s face, could you? Now that life has finally smoothed out, do you think I have it too easy? If so, then you take over running this family, come on, I’m sure as hell not serving you..." With that, she turned to leave.
To be honest, since the moment she arrived and suffered beatings and hunger, she felt suffocated enough. Now that she had finally escaped that bitter life, why should she still feel suffocated in front of those she had fed and saved?
"Big sister, I was wrong, I was really wrong..." Erni knelt down with a thump and grabbed Yang Ruxin’s legs, "Please, don’t be angry anymore. I will truly change. I won’t be indiscriminately kind-hearted anymore. Really, I swear. If I can’t do that, then let heaven strike me with thunder..."
Yang Ruxin took a long breath and then turned to look down at Erni: "Yang Erni, let me tell you something, I never believe in oaths, I believe only in actions. I can forgive you once or twice, but not every single time. If you harbor such thoughts again, it means you will act on them. If there’s a next time or I sense you have such intentions, I will undoubtedly stop caring for you. I would rather not have a sister like you than keep a thankless wolf by my side..."
"It won’t happen again, big sister, really it won’t," Erni cried, shaking her head. She was genuinely scared now. She could imagine what would happen to her if her big sister gave up on her, but she was also confused. Was it so wrong to feel a bit of sympathy for the people at the old house? Was her sister’s reaction necessary? But unable to understand, she gave up thinking about it. She wasn’t foolish; she knew to seek benefits and avoid harm.
Xun Hui was even more frightened. She really hadn’t expected Yang Ruxin’s reaction to be so intense, and she finally understood that she absolutely couldn’t show even the slightest bit of soft-heartedness towards the old Yang Family house from now on. She also didn’t want to see her eldest daughter angry all the time, so she hurriedly spoke up: "Xinxin, mother was wrong too, don’t be angry anymore. Or should I kneel as well?"