"You talk as if you’re some kind of saint." Someone in the crowd muttered under their breath, yet many heard it.
"It’s not about being great, but if Xinxin really needs my help, I, Liu Cuiyun, will definitely not say no," Liu Cuiyun chuckled.
"Exactly," Wang Hehua nodded, "If Xinxin asks, we’ll absolutely not refuse to help. We’re not like some people who pretend not to see when others are in need, but try to take advantage when they’re doing well..." she said as her gaze swept over to the Dong Family, "As elders, not thinking of helping out the younger ones, but always scheming, tsk tsk..."
Yang Ruxin nodded gratefully at everyone, then turned to Yang Dongshi: "Aunt Four, isn’t this just to make everyone think I’m heartless? Then to leave me no choice but to take care of your children, right?"
Yang Dongshi lowered her head, not daring to speak.
Daya, who was hiding behind a door nearby, immediately stamped her foot in annoyance. Her mother was indeed useless, but even more so, she harbored a deep hatred for Yang Ruxin, who truly had a heart of stone.
"Erya has been staying at my place for two days now, I’ve provided for her, and have I said anything?" Yang Ruxin’s eyes narrowed slightly, "And now this becomes my fault? Justice resides in the hearts of the people. Don’t you know that the masses have clear eyes?"
"I..." Yang Dongshi quickly waved her hands, "That’s not what I think, really, I just..."
"Isn’t it shameful enough?" Just then, a thunderous shout rang out, "Can bear children but can’t take care of them? If you can’t take care of them, then get lost back to your Dong Family." Yang Peili’s face was as dark as the bottom of a pot.
Yang Dongshi immediately stood up with a shock and turned to run back.
"Stop!" Yang Peili yelled again, "Go get Erya back. What kind of mother are you?"
Yang Dongshi turned around and ran towards the outskirts of the village.
Yang Ruxin frowned slightly.
"Dani, I’ve troubled you," Yang Peili looked at Yang Ruxin, his tone strangely hard to describe.
"It’s indeed quite troublesome," Yang Ruxin, on the other hand, smiled, "But who asked me to be soft-hearted?" Then she greeted Aunt Hehua and the others, and turned to walk back. She was certain that Yang Dongshi wouldn’t be gentle when going to get the child, and might even hit someone. She had to go back and give her a warning.
Being a bit later than the Dongshi, Yang Ruxin hadn’t reached her doorstep when she heard Erya’s crying, along with the voices of Xun Hui and the Feng Family.
"...You can’t hit the child, what did she do wrong?" Xun Hui protected Erya behind her.
"Sister-in-law, you are blessed, but not me," Yang Dongshi said, wiping away tears with every word, "With the house in such a state, your fourth brother... I’m suffering..."
"Your hardship doesn’t justify taking it out on a child," Feng Family said angrily, "How old is she?"
"That’s her fate," Yang Dongshi wiped her tears again, then went over and yanked Erya out. The child stumbled, and then a slap landed on Erya’s head. "Shut up, you don’t have the luck of Dabao and Xiaobao, to be taken care of by someone..."
Erya fell to the ground, sobbing and hiccupping.
"Aunt Four, you’re going too far..." Sanni couldn’t help but shout.
"My daughter, I’ll do as I please..."
Just then, a series of clapping sounds erupted.
Yang Dongshi was startled and turned around abruptly, only to see Yang Ruxin approaching while clapping her hands, and she instinctively shrank her neck: "I..."