Chapter 12 Xue Family Affairs tushumi.cc

Fu Minghao sensed something was wrong and asked, "How do you know your father is having an affair?"

As soon as the words left my mouth, I realized something was wrong. Did this child even know what it meant to have someone outside the home?

Xue Zhaodi was still a little reserved, and felt a little guilty when she looked at her maternal grandfather. She had heard her mother say many times that her maternal grandfather doted on her. What if she told the truth and her maternal grandfather disliked them? After all, they were surnamed Xue, and her mother was his daughter.

Tan Fuya pulled Zhao Di aside and comforted her, "Just tell the truth, your grandfather and I won't be angry."

Zhao Di remained silent. She had heard her mother say that although her maternal grandmother was very kind, she never contradicted her maternal grandfather. Her maternal grandfather was the one who made the decisions. Even though she only came here once a year during the Lunar New Year, she could tell that her maternal grandfather was the one in charge. Her maternal grandmother was too soft-hearted, and she was afraid that her maternal grandmother would tell her mother, and then she would be the one to suffer.

Liu Yumin was just pondering with Mo Wenqi in her arms. The Xue family was obviously more complicated than she thought. She was afraid that Old Zhu's idea of ​​getting the child close to the Xue family would be in vain. She was worried that the Xue family would corrupt her granddaughter.

Mo Wenqi's curiosity was piqued. It's not that hooliganism was a serious crime in this era, where one could be paraded through the streets at any time, or even be forced to eat peanuts in severe cases. Xue Fu was quite bold.

Seeing Zhao Di hesitate, Fu Minghao asked, "Zhao Di, how do you know about your father?"

Zhao Di looked up, her eyes full of hope, and asked, "Grandpa, I've told you everything. Can you convince my mom to let all of us sisters go to school?"

There are school children in their building who come back very proud of themselves and laugh at the girls for being illiterate. But their mother says she's saving money to have a younger brother, and that as long as the girls can write their own names, they don't have to go to school.

Fu Minghao frowned. Children of this age in Shanghai are all in school. Didn't the Xue family want their children to go to school? A nameless anger surged to his head. He wished he could remake Fu Jing. He had told them since they were young that they must study. The world was more harsh on women. Only by having their own abilities could they stand on their own feet. Knowledge would be a plus. Girls should definitely go to school if they could. Was Fu Jing ignoring his advice?

The light in Zhao Di's eyes dimmed. Just as her father had said, what did it matter if girls went to school? In the end, they would just get married and have children. As long as they learned to do housework and manage the household well, that was enough. If they wanted to learn to read, they could learn from their mother.

Fu Minghao asked directly, "Did your mother explicitly say she doesn't want you to go to school?"

Zhao Di honestly said, "My mother said that she went to school for many years, but it was all useless. The most important thing for a girl is to manage the household well and marry into a good family in the future. That is the best outcome for a girl."

Tan Fuya got angry too: "Did Fu Jing really say that?"

Zhao Di nodded honestly.

Fu Minghao patted his wife's hand reassuringly and said to Zhao Di, "Don't worry, none of the children in the Fu family are illiterate. You will all go to school. Your parents won't take care of your tuition fees, and I will."

Unsure of her grandfather's attitude, Zhao Di could only express her gratitude: "Thank you, Grandpa. I will definitely study hard."

Fu Minghao noticed that Zhao Di was trying to ingratiate herself, but he just felt sorry for the child: "When you're at home, are your grandma and parents good to you?"

Zhao Di was silent for a while, then said, "Grandma has a bad temper. She often argues with people outside and often takes other people's things. Nobody likes Grandma. When she can't win an argument outside, she comes back and scolds us sisters. Sometimes she gets so angry that she hits us while she's hitting and scolding us. She won't stop until she breaks the broom handle. I have some injuries on my body."

After saying that, she showed her arm, which was covered with both new and old wounds. She had taken the most beatings to protect her younger sisters. Now she had learned to be smart. When she saw her grandmother was angry, she would take her sisters and run away. At most, she would go hungry a few times when she came back. She would secretly exchange inconspicuous things in the house for food, so she wouldn't starve to death.

"Grandma was unhappy and said that Mom hadn't helped Dad, hadn't helped him become an official, and couldn't give birth to a boy, so she was a useless piece of trash. Mom said that filial piety is above all else, so we couldn't scold Grandma, we could only cry. When I tried to persuade Mom, she accused me of gloating and said that she blamed us for not being boys, that we sisters were unfilial, that we didn't protect her, and that she would punish us by making us go hungry, saying that we were worthless for not being born as boys and didn't deserve to eat."

There were even harsher things to say, but she didn't want to say them, fearing that her grandfather would think she was being slandered.

“Dad didn’t say anything and didn’t care about us. I found out he was having an affair because my sisters and I were the ones who washed all the clothes at home. He would change his clothes every day, but a few times I smelled perfume on his clothes.”

She wasn't a clueless child; she was forced to act like an adult. Her mother was afraid her grandmother would talk badly about her, so she often had her hang out with a group of old ladies to find out what they were saying. After listening to so much, she understood what she needed to understand.

Mo Wenqi listened with great interest in her grandmother's arms. The Xue family was a tomb, and she was lucky to have escaped.

As Zhao Di recounted more and more of her tragic story, her expression remained calm, clearly indicating she was used to it. However, Fu Minghao's anger was gradually ignited. His perception of Fu Jing was redefined; she was beyond saving.

Finally, Zhao Di asked, "Grandpa, will my little sister really be adopted? Are they from another place?"

Fu Minghao didn't answer, but Zhao Di spoke up: "If the little sister goes to another place, she shouldn't come back before she grows up, or Dad will definitely exploit her."

Dad was the worst one. He would leave all the offending things to Grandma and Mom, letting them take the lead while he played the good guy. My sisters all liked Dad because Grandma and Mom would scold and hit people, but Dad never scolded them and would even give them pocket money, although Mom would take it all back. If she hadn't overheard Dad teaching Mom how to make them obedient, she wouldn't have known what kind of person Dad was.

Moreover, the swear words used by the neighbors were taught to her by her father. Her grandmother simply did as her father said, but the neighbors thought her father was reasonable because he smoothed things over. They believed that her grandmother was very lucky to have given birth to him.

Fu Minghao said to Tan Fuya, "Fuya, don't interfere in the Xue family's affairs anymore. Let them handle the household purchases themselves, don't worry about it."

Tan Fuya nodded in agreement, but she was furious inside. She had been subsidizing her daughter because she knew how hard it was to raise children and wanted to make things easier for them. Who knew that the snacks and nutritional supplements she bought were eaten by that old woman Luo Xing, and her granddaughter didn't get any of them. She was also wondering why the children were getting thinner and thinner.

Fu Jing is so disappointing. She gave birth to four daughters, and which of them was ever abused? They were all pampered and spoiled as they grew up. How come they all became sexist after marriage, treating girls like maids? Weren't their daughters their own children, born after ten months of pregnancy?

Unexpectedly, Xue Zhaodi continued, "Grandpa, Grandma, I think this grandma also comes from a wealthy family. You should arrange a less favorable identity for her. Otherwise, given Dad's temper, he will definitely ask for benefits afterward. If he doesn't achieve his goal, he will smear Grandpa and Grandma's reputation."