"Not only that, you still remember your aunt, hurting Mom's heart... Back then, you didn't like Mom, you could have chosen not to marry. You married but don't take responsibility, eating from the bowl while looking at the pot, it's simply too much!" Si Wanqiao was furious.
She scolded her father, then turned to her mother, “And you! You know he doesn't like you, and yet you waste so much time on him. You are a rich young lady, pampered since childhood, never touching the mundane. Your grandparents have cherished and cared for you meticulously for so many years. They didn’t raise you to be trampled by others!”
When Wan Shurong heard her daughter's words, she was taken aback.
"From a young age, our family has always been compared to the second branch. Everyone thinks that we, the first branch, are not as successful as the second branch. Every time we attend any event, as long as there are members of the second branch present, all the guests will always surround them. Even if the second branch is absent, people will ask us about them."
Si Wanqiao's words left the entire audience stunned.
For example, who will attend the birthday party of someone like so-and-so? Will Second House participate in such events? What are Second House's next steps for the project of so-and-so? Will anyone from Second House attend a charity event? Will Second House acquire that piece of land...?
"When Si Wan Qiao said this, she took a deep breath. "No one has ever cared how the eldest house was doing. Growing up in such an environment and feeling the gazes and different treatment of others, it's impossible to say I didn't feel anything! But the second house has never looked down on us because they are doing better than us. On the contrary, my uncle and aunt love us very much, and although my older brother is strict, our sibling relationship has always been good!"
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Si Wanqiao's tears streamed down, "Today I realize that our family is even more ruthless and terrifying in the struggle for power than they are! My father, for a mere piece of property, wanted to kill his own brother! My mother, unable to gain my father's love, turned her anger onto his beloved... What kind of bizarre values are these!!"
Perhaps it was Si Wanqiao's excitement, Si Beizhou stepped forward and gave her a gentle hug.
Si Wanqiao couldn't help but cry in her brother's embrace.
Even the people in the second room felt uneasy, and even Song Shong and Li Peiying, upon hearing their granddaughter's words, were deeply moved.
In their eyes, both sons were successful in their careers, and their grandchildren were all excellent. The whole family went wherever they were respected...
But from the granddaughter's point of view, things are different.
This was the first time they realized that people from outside would treat the two branches of the family differently, and it would leave a bad impression on the children...
The outside world's actions undoubtedly fostered the first wife's feelings of grievance and hatred...
"Qiao Qiao," Li Peiying touched Si Wanqiao's head and said apologetically, "I'm sorry I let you get hurt."
Si Wanqiao raised her red-rimmed eyes and choked back a sob, "Grandma, I'm not wronged. Although those people outside fawn over the Second House every time and don't treat us as equals, even showing disdainful and condescending looks... I feel uncomfortable, but this feeling of discomfort passes quickly."
"I've always believed that neither the First nor Second House was at fault. The Second House earned the respect and admiration of so many people through their own merits. Our First House may not reach the same heights, but that doesn't stop me from liking Uncle and Aunt, or them from being kind to us."
Her words brought tears to everyone's eyes. Such a thoughtful child...
"Even if grandpa and grandma split the company in half back then, very fairly giving it to dad and uncle, since everyone has different capabilities, after developing for ten or twenty years, the two brothers definitely won't be at the same height. Some people are higher, some are lower. This is a personal issue, it's not about fairness." |
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