Chapter 1384
1384 Embarrassing
“That’s right. At this moment, you’re so talkative and have so many ideas! If not for Shao Yin saying that she wants you to come to the capital to accompany her, you’d still be farming at home! What a jinx!” Bian Duo said as she rolled her eyes.
“I’m sorry…” Shao Le said as she covered her face. After saying that, she hid in a corner and did not make a sound, afraid that she would attract the attention of Shao Zhuang and Bian Duo and get beaten up again.
The reason why Shao Le was not well-liked in the Shao family was because she was not the couple’s biological daughter. After Bian Duo married Shao Zhuang, she had not been able to get pregnant and everyone in the village gossiped behind her back. The couple had originally planned to adopt a child, but by chance, they found a basket at the entrance of the village with a small baby inside.
It was as if the heavens had heard their wish and granted them a daughter,
Later on, after asking around, they found out about a family with many children living in the neighboring village. The woman had died after giving birth to this child. When her husband saw that the child was a girl, he threw her away. There were already too many people in the family and he could not afford to feed her, so he abandoned her.
In the first few years, Shao Zhuang and Bian Duo doted on Shao Le very much and gave Shao Le all kinds of delicious food. The two of them would rather go hungry so that they could let Shao Le eat her fill.
Unexpectedly, after five years with Shao Le, Bian Duo suddenly became pregnant. The two of them treated the new baby like a treasure and it did not matter even when it turned out to be a daughter. After that, Bian Duo never became pregnant again. Shao Zhuang saw Shao Yin as his only child so he naturally doted on her more.
After the two children grew up, Shao Zhuang and Bian Duo would leave them alone at home when they went out to work. As the elder sister, Shao Le was supposed to take good care of her younger sister. However, Shao Yin was a naughty kid and one time, she fell after tripping over a stone when Shao Le was not paying attention. The wound on her knee bled a lot and there was still a big scar there until now.
Shao Zhuang and Bian Duo resented Shao Le for this matter and often hit her after that. At that time, Shao Yin was still young and did not understand why. Even when Shao Yin stopped Shao Zhuang and Bian Duo from bullying Shao Le, they would just treat Shao Le even worse the next time. As time passed, Shao Yin accepted it as the norm.
“Have you found out all the details about the Xia family? I think Xia Xing’s status in the Xia family is not as good as what Zhou Luo said! Look at the vehicle he came in to pick us up!” Shao Zhuang said.
Shao Zhuang had imagined that the entire Xia family would be at the train station to pick them up. The cars they prepared would be small sedans, just like those cars in television dramas. It would be so grand to have more than 10 cars arriving at the train station to pick them up!
He did not expect Xia Xing to come in a big private bus to pick them up. The seats in the bus were narrow and cramped and there was even a weird smell. It was extremely embarrassing! After that, Xia Xing even sent them to such a lousy guest house!
Last night, he had heard Shao Chun and Shao Tu talking about his family, saying that Shao Yin did not marry well and that Shao Zhuang was just bragging about the grandeur of the Xia family.
“Back then, who was the one who told me that Xia Xing was the eldest son of the Xia family’s third son! That all the good things would be given to the eldest son first! It’s all lies! The Xia family’s eldest son is the most capable among them all and not all eldest sons have it good!” Shao Yin said angrily.
“Don’t be angry. I also don’t know this about Xia Xing. Back then, Zhou Luo even guaranteed that everything she said was true! That as long as you marry Xia Xing, you will definitely live a good life in the future. Otherwise, how can I bear to let you marry into such a family,” Bian Duo said with heartache.
“So… what’s going on with the Xia family? Did Zhou Luo lie to us?” Shao Zhuang asked.
“Not entirely. It’s just that everything Zhou Luo said is about the eldest son’s family. Every one of his three children is outstanding! The eldest son is the government director in charge of the economic market, the second daughter is a lead actress in the art troupe, and the third son is doing very well in the army. I hear that he’s the top army warrior every year. The third son’s wife is the most outstanding. She lives alone in a siheyuan courtyard house which looks extremely imposing,” Shao Yin said enviously.
“Then… about the eldest son you mentioned. Is he married?” Bian Duo asked.
Indeed, a mother knew her child best. Shao Yin’s eyes had lit up when she talked about these things. Since the third son of this family was already married, Shao Yin must have taken a fancy to the eldest son!
“He’s divorced…” Shao Yin said shyly.
