Chapter 599: Who Knows How Much He Missed Her

Liu's father spoke up then: "If someone says something to you and you come home to make a scene, then there's truly no need for you to attend school. Studying is meant to help you understand reason, but since we split from the family, how many times have you caused trouble?"

"I didn't scold you before because I thought you, as a young lady, were too shy-faced, and that you'd figure it out on your own. Are you going to keep this up forever?"

"Before, you said the family wanted you to take in a son-in-law, but didn't we explain clearly to you? Neither your mother nor I will keep you here. Just like your eldest and second sisters, when you marry out, as long as you have time and energy, come back to visit us."

"I don't know what act you're putting on today."

Chunxiao didn't expect that not a single person in the family was on her side: "Am I not your daughter?"

Liu's father took a mat woven from corn husks and sat down: "If you weren't my daughter, I wouldn't even bother wasting words on you."

Liu's mother stopped focusing on the youngest daughter, went into the kitchen to draw water and wash her hands, preparing to roll out noodles, since she had been working in the fields all day and was already hungry.

Her hands kept moving, but her ears listened to the commotion outside, and she occasionally glanced out.

She saw her husband take a roll of cigarette paper from his upper pocket, wrap some dry tobacco inside, twist it tight, light it, take a puff, then look up and stare at the youngest daughter: "Speak."

Chunxiao saw that her father was truly angry and felt a bit afraid: "I just said a few unpleasant words; how did this become such a big issue?"

Liu's father remained unmoved, staring straight at the youngest daughter: "You'd better confess honestly."

Chunxiao saw that her father was determined to beat the pot until it broke and ask until the end; she couldn't hold out any longer and mumbled: "They said your second sister has a job and found a decent partner, so in the future, the status of us three sisters will be like heaven and earth. I... I felt a bit uncomfortable. We all share the same parents; why does she have to be above me and my eldest sister?"

Hearing this, Liu's father didn't know what to say: "She is your second sister; do you even hope she lives poorly? What good would it do you if she lived poorly?"

"Besides, even if those who gossip wildly are right and she is living well, would she not help you? Not to mention, since your eldest sister got pregnant, how much has your second sister helped? Are you blind?"

Chunxiao, having been scolded, didn't dare breathe a sound, after all, those words were the truth.

Just then, Liu's mother's voice came from the kitchen: "Enough, let's eat. You're really looking for trouble. One day, if you make your second sister turn her heart away from you, then you'll be happy."

She truly couldn't figure it out: how could her youngest daughter be so capable of causing trouble? When others say something, she doesn't even think it through with her brain, just keeps talking. If anyone else had a sister with such ability, they would rush to build a good relationship, so that when they graduate, they might rely on her to arrange a job for them.

But she, instead, just adds obstacles for no reason. Truly, I don't know what's going on in her head.

On the other side, Liu Chuxue had already arrived at the village committee: "Secretary Ye, it's really troubling you to wait here so late."

The secretary smiled and gestured for her to sit: "It's just good timing; if it were any later, I would have closed the door and gone home."

Just as they were speaking, the phone rang again.

The secretary gestured for Liu Chuxue to answer it.

Liu Chuxue reached out and picked up: "Hello."

As she had guessed, Fu Yan Cheng's voice came from the other end: "Xue'er."

Hah, how did that sound like grievance?

She was about to say something when she heard him say again: "When you came back, why didn't you think to tell me?"

Who knows how much he missed her.