The two aunts also heard what Shuishui had said, and their expressions slightly changed. 'Why were these two children so insensible, directly occupying Shuishui's room?' They thought that Shuishui was also being insensible. 'How could she talk like that?'
"Shuishui, your room hasn't been occupied for a while. Maybe your cousins didn't know about it. Don't take it to heart." Li Xue had spoken up for the two aunts' children.
Shuishui smiled faintly. "Of course I won't. It's just an unintentional act by my cousins. I won't hate or be angry because of this. I'm not that petty, it's just that I have OCD and a little mysophobia. I won't lie in that bed anymore."
The others were left speechless.
Shuishui told the truth. She wouldn't be angry with her two cousins. There was no need for that.
However, what Shuishui had just said made the atmosphere very awkward. Li Xue looked at Shuishui. Li Xue was so angry that she wanted to hit someone. However, she knew she would be unable to do so in their situation since her husband was also present.
Qian An patted Shuishui's back. "How about this? Daddy will have the bed changed for you, okay?"
When they heard what Qian An said, the two aunts felt very embarrassed. They thought what he meant was that their daughters were dirty. They realized that their daughters had trespassed into someone else's room and had even commandeered the bed in the room. It was hard for them to say anything since they were in the wrong.
Shuishui shook her head. "There's no need, Dad. If you want to see me, I'll come and see you. Besides, it's pretty good that I'm living in that small apartment now. I don't have to worry about being disturbed and having anything affect my studies."
Li Xue was so angry that she was out of breath. If she had known earlier, she wouldn't have asked Shuishui to visit. She was very furious.
Shuishui stood up and looked at Li Xue. "Mother, are you very angry? I'm sorry, because I've never trespassed into other people's rooms unless they invited me. I didn't know that my room had become a place where I could trespass. But I won't be staying here now. You can change my room into a place for playing. That might be better."
Qian An felt that Shuishui's words were a little inappropriate. "Shuishui, don't take it to heart. Come, tell Daddy what happened at school recently."
"En, okay." Shuishui's meant to tell Li Xue that if she wanted to save face, she shouldn't ask her to come back. Moreover, if she did, Li Xue would have said more hypocritical words. Shuishui wouldn't have responded to it. Shuishui just let it be. Li Xue's pretense of being a good mother really disgusted her. Shuishui couldn't help but talk back.
Although she didn't want to fuss over it, if something like this happened in the future and she was called back, she would be very annoyed. She really had a lot of things to do and didn't have time to feign having a good relationship with Li Xue.
Li Xue wore a grim expression on her face.
However, Qian An didn't scold his daughter. The aunts immediately understood Qian Shuishui's status. After all, Qian An was the head of the family while Li Xue was just a housewife who didn't have much power.
Li Xue was also very sullen because she went to his office to speak with Qian An, but he didn't listen. At home, she still had a major role to play, but whenever she encountered Qian Shuishui or talked about her, her husband would always protect and defend Shuishui.
"Dad, I participated in the math competition, but the main participants were all third-year students or second-year students. In fact, we were sent by the teacher so we could learn from experience." Shuishui told him about the school. She wore an expression and gave off an attitude that she should have at her age.
Pretending—who wouldn't know how to do that? But when faced with her father, she was willing to pretend. The goal was to make her father feel at ease and not worry too much about her.
As Qian An and Shuishui talked, Li Xue went to chat with her two brothers and sisters-in-law.
Li Xue's eldest and second brothers also came, and the helper had served the food.
Qian Momo looked as if she had just woken up. She walked down from upstairs. She looked very sleepy. She had too much fun the previous day.
Qian An looked at Qian Momo and felt disappointed. "What time is it? You've just woken up?"
"Dad, I had a very important gathering yesterday, so I had to go. That's why I only came home at dawn and slept for a while." When Momo saw Shuishui, she became even more dissatisfied. She felt that her father was biased against her, because Shuishui had been like that in the past and was even more unreasonable than her.
Shuishui sat beside her father and didn't say much.
However, her first uncle and second uncle took the initiative to talk to her. Because Shuishui didn't answer much, her uncles went to talk to the two girls who were in Shuishui's room. The two cousins were taught a lesson by their mother. They were asked to apologize to Qian Shuishui because it was indeed very impolite to enter someone else's room. The two aunts could be considered knowledgeable people. Besides, they have just arrived in the city and still needed Qian An's help.
"Cousin, I'm sorry. We didn't know that the room was yours. We thought it was a guest room, so we went in to play." Li Luo lowered her head apologetically.
Shuishui smiled and said, "It's okay. I'm not angry with you guys. What's done is done."
"Thank you, cousin," the other Li Mei said sweetly.
Shuishui still said indifferently, "You're welcome."
Li Xue couldn't help herself and asked, "Shuishui, what kind of attitude is that?"
"My attitude was given by you." Shuishui was telling the truth and looked at Li Xue innocently. Then, Shuishui pointed at her own face. "Do you still remember that slap? Indiscriminately, is what happened this time my fault? Or is it only you who thinks it's right? If you think it's wrong, then it's wrong. You don't care about the real situation at all. You are like Cixi from the ancient times. However, the difference is that she relied on her own ability to control everything, while you only know how to announce your power, your capital, and everything in this small place. But it's just so-so." Sometimes, Shuishui's words could really infuriate someone to death. When she finished speaking, even when it was very calm before she spoke, Li Xue exploded with anger.
She picked up the bowl and directly threw it at Qian Shuishui. Fortunately, her big brother reacted quickly and grabbed Li Xue, so she missed. Meanwhile, Shuishui just smiled as she sat there. "If you really hit me, then I will call the police and say that I was subjected to domestic violence. If I do that, would you still have the face to attend the gathering of those noblewomen?"
Shuishui's words shocked Li Xue. She was a person who cared a lot about her face. Domestic violence was a serious issue and offense and anyone guilty of it would be judged and harshly punished, especially when underage children have been involved. "You are my child. Can't I educate you?"
Shuishui giggled and said, "Mother, a vicious tiger won't eat its child. However, you're different. In terms of public opinion, I'm the weaker party. If this gets out, who do you think the public will believe?" Shuishui's words were all kinds of sharp.
Qian An was also shocked. Li Xue was unable to continue with every sentence Shuishui had said.
"Shuishui, enough. Stop fooling around. She's your mother. You have to give her the respect she deserves." Qian An also wanted to teach Shuishui a lesson in terms of etiquette. Although what she said was the truth, she had directly forced her mother to act that way. It was very disrespectful.
Shuishui nodded and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Father. I'm sorry, Mother. I'm also sorry and apologetic towards my two aunts and uncles. Towards Mother, I'm straightforward and I'm more serious about the truth, so I said what I needed to say. I hope you won't take it to heart."
Her words were distant and cold.
Only then did the uncles realize that the child bore such a deep grudge against her own mother. They had long heard that Shuishui was very rebellious. It seemed that it was true.
Qian An was also helpless. "All right. Let's eat. It's all in the past."
This book was first published by Xiaoxiang Academy. Please do not reprint it!