The poem was "Liao E" from "The Book of Songs," which was narrated from a child's point of view as they recalled their gratitude to their parents for their love and care. The prose was quite a mouthful and she still couldn't remember it after a long time.
An Xiaxia was the type that got confused easily when she was flustered. She had gone through the whole poem quite a few times, but was still having difficulty reading it through, let alone memorizing it.
Sheng Yize began to mock her again. "You can't even memorize that simple a text? Why, is it because you don't love your parents or are you really stupid?"
He knew perfectly well that he should be gentle with her and treat her nicely, but he just couldn't control his vicious tongue.
Tears welled up in An Xiaxia's eyes and she was genuinely upset. She retorted, "That's right! I can't memorize it! Loving my parents? I don't even have a mother. Who am I supposed to love?"
