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Chapter 285: Chapter 285: Si Chen, this Sixth Child
What Tong Yao couldn’t understand was that Si Weimin was also spoiling Si Xiaohui in the same way.
Tong Yao blinked, curiously asking, "What’s my uncle’s opinion of Song Yu?"
"Your uncle thinks Song Yu is not reliable and indecisive. He believes Song Yu is not good enough for Xiaohui, but they already registered for marriage. It’s useless to say anything further. As long as Song Yu treats Xiaohui well, it doesn’t matter whether we like him or not. It’s their life to live, and as long as Xiaohui is happy, that’s all that matters."
Song Yu is not a part of the Si family. When Yuan Caizhen talked about him, she felt no mental pressure and freely spoke her mind.
In fact, not only her husband disliked Song Yu, she didn’t like him either.
Song Yu had bad living habits. He didn’t like brushing his teeth in the morning, didn’t wash his hands before eating, often forgot to flush after using the toilet, and didn’t wash his hands before eating. He was not hygienic at all.
They were all adults. There were things that were hard for Yuan Caizhen to say directly. But watching them living this way every day was a kind of mental torture for her.
If Si Xiaohui were to stay permanently, she would go crazy.
Noticing Yuan Caizhen’s bitter expression, a mischievous glint flashed in Tong Yao’s eyes, and she smiled like a little fox.
"Xiaohui has a bad temper, and you don’t need to spoil her all the time. The more you spoil her, the more she’ll take advantage of you. You don’t need to treat her like a living Buddha either, otherwise, she’ll become more and more arrogant."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Caizhen thought that Tong Yao had also had a run-in with Si Xiaohui. It seemed like she had found an ally, and she let her guard down and started venting.
"It’s not that I’m afraid to confront her. I’m worried your uncle will think I’m mistreating Xiaohui. By the way, what happened between you guys and Xiaohui? Why hasn’t she come to visit you since she arrived here?"
"Xiaohui didn’t tell you? She and Song Yu eloped to here. Ahchen originally wanted to send them back to get married, but they had already secretly registered and gotten their marriage certificate. Ah Chen was so angry that he kicked them out. Now both my mother and second brother are angry with Xiaohui and don’t want to deal with her..."
Tong Yao showed no mercy as she brought up Si Xiaohui and Song Yu’s elopement uncensored. It was inevitable that Si Xiaohui would end up seeking Si Weimin for aid.
While Si Chen could sever his relationship with Si Weimin, Si Xiaohui could not. Now it was time for Si Weimin to taste the bitter fruit he’d made himself.
Having Si Xiaohui go to Si Weimin was akin to Si Chen digging a pit for Si Weimin.
Thinking of this, Tong Yao couldn’t help but secretly admire Si Chen... Even though he never mentioned those past events, he didn’t hold back when he needed to take action.
As for Yuan Caizhen, all she could say was that she was being dragged down by Si Weimin...
"Oh my God! I can’t believe they dared to elope. No wonder the marriage certificate they showed looked so recent, from the day they arrived in Kyoto. I mentioned this to your uncle, but he thought it was normal for people in rural areas to get married first before getting their certificates, so I didn’t think much of it."
Yuan Caizhen was flabbergasted. She was a traditional person who wouldn’t even hold hands with Si Weimin on the street. She couldn’t believe Si Xiaohui would dare to do something as outrageous as eloping. Si Xiaohui had also managed to keep it a secret while living with them for more than half a month.
Tong Yao took a big sip of her fruit tea, hinting: "Uncle really dotes on Xiaohui."
Yuan Caizhen didn’t catch the hint in Tong Yao’s words, and joked, "Your uncle does indeed spoil Xiaohui a lot. It’s a good thing Xiaohui is his niece, or else I would be jealous."
Her husband emphasized children’s education. He would spoil their son when needed but wouldn’t hesitate to discipline him. He seems to spoil Si Xiaohui quite a lot, perhaps this is the difference between one’s own child and someone else’s.
She is not their child, it’s not her place to educate her.
Tong Yao blinked, smiling radiantly: "Auntie, you don’t have to bear with Xiaohui all the time. If there’s something you don’t like, just speak up. If Ah Chen and I don’t take care of her, aside from you guys, she doesn’t have anywhere else to go. If you confront her, she’ll be scared."
To Yuan Caizhen’s surprise, Tong Yao was straightforward and even advised her on how to deal with Si Xiaohui. She couldn’t help but laugh, "I thought you would be saying that Xiaohui is inexperienced and urge me to bear with her more."
Tong Yao quipped, "Try to imagine it from my perspective. If it were me, I wouldn’t be able to bear with it either. If it’s something I can’t tolerate, why would I advise others to be broad-minded? Morality is to restrain oneself, not to bind others."
Whose kitchen doesn’t get smoky, right?
Since none of us is a saint, there’s no need to encourage others to be a Bodhisattva.
Yuan Caizhen was moved by Tong Yao’s words. Both of them were from lower-class backgrounds and married into the Si family as their in-laws. Although they were more than decade apart in age, they got along well and even felt a sense of closeness with each other.
If Si Xiaohui’s views were as proper as Tong Yao’s, Yuan Caizhen wouldn’t be in such distress.
Having chatted with Tong Yao, her distressed mood was alleviated. She didn’t go back to cook at noon and instead, invited Tong Yao to have lunch at a restaurant.
Tong Yao wasn’t a finicky person and didn’t refuse. She quite liked Yuan Caizhen’s personality. Although she was demure and graceful, she had her own opinions.
Unlike He Fang, who constantly complained about her in-laws yet couldn’t bring herself to stand up to them, Yuan Caizhen truly took in what Tong Yao said and silently decided not to tolerate Si Xiaohui’s behavior anymore.
Not only that, but she also planned to put pressure on her husband when she got back, to let him arrange for Si Xiaohui to move out as soon as possible. It wasn’t proper for a woman in her twenties to not work and stay at home all day.
Yuan Caizhen intentionally didn’t go back to cook. She stayed in Tong Yao’s shop until school was out for her kid. Although Tong Yao understood her intentions, she didn’t expose her. Instead, she made a cup of milk tea for Yuan Caizhen to take back for her kid.
As usual, Tong Yao got off work at five in the afternoon, bought groceries and some fruit from the vegetable market near the hospital and headed home.
When she arrived at their apartment complex, she coincidentally ran into a few of her sisters-in-law chatting downstairs. The moment they saw Tong Yao, they all shut their mouths and watched Tong Yao with strange looks as she climbed the stairs.
Liu Qing was also among them. She quickly caught up with Tong Yao, who was climbing the stairs, holding her sleeping baby, and said in a peculiar tone, "You bought so much fruit again? You sure have a big heart. With such a major incident involving Dr. Si, you still have the mood to shop."
Tong Yao originally didn’t want to acknowledge Liu Qing, but she mentioned Si Chen, so she stopped in her tracks and asked, "What happened to Ah Chen?"
"You don’t know yet?" Liu Qing asked in surprise.
"Know what?" Tong Yao frowned.
Liu Qing said with a malicious glee, "Someone in the hospital reported that a doctor who was the chief surgeon for a tumor operation today accepted a hundred yuan red envelope from a patient’s family."
Tong Yao’s heart fell, she frowned at Liu Qing, "What does that have to do with Ah Chen?"
She had been worried that something had happened to Si Chen, but it turned out to be about a doctor sneakily accepting red envelopes. She believed that Si Chen absolutely wouldn’t do such a thing.
However, when did Si Chen start performing tumor surgeries???
