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Chapter 332: Chapter 332: Are you two possessed?
"Sister-in-law, Xiaohui and I are here to apologize to you."
As soon as Song Yu walked into the room with some fruits, he began to apologize profusely and nod in respect, while signalling Si Xiaohui to apologize to Tong Yao as well.
Feeling guilty, Si Xiaohui was too shy to look at Tong Yao and started speaking hesitantly.
"Sister-in-law, I was wrong that day. I should not have yelled at you. It was right for you to hit me. Please don’t be angry anymore. If you still feel unsatisfied about hitting me that day, you can slap me again, I promise I won’t retaliate. You were so nice to me and I didn’t appreciate it. I was ungrateful and I know that now."
Following that, Song Yu quickly added his own apology, "Sister-in-law, you can hit me instead! I’m tough and can handle it. As long as you’re no longer angry, you can hit me whenever you feel like."
Seeing their humility, Tong Yao found their actions extremely strange, "Are you two possessed?"
It was odd that they were fiery and arrogant just yesterday, seeking revenge with the help of others, and now they had suddenly developed a conscience and come to apologize. Anyone would find it strange.
It was as if the sun had started rising from the west.
Could it be that Si Weimin kicked them out?
When asked, Song Yu looked embarrassed and replied with a forced laugh, "Sister-in-law, you’re joking. We are not possessed. We just feel that what we did yesterday was too much, so we came to apologize. We’ve been reflecting at home these past few days and have truly realized our mistakes."
Si Xiaohui added, "Sister-in-law, I really know that I was wrong. It was all my fault before. Please can you forgive me as the mature party and not be petty about it! Our mother has gone back to Li City. If you and my elder brother are still angry with me, I will truly have no one left."
Listening to the emphasis in her words, Tong Yao raised her eyebrow and asked, "When did mother go back to Li City?"
"This morning." Si Xiaohui replied with a pout, "After our mom left here last night, she started crying and then booked a ticket home."
At first, Si Xiaohui thought Tong Yao was bullying her mother, but she later learned from her uncle that Yuan Caizhen wanted a divorce. Her uncle wanted to appease his wife first, so he arranged for her and Song Yu to leave.
Forget about opening a shop for now, being able to stay in Kyoto was already considered fortunate. Today, her uncle found a house for her close to the hospital. He hinted that if there were any issues, she could ask her elder brother for help, since he didn’t have time to take care of her and Song Yu at the moment.
Si Xiaohui knew she was being abandoned by her uncle. Although he said it was temporary, she was unsure about when he would start caring about her again, or if he ever would.
The job her uncle found for Song Yu wasn’t great either. It was a job at a steel factory. Working tirelessly from dawn until dusk wouldn’t even earn them much money. Song Yu didn’t want to do that kind of work, and she didn’t want him to either. She felt the job had no future, and it would be embarrassing to tell others.
After some thought, she decided to swallow her pride and ask Tong Yao for a job in the milk tea shop.
"She went back?" Tong Yao found it strange. When Si Chen offered to send Lin Fengying home last night, she refused. Why did she suddenly change her mind after only one night?
"Aunt wants to divorce my uncle. To appease my aunt, my uncle bought my mom a ticket home. He also told us to move and found a job for Song Yu." In order to please Tong Yao, Si Xiaohui told her everything without holding anything back.
"..."
Tong Yao rolled her eyes. No wonder they wanted to make amends with her again. They were kicked out. 𝚗𝚘v𝚙𝚞b.𝚌𝚘m
"Sister-in-law, I really know I was wrong, please forgive me!"
Si Xiaohui shamelessly clung to Tong Yao’s arm, pretending to be cute, but sadly, Tong Yao wasn’t Si Weimin. She didn’t fall for it and pulled her arm away, leaving the matter to Si Chen.
"Don’t try that with me. I hold grudges, better try winning over your brother! You two are siblings, maybe easing things with him would be simpler."
Si Xiaohui pouted, "Sister-in-law, everyone knows that my brother listens to you! Ever since he married you, you’ve been the one calling the shots at home."
Tong Yao chuckled, "You’re clear about that at least."
"Sister-in-law, please forgive me! I really know I was wrong. Or you can hit me now!" Seeing Tong Yao soften slightly, Si Xiaohui grabbed Tong Yao’s hand and started hitting her own face, determined to reconcile with Tong Yao that day no matter what.
Tong Yao was getting annoyed, she frowned and warned, "Stop making a fuss or get out."
Seeing this, Song Yu quickly pulled Si Xiaohui aside, "Sister-in-law, please don’t be angry. Xiaohui just really wants you to forgive her."
Worried that Tong Yao would kick them out, he quickly tried to change the topic, "My brother will be off work soon, right? We’ll wait for him here."
Seeing the dinner prepared on the table made Song Yu feel hungry. He and Si Xiaohui hadn’t had dinner yet.
Tong Yao replied nonchalantly, "Do as you please."
She wasn’t fooled. She knew that Si Xiaohui was begging for her forgiveness because she had something to ask. Seeing Si Xiaohui gave her a headache and she didn’t want to deal with her matters at all.
Si Xiaohui was like a clingy plaster, once she latched on, it was hard to shake her off.
Si Xiaohui and Song Yu sat silently in the living room for almost twenty minutes, watching Tong Yao bustling about in the house. Sometimes she was tidying things up, sometimes she was folding laundry, but she was never idle.
Growing bored, Si Xiaohui and Song Yu devoured the grapes they had brought.
Just as she was contemplating about sneakily eating some of the food on the table while Tong Yao was in her room, Si Chen returned.
Although privately cursing Si Chen for his inopportune return, Si Xiaohui greeted him affectionately, saying, "Brother."
Seeing Si Xiaohui and Song Yu present, Si Chen furrowed his eyebrows and asked coldly, "What are you two doing here again?"
"Brother," Song Yu said awkwardly, "We’re here to apologize."
Si Xiaohui sniffed, playing the victim she said in a low voice, "Brother, I know I was wrong. I shouldn’t have yelled at my sister-in-law that time. I’ve already apologized to her. If you still feel unsatisfied, you can hit me."
Si Chen casually glanced at her and said indifferently, "Since you’ve apologized, why haven’t you left yet?"
Song Yu: "..." Their brother-in-law was truly heartless, not at all like what Si Xiaohui had said about him before.
Before coming to Kyoto, Si Xiaohui had said that although Si Chen was the quiet type, he adored her greatly. But ever since they arrived in Kyoto, he hadn’t seen any signs of brotherly affection displayed by Si Chen towards Si Xiaohui.
It seemed like he didn’t want to deal with Si Xiaohui at all. However, thinking about Si Xiaohui’s actions during this period, Song Yu felt that such behavior by Si Chen was understandable.
Si Xiaohui didn’t expect Si Chen to dismiss them in just a few words. Without beating around the bush any longer, she confessed outright, "Brother, in order to appease my aunt, my uncle has temporarily stopped caring for us, and we’ve become homeless. So, we wanted to ask you to speak to my sister-in-law about letting us work at her milk tea shop."
Song Yu quickly added his own plea, "Brother, you can count on us. Xiaohui and I will definitely work hard and not slack off."
