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Chapter 659: Chapter 659: When the time comes, you will be the one criticized
Lin Fengying pointed out earnestly, "Going to Kyoto now is different from before, there’s no one to care for you there. How will you manage on your own?"
Si Xiaohui replied, "That’s why I need to borrow some money from you. Give me some living expenses, and I will pay you back once I earn money in Kyoto. There are many jobs in Kyoto and they pay well. As long as I’m willing to work hard, I won’t starve. Once I’ve made money, I’ll bring you to Kyoto, hire a nanny for you, and we never have to come back to this awful place. I really don’t want to stay here anymore."
Si Xiaohui began to paint a rosy picture to Lin Fengying. Now, she just wanted to wheedle some money from Lin Fengying so she could go to Kyoto. She couldn’t stay here in Li City anymore because she had gotten involved with a few men who had wives, who had all deceived her by promising to divorce their wives and marry her.
Now the wives of those men were all ganging up and searching for her. If she didn’t leave this place, those women would strip her of her clothes and throw her onto the street in humiliation.
Lin Fengying had an idea of Si Xiaohui’s temperament, she knew that Si Xiaohui was now very lazy and utterly disliked hard work. Even if she did work, what she earned would hardly suffice for her spending. Hence, Lin Fengying did not believe the words of Si Xiaohui about taking her to live the good life.
"You better stay home and take care of me. You are still young, marry a decent man after a few years, and stop wandering around."
Si Xiaohui rolled her eyes, "Who in the neighboring ten miles would be willing to marry me? I don’t want to be ridiculed anymore, I need to go to Kyoto."
Lin Fengying frowned, "If you insist on going, find your own way. I don’t have money for you. Your eldest brother doesn’t give me money now, and I can’t have any."
Si Xiaohui stared at wheelchair behind which Lin Fengying was sitting, "Can’t you sell this chair and have some money?" 𝙣𝒐𝙫𝙥𝙪𝙗.𝙘𝙤𝙢
Lin Fengying clung tightly to her wheelchair, "Don’t you dare think like that! If you sell this, I might as well be dead."
The mere thought of being bedridden again made Lin Fengying wish she were dead.
Si Xiaohui had merely suggested it in passing. She scoffed, "Well, if you don’t have money, then forget it. I’ll figure it out myself. I am determined to go to Kyoto and never come back to this godforsaken place."
Even though she was discovered by those wives, stealing some money from them wasn’t difficult.
Seeing Si Xiaohui’s determination to leave, Lin Fengying said: "Xiaohui, if you really go to Kyoto, can you visit your uncle? His condition inside isn’t good at all. He’s advancing in age and doesn’t have many days left. Go see him and find out if he needs anything, you can buy it for him if needed."
Despite Si Weimin being locked up, Lin Fengying still held him in her heart. She felt that the days spent with Si Weimin were her happiest.
If Si Chen’s father hadn’t been hurt and they didn’t have to care for him, she would have had money to spend at home, her relationship with Si Weimin wouldn’t have been exposed, they wouldn’t have had to part, and they wouldn’t have suffered for all these years. Si Weimin wouldn’t have ended up in prison either.
He’s so old now, would he really be able to adapt to his new environment?
But Si Xiaohui was instantly furious when Lin Fengying mentioned it, "Mom, don’t bring him up again. Every time I hear his name, I grind my teeth in hatred. If it weren’t for him causing Song Wenhua’s death, would I be suffering like this now? He promised to open a shop for me which he failed to do, left me no inheritance, and caused the death of my husband. The Song family wants to kill me because of him. If it wasn’t for him, I would still have Song Wenhua to support me. Now, I’m treated like a street rat, despised by everyone."
Si Xiaohui blamed all these misfortunes on Si Weimin. She felt that if it hadn’t been for him, her life wouldn’t be like this. She loathed Si Weimin.
Lin Fengying never thought she would blame all this on Si Weimin. She implored: "Xiaohui, you can’t think like that, your uncle really cares for you. He genuinely wanted to open up a shop for you at that time, it’s just that no one could foresee what happened next. He sold Song Wenhua, didn’t he do it all for you?"
If not for Si Xiaohui, Si Weimin wouldn’t have done what he did, nor would he have caught the attention of the police and ended in this state.
But Si Xiaohui firmly believed it was Si Weimin’s fault, "Mom, when I first arrived in Kyoto, if it weren’t for Si Weimin fake kindness, giving me money to spend, I wouldn’t have been blinded by wealth and competed with Tong Yao. Then no matter what, I would still have my eldest brother by my side. But now look, I have lost everything. If it’s not his fault, then whose is it?"
She could be living a good life in Kyoto; if it wasn’t for Si Weimin’s appearance, her origin wouldn’t have been exposed. Both her eldest and second brothers would continue to dote on her, and even if she married Song Wenhua, they would still love her, despite their likely initial disapproval of her marriage.
In the current situation, neither of her two brothers are paying her any attention. She’s been reduced to a street dog, unwanted by anyone.
Weren’t all these caused by Si Weimin?
If it wasn’t for Si Weimin, even if she only relied on her identity as Si Chen’s sister, people in Kyoto would treat her much better.
Isn’t it true that Lin Man treated her well all this time because of her brother’s identity?
Lin Fengying was speechless in response to Si Xiaohui, but in her heart, she felt that Si Xiaohui shouldn’t hold grudges towards Si Weimin. After all, Si Weimin was Xiaohui’s biological father!
No matter what, the love Si Weimin had for Si Xiaohui wasn’t fake.
"Xiaohui, even if just for my sake, go visit him! You know, he is actually your..."
Si Xiaohui interrupted her in disgust, "Mom, if you feel like you haven’t lost enough face, just go cry it loud across the village, let everyone know what relationship I and Si Weimin have, so that everyone can look down on our family. Anyway, I’m heading off to Kyoto, and when people blame you later, you’ll have to face it."
This miserable place, she didn’t want to stay for another day. She wanted to go to Kyoto, even if it meant finding a lover. Rich people in Kyoto were an easy find, compared to Li City.
She didn’t believe that with her good looks, there would be no one in Kyoto who liked her.
Si Xiaohui considered herself quite beautiful, and once she spruced up, even more so. She could find just about anyone to take care of her.
People in Kyoto wouldn’t know about her past. In due course, she might even marry a decent man. After all, she was still young.
Lin Fengying was gasping for breath, "You all want to kill me with your actions. There isn’t a single person who wishes me well. Wait until I’m dead, all of you will be pleased."
Si Xiaohui disdainfully snorted, "Mom, stop trying to scare me with that tactic. It doesn’t work anymore. Anyway, since you don’t have any money to lend me, I’ll be leaving now."
With that, Si Xiaohui walked straight out of the house. She couldn’t bear a moment more at home and desperately wanted to find money. She wanted to go to Kyoto to start a new life. She was completely fed up with this small county town.
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