Chapter 104 Selling to the Mountain Valley (1)_1
Hearing Pei Qin say ’go find your real dad’ startled Lady Fang as well, causing her to widen her eyes and her complexion to suddenly pale.
Si Ya stared at Pei Qin, seeing the impatience in her demeanor and the coldness in her gaze, realized she was serious, and instantly panicked.
San Ya’s face turned pale as well, and Pei Wendong was so frightened that he didn’t dare to breathe too loudly.
San Ya and Si Ya, including the youngest Pei Wendong, had all grown up listening to the villagers curse them as bastards, knowing that Pei Houli was their uncle, yet sharing a bed with their mother. The attitude of the outsiders, combined with the atmosphere at home, made it clear to them that their own identities were somewhat humiliating.
Previously, as the eldest sister, Pei Qin had been reticent, always distant from the three siblings, and by extension, distant from Lady Fang, their mother as well.
After falling down the mountain, she had become much more domineering and fierce, and her attitude towards them had improved.
Yet today, she directly scolded Si Ya, telling her to go find her real dad.
Pei Qin saw Lady Fang’s face turn white, her eyes brimming with tears, and knew that what she had said to Si Ya had been harsh, possibly hurting Lady Fang. She looked at Lady Fang with a furrowed brow and some helplessness, "If she continues to behave like this and gets married off in the village, becoming a poor shrew, that would still be passable. But if she goes outside, she wouldn’t even know how she might die!"
Hearing her speak more softly and explain, Lady Fang held back the tears in her eyes and responded gently, "Mother knows. It’s all my fault, not raising her properly!" It truly was her fault! Not just Si Ya, but San Ya and San Lang too; because they were born of Jian Xiao, she had also failed to guide them properly.
Seeing her sharp chin and small shoulders, she had never split the family and had instead focused on making money to support them all, wishing to give them a better life, which made Lady Fang feel even more guilty, "Mother will teach Si Ya well, teach all of them!" Qinqin was not yet fourteen and had taken on the responsibility of the household alone. Her younger siblings could not share the burden, so they absolutely couldn’t drag her down.