Chapter 1074 - 1116: People Who Treat Me Well
"...!" Huo Jiantian furrowed his brows and instinctively looked towards Huo Junmo and Ling Yueyue!
Seeing Huo Jiantian call on her while also seeking the opinions of Huo Junmo and Ling Yueyue, Xue Rong was even more enraged!
She could understand consulting Huo Junmo’s opinion, but what was Ling Yueyue? Why should her opinion be consulted? She was just a stepmother who married into the family! She hadn’t given birth to Tiantian or even raised him.
Ling Yueyue took in Xue Rong’s expression in its entirety and, as if feeling her anger wasn’t enough, deliberately gave her a smug look before affectionately patting Tiantian’s head and said with a cheerful smile, "Tiantian! I know you feel unfamiliar with her, but she is your mom’s mother, your grandma, so out of respect, you should call her that! Otherwise, people might say you are not well-mannered!"
"Oh!" Huo Jiantian nodded, not giving Xue Rong a single glance, and softly muttered, "Grandma!"
"...!" Hearing Huo Jiantian’s voice quieter than a mosquito, Xue Rong nearly exploded with rage!
The angrier Xue Rong became, the happier Ling Yueyue was, and she didn’t try to hide her joy on her face! However, she still said, "Tiantian, call out louder; we are men, and our words should be confident and strong, never like a woman’s!"
"Grandma!" With Ling Yueyue’s prompting, Huo Jiantian raised his voice and called out again, but still did not look at Xue Rong.
Ling Yueyue’s smile widened, and she continued to speak softly, "Tiantian, when calling someone, you need to look at them, or others won’t know who you’re calling!"
Huo Jiantian pursed his lips, with resistance in his eyes, but still obediently raised his head to look at Xue Rong and called out loudly, "Grandma!"
Although Huo Jiantian had called out, Xue Rong’s face showed no improvement as she asked in a stern manner, "Tiantian, I’m your grandma, she’s just an outsider, why do you listen to her?"
Hearing the mother-in-law’s words, Huo Junmo frowned unhappily, Nan Jinning covered her mouth in schadenfreude, and Ling Yueyue seemed indifferent.
Facing Xue Rong’s difficult question, Huo Jiantian, contrary to his usual trouble-making demeanor, kept a straight face and seriously said, "She’s my stepmother, not my biological mother, but she’s still my mom! If I don’t listen to her, who should I listen to?"
Hearing Huo Jiantian’s words, Xue Rong was so angry she nearly fainted, "She’s not your mom? She’s just a bad woman who took your mom away from you! You should see her as an enemy, not a family member! I’m your real family; I’m your biological grandma, and your mother gave birth to you! We should be united against a common enemy!"
As soon as Xue Rong finished speaking, Huo Junmo immediately shouted unhappily, "Mother-in-law...!"
Xue Rong raised her brows and said confidently, "What’s wrong? Did I say anything wrong? Tiantian was born to my daughter Sisi, and although Sisi died early and didn’t see Tiantian grow up, Tiantian still has Sisi’s blood running through his veins! What does Ling Yueyue amount to? She hasn’t carried Tiantian or birthed him, nor has she raised him, and now she wants to take advantage of a ready-made son, no way! Tiantian is our Nan family’s grandson, and we won’t let him recognize a woman who took his mom’s man as his mom!"
"Mother-in-law, you...!" Huo Junmo was about to speak angrily, but before he could finish, Huo Jiantian spoke up first, "Even though she’s not my biological mom, she’s just a stepmom! But she’s nice to me, unlike some who claim to be my family but have never acted like family! When I’m scared, she hugs me, telling me not to be afraid and that she’ll protect me! When I cry, she actually cares and takes me out for good food! And you? Over five years, how many times have you visited me? If you were truly my grandma and cared about me, why have you only visited a handful of times over five years?"
Faced with Huo Jiantian’s response, Xue Rong didn’t show the slightest remorse; instead, she confidently argued, "Tiantian, do you really think Grandma doesn’t want to visit you? Grandma lives in Du City; it takes a whole day to go back and forth! Besides, the Nan Family has such a large business to manage, I’m just too busy! Even though Grandma seldom visits, Grandma truly loves you! Each time Grandma visits, doesn’t she bring lots of toys and clothes for you?"
"Don’t use distance as an excuse! If there’s a will, even living in the United States can make time; without will, even living next door there’s no time! I’m five years old this year, not a three-year-old. I know how to tell right from wrong, and I can see with my heart who truly cares for me and who’s putting on a façade! So please, stop speaking ill about my stepmom! Even though she’s not my biological mom, she’s much better to me than you, who claim to be my real grandma! If you keep talking about her this way, you won’t be allowed to come to my house anymore, and I don’t want to see you!" Huo Jiantian tightened his grip on Ling Yueyue’s hand, his little face and eyes resolute!
Ling Yueyue’s eyes reddened with emotion after hearing Huo Jiantian’s words!
Unexpectedly, this little troublemaker who usually seemed to target her, actually defended her so much in his heart and liked her so greatly! Her care for him was not in vain!
Xue Rong was completely taken aback that a mere five-year-old could speak such mature and understanding words, and instantly her eyes widened in disbelief, "Tiantian, you... how can you speak this way? What kind of witchcraft has this shameless vixen fed you and your father to make both of you ********so biased towards her! Don’t you ever think about your real mom? She gave her life to bring you into this world, yet you call another woman mom!"
Huo Jiantian continued seriously, "My mom gave her life to bring me into the world, and I’m grateful! If she truly loved me, I think she’d want a woman like her to love me and treat me well! I also believe that the wicked stepmom is the woman who can replace my biological mom and be good to me! Plus, I know my dad genuinely likes the wicked stepmom! For five years, he has never been as happy as he is these past two months; I can feel that each time he smiles, it’s genuine, not made up for others! As a son, I just want my dad to be happy; when dad is happy, I am happy! And I know that all of dad’s happiness comes from the wicked stepmom! Without her, dad wouldn’t have been able to recover from mom’s death! So, I don’t hate her, I’m actually quite grateful to her!"