Chapter 53 Doubt
Song Xiaoru said in a soft voice, "I know you’ve always held a grudge against our third uncle and his family, but so many years have passed, and after all, he is our third uncle, our elder. Now that he’s inviting us over, we should try to get along with relatives. Let’s try to make things better."
Song Xiaodong snorted, "I don’t see it getting any better. Maybe they just want to show off in front of the relatives again."
A twitch flickered at the corner of Song Xiaoru’s mouth as she said, "Dongzi, don’t always think the worst of people. Besides, back then everyone’s circumstances weren’t so good. It’s their right not to help us; we can’t expect them to do so."
Song Xiaodong put down his chopsticks and said, "Sis, I’m not that petty, but whenever I think of how they fought over the inheritance and forced us into this tiny house when we were both under ten, forcing us to rely solely on ourselves, I just can’t accept this so-called kinship."
"Aren’t we doing quite well now? Stop holding their past actions against them. If our parents were alive, they wouldn’t want us to be estranged from our relatives."
"Hmph, why didn’t they think of mom and dad back then and treat us a little better?"
Song Xiaoru opened her mouth but said nothing. How could she not have her own grievances about the past? But she was always easygoing and forgiving, too readily forgiving others. Now that life felt manageable, she preferred not to be angry about past issues.
Seeing Song Xiaoru’s troubled expression, Song Xiaodong sighed and said, "Alright, I’ll go tomorrow. If they are like before, then I’ll just skip out on future gatherings with them."
Song Xiaoru’s face immediately lit up with a smile. "Great! Let’s leave at five o’clock tomorrow afternoon. You can pick me up outside my office."
Song Xiaodong, seeing his sister happy, didn’t find the thought of visiting their third uncle so difficult anymore. Making his sister smile was worth any other trouble.