Chapter 237: They All Have Ulterior Motives
Wu Peiling finished stir-frying vegetables and came out to see her husband, Yao Chengxuan, looking upset. She knew Yao Chengxuan was angry at Li Li, and probably at her too, but today it wasn’t that she didn’t want to intervene; Luo Qiao had been holding onto her, preventing her from getting involved.
Besides, Li Li was still her daughter; she couldn’t just beat her to death. Moreover, Luo Qiao had been a bit merciless today. Li Li was in the wrong, but she couldn’t possibly ask them to sign that receipt in front of so many people in the family compound.
She hadn’t dared to go out this afternoon, always feeling that people were pointing fingers at their family, which left a bad taste in her mouth.
So, when she saw Yao Chengxuan, she didn’t bring up what had happened that afternoon. She had already heard him scolding Li Li earlier. Li Li had indeed done wrong, but after a reprimand, it should be let go; they shouldn’t disregard their daughter’s feelings for the sake of others.
She was also aware that Luo Qiao wasn’t to blame for today’s incident; it was all Li Li’s greed. However, Luo Qiao’s actions had been somewhat too resolute, considering the couple hadn’t been shy about protecting her these past few years.
At nightfall, Yao Chengxuan waited for Wu Peiling to come in. "Why didn’t you stop Li Li today?"
Wu Peiling was also angry, "How could I have not tried to stop her? But Luo Qiao kept holding me back, telling me not to interfere with Li Li, saying it would be better to clear things up to prevent Li Li from bringing up the farm again in the future."
Yao Chengxuan looked at his wife, "You clearly know that while we were at the farm, aside from protecting Luo Qiao a bit, she hardly ate anything at our place. Why did you still condone Li Li’s behavior?"
Wu Peiling’s eyes reddened, "I was going to step in, but Luo Qiao kept pulling me away, saying she didn’t want to keep putting up with this and it would be better to settle things. What could I say?"
Yao Chengxuan sighed, "I was wrong to ask you that. But you know well, if it wasn’t for our kindness to Luo Qiao back then, Old Master Yuan would not have protected us so much.
To be frank, Luo Qiao indirectly helped us. The food she brought from the Yuan Family and Yang Family to our home has long surpassed the few meals of wild vegetables we gave her. Today, Li Li must have really hurt Luo Qiao. Let’s go to sleep."