Chapter 405 - 136: Girl_3
Madam Jiang the Elder looked at Jiang Yuanbai. Jiang Yuanbai stared at this unfamiliar daughter and said, "Go on."
"The Daoist Master is right; people’s nature and preferences cannot change overnight. However, my departure from home to the temple wasn’t just for one night, not for a day or two, nor for a month or two, but for eight years."
"Eight years can’t be called a short period of time," she said with a smile as she looked toward Chongxu Daoist Master.
Facing the girl’s gentle gaze, Chongxu Daoist Master felt surprised, yet he nodded and replied, "It is indeed a long time."
"A lot can change in such a long time. Mother mentioned that I am of similar age to my youngest sister, but our temperaments are worlds apart. Not to mention the natural differences between individuals, expecting me to be as innocent and carefree as her is perhaps too harsh on me," she continued with a smile at the corner of her lips. "Madam Liu happened to visit Green City Mountain to worship Buddha one day and saw me by chance. I wonder if everyone paid attention to her words. When she saw me that day, I was being punished in the temple pavilion, kneeling for a day and a night without a drop of water."
"For me, this was the norm: hunger and lack of warm clothing were part of everyday life. Under such circumstances, please forgive Jiang Li for being unable to be lighthearted and carefree."
With those words spoken, both Madam Jiang the Elder and Jiang Yuanbai’s faces darkened. Although they had never sent anyone to inquire about the kind of life Jiang Li led in the temple, they knew that life there must have been very hard. However, because Jiang Li had caused Ji Shuran to miscarriage, they were very angry at that time and consciously or unconsciously neglected her.
Speaking of these old affairs in front of the entire Jiang Residence, although Jiang Li did not use an accusatory tone, it felt like a resounding slap on the faces of Madam Jiang the Elder and Jiang Yuanbai.