The Stepmother’s Counterattack: Raising a Child in a Bygone Era

Zhao Yun didn’t care about Zhou Hui’s displeased face, rattling off a torrent of words, "Aunt Mingzhu already told you to watch the child, and you agreed. Knowing we were all going back, how could you still leave Daya alone on the hillside? What if she fell or encountered a snake?"

"With Uncle Shen not at home and entrusting Daya to Aunt Mingzhu’s care, if Daya were to get hurt or bruised, how could Aunt Mingzhu explain it to Uncle Shen?"

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Liang Xiaowen, not to be outdone, chimed in to defend her mother, "Brother, it’s not as serious as you’re making it out to be. Mom and I walked around on the hillside looking for wild vegetables, and nothing happened."

"Besides, we called her when we were leaving. She wouldn’t come, insisting on picking some berries. Could my mom have forcibly dragged her away?"

Zhao Yun humphed, "People must keep their word. If you promise to do something, you should see it through. Dad, you’d agree with me, right?"

Zhao Dafa looked at his son with some surprise, "Well, well, young man, you’ve got a point there. Those years of education weren’t wasted on you."

"Of course,"

Seizing the opportunity, Zhao Yun started negotiating, "Dad, why don’t you buy me an apartment too? Aunt Mingzhu already bought Ziheng an apartment, and yet as the eldest brother, I don’t even have my own place. It’s shameful to admit out there."

Zhou Hui interrupted anxiously before Zhao Dafa could speak, "What’s there to compare about? Buying a house isn’t a trivial matter; you can’t just go out and buy one."

Zhao Yun sneered, "Auntie Hui, buying a house might be a big deal for others, but it’s just a small matter for my dad. My dad has all the money in the world; buying an apartment is nothing to him."