Chapter 144 - 141: Attending the Banquet
Tian Yaruo stood up angrily and said, "Mom, you tell her, does she ever listen to you? Over these years, how have I treated her daughter Weiwei? You’ve seen it, haven’t you? On the other hand, how has she treated Tiantian? If she could even give Tiantian a fraction of the care I give to Weiwei, I’d be satisfied! But instead, she uttered such horrible words. She called Tiantian a little b*tch—then what am I? What is she? A big b*tch?"
"Look at your temper! It flares up like that! That child, after all, never had a clear path forward. If one day others find out, do you want your current family or not? Can your husband Old Yan accept it? Your sister may have gone too far, but wasn’t her intention still for your sake?"
Seeing Tian Yaruo’s face stiffen and her silence, the elderly lady continued, "And about you taking in a goddaughter—cutting first and reporting later—I haven’t even scolded you yet! Are you crazy? Isn’t that like planting a ticking time bomb by your side? Are you done thinking this through?"
"How old am I now? Do I still have to obey every single thing you people say, let myself be manipulated at will? In the end, what have I gained from all this? Mom, you don’t need to say anymore. I know that for so many years, your heart has always leaned toward the eldest. Whatever she does is always right, whatever I do is always wrong! Whatever, I shouldn’t have come today at all! There’s no need for me to attend the engagement banquet the day after tomorrow! I’m leaving!"
As she spoke, she grabbed the bag on the sofa and prepared to leave, but the elderly lady firmly held her back. "What are you doing? Huh? Weiwei’s engagement banquet—if you don’t go, what will happen then? What will everyone think of our family? Think of you? Are you venting your grievances with that child by coming to me to lash out? Are you trying to make me so angry I drop dead for your peace of mind?"
The elderly lady said these things while clutching her chest, gasping heavily, "If that’s really what you’re thinking, then I’ll die right now! Save myself the trouble of being alive and having you all irritate me to death!"
Tian Yaruo turned pale with fright. She hadn’t expected the elderly lady to get so worked up and quickly pulled her to sit down, apologizing frantically, "Mom, I didn’t mean to make you upset. Please calm down! I admit I was wrong, okay?"
The elderly lady took a moment to catch her breath, casting her a glance, "So, are you going to the engagement banquet or not?"
Tian Yaruo nodded and said, "I’ll go, I’ll go! Mom, are you feeling better now?"
"Much better! And what about that child? Will she go?" the elderly lady suddenly remembered to ask.