Chapter 232 - Chapter 232: Chapter Two-Hundred and Thirty-Two: Manipulating Hearts (1/2)
Chapter 232: Chapter Two-Hundred and Thirty-Two: Manipulating Hearts
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Gu Wei’s heart ached when she heard that. “That’s such a patriarchal attitude! I can’t believe a wealthy family like theirs would be so hung up on such outdated notions. ”
Yun Liu smiled wryly. “It’s because males are so rare in the family. There’s only one male child in my and my uncle’s families together. Gu He is the only male heir to our branch of the Gu family; it’s little wonder they all spoil him. It’s even more so for the Gu main family. Gu Fei is the sole inheritor of the Gu family’s massive business corporation. You and Dad have never treated me differently than Yun Zhang. ”
“Exactly!” Gu Wei stated furiously. “In our family, boys and girls are all the same! Of course, we taught our boy to be more responsible, especially since
Yun Zhang is the older brother, so he has to give in to his younger sister more. Otherwise, we will definitely give him a good smack. He had to bring you along when he went out to play when you two were younger, or he’d be in trouble with us!”
Yun Liu nodded. “That’s why I said being born into our family would be the happiest thing. Mom, now you know how it is in the Gu family; I don’t think I’ll have any status there.” Yun Liu again began to cry as she spoke. “I doubt things would be any different even if I’d never gone missing in the first place; that’s why, even after I was lost for so many years, no one in the Gu family missed me.”
Gu Wei’s heart ached. “The Gu family was quite imposing and aggressive when they first came to find us. Your father, brother, and I thought they were so hostile because they were worried about you and would surely value and treat you well. I didn’t expect them to disregard you so.”
Yun Liu gave a soft sigh. “My second sister said that, in the Gu family, you need to either be quite capable or have a backer. I don’t have a very close relationship with my parents because I went missing when I was young, so they probably won’t fight so hard to give me a chance to marry into a prestigious family in the future. She told me our eldest sister only managed to have such a good match because she’d started her own company after graduation and had some success. Her in-laws agreed to the marriage because they saw that she had talent. It’s thanks to having her own independent company that my elder sister is now viewed favorably by her in-laws and has a say in both her birth and in-law’s families. My second sister, on the other hand, is less capable than her, so her future is quite uncertain.”
Gu Wei perked up at that and happily reassured her, “There’s no need for you to worry, sweetheart! You still have us! Even if the Gu family doesn’t want you anymore, you still have me, Dad, and Yun Zhang to back you up! There’s nothing to fear! Our Yun family will always be your steadfast backers! If you’re unhappy staying with your birth family, then you don’t have to go back to them!”
“Mommy!” Yun Liu cried and once again put her arms around Gu Wei’s neck, hugging her close. Gu Wei was very touched by her daughter’s ‘gesture of gratitude.’
Then, Yun Liu sullenly said, “I lost a lot of fans a while back because Shi Xiu set me up. Tan Ning wanted to recoup our losses, so she made the fact that I found my biological parents public. If she hadn’t done so, I’m afraid Yun Zhang’s investment in my movie would have gone down the drain.”