Chapter 4 - 4 Chapter 4 Family Members_1 (1/2)

4 Chapter 4 Family Members_1

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In fact, Wei Ruo felt that although the original host had acted recklessly, she wasn’t wrong. The ten years she was abandoned by the He Family in the countryside were very bitter — no money, no food to satiate her hunger, no warm clothes to wear. There was no one to educate or accompany her; the pain and resentment she felt were things others could not understand.

Also, seeing someone else taking her place and living a good life, wouldn’t her anger be justified?

However, Wei Ruo’s current thinking was that, as long as the female lead didn’t provoke her, she wouldn’t purposely go to find trouble with her.

One of the survival codes for a female support character: Don’t compete with the female lead for the male lead, or for affection.

As a result, Wei Ruo said to Wei Qingwan, who was kneeling before her, “You don’t need to kneel to me. I’m not a deity in a temple who needs others to kneel! It does me no good when you kneel — nor does it do you any good. I can’t fulfil your wishes. When we hold temple fairs in the countryside, everyone hurries to kneel and make wishes to the deities.”

“But I owe you, sister. Although I can’t change the past, at least it can lessen the feelings of guilt in my heart.”

“If you think you owe me something, then. Shouldn’t you repay me instead of trying to reduce your feelings of guilt?” Wei Ruo rebutted.

At these words, Wei Qingwan was taken aback.

Madame Yun and Wei Yichen were also surprised; indeed, what Qingwan was doing did not provide any real help to Wei Ruo.

Although both Madame Yun and Wei Yichen believed that Qingwan didn’t need to blame herself and feel sad, from Wei Ruo’s perspective, Qingwan’s actions were indeed troubling her.

Wei Qingwan, after pondering for a while, asked Wei Ruo, “So what do you want me to do to make amends? As long as you ask, I am willing to do it.”

Wei Ruo said, “First of all, stand up. If people didn’t know, they’d think I was bullying you.”

Wei Ruo wanted to clear herself first. Kneeling was something Wei Qingwan did on her own. If Qingwan felt wronged later on, Wei Ruo didn’t want to bear the blame and lose out!

Wei Yichen then stepped forward to help Wei Qingwan up.

Wei Qingwan slowly got up, gently lifted her head, looked at Wei Ruo, and asked softly, “What else do you want to instruct, sister?”

Wei Ruo: “Don’t rush; there’s plenty of time. I just got here, and I am still not familiar with everything. You started calling me ‘sister’ right away, but I don’t even know who you are, and what you owe me.”

At these words, Wei Qingwan was taken aback again.

“Right, right. Let’s take it slow.” Madame Yun wiped her tears, adjusted her emotions, and said to Wei Ruo, “Ruo, let me introduce you to your brothers and sisters.”

“Your father isn’t here today. He also really wants to see you, but currently, the Japanese Pirates are rampant and constantly causing issues outside of the city, so your father is really tied up.”

Xingshan County is near the sea, and there have been frequent invasions by Japanese Pirates recently. As the martial officer here, Wei Mingting has been very busy.

This matters more than other affairs because it concerns the safety of the people in the city. Wei Mingting should lead by example, sacrificing his personal matters for the greater good. Even if his biological daughter has just arrived home, he cannot take leave.

Then Madame Yun introduced: “This is your eldest brother, Wei Yichen. In the Capital City, he is ranked third in the family; while we are here, you call him ‘big brother.’

The man beside her, warm and gentle like jade, showed Wei Ruo a warm smile: “Little sister, if you have any issues in the future, you can share them with me.”

Wei Ruo nodded.

Then Madame Yun turned toward the boy sitting on a chair beside her: “This is your younger brother, named Yilin, who is seven years old this year. In the house in the Capital City, he is the youngest and holds the eighth rank.”

The named Wei Yilin pouted slightly, with a cold face, appearing to be not very willing to greet Wei Ruo.

Only when Madame Yun glared at him sternly did he reluctantly call out to Wei Ruo: “Sister.”