Mrs. Huo intended to correct Huo Yan. She tried to tell her that even though she was the eldest daughter and the young mistress of the Huo family, not everything would come to her easily.
There were always things she couldn't get or didn't belong to her.
But Huo Yan never seemed to understand. Although Mrs. Huo was trying to correct her, she was truly disappointed in her daughter.
She never expected that the daughter she had carefully raised would turn out to be such a person who didn't meet her expectations.
What Huo Yan didn't know was that when she was a child, Mrs. Huo had personally raised her. Mrs. Huo remembered every detail of Huo Yan's growth.
Sometimes, misunderstandings between lovers, if not resolved, would gradually turn into grudges. The same was true for family members. Misunderstandings could also occur between them, and it was often even more difficult to communicate with family members. When misunderstandings arose, people usually just let them develop.
Misunderstandings between lovers might be easier to resolve. As long as both parties were willing to let go of their pride and communicate openly, they might be able to clear things up. But it was different for family members. Although they were blood relatives, communication was the most difficult, and misunderstandings often ended up unresolved.
Even if there were grudges in their hearts, there might not be a good opportunity to clear up the misunderstandings and eliminate the grudges.
Just like Huo Yan and Mrs. Huo. One thought that her mother only liked her younger brother and had no place for her in her heart after the birth of the younger brother. The other thought that her daughter was spoiled and arrogant, relying on her status as the daughter of the Huo family and becoming domineering. When she didn't get her mother's attention by acting coquettishly, she would lose her temper and be petty.
When Mrs. Huo was disappointed in Huo Yan, Huo Yan was also disappointed in her mother.
After countless attempts, Huo Yan was completely disappointed in her mother. She also changed. She would never show weakness again. In the past, she only showed weakness to her mother, but now her mother didn't want her anymore.
In Huo Yan's view, her mother's preference for Huo Cheng meant that her mother didn't want her.
After that, Huo Yan never took the initiative to go to her mother's room again, and she rarely went to the garden, afraid of seeing her mother holding Huo Cheng walking in the garden.
When Huo Yan returned that day, her mother confined her to her room. Her mother said that she didn't know how to respect others, was unfilial and unjust, and asked her to reflect in her room. She could only come out when she knew her mistakes.
Such a punishment was too much for the proud daughter of the Huo family. Just thinking about how the servants would talk about her behind her back made Huo Yan resentful towards her mother.
Strangely enough, the daughter didn't care about her mother's evaluation of her, but was concerned about the servants' remarks.
Slowly, while being confined in her room, Huo Yan figured things out. She thought that since she couldn't gain her mother's trust anymore and her mother didn't want to care about her after having Huo Cheng, she might as well grow up first, do her own things well, and improve her abilities.
Huo Yan also hoped that one day, her mother would look at her with new eyes.
But what she didn't know was that when she made that decision, her mother had already let go of her grudges. After all, she was her own daughter, and no matter what, she still loved her.
Although Mrs. Huo had said harsh words and slapped Huo Yan at that time, later on, she regretted it very much. She regretted that slap.
Often, when Mrs. Huo heard reports about Huo Yan's recent good deeds, she would listen quietly and then let out a deep sigh.
If Huo Yan were the daughter of an ordinary family, it would be okay. No matter how old she was, she could act coquettishly with her mother. But unfortunately, Huo Yan was born into the Huo family.
The Huo family was extremely wealthy, but with great wealth came great sorrow. As the eldest daughter of the Huo family, Huo Yan was the target of many people's attention. Mrs. Huo knew very well that if Huo Yan didn't have some abilities of her own and always wanted to stay with her mother and handle things indecisively, her situation in the Huo family would be very dangerous.
Mrs. Huo always knew that it was not easy to be a good daughter in a family. If she continued to indulge Huo Yan like before, Mrs. Huo was afraid that one day she would be raised as a useless person, which would be a waste of her intelligence and talent.
In fact, taking her little son and firmly rejecting her daughter, even hesitating to hug her, was indeed a strange thing. But Mrs. Huo thought that if she hesitated, she would not be able to correct her daughter, so she made up her mind.
But Huo Yan's abnormality did make Mrs. Huo realize something.
Huo Yan used to come to her place every now and then, but now, she only came to her mother when she had something to do. Otherwise, she rarely came.
In Huo Yan's mind, since her mother had a younger brother and treated her like this, it was better for her not to go to her mother.
When she was feeling angry, Huo Yan would think that her mother must be very happy. Now that she didn't bother her anymore, her mother could focus on taking care of Huo Cheng.
Slowly, Huo Yan began to grow into the kind of person her mother had always hoped for. She stood out in the Huo family and could protect herself well. She knew how to fight back and could see the situation clearly.
Mrs. Huo was naturally very satisfied. She thought that her decision at that time was really correct. Otherwise, she didn't know what kind of person Huo Yan would become. It was not easy to survive in the Huo family, and she was very satisfied that her daughter had learned this early.
As Huo Cheng grew up day by day, Mrs. Huo had some free time. Sometimes, she would bring some things to see Huo Yan and talk to her. She thought that their relationship was still as close as before.
But Huo Yan didn't think so. Every time her mother came, Huo Yan would just flatter her superficially, but in her heart, she was still thinking about the slap her mother had given her.
As soon as her mother left, Huo Yan couldn't help but throw away all the things her mother had brought, such as the fresh flowers and pastries. If it had been the past, both Mrs. Huo and Huo Yan would have been very happy to receive these things.
But after that incident, everything was different. Huo Yan didn't believe anything.
Often, as soon as her mother left, Huo Yan would send someone to investigate where Huo Cheng had gone and what her mother's recent activities were.
The results of the investigation always showed that Huo Cheng was not there or that her mother had nothing to do recently. Huo Yan always felt that it was expected, but she still felt as if she had been slapped in the face. This fact was emphasizing to her that her mother really only came to see her because she had nothing to do recently and Huo Cheng was not there.
This was how misunderstandings worked. One person thought it was normal, but the other didn't think so at all. Their thoughts had long since gone in different directions.