Wu Yunhua was busy in the kitchen. When she saw her two daughters coming back, she was quite surprised.
"Why don't you play outside a bit longer? The dishes aren't ready yet."
Hua Qingqing put Hua Miaomiao on the sofa, fetched some picture books for her to read, then came to the kitchen to help Wu Yunhua pick vegetables.
"We just went to play in the sandpit at the square. We met a little kid who tried to snatch Miaomiao's snacks. His grandma even blamed us. I had a big fight with her. I lost the mood to play, so we just came back."
Hearing this, Wu Yunhua quickly glanced at her daughter on the sofa. Seeing that she was calm and concentrating on reading, not looking like she had been hurt, she felt relieved and asked Hua Qingqing what exactly had happened.
Hua Qingqing told her in detail and was quite curious. "Everyone else in the compound is nice, but that old lady is so unreasonable. Where on earth did she come from?"
This Granny Yang was even more of a weirdo than Granny Fang. She made a living out of extorting money and always targeted kids.
Hua Qingqing remembered that quite a few people had sided with Granny Yang at that time, which showed that she was extremely unpopular.
Logically speaking, everyone in this compound was a family member of a cadre. Even if not everyone was well - educated due to the limited conditions in the past, they should at least be reasonable! But this Granny Yang was just like a shrew.
Wu Yunhua sighed. "Don't bother with her next time. She's the mother of Deputy Minister Su Kunjun from the Propaganda Department. She used to live in the countryside. Later, after Deputy Minister Su's wife gave birth to their youngest son, Su Beihu, she passed away five years later. Deputy Minister Su was busy with work, so he had to call his mother from the countryside to take care of the kids."
What Wu Yunhua didn't say was that Su Kunjun's late wife had given birth to three children, two daughters and a son. The eldest daughter was already in high school. The family situation at that time was completely suitable for the kids to take care of each other. After Granny Yang came to the capital, not only did the people in their compound suffer, but the worst victims were the daughters of the Su family.
Every time she thought of this comparison, she felt that her own mother - in - law was actually not that bad, apart from being stingy, overbearing and a bit inconsistent in words and deeds. At least she wasn't as vicious as Granny Yang.
However, Wu Yunhua was still a bit angry. Granny Yang had a good relationship with her mother - in - law. How could her grandson bully her daughter and then act so shamelessly?
Hua Qingqing's counter - attack was a bit impulsive, but it was really satisfying.
The two of them didn't take this matter too seriously.
But when Hua Jia got off work and was on his way home, he was stopped by someone.
Granny Yang stood there with her hands on her hips, looking menacing. "Minister Hua, no offense, but your daughter from the countryside has no manners. You should lock her up at home and educate her properly. She even cursed people today. And she pushed my little grandson to the ground. He cried all the way home. He still can't calm down now. I'm taking my little grandson to the hospital right now. If anything happens to him, your family has to pay for it!"
Hua Jia was completely confused.
"Are you talking about my daughter, Hua Qingqing?"
Granny Yang showed no sign of guilt. She tilted her head up. "Who else could it be if not her?!"
Hua Jia didn't know the specific details, but he still nodded and agreed. After all, this old lady wouldn't stop him for no reason and lie to him, right?
Moreover, Hua Qingqing had grown up in the countryside since she was a child. She was indeed a bit wild. She even dared to refute him at the dinner table.
Hua Jia returned home in a fury and banged on the door.
"Hua Qingqing, come out right now!"
Hearing the noise, Wu Yunhua rushed over.
"Lao Jia, what are you doing? You'll scare the kids with such a loud voice."
"Get out of my way! Spoiled children often come from doting mothers. Hua Miaomiao has been spoiled by you. Now you want to ruin Hua Qingqing too, right?"
Hua Jia just pushed Wu Yunhua aside and started scolding her. Wu Yunhua was so flustered that her head was buzzing.
But Hua Jia's doubts didn't stop there. He pointed at Wu Yunhua and said, "Don't interfere when I'm disciplining my daughter. Go and cook!"
Wu Yunhua's face suddenly turned extremely ugly. Her hands were shaking. She was shocked and angry. Somehow, she found the courage to look up into Hua Jia's angry eyes.
"I'm also a part of this family. I'm also Qingqing's elder. Can't I even interfere when you're educating the kids? Hua Jia, I'm just your wife, not a servant you can order around!"
Hua Qingqing had heard most of the conversation inside. She opened the door, rubbed her eyes, and was a bit surprised to see the two people outside.
"Dad, Auntie, what are you doing at the door?"
"Auntie, is the meal ready? I was just reading books to Miaomiao. We both fell asleep. I'm so hungry now."
Hua Jia's anger was mostly doused by Wu Yunhua's unusual reaction, and he couldn't even get angry because of his daughter's natural attitude.
He waved his hand.
"Let's have dinner. We'll talk about it later."
But Hua Qingqing, the other protagonist of this incident, looked serious and didn't agree to have dinner first.
"No, Dad. You'd better talk about it first. Let's clear things up before we eat. Otherwise, even the most delicious food will taste bad in our stomachs."
"..." She really had a lot of small sayings.
Hua Jia suddenly felt a headache. He was especially annoyed that he couldn't get angry at this moment.
"I heard that you hit Su Beihu today. How could you bully a little kid? And you even cursed Granny Yang! Hua Qingqing, it was my fault that I didn't raise you by my side before. But you're old enough. I believe you know right from wrong. I hope you can control yourself."
Hearing this, Wu Yunhua was about to explain.
Hua Qingqing reached out her hand to stop her. "Auntie, let me talk."
Hua Qingqing wasn't short, but she was still much shorter than her father, who was over 1.8 meters tall.
She looked straight into the eyes of this biological father she hadn't seen for thirteen years. Her expression was stubborn and serious.
"Comrade Hua Jia, may I ask under what circumstances do you think I would fight back?"
Hua Jia answered without thinking. "You can't bully others under any circumstances!"
"Pfft. Are your ears not working? I said fight back. How can fighting back be the same as bullying? Fighting back means the fault isn't mine. Do you understand?"
Hua Jia was stunned. He always felt that his daughter's aura had suddenly changed. No, did she just scold him?
"I'm your father. How can you talk to me like this? No matter what, you should be more polite to me."
Hua Qingqing sneered with a curl of her lips. "Politeness is mutual. You're not polite to me. Why should I be polite to you? Just because of our blood relationship? Come on. I'm a person first, and then your daughter."
Wu Yunhua stood by without saying a word.
Hua Qingqing saw that Hua Jia was so angry that his chest was heaving violently.
She sighed, a bit helpless.
"Dad, please calm down. Don't rush to pick on your family members just because someone else says something. All this will do is make you look stupid and hurt your family."
Hua Jia finally realized that his daughter wasn't as obedient as he had thought.
Which obedient girl would say things like "your ears don't work" and "you're stupid" to her father?
Moreover, he really felt a bit of contempt in Hua Qingqing's eyes.
Hua Jia: "..."