Chapter 13: Arguments
"Xiao Ling, you're back?" Zhen MingYa obviously elated upon seeing her youngest daughter home. Wang Yi Ling smiled broadly and quickly gave her mother a warm hug.
"It's good to be home," She said cheerfully. Zhen MingYa patted her back gently. She was really care about this daughter of hers and even hope that she would stay with her after she graduated from the university.
"If you know it feels good to be home, why didn't you come home frequently? You see, you always make this old lady to miss her dear daughter." Zhen MingYa gently said. There was tender and love shone in her eyes. Wang Yi Ling girlishly giggled upon listening to her mother's words.
"It's not that I don't want to come back. You know well that I am quite busy this time around and soon we are going to have exam,"she replied her mother.
"You see… You and your sisters are the same. I'm living here alone," Zhen MingYa lamented.
"Mom… aren't your beloved grandchildren accompany you here? You should be happy!" Wang Yi Ling reasoned with her. Her nephew, David and niece, Daphne were both living with Zhen MinngYa while their mother works at their family's company.
"Them? Humph! They are going to school in the morning. Then, attending piano class in the afternoon, by night time, they are already exhausted. There's no time for their grandmother," Zhen MingYa complained.
The mother daughter duo was chatting happily when Wang Yi Su and Wang Yi Mei joined both of them. The three ladies were exchanged their looks, Wang Yi Mei bit her lower lip to calm herself amd darted her gaze at Zhen MingYa nervously.
"Mom, there's something I… no, we would like to discuss with you," She began her talk. She clasped her hands nervously.
"Speak," Zhen MingYa's expression changed, becoming sterner. It was not exaggerating to say her expression at the moment would be able to crush the overjoyed kid's mood, even would make others to cry for hours. That was why while the three of her daughters were getting used to her stern expresiion, they would still trembled nervously.
"Mom, Li Qiang and his family are coming over to discuss the marriage, so…" before Wang Yi Mei could finish her sentence, Zhen MingYa glared sharply at her, instantly killed her courage to talk.
"We have talked about this before." She stated in a matter-of-fact tone. Then, she took a deep breath before she looked intently at her three daughters. Now she knew why the three of them had come and gathered together.
"As I mentioned before, if Li Qiang is to stay instead of accepting the offer to work overseas, then you two may proceed to married. But, if he insisted to go abroad, then you can start to say goodbye to him," This time Zhen MingYa had clearly made up her mind.
"But mom, even if the two of us go abroad, we could always find time to come back visit you," Wang Yi Mei exclaimed. She would not back down from her decision.
"Are you sure?" there was sarcasm in Zhen MingYa's tone as she smirked.
"Tell me, Yi Mei, since you are so adamant to marry Li Qiang. Do you know how many ladies being abandoned when they followed their beloved husbands abroad? How many of them survived? How many of them really live happily ever after with their spouse?"
"Mom…" Wang Yi Su tried to calm the storm that was broiling. It would become a disaster!
"You shut up!" Wang Yi Su was astounded and Wang Yi Mei began to feel upset. Even Wang Yi Ling widened her eyes, momentarily stunned. This was the second time she saw her mother lashed out. The first one was 5 months ago.
"Yi Mei, let me tell you. Most of the ladies that went off abroad with their supposedly loving husband were abandoned after some time, like trash. They were discarded after a while because there were so many attractions that distracted their attention for their wives. Some of them also being abused by the husbands. Do you want all this happen to you?" Zhen MingYa looked coldly at her second daughter, Wang Yi Mei.
"I went to your Auntie Qiao yesterday because Feng Yi had finally come back from New York. You try to guess what has happened to her." She waited for few moments for Wang Yi Mei to respond, but none.
"Feng Yi was lucky that her brother Feng Yang managed to find her at the back of alley! Do you know what does that mean? She was forced to become a whore in order to survive and to find ways to come back. She had been constantly abused by her ex-husband!" Zhen MingYa ranted her words. Wang Yi Ling and Wang Yi Su gasped upon learning the dire situation their childhood friend had faced in New York.
Feng Yi had married her boyfriend instead of the man that her family had arranged for her. For Feng Yi, she would never sacrifice her happiness for the sake of business marriage. Thus, she had become rebellious and the peak of the argument was that she married her boyfriend, Su Huang without her family's consent. She even had willingly to give up her shares in Feng's properties because of Su Huang. They would never think Feng Yi would end up in that way.
Wang Yi Ling darted her gaze between her darkened-face mother and the upset Wang Yi Mei, then sighed. Wang Yi Ling took a glanced at Wang Yi Su, who was seemingly lost in her own thought. It was most probably because of their mother's remark just now. She must have been brought back her memories of her ex-husband, who was also attracted to various attractions when he was abroad.
Wang Yi Ling knew she was not in any position to say anything, but she couldn't bear to see her family to fall apart because of some trivial matters like this time. She really wished to help her sisters but at the same time didn't want to hurt her mother. She had imagined that she is the one in the situation, what would she do? Then she remembered the day when Chen Yi first time kissed her. He did mention about going abroad. She suddenly shuddered. She was about to tell him how she felt about him but he was about to go abroad! She felt bitterness slowly crept into her poor heart. She unconsciously clasped her hands tightly that her knuckles turned white.
"Mom… Please…" Wang Yi Mei pleaded. "Li Qiang will not treat me so badly. Besides…" she paused and glanced nervously at her two sisters before she glanced back at her mother. She thought it was about to tell them the news.
"Besides what? Spill!" Zhen MingYa bellowed. She began to feel frustrated and impatient.
"Besides, I also will be transferred to the company's base in New York. I received the letter of appointment yesterday to serve as the one of the Directors," Wang Yi Mei carefully say her lines to avoid being lash out by Zhen MingYa. She took out her letter of appointment and put it on the coffee table. Another wave of gasped was heard. Zhen MingYa widened her eyes, disbelief of what she heard and saw.
"So, I think the chance for me being ill-treated by Li Qiang is practically zero. Even if we are divorce, I wouldn't lose anything since the two of us had signed agreement. I still can survive," Wang Yi Mei confidently expressed her thoughts.
"WANG YI MEI! What do you mean by would not lose a thing?! Are you crazy?!" Zhen MingYa bellowed. She was totally outraged by Wang Yi Mei's way of thinking.
"Mom, come on. We are living in twenty first century, for God sake! Man and woman are equal to each other. There's no such thing as losing whatnot!" Wang Yi Mei retorted.
"Good Wang Yi Mei! You are good with your stupid way of thinking!" Zhen MingYa fumed. Her face became even darker than before.
"I think you all actually can't wait to see me die so that you can happily live somewhere! Disregard our family tradition and belief! Great! Just great! And you two," she glared sharply at Wang Yi Su and Wang Yi Ling who were stationary sat on the sofa.
"Do you two also have the same thinking like Yi Mei?" Wang Yi Su and Wang Yi Ling both lowered their heads, dejected.
"Huh! Now I know. All of you really hate to see me, don't you?" she clenched her jaws, hard.
"Mom, please don't overthink," Wang Yi Su spoke softly, in order to appease their mother.
"We are not, mom, but we all wish to live happily," Wang Yi Ling suddenly chimed in. She didn't know what came over to her to blurt those words. Wang Yi Mei's mouth twitched.
"Live happily huh? What am I? A burden?" Zhen MingYa snapped. She really couldn't believe her own ears at what her daughters had said to her.
"No, you're not a burden. You are our mother and we respect, love and cherish you. But mom, we have our own lives that we had long decided to paint with the way we wanted to." Wang Yi Ling got her courage to talk back to her mother all of sudden.
This time Wang Yi Su and Wang Yi Mei looked at her with admiration painted on their face.
"Fine!"Zhen MingYa stood abruptly. She glared sharply at her three daughters. She balled her fists, jaws clenched.
"If the three of you wish to be able to live on your own, go ahead! The condition only one: never step back here!" with that she stormed off the living room to her bedroom. The door was slammed hard that it could shake the whole mansion to the ground.
"Mom!" the three of them called her simultaneously. Wang Yi Su paled, Wang Yi Mei and Wang Yi Ling sighed heavily. It was really difficult to reason with their mother!
Then, Wang Yi Mei stood, turned around and was about to walk out the entrance door when Wang Yi Ling called her.
"Sis Yi Mei, where are you going?" she asked.
"Out, of course. I promise I'll never step back to this mansion, ever again!" she made a vow. Wang Yi Su stunned. Wang Yi Ling took a deep breath.
"Wait for me. I'm going to get my stuff in the room," then in a blink of eye she rushed to her bedroom and grabbed her stuff. She stopped in front of Wang Yi Su. Hugged her tight before she muttered, "Sis Yi Su, forgive us. We can't stay any longer. Please take care of yourself and mom," Wang Yi Su patted her back gently before smiled bitterly.
"You two take care. Tell me if you two ever in difficult situation. I'll take care of mom and everything here, rest assured." She assured the two of her younger sisters. She wished to go along with them, but she knew she couldn't bring herself to leave their mother alone. Their mother might be harsh most of the time, but she knew deep inside her, there was a gentle lady. Since their late father passed away, her antics became worst. So she couldn't disregard her no matter what.
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