Bab 41: Dispirited Grandma

Huo Jinyan immediately began to counter his wife's words with logical reasoning."I suggest that you give up on this idea. The day our daughter came back, you consciously distanced yourself from Xiaxia. You even told her to start calling you Aunt Song. Are you under the impression that Xiaxia was not hurt by your words?"

Song Ning produced a weak smile.

She said, "I was mad at Xiaxia that day. She knew that Yaoyao had just come back from the countryside and she deliberately rubbed that in Yaoyao's face. If there were other people around, they would belittle Yaoyao because of this. Yaoyao would have been the one upset if I hadn't used those harsh words on Xiaxia. Don't you think?"

Taking a deep breath, Song Ning continued. "Xiaxia grew up in our family. Though she is not our biological kid, I have always treated her as my child. Do you think that I am happy to see her sad?"