mesbooks Chapter 23: The Grievances of Mother and Daughter
Chapter 23: The Grievances of Mother and Daughter
"Where did I lecture you?"
Song Shiyin felt wronged and aggrieved: "I was just trying to reason with you."
"What reason do you have?"
Zhuo Mingxiu finally couldn't help but slam her hand on the table: "It is reasonable for lenders to charge borrowers interest."
Yes, in the process of private lending, there are also people who lend money without charging interest, but those are usually lending to their relatives and friends.
Who is this Lin Qi? He's just one of your classmates. I'm already being very generous by agreeing to lend him money!
"It's a favor that I don't charge interest, but it's my right to charge interest! Is there a problem?"
Song Shiyin remained silent, but the grievances in her heart did not diminish in the slightest.
She couldn't win the argument with her mother, who was a lawyer.
Reason also told her that her mother was right.
But she still felt that doing it this way was wrong.
"Why are you arguing?"
Aunt Zhao came out with a bowl of hot chicken soup: "Let's talk this out. Here, Shishi, have some soup first."
"I don't want to drink it."
Song Shiyin shook her head, turned around and walked towards the stairwell: "I'm going back to my room to do my homework."
Seeing her attitude, Zhuo Mingxiu became even angrier: "You're still not convinced, aren't you? You still think there's something wrong with me?"
"What are you doing? Why are you arguing with the child?"
Aunt Zhao tried to smooth things over by offering advice.
"What are you looking at her like that?"
Zhuo Mingxiu was still furious.
Song Shiyin stopped and turned around, looking down as she said, "I'm sorry, Mom, I was wrong."
Her apology actually calmed Zhuo Mingxiu's anger, replacing it with a hint of panic.
"I'm going back to my room."
Song Shiyin turned around and started to go upstairs.
"Wait a moment!"
Zhuo Mingxiu called out to her instinctively.
Song Shiyin stopped again, turned around, and still kept her eyes down, refusing to look at her.
"you……"
Zhuo Mingxiu hesitated for a moment before pointing to the chicken soup and saying, "Come on, drink the soup."
Song Shiyin didn't say anything. She picked up the bowl, finished the chicken soup, and then asked with her eyes lowered, "May I go back to my room now?"
"..."
Zhuo Mingxiu felt a tightness in her chest, and only through sheer effort could she manage to utter, "Go..."
Watching Song Shiyin turn and go upstairs, closing the bedroom door, Zhuo Mingxiu sat back down in her chair, looking dejected.
A feeling of grievance welled up inside her, and she couldn't help but tear up.
"I helped her maintain her relationships with her classmates, and now it's become my fault..."
"Don't cry, don't cry, it's nothing serious."
Aunt Zhao handed her a tissue and comforted her.
"I am her mother."
Zhuo Mingxiu sobbed, feeling wronged: "Wasn't everything I did for her own good?"
She doesn't understand me at all. Who am I working so hard for?
"Shh, keep your voice down."
Aunt Zhao glanced cautiously upstairs and reminded them, "The college entrance exam is just around the corner, and the kids are under a lot of pressure. Let's try to understand each other."
Let's talk about this after the college entrance exam; don't let it affect the child.
This was also what Zhuo Mingxiu was most worried about, and upon hearing this, her sobs subsided somewhat.
But keeping the grievances bottled up inside only made it worse.
If Song Shiyin could understand her, then so be it.
But all her hard work and compromises couldn't earn her daughter's understanding. What was the point of all this suffering?
"I feel sorry for her, but does she feel sorry for me?"
Zhuo Mingxiu's tears streamed down her face again.
"Oh my goodness."
Aunt Zhao has been taking care of her for almost ten years and has long regarded her as half a niece.
Seeing her crying so hard, he came over and wiped away her tears, comforting her in a low voice: "The child is still young. When she gets older, she will understand you."
In the end, isn't it all just about money? Why bother?
"It's not about the money."
Zhuo Mingxiu wiped away her tears and fanned herself with her hand to cool her burning eyes.
Don't cry too much, otherwise your eyes will be swollen tomorrow and you won't be able to face anyone.
"It's only ten thousand yuan, I wouldn't even feel bad if I threw it away, I'm just so angry."
My daughter, whom I raised with such care, is now siding with outsiders…
"Hey! When you're arguing, you'll say whatever comes to mind, and Shishi might not even have meant it that way."
Aunt Zhao smiled and comforted her, "Mother and daughter don't hold grudges overnight. Don't let an outsider hurt your relationship."
Aunt Zhao's words reminded Zhuo Mingxiu.
That's right!
It's all because of that Lin Qi!
Zhuo Mingxiu finally had an outlet for her pent-up anger.
No wonder that kid insisted on writing her an IOU; he was waiting for her here!
That kid clearly knew Shishi's personality well and set this trap to drive a wedge between the mother and daughter!
What a cunning kid!
That's really poisonous!
Zhuo Mingxiu was furious, and she crumpled the tissue in her hand into a ball.
Why would Shishi turn against her over such a small trick?
In the bedroom, Song Shiyin was also lying on the bed, hugging a large dog plush toy, burying her head in the toy's arms, without saying a word.
She didn't cry, but was overwhelmed by guilt.
She knew many male classmates at school, but very few of them could be called friends.
Lynch was one of them.
Of all the boys she had ever met, Lin Qi was the most unique.
She is very confident in her learning ability and intelligence.
Whether in Shanghai or here, she is always at the top of her class academically.
Everyone thought she was a genius, and she herself once thought so too.
Until she met Lynch.
Lynch is an eccentric.
His personality is strange; he speaks bluntly and doesn't care about saving face at all.
Sometimes this can embarrass others and make them feel awkward.
But in mathematics, he possesses extraordinary, almost monstrous talent.
It is said that Lin Qi has gotten full marks in every math exam since high school.
Song Shiyin herself also has excellent math scores, usually scoring above 140 on tests.
However, after joining the math competition group, I found it quite challenging to tackle those competition problems.
Only Lynch remained relaxed, as if no question could stump him.
Therefore, Song Shiyin admired him from the bottom of her heart.
Through their interactions, Song Shiyin also gained some understanding of Lin Qi.
She knew that Lin Qi was a very proud person at heart.
For such a proud person to ask her for money, he must have been desperate and must have mustered up his courage countless times in private.
So when she received Lin Qi's call, she agreed without hesitation.
In her view, the money problem was easy to solve.
It's only 50,000 yuan; she didn't even receive that much as her New Year's money.
However, her New Year's money was kept by her mother.
She thought that all she had to do was tell her mother.
Zhuo Mingxiu agreed to lend Lin Qi the money, so she didn't think much of it.
But she never expected that her mother would actually make Lin Qi write an IOU and even agree on interest.
She usually listens to her mother's lectures at home, so she has some understanding of the law.
A monthly interest rate of 1% is already the highest rate protected by law.
Lin Qi must have felt extremely humiliated when he wrote this IOU.
How could Mom do this?
Even if the agreed interest rate is reasonable and acceptable, you can't be this unreasonable, can you?
But what could she do?
Ultimately, she was just a high school student being controlled by her parents.
For a moment, Song Shiyin felt a sense of sorrow.
She suddenly longed to grow up.
Maybe when she grows up, her mother won't be so controlling?