"Especially in the winter, I was forced to wash her clothes outdoors in the snow. My hands were frozen and my body was eroded by the ice and snow. Even the servants couldn't stand it, but Xu Qiang was indifferent... After washing a bucket of clothes, I only had
A bowl of cold and lumpy noodles, with not even chopped green onion on the surface."
Chu Qingxue was lost in memories and muttered to herself, her tone calm, as if she was telling someone else's story, and she herself was a bystander.
Chu Haochen listened in confusion. He couldn't believe how his mother could be such a woman.
His mother has always been gentle, kind, noble, elegant, virtuous and generous. How could she let Qingxue wash clothes, and how could she abuse Qingxue and make her suffer from frostbite in the ice and snow?
"Impossible! My mother would never do such a thing." Chu Haochen stood up excitedly and looked at Chu Qingxue angrily, "It must be you who slandered my mother, Chu Qingxue, how could you frame her like this!
"
A sarcastic smile flashed across the corner of Chu Qingxue's mouth. Looking at the excited Chu Haochen, she suddenly felt bored, "Guess why my father never found out that I was abused? Because your mother always pretended to love me.
When Chu Wanglong came back, he whispered to me gently and asked me about my well-being. Chu Haochen, do you still think that such a woman is gentle and kind?"
Hearing her words, Chu Haochen was stunned and looked at her in disbelief. Did she mean that his mother was acting? Is she trying to win his father's pity?
Seeing Chu Haochen's shocked expression, Chu Qingxue showed a cruel smile, "Chu Haochen, your mother is such a woman. When you were a child, you bumped into me kneeling on the floor in the living room many times and even laughed at me.
Is it a motherless child?”
Her words silenced Chu Haochen. Thinking of that incident, he did laugh at her for being a motherless child.
Chu Haochen lowered his head, hiding his complicated eyes.
He was young at that time, and his childish words were unscrupulous. But Chu Qingxue remembered it in her heart and held her grudge for more than ten years, and now she even spoke out about it.
Chu Haochen smiled bitterly, "I was just ignorant at the time."
Seeing Chu Haochen's quibbling gesture, Chu Qingxue's eyes dimmed. She took a deep breath and forced herself not to think about it anymore. No matter how much she said, it was useless. Things had changed between them.
Moreover, Chu Haochen would not admit what he had done wrong. After all, he was a person who wanted to save face.
"Haha... I'm much better than your poisonous scorpion mother. At least you still have delicious food. And I just asked you to clean up the mess by yourself, didn't I?" Chu Qingxue chuckled.
These words made Chu Haochen turn pale. In comparison, his mother was indeed not worthy of being a qualified wife, let alone a kind and kind mother.
He still couldn't get over the shock. Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar sister in front of him, he suddenly didn't know what to say.
He remembered what happened when he was a child. Every time something happened at home, his mother would pass the responsibility to Chu Qingxue.
He kept telling him how bad Chu Qingxue was and deliberately bullied the mother and son. She would also brag to the neighbors about how Chu Qingxue bullied the mother and son.
Chu Haochen has disliked this sister since he was a child, because she always has that indifferent look, as if everything in the world has nothing to do with her.
But today he discovered that Chu Qingxue also had a tender side, even though she was only towards Sheng Yanxuan. She would even smile sometimes, but her smile was too fake and hypocritical. Just like at this moment, although she raised the corners of her lips slightly, she still smiled.
The meaning did not reach the eyes.
When I was a child, I thought that such a sister was really annoying. She wouldn't care about him, love him, let alone protect him.
But how could mother target Chu Qingxue like this for no reason?
There must be a reason, right?
Maybe Chu Qingxue is disguising, yes, she is disguising!
He had seen his mother get hurt every time, and those wounds were real.
Chu Haochen only felt that his brain was swollen and dizzy, and his thoughts were in a mess.
"Perhaps it's because of some misunderstanding..." Chu Haochen endured the tumbling emotions in his heart and spoke with difficulty.
Hearing Chu Haochen's voice brought Chu Qingxue back from her wandering thoughts. She looked at Chu Haochen with a deep gaze that was hard to see through.
Ridiculous, really ridiculous.
No matter how much she said, it was useless. No one would believe what she had experienced when she was a child.
As expected, Chu Haochen and his father have the same virtues.
He didn't believe that Xu Qiang would bully him like this. She, Xu Qiang, was just a holy and beautiful lotus, how could she be a dark devil.
Chu Qingxue stood up, the sliding of the chair was particularly harsh in the quiet restaurant, "Whatever you think, you have already decided that I am vicious. Chu Haochen, I don't want to talk nonsense to you anymore. It's better to think about it carefully, you
Who is the one who favored me like this now? She looks like a playboy."
After saying that, Chu Qingxue turned and left.
Chu Haochen looked at the back of his half-sister leaving with an embarrassed look on his face. He clenched his fists and dug his nails into his flesh. The pain made him regain his senses.
Looking at the leftovers on the table, he looked at the time and saw that it was already eleven o'clock.
These dishes were specially reserved for him by Chu Qingxue. Is she being cruel to herself or...
Then Chu Haochen stood up and took all the bowls and chopsticks into the kitchen, carrying them carefully to avoid falling on the floor.
This is also the first time he has collected the dishes.
Chu Qingxue, who was standing upstairs, looked down at this scene with dim eyes, which eventually turned into a sigh.
He has a bit of conscience and knows how to put away the bowl.
"Let's arrange a room for him later." Chu Qingxue said softly to the maid next to her.
The maid nodded in response and then respectfully stepped away.
After Chu Qingxue left, the maid raised her eyes to look at the master bedroom on the second floor and sighed in her heart: The young lady has really changed a lot. Although she didn't like to talk in the past, she was very stubborn, not as gentle as she is now.
Generous, virtuous and dignified, his whole person has changed.
It seems that this has changed because of her young master's love for her, right?
The maid walked into the kitchen and found that Chu Haochen was actually washing the dishes himself, although the dishes were done carelessly and there were water stains all over the floor.
She shook her head and smiled, then approached Chu Haochen and said, "Master Chu, go to bed quickly. I will help you clean up tomorrow."
Chu Haochen raised his head, his young and handsome face was covered with water drops, he blinked his clear eyes, "No, I eat and wash myself."
"You are a guest, there is no reason for you to work." The maid insisted.
Hearing this, Chu Haochen's cheeks turned red with embarrassment. He scratched the back of his head in embarrassment, and then said, "I... I'm not a guest, I'm her brother... She said I should fend for myself otherwise... I'm almost like a waste.