The Comeback of the Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress

Chapter 688: Chapter 675: Slapping the Transmigrator (Part 30)

Xiao Daya, dressed in thick cotton clothes, sat in a room heated by a ”fire dragon,” which should have made her sweat profusely.

Yet she now felt bone-chillingly cold.

That kind of cold that seeps into your marrow.

She couldn’t help but shiver.

”I, I...”

”Big sister, I originally wanted to let you live well, wanted you to enjoy life a bit more, that’s why I pulled Lu Gui up. Actually, in my opinion, I should have advised you to divorce him long ago. He’s clueless and foolishly filial—his parents weigh much more in his heart than you and the children, living with such a person is truly dull.”

Xiao Yuan looked at Xiao Daya and said word by word, ”For your sake, big sister, I drank with him. I couldn’t force him; I could only move him with emotions. No matter what, if you were living well, I would willingly do these things, but he’s bad in countless ways, and I can tolerate it all for you, except for this one thing. Big sister, have you seen the disaster victims in South City?”

Xiao Daya said hesitantly, ”I, have seen.”

Although the Lu family did not live in South City, they were not far from it, and moreover, Xiao Daya had grown up in South City. Snow disasters in South City were not uncommon, even in earlier years when Mr. Xiao was alive, it had heavily snowed in the Capital. Xiao Daya still remembered that winter was particularly cold; some people’s homes were crushed under the snow, entire families huddled inside without coming out—all gone, and some people froze to death on the roadside. Such scenes, she didn’t even want to recall now.

”The Lu family isn’t that poor; they can afford to wear cotton clothes, cover themselves with cotton quilts, and burn charcoal. Additionally, with the subsidies I’ve provided in secret lately, you all should have been able to get by, right, big sister? Do you know that during the snow, I was afraid you all would freeze, so I specially had someone send several hundred kilograms of charcoal to the Lu family, do you know about this?”

Xiao Yuan’s voice grew more and more calm.

But Anning knew when Xiao Yuan spoke especially calmly, it meant he was at his breaking point, and it meant he had already made a firm decision to let go of something.

”I, didn’t know.”

Xiao Daya shook her head, ”Your brother-in-law didn’t tell me.”

”Huh.”

Xiao Yuan scoffed, ”He definitely wouldn’t have mentioned it. After all, his mother favors Lu Fu’s family, so I fear not much of that charcoal went to your main family, probably much more went to the second family.”

Xiao Daya nodded blankly, ”Yes, the second family... I thought they bought the charcoal themselves.”

Now Xiao Daya understood, but she felt even colder.

She now asked herself, does such a man even deserve to continue his life? Spending a lifetime with this kind of man, does she have to live so aggrieved all her life?

Also, the goods her brother subsidized should have been for her enjoyment, but because of Lu Gui, most of it ended up supporting others. Even then the Lu family seemed to think she was taking undue advantage. When her mother-in-law gave her coal, she complained bitterly, using harsh words; Lu Gui clearly heard it yet said nothing.

The more she thought, the more bewildered and pained Xiao Daya became.

”These are minor matters; they love taking advantage, and for your sake, letting them take a bit of advantage doesn’t matter.”

Xiao Yuan looked directly at Xiao Daya, ”Big sister, he shouldn’t have laid a hand on the disaster victims. Those people are barely surviving, some families depend solely on one or two cotton clothes to live. Not only did he bring those clothes home for you to wear, he even let his mother sell quite a few pieces. Big sister, do you know how many lives that is? Wearing such clothes, can they really be at peace? Any person with a conscience might find it impossible to act as if nothing happened.”

Xiao Daya’s entire body stiffened.

She wanted to speak, but upon opening her mouth, found she could say nothing at all.

”Big sister, speak your mind. Do you want a divorce or not? If you choose to divorce, I will take care of you and never let you suffer any grievances. But if you decide to stay with Lu Gui, then don’t blame me for turning my back on you heartlessly. I’ll wash my hands of the Lu family’s affairs from now on, whether you live well or poorly, and I won’t intervene or help Lu Gui find another job. Such a person is not fit for the Xiao family; that entire family is like a nest of vipers, always ready to strike me in the back.”

Xiao Yuan spoke sternly, laying out all the facts and letting Xiao Daya make her choice.

Xiao Daya was not foolish.

She understood that what Xiao Yuan said was all true.

A person like Lu Gui who utterly lacks conscience, the Xiao family indeed could not keep employing him.

Today he could conceal from Xiao Yuan and embezzle the cotton clothes intended for disaster victims, tomorrow he might betray Xiao Yuan for his own benefit. With such a person, a lapse in attention could plunge the Xiao family into irreversible disaster.

Even if Xiao Daya was incompetent, she couldn’t let her mother and brothers be harmed by others, even if that person was her own husband.

Her tears flowed even more fiercely.

At this moment, she truly felt it hard to make a decision.

It wasn’t that she couldn’t bear to part with Lu Gui, but that she couldn’t bear to leave her son.

Wiping her tears, Xiao Daya said, ”If I divorce, what about Gou Dan?”

”You don’t need to worry about that. If you want to divorce, I’ll handle it.”

Xiao Yuan’s expression softened slightly, not as cold as before: ”Stay at home for the next few days, do not concern yourself with any affairs of the Lu family, do you hear?”

Xiao Daya nodded. Her eyes still held tears, but her nod was very firm.

Having convinced Xiao Daya, Xiao Yuan asked Anning to accompany her while he went to consult Ms. Ping.

Xiao Yuan’s stern attitude towards Xiao Daya was not out of disrespect or lack of compassion for his sister, but because of Xiao Daya’s character. She was indecisive and had never been one to make decisions. At her parental home, she always listened to her brothers, and after marriage, she obeyed her husband. She never had her own desires or made decisions for herself; without Xiao Yuan’s firm approach, it would be hard for Xiao Daya to make up her mind.

Xiao Yuan went directly to Ms. Ping’s room and discussed Lu Gui’s misdeeds with her.

Ms. Ping was also furious.

Anyone would be furious about their hard efforts to do good charity, staying up nights making cotton clothes for disaster victims, only to have them intercepted by one’s own family member.

”This despicable creature.”

Ms. Ping was livid, cursing on the spot: ”I thought he was honest when I allowed your elder sister to marry him, but it turns out he’s rotten to the core. Doing such a thing, he has no conscience! Divorce, there must be a divorce. If your sister stays with the Lu family any longer, they will surely flay her alive.”

Ms. Ping dared to speak so boldly and assertively mainly because the family was financially stable now. If Xiao Daya were to return to her parent’s house, she would not lack food or drink. If it were in the past, she would not dare to decide this.

Now that Ms. Ping had spoken thus, Xiao Yuan was definitely determined to handle this matter well.

Xiao Daya was also not old; she had a long life ahead of her. There was truly no need to ruin her entire life at the hands of the Lu family.

When Xiao Yuan left Ms. Ping’s room, he massaged his temples, pondering how to handle the situation, how to extract Gou Dan from the Lu family.

However, Xiao Yuan was still undecided, thinking of letting Xiao Daya rest a few days at home before dealing with Gou Dan’s situation, when another incident arose from the Lu family.