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Chapter 508 Everything Has Changed

I really don't believe it. After all, you're just two kids. Who knows if it's true or false? What if there's a trap involved?

Zhao Di was older than Pan Di, so naturally she was more resourceful and adept at reading people's expressions. "Since you don't trust us, then please leave and take your medicine."

Xiangyang hesitated, then chuckled, reaching out to ruffle their hair twice. "You two little devils, how can you be so cunning? I didn't say I didn't trust you, but I'm a servant too."

"Let me put it this way, if you saw a particularly pitiful child outside, would you take him home?"

"Of course not."

"why?"

“We’re not doing well at home ourselves. If we take someone home just because we feel sorry for them, wouldn’t that be like pushing them into a fire?”

Xiangyang felt speechless.

"I'm just using an example. If you two are living happily at home, would you take other children home if you saw them looking pitiful?"

“He has his own home, why should we take him home? We should just give him some things.”

Xiangyang shrugged. "It's the same principle. I can't just take you back because you're pitiful. You have families now, and if I take you back directly, your families will be unhappy."

Zhao Di and Pan Di exchanged a glance and knew that Xiang Yang probably wouldn't take them to serve the Madam, so the two of them would have to go back to that house.

"Thank you, sister. We understand. We won't make things difficult for others in the future." Zhao Di was very grateful, but Xiang Yang felt a little sad.

Xiangyang thought for a moment and said, "Well then, you two keep an eye out. If your father tries to sell you, come here and wait for me. I'll pay you to buy you then, okay?"

“Okay, okay, sister, come with me now. Let’s go and pay the money, then my sister and I can leave that house.”

Xiang Yang: "..."

"Aren't you afraid of making your mother angry?"

"Mother won't be angry or sad. She should be happy that the two of us are finally leaving."

"Alright, you two come here quickly, I'll apply the medicine for you."

Zhao Di was older, and her injuries were more severe than Pan Di's. Looking at the injuries on the two children's backs, Xiang Yang hoped that what the two children were saying was true.

Instead of setting up this whole thing.

How hateful must the person who set that up be?

"Apply the medicine properly. I also brought you some food. After you eat, get some sleep. Just wait for my news in the next couple of days."

"Okay, sister, we'll wait for you."

Xiangyang gave the two medicines and didn't stay long before leaving the house. She originally intended to go back, but halfway there, she changed her route and went to the Yu family's house.

Because she had seen Mrs. Yu often before, she actually knew where Yu Dabao's house was.

The county town is so small that Xiangyang arrived quickly. Before she even got close, she sensed someone was there. The person also noticed her. Just as the two were about to make a move, they realized who the other person was.

Xiangyang was surprised that Chunfeng had come, but she was also happy to have a companion to investigate with.

She took in those two poor children, hoping to help them instead of facing a whole host of conspiracies.

"How's the investigation going?" Xiangyang asked in a low voice.

Chunfeng pointed to a room, "Yu Dabao's." Then she pointed to another room, "Madam Yu's."

The two exchanged glances. Chunfeng pointed to Yu Dabao's room, then to Xiangyang, and then to Madam Yu's room. Xiangyang immediately understood and nodded repeatedly.

The two separated to investigate. As Xiangyang approached Madam Yu's room, he heard people talking inside.

A little boy's voice was filled with discontent: "Mother doesn't care about my eldest and second eldest sisters. They're never home. They're already grown up and will be getting married in a few days. They don't even come home tonight."

Mrs. Yu's voice was quite calm, "It's alright, they're just going out to have some fun, they'll be back when it's time."

"Mother, are you hiding something from me?"

No, no.

Yu Laibao shook his head. "No, there definitely is." He said it with great certainty. "Mother, you weren't like this before. If my eldest sister came back a little late, you would have taken action directly. You wouldn't be like this now, ignoring everything."

"Mother, what are you thinking? How could you become like this?"

Madam Yu shook her head repeatedly, "No, no, that's not true. Mother is still Mother. If you don't believe me, touch her and see. Are you saying Mother has changed?"

"No, it's just that I feel like there's something there that I can't quite put my finger on."

“Your two older sisters always get beaten at home, so it’s better for them to go out and hide outside and get beaten less. You’re a boy, so you don’t understand. If a girl never has a good life at her parents’ home, then her life is over.”

"Because after getting married, every day is a hard life, and she has never had a good life at her parents' home, so this girl will be immersed in bitterness for the rest of her life."

"But if she had a few good days before getting married, that would be her eternal light."

Yu Laibao was clever and immediately noticed the difference. "Mom, are you saying that you had a good time at Grandma's house?"

"No, it's not exactly great, but... at least it's better than what we have now."

"Although my mother was the third child in the family, my parents were not very biased. I had everything that my older brothers and sisters had. My mother also cared about me, and my father also spoiled me."

"I was also pampered as a child before I got married."

Yu Laibao asked, "And then what happened?"

"Later I married your father, and even going back to my parents' home gradually became a luxury. In the end, I didn't even have the chance to see your maternal grandparents one last time."

Yu Laibao could hear the bitterness in Madam Yu's tone. "Mother, when I have the chance, I'll take you to visit Grandpa and Grandma's graves."

"Okay, my Laibao is the best."

"Mother, do you think my sisters are doing well outside? I'm really worried about them. What if they run into bad people? They're so young, they don't even have the ability to protect themselves."

Madam Yu chuckled, "Now you're actually thinking about your sister? How much younger are you than them?"

“That’s different. I’ve always eaten a lot since I was little, while my older sisters never had enough to eat. They were so thin and small, smaller than other children their age, but I was bigger than other children my age.”

“Which of the kids in our alley isn’t afraid of me? None of them dare to bully me.”

“You’re wrong. They’re not afraid of you. They’re afraid of your father. He works in the government office, and they’re afraid of people with official positions.”

Yu Laibao's face fell. "Of course I know they're afraid of my father, but... I don't like him."

"Lai Bao, you can't talk nonsense."

“I’m telling the truth. Father wasn’t like this before. Everything changed after my stepmother came into the family.”