Surrounded by the Billionaire's Deep Doting

Su Xiaomeng quickly agreed and supported Zhou Mengqin as they walked back into the house under the gaze of everyone.

Xiao Meng pressed her lips together, went inside, and helped the elderly lady to lie down, without making a sound.

Zhou Mengqin reached out to hold Su Xiaomeng’s hand, motioning her to sit at the bedside.

"Mom..."

Zhou Mengqin looked at Su Xiaomeng,

"You must know why I called you up here."

"..."

Su Xiaomeng continued to purse her lips, taking a deep breath, her gaze fixed straight on Zhou Mengqin,

"I think I understand why you called me up here, but... I disagree."

"..."

"My father is from the countryside. I lived in Chengdu for over ten years, going back to Su Family Village to stay every summer and winter holiday."

"Mom, back then you actually quite looked down on my background, thinking that an ordinary girl like me was unworthy of Shixiu, right?"

"Such things that happened long ago, do you still resent me for them?"

"It’s not resentment, just remembering. Besides, at that time, you had your reasons to look down on me. I indeed wasn’t a match for Shixiu, that’s a fact. Why would there be talk of hatred?"

"I bring it up now just to say that prestigious families and rural families indeed have many differences."

"Before coming to the Yin Family, I didn’t know that eating meant sitting properly at the dining table, waiting for the elders to start eating before everyone else could eat."

"In the countryside, or when I lived with my parents, during meals I often caught up on TV shows I liked, holding a bowl personally, picking up some dishes, and watching TV in front of the set."

As Su Xiaomeng spoke, she couldn’t help but smile,

"It’s not that rural people lack manners, courtesy, and upbringing, but really... there aren’t as many rules as in the Yin Family."

"I’m not saying who’s right and who’s wrong, who’s good or bad."

"I just want to say, growing up in such an environment, my character is fundamentally different from that of you and father."

"You value face, value the reputation of the Yin Family, don’t want the Yin Family to become gossip for others, I understand."

"But I really don’t agree with this ’face-saving project’ of prestigious families, even now, I still disagree."

"..."

"Whether it’s only father and mother who value face or all prestigious families are like this, I can’t definitively say."

"Speaking out what’s on one’s mind and seeking comfort for oneself is certainly not something people with high emotional intelligence would do."

"However... in occasions like today, having things to say but not being able to say them only brings pain to oneself, fulfilling the intentions of those with ulterior motives."

"To summarize, though it may sound unpleasant, the so-called family reputation is merely ’putting on a show and paying the price.’

Using the phrase ’putting on a show and paying the price’ is indeed bold."

Zhou Mengqin looked at Su Xiaomeng,

"So, do you think today, the old man and I were just putting on a show and paying the price?"

"..."

Su Xiaomeng pressed her lips again; making analogies was one thing, directly accusing the elderly lady was beyond her courage.

But silence could also be considered a form of agreement.

Zhou Mengqin took a deep breath, looking at Su Xiaomeng,

"The arm pulled from the sea, you let Ming Xu do a DNA test in secret. Privately, you’re still searching for evidence about Little Treasure being harmed, hiding it from us."

"Meng Meng, to you, the old man and I are just ones who mess things up, aren’t we?"

"..."

Su Xiaomeng’s eyes widened. Within Zhou Mengqin’s gentle tone, there were indeed hints of grievance and reproach.

For a moment...

Su Xiaomeng didn’t even know how to respond.

Somehow...

These things, she and Yin Shixiu were hiding from the family for these reasons.

However, this reasoning was not solely aimed at the elderly.

"Your grandfather’s words just now expressed how much he stood up for you and worried about you."

Zhou Mengqin’s gaze shifted from Su Xiaomeng to the ceiling,

"Indeed, regarding the matter with Yin Shiqing, neither I nor Yin Shaohui have been decisive; one could even say that we both have some issues with our parenting approach."

"Perhaps... the fourth has told you, Yin Meng’s biological father, the family’s third, smart and clever, calling him a genius is not too much."

"Given the third’s potential, had he lived, his achievements wouldn’t be less than the fourth’s today."

"But... back then, he committed suicide, all for a woman."

Zhou Mengqin took a deep breath, Su Xiaomeng was not hearing about Shixiu’s third brother for the first time at the Yin Family, and whenever someone mentioned it, the atmosphere would follow and become heavy.

"Whatever they say, no matter who in the family mentions it, your dad and I always maintain that the third brought it upon himself."

"But Meng Meng, he was after all my flesh and blood, a son I was extremely proud of. Tell me... am I really not feeling guilty? Not self-blaming?"

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