Chapter 311: Chapter 291: Speechless_2
Daohua immediately nodded and agreed, “Let’s have a contest then.”
Behind the Temple of the Flower God was a flat and open meadow. When Daohua and her companions arrived, many people were already flying kites there.
As soon as they arrived, a servant boy came over with three paper kites.
Daohua looked at the three paper kites, “Why are there only three?”
Xiao Yeyang: “Paper kites are for you young ladies to play with, naturally, there’s only three.”
Dong Yuanyao: “That’s not right, Yiyi and I are just two people, there’s one extra.”
Xiao Yeyang: “Su Hongxin’s sister is here too, there needs to be one for her.”
Daohua and Dong Yuanyao nodded in agreement.
Choosing from the three paper kites, Dong Yuanyao picked one first: “I’ll take this eagle kite.”
Daohua looked at the butterfly kite and pig-headed kite in her hands and frowned, “Who made this kite? They even made it look like a pig’s head!”
Dong Yuanyao immediately said, “Then take the butterfly one.”
Daohua hesitated for a moment then shook her head, “It’s not nice to leave the pig-headed kite for Sister Su, who is as gentle as water.” As she spoke, she even imagined the scene of Su Shiyu running with a pig-headed kite and found it hilarious beyond words.
“Forget it, I’ll do it!”
Xiao Yeyang had been paying attention to Daohua the whole time. Seeing her choose the pig-headed kite, the corners of his mouth immediately curled up into a suppressed smile.
Standing by, De Fu rolled his eyes.
The master is really so childish.
Even if the master is born in the year of the pig, and Miss Yan chose the pig-headed kite, what does that prove?
Soon, with the maid’s help, Dong Yuanyao’s kite soared into the sky.
Daohua insisted on flying it herself. She ran around the meadow with the kite for a big circle, but it only flew a few meters high and wobbled unstably, as if it would fall at any moment.
Seeing Daohua running out of breath and yet so inefficacious, Xiao Yeyang couldn’t stand it anymore. He went over, took the string from her hands, and helped to get the kite up into the air.
“It’s up!”
Seeing the kite flying higher and higher, Daohua’s smile became more and more radiant. When the kite stabilized, she immediately said to Xiao Yeyang, “Give it to me, I want to fly it.”
Xiao Yeyang handed her the string. Seeing her eyes shining brightly, he asked with a smile, “Not angry anymore, are you?”
Daohua was releasing the string when she heard this. She paused and gave Xiao Yeyang a somewhat puzzled look.
Xiao Yeyang smiled lightly, “The matter with Feng Liangji.”
Daohua ‘hmphed’, “He’s not worth my anger. I will definitely tell my uncle and aunt about today’s incident when I get back.”
“He has already apologized, and Cousin Chenyi also scolded him. Don’t be so relentless. It won’t look good for your uncle and aunt’s face either.”
Yan Wenxiu walked over, while Dong Yuanxuan and the others trailed a few steps behind.
Upon hearing this, Daohua immediately became upset, handed the string back to Xiao Yeyang, and said sternly, “Brother, I can’t agree with you on this. I need to set things straight.”
Yan Wenxiu knew his sister’s personality, that she wouldn’t rest without having her say, and promptly nodded, “Go ahead, your brother is all ears.”
Daohua: “Firstly, the person Feng Liangji should be apologizing to isn’t me, but should be Sister Zixuan and my uncle and aunt. His public apology today was only due to my embarrassing him.”
“Secondly, Feng Liangji is already engaged to Sister Zixuan. As someone who has an engagement, shouldn’t he be attentive to his behavior and conduct?”
“As for Sun Jiayue taking the initiative, that concerns her upbringing, so I won’t comment. But what about Feng Liangji? He didn’t sternly reject other girls’ flirtatious acts. Instead, he hesitated and dawdled, isn’t he giving those girls unwarranted hope?”
Yan Wenxiu thought for a moment, “Cousin Chenyi said Feng Liangji did this to avoid embarrassing Sun Yongyi.”
Daohua sneered, “He considers the feelings between friends, but has he ever thought that his attitude and actions would also embarrass and hurt Sister Zixuan?”
“What, he can’t bear to hurt his friend’s feelings, but he can bear to let Sister Zixuan suffer? There’s no such reasoning in the world.”
Yan Wenxiu took a deep breath, “Husband and wife should be as one…”
Daohua interrupted him, “Big brother, what you call as one, does that mean men can enjoy themselves outside while women should silently endure at home?”
Yan Wenxiu moved his lips: “I didn’t say that.”
Daohua: “But that’s what you think, isn’t it? You think women should selflessly sacrifice for men and if they make a fuss over small matters, they’re considered ill-mannered and inappropriate.”
“What does it mean to be as one?”
“To share hardships, to be inseparable, to support each other—that’s what it means to be as one.”
“Not allowing husbands to seek pleasures outside, to womanize, while the wife has to respect the elders, take care of children, manage the household affairs at home, and be obliged to work without complaint.”
“Why should it be this way?”
“They say put yourself in another person’s shoes. If someone gives you their whole heart, shouldn’t you reciprocate with sincerity? If you can’t, please let go. Don’t harm others and yourself.”
Yan Wenxiu was about to say something when Daohua made a three with her fingers.
“Thirdly, why does the Feng Family seek a marriage alliance with the Li Family? If it’s for mutual benefit, shouldn’t there be a contribution? You can’t just enjoy the benefits and also distress their daughter.”
“As a man, shouldn’t you bear some responsibility and commitment? Now that you’re engaged, you have to be responsible to your wife. Don’t talk about true love or necessity. What were you doing earlier? No one forced him.”
“If you’ve made a choice, then you must take up the responsibilities it entails.”
After speaking, she glanced at Dong Yuanxuan and the others, who were a few steps away, snorted coldly, took the string from Xiao Yeyang’s hands, and went to find Dong Yuanyao with her kite.
Looking at his empty hands, Xiao Yeyang touched his nose.
This girl, she even took her anger out on him!
Xiao Yeyang then looked over at Dong Yuanxuan and the others, noticing their embarrassed expressions. He felt more balanced—after all, he wasn’t the only one bearing the brunt of her anger.
