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Chapter 683 Mother and Daughter Each Have Their Own Thoughts

Gao Chenyue shrank back, not daring to utter a sound, and hurried upstairs.

In this family, she always looked down on the brother and sister surnamed Song, and even dared to talk back to her father. The only person she feared was her mother, Ms. Wen Cui, who had married into the Gao family as a second wife and had her father completely under her thumb!
Even though she didn't know which of her words had offended Ms. Wen Cui, she didn't dare to ask.

Watching her youngest daughter disappear from sight, Wen Cui finally took a deep breath and slowly exhaled.

Don't be angry, don't be angry. Even though he's an idiot, he's still my own son!

But what if I'm still so angry?
Even if she only had half the brainpower of her eldest daughter whom she had taken in halfway through life!
It's all Chenyue's fault for having a father who's just as dim-witted.

But if her current husband were as clever as her ex-husband, she wouldn't have been able to marry into the Gao family, given her small-town background and previous marriage.

With her mind racing, she moved with lightning speed.

He got up, wrapped a thick shawl around himself, and hurried towards the door.

The eldest son-in-law brought his eldest daughter over for the first time, so she, as the future mother-in-law, should at least show her face and make an appearance.

As soon as the door was opened, the eldest daughter and son were walking towards them from the villa's main entrance; there was no one else in sight.

The smile that had just appeared on his lips froze.

When she met her eldest daughter's gaze, her face instantly filled with affection. "I heard from Chenyue that Xiaochuan personally drove you back. Where is Xiaochuan? We're already at the gate, why don't you come in and sit down?"

When Song Yining was first taken to the Gao family, she still felt a natural longing and closeness to her biological mother.

But after seeing through her mother's seemingly loving face, which was actually full of calculations, time and time again, she stopped having any expectations for so-called maternal love.

Seeing her put on this act again, he felt no emotion whatsoever.

He replied casually, "He has other things to do. He told me he wouldn't come in and sit down, and he just drove away."

"Oh, okay then. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future. It's cold outside, you two siblings should come inside and warm up."

It would have been better if Wen Cui hadn't said the last sentence; once she did, Song Yining's anger, which she had almost suppressed, surged up again.

"Do you know that my brother has been squatting at the gate of the villa for at least an hour? Why didn't you call him in sooner?"

Wen Cui paused in her action of putting down her shawl. "Of course I know that. I asked Aunt Liu to call him, but your brother said he wanted to wait for you to come back and refused to come inside. What could I do?"

As she spoke, she glanced at Aunt Liu, who was carrying two cups of hot water, and gave her a meaningful look.

Aunt Liu immediately understood, "Yes, Madam asked me to go and call him, but the eldest young master himself didn't want to come back."

Song Yining pursed her lips and didn't say anything more. She handed over the hot water in her hand, tested the temperature, and then handed one of the cups to Song Yiqing. "Brother, have some water."

Song Yiqing took the cup and obediently drank a big gulp. Seeing her younger sister holding the cup without moving, she said, "Little sister, drink too, it's not hot anymore."

"Yes, I'll drink too."

Wen Cui looked at the loving brother and sister in front of her, who had completely excluded her, their biological mother, and couldn't help but narrow her eyes.

When she decided to bring her eldest daughter to live with her, she hesitated about whether to bring her eldest son over as well, or to send him back to her hometown and pay someone to take care of him.

It would be too embarrassing for her to let everyone around her know that she had such a stupid son!
It wasn't until she witnessed firsthand the way the brother and sister usually interacted and the deep bond they had developed over the years that she immediately realized that although her mentally challenged son was simple-minded, he was also a form of insurance.

An insurance policy used to control the eldest daughter.

Only then did she reluctantly take the brother and sister in. After living under the same roof for a while, she discovered that of her three children, only her eldest daughter inherited her intelligence and was also very sentimental.

This made her even more grateful that she had taken in her mentally challenged son along with her.

Even if the eldest daughter senses that she is being used, as long as she has the mentally challenged son, the eldest daughter can only obediently listen to her.

But now, her eldest daughter's desperate confession to the Tao and Li families made her realize that only her foolish youngest daughter believed her sincere suggestion to keep the fact that she had a mentally challenged brother a secret, otherwise the man would hesitate or even choose to break up.

And her eldest daughter, who is right in front of her, is probably already looking for an opportunity to break free from her control!
The key is that they actually seized the opportunity!
How can you use this to sever ties with the Gao family and with her?
She doesn't allow it!

Seeing that her simple-minded son had finished drinking the water in his cup, Wen Cui stepped forward and took the empty cup with her own hands for the first time. She also gently brushed her son's hair, which was a little messy from the wind, with her other hand.

Song Yiqing felt a warm fragrance brush against his nose, followed by the sensation of his hair being touched. He subconsciously lowered his head and met a smiling face that was somewhat unfamiliar to him. He couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, "Mom?"

"Sigh," Wen Cui replied with a smile, then turned and handed the water glass to Liu Ma, "Go and make another cup of ginger tea, don't catch a cold. Also, make a cup of medicine to prevent colds."

This surprised not only Song Yiqing herself, but also Liu Ma, who had worked for the Gao family for many years.

Why is Madam suddenly so concerned about the eldest young master?
Should she also change her attitude towards the young master and be more attentive in the future?
While they were still weighing their options, they heard a urging voice, "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and go!"

"I'll go get it right away."

While Song Yining was drinking water, Ms. Wen suddenly became concerned about her brother's behavior and glanced at the first floor of the villa out of the corner of her eye. "Why don't I see Chen Yue? She came in earlier than us."

Wen Cui was just about to continue her efforts to show concern for her son when Song Yining suddenly interrupted her performance. After a pause, she replied, "I've gone upstairs."

This is not in line with Gao Chenyue's style.

Having been treated so coldly at her boyfriend's house, this woman was bound to complain to Ms. Wen when she got back; she couldn't possibly just go upstairs in silence.

Unless, of course, Ms. Wen forced him to go up there.

In addition, Ms. Wen suddenly became unusually concerned about her brother...

"Mom, I'm taking my brother out tomorrow."

"Going out?" Wen Cuixin's expression tightened, but she asked with a smile, "Where are you planning to take your brother?"

Seeing her reaction, Song Yining confirmed her guess, but to prevent any complications, she said, "I took him out to clear his head. I took Chenyue out today, but not my brother, and he was a little unhappy about it."

Song Yiqing was about to shake his head to show that he wasn't unhappy, just a little disappointed, but when he saw his sister shake her head at him, he quickly shut his mouth again.

Grandpa and Grandma said that we should listen to our younger sister and do whatever she says.

"Going out for a walk would be good, I'll have the driver from home..."

"No need to trouble the family driver. Chuan Chuan still has a holiday, I'll have him pick me up early tomorrow morning. That way, we can have a date and also keep my brother company."

With things already said to this extent, Wen Cui couldn't find any way to refute it, and could only nod in agreement.

"Your arrangement is good, let's do it that way."

The mother and daughter looked away almost simultaneously, concealing their true thoughts.

When Aunt Liu returned with ginger tea in one hand and cold medicine in the other, she saw this scene and thought to herself, "They really are mother and daughter! Their expressions are so similar!"