Rebirth: Start to Save the Treasure Girl

After breakfast, Xue Rui gathered the children in the house in front of the door to prepare to carry out the plan.

The passing villagers kept turning back to greet the girls.

Following the gazes of passersby, Xue Rui saw that Gu Muxue was sweet-looking, her two cousins ​​from her maternal uncle's family were cute and innocent, and were sunbathing while holding their winter vacation homework. Xue Yao was leaning against the wall playing on her phone. Although she didn't have much of an air about her, her slender and straight legs were a beautiful sight in themselves.

Xue Rui's lips curled up slightly. With the yin dominance and the yang imbalance in the family, it's normal for some trouble to arise, right?

Unfortunately, the person who should have made the most noise never did.

The mother suffered the most injustice in this family, but Ren Qunfang never made a fuss. Even after so many years of marriage and no longer needing to rely on her family, she still never talked back when scolded, perhaps because she had become accustomed to this kind of life.

For the sake of family harmony, Ren Qunfang silently swallowed her grievances, and the conflict was never ignited.

So Xue Rui asked Gu Muxue to cooperate in a play, to have their generation cause conflict and shift the problem to her grandparents.

"Mu Xue, are you ready?" Xue Rui whispered.

Gu Muxue looked very hesitant. She had agreed to Xue Rui's request without hesitation in order to help Xue Rui's mother.

But what I'd have to sacrifice is my image...

Never mind, he already begged me...

"Let me go!" Gu Muxue shouted, attracting everyone's attention.

"Let's talk this out. What's wrong?"

"Is this how you treat girls? If I went into your house, I'd be bullied to death..." Gu Muxue said angrily.

She was genuinely angry and felt it was unfair to Xue Rui's mother.

"My maternal grandparents are like that, but my mom isn't. If things get really bad, we can just stop coming, okay?"

Although Xue Rui was apologizing to Gu Muxue, he was shouting towards his maternal grandfather's courtyard, afraid that the people inside wouldn't hear him.

Xue Yao slowly raised her head, her pupils dilating violently. She thought to herself that Sister-in-law Mu Xue was quite formidable. No one had mentioned this matter for so many years, but Gu Mu Xue had torn off all pretense as soon as she arrived.

"What are you looking at? Your sister-in-law is leaving, stop her!" Xue Rui urged.

Xue Yao quickly put away her phone and prepared to grab Gu Muxue's other arm.

Seeing this, the two younger cousins ​​also dropped their winter vacation homework and hurriedly ran into the house.

It's in a child's nature to tell their parents about any problems they encounter.

However, just as Xue Yao walked up to the two of them, Xue Rui let go of her hand, and Gu Muxue got into the back seat of the car and locked the door.

"Mu Xue, how can I live without you?" Xue Rui shouted from outside the window, but he didn't seem sad at all.

Gu Muxue chuckled and poked Xue Rui's face through the glass: "You drama queen."

Xue Yao realized that the two of them had been acting.

"Brother, my sister-in-law is leaving, how can you still be smiling?" Xue Yao said slowly.

"Xiao Rui, did you hear that? You need to cry more sadly," Gu Muxue complained.

"Yaoyao, go block the front of the car a bit, otherwise it will look too fake."

"okay."

……

In the living room, the two cousins ​​recounted the story, embellishing it as they spoke.

As she gestured, the older sister said, "My cousin cried and grabbed my sister's arm, saying he wouldn't let her leave."

"No, no, we're clinging to a powerful figure." The younger sister, eager to claim credit, spoke louder than her older sister.

……

"Anyway, my cousin is crying so hard, let's go out and see."

Ren Qunfang was immediately jolted awake, and a scene flashed through her mind:
Xue Rui knelt on the ground, clinging tightly to Gu Muxue's leg, pleading desperately.

Grandpa and Grandma hurriedly got up: "Let's go out and see. I just heard Xiao Rui say that he won't come anymore."

When everyone reached the door, they found several neighbors already standing in the alley watching the commotion, and Grandpa's brows furrowed unconsciously.

Gu Muxue, who was inside the car, quickly lowered her head, feeling extremely nervous.

She caused trouble on her very first visit; her image couldn't be worse.

But Xue Rui had already begged her...

Gu Muxue did not regret her choice; as long as Xue Rui treated her well, that was enough.

"Xiao Rui, what's wrong with Mu Xue?" Xue Jianfeng asked.

"Don't let the neighbors laugh at us, tell them when we get back." Xue Rui lowered his voice, indicating that everyone should go back to the yard to chat.

"Mom, you stay and have a good talk with Mu Xue. She's your closest friend."

Xue Rui blinked and said.

"Okay." Ren Qunfang nodded.

After everyone left, the back door of the Land Rover suddenly opened, and Gu Muxue smiled sweetly at her: "Auntie, come in and sit for a while."

Ren Qunfang looked puzzled. Gu Muxue didn't seem angry at all.

"Mu Xue, I won't go in. Calm down first."

Ren Qunfang felt very guilty, as her own child had made a mistake first, and she really didn't have much confidence.

"It's cold outside, please come in and we can talk." Gu Muxue's voice was gentle.

She felt very sorry for Xue Rui's mother's ordeal.

The biological parents kept referring to their child's home as "your home" and "my home."

It's as if once a girl gets married, she's no longer their daughter.

If my own parents were like that, I don't know how heartbroken I would be...

……

In the courtyard, everyone moved a bunch of small stools and surrounded Xue Rui, hoping that he would tell them what happened so that they, as elders, could offer some advice.

"Xiao Rui, what's wrong with your wife? Why is she so angry?" Grandpa asked.

"The other one is more obedient," Grandma muttered.

The eldest uncle and aunt froze, looking at Xue Rui in disbelief:
"Xiao Rui, what's this other one?"

"Cough cough, it's all my grandparents' fault."

Xue Rui turned his anger towards the two elderly people.

Grandpa nodded knowingly. He remembered that Xue Rui had asked him to educate his daughter and son-in-law so that he could marry both girls at the same time.

"Jianfeng, you really are something else. Xiao Rui is so capable, what's wrong with him dating two wives? It's a good thing." Grandpa's tone was reproachful.

As soon as he said this, all eyes turned to Xue Rui.

The uncle and aunt looked blank, as if they hadn't realized what was happening.

The younger uncle, on the other hand, looked gloating, thinking to himself, "So you've finally met your match."

Xue Jianfeng pinched the bridge of his nose, unsure how to face his father-in-law's question.

"Which girl wouldn't be angry? How are you going to coax her?" Auntie said with a smile and a scolding tone.

"It's really not because of that." Xue Rui said seriously, bringing the topic back:
“You all know how my maternal grandparents treat my mother. Mu Xue is worried that if she enters our family, she will be bullied as well.”

What did I do to her?

Grandma sounded aggrieved, not at all feeling that she had done anything wrong.

Xue Rui opened his mouth, then let out a long sigh. His maternal grandparents weren't deliberately targeting his mother; it was just their deep-seated preference for sons over daughters.

A married daughter is like water spilled from a cup; if something really happens in the family, Ren Qunfang won't have to bear any responsibility. But is this really what she wants?

The eldest uncle said, "Mom, you never let me do any work when I was little. Fangfang did all the chores, big and small, around the house. You never treated everyone equally."

"Dad, you wouldn't let Fangfang go to school back then."

"Isn't every girl like that? What's the use of girls studying so much? Isn't she doing well now? Why blame me? I've raised you all for nothing."

Grandma wiped away her tears as she spoke.

Ren De Kui's face was grim. He had anticipated this scene, which was why he hadn't dared to mention the past.

Ren De Kui felt truly guilty towards his younger sister.

This is how their generation grew up; some girls are simply not smart enough to naturally accept this kind of family culture.

But her younger sister was different; she was much smarter than girls her age and had a greater talent for studying.

When he was in college, he would occasionally receive letters from his younger sister, which always contained a few large bills. These were money earned by his sister, who was several years younger than him, through her hard work in society.

His achievements today are inseparable from his sister's support.

To this day, he still keeps those letters in his drawer, occasionally taking them out to look at them, but with each glance, his guilt grows stronger.

He really wanted to tell his parents that his younger sister was no less capable than him and deserved even more effort in raising her, but he knew his parents wouldn't listen to him.

Ren Qunfang could have seen a wider world with her talent, but her life trajectory was changed by her parents' favoritism.

Being weak yet precocious, intelligence ironically becomes the source of suffering.

Although the ending is good now, with my sister marrying a good man she can rely on, what about all those years of pain and grievances?
However, as a beneficiary of the "preference for sons over daughters" mentality, Ren Dekui felt suffocated by his parents' single word of "filial piety."

"Anyway, I don't care. You have to apologize to my mom and treat her well. You have to at least pretend to be nice to her."

Xue Rui said nonchalantly, completely unaffected by his grandmother's tears.

The eldest uncle's eyes widened suddenly. These words had been weighing on his mind for decades, yet Xue Rui had just uttered them so casually.
His eyes were filled with satisfaction; he was genuinely happy for his sister.
Fangfang, you've given birth to a wonderful son.

"Uncle, you should say a few words for my mom too," Xue Rui retorted to Ren Jun.

"I?"

Ren Jun pointed to himself, thinking to himself, "I'm not well-liked at home either, so why doesn't anyone say a word for me?"
“If it weren’t for your grandparents’ favoritism, would you be bullied by my mom? You need to understand that pressure is passed down from generation to generation. She takes out her frustrations on you, so the root of the problem isn’t with my mom,” Xue Rui urged.

"Hi~"

Ren Jun gasped, realizing that Xue Rui was absolutely right.

Although my older sister wasn't very good to me in the past, the reason wasn't with her. Wasn't it because our parents asked her to take care of the children?
"Mom, why don't you apologize?" Ren Jun chimed in.

Xue Jianfeng lit a cigarette, silently looked at Xue Rui, and revealed a gratified smile.

No wonder, how could such a sensible girl like Gu Muxue suddenly cause such a big trouble?

The husband and wife were in sync; it must have been instigated by his son.

The two are quite a good match.

Xue Jianfeng secretly gave Xue Rui a thumbs-up to show his approval.

He knew about his wife's inner conflict, but as an outsider, he felt powerless to help her and could only do his best to be good to her.

They thought their lives would end like this, but their son managed to make the old couple bow their heads in submission.

This is truly rare...

Ren De Kui went through a mental struggle, thinking that he couldn't be worse than a child, could he?

He gritted his teeth, turned his head to the side, and said in a firm tone, "Mom and Dad, you owe Fangfang an apology."

"De Kui, even you say that?"

Grandpa looked surprised and couldn't help but reflect:
Could it be that we really made a mistake?
"Apologizing won't hurt you, but if you don't apologize, my wife will run away," Xue Rui urged.

"Sigh~" Grandpa sighed deeply and patted Grandma on the back: "Since the children have said so, let's apologize."

“Okay, I’ll go call them in.” Xue Rui stood up, and after taking a few steps, he turned back and instructed, “Be sincere.”

"Okay, okay," Grandma readily agreed.

Xue Rui nodded. Although his grandparents still didn't realize their mistake, their willingness to admit it was a good start.

Once outside, Xue Rui knocked on the car window, signaling his mother to come out.

Ren Qunfang opened the car door and whispered, "Xiao Rui, I didn't find out the reason. You'll have to coax him yourself."

Xue Rui suppressed a laugh; it turned out his mother had actually gone to coax him.

"Your grandparents need to see you about something," Xue Rui said.

"Looking for me?" Ren Qunfang pointed to herself incredulously and left, completely bewildered.

Xue Rui grasped Gu Muxue's hand: "Muxue, thank you."

"Hmph! Just a thank you?" Gu Muxue pouted.

Xue Rui hesitated for a moment, then kissed Gu Muxue on the cheek: "How about this?"

"That's more like it," Gu Muxue said with a grin, then she felt something was off.

Xue Rui usually wanted to kiss her, so how could this be considered a reward for himself?

"No, that's far from it." Gu Muxue immediately changed her mind and pulled Xue Rui inside: "I'll make it up to you later, let's go in and take a look now."

The two went back into the courtyard, but couldn't find Ren Qunfang anywhere.

But everyone was gathered in one spot, and Xue Rui followed suit.

At this moment, Ren Qunfang squatted on the ground, covering her face and sobbing uncontrollably.

She never imagined her parents would apologize to her, especially in front of the whole family...

She had this dream countless times, imagining how she should complain and make a scene if she ever needed to vent her frustrations...

But when she actually heard the apology, she couldn't say a word, and tears kept flowing uncontrollably.

"Don't cry, the children are watching."

The grandmother tried to comfort her, but to no avail; the daughter cried even harder.

I only apologized, so why is my usually strong daughter crying like this?
Is it really that unfair?

Grandma felt a pang of heartache and her tone softened even more: "It's my fault, don't cry."

"Mom, go back to your room and rest for a while." Xue Rui squatted down and gently helped Ren Qunfang up.

"Where...is my room?"

At this moment, Ren Qunfang was crying with tears streaming down her face. It was the first time she had received care from her parents, and she couldn't help but put herself in the child's shoes. Her tone even carried a hint of coquetry and complaint.

"Yes," Xue Rui said with a slight smile as he walked into the house.

When he came here last time with Lin Ruoxi, he took back the room that originally belonged to Ren Qunfang.

No one followed them; they simply watched silently as the mother and son walked into the house.

"Jianfeng, you've raised a fine son," Ren Dekui praised.

Xue Jianfeng nodded with a smile: "That's right, he's grown up and become much more sensible."

Hearing everyone's praise, Gu Muxue felt a little proud.

"Xiao Rui has always been this gentle, ever since he was little." (End of Chapter)