After being reborn, I'm no longer going to play the role of a spoiled rich kid.

Chapter 194 How could he possibly let them go?

"Oh dear, that girl is in a rather pitiful state," someone nearby chimed in.

"If she were like her older sister and just left, that would be fine. But if she insists on staying in the country, wouldn't that mean she has a problem with her brain?"

"Tsk, if you ask me, the problem lies with our country's judicial system; it needs improvement..."

"Alright, alright, how did this discussion escalate to national affairs? Are we even going to play anymore? If you want to talk about this, go to your office."

"Hahaha, yes, yes, yes..."

You Sijia had only heard half of it when, to her surprise, the conversation shifted from Yue Xiangrong's family affairs to what disgusting things he had done over the years.

Yusjia had no choice but to look to her mother-in-law for help.

Mencius' mother frowned, thought for a moment, and then told You Sijia.

"Yue Xiangrong came from a village in central China, where the preference for sons over daughters was prevalent. Girls were not allowed to eat at the table; they were born to be sold for dowry money to help their sons get married.

"Yue Xiangrong only has two daughters, and he feels that his wife is incompetent for not being able to give birth to a son. His wife is a local from Beijing, and he met her when he was in college. Later, his eldest daughter couldn't stand the atmosphere at home and left China a few years ago to work abroad, and never came back."

"The youngest daughter grew up with her mother and is timid by nature. She actually had good grades back then, but Yue Xiangrong fundamentally believed that education was useless for girls and didn't value it. It was the girl who proved herself, getting into a fully-funded teacher's college. After graduation, she met Guo Xin, and the two married."

At that time, Yue Xiangrong had already risen to the middle management level in his company. If he were to help his daughter, it would be a simple matter of lifting a finger.

Such personal connections are very common in workplaces, especially within the government system. Whether decades ago or now, having connections makes advancing in one's career much easier.

“When Xiao Yue first joined the company, he and Guo Xin were colleagues at the same level. Later, Guo Xin was promoted by his father-in-law and skipped several levels. In just a few years, he left Xiao Yue behind,” Meng’s mother said.

This matter wasn't exactly a secret; within the same workplace, there are almost no secrets.

Everyone knows perfectly well who is on whose side and who is on whose side.

Guo Xin is the kind of man who gets arrogant when he has money and power.

His attitude towards his wife is self-evident.

"Huh?" Yustia couldn't understand at all. "Why not promote your own daughter?"

By all accounts, shouldn't the daughter be closer to her father?

Mencius' mother simply smiled and remained silent.

Yusijia's question just now was more of a reflection than a question.

The reason for not promoting his daughter is simply because he looks down on women and believes that women should not hold power or be promoted.

Just like the one-child policy twenty years ago, some families with only one daughter would give all their assets to their nephew.

Yu Sijia sighed inwardly. No wonder Yue Xiangrong's eldest daughter went abroad to work after she came of age and hasn't returned to China for so many years.

Growing up in such a family, it's probably hard for them to want to continue living with their parents.

Just then, the people next to them started criticizing Yue Xiangrong and Guo Xin.

"...If Guo Xin hadn't resigned and gone to Tangcheng, and hadn't had those ambiguous relationships with those women outside, even causing trouble at home, Xiao Yue wouldn't have suffered such a mental breakdown. Yue Xiangrong, as her father, not only didn't help his daughter, but he also aided and abetted her. Tsk tsk, now she's in a mental hospital, it's pitiful."

When Yuska heard this, her eyes widened; she thought she had misheard.

"That's right, Yue Xiangrong is truly heartless towards his own daughter, as if she doesn't exist. Anyone who's been there knows what it's like in a mental hospital. Being locked up with those really abnormal people, you can't even sleep peacefully at night." This was what the auntie who mentioned the young woman from her department had just been to the hospital said. "How can you cure someone locked up in a place like that? It will only get worse." You Sijia then realized she hadn't misheard; it was truly the case.

Guo Xin's wife was even sent to a mental hospital by him. No wonder the information he got from Zhou Qichun showed that he kept so many women outside. It seems he wasn't afraid of his family finding out.

The only person who knew was his father-in-law, who was in cahoots with him.

Yuska's feelings became extremely complicated at that moment.

She couldn't understand how there could be such parents in the world. Even if you raise a cat or dog, you'd develop feelings for it after decades, right? Let alone a human being?

Just as Yuska was lost in thought, she felt someone pat her hand.

Yu Sijia looked down and saw that it was Meng's mother patting the back of her hand.

“There are all kinds of people in this world. Some people are not fit to be parents, but they become parents easily.” Mencius’ mother said softly, “Everything has a cause and effect. Evil people will always get their comeuppance.”

Yusya gave a low "hmm," but she still felt as if a heavy stone was pressing on her heart, making it hard to breathe.

Later, after she got home, she couldn't help but call Jiang Lingyu and tell him about it.

Jiang Lingyu sighed, "Actually, there are quite a few people like that, but you don't need to lament that she doesn't leave her family of origin. People who grow up in such families are inherently different from you. To outsiders, leaving is a simple matter, but for them, it may be more important to prove their own worth than to leave their family of origin."

Although her family wasn't in such a bad situation, it was still about the same.

Jiang Lingyu had already gone through such a psychological process herself, which was why she could analyze it so clearly with You Sijia.

Yustia couldn't help but sigh, "But her current ending is too tragic."

Anything can happen in a mental hospital. The frequency of assault incidents in society is far lower than that in mental hospitals.

Jiang Lingyu thought about something on the other end of the phone and remained silent for a long time before finally speaking softly: "Maybe it's all everyone's fate. When the older generation said this, I thought it was meaningless. Fate is in your own hands, and you should decide what kind of person you become. But in many cases, the environment you grow up in has already determined your personality and your ability to control your own destiny."

After Yu Sijia ended her phone call with Jiang Lingyu, she still looked somewhat downcast.

Meng Weiyuan worked overtime at the company for a while during the day and went home around 4 or 5 pm.

"Didn't you enjoy going out today?" Meng Weiyuan asked as he walked up to You Sijia, towel in hand, drying his hair.

Yustya shook her head. "No."

"And the one who looks so worried?"

Yu Sijia recounted the gossip she had heard that day to Meng Weiyuan.

Meng Weiyuan listened attentively. He reached out and ruffled You Sijia's hair. "Are you angry or unhappy because of this?"

Yuska turned her head to avoid his hand, "What do you mean 'just because of this'? Isn't this enough to make me angry?"

When Meng Weiyuan saw You Sijia's hair, which looked like it was about to explode, he knew she was unhappy again.

He quickly explained, "Do you want to get him out of the hospital? Or what?"

Yustia was silent for a while, then hung her head dejectedly, "How could I possibly have that ability?"

“It’s not impossible.” She had just finished speaking when Meng Weiyuan’s voice came from above.

(End of this chapter)