Xia Jinyuan was like thunder, as he spat out his analysis one by one. Principal Chen, who was initially sitting on the bedside of the hospital bed, couldn’t help sitting up straight while listening to Xia Jinyuan’s in-depth analysis. Although he was thin, he still had a serious-looking face. The more he listened, the more solemn his expression became.
He came from a family of military power; his elders and brothers were either in politics or in the military. His political acumen was definitely stronger than that of a veteran who had a fresh background. Every word he said nor his speculations wasn’t of no purpose.
On the contrary, with his analysis, Principal Chen suddenly felt cold sweat on his back.
He and Old Uncle Gen made a mistake!
“Old Uncle and I made a very serious mistake.” The dignified Principal Chen slapped the hospital bed with one hand and said annoyingly, “I have always thought that the reason why Ye Zhifan and his family treated Ye Jian terribly is that they didn’t want her to have a good future so that she won’t suppress Ye Ying. That’s why Sun Dongqing always embarrassed Ye Jian as if she was afraid that Ye Jian would steal Ye Ying’s limelight if she didn’t fight or scolded Ye Jian.”
It’s not just Principal Chen and Old Uncle Gen who thought so, but also the people in the village also thought so!
Sun Dongqing did not like others being better than her family. She didn’t like that other kids are better than her daughter. So she would indeed treat Ye Jian terribly. This was what they thought so, they never thought about other reasons for her treatment towards Ye Jian.
“I heard Old Uncle Gen once said that not long after Martyr Sun Xueqing was buried, Old Mrs. Ye spread rumors in the village, saying that the reason why her eldest son and wife died at such a young age was because of Ye girl. And whichever family that adopted her would encounter bad luck. She directly convicted Ye Jian, making the villagers avoid Ye Jian for a while, for fear of being unlucky.”
Xia Jinyuan had never heard of this part of Ye Jian’s past before, so when he heard about it, every word of the story turned into a thin steel needle, piercing his heart. The pain made him frown angrily, and he became extremely hostile.
How old was a little fox at that time? She was just a two or three-year-old child!
That time was an era when most families were basically farmers, and life was insecure. If there were rumors or news, no matter if it was facing difficulties or being sick, one would first pray to God. The Ye family was really vicious to spread false rumors about Ye Jian, who was just a weak child at that time!
Xia Jinyuan became angrier and angrier as the words about Ye Jian’s past pierced his heart. He sneered, “So it seems that Old Mrs. Ye was pretending to pave the way for Ye Zhifan to adopt Ye Jian, the reason for her parents’ death… The way they spread the false rumors about Ye Jian made the villagers dare not to adopt her even if they could have the benefit of a pension, for fear of the unlucky fate.”
Unlucky fate?
They were unrighteous to my little fox, and they had such vicious minds, heh, they were naturally the ones who should have that unlucky fate, destroying them until they had nothing at all!
Regarding Ye Jian’s life in the village before the age of 14, Principal Chen only learned about it through Old Uncle Gen.
After knowing about this, he pitied Ye Jian even more and felt sorry for the terrible treatment that the little girl suffered.
Principal Chen was also relieved to see the young major sullen.
Although he was the only son of Commander-in-Chief Xia, he was also a man who valued love and righteousness and was a gentleman. If he (Principal Chen) was gone one day, he would be rest assured to have Ye Jian under the care of Major Xia Jinyuan. Old Uncle Gen could also rest peacefully.
“Who else knew why the Ye family did that at the time? Old Mrs. Ye had lost her son; everyone would definitely sympathize with her. After the bereaved of her daughter-in-law, then with the rumor of Ye girl’s “unlucky fate”, I’m sure the rumor would be even more believable at that time.”
