The Chief Minister's Ferocious Wife

264 Push Her into the Fire

“Mother, I disagree with you on that. If the Xia clan was really good, why did they only go to Chuchu now? I don’t believe that the Xia clan didn’t know that Aunt Chenglan was still alive at that time. Mother, have you been hiding something from me all along?” Kang Xiuwan disagreed with Xia Chengxuan’s words.

Xia Chengxuan’s expression slightly changed when she heard this, but she quickly returned to her usual self.

“Wanwan, that’s your grandfather’s family. You can’t say that about the Xia clan!” Xia Chengxuan solemnly reminded. “No matter what, we both rely on the Xia clan to live a better life.”

“A better life? Mother, can you wake up? Not to mention our current situation, where was the Xia clan when you were aggrieved in the Kang clan? How can you in good conscience say how the Xia clan is good?”

“Wanwan.”

“The Xia clan is a pit. Whoever jumps into it is unlucky. Chuchu at least has her husband’s love in Lengshui Village. If she really goes back to the Xia clan, won’t the Xia clan treat her like a money tree?”

“Kang Xiuwan!”

Xia Chengxuan got angry and raised her voice.

“Mother, don’t forget that we wouldn’t be here today if it weren’t for Chuchu.” Kang Xiuwan, however, was fearless.

All these years, she had watched coldly how the Xia clan had done wrong.

It was only because of the family’s wealth that they could take money to settle those disgusting matters again and again.

Now the Xia clan and the Kang clan were competing against each other. Even if she also disliked the Kang clan, she did not feel that the Xia clan was better than the Kang clan.

Moreover, once Zhao Chuchu returned to the Xia clan, no one knew how those bastards of the Xia clan would force her.

Kang Xiuwan didn’t believe that the Xia clan only took Zhao Chuchu back because they felt sorry for her suffering outside.

“At least that was your grandparents’ family, and you won’t exist in this world without them.”

How could Xia Chengxuan not know that the Xia clan was a pit? But she still hoped the Kang clan could not surpass the Xia clan.

Only then would her position in the Kang clan be stable, and the Kang clan would not dare to do anything to her.

No one should blame her for being selfish. She just wanted to make her life a little better.

Every man was for himself.

Kang Xiuwan looked at Xia Chengxuan with some disbelief. “Mother, you were not like this before. Why would you have such a terrible idea? No matter what, Chuchu once saved our lives. How can you…”

“She is not your cousin!”

Xia Chengxuan could not help but let out a low shout.

“She is not my cousin?” Kang Xiuwan froze. “Mother, what do you mean by that? If your statement is true, then the Xia clan is even less qualified to bring her back.”

Xia Chengxuan felt she had said something she shouldn’t have, so she shifted her gaze and did not dare to look at Kang Xiuwan.

“I just made a slip of the tongue.”

“No, what you said is true. What’s it all about? Mother, I’ve grown up. You can’t hide everything from me under the banner of being good for me. One day when it’s my turn to face those things, how do you want me to deal with it?”

Xia Chengxuan was very torn.

How could she dare to tell Kang Xiuwan about such a matter?

Wouldn’t saying that there was no good person in the Xia clan be a denial of her own point of view?

“Mother, tell me. What are you still hiding from me? You are clear about the relationship between the Xia clan and the Kang clan now, so I should start thinking about my own future.”

“What are you talking about? As long as I am still alive, the Xia clan and the Kang clan will not do anything. Well, well, we are here for tea today. Let’s not talk about those things.”

“No, I want to know it. If you don’t tell me, I’ll find someone to ask around myself. I can always find out.”

“Wanwan, listen to me.”

“Then you tell me, Mother.”

Seeing that Kang Xiuwan kept asking, Xia Chengxuan was afraid that Kang Xiuwan would really find someone to ask around and cause some trouble by then.

She was annoyed that she had spoken without thinking and said something she shouldn’t have said.

But what was said was like spilled water and could not be retrieved.

“Mother, quickly say it.”

Kang Xiuwan urged.

Xia Chengxuan was silent for a moment before beckoning Kang Xiuwan to lean over. Then she whispered in Kang Xiuwan’s ear, “Zhao Chuchu is not your Aunt Chenglan’s child.”

“Really?”

“Your Aunt Chenglan eloped with someone. Zhao Chuchu’s birth mother is also a member of the Xia clan, and once she was a Xia Chenglan.”

“Mother, I don’t quite understand what you mean.”

“Zhao Chuchu’s birth mother was your grandfather’s sister, and she is a disgrace that the Xia clan cannot mention. That’s why the Xia clan never went to her and treated her as if she had died outside.”

Although the Kang clan was not as good as the Xia clan, it was at least a big family, and the rights and wrongs in that square inch of the house were not less than that of the Xia clan.

Kang Xiuwan knew better than anyone how many nasty things were hidden in such people’s homes.

Therefore, even though she couldn’t believe what she heard, she subconsciously thought that it was expected that such a thing had happened in the Xia clan.

For a while, Kang Xiuwan didn’t know whether she was angry or shocked.

Xia Chengxuan said in a heartfelt manner, “Wanwan, this matter ends with you and should never be mentioned again. If word gets out, we will be kicked out of the Kang clan. Will there be any place for you and me to stay?”

It took Kang Xiuwan a while to come back to her senses.

She looked at Xia Chengxuan and couldn’t help but ask, “Mother, do you still want Chuchu to go back to such a Xia clan? That’s not even a pit. That’s purgatory! If Chuchu returns to the Xia clan, who knows what kind of things the Xia clan will do?”

“If she knew that her mother’s origin was like this, how could she accept it? Her husband is still an intellectual, so how much of a blow would that be to them? Mother, we have already suffered so much. Why do we still have to push our life-saver into the fire?” Kang Xiuwan continued.

“I know you’ve always been soft-hearted and easy to pin down. But even if we won’t repay the kindness, at least we can’t return kindness with ingratitude, right? Mother, you taught me to have a conscience. If we watch Chuchu fall into the hands of the Xia clan but do nothing, will we be able to live in peace for the rest of our lives?” Kang Xiuwan asked again.

Xia Chengxuan did not answer, nor did she dare to look at Kang Xiuwan.

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She knew her daughter’s words were correct.

But she also wanted to make a better life for herself.

Only if the Xia clan did not fall would her position be secure.

Moreover, if Zhao Chuchu really returned to the Xia clan, the Xia clan would definitely treat her well in every way.

“Mother, if you dare to tell the Xia clan about Chuchu’s whereabouts, I won’t even admit you as my mother in the future,” Kang Xiuwan said fiercely.

She knew that her mother was not that bad but was just selfish and stupid.

Kang Xiuwan didn’t want Zhao Chuchu to have anything to do with the Xia clan.

She got up and left after she said this.

She thought her mother would not come to her senses without some particular reminding.

After all, Kang Xiuwan was her only daughter.

Kang Xiuwan left the teahouse, but her mood didn’t calm down for a long time.

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She did not expect Zhao Chuchu’s birth mother to be her aunt!

The Xia clan was really rotten to the roots!

However, Kang Xiuwan did not rashly go to Zhao Chuchu for fear of making a mistake and letting the Xia clan know that Zhao Chuchu had come to the capital.

Zhao Chuchu was not aware of what the two of them had argued. She found Xie Heng’s people and just handed out the letter before seeing someone come out from inside.