Chapter 3 — Van Li Xuan

The elder sister looked at the flying dragonfly wings and sighed softly. "If only I could keep them forever, it would be great." Tham Quan Lan suddenly turned to me and asked. "Ah Mien, do you like dragonflies?" I didn't understand what he meant, so I just replied. "I don't hate them either, what's wrong?" Tham Quan Lan didn't say anything more. The next time we met, he brought two extremely delicately crafted bamboo dragonflies. Perhaps since childhood, I have been accustomed to the favoritism of my father and mother. So every time Tham Quan Lan gave the same gift to his eldest sister, I never doubted it once. I still thought, indeed what mother said was right. Tham Quan Lan is the fairest person. I also hoped that after marrying Tham Quan Lan, I would no longer need to look at my father and mother's faces every day, nor would I need to pick up things that my elder sister didn't need anymore. If the elder sister does something wrong, I don't have to continue to take the blame for her. As long as I am reasonable, Tham Quan Lan will definitely stand by my side. To this day, I still clearly remember the look on my grandmother's face when I told her those thoughts. Her eyes were full of pity. But in the end, she just stroked my hair and said softly. "A Mien, you still don't understand what love is, there's no need to think that far." At that time, I didn't understand, clearly Tham Quan Lan treated me so well, why did my grandmother say such disappointing things. Now that I think back, my thinking back then was ridiculously naive. Since childhood, my father and mother have always favored the eldest sister. As long as I don't do as well as my sister, my mother will laugh lightly. "A Mien is certainly not as intelligent as Van Lam." But if there is ever a time when my ability to read books or write poetry surpasses my sister's. What awaits us is neither praise nor rewards. It was the tightly furrowed eyebrows of my father and mother. "You know very well that your elder sister's body is weak, yet you still use such despicable tricks to provoke your elder sister?" My palm was kicked by my father with a ruler until it turned red. Burning pain like fire. With tears in my eyes, I wanted to ask my mother to help me. I saw her holding the elder sister in her arms, gently comforting her. After a while, he seemed to notice my eyes. Mother looked over again in disappointment. "The daughter of the To family may not be smart enough, but she absolutely must not do the kind of petty things. Tell me, who wrote that poem for you?" I swore that the poem was written by myself. "If father and mother don't believe me, father just give me the question right now, you can immediately write a poem of that level."I originally thought that they would believe me. But what I received in return was: "Since when did you have such an aggressive, competitive nature? It's truly not as good as a part of your eldest sister's gentleness!" "Besides, I was originally supposed to give in to my eldest sister. If it weren't for my eldest sister, do you think I could still keep this life?" As long as I have my eldest sister standing in front. It seems like no matter what we do, they will never be satisfied. If you stumble a lot, you will get wise. After crashing my head into the wall named after my father and mother so many times. I finally understand that they only favor the elder sister. They don't love me at all. In the eyes of people who don't like us, whatever we do is wrong. Even if we try our best to please them, it will still be in vain. And in the eyes of those who truly love us. For example, like our ancestors, she saw my self-pity. Also see things that are not easy for us. The plate of fruit that I could not get before from my father and mother, who were my ancestors. A little bit of care that I have never received from them before is also my ancestor. That principle in love is still the same. Love cannot be obtained from Tham Quan Lan. I have it too

can be found in another person. … Grandmother said, if I didn't want to marry Tham Quan Lan, she would immediately send someone to the Tham residence to renounce the engagement and take back my concubine. To avoid continuing to have endless entanglements with Tham Quan Lan. After that, she told me to return to the hospital to rest. We obey all the arrangements of our ancestors. But not long after I left my grandmother's courtyard, the person next to my mother came to see me. As soon as I entered my mother's room, before I could open my mouth, she raised her hand and slapped me hard. That slap was both fast and strong. Soon, half of my face was swollen, red, and painful. But my mother still hasn't vented her anger. "You evil lady, kneel down!" "If you haven't gone back to the palace all night, where did you learn such family teachings? The reputation of the To family is about to be ruined by you, do you know your mistake?" The elder sister stood beside her, holding her mother's hand, gently stroking her breasts to help her calm down. "Mother, please slowly say something, don't let anger harm your health." I cupped my cheek, staring at her with understanding. the chief's reason. I really don't understand. From childhood to adulthood, my father and mother always forced me to yield to my eldest sister. All resources in the To family's palace are tilted towards her. And I can only take what she doesn't need. I was even afraid that my eldest sister would feel sad when she saw my father and mother treating me well. Mother definitely brought me to my ancestor's side. Let us grow up under the pillow of our ancestors from childhood. Even the fiance chosen for me by my mother always sided with my eldest sister. I really don't understand what crime I committed against my eldest sister, to the point of causing her to slander my reputation like that. Yet right now she still showed me a thoughtful look. Quietly winked and signaled. "Sister, if you admit your mistake then just admit it, don't argue with mother anymore." If I have never come to see my grandmother before.