Quick Transmigration: Drama Queen's Daily Life-Chapter 222 - 217: The Second Daughter Born Out of Wedlock

Ye Qiu and Ye Xia attended the same school, but unlike Ye Qiu who got in by paying, Ye Xia was the pride of Ye Mu, having earned her place with high scores. Thus, whenever Ye Qiu had poor exam results or made friends with underachievers, Ye Xia would narrate these events vividly to Ye Mu, who believed them without a shred of doubt.

As a result, Ye Qiu’s allowance kept shrinking, while Ye Xia had so much she could hang out at malls and watch movies with her friends every day. In contrast, Ye Qiu’s few hundred yuan only sufficed for her basic monthly needs.

What Ye Xia said wasn’t wrong; one wardrobe was indeed enough for her since she barely had that many clothes to begin with.

Ye Fu never cared about his daughters’ affairs, and both Granny Ye and Grandpa Ye favored boys over girls and were even less likely to interfere. Ye Mu never bought new clothes for Ye Qiu; she only let her wear Ye Xia’s hand-me-downs. In her eyes, what did a student like Ye Qiu need so many clothes for, especially since she didn’t participate in activities as often as her sister, Ye Xia? To Ye Mu, wearing her sister’s old clothes was sufficient. However, Ye Xia would rather throw away or give away her unwanted clothes than pass them down to Ye Qiu. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

After all, this family’s rejection of her wasn’t something new; Ye Qiu’s heart had long grown accustomed to it and indifferent. All she wished for was to move out of this unwelcoming home as soon as possible.

"Dawdling like this, I have no clue who you take after." Facing Ye Qiu, Ye Mu was filled with irritation. This younger daughter not only brought her endless troubles, but she was also less endearing and intelligent than her other children. The good thing was she was about to come of age, which meant Ye Mu would soon fulfill her obligations as a parent. After all, she never expected Ye Qiu to provide for her in old age, lest she should be an eyesore.

Ye Qiu sat down silently to eat. The money given by Ye Mu was only enough to sustain her basic school life. In order to fit in with her "friends," she had dyed her hair blonde with the money meant for living expenses. This meant that dinner was her only chance to improve her life for the day. Having been hungry for most of it, she certainly couldn’t short-change herself now.

"I want some shrimp, too." Ye Dong’s eyes twinkled mischievously as he smiled maliciously at Ye Qiu.

"Sure, sure, it’s all yours," Granny Ye, Zhang Jufang, disregarded Ye Qiu’s reaching chopsticks and directly moved a whole plate of shrimp in front of herself, "Ye Qiu, dear, your little brother is still growing, he needs to nourish himself. Have something else instead."

Ye Qiu was nonchalant and stretched her chopsticks towards the fish, only to see Ye Xia immediately serve the remaining half to Ye Mu’s bowl, smiling considerately, "Mom, the fish today is quite good, you should eat more."

"My Xiaxia is so sensible," Ye Mu, Zhong Meifen, adored her eldest daughter. Seeing Ye Qiu’s chopsticks hanging in mid-air, she inwardly scorned her younger daughter’s uselessness.

The meal was delicious for some, but Ye Qiu hurriedly ate a few bites of veggies and rice before putting down her cutlery, ready to retire to her room.

Granny Ye was displeased at the sight, "Don’t you know how to act like the younger generation? Leaving as soon as you finish eating, is this what you learn at school? Can’t even help wash the dishes or clean up. If your grades aren’t good, you should be more helpful. What kind of daughter acts like this?"

"Why doesn’t Ye Xia do it?" Ye Qiu suddenly spoke out coldly.

Seeing her with her bangs covering her eyes and looking gloomily unpleased, Ye Mu immediately disliked her demeanor and scolded, "Can you even compare to your sister? She needs to practice piano and host events, her hands cannot be damaged. And who allowed you to call your sister by name directly? Is this your upbringing? I’m spending so much money on your education, and this is what you’ve learned?"

Granny Ye nodded, seemingly agreeing with her daughter-in-law’s words. In earlier years, she could still exert some control because her daughter-in-law had given birth to two daughters, but after her daughter-in-law had a grandson and succeeded in business with her son, earning money, Granny Ye’s status in the family had dwindled, and she ended up doing all sorts of chores.

She willingly served her husband, son, and grandson, and she didn’t dare say much about her daughter-in-law making money. As for the eldest granddaughter, thinking that she was beautiful and sociable, and might marry a wealthy man who could support her grandson in the future, she didn’t want her to do too much work. But why should she serve this second granddaughter who was mediocre in every aspect?

Thus, she exaggeratedly exclaimed, "Alas, the world has become so outrageous that even I, an old woman, have to serve the younger generation."

"Enough, Ye Qiu, from now on you’ll be the one washing the dishes," Ye Fu put his foot down, putting an end to the brief quarrel.

Hearing this, Ye Qiu clenched her fists. She had once held hopes for this family and when she first arrived, she had also been keen to sweep and wash dishes. But all her actions were overlooked by everyone, considered as her duty. Later, as she entered her rebellious phase, she gradually stopped doing these things, only for this to somehow become her fault.

She was still not of age to move out on her own, so Ye Qiu silently endured her family’s disdain and rejection.

"Ha, thinking of making me wash dishes, Ye Qiu, who do you think you are, trying to compete with me?" After dinner, Ye Xia went to the kitchen to take some fruit from the fridge, disdainfully mocking Ye Qiu under her breath.

"Do you know why I don’t acknowledge you as my sister at school? Because I despise you. I, Ye Xia, am excellent in every way; I certainly don’t need a lousy sister like you. And why did you have to come back from the countryside? The room was supposed to be just mine," Ye Xia said viciously, her pretty face twisting into a snarl.

After listening, Ye Qiu paused while washing the dishes and looked at Ye Xia with a cold sneer: "You think just because Mom favors you, you can have everything? Just wait and see. If I can’t have anything from the Ye Family, neither can you."

Ye Xia knew Ye Qiu was speaking the truth. In this family, it was always Dad who had the final say. Although Dad was quite good to her ordinarily, his mindset was still like Grandpa and Granny Ye’s: believing that a son is the foundation and everything in the family will eventually belong to her little brother. He approved of Mom encouraging her to learn those talents, but only hoped she would marry a rich man who could support her brother. This stark reality was exactly why she was both annoyed and ashamed.

Ye Xia retorted in anger and shame: "What of it? With my abilities, I will definitely marry a rich man and lead a comfortable life. But it’s different for you; you’re average-looking, poor in school, and even Mom and Dad don’t like you. What future do you have? Marry a migrant worker or go back to Zhongjia Village to farm?"

"So what if I marry a migrant worker or return to farm? Human potential is limitless. Which family’s past three generations haven’t started from poor peasants? Ye Xia, I wish you luck in marrying a wealthy man in the future, but by then I hope you have the ability to hold onto him," Ye Qiu indifferently said.

"My business is none of your concern; you’d better take care of yourself. I heard from Mom that your allowance is going to be reduced next month, so don’t come begging me," Ye Xia said with a malicious laugh, then casually closed the fridge and sauntered away.

Ye Qiuqing just shook her head with a wry smile. Ye Xia did indeed marry a wealthy man in her previous life, but what of it? Her rich second-generation husband couldn’t withstand the temptations outside, otherwise how could she, with her family background, have had the chance to climb into that circle? Wasn’t it because her husband liked to play? It was just that she had a bit of cunning and skill, succeeding in marrying into that wealth.

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