Surrounded by the Billionaire's Deep Doting-Chapter 366 - 333: Some People Just Don’t Know Their Place
"Being pregnant allows you to lie blatantly?"
Su Xiaomeng’s voice dropped, and what was originally a gentle tone suddenly turned sharp.
Yin Shixiu had just changed his clothes, and upon coming downstairs, he witnessed this seemingly confrontational scene.
He also saw Su Xiaomeng holding Shuangshuang in one arm and pulling Guo Tong with the other...
His heart skipped a beat, utterly frightened, and he hurriedly ran over to take Shuangshuang from Xiaomeng’s arms. He glanced sharply at Yin Bowen and asked coldly, "What’s going on?"
Yin Bowen had some fear of Yin Shixiu, and couldn’t help but say, "It’s nothing really. It’s just that little Shuangshuang accidentally bumped into Xiao Tong while walking. Uncle, you know Xiao Tong is pregnant now, and she’s a bit sensitive." 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦
"I just suggested Little Aunt should be more careful with the child in the future, so as not to bump into people. It would be bad if it affects the pregnancy, but then Little Aunt got upset."
Yin Shixiu knew Su Xiaomeng’s temperament better than anyone, understanding she wouldn’t get angry over such trivial matters.
He narrowed his eyes and chuckled lightly.
"Is Miss Guo made of paper?"
"Uncle, even if you want to protect your own, you can’t take it to this extent. Shuangshuang did bump into Xiao Tong, everyone saw it!"
Yin Bowen argued based on the facts.
Shuangshuang was initially cheerful, but sensing the uneasy atmosphere in the hall, and hearing her name being mentioned by the adults, her initially cheerful little face became crestfallen.
One little hand went to her mouth while the other circled tightly around Dad’s neck.
Her little mouth drooped, eyes wandering nervously, and with a crying tone, she hid in Yin Shixiu’s neck, calling softly, "Dad..."
The voice of his daughter sounded both aggrieved and scared, making Yin Shixiu’s heart tighten instantly. He spoke without any politeness, "Saw? Saw what? Shuangshuang can hardly walk steadily, and you’re treating her like a rocket launcher?"
This sentence left Yin Bowen speechless.
Yin Shixiu’s sharp gaze then fell on Guo Tong, "If Miss Guo is so easily affected by her pregnancy, maybe it’s best to stay in bed and not come running about!"
Guo Tong’s face turned red, her expression a bit awkward, not expecting Yin Shixiu’s words to be so unusually blunt...
"This is a small matter."
Su Xiaomeng remained cold-eyed and said indifferently, standing in front of Guo Tong, "Clarify the words you just said. Don’t be passive-aggressive and disgust people."
Guo Tong frowned, "I didn’t say anything..."
"You said I looked down on you before, that I didn’t allow you to come to Beijing to develop, and now you’re with Yin Bowen, there’s a grudge in my heart. You say you’re my maternal cousin, and I should be more magnanimous! You talk about our contradictions and prejudices as if they need to be laid out and discussed openly!"
"But didn’t you just say you didn’t say that... Since you didn’t say it, then let’s assume you didn’t."
Guo Tong looked at Su Xiaomeng without any trace of guilt.
Yin Shixiu, on the side, was listening with furrowed brows.
"Don’t speak ambiguously and make everyone misunderstand. Everyone standing here is family. What contradictions or prejudices between us? Spell it out clearly, so everyone understands, and so do I!"
Guo Tong didn’t expect Su Xiaomeng to hold on tightly, though she didn’t appear to be such a strong-willed person.
"What? Ran out of words to say?"
"You say you have no prejudice against me, so why are you unwilling to help me come to Beijing to develop? We’re family, yet you won’t even help out with this little thing, you aren’t—"
"What kind of family are we? Since you like to speak out loud and want everyone to hear, fine, I’ll also speak out."
Su Xiaomeng’s eyes were slightly cold, "Fourth Granny had no children, so she adopted you from her elder brother to raise. So... Guo Tong, what kind of relatives are we?"
"You want to join Shixiu’s company, and it must happen? Where’s the law that says this?"
Su Xiaomeng understood the influence of a person’s reputation and behavior in a noble family.
If anyone could easily slander her, she couldn’t establish any authority in the future.
"Whether you join the Yin Family has nothing to do with me. I’m busy taking care of the kids and my husband, and balancing my studies. I’m not so free to keep grudges against you, and please, do not play the victim role with me, Miss Guo."
"Moreover, the Yin Family doesn’t tolerate those who stir up trouble. If Miss Guo truly wants to marry into the Yin Family, then better keep your mouth right."
With Su Xiaomeng saying this, Guo Tong still hadn’t gotten completely over it...
But now that things had been said, Guo Tong wasn’t one to take a silent loss and admit defeat just like that.
Forcefully continue with Su Xiaomeng? She’s not stupid and wouldn’t do something so foolish.
She turned her little face away, her eyes welling up with tears, the tears swirling at the edge of her eyes, without making a sound... like a young wife who had suffered a great grievance.
Beside her, Yin Bowen couldn’t feel any sorrier for her.
"Little Aunt, your words are a bit too much."
"Not as much as Miss Guo’s."
"Alright, Bowen, stop talking... it’s my fault."
Yin Bowen furrowed his brows tightly, looking at Su Xiaomeng with unfriendly eyes, "Little Aunt, you have been pregnant yourself! You don’t understand—"
"Bo Wen, I’ll lay it out here today: if you bring a woman back who’s only here to stir up trouble, I’ll throw both of you out without blinking an eye."
Yin Shixiu immediately cut off Yin Bowen, and as soon as these harsh words were said, the surrounding relatives who wanted to interject didn’t dare to speak up.
This Fourth Young Master of the Yin Family might appear gentle on the surface, but in reality, no one could get close to him. Even among siblings, there is a wall, let alone with other juniors or elders.
But compared to outsiders, Yin Shixiu was much kinder to his family.
He rarely spoke so bluntly in front of his family.
But after all, Yin Shixiu wasn’t the Family Head just yet, and Yin Bowen was the son of the eldest Young Master of the Yin Family.
Hearing the commotion, Yin Shiqing and Shi Haiyan walked over. As soon as they arrived, they heard Yin Shixiu say such a thing.
Yin Shiqing’s face instantly turned half dark.
"Old Fourth’s words are quite harsh. I wonder what Bo Wen did to provoke Old Fourth?"
Yin Shixiu’s face was devoid of any smile at this moment, his eyes like a hawk, full of intimidating hostility, "Your daughter-in-law hasn’t even entered the door, and she’s already untouchable. What happens once she does?"
Guo Tong’s tears started to fall as she nestled into Yin Bowen’s arms in an aggrieved manner.
Yin Bowen took a deep breath and, with unusual boldness, faced Yin Shixiu, "Little Uncle, can’t you be a little more understanding of a pregnant woman’s unstable emotions?"
"Your Little Aunt is also pregnant, why isn’t she as delicate as Miss Guo?"
Yin Bowen was stunned for a moment, instinctively looking at Su Xiaomeng’s belly, while Guo Tong, nestled in his arms, was also quite surprised...
"Little Aunt... is pregnant?"
"If your Little Aunt gets hurt, then Miss Guo’s child might not be born either."
"Old Fourth!"
Yin Shiqing hurriedly reprimanded, "You’re too much!"
Yin Shixiu’s expression remained indifferent, looking at Yin Shiqing with some harshness, "Big Brother, if I don’t make things clear, these juniors won’t get it, and they’ll have no sense in their words and deeds."
"She hasn’t even entered the Yin Family’s door, and she’s already daring to slander the Fourth Young Madam of the Yin Family and boss her around! What will she do once she’s in? I think... she shouldn’t come in at all."
Guo Tong’s back suddenly stiffened.
Yin Bowen seemed to realize he’d stepped on a tiger’s tail and became somewhat flustered, hastily saying, "Xiao Tong is already pregnant, no matter what, I will marry her."
"Is that so?"
Yin Shixiu fixed his gaze on Yin Bowen, showing no mercy, "Drop the Yin surname, then marry however you like."
"Alright, we’re all family, no need to hurt the harmony over such a small matter." Shi Haiyan quickly said, "Bo Wen, apologize to your Little Uncle and Little Aunt. It’s the New Year, and you’ve upset your Little Uncle and Little Aunt over such a trivial matter, it’s all on you."
Yin Bowen was unwilling, but he also knew in his heart that Yin Shixiu’s status in the family was not something ordinary people could compare to.
If Yin Shixiu really said no to Guo Tong entering, then Guo Tong...
"Little Uncle, Little Aunt, I’m sorry, Bo Wen was overly protective and spoke thoughtlessly."
Yin Bowen’s previous arrogance vanished halfway as he lowered his head and said.
"Even though you’re in the officialdom, over thirty, you should understand the way of doing things. You can be humble and courteous to outsiders, managing layer after layer of relationships well, but at home, you don’t even understand the basic respect and order. Isn’t that strange?"
Yin Shixiu’s expression remained cold and did not give Yin Bowen a way out because of Shi Haiyan’s attempts at mediation.
Yin Bowen didn’t dare to say more and could only lower his head repeatedly, "Yes, yes, Little Uncle is right."
"As for Miss Guo, let me advise you, whether you have the ability to enter the Yin Family’s door and whether you can bear the name of the Yin Family’s daughter-in-law, you’d better think it through."
"Yin Bowen dotes on you and pampers you, that’s your capability, but whether you stay or go, Yin Bowen doesn’t have the final say. He doesn’t have that kind of power in the Yin Family."
Guo Tong bit her lip tightly, her face pale, devoid of any color.
Seeing this, Yin Shixiu’s cold expression slightly softened, but his words were still merciless, "If you don’t enter the Yin Family’s door, Xiao Meng would have to call you a cousin. But if you do, you’ll only be able to follow Bo Wen and respectfully call her Little Aunt. Understand?"
"Um, praised by Meng..."
In this suffocating atmosphere, nestled in Yin Shixiu’s arms, Shuangshuang seemed to have regained her energy, suddenly speaking out.
The little girl seemed to be very good at reading people’s expressions.
Earlier, it was others speaking loudly, and she kept hearing her own name, which made the little girl very uneasy.
But later, she discovered that it was always Dad who was speaking, and "others" didn’t dare make a sound, so the little girl gained her confidence back.
No matter how cold and indifferent Yin Shixiu was to outsiders, he was helpless against his daughter.
Seeing his daughter no longer aggrieved and afraid, his heart softened instantly.
The cold hard lines on his face softened as well, looking at Yin Bowen and Guo Tong, "Even Shuang’er can say these few words. Is Miss Guo mute?"
"Yes, understood..."
This sentence was only spoken after Yin Bowen discreetly tugged on Guo Tong’s clothes.
