TriNovel Chapter 1576 - 1041: Worrisome
Chapter 1576 - 1041: Worrisome
The second night was combined.
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The niece-in-law’s invitation was clearly aimed at her own daughter. Liang Xiaohong wasn’t oblivious and immediately nodded gratefully to Chuxia, giving her daughter a little push: "Nannan, go and chat with your third sister-in-law, second sister, and fourth sister."
Zhou Nanping didn’t expect Chuxia to invite her. She stood there dumbfounded after hearing Chuxia’s words, only coming back to her senses after being nudged by her mother and quickly agreed, following Zhou Jiping and Zhou Xiangping upstairs.
Although Chuxia and Zhou Mikang didn’t live in the ancestral house, their bedroom was cleaned every day, so even though it was unoccupied for long, the room had no dust or musty smell.
After a few of them sat down, Chuxia smiled at the somewhat apprehensive Zhou Nanping: "Sixth sister, we haven’t interacted much before and aren’t that familiar, we should keep in touch more often, okay?"
"Okay, okay..." Zhou Nanping nodded repeatedly, standing up urgently to bow to Chuxia, "Thank you, third sister-in-law, for your generosity. I won’t mess up again in the future."
"We’re all family, no need for such formality," Chuxia laughed as she pulled her to sit down, "You’ll know after spending time with me, I say what’s on my mind, and if I don’t hold grudges, I really don’t, it’s not for show. On the contrary, if I’m still angry, nothing you say will matter, so sixth sister, please don’t doubt my sincerity, alright?"
Zhou Nanping looked at Chuxia with eyes full of guilt: "Third sister-in-law, I know you haven’t blamed me for a long time, but if I don’t say it myself, I won’t feel at ease all my life!" These days, she always wanted such a chance to properly apologize to her third sister-in-law.
If it weren’t for the third sister-in-law’s generosity, she definitely wouldn’t be living freely right now. She knew how much the third brother valued his third sister-in-law. Given what she had done, if not for the third sister-in-law’s plea, the third brother absolutely wouldn’t forgive her.
At first, she was a bit skeptical, thinking that even if she wasn’t held accountable, she would definitely be pushed in other ways—like at work. But the fact proved that she was indeed thinking poorly of others.
So now, when she says this, it’s not out of disbelief or suspicion but from a sincere desire to have this opportunity to express her attitude face to face!
"Alright, alright, no need for formalities..." Zhou Jiping laughed, patting Zhou Nanping, "Over time, you’ll get to know your third sister-in-law. Compared to us, she’s really generous and understanding, so, as they say, your third brother has a good eye!"
Zhou Xiangping immediately chimed in: "That’s right, third brother has been smart since he was young and always makes the right choices!"
Zhou Nanping looked at the two with envy, feeling it’s truly a blessing to have such a brother. Unlike her, where her brother didn’t even want to give her an extra glance; she even suspected that even if she died in front of her brother, he wouldn’t look at her more.
"Don’t worry, your brother is just stuck in a rut right now, he’ll come around..." Sighing, Zhou Jiping held Zhou Nanping’s hand, looking at her earnestly, "Although we’re cousins, this is the first time we’ve sat down to talk so intimately.
I remember when we were young, Xiao Si and I tried to get you to talk with us, but you always gave us a cold look and walked away in silence. After that happened a few times, we didn’t want to get close with you again.
Thinking back, we weren’t good either; we could have realized that having been fostered elsewhere left you feeling upset and talked to you, and if we had, maybe things wouldn’t be like this today..."
"Second sister, don’t say that, it’s not your fault, it’s my own fault..." Zhou Nanping quickly cut off Zhou Jiping and sighed with a face full of regret, "At that time, I was just being irrational. Whenever you all tried to say something nice to me, I felt you were mocking me, so I was even colder to you.
Looking back now, whether it’s elders or brothers and sisters, so many times they gave me opportunities, but I didn’t cherish them. Instead, I blamed my family for not caring enough for me. So, being used by the Fang Family and ended up like this, it was totally my own doing."
"The past is behind us, we don’t need to self-reflect anymore, alright?" Chuxia smiled at everyone, "No matter how things were before, as long as we’re united now, that’s what counts, right?"
"Right." Zhou Jiping responded solemnly, looking at Zhou Nanping, "Xiao Liu, your third sister-in-law didn’t bring us all together just to reminisce about the past or self-reflect.