Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 1309 - 1131: Xiao’ai, Dabao, Xiaobei

Chapter 1309: Chapter 1131: Xiao’ai, Dabao, Xiaobei

Uncle Zhao and Aunt Zhao finally stopped fighting, neither gaining an advantage over the other. Aunt Zhao’s hair was disheveled, marks of the broom on her arms, while Uncle Zhao’s hands were covered in nail scratches. Both were so angry that they skipped dinner and went back to their rooms.

Latter, Zhao Datu entered the kitchen and, seeing Axiang standing there foolishly, he cursed her in disgust again, "It’s all your fault, stirring up all this trouble for my parents, such bad luck, you broom star!"

After speaking, Zhao Datu fiercely pushed Axiang aside, but fortunately, she managed to catch herself against the wall, avoiding another bump to her head.

Axiang took a deep breath, trying hard not to let her tears flow. After pushing her, Zhao Datu went on to start a fire.

As Axiang silently walked out, Zhao Datu cursed again from inside, "Where are you going? Don’t you have work to do?"

Axiang didn’t respond, and Zhao Datu paused before cursing once more, "Getting bolder by the day."

...

Xia Dabao had been lying by the window, listening to the commotion at the Zhao Family’s place, and didn’t leave her room until everything there had quieted down.

Nan Feng happened to come to call her for dinner, and she went to the kitchen to get a bowl and fill it with rice, but her expression remained troubled.

Nan Feng thought she might be thinking of Tian Xiaobei again. Hadn’t she been fine a while ago, jumping around? Nan Feng had thought she was going to forget all about Tian Xiaobei.

Nan Feng couldn’t help but ask, "Abao, what’s wrong?"

"Mom, I think Axiang is really pitiful," Xia Dabao said.

"Did you listen to them fight again?" It wasn’t the first time Nan Feng discovered Xia Dabao eavesdropping by other people’s corners.

"Sigh, Aunt Zhao and Zhao Datu are getting worse and worse, even Uncle Zhao can’t speak a word in Axiang’s defense. I don’t know when Axiang’s hardships will end," Xia Dabao said, shaking her head.

Nan Feng served up rice for her son as well and gave another piece of meat to Xia Dabao, "The fact that you can sympathize with others shows your kindness, but we can’t interfere in other people’s family matters. Axiang must take control of her own life."

"Mom, what would you do if you were Axiang?" Xia Dabao asked, her mother always had strong opinions.

"I’d like to ask you first, what would you do if you were in her shoes?" Nan Feng countered.

She had been through something similar herself. Back in the Dazhou Imperial Palace, the Emperor and the Noble Consort both disliked her, so she had no choice but to take her daughter and leave, preferring a harder life over the torment of enduring them every day.

Xia Dabao was playing with her rice as she ate, saying, "I certainly wouldn’t put up with it. I’d go back to my parents’ home. After all, my parents wouldn’t abandon me; they would never let me be mistreated. Besides, I’m not someone to be bullied. If someone curses at me, I’d definitely curse back."

"Yes, that’s why every person’s path is different, because their thoughts are different. If Axiang feels she can endure, then enduring is her choice, right?"

"..." Xia Dabao still felt somewhat guilty.

She always felt that Axiang’s marriage to Zhao Datu was partly her fault for pushing them together.

...

Meanwhile.

Axiang had already left the Zhao residence. It was nearly dark, but she didn’t want to return to that house, feeling uncomfortable at the mere thought of stepping through the doorway.

Aimlessly wandering through the village, she found herself back at Widow Chen’s place without realizing it.

Widow Chen had taught Axiang many times before, to never be a pushover in the Zhao family. If anyone dared to bully her, she must bully them back.