Rebirth: Inheriting Millions In The Eighties
Chapter 598 - 596 Can’t I?_1

Chapter 598: Chapter 596 Can’t I?_1

Under Mrs. Xia Ning’s manipulation, everyone began to accept Xia Ningxing’s inclusion, instead wanting to overwhelm her and make her leave in humiliation.

Xia Ningxing: "..."

Let them try!

The so-called medical conference was really just a discussion of medical techniques, followed by a group visit to the Book Pavilion to study medical texts.

Most of the attendees clustered in small groups.

But Xia Ningxing was personally escorted by Mrs. Xia Ning, who introduced her to the different categories of medical techniques.

"My dear girl, when competing for the position of Family Head, you’ll need to be proficient in internal and external medicine, as well as..." Mrs. Xia Ning whispered, privately guiding her on which books to read.

Xia Ningxing listened carefully and took notes.

Although others didn’t know what the two were discussing, it was clear that Mrs. Xia Ning was showing favoritism.

Unable to contain her resentment, Ning Xiaoyou gritted her teeth and said to Ning Mo beside her, "Cousin, why does Xia Ningxing have such good fortune to be favored by our aunt?"

"How would I know!" Ning Mo tried hard to look indifferent, but the flames of jealousy burned her up inside.

After the conference ended, Ning Mo returned to her room and threw a tantrum.

She was infuriated!

All these years, she had been sucking up to her aunt to become her disciple, yet now her aunt had not only taken an outsider as a disciple but had also decided not to take on any more disciples.

"Mo Mo, my dear girl, why are you so angry!" Ning Mo’s mother, Mrs. Ma, hearing the commotion, hurried over to comfort her.

Clenching her teeth, Ning Mo’s normally beautiful and delicate face was now a picture of viciousness, overshadowed by gloom and jealousy as she said through clenched teeth, "Mom, what kind of madness has aunt been struck by, why must she take Xia as her disciple? To say it’s because of talent, but her attitude towards her is clearly more than just appreciating her talent!"

Mrs. Xia Ning treated Xia Ningxing with immense warmth, just like a mother would care for her daughter!

Even if her medical talent was exceptional, Mrs. Xia Ning had no reason to fawn over her like this, right?

Not in the least like a mentor should!

This was something Ning Mo simply couldn’t understand.

On this matter, Mrs. Ma also sensed something was off: "This is indeed quite suspicious, given that your aunt has been cold and detached since her husband’s death, never showing a pleasant face to anyone except Xia Ningxing..."

"So what is the reason for this?" Ning Mo’s brows knotted almost into a pretzel.

The aunt was extremely cold to their own kin, so why should she be so warm to an outsider?

As if they were the actual family.

"Could it be..." Quickly, Mrs. Ma seemed to think of something, her pupils suddenly dilating.

But she quickly shook her head in denial: "That’s impossible, the ages don’t match up at all."

So it was utterly impossible!

"What is it, Mom?" Ning Mo saw her mother’s hesitant expression and immediately realized her mother might know some inside information. She rushed forward, grabbing her shoulders to inquire, "Mom, what’s impossible, tell me!"

Mrs. Ma sighed, "Actually, this is a taboo of our Ning Family, I really shouldn’t speak of it, but since you are my daughter, I’ll tell you..."

Mrs. Ma gently stroked her cheek and then revealed a shocking piece of information: "Actually, your aunt once had a child."

"I suspect Xia is your aunt’s daughter, which is why she’s treating her so nicely!"

"My aunt has a child?" Ning Mo couldn’t help but be astonished, finding it somewhat unbelievable, "When did this happen?"

How had she never heard of this before?

"It’s a long time ago," Mrs. Ma reminisced, "It’s been over thirty years now. At that time, shortly after the tragedy that befell your uncle, your aunt was consumed by grief and even disappeared for a while. When she came back, people clearly noticed signs that she had given birth..."

Everyone in the Ning Family was a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine, and the principles of observation, listening and smelling, inquiry, and pulse-taking meant that determining whether someone had given birth was possible by simply assessing their physique.

"Where is the child then?" Ning Mo asked instinctively.

Mrs. Ma shook her head: "No one knows where the child is. When your aunt returned after her disappearance, the child wasn’t with her."

"Even when the elders in the clan subtly inquired, they didn’t get any answers. Instead, every time, your aunt would look very upset, and she even punished a lot of people. Gradually, everyone didn’t dare to ask anymore, and eventually, the matter became a taboo within the Ning Family, never to be brought up again."

After listening, Ning Mo pondered, "So it’s indeed possible that Xia Ningxing might be my aunt’s daughter, but that’s not right. If Xia Ningxing truly is her daughter, why wouldn’t my aunt just say Xia is her daughter? Why make it roundabout by claiming she’s her disciple?"

Her brows furrowed deeply as another inconsistency occurred to her.

"Moreover, the most important thing is that my aunt gave birth to a child thirty years ago, meaning that the child should be at least thirty years old now. But how old is Xia Ningxing, just twenty-two or twenty-three? That’s too large an age gap; it doesn’t match at all!"

"She shouldn’t be my aunt’s daughter!" Ning Mo said with certainty.

Mrs. Ma spread her hands, shrugging: "That’s why I added later that it’s an impossible thing, didn’t I?"

"Then what’s the reason for my aunt to be so good to Xia Ningxing?" Having dismissed the possibility of her being the daughter, the question immediately became a mystery again.

Ning Mo’s brows knit together once more.

Mrs. Ma patted her on the shoulder: "Mo Mo, there’s no point in dwelling on these issues. The most important thing now is to compete for the position of Family Head."

"Crush Xia Ningxing with your strength, leaving her utterly defeated, making your aunt regret not taking you as her disciple!"

"Exactly! I must make my aunt regret it!" A cold light flashed in Ning Mo’s eyes.

"That’s the spirit!" Mrs. Ma proudly beamed, as if already envisioning Mrs. Xia Ning weeping and full of regret.

Then, as if Mrs. Ma had just thought of something, she advised, "Right, Mo Mo, you absolutely mustn’t take this lightly. This Xia Ningxing is truly formidable—the child knew how to help her family become wealthy at the age of eight, which is hardly childlike," she exclaimed.

Ning Mo snorted disdainfully: "Huh, so what? When I was six, I earned a big pot of gold by digging for medicinal herbs."

"Xia Ningxing is quite good, but by comparison, clearly my daughter is the best!" Mrs. Ma boasted with undue flattery.

At this moment, both mother and daughter overlooked a key point...

Xia Ningxing didn’t act like a child!

So, it was quite possible that she was...

Nighttime.

Mrs. Xia Ning arranged for Ningxing to stay in her room.

"We’re sleeping together?" Xia Ningxing blinked.

"Is that not okay?" Mrs. Xia Ning anxiously looked at her, weakly but hopefully explaining, "I’ve dreamed of holding my own daughter to sleep. Can you fulfill this small wish of mine?"