Chapter 435: Chapter 435

Ye Ling remained silent, as if she hadn’t noticed anything. Latest content published on novel⚑fire.net

On the other side, the child couldn’t wait any longer, constantly tugging at his mother for candies, leaving only the sound of the child asking for candies in the room. Wang Ping glanced at Ye Ling and pulled her son over to deliver two harsh slaps on his back.

She cursed, "I told you to eat sweets, and you’re just so shallow-eyed. Can’t you see others are quiet, yet you’re still asking."

The child didn’t understand this; seeing no candies and being hit by his mother, he began to cry loudly. Suddenly, the room was filled with cries, and in this makeshift shelter that’s hardly soundproof, this ruckus was likely heard by everyone around.

Shen Chun looked fearful, her mouth open as if she wanted to speak but dared not, saying to Ye Ling, "Sister-in-law, it wasn’t intentional...."

Ye Ling ignored her, didn’t look at her, and frowned at Wang Ping, "Sister-in-law, what are you saying? You pulled the child aside and hit him for no reason, while saying to pretend not to hear. If you want to speak, make it clear, don’t be so indirect . This is in my house, and you’re acting . If it wasn’t my house, you’d probably say even worse things. If you have any issues with me, just say it directly. I’m not someone who can’t take criticism. If I’m wrong, I can change. It’s better than not seeing my faults and having others criticize me behind my back."

"Sister, don’t misunderstand. Wasn’t I just scolding the child? We get along well on normal days; why would I have any issues with you?" Wang Ping said, her expression unhappy, not daring to admit.

This issue is really hard to discuss. It originally stemmed from not getting candies, which made her so angry she hit the child. Not giving any candies isn’t wrong; candies are precious now. Wang Ping just couldn’t bring herself to discuss it.

Ye Ling responded coldly, "As long as you have no issues with me, that’s fine. We’ve cleared the air here. Otherwise, if I hear something in the future, I’d think I did nothing wrong. Why did the sister-in-law come to my house and cause trouble then? Shen Chun said she was giving candies to the child; my house has that candy."

With one candy coming out, the child again cried out wanting candy, making Wang Ping’s expression even worse. Ye Ling continued without minding, "This candy was mailed to me by a childhood friend from Shenzhen. It’s been over ten days since I received it, and I haven’t eaten a single piece myself. I only take it out to look at when I think of my friend. If the sister-in-law doesn’t believe it, she can ask Shen Chun if I’ve eaten any candies."

"Listen to yourself. That’s between friends; you value it so much. How could the sister-in-law not believe?" Wang Ping felt a little better hearing Ye Ling’s explanation, but looked unhappily at Shen Chun. Just feeling Shen Chun clearly knew Ye Ling wouldn’t eat it herself, yet brought it up in front of the child, seemingly with bad intentions.

Not to mention now she embarrassed herself this way, leaving Wang Ping even more resentful towards Shen Chun.

Shen Chun hastily spoke, "Sister-in-law, I just said it casually. Normally, I only see sister-in-law holding the candy box but haven’t seen her move it. Thinking it was just a child, so...."

No one interrupted her words, yet she stopped speaking, and everyone knew what words she was about to say. But it was just a candy, however important, giving one to a child wouldn’t matter, right? Although she didn’t say anything, she managed to highlight Ye Ling’s fault.

Ye Ling laughed, "It’s just a candy, not valuable. But how can an outsider like you understand the feelings within it? Back when my dad was hospitalized near death, he was there encouraging and supporting me wholeheartedly, even sacrificing his career post-graduation for me. If it weren’t for me, there wouldn’t have been those events. He never blamed me and even from afar still sends me things. Aren’t such feelings and candies worth cherishing?"

No matter how loud the child’s cries, Ye Ling’s words, though not shouted, clearly reached the hearts of the two. Wang Ping felt embarrassed, "Sister, don’t overthink it. Sister-in-law truly meant no harm; just didn’t expect this method of teaching kids would cause misunderstanding."

Ye Ling kept her gaze fixed on Shen Chun, who realized she had truly provoked someone today, her eyes red, "Sister-in-law, I really didn’t mean anything else. Don’t be angry."