The useless second daughter of the Hua family

After dinner, Hua Ruling called Ge Qinglan to the study. It was obvious that with his fatherly love overflowing, he would definitely give him some lectures again.

Hua Miaomiao was sitting in the pavilion resting. She heard someone approaching but no one spoke. She asked in confusion, "Who's there?"

"It's me." Hua Niaoniao said, "My mother made some cakes and I brought them to you. Try them while they're hot."

The familiar taste brought back her unpleasant memories. Her favorite lotus seed paste cake in the past now tasted so sweet that it seemed to have a bloody sweetness that made her feel nauseous.

She tried her best to suppress the discomfort in her heart and forced a smile, "It smells so good. Auntie's pastry-making skills are getting better and better."

"It's because there's a greedy cat at home." Hua Niaoniao didn't notice her abnormality and joked as usual. She picked up a piece of lotus seed paste and put it in her hand, but Hua Miaomiao threw it away as if it was burned.

"What's wrong? Did you get burned?" She hurriedly grabbed Hua Miaomiao's hand to check. She was relieved when she saw no signs of redness. She couldn't help but blame herself for being so careless. Miaomiao's skin was so delicate, how could she compare to hers?

Hua Miaomiao took back her hand, feeling mixed emotions. She had been able to live so happily these years, thanks to her elder sister's secret care. She was a little hesitant, wondering whether to expose everything and destroy their relationship.

"Luckily you're okay, otherwise my mother would have scolded me severely."

Hua Miaomiao thought of her aunt. She was so gentle and kind. She spoiled her like her own daughter. If she revealed the truth, would she be able to bear it?

"Auntie is nice to me, will my sister be jealous?"

"How could that be, silly girl? We are a family. My father ordered me to go to the mountains to practice. I have been away from home for many years. Fortunately, you have been with mother."

Yes, after being abandoned by her family, Hua Niaoniao went to the mountains to practice as the heir of the Hua family. Originally, all this was arranged for her, if it weren't for that incident...

"It must be hard to practice in the mountains. It's hard for you, sister." Hua Niaoniao put away her smile, and her tone became colder than she even noticed.

"It is very hard. After all, I started late and I am not as smart as you. But everything depends on human effort, and all the efforts are worth it."

“Hahahaha…” Hua Miaomiao couldn’t help laughing. She buried her head and laughed so hard that she was shaking, unable to control herself.

"Miaomiao?"

"What a saying! Everything depends on human efforts!" Hua Miaomiao suddenly raised her head, her tear-stained face filled with anger.

"A few pieces of cake in exchange for a pair of eyes. Do you think it's worth it, sister?" Her tone was full of sarcasm.

Hua Niaoniao's whole body froze. She looked around and didn't see anyone else. Then she said to her seriously, "Miaomiao, what's wrong with you? What nonsense are you talking about?"

"Sister is always good at playing dumb. I guess you were also like that at that time, pretending to know nothing with an innocent look on your face, right?"

Hua Niaoniao looked at her sister in front of her and had never felt her so strange, as if she had become a different person.

"Everyone said that I was playful and took you out to get into trouble, and even implicated my mother. I accepted all that. But I never thought that it was all because of you!"

"It's not like that, I..." She wanted to explain, but Hua Miaomiao didn't want to listen.

"To protect you, I volunteered to go with them, but what about you? You knew that the kidnappers were only after money, so why did you keep silent when the rescuers asked? Why did you have to watch the two gangs fight to the death when it was clearly a matter that could be solved with money? Were you disappointed to see me come back alive?"

"I didn't, Miaomiao, it's not..."

"Does Sister really hate me so much? What did I do wrong? What did my mother do wrong?"

The questioning made Hua Niaoniao fall into the abyss. This matter has always been a taboo in the Hua family. No one mentioned it, and no one discovered the hidden truth. The secret that she carefully hid in her heart, now Miaomiao knew it.

She sat down on the stone bench dejectedly, muttering to herself, "I didn't expect things to turn out like that, I really didn't mean it. I'm different from you, I'm just an unappreciated concubine, I didn't dare tell anyone, I was the one who called you out. That day was my mother's birthday, I thought, those people just wanted money, one day later shouldn't matter. But what happened afterwards was completely beyond my expectations, I didn't expect you to get into trouble, and I didn't expect Auntie to die, I really didn't want that."

"Because of your selfishness, you killed my mother and ruined my life."

"Yes, I am a sinner." Hua Niaoniao said dejectedly, "Now that things have come to this, I have nothing to defend myself. You can do whatever you want to me, but please don't hurt my mother."

"What qualifications do you think you have to make demands on me?"

"I'm just asking you. Miaomiao, my mother is a poor person. Considering how good she is to you, please don't make things difficult for her."

Seeing that Hua Miaomiao did not respond, she continued her story: "My mother was rescued from the mountains by my father. My aunt was kind-hearted and took her in. Seeing that the hundred-year period was approaching and the mistress of the house was still not pregnant, the elders of the Hua family suggested that my father marry my mother. My father was reluctant at first, but he could not resist the request of my aunt, so he let my mother be a concubine. Not long after entering the house, my mother had me. It happened that my aunt was also diagnosed with pregnancy at this time. She and my father had a deep love, so she did not have half the position of my mother. Hua Miaomiao, you and I were born only ten days apart, but our identities and situations are very different. You must know this, right? I don't care whether I have delicacies, silk and satin, or whether I have my father's love. I just can't bear to see my mother stay in the house all day and be unhappy."

She paused for a moment, adjusted her breathing, came to Hua Miaomiao, and held her hand tightly despite her struggle.

"You still remember, when I was a child, my mother always stayed indoors and was cold to everyone. But since you got into trouble, she has changed. She does everything for you personally and takes care of you in every detail. She loves you like her own daughter, and even makes me jealous. You can't hurt her!"

"Are you quarreling?" Mrs. Wu hurried over when she heard the servants report that the two sisters were quarreling.

When Hua Niaoniao saw her mother coming, she was afraid that Hua Miaomiao would say something. She begged in a low voice: "Please, Miaomiao, please."

"Okay." Hua Miaomiao put away her previous sharpness, looked up and gave Wu a sweet smile. Just now, she had an interesting idea.

"It's okay, aunt. I was in such a hurry to eat the lotus seed paste cake just now that I almost got my hand burned. My sister was scolding me." After saying this, she pouted her lips in grievance.

Looking at the cakes that fell on the ground, Wu had no doubts. She shook her head helplessly, stepped forward and took Hua Miaomiao's hand, and was relieved after confirming that there was no problem. She couldn't help but poke her head, and scolded: "Why are you so greedy? Didn't I feed you enough for dinner?"

"It's all because my aunt's cooking is so good that I can never have enough." Hua Miaomiao continued to act cute, and Mrs. Wu was so coaxed by her that she couldn't stop smiling.

"Okay, there's more in the kitchen. I'll go and install it for you and let you take it with you later. Let your sister stay with you for a while."

"it is good."

After obediently seeing her aunt off, Hua Miaomiao put away her smile.

Hua Niaoniao breathed a sigh of relief and said sincerely, "Thank you."

Hua Miaomiao sneered, "Don't thank me too soon. I didn't expose you only because the Hua family needs an heir. I don't intend to let you go just like that."

"What do you want?"

"Sister, the Xumi Secret Realm will be open soon, why don't you set off there immediately to gain fame for our Hua family and prepare to take over as the head of the family?"

"But it's still early, there are still a few months left, and I want to be with my mother..."

"You are not needed here, Auntie. After all, it was good to be without you all those years."

"Miaomiao..."

"Sister!" Hua Miaomiao interrupted her forcefully, "You caused me to lose my mother, so can you give me your mother as compensation?"

Hua Niaoniao opened her mouth and wanted to ask for something, but looking at Hua Miaomiao's indifferent expression, she knew it was useless to say more, so she stopped talking.

Hua Miaomiao was playing with some scraps of snacks, completely ignoring the turmoil in Hua Niaoniao's heart at the moment.

Sister, you owe me so much, I am only taking away your mother, you don’t lose anything.