New Return of the Pearl: The Group's Pet Swallow Flies

In Jinan, Shandong, the Xia Mansion on the shore of Daming Lake is decorated with lights and colors, because today is the fiftieth birthday of the old man of the Xia family, and the neighbors in the town are invited to attend. The gate of the courtyard is opened, and several banquet tables are set up in the yard. All the nearby neighbors are invited, and the yard is lively and festive.

A shrill voice was heard at the gate of the courtyard. Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a woman in a pale blue elegant dress. She had a good figure and a delicate face that looked a little tired. In her arms was a one-and-a-half-year-old baby girl, who was wrapped in a swaddling cloth. Her little face was full of ignorance. Even when she heard someone calling her a little bastard, she just blinked in confusion.

Not far away there was a 67-year-old man with gray hair and a face full of disgust and contempt. The words he said were more hurtful than in the cold winter.

When Xia Yuhe heard someone calling the child she had given birth to with great difficulty a bastard, her tired face was filled with anger. However, it was a fact that she had given birth out of wedlock, and she had no words to refute herself when being laughed at.

She was just very angry and sad in her heart. She wanted to say that the child had a father, and that he was the current emperor. However, a forgotten or unrecognized child was an illegitimate child, a bastard in the eyes of outsiders. She could not say anything.

She could only hold the child silently, endure the humiliation from the outside world, stand straight, try to calm her heart, and tell herself that this child is actually a dragon seed, and one day, her father will come to pick her up.

"Haha, you also know that you have embarrassed yourself, right? Then why did you come back? Didn't you announce loudly that you had severed ties with the Xia family with your bastard? Now that your father, oh no, the master of the Xia family is celebrating his birthday, why did you come back?"

The old man who was speaking was a neighbor of the Xia family. He was old-fashioned and always liked to meddle in other people's affairs. If an unmarried girl said a few more words to other men, he would point at her nose and scold her, not to mention giving birth to a child out of wedlock.

They are self-centered all their lives, believing that a woman's mission is to take care of her husband and children. If they lose their virginity before marriage, they are considered unfaithful and unfilial, and are despicable people.

Therefore, once he sees them, they will be ridiculed. Many people around here hate this old man, but he is old and it is not easy to argue with him. Many times, when girls are scolded, they can only hold their noses and stay away, secretly cursing that this man is mentally ill.

Now that the master of the Xia family is celebrating his birthday, the old man came to the door uninvited, wanting to ask for a glass of wine. Unexpectedly, he saw the daughter of the Xia family, who had severed ties with the Xia family, coming back, and he couldn't help but laugh at her.

The shouting was heard by many passers-by.

The noisy sounds in the yard could not cover up the shrill sound outside the door. Everyone came outside curiously and saw that the girl from the Xia family had given birth out of wedlock. She openly broke off relations with the Xia family and brought the child with her years ago, which almost made the old man angry to death. Now she came back with a little burden, and everyone was talking about it.

"This Miss Xia gave birth out of wedlock. She is shameless. She severed ties with her biological father for the sake of the child years ago. Now, I don't know if she has no money, but she has the audacity to come back."

"Her? I've heard that someone in our town gave birth out of wedlock, but I didn't expect it to be Xia Xiucai's family. Tsk tsk, how shameless."

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Everyone was talking about it, and their words were very harsh and unpleasant. Xia Yuhe stood there silently, not saying a word, but she felt very uncomfortable in her heart. These people were all neighbors in the town, and they were also uncles and aunts who had watched her grow up. However, she did not expect that people's hearts would be so cold and indifferent. She had just done something wrong, but these people actually said such harsh words to mock her.

Xia Ziwei in her mother's arms probably felt her mother's sadness, and seemed to be aware of the malice of the people around her. She shrank into her mother's arms with some fear, with tears on her chubby face and in her bright eyes, as if she could cry at any time, but she still forced herself to hold back.

The little thing looks so pitiful that it makes people feel sad.

Xia Yuhe gently shook her arms and coaxed the child. She wanted to reach out and cover the child's ears, but she was powerless. She could only press her into her arms to try her best to prevent her from seeing the ugly faces of those people.

"What are you talking about?"

Hearing the noise, Xia Shi, the master of the Xia family, and his wife Gu Qingyou hurried out of the door and saw their daughter, whom they had not seen for several months, holding her child in front of the door and enduring criticism.

The old couple's eyes were red and they felt uncomfortable, but they still pretended to be indifferent.

Xia Shi pretended to be indifferent and said, "Yuhe, haven't you severed your relationship with the Xia family? Why did you come back?"

He wanted to say something unpleasant, to make the world think that his daughter's behavior was not due to his poor parenting, but he really couldn't say anything unpleasant to the daughter whom he had loved for more than ten or twenty years.

Gu Qingyou wanted to hug the child whom she had loved for so long, but people around were looking at them. They didn't want to be talked about before they died, so they had to turn their heads away and pretend to be heartless, but they still secretly looked at the child with loving eyes.

Xia Yuhe, who had been silent all the time, saw her parents come out. She knelt down with a plop, and kowtowed three times to her parents while holding her child in front of everyone.

"Yuhe was unfilial and violated her father's teachings by having a child before marriage. Yuhe knows she was wrong."

Bow your head and kneel down to admit your mistake.

"It was Daddy's birthday, but Yuhe broke off relations with Daddy because of something shameful she did. She was unable to fulfill her filial duty and was unable to celebrate Daddy's birthday with him. Yuhe regrets it."

Kowtow twice and kneel down to repent.

"Yuhe doesn't ask for forgiveness from my parents, I just want to say a few words of blessing to my father. I wish my father a happy birthday, a long life, and happiness as vast as the East Sea, and nothing to worry about. I hope my parents take care of their health and take good care of themselves."

Kowtow three times to wish a happy birthday and pray for blessings.

Xia Yuhe held the child in her arms, and every time she kowtowed, she would say the purpose of her visit in a crying voice.

She really regretted having had sex with the emperor on impulse. Although the emperor promised her that he would take her back to the palace, now the emperor seemed to have forgotten her, leaving her in a difficult situation. She was also reluctant to give up the baby in her belly, so she could only disappoint her parents' teachings and raise the child alone.

After she gave birth and came out of the confinement period, she put on a show with her parents and severed ties with them in public, just hoping that the world would not blame her parents for her mistake. She would rather bear the infamy herself.

She moved to a small courtyard outside the town and had not returned for several months, as if she had really cut off contact with the Xia family. But now that her father was having his birthday, she really couldn't just ignore it, so she walked back with her child in her arms, just to kowtow to her father three times.

Even if she was laughed at by the world for this, she did not regret it.

Everyone watched as the woman, holding the child, kowtowed three times. Her fair face and forehead were covered with blood, which was shocking to see. Her eyes were filled with tears, and her delicate appearance made people feel pity.

The unpleasant discussions gradually stopped. Everyone couldn't bear to continue scolding her. She just did something wrong and didn't harm the interests of others. Why should they scold her with unpleasant words?

When Xia Shi and Gu Qingyou saw their daughter like this, they felt a dull pain in their hearts. They wanted to say something but didn't know what to say.

"Haha, you are such a good pretentious bitch. If I were your father, I would have whipped you to death for doing such a shameful thing. How could I allow you to pretend in public? Pah. Get out of here now, take the little bastard in your arms and get out of Daming Lake."

When everyone was silent, harsh words were suddenly heard, which made people frown. Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw that the old man who loved to teach others the most was mocking people again. What he said was so ugly that it made people feel disgusted.

"Bullshit, you should be the one to get out. This is my daughter, and that is my granddaughter. Do you think it's your turn to complain about my family affairs? If you dare to insult the daughter and little daughter of the Xia family again, I will tear your mouth to pieces. Get out of here quickly. Get away. I am annoyed just by looking at you!!"