"Old woman, are we going too far?"
From a distance, Min Ziqiong's father, who was watching the scene unfold from the sidelines, asked with a hint of shame on his face.
Min Ziqiong's mother, however, wore a triumphant smile. "Too far? Was it not too far when she sided with outsiders, causing us to lose fifty million? Was it not too far when she made the Min family lose face and become the subject of gossip?"
"We are merely setting a small setback for her, and that's too much? If you think it's too much, why don't you run away from home with her, go face setbacks everywhere, and eat chaff and vegetables?"
Min Ziqiong's father immediately backed down.
Just looking at his daughter's dejected appearance told him that facing setbacks everywhere was not a pleasant experience.
Min Ziqiong's father, accustomed to a life of luxury, could not endure such a feeling.
"Perhaps we should see Xiao Qiong? Maybe after your 'education,' she'll realize her mistake?"
Min Ziqiong's father hesitated for a moment before suggesting.
Min Ziqiong's mother was about to refuse, but in the next second, her eyes gleamed, and she agreed.
"That's fine! As long as she truly admits her mistake, I can give her a chance."
With that said, Min Ziqiong's mother walked directly towards Min Ziqiong.
"Stop!"
She wouldn't even call her daughter anymore.
As Min Ziqiong was feeling dejected, she suddenly turned and saw her parents standing before her.
She was about to instinctively cry out to them, but remembering that her current plight was caused by these two, she immediately held back.
"You're here to mock me, aren't you?"
Min Ziqiong asked.
"Listen to this! Listen to how hard-hearted she is, she won't even call me 'Mom' anymore! What's that proverb? Family is family, no matter how broken the bone, it's still connected to the tendon. I raised her for so many years, and she says she won't acknowledge me as her mother, and she won't acknowledge me as her mother!"
Min Ziqiong's mother said indignantly to Min Ziqiong's father.
Hearing her mother's words, Min Ziqiong suddenly felt like laughing.
Who was it that had vowed to sever all ties and forbid her from calling her mother anymore?
Who was it that disregarded years of mother-daughter affection and incited the clan to expel her?
Now, here you are, playing both the good cop and the bad cop!
So, you get to be the good one, and everyone else has to be the bad guy?
However, Min Ziqiong did not want to argue about this with her mother in public. So, she asked coldly, "If you came to mock me, you've seen enough now, aren't you satisfied? If you're satisfied, please leave quickly!"
"I still need to properly consider my future career plans. Thank you for teaching me to grow, and for finally giving me the opportunity to experience starting from scratch."
With that, Min Ziqiong prepared to turn and leave.
It had to be said that Min Ziqiong's parents had truly hurt her deeply this time, to the point where she showed a rare trace of defiance!
In the past, she would have rushed forward to apologize and beg her parents for forgiveness.
The past Min Ziqiong carried too much guilt, believing that her premarital pregnancy had brought endless shame to the Min family and her parents, so she subconsciously wanted to please and compensate them.
However, her attempts to please and yield not only failed to earn her parents' understanding but instead made them believe she was weak and easily bullied!
Thus, they tried every means to turn her into a commodity and sell her off for the Min family's benefit.
Ying Chen's appearance inadvertently disrupted this plan.
It caused Min Ziqiong to break free from her parents' control, forcing her to move to the opposite side of her parents.
Upon reaching the opposite side, Min Ziqiong realized how humble and cowardly she had been before!
Now, she finally understood, finally awakened!
She wanted to say goodbye to her past self!
She wanted to say goodbye to her leech-like parents!
"You stop right there!" Min Ziqiong's mother was clearly unaccustomed to this change in Min Ziqiong.
She berated angrily and then stepped forward to grab Min Ziqiong.
"You, with your career plans? And you want to start from scratch? Dream on!"
"Let me tell you the truth, the entire Min clan has passed a resolution to collectively ban you! Forget about white-collar jobs like this; even if you wanted to shovel dung or sweep streets, you wouldn't get the chance!"
"As for starting a business, don't even think about it! The moment you start a business, I'll have people squeeze you out and blockade you, so you won't earn a single penny!"
"No matter what you sell, flowers, fruits, or clothes, none of it will work! Unless..."
Min Ziqiong's mother glanced at Min Ziqiong with arrogance.
"Sell yourself!"
"Young Master Hu is out, but there will be other opportunities in the future. If you behave, I'll find you a good family, and you won't have to live this hard life."
Upon hearing this, Min Ziqiong finally couldn't help but laugh.
So, her mother had built up all this for this!
So, her mother really treated her as merchandise and was preparing to find her another good buyer!
If it were in the past, she might not have dared to refuse, and would have given a vague response.
But now, she would not compromise anymore!
Min Ziqiong looked at her mother.
One second.
Two seconds.
Five seconds.
Ten seconds...
After a full minute, which made Min Ziqiong's mother increasingly flustered and unsettled, Min Ziqiong finally spoke.
"Since you want to marry into a wealthy family so badly, then you go marry those young masters. Perhaps some of them have mommy issues and would like your type!"
"If it really happens, remember to send me a wedding invitation. After all, we're mother and daughter, I'll do my best to send a generous gift."
With that, Min Ziqiong turned and left!
Min Ziqiong's mother was left standing there dumbfounded, her face filled with shock and disbelief.
She simply couldn't believe these words came from Min Ziqiong's mouth!
Was this still the meek and timid daughter?
Was this still the daughter who couldn't refuse?
"Beast! Rebel! I'm your mother, how can you talk to your mother like this? Aren't you afraid of divine retribution?"
Min Ziqiong's mother, enraged, roared at Min Ziqiong's retreating figure.
Min Ziqiong's father also said, "Xiao Qiong, what are you saying? Hurry back and apologize to your mother! Telling your mother to get married, how could you even think of that? Even if I were willing, would your mother be willing? Would those young masters be willing?"
*Slap!*
Min Ziqiong's father's face was slapped.
It was Min Ziqiong's mother who did it.
"You're willing? I think you've wanted to replace me for a long time, so you can quickly marry someone young and beautiful!"
"I'll make you willing! I'll make you willing!"
The sound of slaps continued unabated as Min Ziqiong's mother slapped Min Ziqiong's father's face again and again.
Min Ziqiong's father, holding his head and fleeing, was in a pathetic state.
And Min Ziqiong, who would have desperately tried to mediate in the past, now stopped and watched the scene of her parents fighting like a stranger.
Unconsciously, she even let out a laugh!
But in this laughter, there was a trace of coldness and sadness.
And a trace of finality.
"You say I can't start from scratch? Then I'll do it for you to see!"
"Sooner or later, I'll make you personally come to my door, crying and begging me to return to the Min family! Return to the Min clan!"
Min Ziqiong said word by word.
Then, as if saying goodbye to her parents, and also to her past self.
She waved her hand and turned to leave.