Transmigrated Into the Vicious Stepmother in a Historical Novel - Chapter 176

Xu Yuxia was already dissatisfied with the old lady’s way of educating the children. She was worried that something unexpected would happen.

To her surprise, that’s exactly what happened. Hearing what the old lady said, Xu Yuxia was so angry that she took a few steps back and grabbed onto a nearby stool, afraid that she might faint from the anger.

In the past, when Xu Yuxia tried to discipline the children, the old lady would interfere and say that the two were her grandchildren, and she could spoil them as she pleased. Now that problems had arisen, the old lady was blaming everything on her, saying that she had failed as a mother.

All their mistakes were their own fault. Could it be that this old lady did nothing wrong?

“Mom, even now you still refuse to admit it was your fault. You keep shielding them, and it’s precisely because of your attitude that they’ve become so out of control.

If you hadn’t insisted that they were your grandchildren whom you could indulge as you wished when I was disciplining them, would we be in this situation today?

They’ve been spoiled by you, that’s why they dared to steal from our home. I just don’t understand why you had to interfere when I was trying to teach them. Now that something has happened, you blame me for not caring enough as their mother.

If anything, I should be blaming you more. Who told you to interfere? If you hadn’t insisted on interfering, if I had been able to discipline them properly, they wouldn’t have done something like this.”

Xu Yuxia was cleaning up the mess in the kitchen while arguing with the old lady.

Both sides were stubborn and unwilling to back down.

Lu Jianguo and Lu Jiefang were busy cleaning up and asking the neighbors next door for help.

The two women had started arguing first, while the men went out to find assistance. The old lady was tidying up in the courtyard. She frowned, the wrinkles on her face deep.

“You’re just trying to shirk responsibility and blame everything on me. You say I’ve spoiled them, but that’s only because you drove them away with your beatings. If you hadn’t hit them, would they have run off?

No matter how you look at it, it’s your beatings that caused this. As their mother, you should have taught them properly instead of venting all your anger on them when they made mistakes. Anyone would have a hard time dealing with that.

Especially my two precious grandchildren. They’re the apples of my eye, and you’ve driven them away. I’m telling you, if we can’t find them, I won’t be satisfied with you. I’ll never let you go.”

“Even now you’re still blaming me. Fine, blame me for everything, as if you’ve never made any mistakes. You think you can clear your conscience by pushing all the blame onto me? Do you think that’s being responsible?

When I was disciplining them, you said I was being too harsh. And weren’t you there, consenting to me hitting them? If you hadn’t spoiled them so much, would they have committed such a serious offense? The last time when they destroyed someone else’s property and we had to pay compensation, that was all because of your indulgence.

I’ve never been satisfied with how you’ve pampered them. Now that this has happened, you’re still making excuses. I’m not going to listen to you anymore. I’ll discipline my own children as I see fit, and you’re not allowed to interfere.

You don’t know how to raise them properly. You’ve ruined my children, and now you’re blaming me. Don’t you have any self-awareness?”