My Fortune-Blessed Leading Lady-Chapter 379: That’s Being Unfair to You, Baby

Bo Yan educated her with a tone that was hardly polite, "Such a narrow mindset, indeed related to her background. Raised outside, a wild chicken will stay a wild chicken even if it mixes with the phoenixes."

This analogy, coming from Bo Yan’s mouth, could truly be described as quite impolite.

Of course, Bo Yan had no intention of being polite.

Although the Xia Family was one of the top four families, in recent years, due to a predominance of females over males and the fact that the successor of the Xia Family had not yet been chosen,

the influence of the Xia Family was gradually being eroded.

Although the old master Xia still had authority, it was not comparable to the other three families.

Yuran found her interest piqued, her desire to hear gossip dispelling much of her sleepiness. She leaned into Bo Yan’s arms, waiting for him to enlighten her.

"What do you mean by that, Seventh Brother?"

Seeing her enthusiasm, Bo Yan pinched her nose and smiled, "You, just say you want to hear gossip. Do we need to keep up these earnest expressions?"

"Alright, just a word from you, Seventh Brother, and I will definitely..."

"Enough, enough, no need for rash promises. I don’t want your pledges. I am telling you willingly," Bo Yan quickly interrupted her nonsensical rambling.

Yuran’s eyes turned into crescent moons as she coyly kissed the corner of his lips, "Then, tell me, Seventh Brother."

Bo Yan: "..."

Truly ungrateful.

Though he thought this inwardly, his words showed no signs of insincerity, "The history of Xia Family can be traced back over two hundred years, like the Bo Family and the other two families, they have a long lineage.

However, the Xia Family is unlucky, dominated by females, and the males in each generation end up dying in various ways. Those left, though competent, are also very dangerous;

times have changed, survival of the fittest, for our Bo Family, this predominance is indeed too favorable;

It’s not a case of favoring boys over girls, but many dark and unsavory tasks are better suited for men;

However, our Bo Family children are very fortunate; our elders do not force us to choose any particular path or how to best walk it;

They are quite progressive, allowing us to choose what we like;

Yet, we are still very clear about the responsibilities we bear, which is why our eldest and third brothers have reached their current positions;

I am the most willful person in the Bo Family, and no one thinks poorly of me;

This is our Bo Family, fortunate to be born into such a family.

But baby, the Xia Family is not like this; predetermined destinies from their birth can suffocate, leading to rebellious children,

chasing after elusive freedom and ideals, neglecting family responsibilities and the duties of a son, avoiding responsibilities they ought to bear,

unfortunately, they are not among those destined for success and eventually they slink back home, like Xia Ji and Xia Ruyan are cases in point;

However, compared to Xia Ruyan’s biological father, Xia Ji’s father is more admirable; although he failed his parents and family, he did not neglect his wife and daughter;

But it’s different with Xia Ruyan’s father, he is exactly the kind of talentless person who also wants freedom. Xia Ruyan is his illegitimate daughter he brought back,

Xia Ruyan’s father is the second master of Xia Family, and she has an elder brother named Xia Chui, there is a story behind the Xiao family’s name."

At this point, Bo Yan paused, the girl in his arms immediately looked up at him with eager eyes, her gaze bright and questioning, "Hmm?"

He smiled and continued, "The direct descendants of the Xia Family are all named by the old master himself, such is the case with Xia Chui, and so with Xia Ji; there’s also a third in line, Xia Yu,

only Xia Ruyan has three characters in her name, do you know why?"

Yuran always felt that Bo Yan was about to get to the exciting part, and it was quite thrilling; she shook her head, "Could it be because she is an illegitimate child?"

The Xia Family was indeed a bit scarce in terms of family members.

Two men and two women, four in total—compared to the Bo Family, they really had no competitive edge.

Although she wasn’t very familiar with the other two families either.

Bo Yan nodded, "That’s right, but also not right. Old Master Xia never acknowledged her as part of the Xia Family, Xia Yu is her half-brother from the same father, and he doesn’t recognize her either,

however, Xia Chui is rather compassionate, covertly supporting this illegitimate sister quite a bit;

Xia Yu didn’t like this sister because Xia Ruyan’s existence constantly reminded him of what his father had done behind his mother’s back;

Also, the day Xia Ruyan was brought back to the Xia Family was exactly the day Xia Yu’s mother fell from a building and died."

Yuran had not anticipated that the story would develop to such an extreme; she quivered slightly in Bo Yan’s embrace as he soothed her back, waiting for her to get used to such a narrative.

After a long while, Yuran had calmed down quite a bit, "Qi Ge, please continue."

Bo Yan was a bit worried for her, "Do you still want to keep listening?"

"Mmm, yes."

Bo Yan held her little head, rubbing it gently, "You can ask me to stop the story at any time. If you don’t want to listen, just interrupt me, okay?"

"Mmm, okay."

The story Bo Yan continued with was much simpler; the reason Xia Ruyan was so twisted was because she had reasons. Xia Ruyan was brought back to the Xia Family at the age of eight, her temperament already formed.

Old Master Xia did give her a chance to correct herself, but Xia Ruyan didn’t appreciate it.

Perhaps she was too young at that time, taught by her own mother in a way that made her completely unappealing.

Later, due to the ultimatum issued by the old master, Xia Ruyan finally yielded.

However, it wasn’t long before she relapsed into her old ways, and after several attempts, Old Master Xia completely gave up on her.

He favored Xia Ji much more.

Speaking of Xia Ji, Bo Yan paused for several seconds. Yuran waited for him to regain his composure, somewhat hesitant, "Qi Ge, can I ask about Xia Ji?"

Bo Yan hummed softly, his voice very light, "Xia Ji’s background is quite simple, strictly speaking, she’s just very pitiable,

Xia Ji’s father was Old Master Xia’s youngest son. He left the Xia Family because he loved Xia Ji’s mother and wanted to marry her, but Old Master Xia did not approve of the marriage—

They were of different social standings, old way of thinking;

However, later the Xia Family’s youngest son died very young, and his wife also had an accident soon afterward. Xia Ji was very young at the time and lived with her grandmother in a rural area in H province;

Later, when Old Master Xia found her and saw she had features that resembled his youngest son, he particularly doted on this little granddaughter,

The old man was getting on in years and seemed to start reflecting on whether what he had done in the past was wrong, so he doted on Xia Ji even more,

Xia Ji figured she couldn’t overcome a certain hurdle in her heart, so she went far away to study.

Of course, getting back to the main point, the reason Xia Ruyan had so many resources and capabilities was merely by riding on the coattails of the Xia Family. After that wind passed, what Xia Ruyan would become was uncertain.

"I just didn’t expect her to reach so far this time, causing the child considerable alarm."

Yuran: "... How could I be so fragile?"

Bo Yan sighed, "Of course you’re fragile; I feel you’ve been wronged, and that means it went deep, baby."

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