"Let's go, back home."
Lin Aiguo turned around and headed home.
Wang Cuixhua took a few quick steps: "Aren't we caring about An Jie anymore?"
"Forget her."
Lin Aiguo cursed angrily: "Anning did care about her, what happened then? With her temperament, she deserved to be beaten."
Lin Aiguo grabbed Wang Cuixhua: "Hurry and follow me back home, and you are not allowed to interfere either."
Lin Anping was actually quite angry too; he didn't really want to bother about Lin Anjie either.
Lin Anping was several years younger than Lin Anjie. Logically, as the older sister, Lin Anjie should care for and protect her younger brother Lin Anping, but Lin Anjie never looked after Lin Anping. When they were young, she often snatched Lin Anping's things.
It was Anning, the second sister, who took more care of Lin Anping.
Naturally, Lin Anping felt closer to Anning. Now that Anning was slandered by Lin Anjie in front of so many people, Lin Anping certainly didn't want to deal with her.
If Lin Anping wouldn't interfere, Lin Anli certainly wouldn't either.
Thus, the family stopped mentioning anything about the Su family and went straight home.
Anning actually felt quite sorry for the original self.
The original self was genuinely a person who considered others and cared about familial ties, and was very kind and gentle.
Yet Lin Anjie dared to call her a White Lotus, claiming all her actions were pretentious.
On the way back, Anning scoffed in her heart.
What a grand White Lotus.
Then let Lin Anjie experience the power of a White Lotus.
Speaking of which, when Anning was angry, she had a million ways to kill Lin Anjie.
But all those were completely contrary to the original self's personality, hence Anning would not use them.
Anning, substituting for those minor characters or cannon fodder starting their reversal, believed in not changing the original personality and behavioral ways of the original self, or at least not drastically, nor using powers beyond this Plane or world.
Anning felt that such a reversal was truly a genuine one, which would make the original self feel immersive.
Otherwise, it would be as if the original self had become someone else; not to mention what her family would think, when the original self saw everything that happened, she would think it was someone else's story, not her own.
After all, the original self had invested her soul and Merit, and although Anning wasn't exactly a good person, she was willing to make the original owner's efforts worthwhile.
While these thoughts were spinning in Anning's mind, Lin Aiguo came into the house with his wife and children.
Upon entering the main hall, Anning quickly handed a cup of water to Lin Aiguo: "Dad, have a drink first, it's hot outside, don't get too heated."
Lin Aiguo took the teacup and drank it, his great rage calming down.
He looked at Anning with caring eyes: "Ningning, are you alright? Did you get hurt at all?"
Anning shook her head, her face wearing a forced smile, yet her eyes were red.
She sat down obediently: "Dad, don't be too hard on elder sister, she... after all, it's not easy for her, it's just, I hope you and mom can find some time to talk to her, I… I really have nothing with brother-in-law, I hardly see him normally, we barely talk when we do meet, I truly don't understand why elder sister would think that way? Does she feel happy slandering me and brother-in-law like that?"
Lin Aiguo thought of his eldest daughter's actions and felt frustrated, he put down his teacup: "Don't bother with her, she's just a lunatic now."
Wang Cuixhua thought of Lin Anjie, feeling both heartache and helplessness, and a bit of anger.
She sighed deeply: "How could An Jie be like this? We have never mistreated her. Anning and An Ping are clearly younger than her, but they always give way to her, yet she never thinks to cherish her younger siblings."
Lin Aiguo slammed the table: "It's all because we spoil her, don't bother with her affairs anymore."
Anning, with her head lowered: "Big sister misunderstands me so much, if she has any troubles in the future, I'll stay far away, so she won't get angry seeing me."
Anning glanced at An Ping: "From now on, if big sister has any issues you handle it, don't ask me to come."
With that said, Anning shed tears again: "Dad, if big sister comes home again, I'll avoid her a bit, don't blame me if you see it."
Her words caused a sharp pain in Lin Aiguo's heart.
"Why avoid her? She's married off, part of another family now. When she comes back, she's a guest; there's no reason for the host to avoid the guest." Lin Aiguo said sternly, and then instructed Wang Cuixhua: "Let An Jie come back home less often, to prevent the Su family from accusing us of causing discord."
Wang Cuixhua was somewhat reluctant.
But she also felt pity for Anning, and being usually very obedient to Lin Aiguo without her own strong opinions, she didn't know how to argue and could only agree meekly.
Anning sighed, wiped her tears, and went back to her room.
As soon as she left, Lin Aiguo vented: "How did I end up with a daughter like Lin Anjie, who doesn't appreciate anything? What has she ever done for our family? Always lazy and trouble-making. Thankfully, Anning is sensible; otherwise, this family wouldn't have a single day of peace."
Lin Anping nodded: "Dad, you're right. I don't like big sister either. I won't bother with her matters in the future."
With a belly full of anger, Lin Anping also left for his room.
Wang Cuixhua shouted from outside: "Are you two still eating?"
Lin Anping answered from inside: "Not eating, I'm full from the anger."
A while later, Anning came out of her room, her face pale and looking particularly haggard.
Yet even so, Anning washed her hands and went to help Wang Cuixhua: "Mom, let me help you cook."
Seeing Anning's listless appearance, Wang Cuixhua stopped her: "Enough, go rest in your room, you look so pale, is it because you've been studying too hard?"
Anning smiled and shook her head: "Studying isn't tiring actually, I'm just wondering, what did I do wrong? Is it because I've been too close to Xue Feng, or did I say something to my brother-in-law that was overheard, making big sister misunderstand? I'll be more careful in the future, I'll try not to let big sister misunderstand."
The more Anning thought about Lin Anjie, the more Wang Cuixhua felt heartache.
"Misunderstanding what?"
Just then, Lin Aiguo came out to wash his face, hearing this he became even more disgusted with Lin Anjie: "What misinterpretation do you have? You have nothing to hide, doing everything properly. It's only because she's wicked that she thinks wrongfully. Just be yourself and don't mind her."
"But,"
Anning looked troubled: "But she is still my big sister. If anything happens to her, you and mom would be sad. You both worked hard to raise us siblings, I don't want you to be upset over such trivial matters. It's okay for me to suffer a bit, as long as our family is fine, everyone is okay, I can handle anything."
This statement from Anning brought tears to Wang Cuixhua.
She hurriedly bowed her head and wiped her eyes: "Ningning, you... Mom knows you are good, but you shouldn't suffer too much, people who do well, it's your sister who doesn't recognize good people."
Lin Aiguo also felt uncomfortable.
He always felt his second daughter was too aggrieved, watching Anning being so cautious, Lin Aiguo gloomily lit a cigarette.
He took a puff: "From now on, just focus on your studies, once you get into university, you won't see her anymore."
Lin Cuixia was tending to the fire and said to Anning: "Ningning, once you're in university be a bit tougher. Don't always give way to others in school, don't be too aggrieved."
Anning smiled: "I know. It's only because they are our family that I make concessions. I would never concede to outsiders."