Chapter 227 Relearning the Rules
After attending the poetry reading, the twin sisters Lin Yuxi and Lin Yuxin took a carriage back home together.
In the carriage, Lin Yuxi sat upright, smiling and in a good mood. She felt happy when she thought about how she had successfully criticized her sister at the poetry meeting.
Lin Yuxin, on the other hand, had a depressed and lost look on her face. She would glance at her sister from time to time, feeling aggrieved and unwilling.
"Sister, you really stole the show at the poetry meeting today." Lin Yuxin couldn't help but speak, with a hint of sourness in her tone.
Lin Yuxi glanced at her sister and said calmly, "If my sister had worked harder on weekdays, she wouldn't be in such a state today."
Lin Yuxin bit her lip, snorted, and turned her head away from her sister.
The carriage slowly stopped, and the two sisters got off and walked into the mansion side by side. Mother Lin had been waiting in the main hall for a long time, and when she saw the two of them, her face was immediately filled with smiles.
"My two precious daughters are finally back. Come and let me see them." Mother Lin came forward and held the sisters' hands.
Lin Yuxin threw herself into her mother's arms and started to act coquettishly: "Mom, you don't know, today's poetry meeting is boring."
Mother Lin patted Lin Yuxin's back gently and comforted her: "My dear daughter, don't say that. I know you have been wronged."
Lin Yuxi stood aside, quietly watching the interaction between the mother and daughter. She didn't know if her cheap mother would still be like this if she knew that both of her daughters had been replaced.
"Mom, my sister told me a lot of truths at the poetry meeting today, and Xin'er was so annoyed!" Lin Yuxin raised her head and looked at her mother with tears in her eyes, and continued, "If it weren't for my sister's face, Xin'er would have run back alone a long time ago!"
Mother Lin frowned and looked at Lin Yuxi: "Yuxi, your sister is young and naive. As a sister, you should take care of her more. How can you bully your sister in public?"
Lin Yuxi bowed slightly and said, "Mother, I didn't mean to target my sister. I just wanted her to understand that people should be down-to-earth and not take shortcuts."
Lin Yuxin stamped her feet and shouted, "Mom, look at my sister, she's still talking!"
Mother Lin sighed and said, "Alright, alright, stop arguing. Yuxi, you performed well at the poetry meeting today. I am very pleased."
Lin Yuxi felt warm in her heart, and just as she was about to speak, she heard her mother continue, "In the future, you must bring more glory to the family, and don't let your mother down."
The smile on Lin Yuxi's face froze for a moment, then returned to normal and replied, "My daughter understands."
Lin Yuxin was listening at the side, feeling even more dissatisfied. She felt that Lin's mother only saw the good in her sister, but never cared about her feelings.
"Mom, you are biased. You only know how to praise my sister and don't care about me at all." Lin Yuxin said with a pout.
Mother Lin smiled helplessly: "Xin'er, how could I not care about you? It's just that you are always so willful, making me worry about you."
As she spoke, Mother Lin took Lin Yuxin's hand and said, "I have found two maids for you. Starting tomorrow, they will teach you the rules. You must not act so crazy anymore."
If she danced erotically in front of everyone at home, she could still excuse herself and comfort herself that it was harmless. But if this little girl continued to be so lawless and danced outside?
That would really be life-threatening!
When Lin Yuxin heard this, her eyes widened: "Mom, I don't want any nanny. I'm used to being free and can't stand those rules."
Mother Lin's face darkened: "No, you can't be willful this time. Look at your sister, she behaves dignified and generous, you should learn from her."
Lin Yuxin cried aggrievedly: "Mom, you just don't like me, you only like my sister."
Seeing this, Lin Yuxi stepped forward and advised: "Sister, mother is doing this for your own good, just listen to her."
"I don't want to listen, I don't want to listen!" Lin Yuxin shook off Lin Yuxi's hand and ran back to her room.
Mother Lin looked at Lin Yuxin's back and shook her head helplessly: "This child has really been spoiled by me."
Lin Yuxi comforted her, "Mom, don't be angry. My sister just can't figure it out for a while. It will be fine when she calms down."
Mother Lin nodded, took Lin Yuxi's hand and sat down: "Yuxi, you are still sensible. If Xin'er is still not obedient in the future, you should discipline her more."
Lin Yuxi responded: "Mom, my daughter will."
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On the other side, Lin Yuxin lay on the bed, crying. She didn't understand why her mother suddenly became so strict with her. Could it be...
"Miss, please stop crying. Be careful not to hurt yourself." The maid Xiaolan advised.
Lin Yuxin sat up and wiped her tears: "Xiao Lan, why do you think mother treats me like this?"
Xiaolan said carefully: "Miss, the lady is doing this for your own good. She wants you to become a lady from a noble family."
"I don't want to be a lady from a wealthy family. I just want to be myself." Lin Yuxin said stubbornly.
"But Miss, rules and etiquette are useful everywhere! If you don't listen to the madam, you will suffer in the future." Xiaolan said.
Lin Yuxin was silent for a moment, then said, "Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. I hate my sister and mother so much now."