As soon as Liu Ning spoke, before Youyou had time to feel sad, he heard Qi Shifeng say coldly, "Ms. Liu, my son doesn't need your teachings."
"He's very smart, independent, and an excellent boy. You don't know him, so please don't criticize him casually."
"Moreover, you were clearly in the wrong first. You don't even understand the principles that kindergarten kids know and still refuse to admit it."
"Youyou was just being kind by reminding you. You can choose not to accept it, but it doesn't change the fact that you're uneducated."
Qi Shifeng really seemed angry to speak to Liu Ning in front of Youyou.
He thought his attitude had already been well - known to the world. He would never allow his son to be wronged in the slightest.
Yet Liu Ning still dared to speak harshly to such a young child right in front of him.
"What's wrong with what I said? He has half of that jinx's blood in him. He'll surely amount to nothing in the future."
Liu Ning remained unrepentant and even argued vehemently.
This made Qi Shifeng's face turn dark.
Just as he was about to kick her out, he heard Youyou say, "I will amount to something because my mom and dad are both excellent people."
Although the four - year - old child might not understand many things, he could still tell the difference between kindness and malice.
Liu Ning had said bad things about his mom in front of him more than once.
The first time she said it, Youyou came back crying and asked Qi Shifeng if his mom didn't want him because she hated him.
At that time, Qi Shifeng was also extremely angry. He rushed straight to the old mansion, gave Liu Ning a stern warning, and even sent her to a psychiatrist for a month.
After that, Liu Ning became much more subdued, but she still took every opportunity to speak ill of Xu Tingyu to Youyou.
By then, Youyou already knew that what grandma said was false.
Mom wasn't the kind of person she described.
So he would always correct her in a childish voice, "Don't say bad things about my mom. My mom is a very good person. My dad said so, and I trust my dad the most."
Liu Ning was so angry that she went to question Qi Shifeng, asking if he still had feelings for that woman.
Why was it that they had worked so hard to raise this child, while that woman had contributed nothing but still occupied a wonderful place in the child's heart?
But Qi Shifeng looked at her as if she were crazy.
"First of all, with the nanny, driver, and chef at home, raising Youyou isn't that hard."
"Secondly, Tingyu has already sacrificed a great deal to give birth to Youyou. Her contributions are unparalleled."
"Finally, she's actually a very good person. I'm not exaggerating her feelings for Youyou. If it weren't for your interference, Youyou would have been raised even better by her."
Qi Shifeng always felt that his mother had too much energy.
She always seized every opportunity to stir things up, which annoyed him to no end.
Later, Liu Ning learned her lesson. She knew that mentioning Xu Tingyu in front of Qi Shifeng was like touching his reverse scale, which would only make him defend the other woman even more.
It was better not to mention her at all. As time went by, she gradually forgot about it.
So after that, Liu Ning stopped talking about Xu Tingyu.
Until Xu Tingyu returned to the country this time.
At first, she didn't know about the other woman's return.
Then, a while ago, she attended a party. At the party, someone joked with her that her ex - daughter - in - law had become successful. She had started a company and was dating a top - tier celebrity.
Liu Ning, who was so vain, was immediately enraged.
But since those people were all from the same circle, she didn't want to cause a scene on the spot because that would only make her look more ridiculous.
So she just smiled it off at the time. But when she got home, she started frantically investigating Xu Tingyu's situation.
She found out that not only had this woman not starved to death abroad, but she had actually made money there.
Not only had she made money, but she had also returned to the peak of her dancing career and was highly praised by people in the industry.
Most importantly, as soon as she returned to the country, Qi Ruixi and Qi Shifeng were constantly around her.
Liu Ning was so angry that she was about to go crazy.
Why did her son and daughter act like sycophants as soon as this woman showed up?
Why did so many people like her?
She was just a useless vase.
However, she was indeed afraid of Qi Shifeng's methods. She knew that this son wouldn't show her any mercy.
If it weren't for the old master's interference, she might have already been sent to a mental hospital or a nursing home abroad by this good son of hers.
So she didn't act rashly for the time being.
It wasn't until yesterday that she thought her opportunity had come.
Xu Tingyu had been involved in a scandal with that top - tier celebrity and now had a relationship with another man.
Wasn't she just a promiscuous woman?
Only her stupid son stubbornly believed that she was a good person and was still waiting for her silently.
He didn't know that she had already been with many men.
So today, when Liu Ning came to see Qi Shifeng, it was to talk about this.
"Aunt Zhang, take Youyou downstairs to play first."
Just as Liu Ning was about to start scolding, Qi Shifeng suddenly turned around and placed Youyou beside Aunt Zhang.
Aunt Zhang didn't say anything. She just glanced at Liu Ning and hurriedly took Youyou away, looking a bit worried.
As soon as the child left, Qi Shifeng directly took Liu Ning to the study.
He didn't like the smell of others in his bedroom, not even his mother's.
Seeing that Qi Shifeng was still going to take her to the study to talk, Liu Ning thought that Qi Shifeng must have been completely disappointed in that woman.
So when she entered the room, there was still a hint of pride on her face.
"It's been so long. You're already divorced. You can just throw away these wedding photos."
As soon as Liu Ning walked into the study, she saw the enlarged wedding photos on the wall.
There were even some on the table.
Liu Ning was even more dissatisfied.
She had been involved in scandals with other men. Why did her son still keep the wedding photos?
"If you really can't learn to respect others, you'd better shut up."
Without Youyou around, Qi Shifeng no longer concealed the hostility around him.
Over the years, he had really come to dislike Liu Ning more and more, so he basically didn't have much contact with her.
But she always relied on her status as an elder and a mother to challenge his bottom line again and again.
"How dare you talk to me like this? As the saying goes, one takes on the attributes of one's company. I think you and your son have been bewitched by that bitch."
"You're so infatuated with her. You haven't even looked for a girlfriend in all these years and still keep the wedding photos. But what about her? She's never been short of men."
"Your so - called deep love is just a joke in her eyes. Maybe she even complains about how ridiculous you are to her boyfriend at night."
Liu Ning used to love this son the most because he was the favorite of the old master.
But she never really understood her son.
She even tried to control him.
"That's my business, Ms. Liu. You're overstepping your bounds."