655 Holding a Grudge
After a simple exchange of pleasantries with everyone, Xia He went alone to one side to do leg presses and some simple stretching. She was not familiar with the routine in the capital, so she had to slowly observe everyone’s condition.
“I thought you would never come back,” Yang Xin said as she slowly approached Xia He with the two Zhou sisters.
Xia He did not even look at them and just focused on her practice. When the others saw Yang Xin bullying Xia He, they were angry but did not dare to say anything. Although they had all received Xia He’s care and guidance when they were still newbies, they were afraid that they would not have an easy time after offending Yang Xin.
“Yang Xin is talking to you! Didn’t you hear her!” Zhou Ling shouted angrily.
Xia He looked at them leisurely and said, “I wonder which family’s dog is barking. It’s so noisy.”
“You! How dare you call me a dog!” Zhou Ling shouted as she pointed at Xia He.
Yang Xin frowned and looked at Xia He as she said, “Weren’t you focused on getting married back then? How can you still have the cheek to return to the capital now? Is it because your husband earns too little to support you and you have to come out and earn your keep?”
“Do you know me very well?” Xia He said with a smile.
At that time, Xia He was about to take on the position of principal performer of the art troupe. Yang Xin was only a minor supporting dancer and it was hard to say if she could even go on stage. What right did she have to strut around here now?
Everyone in the industry knew that the capital art troupe did not have any outstanding performances in the past few years and many people were unwilling to hire them. If it was not for their past glory, no one would be willing to use them.
“Isn’t your family living in the capital? I heard that you even applied to live in our art troupe’s dormitory. Is it because you can’t live with your husband anymore? But then again, it’s really strange that your husband can tolerate someone like you,” Yang Xin said.
“Yes, that’s right. Still, it can’t be compared to your situation. Your husband goes to the bar every day to get drunk and has so many women around him. I hear that no one cares about your daughter and she cries at home every night. How pitiful,” Xia He said.
Yang Xin’s house was located in the alley next to Xia Fang’s house. If one wanted to know any news about anyone living there, one just needed to sit at the entrance of the alley for a day. One would be able to dig up everything about that person, including ancestral history.
If Xia He was not at least prepared, how could she come back so calmly?
Yang Xin’s expression immediately darkened. Everyone knew about this matter, but no one dared to say it out loud. After all, this was a family scandal and no one dared to mention it.
“You! You didn’t even manage to have a child after so many years! Who knows if your husband abandons you because he’s disgusted that you can’t have children!” Yang Xin said in exasperation.
Xia He did not care about these things at all. She had already come to terms with things like reputation and money, which were all superficial. The most important and real thing was to get along well with her own family. As long as she led her life well, others could say whatever they wanted.
They did not have any real evidence and could only mouth off.
“Rather than be in the mood to gossip here, you might as well go and practice your basic skills. If the role of the female lead is snatched away by me, that would be really embarrassing. At that time, will you still have the cheek to stay in the troupe?” Xia He said mockingly.
All these years, although she had been in the art troupe in a small town, she had still done solo performances. It was already a dream that many dancers could not fulfill.
Who did Yang Xin think she was? She was just a paper tiger who did not amount to much. In this place, strength was always the deciding factor. As long as Xia He was outstanding, Yang Xin could not do anything to her no matter how much she gossiped.
If Yang Xin gossiped too much and the higher-ups noticed the commotion, she would not be able to bear the consequences!
Most people needed to think twice before bullying or slandering a member of the Xia family!
“Sister Yang… let’s not clash head on with her…” Zhou Ling said softly.
The Yang family might have the clout to fight with the Xia family, but the Zhou family was just an ordinary family. It would be terrible if they became implicated!
It had not been easy for them to come to the capital from their village. If they were chased out, how could they go home to face their fellow villagers? They were the ones at a disadvantage.
Yang Xin could only swallow her anger. She would settle the score with Xia He when she had the chance in the future! She would definitely make Xia He suffer all the humiliation and grievances she had previously suffered, and make Xia He kneel down and beg for forgiveness!
