Su Qiao shrugged indifferently. "I grew up smoothly. That should count as a good thing, right?"
As for the rest, Su Qiao did not feel there was anything worth getting angry about. However, her original body's leg could have been saved from becoming lame. They had only needed to spend some money to hire a reliable physician. Gu Qirou absolutely would not have dared meddle in the matter so brazenly. Yet they had done nothing.
They had merely had their servants symbolically send over some medicinal herbs, with no further indication of concern.
How was that any different from strangers?
Gu Jincheng also knew that his niece must harbor resentment. He lowered his head guiltily. "Xiao Qiao, I'm sorry. Your uncle has been stationed at the border and only returned recently. These years... these years must have been hard on you."
"Your maternal grandparents... They're old and have limited energy. Especially after your mother passed away, they..."
His elder sister had been exceptionally beautiful in her youth and deeply loved by their parents, far more so than he, their son.
They had been willing to let a woman study and practice calligraphy just like a man, and had even invited a renowned teacher from the capital to instruct her. That showed how dearly they had loved their daughter back then.
Later, when his sister insisted on marrying Su Yunhe, they had been extremely unwilling, but had ultimately agreed.
Yet they had never imagined that the outcome would be like that.
She had died of hemorrhaging after giving birth to the child in a difficult labor.
How could they possibly accept that?
Su Qiao shook her head calmly. "It's fine. My affairs have nothing to do with you."
There had been no relationship before, and there would be even less of