A Little Village Girl in the 70s Relies on Studying to Bring Glory to the Country

Wang Zhaozhao originally had parents. One day, her mother became her paternal aunt, and her father married a stepmother. Later, she gained two more younger sisters: one born to her paternal aunt, a...

Chapter 16: So Cruel

"You really are like your mother! If you have it, then you have it. Why are you afraid to admit it? You are a few days older than me, and you have done a lot more work than me... Humph!"

Wang Zhaozhao sneered and looked down at Liu Shanhua's expression, which was hidden by her lowered head. "So, when you did that, you were only jealous of me on one hand, but you resented your mother even more, right?"

"We've lived in the same house for several years. Although I've never lost my temper, you know I do have a temper. Haha, the Wang family has a reputation for having a bad temper, but isn't it?"

"You know I'll definitely make a scene, and you also know your mother will side with you. After all, your mother always feels like a widow who remarried with a burden, and she's particularly concerned about other people's opinions and her reputation."

"You've even calculated that my dad and your stepfather will definitely get angry with me because I'm making a fuss and your mom is pretending, and I'll be even more upset and talk back to them. In the end, you'll definitely have to stand up and admit that you did it, and your mom will have no choice but to bite her tongue and pay compensation, right?"

Liu Shanhua's neck was about to break as she kept repeating, "No, I didn't... No, I didn't..."

Wang Zhaozhao glanced at the interesting expressions of Zhang Xiu'e and Wang Erbing, sneered with extreme disdain, and kicked Liu Shanhua.

Liu Shanhua fell to the ground without screaming, but there were exclamations from those around her.

Amidst the cries of surprise, Liu Shanhua tried to get up, but Liu Xingwu suddenly jumped out and stepped on her shoulder, causing her to scream in pain, "Ah..."

"Xingwu..." Wang Fangbing called Wang Xingwu. Wang Xingwu turned around but did not loosen his feet.

Wang Zhaozhao covered his eyes with his left hand and wiped them, "Second brother, your shoes are dirty."

Wang Xingwu: “……!”

He snorted, lifted his feet, patted them casually, and went back to sit down.

"Aunt Zhang, one dollar, thank you." Wang Zhaozhao gave a toothless smile, stretched out his hand to Zhang Xiu'e, and openly asked for it.

The muscles on Zhang Xiu'e's face twitched, and she forced out an ugly smile, "I'll get it."

Wang Zhaozhao put his hands behind his back and nodded with a smile.

"My second sister-in-law collected 200 yuan to get in. She wouldn't have given it all to her parents, right? Otherwise, doesn't she usually carry even a single dollar with her?" Shi Haiyan never stops talking.

"Shut up." Wang Laosan pulled her tiredly.

"Hmph!" Shi Haiyan snorted coldly to express her dissatisfaction.

Anyway, she said what she wanted to say and then stopped talking, mainly because she was afraid of offending Wang Dahai.

Zhang Xiu'e seemed not to hear what Shi Haiyan said and walked out directly, but if you saw her hands clasped in front of her chest, you would know how angry she was.

Bitch!

They are all bitches!

Shi Haiyan is a bitch! Wang Zhaozhao too! Liu Shanhua… should have been drowned in a piss bucket when she was born!

"Zhao Zhao, Aunt Zhang is here to apologize to you. It's Aunt Zhang's fault that I'm incompetent and failed to teach your sister Shanhua well..." Zhang Xiu'e came back and handed a dollar to Wang Zhaozhao.

As she spoke, she glared fiercely at Liu Shanhua, who had already climbed up, before continuing, "You've been offended and wronged today, and you've also injured your head. These two dollars, one is compensation, and the other is compensation..."

"Aunt Zhang, whether you feel wronged or not, this matter has passed. Don't worry, family disgrace should not be made public... I still understand this." Would Wang Zhaozhao be polite? Of course!

With an extra dollar, she knew what to say.

Zhang Xiu'e smiled stiffly and was about to say something when the usually silent Wang Sibing suddenly spoke up, "Why are you so sensible, little girl? Family disgrace should not be made public... What's the point of you understanding? Everyone in this room needs to understand."

If you understand, go to hell!

Zhang Xiu'e almost lost her temper.

I took the initiative to take out an extra dollar. Did your dog eyes see it?

"Uncle Si, we can't control others. We just need to do our best. As for the mouth, everyone has it...it doesn't matter." Wang Zhaozhao took the money and patted his shoulder comfortingly. "Tomorrow I'll buy a can of oranges. We'll each drink half. I'll nourish my forehead and you my hands."

Wang Sibing laughed. "Should I say you're stingy or extravagant? If you're stingy, you're willing to buy canned food. If you're generous, why don't you buy two?"

"It's impossible to buy two. Even if I give you half a can, there's only meat. I won't give you any soup."

"Okay! You're just a stingy girl."

"I'm not proud."

“…”

Wang Zhaozhao started to joke, which amused Wang Sibing and made Zhang Xiu'e so angry that her veins were throbbing.

Just at this moment, Xie Ailian interrupted, "Alright! I'll take one dollar. Zhao girl, you go pay back the fifty cents owed to Tan Dabing tomorrow. The remaining fifty cents is just enough to buy two cans. You can each have one."

After that heavy blow, she probably felt a little... just... a little guilty.

Wang Zhaozhao: "Thank you, grandma."

Xie Ailian waved her hand and glanced at Wang Dahai. "Should we disperse?" It was getting late, and two torches had already burned down.

Wang Dahai snorted loudly and glanced around the main room. Some people were indifferent, some had their necks stiff, and some had their heads down.

Wang Zhaozhao is stubborn.

"Zhao girl, do you want to study?" Wang Dahai asked.

"think."

"Um."

Wang Zhaozhao nodded without hesitation, Wang Dahai also nodded, and then... nothing happened.

The grandfather and grandson didn't know where the tacit understanding came from. One didn't ask if it was possible, and the other didn't say whether it was possible or not.

The grandfather and grandson, who were not very familiar with each other, were calm, but everyone else was not calm.

"Why do you want to study? You can't even get enough to eat." Xie Ailian was the first to speak.

"That's right, a girl... none of the boys in the family are in school." Shi Haiyan immediately followed.

Zhang Xiu'e opened her mouth, then thought of herself as a stepmother and glanced at Wang Erbing.

Wang Erbing stood up and walked out. "It's so late, let's all go to sleep and dream!"

Zhang Xiu'e said hello to Wang Dahai and Xie Ailian and followed them.

"Go back to sleep," Wang Dahai said to those who had not left yet.

Liu Shanhua was the first to stand up, lowered her head, and ran out.

Wang Fangbing and Chen Meiru stood up at the same time. Wang Fangbing asked the two brothers Wen and Wu to leave. Wang Sanbing hugged Wang Weiguo and pulled away Shi Haiyan who was reluctant. Wang Baojia was scared tonight and was a little wilted.

"Grandpa and grandma, you should go to bed early too." Wang Zhaozhao greeted them as if nothing had happened and left.

Wang Sibing dragged his feet and didn't leave. He looked up at his mother, then at his father, and laughed for no reason.

Xie Ailian grabbed his arm, raised her hand high, as if to hit him, but finally let it fall lightly.

Wang Sibing was speechless. "Mom, why did you hit me? You love me so much that you couldn't bear to hit me hard... but you were so cruel to your granddaughter."

Xie Ailian: “……!”

This stupid son actually came out of a crack in the rock, right?!