Chapter 38 I will never regret it

Feifei snapped out of her daze and quickly helped Zhou Mu up with Yan Songyu. She suppressed her fear and explained to Zhou Yue, "Auntie, it wasn't her who caused the trouble. I wasn't watching where I was going and accidentally bumped into her. I was the one who was in the wrong."

Zhou Yue's attitude towards Fei Fei completely changed 180 degrees. She forced a gentle (strange) smile and said, "How could it be your fault? It must be her who blocked your way. It's her fault, not yours."

Feifei's worldview was shaken. How could there be such a mother? But she could tell that this aunt had a bad temper, and she couldn't let her misunderstand her daughter, so she explained again, "Auntie, it really is my fault. I was turning around to say goodbye to my mom and grandpa when I bumped into her. I wasn't looking where I was going. Please don't misunderstand her."

"That's not your fault. Even if you weren't watching where you were going, didn't she have eyes too? Didn't she know to dodge?" Zhou Yue said, glaring fiercely at Zhou Mu.

Feifei was so angry that her face turned red. How could anyone not understand what she was saying?

She took a step forward, using her height, which was a head taller than Zhou Mu, to block him from view. "Auntie, what you're doing is wrong. Your daughter is the victim. You should seek justice for her, not blame her."

Zhou Yue noticed Fei Fei's dislike for her, so she didn't emphasize Zhou Mu's obstruction anymore. Instead, she seized on another mistake Zhou Mu made, "Little friend, Auntie knows you're kind and you're afraid I'll scold her, but look, she's gotten your clothes all dirty. Today is your first day of school!"

Feifei had just looked down at her sleeves when Zhou Yue pulled Zhou Mu out from behind her, pinching and hitting him, "I told you not to cause trouble! Do you know how much this school uniform costs? I couldn't afford to pay for it even if I sold you! You jinx!"

Perhaps it was because Zhou Yue was becoming increasingly harsh and verbally abusive towards Yan Songyu, and she would also glance at Yan Songyu with a secret sense of pleasure.

Feifei had two black handprints on her sleeve. They were from when she helped Zhou Mu twice, and Zhou Mu accidentally left them on her. She had been picking up trash with Grandma Liu recently, the same Grandma Liu who picks up trash to help her grandson go to school, so her hands were very dirty.

Feifei pulled Zhou Mu behind her and said angrily, "Auntie, she doesn't need to pay for my clothes. I said that everything today was my fault. I bumped into her and caused her to be misunderstood by you and get beaten up. If anyone should pay, it should be me."

She now feels immense sympathy for the little girl, whose mother is completely unreasonable and harbors extreme malice towards her.

Zhou Yue quickly refused, "No need, you don't need to compensate. It's already very kind of you not to pursue her mistakes. This is not a place she deserves to be."

Zhou Yue looked at Fei Fei ingratiatingly, while secretly gripping Zhou Mu's arm tightly. Yan Songyu noticed the subtle movements in her eyes, where she kept glancing at her.

Heh~

Does abusing "my daughter" make you so happy?

Yan Songyu scoffed inwardly, "Then I'll just add fuel to the fire!"

She looked at Zhou Yue disapprovingly, "Madam, there's no such thing as being worthy or unworthy. We're all human. Mingzhu Primary School's high fees are due to the quality of education, not because of the social hierarchy among students."

Sure enough, Zhou Yue became even more excited. "This... rich lady, don't put on such a high-sounding front. Mingzhu Elementary School is a prestigious school, a place for princesses like your daughter to go to school. My little bastard doesn't deserve to come at all. She doesn't even deserve to go to school."

Yan Songyu frowned. "This child is still your daughter. How can you call her such an insulting name?"

“Hey, you don’t understand. In our poor families, we say that a humble name makes a child easier to raise. I called her that because it’s good for her,” Zhou Yue said smugly.

Yan Songyu's brows furrowed even more deeply. "So you won't even let her go to school? She's such a young child, aren't you ruining her life by not letting her go to school?"

“What value could her life have?” Zhou Yue scoffed. “Besides, I’ve done right by raising her. Why should I be expected to scrimp and save and give her my heart?”

Yan Songyu seemed reluctant, "If you are unwilling to spend the money, I can sponsor her to go to school. I have a foundation that specifically sponsors out-of-school children and can sponsor her to graduate from university."

This foundation touched a nerve with Zhou Yue. Jiang Chengli was a college student sponsored by Yan Songyu, which is why he later chose Yan Songyu and abandoned her.

Most importantly, since the goal is to support children who have dropped out of school, and Ruixin is so large and wealthy, why can't it expand the scope of its support?

If she had received funding from the foundation back then, wouldn't she have been able to go to high school? Would she have had a bright future? Instead of being a stinking rat in the gutter like she is now!

Zhou Yue never imagined that her family lived in a poor mountainous area 2,000 kilometers away from Haishi. Jiang Chengli was able to apply for funding because he was admitted to Haishi University, which gave him access to the Yan Songyu Foundation and enabled him to apply for funding.

Zhou Mu's ears had just recovered a little when she heard Yan Songyu's words. She looked at Zhou Yue expectantly, hoping that her mother would agree. Since her mother said that the family had no money, and now someone was willing to sponsor her, then she could at least go to school, right?

However--

“No need, who will do the housework now that she’s in school?” Zhou Yue refused.

"Mom, I won't neglect my housework," Zhou Mu quickly assured her.

"Shut up!" Zhou Yue pinched Zhou Mu hard again, then smiled at Yan Songyu, "My little bastard is obviously stupid. I won't waste your money. You can sponsor other children in need."

The light in Zhou Mu's eyes went out. Was she really unable to go to school?

"Don't hit the child!" Yan Songyu pretended to stop her again, adding, "Are you this girl's biological mother? How can you treat her like this?"

Zhou Yue's most sensitive spot was touched, and she immediately raised her voice guiltily, "Of course I am, if I'm not, then are you?"

Zhou Mu felt like her mother was going to break her arm, and she couldn't help but sob, crying, "Mommy, it hurts~"

"What's there to be sad about with your cheap skin?" Zhou Yue grabbed Zhou Mu and tried to leave. "Come with me to the back first, I'll deal with you when we get home tonight."

"Wait a minute." Feifei called out to Zhou Yue, "Auntie, her face is so swollen, and there's blood near her ears. You should take her to the hospital for a checkup."

Zhou Yue smiled ingratiatingly, "No need, she's very resilient, she'll be fine, no need for a checkup."

Feifei thought Zhou Yue didn't want to pay, so she said, "Can I pay her medical expenses? I was the one who hit her."

Zhou Yue waved her hands repeatedly, "Really, it's not necessary."

Yan Songyu also said, "Let's check it out. The little girl's face is very important, and bleeding from the ear is no small matter. What if she goes deaf?"

Zhou Yue didn't take it seriously. "It was just a slap. She's not that delicate. If she really goes deaf, that's her fate!"

Yan Songyu said, "She is your own daughter. No matter what grudges you adults have, aren't you afraid of regretting it in the future if you treat her like this?"

Hearing Yan Songyu's words, Zhou Yue felt relieved. So that's what you were thinking...

Zhou Yue said firmly, "No need for this lady to trouble herself. I will never regret it!"

Yan Songyu looked at Zhou Yue's retreating figure with a sarcastic smile and a contemptuous expression.

Yan Binghua, who had been watching the whole thing from the sidelines, finally stepped forward. Yan Binghua asked, "Is this the child?"

Yan Songyu nodded.

Yan Binghua sighed softly, "Fortunately!"

fortunately?

Yan Songyu didn't realize that Feifei had experienced all of this in her previous life!

Zhou Mu couldn't keep up, so Zhou Yue practically dragged her all the way to the back kitchen. There was a small storage room there, and without turning on the light, she pushed Zhou Mu inside. "Stay here and reflect on your actions. I'll deal with you when we get back tonight."