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Jiang Yanyi's careful attempt to please Jiang Pengpeng successfully made the onlookers condemn Jiang Pengpeng even louder.

Aunt Fat, who had been watching the whole situation unfold, had lost her usual cheerful smile. She looked at Jiang Pengpeng crying with a sullen face, his temples twitching, and finally she suppressed her anger and pulled him away.

"Pengpeng, your sister is doing this for your own good. You can't treat him like this." Aunt Pang tried to reason with Jiang Pengpeng.

Unfortunately, reason wasn't so easy to explain. Jiang Pengpeng was completely obsessed with Jiang Lai Di, who had made him the laughing stock of everyone. How could he let her go so easily? He struggled in Aunt Fatty's grip, trying his best to hit Jiang Lai Di.

"Let me go, please let me go now. You are all in the same gang. I don't like you. You fat woman, please let me go now. I will let my parents beat you to death."

Jiang Pengpeng's words now completely angered Aunt Fat. She slapped him on the butt and taught him a lesson: "Hey, how do you talk like that, kid? Do you have any manners at this age? Don't you know that you can't yell in public? Today I will teach you a lesson on behalf of your parents." She snatched the phone from his hand and returned it to the nurse, grabbed him, put him under her arm with one hand, and walked out of the hospital lobby.

Jiang Yan was shocked by Aunt Fat's powerful strength and stood there without reacting for a while.

"Oh, how pitiful! This girl is obviously used to being bullied at home. Preference for boys over girls is really harmful."

"This child has no upbringing. I don't know how his parents raised him. What will he do when he enters society in the future?"

"Children nowadays are different from before. They are all like little emperors and little princesses at home. They are hard to manage."

Everyone sighed and dispersed, but soon returned to normal and went about their own business.

Aunt Pang didn't know what method she used, but a few minutes later Jiang Pengpeng came back obediently following her. Only his red eyes proved that he had just cried.

"Girl, come on, the two of you follow me and wait for your parents outside the emergency room."

The lights in the emergency room stayed on for more than four hours, during which time Aunt Pang stayed with them.

Jiang Pengpeng became impatient after waiting for a while, his mouth pursed and he wanted to cry, but Aunt Pang glared at him, and he immediately swallowed back the tears that were flowing out of his eyes. He curled up on the bench like a little quail and didn't say a word.

Jiang Yanyi went to the hospital supermarket to buy three bottles of water and drank one bottle outside before going back. She handed one bottle of water to Aunt Fatty and the other to Jiang Pengpeng.

Jiang Pengpeng turned his head away, looking down on the mineral water. "I don't want to drink this. I want Wangzai milk."

Auntie Pang took the water and asked casually, "Girl, where's yours?"

Jiang Yan pursed her lips and said, "Aunt, I'm not thirsty." Then she continued to persuade Jiang Pengpeng.

Jiang Pengpeng refused to listen and said, "I just want to drink Wangzai milk. Or you can buy me a Coke. I don't want this anyway."

Jiang Yanyi secretly glanced at Auntie Pang, then awkwardly whispered in Jiang Pengpeng's ear, "Pengpeng, I only have a few dollars for the bus ride every day. I can't afford Wangzai milk and Coke. Can you just drink this?"

She thought she spoke very quietly, but Aunt Pang, as the most capable person in the neighborhood committee, had a hearing ability that had already reached level ten, so how could she not hear her whisper?

She silently made a note of Jiang's father and mother in her heart. This couple only gave Lai Di, a girl who was already in high school, a few dollars a day for bus fare. They didn't even have any extra pocket money. They really treated her like a found child.

"Girl, I'm not thirsty. You can drink this bottle from me."

Jiang Yanyi quickly declined, and Aunt Pang felt even more sorry for her. Oh, it was so pitiful that such a sensible and generous child had to meet such parents.

In the end, Aunt Pang couldn't refuse and had to drink the bottle of water.

When Jiang's father and mother were pushed out by the doctor, Jiang Pengpeng had already fallen asleep in a chair. He had been leaning on Jiang Yanyi. When Jiang Yanyi saw the doctor come out, he stood up and said, "He's out."

Jiang Pengpeng was caught off guard and fell to the ground with a thud.

"Oh, Pengpeng, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it." No way, she did it on purpose.

Jiang Pengpeng was still sleepy and lying on the ground in a daze. He was hurt from the fall, but he hadn't figured out what was going on and didn't know how to react.

Auntie Pang pulled Jiang Pengpeng up and said, "Don't sleep anymore, your parents are coming out."

After Mr. and Mrs. Jiang were transferred to the ward, Aunt Pang immediately took Jiang Yanyi to pay the bill. Fortunately, the couple were used to being frugal and had saved some money, otherwise they really didn't know what to do.

In her previous life, they hid the money secretly and didn't let Jiang Lai Di know. When something happened, they immediately told her that the family was too poor to make ends meet and asked her to drop out of school and work to earn money. In fact, they had long wanted to stop sending her to school.

In this life, Jiang Yanyi will never be fooled by them again. This money is earned by themselves. It should be spent on their medical treatment and her schooling. She will not drop out of school to work like a slave for them to make money.

After working for a long time, Aunt Pang explained everything that needed to be paid attention to in detail, and only went home after confirming that Jiang Yanyi was fine.

Jiang Yanyi and Jiang Pengpeng stayed in the ward to take care of Jiang's father and mother. Jiang Yanyi looked carefully at the two people on the hospital bed. Seeing the two people who were usually arrogant sleeping on the bed, a sense of refreshment arose in his heart, but Jiang Yanyi knew that he was just a robot and would not have any extra emotions. This sense of refreshment was Jiang Laidie's feeling.

It is said that good people do not live long, but evil deeds can last for thousands of years. Father Jiang and Mother Jiang were very strong, and they woke up one after another at night.

After learning that he was paraplegic, the couple was in disbelief at first, and then they started cursing excitedly. They cursed the sky, the earth, the unfairness of fate, and the blindness of God. Jiang Yanyi had cotton stuffed in his ears and let them talk the whole time.

The couple cursed each other for two hours on the hospital bed without even taking a breath. After cursing enough, they began to focus their attention on Jiang Yanyi again.

First, Father Jiang spoke weakly: "Laidi, this family depends on you from now on."

Jiang's mother wasn't far behind. Although she was howling in pain the moment before, she quickly caught up with Jiang's father's thoughts the next second and said, "Laidi, your father and I are already like this. Now your brother and I have to rely on you. Your father and I are not capable and haven't saved any money in all these years. You can see our family's situation. If no one makes money, our family will starve to death sooner or later. You are old enough and have learned enough knowledge. You can definitely go out to work. What do you think?"

Father Jiang added, "Your mother and I agree. We've provided you with good food and drink, and you've completed nine years of compulsory education. High school isn't essential for you. It doesn't matter if a girl studies so much, just being able to read is enough. Besides, we can't even afford your tuition now, so you should just drop out. As a girl, you can't do much by working, but no matter how much you earn, it can at least help with the family expenses, so it's not like you're just eating and drinking for free. What do you think?"

They still had the same tone and expression as before the incident, and always acted condescending and commanding towards Jiang Lai Di, even at this moment, as if they were saying something that was a great blessing to Jiang Lai Di.

After hearing their decision, which seemed to be a discussion but was actually a notification, Jiang Yan scratched his ears nonchalantly and sat on the stool without moving. "Oh, I don't think it's very good."

"You..." The couple, who had prepared a lot of excuses, did not expect her to react like this. They just stared with their eyes wide open and froze on the bed.

Two seconds later, Father Jiang took the initiative to attack. He roared with red eyes, "What did you say? Say it again. You rebellious girl, you have grown wings and dare to talk back to us, right?"

"Laidi, how can you be so heartless? We are your parents. Our family is in this state now, and you still want to go to school. Where will the tuition and living expenses come from? Are you trying to force me and your father to death?"

Jiang Yan was amused by what she heard. She had no idea how thick-skinned Jiang's mother was. How could she say such things without blushing or beating her heart? She even had the nerve to ask where the tuition and living expenses came from.

"Didn't the school waive my tuition fees because I always get first place in the exams? Don't I rely on my scholarships and grants for living expenses? Furthermore, doesn't most of my scholarship go into your pockets? So, isn't my education also helping to earn money for the family?"

Jiang Lai Di's academic performance is very good. She has always been the top student in the grade since she was young. The school waives her tuition fees every semester. Combined with her scholarship, the school covers her expenses by living frugally for one semester.

"You can drop out of school, that's fine. How about this: I'll quit studying, and Jiang Pengpeng won't study either. We'll both work to support you. What do you think?"

Jiang's father and mother thought she was crazy.

"What are you talking about, Jiang Lai Di? Peng Peng is only a few years old and you let him go to work. He is still a minor. Is there a sister as cruel as you? You are trying to kill him."

"Oh, let me remind you, I'm still a minor. Didn't you also want me to drop out of school and work? Why doesn't that work for him? Don't you always say he's your pillar? Why, now that you can't do it, I have to be the pillar? If you have the guts, let your pillar support you. I'm just a girl, I'm useless."

Jiang's father and mother were so angry that their faces turned red. If they could move, they would have jumped off the bed and beat Jiang Yanyi.

"What a sin! How could we have given birth to a little beast like you? Not only are you unfilial to us, but you also try every possible way to harm your brother. How could you be so vicious?"

"Can you compare with your brother? Your brother is a boy and will have a great future. If he doesn't study, how can he bring honor to the family?"

"If I had known you would be like this, why didn't I drown you when you were born?"

"Jiang Lai Di, just wait. When I get better, I won't be able to kill you."

"Jiang Lai Di, you bastard, you're a jerk who's going to kill you and leave no offspring. Why don't you just die?"

They kept cursing Jiang Yanyi, using all kinds of dirty words, and simply didn't treat her as a human being, as if she was not their biological daughter, but an enemy with a blood feud.

Jiang Yanyi slowly stuffed the cotton back into his ears in front of them, "Hey, I don't want to listen, you bastard."

Father Jiang and Mother Jiang: "..."

When the nurse came to check on them, the couple finally quieted down for a moment, but as soon as the nurse left, they glared at each other and returned to their old ways.

Although Jiang Yanyi had cotton stuffed in her ears, their scolding had no effect on her, but a mosquito buzzing in her ear for too long was annoying. So before they could speak, Jiang Yanyi put on a fake smile and raised her hand high to the face of Jiang Pengpeng, who was already fast asleep on the accompanying bed. "If you have the strength, just scold him. If you scold him once, I will slap him once. If you scold him twice, I will slap him twice. Let's see which is more powerful, your mouth or my slap."

This move really easily grasped the lifeblood of Jiang's father and mother. They stared at Jiang Yan with murderous eyes and gnashed their teeth, saying, "How dare you!"

Jiang Yanyi patted Jiang Pengpeng's face provocatively: "See if I dare. If you have the guts, stand up and hit me."

Father Jiang and Mother Jiang: "..."

This trick was very effective and they finally shut their mouths.

Jiang Yanyi withdrew his slap with satisfaction, walked to their bed, folded his arms across his chest, looked down at them, and said expressionlessly: "Let me remind you friendly that it is important to face reality. Now in this family, I have the final say. If you want to have a better life, shut up for a day. If you don't let me have a good life, then none of us will have a good life together."

"you……"

"Don't say anything, I'm just so vicious and heartless. I still say the same thing, if you have the guts, stand up and beat me like you did before."

"Jiang Lai Di, aren't you afraid of retribution?"

"Retribution, of course I'm afraid. I'm afraid it won't come. Thanks to retribution, isn't this what happened to you?"

"Also, from today on, my name is Jiang Yanyi. If any of you call me Jiang Lai Di again, I will spank you. I will spank you once for every time you call me, until you remember my name."