"You have to seize this opportunity. Just think of it this way: your sister's salary is already being used for her work, so when you graduate, will your salary not be used for yours? You'll be able to pay back your tuition sooner or later."

She was worried about Xu Yue.

Xu Yue thought for a moment and nodded: "If that's the case, I think I should try to win it over."

With that settled, Bai Jiaojiao and Shu Manling were both relieved.

We have to fight for it, no matter the outcome, at least we won't regret it later.

After lunch, the three of them went to rest.

Before raising DouDou, or when Chen Heng was at home, on days when she had classes in the third and fourth periods and the fifth and sixth periods, Bai Jiaojiao would go back to her dormitory to take a nap.

But now that she needs to go back to feed the dogs, Bai Jiaojiao has no choice but to ride her bike back.

To take care of Shu Manling's feelings, Bai Jiaojiao never bought food from the cafeteria to feed the dog, even though it was her own money. She just couldn't bring herself to embarrass her good friend who had difficulty even eating.

When Bai Jiaojiao returned home, she still had to make special dog food for Bai Doudou.

Everyone says Bai Doudou is chubby. He eats grains all the time, how could he not be strong?

However, Bai Jiaojiao has always raised dogs scientifically, ensuring they eat and exercise properly. She would never blindly pamper Bai Doudou and cause it to become obese.

Bai Jiaojiao was happily heading home, looking forward to Bai Doudou's greeting, but before she even turned into the alley, she heard Bai Doudou barking incessantly.

Bai Jiaojiao pedaled her bicycle faster and, sure enough, saw Mr. and Mrs. Ding standing at her door.

They came last night, were scolded away by Yang Fenglin, and came again today.

At this moment, Mr. and Mrs. Ding also turned around and saw Bai Jiaojiao. Mrs. Ding said immediately, "Jiaojiao, your dog is so scary!"

Bai Jiaojiao pouted, thinking to herself, "You dare to come to my doorstep and make a scene? I'd rather you scare my Dou Dou."

When Ding's mother saw Bai Jiaojiao, she immediately began to accuse it of its misdeeds: "Your dog has climbed onto the roof of the flat-roofed house! Just now it was barking at us with its head down, and its saliva even dripped onto my face!"

Above their doorway was a flat, tileless house used for drying things or for cooling off in the summer. Once Bai Doudou grew taller than the steps, she would hop up there on her own.

It heard a noise outside and would definitely go up to a higher place to see.

Bai Jiaojiao ignored Ding's mother's words and said, "Didn't I make it very clear to you last time? From the moment you sent me back to Shili Village, you and I have nothing to do with each other anymore. Please don't bother me anymore!"

Ding's mother immediately said, "Jiaojiao, your father and I are in a difficult situation! If we weren't truly desperate, we wouldn't want to bother you. Do you think your father and I are shameless people? No matter what, we've lived together for over ten years as family. Can you really just abandon us?"

Unlike yesterday, when she came to Bai Jiaojiao's place with a clear conscience and asked her to support them, today Ding's mother seemed to be putting on a show of family affection.

If Bai Jiaojiao hadn't experienced all that happened in her previous life, she might have really softened her heart.

However, the days of "living together" that Ding's mother spoke of were too far away for Bai Jiaojiao. In the countless days that Ding Shifang tormented her, Bai Jiaojiao gradually forgot about them.

"I said I'm not going to get involved, and that's final. If you disagree, you can sue me. If the court rules in my favor that I have to take responsibility for you, then I have no choice but to comply. Otherwise, there's absolutely no way I'm going to get involved!"

As the saying goes, a broken mirror is hard to mend. Once a rift appears in a relationship, it cannot be repaired. Even though Ding Shifang is gone, Bai Jiaojiao still doesn't want to reconcile with Ding's parents.

"Jiaojiao, you weren't this heartless before. It's those country bumpkins who corrupted you!"

Mr. Ding put on a heartbroken expression. Even though he needed Bai Jiaojiao's help now, he still acted arrogantly and even put the Bai family down. His disdain was undisguised in his words.

Bai Jiaojiao suppressed her anger:

"Say what you will, but please move aside. I'm going home. If you dare to come in with me, I will definitely call the police. Otherwise, just try me."

Bai Jiaojiao walked past the two people into the house, but Ding's parents didn't take her words seriously at all and followed her in.

Bai Jiaojiao immediately dialed the police station's number to see if Yang Fenglin's call that had just been answered that morning was still working.

"What are you doing, child?" When Ding's parents saw that Bai Jiaojiao was serious, they immediately reached out to snatch the phone from her.

"I've already dialed! Are you trying to rob me outright? Mr. Ding, you should know a little about the charges for burglary, right?"

Bai Jiaojiao held the phone in her hand. Bai Doudou came down from the roof of the flat-roofed house. Although she was not even as tall as Bai Jiaojiao's knees, she stood bravely in front of Bai Jiaojiao's feet and cried out in a very clear voice.

"What's going on? Why is there such a commotion?"

Meng Hongmei stays at home to take care of the children full-time; she doesn't work and is usually at home.

When she first heard Bai Doudou's voice, she peeked through the crack in the door and saw that it was the same two people from last night. She was relieved that Bai Jiaojiao wasn't home.

Last night, she leaned against the wall of her own house and overheard some of what was happening.

Having roughly figured out what was going on with the couple, I also felt sorry for Bai Jiaojiao. Her husband wasn't home, and it was really unsafe for a young wife to live alone.

As the saying goes, a close neighbor is worse than a distant relative. Meng Hongmei thought about how her two children often took snacks from Bai Jiaojiao's family, and decided to go out and help them out.

She arrived carrying a spatula that had just been used to cook and hadn't been washed yet. As soon as she entered the door, she heard Bai Jiaojiao say something about "burglary," which startled her.

"Jiaojiao, don't be afraid, your big sister is here!"

As Meng Hongmei spoke, she picked up the ladle and pointed it at the two men: "If you two have the guts, go to the police station and file a complaint. What kind of person are you to bully a little girl here? Let me tell you, don't think you can bully her just because her parents aren't here. We neighbors aren't just for show!"

Meng Hongmei had lived for quite some time and could tell that these two people, despite their downfall, were still putting on airs and weren't the type to go crazy and fight her. That's why she dared to flip the wok over their heads.

Bai Jiaojiao immediately chimed in, "I'll call the police right now, and we'll talk it over when the police arrive!"

Neither Ding's parents expected that Bai Jiaojiao, who used to be bad at socializing and didn't even have a true friend, would now have someone helping her like this.

But at this moment, they felt no comfort whatsoever.

"Ding Jiaojiao, I think all the manners you've cultivated over the past ten years have been wasted by those country bumpkins! Is this how you talk to your elders?"

Mr. Ding couldn't save face, and even though he was still wary of Meng Hongmei's ladle, he still stood up and berated Bai Jiaojiao.

He always acts like he hasn't had enough of being a leader, and he's always quick to criticize others.