Upon hearing Meng Xueyun's question, Ye Zhenghua hurriedly replied, "Xiao Chen did very well on this exam. She scored 83 points, and the teacher put her in the top class, saying that if she works hard, she might even get into Tsinghua or Peking University. So I thought, let her take the college entrance exam and give it a try."
Meng Xueyun exclaimed, "How is that possible! She must have cheated! Her grades couldn't possibly be that good!"
Meng Zihan was also surprised.
Will Ye Linchen be assigned to the top class?
Didn't you say your grades were bad in the countryside?
How could someone be better than me?
She agreed with Meng Xueyun's words; Ye Linchen must have cheated!
Ye Zhenghua was a little displeased when he was yelled at like that, remembering the way Teacher Li looked at him in the office earlier that day.
He immediately retorted, "I was there at the time, and the teacher was watching the whole time. I definitely got those scores; I didn't cheat or lie. You don't even believe me?"
"It's not that I don't believe you," Meng Xueyun turned to Ye Linchen, her eyes sharp, "it's that I don't believe her!"
"She's always been a liar; she must have used some method to deceive you this time. If she really goes to the advanced class and gets caught, we'll be the ones who lose face!"
Ye Linchen stared at her: "Whether you believe it or not is your business, anyway, my dad agreed to let me take the college entrance exam."
"Don't even think about it. Our family's financial situation is such that we can't afford to support you."
“I told my dad that I earn my own money and you don’t need to spend any of it.”
Meng Xueyun still disagreed, coldly saying, "Since you have this ability, why don't you take out the money to support your family? Can't you see how difficult the family's financial situation is? How can you be so selfish, only thinking about yourself and not thinking about easing your father's burden?"
Ye Zhenghua hesitated upon hearing Meng Xueyun's words.
With his income, supporting this family is indeed very difficult.
He had to give up many of his hobbies, even quit smoking, and his consumption became almost zero.
He really hoped that Ye Linchen could start working soon and have an income to help support the family.
However, given Ye Linchen's grades, it would be a pity for her not to take the college entrance examination.
He was torn between his options and simply turned and walked away.
“I only took half a day off. There’s a lot going on at work. I won’t be eating at home. You guys figure out what to do. Anything is fine with me.”
He decided to stay out of it and let them decide.
Ye Linchen can accept whether or not he takes the college entrance examination.
Ye Zhenghua just walked away like that, and Meng Xueyun was so angry that she jumped up and down. She called him several times, but he ignored her.
Ye Linchen understood that a major battle was about to begin.
She walked to the chair, put away her Walkman and notebook, and checked all her belongings again to make sure they were all together.
So that if things go wrong, you can grab it and leave.
Meng Xueyun was at her wits' end with Ye Zhenghua, and Ye Linchen ignored her, which only fueled her anger.
She jumped in front of Ye Linchen and shouted, "I'm telling you, you can forget about taking the college entrance exam!"
"Why?" Ye Linchen asked coldly.
"Why? Do I have to say it several times? Our family's financial situation is so bad; it's already a struggle to support your younger siblings' education. You're the eldest; you should shoulder the responsibility and help your parents. Why can't you have a little self-sacrifice? Why are you so selfish!"
Ye Linchen stared at her and said, "Meng Zihan is your niece. It's your freedom to sacrifice your interests and subsidize her with money, but it's impossible for me to sacrifice my studies and future to help you raise your niece!"
"You! You!"
Meng Xueyun was surprised that she spoke so clearly, and her face turned red with anger.
"How can there be a mother like you in this world? Our family is not well-off, and you sit at home all day. Why don't you go out and work?"
"I'm going out to work? What will happen to this family if I go out to work?" Meng Xueyun shrieked.
"There are countless families like ours in the factory. Why can other mothers go to work? Why do you have to sacrifice my chance to take the college entrance exam? You want me to sacrifice, why can't you? Besides, we're both studying, there's not much to do at home. We can help you when you come back. You just don't want to work, you're making excuses for your laziness!"
"You! You actually plotted against me, setting me up for this!" Meng Xueyun was absolutely furious. "Is this my daughter?! You ungrateful wretch!"
Ye Linchen said, word by word, "I'm telling you clearly, I will not raise your niece. How you treat her is your prerogative; don't expect me to take that responsibility."
Ye Linchen was equally defiant, refusing to back down an inch, which infuriated Meng Xueyun.
"Get out of here! I don't have a daughter like you!"
"Daughter? Do you really consider me your daughter? Have you ever raised me from childhood to adulthood?"
Meng Xueyun pounded her chest, panting heavily: "How could I have given birth to such a bastard like you? I should have strangled you back then!"
Ye Linchen snorted coldly: "I also want to ask you, am I really your biological child? From the moment I came into this family, you've never given me a kind look or said a kind word. If you hate me so much, why did you give birth to me in the first place? Did I beg you?"
Enraged, Meng Xueyun raised her hand and slapped Ye Linchen across the face.
Ye Linchen turned his face slightly to the side, not completely avoiding the slap.
Meng Xueyun's fingernails left three bright red marks on her face.
Ye Linchen wasn't angry, upset, or aggrieved; instead, she just smiled.
"This is the second time you've slapped me. After the first slap, you said I couldn't repay your debts. Now they're settled. I don't owe you anything!"
"Get out! Get out! Get out!" Meng Xueyun was absolutely furious, shouting repeatedly, and was about to kick Ye Linchen again, "I'll kick you to death, you unfilial daughter!"
The twins hadn't expected things to escalate to this point and had been watching the two argue in a daze. Then, as if waking from a dream, they rushed to pull Meng Xueyun away.
"Mom, don't be like this, calm down!"
Ye Linchen slung her luggage over her shoulder, opened the door, and stood there, crying out, "Shouldn't you be happy that I have good grades? Why won't you let me study? Why won't you let me take the college entrance exam? Why do you insist on making me work to support your niece!"
Hearing her call, Meng Xueyun immediately became a little anxious.
It's lunchtime now, and the neighbors have all come back. She's making a scene at the door, and everyone heard it, didn't they?
"Shut up!"
Ye Linchen not only didn't shut up, but also kept questioning him.
Why should you shut up?
"I had no problem with not letting me study because my grades weren't good. Now I can get into the advanced class, and my dad has agreed to let me take the college entrance exam. Why don't you want me to study?"
"Why should I give away the materials my classmate lent me to Meng Zihan?"
"Between her and me, who is your daughter?"
"Have you hit her? Why have you been hitting me ever since I came back? And telling me to get out! Are you really my mother?"
As soon as she started making a fuss, we heard doors upstairs and downstairs banging open.
Neighbors began to appear in the hallway, and even the neighbor next door opened their door and came out.
"What's wrong? What's wrong? Why are you arguing?"
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