Li Hongjuan glanced at her husband, Zhong Chengfa, and continued with a hint of meaning, "Are you... afraid that if you take out this money, the boss will start talking about buying a job?"
"Bullshit!" Zhang Chunxue turned around and yelled, "Did you get your head stuck in a door or kicked by a donkey? If I really accepted the hundred yuan from the Wang family, would I dare to stand here and say I won't marry you before I even warm it in my pocket? Am I just feeling that my life is too comfortable and I have to make myself unhappy?"
Zhang Chunxue's barrage of scolding stunned Li Hongjuan, making her face flush instantly and unable to utter a word for a long time.
Zhang Chunxue ignored her and looked back at Matchmaker Li, whose face was turning pale. "Didn't you say the Wang family gave the money? Then tell me, who did the Wang family give the money to? Did I, Zhang Chunxue, receive it? Or did one of my sons receive it? There has to be someone who received the money, right?"
Matchmaker Li was stumped by the question and stammered, "How...how would I know...the Wang family said it was given to your Zhong family..."
"I don't know?" Zhang Chunxue sneered. "You're just talking nonsense here because you don't know? Did the Wang family just give it to us because they said so? Did they show us the receipt? Who signed it? Who put their fingerprints on it? They have no evidence, and they're trying to get a hundred dollars from us just because they say so."
Zhang Chunxue pressed on, "I think you need to go back and question the Wang family about this! Make them explain exactly who the money was given to! And make them ask whoever took their money back! We haven't seen a single cent!"
In her previous life, it seemed that the Wang family came to her house today to give her the betrothal money, and she accepted it. But in this life, the Wang family didn’t come today!
Matchmaker Li looked at Zhang Chunxue's stubborn and determined look and knew that the marriage was completely off.
Not only did she fail to get anything done today, but she was also scolded by Zhang Chunxue in person. Her face was burning and she felt completely humiliated.
"Good! Good! Zhang Chunxue! You can do it!" Matchmaker Li was so angry that she was shaking all over. She pointed at Zhang Chunxue's nose and said, "I have chosen the wrong person! I don't care about this matter anymore! Go and explain it to the Wang family yourself! That's a hundred yuan!"
Ever since Matchmaker Li arrived, people from the village have gathered to watch the fun. When they heard what Zhang Chunxue said, they were immediately excited.
"What? You don't even want a hundred yuan betrothal gift?"
"Did Zhang Chunxue get upset?"
"That's right, sending a girl to high school? There's no precedent for this in our village!"
"I think she's really gone crazy! Just wait, she'll cry!"
The discussions spread throughout the village like wings. Some people who wanted to watch the fun even went to Liu Cui'e's house.
"Oh, Aunt Cui'e, you have to take good care of your daughter-in-law!"
"You dare to push away even a 100 yuan betrothal gift, and you want to send a money-losing child to study!"
"Look, what's going on here?"
"Tsk tsk, your words at home are becoming less and less effective now! You can't even control your own daughter-in-law!"
The more Liu Cui'e thought about it, the angrier she became. She hurried over with her eldest daughter-in-law Huang Xiaolan and third daughter-in-law Gao Xiuli.
"Zhang Chunxue! The matchmaker is here, why are you still making a fuss?" Liu Cui'e said with a domineering look on her face, "I'm telling you! Xiaoxiao's marriage must be successful!"
Huang Xiaolan put her hands on her hips and fanned the flames: "That's right! Second sister-in-law! You really don't take mother seriously!"
Gao Xiuli also screamed in a shrill voice: "Hurry back and tell the Wang family that the marriage will remain as it was! Don't be so shameless!"
Zhou Mingli, who was in the room, heard the quarrel and hurried out holding her crying child who had just woken up.
Seeing this, she was a little scared, but she still mustered up the courage to persuade in a low voice: "Grandma, Auntie, Third Aunt, please talk it over nicely... Mom is also doing this for Xiaoxiao's own good..."
Before she could finish her words, Huang Xiaolan interrupted her harshly, "For Xiaoxiao's own good? Is it your turn to speak here? You gave birth to a useless baby, and all you know is to flatter your mother-in-law! Stop trying to smooth things over! Go back to your room!"
Zhou Mingli's face turned red and white as she was scolded, and the child in her arms was so scared that he cried even louder.
Her eyes turned red, and she retreated back into the house with the child in her arms, feeling aggrieved.
Zhang Chunxue straightened her back. "My daughter! I told her to go to school, and she must go! Xiaoxiao's grades are so good. She's such a promising child, why shouldn't she continue her studies? As long as she's willing to study, I'll support her even if I sell everything I have!"
Liu Cui'e was so angry that her face turned purple. "You...you spendthrift woman! You're crazy!"
Just then, hurried footsteps and shouts were heard from the entrance of the village.
"What are you doing! What are you doing!" It was the voice of the village chief, Zhong Fugui. "Why are you all gathered here watching the fun instead of going to work and earning work points? What a disgrace! You're making a fool of yourself, the leaders!"
"lead?"
"What leader?"
When the villagers heard this, they immediately scattered to both sides like a cat whose tail was stepped on, but curiosity made them reluctant to leave. They just made way and stretched their necks to look over there.
The village chief, Zhong Fugui, came jogging with a few people. Leading the group was a middle-aged man in a clean Zhongshan suit. He had a square face and looked very kind.
"Excuse me, is this Zhong Xiaoxiao's home?" the middle-aged man asked gently.
Village chief Zhong Fugui quickly stepped forward, his face filled with an ingratiating smile, "Secretary! Mayor! Leaders! This is it! This is Zhong Xiaoxiao's home!"
He pointed at Zhang Chunxue and said, "This is Xiaoxiao's mother, Zhang Chunxue."
Then, he quickly introduced Zhang Chunxue, "Chunxue! Quick! Say hello to the leaders! This is Secretary Wang of our town's Party Committee! This is Mayor Li! This is Deputy Secretary Zhou, and this is Deputy Mayor Ma!"
The village chief listed a string of titles in one breath.
"This is Principal Chen from our town middle school! This is Vice Principal Liu!"
The village chief finally pointed at a middle-aged female teacher wearing glasses and looking very gentle. "This is Xiaoxiao's junior high school homeroom teacher, Ms. Sun!"
Zhang Chunxue was completely stunned.
How come so many important town leaders, as well as the middle school principal and teachers, suddenly came to her house?
But when she heard "Xiaoxiao's class teacher", her heart moved, and she vaguely realized that this matter might be related to her daughter!
Sure enough, the village chief smiled and said to Zhang Chunxue, "Chunxue! Quick! Go and call Xiaoxiao out!"
"Great news! Such great news!" He blushed with excitement. "Our Xiaoxiao has made it big! She took first place in the county in her junior high school graduation exam! And not only that! I heard she even ranked in the top three in the city! Among the top 50 in the city, only our Xiaoxiao is from our county! The county even singled her out for praise and sent her to our town, praising the town middle school! Look, Secretary Wang, Mayor Li, and others came to visit us and commend Xiaoxiao! This has brought great honor to our entire town!"
(End of this chapter)
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