Chapter 196 I Know You Know I'm Pretending

But Wu Tao asked the crucial question: "So you... can read?"

He went out to work at such a young age, so he probably didn't go to school for many days, right? If he couldn't read, that would be difficult.

Feng Ling nodded: "I know him. I was in the first grade of junior high school, but I only attended for half a semester. But I know how to read and write. I can write a lot of words. If you don't believe me, I'll write them for you to see."

Wu Tao shook his head: "No, no, it's OK as long as you can read."

Zhang Jiayi was curious: "Why did you only attend junior high school for half a semester?"

Feng Ling pursed her lips and said, "When I was admitted to junior high school, I came home from school one day and heard my father and mother say that it was too expensive to support my schooling. My father said that the family was in financial difficulty and could not afford it anymore, so he wanted to find someone to act as a matchmaker for me. After I got married, I would belong to someone else's family and would not have to spend my family's money. I heard it, but I did not want to get married, so I dropped out of school and went to work in the county town."

Feng Ling recalled the days when she first came to the county to work. Although she started school late, she was not yet fourteen years old, and no boss in the county dared to hire her. In the end, her aunt's relative who ran a hotel took her in.

She usually washed dishes in the back kitchen. If someone came to inspect, she would hide immediately. However, she had never been caught by the inspectors.

The people sitting at the long table frowned when they heard this.

In other words, Feng Ling was forced to get married at the age of thirteen? Of course, she didn't get married in the end, so she went out to work?

"Can't afford it?" Zhang Jiayi couldn't help but sneered, "If you can't afford it, don't have a child. How much does it cost to send a child to junior high school?"

The fact is that going to junior high school in the countryside does not cost any money except for the cost of books and tuition fees, because Longguo has compulsory education and there is no tuition fee.

Huang Huijun also has children, and she felt sad when she heard this.

Even if the parents go out to work, they can still afford to raise the child, right? Moreover, rural children are basically raised in the wild. Apart from three meals a day, they may not be able to buy a new piece of clothing in a year. How can they not afford to raise the child? !

After listening for a while, You Xiaoxia curled her lips and said, "No, haven't you thought about this matter from other angles?"

Wu Tao sat on the chair next to You Xiaoxia and leaned towards her when he heard her words: "What do you mean?"

You Xiaoxia glanced at Feng Ling and said, "Guess why it was such a coincidence that Feng Ling, who had just finished school, happened to hear what her parents were saying."

Wu Tao suddenly realized: "You mean Feng Ling's father deliberately let Feng Ling hear it?"

You Xiaoxia shrugged, "Why else would his father not tell him earlier or later, but wait until the child got out of school to tell him about this?"

Song Linlang had figured something out: "I understand now. Feng Ling's parents actually didn't want Feng Ling to get married. Their real purpose was to let Feng Ling go out to work and earn money!"

You Xiaoxia praised her: "You're not that stupid."

Feng Ling was only thirteen years old at the time. Marry? Who to marry? In the countryside, people want to marry a wife who has children in a hurry. What if she can't have children if she marries a half-grown child?

Besides, given Feng Ling's age at that time, even if someone wanted to marry her, they would not give a high gift. It would be better for Feng Ling to go out and work for a few years and earn money for the family first.

At this time, a relative of Feng Ling's aunt opened a restaurant and wanted to find a cheap worker, but the salary they offered was not worth even a dog's job!

So he had to set his target on Feng Ling, who favored boys over girls in her family.

Feng Ling's parents were worried about their child being too young to find a job.

They wanted the money but were too proud to say it directly, so they "happened" to complain to Feng Ling during her school hours that their family couldn't afford to support her and that it would be better for them to let their child get married.

Feng Ling was so young at the time, she definitely didn't want to get married, but she was aware of the current affairs and took the initiative to drop out of school and go out to find a job!

Things are now very clear, what else is there that you don't understand?

Wu Tao continued, "It's impossible for Feng Ling to find a job at her age. After going around in circles, an old lady came along and acted like a good person and offered to introduce her to a job. So she got a job as a dishwasher in her relative's restaurant!"

"This is killing three birds with one stone." Zhao Yanfei exclaimed.

The aunt acted as a good person, my parents received the money, and the aunt's relatives also found cheap laborers, so in the end, the only child who suffered a loss was Fengling.

Wang Mengmeng was stunned: "A group of people plotted against a child. Is this still an individual?!"

Feng Ling suddenly realized that this was the case! She had never thought about this before.

Zhao Yanfei didn't quite understand: "But if Feng Ling's parents directly asked her to go out to work, she wouldn't be able to refuse, right? Why bother?"

Huang Huijun, who has lived in the countryside, explained, "It must be for reputation. Think about it today. The bad guy was Fengling's grandfather, charging in the front, and her parents just followed behind to pick up the good stuff. It wasn't until Linlang asked for money that they stopped hiding it. They were so happy to take the money!"

"I guess when Feng Ling dropped out of school, her parents must have said something like 'The child refused to go to school and insisted on going out to work, and there was nothing we could do' in front of the neighbors!"

Feng Ling's eyes widened: "Really, that's what my parents said in front of outsiders!"

Huang Huijun laughed sarcastically: "A false reputation."

In fact, the village is so small that everyone living next door knows each other’s situation and what kind of people they are.

But that's how some people are.

You know I'm pretending, I know you know I'm pretending, but I still keep pretending!

This is a distorted situation.

[This couple is really terrible. I thought they were good people at first, just a little stingy.]

[I’m so tired. I originally thought that life in the countryside would be simpler. I even planned to find a small courtyard to live in after I retire. Now it seems that interpersonal relationships are not any simpler than those in the city!]

[What are you thinking? As long as there are people, interpersonal relationships can never be simple!]

[It's so pitiful for Feng Ling. She was targeted when she was only thirteen years old. Now she is only sixteen years old and is forced to get married. This family is really terrible!]

[Fortunately, she met Xiao Xia and the others this year. She believes that all the hardships will pay off in the future.]

[Yeah, I didn’t expect Song Linlang would send her to school. I’m really touched.]

…

In the yard, everyone fell silent for a moment.

Zhang Yongfeng looked at his watch and said, "It's getting late. Let's go back and rest. We have to get up early tomorrow."

Wang Mengmeng and Zhang Jiayi nodded: "We are leaving tomorrow. We really don't want to leave here."

Although we have only known each other for a short time, I feel like we are already friends. Especially these celebrities, they are very open-minded and sincere, and it is very comfortable to get along with them.

And You Xiaoxia also helped them a lot, which can be said to have changed their future lives.

This time, they are going back to get a divorce. In fact, both families have called them countless times today to question them.

Apart from saying hello to their natal family, Wang Mengmeng and Zhang Jiayi did not answer any calls from their in-laws. They knew without thinking that they were here to question them. Today was a rare day to relax, so they could face those people tomorrow.

"It doesn't matter. Maybe we'll meet again in the future." Song Linlang said with a smile.

Wang Mengmeng and Zhang Jiayi both laughed: "You are so busy, it doesn't matter if we don't meet. Anyway, we will be die-hard fans of all of you in the future."

"Me too." Huang Xiangyu quickly raised his hand.

Everyone laughed.

The next morning, Wang Mengmeng and Zhang Jiayi left. Everyone got up early and went out to see them off to the car before returning.

After watching the car drive away, everyone turned around and walked back. Huang Huijun sighed, "We should leave tomorrow."

Huang Huijun still has a job. This time she took a leave to take her son out for a trip. She was originally given three days off, but her boss saw the live broadcast and felt sorry for her for meeting her ex-husband, that scumbag, so he specially approved a few more days of vacation for her to relax.

Huang Xiangyu didn't want to leave, but he had to go because school was about to start.

Originally, the mother and son planned to leave tomorrow, but unexpectedly, Huang Huijun received a call from the hospital in the afternoon.

Li Xiangyang, who had been in a coma for a day and a night, woke up!