Chapter 4: A Fierce Rage Against the Green Tea Sister and the Selfish Brother
Du Ruoxia carried large and small bags back to her room quietly, then closed and locked the door.
"Where have you been? Why are you back so late?" Du Ruochun's lazy voice came from behind.
Oh no! She forgot that she and Du Ruochun were in the same room, and with her hands full of things, there was nowhere to hide.
Just as Du Ruochun lay down to sleep, she heard the door open. The next second, her sharp eyes spotted what Du Ruoxia was holding. Her sleepiness vanished, and she jumped out of bed in a few steps.
"You bought so much stuff?"
"And here's the dress I couldn't bear to buy!"
Du Ruochun was a temporary worker with a pitifully low salary. Her boyfriend wasn't particularly generous either, and it took a lot of effort for him to agree to take her to buy this floral dress tomorrow. Unexpectedly, Du Ruoxia bought it before her.
Since Du Ruochun had already seen it, Du Ruoxia stopped trying to hide it and put the things on the table. Then she poured herself a glass of water and slowly drank it.
Du Ruochun then became even more unrestrained in rummaging through Du Ruoxia's things. Every piece of clothing was something she had always dreamed of, and she also packed a lot of peach shortbread pastries from the state-run restaurant. Xu Qiuhua had only cooked a large pot of cabbage that evening, and Du Ruoxia hadn't eaten enough. Now, looking at these exquisite pastries, her mouth watered. Just as she was about to open them—
"Du Ruochun, what are you doing? You can look at them, but they're all mine. I never said I was going to give them to you," Du Ruoxia said slowly.
Du Ruochun forced a smile, "Xiaxia, my dear sister! We're sisters, there's no need for all this 'yours' and 'mine,' it sounds so formal!"
"Good sister!" Du Ruoxia said through gritted teeth, "When Mom and Dad bought you new clothes, you didn't treat me like a good sister and share a set with me!"
Du Ruoxia has always worn the old clothes that Du Ruochun discarded since she was a child.
Du Dayong and Xu Qiuhua are both employed, and their combined monthly salary exceeds one hundred yuan. During holidays, Xu Qiuhua would go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy new clothes for the children. Needless to say, Du Weidong and Du Weixi, their two precious children, always get the best food and drinks.
However, when it came to her two daughters, Xu Qiuhua started to haggle and calculate. She felt that it was perfectly fine for Du Ruoxia to wear the old clothes that Du Ruochun had worn. The original owner of this body was such a simpleton that she never dared to say no and could only eat and wear the leftovers.
Du Ruochun said matter-of-factly, "Xiaxia, I'm taller and bigger than you, so my new clothes are too big for you! Once you find someone my size, you can wear all my clothes, right?"
That's because by the time she grew to Du Ruochun's size, the new clothes would have become old clothes.
"Besides, Xiaxia, wasn't the money you spent on clothes and peach cakes today given to you by your parents? That's the Du family's money. If your parents find out you're taking the money out to squander..." Du Ruochun's tone carried a threatening undertone.
Du Ruoxia chuckled. "Threatening me? Are you going to tell on me if I don't give it to you?"
"Little sister, don't say such unpleasant things. Look, you're going to the countryside to be an educated youth, working in the fields from dawn till dusk. You won't even have the chance to wear all these pretty clothes!"
And these peach shortbread pastries, you won't get enough to eat in the countryside. Why don't you give them to your sister? Tomorrow I'll steam a basket of buns for you; they'll fill you up much better."
"I went to the countryside because of you guys. Why don't you go to the countryside for me and I'll give you all these things?" Du Ruoxia smiled.
Du Ruochun said in a teasing tone, "Xiaxia, I know I'm sorry for what happened, but my boyfriend and I are getting married in two years. If I go to the countryside, who knows how many years I'll have to stay there? Besides, your brother-in-law might not be willing to wait for me."
Du Ruoxia glanced at this love-struck fool. She wasn't the original owner of this body, and she had no feelings for the "older sister" in front of her.
"Du Ruochun, we haven't registered our marriage, we haven't exchanged betrothal gifts, and we're not even engaged. Where did this brother-in-law come from? Don't let it all turn out to be wishful thinking on your part."
"Pah! What are you saying, Du Ruoxia!" This really touched a nerve with Du Ruochun. She had gone to great lengths to catch this god of wealth, and she didn't want Du Ruoxia to curse him away.
“Mom and Dad have already given you so much money. It’s not that I’m going to take it from you, little sister. My boyfriend just likes to see me looking pretty. Once I marry the son of the deputy director of the machinery factory, I will definitely find a way to bring you back. I will never let you suffer in the countryside.”
"Come on, what a load of crap, the son of a deputy factory director. Even the son of the factory director will be laid off in the future."
Du Ruoxia had only listened to Du Ruochun's confident promises for amusement; she didn't expect her scheming older sister to actually remember her after she climbed the social ladder.
Moreover, Du Ruoxia, who was familiar with the course of history, knew that a few years later, with the reform and opening up, state-owned factories would face a huge survival crisis, with millions of people being laid off, and even factory directors and deputy directors would not be spared.
This time, Du Ruochun was truly furious. "Du Ruoxia, if you don't want to give it to me, then don't! Why do you keep cursing my boyfriend? You're just jealous of me, jealous that I'm doing well and that I'll marry someone better than you in the future."
"I think you can squander those few hundred dollars for a few days. Once you've spent it all, don't even think about getting a single penny from the Du family."
After saying that, Du Ruochun angrily covered herself with the blanket and went to sleep.
Du Ruochun was in a bad mood, but when she was in a good mood, she tidied up her things and went to bed.
the next day.
Early in the morning, Du Ruochun went out in a huff to pester her boyfriend to buy her new clothes.
Du Weidong bought the watch, radio, and flashlight that Du Ruoxia wanted and delivered them to her, then put them down in a huff.
Du Ruoxia waved to him, "Take care, don't bother seeing me out."
"Du Ruoxia, you're so ungrateful! Your parents are so angry they can't even eat!"
"A person can survive for five days without food, so what are you complaining about in less than a day?"
"I know you're throwing a tantrum because you don't want to go to the countryside, but now you have no choice but to accept it." Du Weidong adopted an older brother's tone and lectured Du Ruoxia.
“Now only my dad and I are working, and our salaries support the whole family. You took almost all of our savings, so we have to support the family.”
"Tch, you didn't get your job through your own abilities." Du Ruoxia rolled her eyes mercilessly.
When Xu Qiuhua learned that one of her family members had to go to the countryside, her first reaction was to save her two sons. Her younger son was only seventeen years old, so it was alright, but her older son was already twenty years old. After graduating from high school, he did odd jobs everywhere and was ultimately an unemployed vagrant.
So Xu Qiuhua gritted her teeth and took early retirement, handing over her soy sauce factory job to her eldest son.
Du Ruoxia continued her tirade: "Your whole family is a bunch of scoundrels. Your father is heartless, your mother is cruel, your brother is corrupt, your sister is discordant, and your brother is disrespectful. I've been subservient to you for so many years. How long do I have to keep putting up with your bullying?"
"You say we're heartless and unjust, but are you, as our daughter, being filial?"
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