Wang Jingxia quickly stepped forward and kicked the hatchet away with one kick. The powerful force also knocked Zhao Tingnu down.
Zhao Tingnu sat on the ground and cried and shouted:
"My life is so miserable! I raised my son with so much difficulty! But because your child died..."
"stop!"
Wan Qingliu looked at her and saw how unreasonable she was, so he shouted at her to stop.
Of course, if Zhao Tingnu could be stopped, she would not be Zhao Tingnu anymore. The main reason was that Wang Jingxia covered her mouth and used her brute force to hold Zhao Tingnu so tightly that she could not move.
Wan Qingliu: "You said I instigated your daughter to not provide for you in your old age. Why don't you call your daughter out to confront me? When did I ever say that?"
Zhao Tingnu: "..." (Being restrained, staring blankly)
Wan Qingliu: "You're speechless, aren't you? You damned old woman, you're just accusing me! Oh, I can't stand this, I'm going to find your daughter right now!"
As he said that, he picked up the hatchet on the ground and rushed into Fang Baogen's house with great momentum. The onlookers outside only heard a loud sound of the door being smashed, and soon Wan Qingliu came out with Fang Zhaozhao.
"Look, your daughter is here. I want to ask you, have I ever told her not to support you in your old age?"
Fang Zhaozhao was not afraid at all. Seeing so many people gathered outside the field, she shouted directly:
"I want to study! If you don't let me study, I won't support you in your old age!"
Come on, the truth is out.
This time, everyone stopped scolding Wan Qingliu and started pointing fingers at Fang Zhaozhao.
"You're such an ignorant kid! You don't know how expensive food and daily necessities are! Studying doesn't cost money, does it? What's the point of studying? You'll still have to take care of the family in the end."
"You're so young and yet you're already talking back to your parents. You're so ignorant!"
"Can you just say you won't provide for your old age? Your parents worked so hard to raise you, if you don't provide for their old age, are you still a human being?"
"It would be fine if you were a boy, but why would a girl read books?"
Comparing them with Zhao Tingnu, who was sitting on the ground and forced to cry silently, everyone felt sympathy for her.
"This child is so selfish at such a young age. Look at her mother, she's been sitting on the ground for so long, and she didn't even offer a hand. I don't think she'll be reliable in the future!"
Public opinion did not lean towards Fang Zhaozhao at all. Fang Zhaozhao was filled with grievances and began to wipe away her tears.
Of course, there were also people who advised Zhao Tingnu.
"You only have this one daughter. Who else can you count on besides her? Education isn't expensive. What's wrong with just sending her to school for a few years? Why is it such a fuss?"
"That's right. Zhaozhao is young and naive. Why are you bothering with her? And you're even trying to cause trouble for Wan Meizi. I think you've lived so long in vain. You really don't have a clear mind!"
"It's just a small matter, but you're even bringing out a hatchet. What? Do you want to kill someone? It's not worth it!"
More and more people gathered around, talking to each other. Soon the team leader came and everyone made way for him.
After hearing what happened, the captain looked at Fang Zhaozhao.
"Zhaozhao, do you want to go to school?"
Fang Zhaozhao said while smoking:
"Little Grandpa, I want to go to school, but my mom won't let me."
The captain said with a pleasant face, "Zhaozhao, the school is in chaos right now. Your mother is concerned about your safety! Be obedient and stay home."
Fang Zhaozhao stiffened his neck and retorted:
"I see so many people going to school, why can't I? Aunt Wu also sends her daughter to school, and Brother Erniu also sends his sister to school, why can't I?"
The team leader was speechless. Most families in the village didn't send their daughters to school. They thought it was useless for girls to study. They would eventually get married and have children anyway, so why waste the money?
As the team leader, he naturally understood the usefulness of studying, and he would send all the girls in his family to school. However, he could not influence the thoughts of the villagers, nor could he pay for Fang Zhaozhao to go to school out of his own pocket.
So, he simply persuaded Fang Zhaozhao to give up the idea of studying.
After all, the team leader still thinks that reading has its benefits, but not reading is also fine.
After thinking about it, the captain advised:
"Zhaozhao, look, there are a lot of people in the village who don't go to school! So not everyone has to study. Can't you just stay at home and play?"
Wan Qingliu couldn't bear to watch it any longer and spoke up:
"Captain, I think we should stop trying to persuade her. What does it mean that Zhaozhao wants to study? She wants to improve herself! She's such a conscious child! Just tell her to go to school!"
The captain thought to himself, it’s easy for you to say that, but what can we do if her parents don’t agree?
Wan Qingliu instantly showed a hint of disdain:
"You're the head of the Fang family, but you can't even help the children in the family who want to study!"
If the Hua family had not given gifts to the captain's family during festivals, the captain would have given Wan Qingliu a hard time for his rude words.
The captain has a bit of a defense break. He might not feel anything if you say anything else, but if you say that he is incompetent as the clan leader, he will be deeply hurt.
Fang Zhaozhao caught the message in the words and immediately looked at the captain with tears in her eyes:
"Grandpa, I want to study! Please help me, I will repay you in the future!"
The team leader felt that Fang Zhaozhao was a promising talent. At such a young age, he knew how to seize every available opportunity to achieve his goals. It was indeed a pity that he did not continue to study.
After a while, the captain gritted his teeth and said:
"Whose children still don't go to school? Go, everyone should go, the village will support them!"
As the team leader, he certainly cannot only consider those with the surname Fang, he must treat them all equally!
Those who have children going to school at home are suddenly unhappy:
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
