Fu Wan rolled her eyes at Wang Mei's words.
This sounded absurd to her, but many of her neighbors nodded in agreement.
Throughout history, many people have shared Wang Mei's views on a girl's future.
What's the use of reading so many books? In the end, you still have to get married and have children. That's where a woman's value lies, and that's every woman's ultimate destiny.
Fu Wan, who had a second chance, didn't think so. In her view, there was no difference between women and men, and in many ways, women were even better than men.
Such outstanding people should shine in their respective fields. Even if they get married and have children, that should be their own choice, not something arranged arbitrarily by others, something they are forced to do.
Not to mention, Li Ruonan's university acceptance letter might have been intercepted by Wang Mei and replaced with her own son's.
Li Ruonan suddenly laughed, but the laugh looked even uglier than crying.
"Mom, is the 'good family' you're talking about the lame son of Director Hu from your factory?"
Being lame is one thing, but Li Ruonan had met him once before. The man's eyes were gloomy and frivolous, and when he looked at someone, it was as if he could strip them naked.
Moreover, that person's reputation isn't very good. If Wang Mei inquired carefully, she would find out that this person had already dated several people.
Among those female comrades, some were even driven to suicide by him.
However, Wang Mei took these words quite for granted.
"So what if he's lame? It doesn't affect his walking."
He's the head of the factory's security department. If you weren't still young and only a high school graduate, he wouldn't even consider a bookworm like you!
Hearing this, Fu Wan couldn't help but laugh.
It's been a long time since I've seen a mother who sides with outsiders like this. She's almost forgotten that not all mothers are good to their own children.
After Wang Mei finished speaking, Aunt Yang, who was watching the commotion from the side, spoke up.
"Wang Mei, Ruonan doesn't want to, why are you forcing her?"
"The radio said we should be talking about democracy now, why are you still sticking to feudal ideas?"
"Yeah, everyone in the neighborhood knows Hu Biao's reputation. He beats his wife. How can you bear to push Ruonan into a fire pit?"
"Exactly, if it's really as good as you say, why don't you marry him yourself?"
The one who said this was Xu Dazui, who had run up behind her. She really liked Li Ruonan. Every time she saw her, Li Ruonan would politely greet her as "Auntie."
"Oh dear, look at my memory! You're an old codger in your thirties or forties, I doubt even Hu Biao would be interested in you!"
"Hahaha, Xu Dazui, you really have a sharp tongue!"
The neighbors kept talking, making Wang Mei's face turn ashen with anger.
She always valued her reputation and felt she was different from these gossipy women.
Wang Mei, her face dark, stepped forward and grabbed Li Ruonan, "Come back with me, Li Ruonan. You're all grown up now, you should be more sensible!"
"If you continue to be provoked by those ill-intentioned people outside, then I've raised you as a daughter for nothing!"
After saying that, she glared fiercely at Fu Wan, who was clearly referring to her with ill intent.
She didn't know where these two strange people came from. Ruonan was an obedient child, but after going out for a while, she became so disobedient.
"Wait, ma'am, are you saying that the person with ill intentions is me?"
Fu Wan wasn't going to tolerate her and directly confronted her.
Li Ruonan forcefully pried Wang Mei's hand away, blocking Wang Mei's glare at Fu Wan.
"She's not a bad person, she's a good person who saved me!"
When Wang Mei saw her daughter glaring at her angrily because of a stranger, she instantly exploded.
"Where did you come from, little girl? Did you instigate my daughter to be so disobedient?"
You have parents too, right? Do you also disobey your parents like this?
"How did your parents raise you? Did they teach you to meddle in other people's business and lead other people's children astray?"
These words made Fu Ming's face darken. Before Fu Wan could speak, he rolled up his sleeves and stepped forward.
How can you talk like that!
Wang Mei was furious. "What I say is none of your business! And where did you even come from?!"
Fu Ming was really speechless. If the person in front of him wasn't a woman, he would have really wanted to beat this person up.
Who is this person? No wonder Li Ruonan tried to commit suicide before!
"Brother, let me do it."
Fu Wan pulled Fu Ming aside and walked up to Wang Mei herself.
“My aunt was talking about my parents, so I have to say something.”
My parents were very good to their children and raised us very well. They taught us from a young age that what belongs to others is theirs, and we should never steal the fruits of other people's labor.
"Parents like that would never do something like stealing their daughter's acceptance letter for their son, wouldn't you agree, Aunt Wang?"
Fu Wan's words were resounding, and when Wang Mei looked into her bright eyes, she felt as if her guilty conscience had nowhere to hide.
"What nonsense are you spouting!"
"Auntie, do you dare to swear that if your son uses Li Ruonan's identity to go to university, your son and your husband will be hit by a car, choke on their food, or drown."
Do you dare? Answer me!
The alley was so quiet you could hear a pin drop, and the neighbors all looked at Wang Mei.
They had genuinely believed Wang Mei's words, thinking that Li Ruonan had failed the college entrance examination, while Li Nan had performed exceptionally well.
But now everyone's eyes aren't blind; Wang Mei's guilty look clearly showed she was up to something.
Wang Mei certainly wouldn't dare to swear an oath. Seeing this, Xu Dazui shouted loudly, "Hey Wang Mei, you're totally biased! I was wondering how your Li Nan, who's usually so carefree, managed to get into university. Turns out he stole his own sister's spot!"
"They're all your children, how can you be so biased!"
"Yeah, that's too cruel! Ruonan worked so hard to get into university, how can we let that kid Li Nan go? Wang Mei, what you did was really unethical!"
When Li Ruonan first learned that she hadn't gotten into university, everyone could see how heartbroken she was.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that we were like zombies during that period.
Not to mention relatives, even the aunties and older women couldn't bear to see it.
Wang Mei, as her biological mother, doesn't know how she could be so heartless.
Immediately, everyone rallied to Li Ruonan's defense, and Wang Mei, being pointed at and gossiped about by so many people, broke down completely.
She retorted angrily, "What do you know! I also want her to go to university, but she's just a little girl. Even her younger brother couldn't get in. What good would it do if she did?"
After she goes to university, she will have to marry into another family. If her younger brother goes to university and gets a good job in the future, she will have someone to rely on!
We're all doing this for her own good! You people don't understand anything, so why are you pretending to be good people?
After Wang Mei finished speaking, she glared at Xu Dazui and the other people who had just spoken several times.
However, at that moment, a deep male voice came from behind the crowd.
"Comrade, haven't you considered that if your son can't even get into high school, how will he be able to study in university?"
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