After Zhaodi suddenly said that, Xia Wei's face flushed red, and he felt a wave of embarrassment. Because he knew that he was also the evil offspring left by that person, he felt an unbearable shame.
Lai Di, who was standing by, keenly noticed the change in Xia Wei's expression. Her heart tightened and she subconsciously reached out to tug at the corner of Zhao Di's clothes.
She reminded in a low voice: "Sister, sister, you, you..."
She originally wanted to come here to let her sister pay attention to Xia Wei's mood.
However, at this time, Zhaodi was completely immersed in her own words and did not notice Laidi's actions at all.
Zhaodi impatiently shook off Laidi's hand and shouted, "I haven't finished yet! Don't interrupt me!"
At this moment, Zhaodi was already overwhelmed by anger. The more she spoke, the more excited she became. Her chest heaved violently, like the surging waves in the wind.
Every word that came out of her mouth was filled with deep resentment and unwillingness, as if these words had been accumulated in her heart for a long time, and now they finally found an outlet and could be vented out.
When Wang Xiaolan heard Zhaodi openly and bluntly listing all the faults of Shi Huaishui, her heart sank.
You know, that shameless man is Xia Wei's biological father! Even if there are not too many emotional ties, the blood relationship is an indelible fact.
Wang Xiaolan was secretly worried, fearing that Zhaodi would say something extreme because of her emotions. That would not only make Xia Wei feel more embarrassed about his shameful life experience, but it might also cause him to lose his composure and do something extreme.
So, Wang Xiaolan quickly coughed lightly, trying to divert everyone's attention from this sensitive topic.
She raised her voice slightly and said, "Oh my, let's not just talk about these upsetting things! Zhaodi, tell me about your exam. How did you feel about it? Are you confident you'll pass?"
Zhaodi, seeing that Wang Xiaolan deliberately changed the topic, she remembered that she had said something she shouldn't have said.
She stopped what she was about to say and said, "I'm different from my sister-in-law. I'm not very smart, so naturally my grades aren't as good as hers. But I still follow her example and try my best. My expectations are not high. I'll be satisfied if I can get into a technical secondary school. For us country people, as long as we can eat the government rations, that's enough."
Wang Xiaolan said, "Zhaodi, you can't say that. Don't you realize you're quite smart?"
Zhaodi looked bewildered and asked, "Am I smart? How come I don't know?"
Wang Xiaolan smiled and said, "You were a student who hadn't even graduated from elementary school yet you managed to skip a grade and take this year's college entrance exam. According to the normal process, you shouldn't be able to take the college entrance exam until the year after. Don't you think you're smart?"
Zhaodi said with a smile: "Oh, this is all thanks to my sister-in-law. If it weren't for you, how could I become like this? You are my role model!"
Lai Di also laughed: "This is the magic of role models!"
Wang Xiaolan laughed heartily: "Laidi is absolutely right. You should learn more from Zhaodi. She is your role model."
As she spoke, she stretched out her right hand, rubbed Lai Di's head, and said with a smile, "Our Lai Di is the best. By the way, you will also take the college entrance examination next year. Have you decided what to take the exam?"
Lai Di blinked and answered crisply, "I don't have high expectations. I'm not as smart as my sister-in-law, but I just want to get into a junior college."
Zhaodi glanced at Xia Wei, who had been silent all the time, and wanted to say something, but swallowed the words back.
Xia Wei knew that Zhaodi was a quick-witted person, so he said, "Zhaodi, don't worry about me. Just say whatever you want to say. I'm immune to it."
Zhaodi smiled and said, "Then I'll tell you."
Xia Wei said, "Go ahead!"
Zhaodi said happily, "Sister-in-law, I forgot to tell you one thing. A few days ago, the old witch (Huang Jinhua) and her daughter (Xiao Hua) came to the village."
Wang Xiaolan asked doubtfully, "Wasn't she kicked out of the village? Why is she here?"
Zhaodi said, "Someone told her that Xia Wei had returned to the village, and she came to ask Xia Wei for support. You said Xia Wei was still a poor underage student, how could he have the money?"
Wang Xiaolan looked at Xia Wei in disbelief.
Lai Di continued, "Sister-in-law, you don't know. She knelt in our house, crying and making a fuss. Xia Wei said he had no money. Sister-in-law, guess what she said?"
Wang Xiaolan asked, "What did she say?"
Lai Di said, "She asked Xia Wei to ask you for money. Xia Wei replied that it was impossible. She burst into tears, attracting many villagers to watch."
Wang Xiaolan asked, "Is she really unable to survive?"
Zhaodi said, "Sister-in-law, people like her can't survive wherever they go. Everyone who sees her will stay away from her. I heard that she went back to her mother's village and hooked up with so many men that everyone in the village is in turmoil. The young and old wives in the village, as soon as they see her, start fighting with her. The team leader and the production team leader are really troubled by this."
"There was no other choice, so the team leader arranged for them to stay in the communal shed guarding the mountain. He also provided them with ten kilograms of coarse grains every month for free, and told them not to come into the village and disrupt its peace and unity. The old witch, seeing that this little food wasn't enough to fill her stomach, started throwing a tantrum. Later, the team leader said, 'If you keep doing this, you won't get ten kilograms of coarse grains anymore,' and she calmed down."
Wang Xiaolan asked, "She came to our doorstep and made a scene. How did you deal with it?"
Lai Di said, "That wasn't easy. We just let Xiao Huang bite her, and scared the hell out of them. They started making a scene at the village office, and were eventually taken away by the police."
Just as they were chatting animatedly, Yu Wenlin brought Dabao and Xiaobao back home. The two little guys were overjoyed to see Zhaodi, Laidi and Xiawei.
Dabao and Xiaobao rushed to the front and called out, "Aunt, Aunt, Uncle."
Zhaodi then remembered to take out all the gifts she brought from home.
"These were all made by Mr. and Mrs. Zhao." As he said this, he took out the mung bean cakes and rice cakes and distributed them to the two little brothers.
Zhaodi also gave Yu Wenlin the mushrooms, wood ears, pine nuts, dried bamboo shoots and other mountain products that Zhao Erye picked when he was herding cattle in the mountains.
Yu Wenlin said happily, "You took so many things, didn't you keep any for yourselves?"
Zhaodi said, "Don't worry, Auntie. There are plenty of these things in our mountains. If you want to eat them, just go to the mountains and step on them."
After lunch, everyone sat in the living room and chatted.
At this time, there was a knock on the door.
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