After the group of people returned to their rooms in a lively atmosphere...
Jia Dang asked his brother anxiously, "Brother, do you think Madam will find out now that she's back?"
"Sister, don't worry. Mom already cleaned it up! Besides, so many days have passed, it'll definitely be fine," Huaihua said calmly. What's there to be afraid of? With Mom there, it'll all be cleaned up.
"Yeah, don't worry, you guys don't trust my skills?" Banggeng patted his chest and assured him.
"Look at your mother! What a piece of trash! Doesn't she know there's so much chores left to do?"
"And you three heartless bastards, you don't even know how to help with the chores at home," Jia Zhangshi said pointedly as she saw the three children playing outside the door.
Banggeng and his two younger sisters exchanged a glance, then took off running towards the gate of the courtyard house. They couldn't be bothered to listen to their grandmother's scolding.
When they reached the alley, the three children stopped, panting heavily. They looked at each other, laughing heartily.
However, the three of them were soon attracted by the children setting off firecrackers nearby, and Jia Dang looked at the firecrackers in their hands with some envy.
Bang Geng immediately noticed his sister's unusual behavior and comforted her, "Little Dang, stop looking. I'll show you something else."
"Brother, I just want to set off firecrackers. Look, today is the Little New Year, so they have money to buy firecrackers," Jia Dang said with some envy.
“Even if it’s Chinese New Year, we don’t have the money to buy them for us. Alright, let’s do something else instead,” Banggeng said helplessly. He also wanted to set off firecrackers, but his family was so poor, how could they possibly buy them for him?
Just as Banggeng picked up a few unexploded firecrackers from the ground and was about to leave with his younger sister...
Unexpectedly, several children crowded around and walked up to the stick.
The chubby boy in the lead immediately started laughing when he saw Jia Geng: "Hey, look at him! Isn't that Jia Geng from our class?!"
"Yeah, hey, hey. Didn't Jia Geng from our class say he eats meat every day? How come it's almost the Lunar New Year and he can't even afford firecrackers? He's picking them up to play with now. Hahahaha!"
The chubby boy saw that Banggeng was ignoring him, and then he mocked him.
Banggeng glared angrily at the chubby boy, his hands clenched into fists, but he remained silent.
This is the bully in their class. He takes advantage of his family's wealth and has been bullying him at school.
Banggeng is a bully who only acts within his own group; he wouldn't dare to resist.
"Tsk tsk, you guys don't know, do you? This Jia Geng hasn't even paid his tuition yet, so how could he afford to buy firecrackers?"
Okay, let's hurry up and go. What if Jia Geng, this returning student, tells on us? We'd be in deep trouble. Let's go.
"Let's go, let's go set off firecrackers somewhere else. Hahahaha." Seeing that Bang Geng didn't resist, the chubby boy lost interest, made a few mocking remarks, and then led his men away.
The chubby boy didn't really want to bully Bang Geng, but Bang Geng was just too infuriating. His family was so well-off, yet he didn't even dare to say he could eat meat every week.
But that kid Banggeng brags at school every day about how his family eats meat and white flour buns every day, and has lots of new clothes, even though they clearly can't even afford the tuition. Banggeng is such a big liar. A complete braggart.
At first, they just thought Bang-geung was bragging and a braggart. Bang-geung naturally denied it, retorting that everything he said was true, and with Sha-zhu around, what's wrong with him eating meat every day? His family certainly did.
But then someone said that Banggeng had been to the police station for stealing. That's it, he's finished.
Banggeng's reputation was completely ruined at school; nobody wanted to play with him anymore. They all ganged up on him and bullied him.
They can tolerate boasting and take it as a joke, but thieves? Bah, they despise them!
"Brother, they said you're a returning student, what does that mean? Isn't it already summer vacation? What's wrong, are you going back to school?" Jia Dang asked Bang Geng with some confusion after seeing the chubby boy and the others leave.
"It's because my family hasn't paid my tuition yet. Our teacher said that all sixth graders who haven't paid their tuition have to go back to school and pay it before the Lunar New Year," Banggeng said helplessly.
"Well, why don't you tell Mom right away and tell her to hide? If we have to pay your two yuan and fifty cents tuition, how will our family celebrate the New Year?" Jia Dang said anxiously.
“Yes, brother, Mom promised to make us a new outfit for the New Year. If we don’t have the money, Huaihua won’t be able to wear a new outfit,” Huaihua said anxiously, as she had been looking forward to a new outfit for a long time.
When Banggeng saw Shazhu strolling out of the courtyard gate, he immediately reassured his two younger sisters, "You don't need to worry about that."
I have a plan. Someone can pay my tuition! Little one, when you're playing here with the locust flowers, don't run around, understand?
"Brother, do you have a way to buy me a pack of whips? It's only 21 cents, and you can buy a hundred whips," Huaihua's eyes lit up, and she immediately said to Banggeng in a soft and sweet voice.
Hearing his sister's words, Jia Dang became anxious and immediately scolded, "Huaihua, don't make things difficult for your brother. What's wrong?"
"You want your brother to steal again? You want him to be a thief again, don't you!"
"But, but I really want to set off firecrackers, but I'm too scared, so my sister and brother have to help me," Huaihua said as soon as she finished speaking.
Jia Dang's side has fallen too. Yeah, I want to set off firecrackers too. Could it be that my brother can actually get me some?
But the last vestiges of reason reminded him: "Anyway, brother, you're not allowed to steal anymore. You forgot, Grandma just got back. Aren't you afraid Mom will beat you?"
"Alright, don't worry about that. Just stay here and watch over the locust flowers," Banggeng said nonchalantly. Who did he think he was? He was the Thief Saint!
When have I ever failed? Besides, this time I don't even have to steal anything; some big grudge will pay for it.
After giving his two younger sisters some instructions, Bang Geng chased after Sha Zhu's retreating figure.
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