The wronged aunt tries to rewrite her life - Part 8 (First update, muah!)
Ten years have passed in the blink of an eye. Tian Tian has grown from an innocent and cute little girl into a graceful and charming young woman.
Seeing Tian Tian walking towards her carrying a canvas bag full of books, Chen Xia couldn't help but recall her adorable, bouncy childhood self.
The little girl who was once so soft and adorable has now grown into a tall young woman, standing next to Chen Xia and even taller than her.
She used to nag Chen Xia like a little adult, but now she often says to Chen Xia, "Mom, please don't be like our Chinese teacher, who is old at a young age and talks incoherently without getting to the point."
When her child was little, she always looked forward to her growing up quickly. But when that child who used to snuggle in her arms and have her braids tied up grew up, she felt a sense of loss. She was both gratified and reluctant to let her go.
Chen Xia reached out to take the canvas bag from her hand, but she dodged it: "The schoolbag is a bit heavy, I'll carry it myself. Mom, you strained your arm a few days ago and it's not healed yet, you can't lift heavy things."
"Mom, please don't take your youth and good health for granted and ignore these minor injuries and pains. If they develop into chronic illnesses, you'll suffer more when you get old."
Chen Xia looked at her, wondering who was the chatterbox here.
Sweetie chuckled sheepishly and took Chen Xia's arm, quickly changing the subject: "Mom, what delicious food did you make for me tonight?"
The mother and daughter walked and talked. After leaving the school's east gate and crossing the road, they arrived at the Jinxiu Huacheng residential community where they now live.
The family bought this house when Tian Tian was in the second year of junior high school. They moved here during the summer after the high school entrance exam. The advantage is that Tian Tian lives close to home and can commute to school.
The downside is that Chen Xia will also have to drive to work now, but for the sake of her child, this difficulty can be overcome.
Fortunately, as an art teacher, I don't have classes during the first two periods in the morning and the last period in the afternoon.
Over the years, in order to better spend time with her child, Chen Xia has never signed up for after-school activities or similar programs.
In comparison, Song Yuan's career has taken a better turn for the better. When Tian Tian was in the second grade of elementary school, he was transferred to the Criminal Investigation Brigade of the Public Security Bureau, and now he is the captain.
As public officials, they had already reported their family situation to the discipline inspection commission long ago.
Chen Xia has legitimate and verifiable sources of income and tax filing documents. Chen Xia is just a primary school teacher; she neither tutors nor breaks the law, so her activities cannot be traced.
But if Song Yuan wants to advance his career, he still needs to plan ahead. The saying "better safe than sorry" applies everywhere.
High school students get out of school at 9:30 pm. Tian Tian eats all three meals at school now. After returning home in the evening, she has a late-night snack. She eats dinner before 6 pm, so she is definitely hungry when school ends at 9:30 pm.
As soon as school is over, the small supermarket inside the school is packed with students. When students come from home on weekends, they buy a lot of snacks to keep on hand.
Chen Xia cooked wontons for dinner, and Tian Tian ate a whole bowl, plus a whole basket of steamed buns. After finishing, she hurriedly went back to her room.
Chen Xia followed her over: "Why is there still homework after evening self-study?"
Sweetie sighed: "We need to prepare in advance. The teaching style of high school teachers is completely different from that of junior high school teachers."
Especially in math, physics, and chemistry, if you don't preview the material, you'll feel lost and confused when the teacher lectures, and it's easy to fall behind.
What's my situation right now? I can understand the lessons in class, but I get a headache when I do homework after class. I wouldn't say I can't do it at all, but I can do most of the time.
"Mom, do you think I'm stupid? It's so frustrating; high school math and science are on a completely different level compared to junior high."
Chen Xia hugged her: "Don't be discouraged, baby. Although you're not good at science, you have a good memory and are especially good at humanities."
There are indeed more science students when choosing their major, and they tend to have more job opportunities after graduation.
But we're going to take the art exam anyway, so there's not much difference between choosing humanities or science. Since you'll be attending intensive training, humanities students will be easier for you to catch up with after the training compared to science students.
Everyone has things they are good at and things they are not good at, which is perfectly normal. Because everyone has different talents, it is impossible for one person to be good at everything.
What you need to do is identify your strengths and unleash your potential, instead of worrying about what you're not good at.
None of us are perfect, and you don't need to demand high scores in every subject. We also need to learn to accept our imperfections.
Hearing Chen Xia's words, Tian Tian felt much more relaxed. She always felt that her parents had worked so hard to provide her with such good conditions.
To sleep in a little longer in the mornings, she bought a house and moved every time she changed schools, from elementary to middle to high school. If she didn't study hard, wouldn't she be letting her parents down?
Chen Xia could tell what she was struggling with, and hugged her like she did when she was a child: "You think buying a house and moving is for yourself? No, it's so that your parents don't have to get up early to take you to school."
"Our family can afford it. If we couldn't, Mom and Dad wouldn't force themselves to buy it just because they can't afford it."
After much coaxing, Chen Xia finally managed to untangle the little girl's knot in her heart, and only then did she breathe a sigh of relief. Having figured things out, Tian Tian regained her usual confidence and strength.
She quickly put away her physics book. There were only two months left before subject selection, and she was absolutely certain she wouldn't choose physics.
Speaking of Tian Tian's grades, she is extremely unbalanced in her subjects. She is first in her class and grade in Chinese, English, and Politics, History, and Geography.
My math, physics, chemistry, and biology scores were terrible. I could barely manage an 80 in math, but each subject was worse than the last. The combined scores of the three subjects were not even as high as my scores in politics, history, and geography alone.
With these grades, if she had chosen science, she probably wouldn't have even made it to the undergraduate admission line.
Fortunately, she never gave up classical dance, so she can take the entrance exam for arts programs, with her first choice being the Beijing Dance Academy. If she doesn't get in, her backup plan is to study abroad.
In the second semester of her first year of high school, Tian Tian chose humanities. During the summer vacations of her first and second years of high school, Chen Xia took her to Beijing to find the most professional training classes that covered everything from basic content to comprehensive advanced learning.
In the final sprint before the exam, she spent a lot of money to hire a professional teacher one-on-one to improve Tian Tian's dance skills in all aspects.
After the art exams were over, he hurriedly returned to the city and began a frantic cram school session before the college entrance exams.
Fortunately, hard work pays off, and Tian Tian was admitted to the Beijing Dance Academy with top scores in both her professional and academic subjects.
The couple were thrilled to hold a banquet to celebrate their daughter's college admission. Yang Jiao, Chen Huaian's third aunt who had been in contact with Chen Xia, also attended the banquet.
During the meal, Yang Jiao casually gossiped with Chen Xia: "I used to hear about the two siblings occasionally, but it seems like I haven't heard from them since they went to university. I wonder where they went to university."
Chen Xia, wanting to have some fun, had the little system check it out. What he found was astonishing – this brother and sister were truly “talented”!
Not long after Chen Huai'an and Chen Xueying were sent to the welfare home, her parents-in-law somehow found out about it.
They're making a huge fuss at home, saying they won't eat or take their medicine unless we bring them back.
Especially Mr. Zhao, who has high blood pressure. The old lady insisted on dragging him into a hunger strike and refusing to take his medication.
As a result, the old man suffered a stroke after only two days of stopping his blood pressure medication. He was taken to the hospital and given thrombolytic drugs, but they were ineffective.
The blocked area is not suitable for interventional treatment; only conservative treatment is possible.
The old man was elderly and had complications from diabetes and heart problems. Due to the rapid onset of his illness and various complications, he ultimately could not save his life.
The old lady never expected that stopping her medication for just two days would have such serious consequences.
She deeply regretted her actions, but what's done is done, and there's no going back.
But the old lady couldn't accept it, and coupled with her pre-existing illness, she didn't last three months before passing away as well.
Now Yang Jiao and her two sisters-in-law were even more convinced that Chen Huai'an and Chen Xueying were jinxes.
Before she passed away, the old lady held the hands of her three sons, especially the eldest son, and pleaded with him.
"Boss, no matter what, Huai'an and Xueying are your own sister's children."
Everyone says that a mother's love is the greatest, and since Qing'er is gone, you uncles are their closest relatives.
"Is the big welfare home a good place to stay? Boss, you guys have to promise me you'll take good care of Huai'an and Xueying. Otherwise, how am I going to explain this to Qing'er when I get to the underworld?"
Seeing that his mother had gone to such lengths, the eldest son, Zhao Zhiqiang, had no choice but to agree.
After the old lady's funeral was over, Zhao Zhiqiang called his two younger brothers and his sister-in-law Yang Jiao together.
After he recounted the old lady's last wishes, his wife immediately exploded: "Zhao Zhiqiang, what's wrong with you? How many times have I told you? Those two siblings are jinxes. Anyone who gets involved with them will end up with their family ruined."
Zhao Zhiqiang was already tired of hearing this, so he glared at her and said, "You have no right to speak here."
Anyway, I'm not discussing this with you, I'm informing you. Since Mom has put it that way, I can't let her leave with regrets."
Zhao Zhiqiang's attitude completely enraged his wife, who then took the children and returned to her hometown.
Zhao Zhiqiang's wife was his classmate from vocational school. Her hometown was in a neighboring city. This time, things changed. Her hometown was being demolished and the conditions became very good. Her parents wouldn't let her come back.
Zhao Zhiqiang stubbornly believes that his wife has no job and has always relied on him for support, so she cannot live without him.
As a result, his wife didn't come back, and when he called, no one answered.
I went to look for them, but their old house was demolished, and the whole family moved away somewhere. The next city is so big; if they really wanted to hide from someone, wouldn't it be easy?
Two years after their separation, his wife filed for divorce, and the child stayed with her. Thus, he became a bachelor in middle age.
Now Zhao Zhihui and Zhao Zhiyong were truly terrified; his wife was absolutely right. It really was true that whoever got involved with her would suffer ruin and death!
The eldest son is now single and doesn't have to worry about his family. But they can't afford to end up like him.
Chen Huai'an and Chen Xueying lived in the welfare home until they graduated from junior high school, and then returned to Chenjiazhuang.
The two-story house had been uninhabited for many years and was in a dilapidated state. Fortunately, the village officials had helped them rent out their more than four acres of land over the years.
The rent collected over the years added up to a considerable sum for them, at least ensuring that the two of them were no longer penniless.
Chen Huai'an wanted to continue his studies in high school. He inexplicably felt that he shouldn't have stopped studying after junior high.
He should go to high school, go to university, marry a wife from a wealthy family, and have two lovely children.
He wanted to go to high school, and he discussed it with his younger sister Chen Xueying for a long time, making all sorts of promises, but in the end he still couldn't convince Chen Xueying.
Both siblings were selfish and knew each other quite well. Chen Xueying wasn't buying his promises; she simply said, "If we're going to read, we'll read together."
They could attend all of them, but the problem was that they didn't have enough money for their three years of high school tuition and living expenses. Chen Huai'an took Chen Xueying with him to their three uncles to ask for the savings and compensation money left by their parents.
The three uncles were stunned. "You didn't know that the savings and compensation were so little? They've already spent it all!"
This argument failed to convince the two siblings. They demanded to see the accounts, saying, "Where did the money go? Show us the accounts. We've been in the welfare home since our parents passed away, and the government is paying for our care."
If you don't give it to us, we'll hang ourselves in front of the township government and say you're bullying us two orphans.
That was incredibly damaging. They didn't know if he was telling the truth, but if he was, those three uncles would be in serious trouble...
So they were willing to accept their loss, and the three of them each took 15,000 yuan, making a total of 45,000 yuan, which they threw at them, saying that they would cut off all ties and never have any more contact with them.
The two siblings took the money and went back to high school. They had a good plan, but they overlooked the fact that they had never studied hard since elementary school and were true academic failures.
Although they managed to get the opportunity to attend high school by playing the victim, they only managed to get into the vocational high school with the lowest admission score in the county.
I studied there for three years. Because I was an orphan, I received a poverty subsidy every semester. The teachers at the school were very kind. You could study if you wanted to, and no one would force you to study if you didn't want to.
After all, it's a vocational high school. It's easy to see that with their grades, they have virtually no hope of getting into a top-tier or second-tier university. They'd be lucky to get into a vocational technical college.
Chen Huai'an worked very hard, and as expected of the male protagonist of the small world, he does have some luck on him, although he has been severely defeated by Chen Xia.
But he managed to get into the university he dreamed of meeting his wife by sheer luck.
Chen Xueying was admitted to a vocational arts college to study film and television performance. She always remembered her bold statement that she wanted to become a big star.
Although this vocational arts college was just a diploma mill, she felt it was the stepping stone to her path to stardom.
The brother and sister both wanted to attend their desired universities and argued endlessly. Eventually, their teacher told them that they were orphans and could apply for student loans.
In university, they could apply for financial aid for students in need, as well as various scholarships. As long as they studied hard, there would always be a way. The brother and sister then reconciled.
Afterwards, the brother and sister went their separate ways. Chen Huai'an was eager to win over the pampered daughter of a wealthy family as quickly as he dreamed, and with the help of his wife's family, he could rise to the top.
But after entering university, he found that very few girls were willing to talk to him. When he pursued his dream wife, the girl looked him up and down and said, "Sorry, I already have a boyfriend."
As he spoke, he casually pulled over the boy next to him, who grinned and said to Chen Huai'an, "Although everyone loves beauty, buddy, please go back and look in the mirror. With your looks, you think you can steal my girl? You're really too confident."
Chen Huai'an felt as if he'd been struck by lightning, and returned to his dorm room, utterly dejected. In his dream, he had casually told the girl, "Let's be together," and she had agreed?
To be honest, Chen Huai'an really has no self-awareness. In the dream, he was adopted by the original owner and her husband when he was a child. After Tian Tian passed away, the original owner and her husband Song Yuan devoted their whole heart to him.
Having played basketball since childhood, he has a tall and straight posture, fair skin, a clean and refreshing appearance, and a cool and aloof temperament. He exudes both youthful energy and strength, and his sunny and cheerful personality, especially when he is active on the basketball court, is very attractive to girls.
In this life, his appearance has completely changed. He is gloomy, withdrawn, taciturn, lacks self-confidence, dares not make eye contact with people, and his eyes dart around. In addition, due to his poor economic conditions, most of the clothes he buys are cheap.
With such a distinguished appearance, what could he possibly offer to attract a wealthy young lady from a privileged background, who also has a childhood sweetheart by her side?
But Chen Huai'an didn't think it was his fault. He thought it was because the girl was vain and the lazy man next to her was obviously a rich kid.
He utterly hated that girl, Tang Xue, but what good was hatred? He was worlds apart from her. Immersed in self-pity, he could only forget all his troubles by immersing himself in the online world.
He met a powerful yet approachable young man named Zheng online. The two shared similar interests and quickly became good friends.
The young master Zheng told him that he had invested in a big project in Thailand and that if he was willing, he could come and help him, which was better than him reading that useless book.
These words truly resonated with Chen Huai'an. He felt that this young master Zheng was the mentor he had been waiting for. This feeling was mysterious and inexplicable, but everything that had happened before told him that following this feeling was the right thing to do.
Under Zheng Gongzi's recruitment, he contacted his sister Chen Xueying. Chen Xueying was having a very hard time at the art academy. She had no acting background at all. She had worked very hard to keep up with the courses, but she was still criticized and picked on by the teachers.
After listening to her brother's words, she agreed without hesitation. The two siblings were not entirely stupid; they knew to take advantage of the summer vacation to go to Thailand and see for themselves, treating it as a free trip. If it was really as Mr. Zheng said, they would apply for a leave of absence or drop out of school when they returned.
So the brother and sister boarded a plane to Thailand during their sophomore summer vacation, and then... they were abducted to a telecom fraud park.
To be honest, when Chen Xia saw that so-called Young Master Zheng making empty promises to Chen Huai'an, he knew that this thing was definitely not a good thing.
Sure enough, alright, knowing they weren't doing well, Chen Xia felt relieved. What good could come of entering a telecom fraud industrial park?
Chen Xia still had a lot to do. After finishing the graduation banquet, the mother and daughter flew to Beijing.
I'll be spending four years in Beijing for university, so I'll definitely need to buy a house. I also need to take the driving test during the holidays. Buying a car requires waiting in line for a number, so I have to start queuing up early.
She also had to keep an eye on the renovations. Luckily, summer vacation was two months long, otherwise she might not have been able to get it done. Chen Xia stayed in Beijing until Tian Tian finished reporting for duty before flying back to her hometown.
After graduating with excellent grades, Tian Tian was recommended for postgraduate studies. After graduating with her master's degree, she joined the Beijing People's Art Theatre as a dancer through her mentor's recommendation.
By chance, she had a cameo role in a period drama directed by a famous director, playing a favored concubine who was originally a dancer, thus beginning her acting career.
Meanwhile, Chen Huai'an and Chen Xueying suffered greatly in the telecom fraud park. One of them even had a kidney removed and the other became a blood slave because of their poor performance.
He was tortured to the point of near death, and even if he was rescued, he would be completely ruined.
Chen Xia felt that letting them see their sweetheart Tian Tian shining brightly on the big and small screens was more painful than letting them die.
So Ling Yi led a few nanny robots on a trip and completely exposed several so-called telecom fraud gangs that dared to abduct Chinese people.
They also rescued several undercover police officers and, together with them, carried out a major purge of the area controlled by the telecom fraudsters.
Through these undercover agents, they made contact with the Chinese government, and as a result, the actual controllers of these regions were quickly replaced.
Having successfully completed her mission, Ling Yi led several robots and left the park without anyone noticing.
After being rescued, Chen Huai'an and Chen Xueying eventually returned to Chenjiazhuang, where they struggled to make ends meet with government poverty subsidies.
That day, Chen Xueying saw Song Tiantian's interview on her phone, and tears streamed down her face. She hated the unfairness of the world.
Why is it that her parents died so early, while Song Tiantian has a happy family?
She hated Chen Xia for being so heartless and refusing to take her in. If she and her brother had been taken in back then, she would be the one living a glamorous life now.
Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs" in this world. Debts from the past must be repaid in this life. They sowed the seeds of their karma and incurred debts, so they deserved this fate.
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