Chapter 10 A Village Girl in the 1970s
The others were all a little surprised and looked at her.
Yao Kemei was silent and submissive at home.
Even though Tan Guihua and Miao Cuilan had tried to support her before, she would retreat into her shell like a turtle and look at people with a mournful gaze.
She had never expressed her wishes in front of others before; this was the first time.
However, Yao Hai and his wife, as parents, did not care.
Yao Hai scolded, "Zhenzhen is going to see her aunt, what are you going there for?"
"Yeah, you brat, you're trying to run off before you've even finished your chores. I'll break your legs if you want to go. Your brother should be the one to go."
Yang Erni cursed at Yao Kemei a few times, then turned to Tan Guihua and smiled ingratiatingly.
"Mom, how about letting Dabao go too? He can keep Zhenzhen company."
As she spoke, she nudged Yao Jigen, who was sitting next to her.
Yang Erni's sister-in-law's family lived in the city, where their food and daily necessities were far superior to those in the countryside. Naturally, Yang Erni wanted her precious son to enjoy the same benefits.
Yao Jigen was a glutton, and he still remembered the good days at his aunt's house. Upon hearing this, he also shouted, "I want to go, I want to go, Grandma, let me go."
Tan Guihua hesitated. She welcomed Zhenzhen's son-in-law's family, but her grandson had been spoiled by Yang Erni and was domineering and unreasonable. She was afraid that bringing him along would cause trouble for her youngest daughter.
Yao Kemei ignored her parents and stared intently at Tan Guihua: "Since Yao Yunzhen can go, then I want to go too."
Yao Hai was furious. He always had the final say in his own little family, and this brat dared to disobey him.
"Yao Kemei!"
Seeing Yao Hai's angry expression, Yao Kemei unexpectedly recalled her past life.
She was treated like a slave in her parents' home. After she got married, her parents started to leech off her for her younger brother. Her husband also beat and scolded her. Other members of her husband's family also treated her badly.
She died with endless resentment in her previous life.
In this life, her so-called parents have treated her this way again, and they want to trample her underfoot once more.
Why should I?!
Yao Kemei could no longer hold back. She turned and glared at Yao Hai, saying each word clearly:
“My name is not Yao Kemei, my name is Yao Meimei.”
Unlike Yao Yunzhen, Yang Erni stopped letting her continue her studies after only completing primary school because her younger brother was born and she had to go back to take care of him.
Even though she and Yao Yunzhen were the same age, she could only watch Yao Yunzhen dress up smartly and go to school.
From that moment on, she understood the differences between the two even more.
Yao Yunzhen's parents loved her; they even chose her name specially. Unlike her, whose name sounds more like a curse.
So, she secretly gave herself a name in her heart.
Yao Meimei.
She hopes to live a glamorous and vibrant life, just like Yao Yunzhen.
In her past life, she had neither the chance nor the courage to change her name. In this life, she will never be Yao Kemei again.
She is Yao Meimei!
Yao Hai was startled by Yao Kemei's fierce gaze, and when he came to his senses, he felt humiliated: "What's wrong with you, you brat?"
As he spoke, he was about to hit someone.
Yao Kemei took off running, and the two of them started circling around the table.
Seeing this, Yang Erni quickly took advantage of the old couple's inattention and poured the porridge that Yao Kemei had barely touched into Yao Jigen's bowl.
She didn't care at all about her daughter being beaten.
If you ask her, you should give her a good beating.
Since yesterday, that brat has started to get her wings hard, arguing at everything and dawdling when asked to do chores.
Yao Yunzhen ate her porridge while watching the two people circling around.
Yao Kemei was beaten every few days, which didn't surprise her. What surprised her was that this time she actually dared to run away.
No, she ran away when her second aunt hit her yesterday.
Can drowning really make your brain work?
Yao Sheng and Miao Cuilan exchanged a glance but said nothing.
"Alright, all of you, stop it. If you don't want to eat, get out of here."
Food is so precious, how can we not eat it?
Yao Hai knew that his parents still felt sorry for this brat, so he had no choice but to stop and sit back down.
Yao Kemei didn't move. "Grandma, I want to go to Aunt's house too. Give me the household registration book again. I want to change my name."
"Why change a perfectly good name? You brat, you're always causing trouble. Stay home and don't go anywhere."
“I’m going to change it. I want to be called Yao Meimei, not Yao Kemei.”
She had long seen through her parents' bluff; they would just run away if they hit her, so there was nothing to be afraid of.
Besides, those two old geezers will pretend to scold them.
Yao Kemei also harbored resentment towards Yao Daqiang and his wife. They claimed to love her, but in the end, they let her be beaten and scolded, and then married her off to exchange for a dowry.
After finishing her porridge, Yao Yunzhen said, "Grandma, just give her the household registration book."
Tan Guihua was initially hesitant, as she had never heard of a name that could be changed. However, since Zhen had spoken up, she didn't say anything and got up to get her household registration book.
After all, Zhen is the most educated person in the family. Since she has said so, the name can definitely be changed.
In their view, it's just a name; it doesn't matter what you call yourself, you can just call yourself whatever your parents give you.
But since my sister wants to change it and is able to change it, then let her change it.
It must be said that the elderly couple were quite tolerant of their child.
My sister's name is really not very good, it's good to change it.
Yang Erni said nothing more.
This eldest niece is the apple of the eye of the old couple and their elder brother and sister-in-law, and she is also the key to the Yao family's success. She usually doesn't argue with the other party.
Yao Kemei received her household registration booklet, but she wasn't happy at all.
Her valiant struggle was no match for a single sentence from Yao Yunzhen.
She clutched the household registration booklet tightly, looked at Yao Yunzhen's leisurely expression, and couldn't help but blurt out, "I won't thank you."
Yao Yunzhen rolled her eyes: "You're crazy."
She simply didn't like the name either; she wasn't speaking up for the other person.
There was no sisterly bond between her and Yao Kemei.
She could clearly see the envy and resentment the other person felt towards her.
She wouldn't share the benefits she had because of this.
She didn't cause the other person's suffering, so why should she be the one to suffer?
Over the years, their relationship inevitably deteriorated.
Even when a beautiful woman rolls her eyes, she still looks good. Yao Kemei was so captivated that she couldn't look away.
Even though few people have seen Yao Yunzhen's true face, she has seen this infatuated expression many times. Seeing this, Yao Yunzhen rolled her eyes again and turned her head away.
I don't want to show it to her.
Yao Kemei then came to her senses and quickly lowered her head.
In that instant, she regretted pushing the person to Li Yunqi.
No, you can't think like that.
Why did she suffer so much in her past life while Yao Yunzhen lived such a happy one?
She has to go through all the suffering she has ever endured.
Yao Sheng originally intended to separate his daughter from Yao Kemei, but in the end, he ended up taking them both to the county.
But since they were all family, he couldn't very well refuse.
He had originally thought of simply leaving Zhenzhen in the village, but seeing the expectation on her face, he didn't ask her to stay.
Never mind, my daughter's happiness is the most important thing.
It's not necessarily Yao Kemei who wrote the letter, and over the years, Yao Kemei has only been to the county a handful of times, and hasn't been there at all in recent years.
Being in an unfamiliar place, it was inconvenient for her to do anything she wanted.
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