She slapped her thigh.
"Heaven and earth bear witness, I didn't feed you. Come on, let everyone see what's on your table. Is it the food I gave you? You actually lied!"
The crowd fell silent for a moment.
Zhang Huixiang was stunned for two seconds before she realized what was happening when someone pinched her. She couldn't help but cry out in her heart: she had just confessed without being asked, which was tantamount to admitting that she had locked up her daughter for three days and abused her.
"No, I didn't lock her up. She's just wild and doesn't want to study anymore. I'm afraid she might do something rash..."
Zhang Huixiang's voice grew weaker and weaker.
No one was listening anymore. They never expected Ling Xuefeng's wife to be like this, capable of being so cruel to her own daughter and locking her in a room. Was she even a mother? Even if someone favored sons over daughters, this was no way to behave.
An elderly man in the village couldn't stand it anymore.
"Xuefeng's wife, stop talking, it's embarrassing enough. Let the child tell you himself whether he wants to study."
"I want to study!"
Linghu Lan's voice wasn't loud, but everyone heard it clearly.
Zhang Huixiang's face flushed red. "Where's the money? Do you even have any money? You're a good-for-nothing who can't earn a single penny, and you still have the nerve to ask for money? If you want to study, go earn your own money. I don't have any money to support you."
“I don’t need a single penny from you, and I can still finish my studies,” Linghu Lan replied neither humbly nor arrogantly.
"I knew it! You think you're all grown up now? If you're so capable of not asking your family for a single penny, then go back to school. I won't stop you," Zhang Huixiang sneered repeatedly.
An elderly villager sighed and pulled Linghu Lan along.
"Why are you arguing with your mother? How can you study if you don't have money? Listen to me, apologize to your mother and at least get her to support you through school, since you're such a good student."
“That’s right, Xuefeng’s wife. Lingyun is a good student, unlike my daughter who can’t concentrate on her studies. If she could concentrate, I would have let my daughter study too.”
Some people disagree.
"Why should my daughter study? It's a waste of money!"
"Lingyun, you should stop studying. What's the point of studying? It just makes people stupid."
"Boys are more likely to succeed if they study, but girls tend to become less intelligent the more they study, and few of them amount to anything."
Linghu Lan: "..."
Take some brain-boosting pills to improve your brain function. The way you look so brainless makes me want to draw my sword.
Zhang Huixiang calmed down and realized that Ling Yun still needed her help, so she suddenly had the confidence to argue back.
"You make it sound so good. I don't want this daughter anymore. I'll give her to you. You can support her and make her call you 'Dad'! You'd better be capable of supporting her."
These words were extremely rude, and the person who spoke up for Ling Yun was speechless.
Zhang Huixiang glanced at Linghu Lan coldly, waiting for her to beg for mercy.
Linghu Lan's lips curled slightly. "Mom, do you mean what you say? If I don't ask you for a single penny, you'll let me go to school?"
Everyone: "..."
Don't let Zhang Huixiang beat you senseless!
Once you enter the workforce, you should know that money is hard to earn and life is tough. Do you still naively believe that you can make money as soon as you step in?
Innocent!
Some shook their heads, some sighed, and some gloated.
Zhang Huixiang had never respected Ling Yun, and immediately retorted, "I'm telling you right now, if you don't ask me for a single penny, I'll let you go to school. If you do ask me for a single penny, I'll break your legs."
"Ling Yun! Are you stupid?"
"Ling Yun, kneel down to your mother right now."
Some people tried to persuade him, some cursed him, and some gloated, waiting to see Linghu Lan kneel down and beg for mercy.
A pleasant voice reached everyone's ears: "I will pay for her tuition and living expenses."
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