Ever since she learned that Lin Wei had become a substitute teacher at the military primary school, Gao Xiu Lian couldn't eat or sleep well, and she always felt angry.
In fact, this was not the first time she had felt this way.
In the past two years, whenever she saw those who joined the army later than her but skipped over her and entered good units because of their higher education, she always felt depressed and unwilling.
But at that time, no matter how unwilling she was, she just thought about it in her mind and never thought about doing anything.
Until June this year.
Because the two had a quarrel on the first day Lin Wei arrived on the island, when Gao Xiulian found out that Lin Wei had not yet completed her household registration and had already been offered a job in the hospital pharmacy, she could no longer bear it and rushed to the Military Family Resettlement Office to ruin her job.
If things ended there, Gao Xiu Lian might not have hated Lin Wei so much, after all, she was the winner.
But when Zong Shao told this to Zong Shao, the couple had a big quarrel. Gao Xiu Lian was also slapped in the face and became a laughing stock in the family area.
So Gao Xiulian felt that things were no longer acceptable, and she began to regard Lin Wei as a thorn in her side.
When Lin Wei is doing well, she feels sad; when Lin Wei is not doing well, she feels happy.
But so far, her miserable times have outweighed her happy times.
Although Gao Xiulian believed that Lin Wei could not compare with her in terms of male ability or the number of children. But she also knew in her heart that Zhao Feng did not treat her as well as Zong Shao treated Lin Wei. As for the children, Ruirui was obviously over three years old and could already recognize dozens of words, while both her eldest son and her youngest son were at the bottom of the class.
My daughter’s grades are pretty good, but... she’s just a girl.
So when she first entered the state-owned hotel, Gao Xiu Lian was very proud. Although her husband and children each had their shortcomings, they were better than Lin Wei's husband and children in some ways. In addition, she had a job while Lin Wei did not, so she won all the way.
Who would have thought that she wouldn't be able to work at the counter for long before someone framed her and transferred her to the kitchen. However, because of her high level of education, Lin Wei became a substitute teacher in the military primary school.
Although it was only a short-term job, Gao Xiu Lian comforted herself a lot after learning about this, thinking that as soon as Teacher Chen was discharged from the hospital, Lin Wei would be expelled from the school.
But every time she thought about it, Gao Xiu Lian still felt like there was something stuck in her throat, and she always wanted to ruin Lin Wei's job.
But when she found out about this, Lin Wei had already been teaching for a while, and the Military Family Settlement Office had not taken any action, which showed that Luo Shuzhi had acquiesced.
Gao Xiu Lian really couldn't think of any other way to disrupt Huang Linwei's work.
Until last Saturday, Gao Xiu Lian lay down on the rattan chair when she got home because she was too tired from work. Although the Zhao family's living room and dining room were very large, Zhao Feng didn't have the energy to do so, and Gao Xiu Lian was reluctant to spend money, so her family didn't have a set of wooden sofas like Lin Wei's family. They only had two rattan chairs, which were barely enough for lying down.
Gao Xiu Lian lay on the rattan chair for a while and felt a little thirsty, so she called out to her daughter who was doing homework at the dining table and asked her to pour her a glass of water.
After hearing Gao Xiulian's instructions, Zhao Mei looked up at her brother and younger brother who were sitting cross-legged at the door and playing with the camera. She pursed her lips, stood up, walked to the chest of drawers, picked up the teapot and cup, poured a glass of water and brought it to her mother.
Gao Xiu Lian reached out to take the cup of water, without even looking at Zhao Mei, and started drinking it.
Because she was too busy at night, she hadn't drunk any water since then. She didn't feel it when she just came back because she was too tired, but now that her body has recovered, she feels like her throat is about to burn.
After drinking all the water in the cup in one breath, Gao Xiulian felt that it was not enough, so she held the cup forward and shouted, "Pour me another glass of water."
Zhao Meidu returned to the dining table, sat down and picked up her pen. When she heard this, she turned around and said, "Mom, I still have a lot of homework..."
Gao Xiulian was a little irritated because of her dry throat. She raised her eyebrows and said, "How can pouring a glass of water delay your writing? Besides, I'm your mother. Let alone homework, no matter how important it is, if I ask you to pour me some water, you have to pour me some water!"
Zhao Mei's eyes became sore after hearing what Gao Xiu Lian said. She bit her lips but didn't move.
Gao Xiulian had been feeling that things were not going well for her recently, and when she saw her daughter's disobedient appearance, she couldn't help but get angry: "Hey, I can't cure you anymore, can I? I'll ask you again, will you pour me some water?"
"It's not like I didn't pour you some water. Besides, your brothers are here and they're fine. Why do you always call me?" Zhao Mei cried aggrievedly, tears rolling down her cheeks.
Gao Xiulian was so angry that her waist and legs were no longer sore. She walked a few steps to Zhao Mei and grabbed her ears: "You little girl, how dare you argue with me! I feed you, clothe you, and let you go to school. What's wrong with asking you to pour me a glass of water? And you're still talking about your brothers and sisters. They are boys, aren't you?"
Zhao Mei said nothing and burst into tears.
Hearing his daughter's crying, Zhao Feng, who was standing in the backyard chatting with someone, had to interrupt the conversation, went back home and asked, "What happened?" After asking, he saw Gao Xiu Lian twisting his daughter's ear, and quickly walked up to her and pulled her hand away.
Zhao Mei's ears were freed, and she immediately threw herself into her father's arms and continued to cry loudly.
Zhao Feng hugged his daughter and coaxed her for a while, then looked up and scolded her: "Why did you twist her ears? Look how wronged she is, she is crying." He pinched the tip of his daughter's ear and looked at it from front to back, "It must have taken a lot of force to make it red like this."
Gao Xiulian was so angry that she fell backwards: "She felt wronged? I want to cry! I went through so much trouble to give birth to her after ten months of pregnancy, and I raised her with so much hardship, and now she is so reluctant to pour me a glass of water!"
"I poured water for my mother." Zhao Mei explained while crying, "She finished drinking and asked me to pour more water. I said I still had a lot of homework, so she scolded me..."
Seeing her daughter complaining about her, Gao Xiulian became even angrier: "I'm your mother. I've worked hard all day and you didn't drink enough water when you came home. Can't I ask you to pour me another glass? Isn't it just homework? Your mother is dying of thirst. What's wrong with doing it later?"
Hearing her exaggeration, Zhao Feng frowned and said, "Just drink less water, you won't die of thirst."
"Zhao Feng! If you can't speak, get out of here!"
Because Gao Xiulian has been working hard recently and not causing any trouble, the relationship between the couple has eased a lot, so Gao Xiulian dared to yell at Zhao Feng again: "I just need this sip of water. If I don't drink it, I will die. What do you think?"
Zhao Feng felt that Gao Xiulian was being unreasonable. Just as he was about to speak, he heard his youngest son Zhao Xuebing say heartlessly, "Mom, you haven't had the water yet? How come you're okay?"
Gao Xiulian choked up, turned around and yelled at her son: "I'm talking to your dad, why are you butting in? Hurry up and take a shower, or I'll beat you up."
Ever since Zhao Xuebing could remember, he had heard his mother say this many times, but the slap had never come.
So in Zhao Xuebing's mind, Gao Xiulian was just a paper tiger. He was not afraid of her threats. He stuck out his tongue and said, "It is what it is."
Gao Xiulian was so angry that she shouted her youngest son's name: "Zhao Xuebing!"
Gao Xiulian was so angry, but Zhao Feng thought his son was right. However, for the sake of family harmony, he just thought about it and didn't dare to say it out loud. He just tried to smooth things over by saying, "Okay, it's just a glass of water. I'll pour it for you."
As he said this, he picked up the water cup that Gao Xiu Lian had placed on the dining table and prepared to pour her a glass of water.
I don’t know if it was because the glass was not strong enough or Gao Xiulian used too much force when she put the glass down, but as soon as he picked up the glass, it cracked little by little from the bottom to the wall.
Fortunately, Zhao Feng reacted quickly and let go in time, so his hand was not pierced by the broken glass.
But everyone in the room was terrified. Gao Xiulian even took several steps back and asked, "Why did the cup suddenly break?"
Zhao Feng asked back: "What do you think?"
Gao Xiulian finally reacted and said in defense: "How could I use such force?"
Zhao Feng was too lazy to argue with Gao Xiulian, so he said perfunctorily, "Yes, yes, I crushed the cup, okay?" He walked to the chest of drawers, picked out an enamel one, filled it with water, and handed it to Gao Xiulian, "Is it enough to drink?"
Gao Xiu Lian had a feeling that Zhao Feng was mocking her, but since he had a smile on his face, she was not so sure and had to reach out to take the enamel cup.
But when she asked Zhao Mei to pour me some water, she felt very thirsty. But after the quarrel, she was not thirsty anymore. She took the enamel cup and took a sip. She said, "I am angry not because she didn't pour me some water, but because of my attitude. You always blame your brothers for everything. Don't you think that they are boys and will get married in the future? It's okay for them to be lazy at home. You are a girl and will get married in the future. At home, your father indulges you. When you go to someone else's house, you will see who will feel sorry for you."
Zhao Mei is not even eight years old this year, so she has no idea what marriage is. When she heard her mother say this, she reached out to grab her father's loose pants and said pitifully, "I don't want to go to someone else's house."
Military pants do not have waists. In order to make them easier to put on and take off, the size is slightly larger when they are made and fastened with a belt. But Zhao Feng thought the belt was too tight and didn't like using it, so he took it off when he got home.
When his daughter pulled his trouser leg, he felt a sense of crisis, and quickly pressed his hand on the waistband of his trousers, and then pulled his daughter's hand and said, "No, no, you don't have to go to anyone's house in the future," and blamed Gao Xiulian, "They are still young, why are you saying these things now... What's wrong with your hand?"
As he asked, Zhao Feng opened his daughter's hand. When he saw the layers of red marks on it, with two blood scabs in between, his expression became serious: "What's going on?"
Gao Xiulian was about to argue with Zhao Feng, but when she saw the wound on her daughter's hand, her face changed and she asked, "How did you get this wound? Did Lin Wei hit you?"
After asking, without waiting for Zhao Mei to answer, he said hatefully: "I knew that bitch Lin Wei was gentle on the surface but actually had a heart of a vicious snake. You are still a child. How could she be so cruel to beat your hand like this?" As he said that, he wanted to pull his daughter's hand from Zhao Feng and take a closer look at how badly she was injured.
But as soon as she touched her daughter's hand, Zhao Mei quickly pulled her hand back, put it behind her back and said, "Teacher Lin didn't hit me. The wound on my hand was caused by pulling weeds."
"How is it possible! This isn't the first time your school has organized a weed-pulling operation. You were fine before, but how come you got hurt so badly when Lin Wei just became your substitute teacher?" Gao Xiulian said without thinking, "Don't be afraid, my girl. Mom will take you to school tomorrow or the day after tomorrow to tell you about this. I promise to make your principal tell Lin Wei to get out!"
Gao Xiu Lian thought that her daughter was afraid to tell the truth because she was afraid that Lin Wei would continue to substitute teach for her in revenge.
Unexpectedly, after hearing what she said, Zhao Mei not only did not bravely tell the truth, but also loudly defended Lin Wei, saying, "No! Teacher Lin is very nice to us, and her lectures are also very interesting. All the students in our class like her very much!" Afraid that her parents would not believe her, she deliberately emphasized, "Teacher Lin is also very nice to me. My favorite teacher is Teacher Lin!"
Zhao Feng was not like Gao Xiulian, who was eager to catch Lin Wei's mistakes. After hearing his daughter's words, he no longer doubted her and continued to ask, "Then what happened to the injury on your hand?"
Zhao Mei lowered her head and said embarrassedly, "When we were weeding today, Teacher Lin came and squatted next to me and weeded with us. I didn't want her to think I was lazy, so I pulled hard and that's how it happened."
After the little girl finished speaking, she mustered up her courage and looked up and said, "Mom and Dad, Teacher Lin is very good. Can you please not let the principal kick her out?"
Knowing that the wound on his daughter's hand was not caused by the teacher, Zhao Feng's expression eased: "Don't worry, mom and dad won't go to your principal."
After hearing her father's assurance, the little girl, whose eyes had turned red from crying because of grievance, finally smiled.
After seeing the smile on her daughter's face, Gao Xiulian's already bad expression became even gloomier.
She had gone through ten months of hard work to give birth to her daughter, but he was unwilling to even give her an extra glass of water. But in order to show off in front of Lin Wei, he pulled out weeds until his hands were covered in blood!
More importantly, Lin Wei had only been teaching at the military primary school for a short time, but she had already won over her daughter and all the students in their class. After she finishes teaching for three months, will those children be willing to let her go? If they are reluctant to let her go, will the school leaders make an exception and give her a permanent position?
Gao Xiu Lian became jealous when she thought about Lin Wei possibly getting a permanent job as a formal teacher. She felt that she must stop this from happening.
How to stop it?
Gao Xiu Lian thought about it, her eyes gradually moved from her daughter's face to her hands, and then she slowly raised the corners of her lips.
On Monday morning, just as the morning reading class began, Gao Xiulian took her daughter into the principal's office of the Military Region Primary School and cried, "Principal Feng, you have to make a decision for my daughter!"
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