Li Xue'e passed the books out one by one through the crack in the window, and Yuan Mengge received them one by one from outside.
Finally, he flattened the backpack that didn't contain any books and stuffed it out.
Yuan Mengge packed all the books into her schoolbag and beckoned to Li Xue'e, "Come out quickly."
Li Xue'e turned and walked out the door, where she saw Yuan Xiangyong sitting in the living room.
Her eyes narrowed, and she saw Yuan Xiangyong stop in his tracks.
Yuan Xiangyong glanced at her, said nothing, and got up and went into his room.
Li Xue'e breathed a sigh of relief and strode out.
After going outside, she went to the back of the house and quietly circled around to the other side of the house with Yuan Mengge, then walked down to the sugarcane field opposite the front of the house.
Walk along the path next to the sugarcane field for more than a kilometer, and you will see a small river.
There are several huge rocks by the river, one of which is oval-shaped, and is shaded by the trees next to it.
Yuan Mengge led Li Xue'e up the rock and then sat down in a shady spot.
“We come here to wash clothes in the summer,” Yuan Mengge said, pointing to a rock with a low water level after sitting down.
Washing clothes by the river in the summer is much less tiring than washing them by the well. You don't have to draw water from the well; you can just rinse them in the river, which is very convenient.
Moreover, the river water is cool and refreshing in the summer when the temperature is high, making it both convenient and comfortable.
After sitting down, Li Xue'e looked around and said, "It's quite comfortable here."
Yuan Mengge took out her textbook and said, "Let's start class. We're free this afternoon anyway."
Then the two of them did tutoring by the river.
Around 5 p.m., Yuan Mengge looked at the sky and said, "We should probably head back now. I wonder if anyone has cooked dinner yet."
Hearing this, Li Xue'e nodded and stood up, saying, "Then let's go back quickly."
Yuan Mengge said, "I wonder if that old geezer cooked my meal."
As Li Xue'e walked back with her, she said, "It's been so long, your dad's anger should have subsided by now. But why do you keep talking back to him? You're so bold."
Yuan Mengge said, "For the sake of this body being theirs, I can only talk back to him. Anyway, it's him who's going to be angry, not me. If it were someone else, I wouldn't bother wasting my breath on him."
Yuan Mengge's feelings towards this grandfather were rather complicated.
Yuan Xiangyong was indeed a sexist and chauvinist, and he was very strict and harsh on his granddaughter.
But at least he wasn't as biased as Yao Dongqing.
He was a traditional man. Although he didn't like his granddaughter, he disliked even more those illegitimate children born out of wedlock.
So when Yuan Dasheng was having affairs, he didn't object, but when he found out that Yuan Dasheng had fathered an illegitimate child, he was so angry that he cursed Yuan Dasheng.
Then he didn't care about the illegitimate child at all, and only thought about making Li Xue'e give birth to a grandson as soon as possible.
He was also very strict with himself because she didn't do well in school, and he often hit and scolded her.
He never gave her a kind look, but he never shortchanged her on food, clothing, or other necessities.
I'll buy her red envelopes and new clothes for Chinese New Year, and school bags and pencil cases for the start of the new school year.
Compared to Yao Dongqing, who only spoke sarcastically to her and her daughter but doted on her illegitimate son, Yuan Mengge's opinion of Yuan Xiangyong changed somewhat after she grew up and understood some things.
It's true that Yuan Xiangyong treated her and her mother badly, but he still managed to protect their rights within the family.
Moreover, when Yuan Dasheng wanted to bring that illegitimate child home to raise, Yuan Xiangyong was the first to disagree.
During the last period of Li Xue'e's hospitalization, Yuan Xiangyong visited her several times, and each time he would secretly slip her some money.
Li Xue'e looked at her with a mixture of amusement and exasperation upon hearing her words.
Then she said, "I'm a little envious of your courage now, that you dare to say and do anything. I don't have your guts... I wish I could be like you."
Yuan Mengge said, "It's not too late for you to learn from me now. You teach me how to study, and I'll teach you how to protect yourself. Isn't that perfect? Right?"
Li Xue'e looked at her silently: "..."
Yuan Mengge said, "Alright, I know that this kind of thing can't be changed all at once, we can only take it slowly."
When they got home, the two found that guests had come to visit.
Seeing Yao Dongqing busy cooking in the kitchen, Yuan Xiangyong and Yuan Dasheng were in the living room, talking to another person.
Li Xue'e suddenly pulled Yuan Mengge aside and said, "Oh right, I remember now. Your dad and your brother are looking for a master to cure you!"
Yuan Mengge glanced at the guest and felt that he looked familiar, but she couldn't remember who he was.
Upon hearing Li Xue'e say this, she immediately remembered.
Oh right, although this person looks much younger now, I remember him after thinking about it carefully.
She had met this master a few times when she was a child.
Yuan Mengge silently asked herself, "System, will this master discover me?"
I've heard that this master is quite skilled.
After all, no one can explain things that are metaphysical.
[Host, please rest assured, this system is a state-of-the-art technological terminal system, undetectable by anyone in this spacetime.]
Yuan Mengge asked skeptically, "Is it really true?"
"What are you standing outside the door daydreaming about? Don't you know how to greet the guests?" Yuan Xiangyong couldn't help but scold her when he saw her standing at the door staring blankly at the guests.
Yuan Mengge realized what was happening, looked at the uncle, and tentatively greeted him, "Hello, Uncle Tian."
She remembered that the master's surname seemed to be Tian, and according to seniority, she was called Master Tian, so her aunt should be called Uncle Tian.
The middle-aged man looked at her, scrutinized her for a few moments, and then nodded.
After exchanging greetings, Yuan Mengge followed Li Xue'e through the living room and into the room.
After they entered the room, Yuan Xiangyong looked at Master Tian and asked with a questioning gaze: "How is it? Did you figure out anything?"
Master Tian glanced at him and waved his hand, indicating that they would talk about it later.
Just then, Yao Dongqing's voice came from the kitchen: "Asheng, tell your bride and Aping to come down and help."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Dasheng turned around and called out to Yuan Mengge and the others in their room, "Aping, go to the kitchen and help with the cooking! Tell your sister-in-law to come down with you."
Yuan Mengge put down her schoolbag and replied, "Okay."
She didn't mind if I helped cook a meal, since she needed to eat anyway.
Then he and Li Xue'e walked out of the room together, went out of the living room, and went down to the kitchen to help.
After they left, Yuan Dasheng immediately looked at Master Tian and asked, "Uncle Tian, is there something else on my sister?"
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