Yunli is right. In this day and age, if a young woman is left penniless outside, she would probably starve to death long ago.
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But Brahma still didn't believe it.
Although he didn't know how Fan Xiaofan survived after going outside, he didn't believe that Zhou Xuehua had given all the family's money to Xiaofan.
Giving money to his daughter isn't like giving it to someone else; why would he stop him?
After thinking it through, she said coldly, "Zhou Xuehua, you've forgotten your roots all these years... From now on, I won't give you a single penny of the money I have. As for the money you've spent before, you'd better give me an explanation. The money you spent in this house is fine, but if there's anything you can't explain, you can get back to your Zhou family..."
Zhou Xuehua's face turned deathly pale instantly.
Her marriage to Fan's father was a marriage of convenience for her, as she was just an ordinary village woman from Zhoujia Village. She never imagined she could marry so well.
Why would she want to go back to being a village woman?
Fan Yunrong and Fan Yunlang dared not say another word.
*
Fu Weidong followed Shi Lingheng to Xiangyang Brigade. These days, everyone has gotten used to this educated youth having a little dumpling by his side.
The villagers were all indebted to Fan Xiaofan, so naturally they extended their affection to his younger brother, Fu Weidong.
He strolled through the village, and everyone there doted on him. They didn't have many fancy things at home, but they had plenty of sweet grass roots.
It was strange, though, that Fu Weidong was following him around. Fan Yunyan answered the question: "He's practicing martial arts with Shi Lingheng..."
The villagers believed it, because the story of Shi Lingheng hunting in the mountains had caused quite a stir.
That day, Zhang Desheng finally found an opportunity to meet Shi Lingheng. As soon as they met, he couldn't help but ask, "Why are you raising a child now?"
"I'm bored here, so I've taken on an apprentice. What's wrong with that?"
Shi Lingheng's gaze was menacing.
Zhang Desheng hurriedly chuckled, "No, no, we were just envious of that kid. There are so many orphans in the world, but this kid is lucky. First he had a good older sister, and now he has a good mentor..."
As she spoke, she sighed, "It's quite a coincidence, really. I think this child is quite likable, after all, his surname is Fu..."
When he brought this up, Shi Lingheng's eyes darkened slightly: "You're right, it's also because his surname is Fu that I couldn't help but soften my heart a bit."
Zhang Desheng didn't think much of it, only that Fu Weidong, like himself, was experiencing transference.
"Alright, enough with the nonsense. Just tell me, what's so important that you're so eager to see me..."
Shi Lingheng asked with a hint of impatience.
Zhang Desheng also dropped his nonchalant expression and became serious: "Beidu has made a move, and I'm afraid they will send someone to your side again. At that time, it may not be so convenient for us to contact each other."
"I'll figure something out."
Shi Lingheng frowned, but he knew when he dealt with Yu Qing that it was just a delaying tactic. Now that things have stabilized, even if someone else comes, it won't be as difficult as before.
"I see."
Shi Lingheng turned and left. Zhang Desheng casually picked up a blade of grass. He had only come to give a reminder, otherwise, if Shi Lingheng was unaware and was fooled by the newcomer, he would be in big trouble.
Shi Lingheng returned to the educated youth settlement, where Fan Yunyan was in the courtyard, looking after Fu Weidong while doing some chores.
Seeing him return, he asked, "You're back? This kid's been waiting for you..."
Shi Lingheng's gaze fell on Fu Weidong. He wondered what had happened to the kid, who had been training like a man possessed lately.
However, he was pleased to see the tenacity in the boy. He knew that the boy's life was destined to be anything but peaceful from an early age, and the stronger he became, the better.
When Fu Weidong saw Shi Lingheng, his eyes lit up and he said, "I've learned everything I was taught before."
Shi Lingheng raised an eyebrow: "Let me see..."
Fu Weidong began practicing calligraphy in the courtyard, stroke by stroke.
After he finished practicing, his face flushed, he looked at Shi Lingheng, waiting for Shi Lingheng to praise him. But Shi Lingheng remained calm and said, "Not bad, keep it up."
Fan Yunyan had practiced with him a few times before, but at his age, his physical constitution was already damaged, and he couldn't take it after only a few moves. He also had a lot of work to do every day, so he simply stopped practicing.
Because of Fan Xiaofan, Fu Weidong treated Fan Yunyan quite well, but he was a bit arrogant towards Shi Lingheng, whom he always saw as a devil.
Fu Weidong was well taken care of by Shi Lingheng. In Qingcheng, Fan Xiaofan was recently conscripted to build a waterworks, which naturally required a huge system, and she needed to be in charge of things there.
That day, she took a car to Shuncheng. As soon as she got out of the car, she was stopped by someone.
These are the Zhou family members right in front of me. President Xu took her there once to confirm her identity, but we haven't seen her since. I heard that the Zhou family was trying to control my marriage, but they didn't succeed in winning her over.
"Xiao Fan, is that Xiao Fan?"
The one who called out to her was Zhou's aunt. She had originally come to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some things, but she didn't expect to see Fan Xiaofan getting out of a car that they wouldn't dare touch, and the people around her were treating her with great respect.
Fan Xiaofan looked at Aunt Zhou: "Aunt Zhou?"
Aunt Zhou hurriedly nodded, rubbing her hands together and swallowing hard. "Xiao Fan, how come you can ride in such a nice car now? Do you have some great abilities now? You used to be raised at your uncle's house, and we treated you so well. If you have abilities, you can't forget our kindness. The family is starving now. Last time your grandparents went to see your older brother, you have no idea how heartless he was. He wouldn't even help them out."
Fan Xiaofan listened calmly to her finish speaking, then dramatically played along with her performance: "What, really? How could my brother do such a thing? I'll talk to him about it next time..."
After saying that, she had no intention of paying any more attention to Aunt Zhou, but Aunt Zhou was not willing to let her leave so easily. She had finally found a money tree, and no matter how capable Fan Xiaofan had become, she was happy as long as she could give them food and money.
She shamelessly pleaded, "Xiao Fan, do you have any money? Lend us some first, we'll definitely pay you back later..."
Fan Xiaofan scoffed inwardly. She had absolutely no goodwill towards the Zhou family. Not only did they abandon a young girl in an unfamiliar place, intending for her to starve to death, but they also dared to interfere with her marriage later on.
However, she smiled and said, "Aunt, these people came to ask me some questions. They said my paperwork is incorrect and I need to pay more money. I'm really worried. You know how far away my home is, who knows when the money will arrive? It's so kind of me to run into you. Please help me pay for it first, and I'll pay you back later..."
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