The two walked a little closer, keeping a distance of about 30 meters, and found a hidden place to observe the situation. They heard Zheng Yaozu asking Zheng Yao for money. Zheng Yao seemed to be delivering something to him.
Zheng Yaozu made a face and demanded, "Mom told you to give me twenty-five and you gave me all of it? I don't believe you don't have any hidden money! If you give me two dollars, I'll treat my classmates to popsicles!"
"I really don't have any. I only make twenty-five yuan a month, and I give it all to my mother. I don't even have any money to spend!" Zheng Yao searched all her pockets, and finally Zheng Yaozu saw that she really had no money.
As soon as he opened his mouth, he cursed softly, "You're useless as a losing commodity. If you don't have money, just sell it! You're not bad looking anyway. It's shameful that you don't even have enough money for a popsicle!"
Zheng Yaozu cursed under his breath while several male classmates behind him laughed at him.
"Zheng Yaozu! I'm your sister! Watch your attitude! It's fine if you talk about me at home, but you say nonsense outside. Do you really think others think you're doing the right thing? They're just laughing at you! If you want to sell yourself, go ahead! Maybe there's a rich guy who likes you and will offer a higher price!"
After Zheng Yao finished speaking, she left angrily without looking back.
Zheng Yaozu shouted a few times unwillingly, but when she didn't turn around, he kicked the stone under his feet far away in a fit of anger, still cursing non-stop.
Ling Ju carefully looked at the clothes of the people behind him and found that these boys were dressed better than Zheng Yaozu. They were probably the ones who had plenty of money, and Zheng Yaozu was just pretending to be rich.
When the boys over there saw what Zheng Yaozu did, they changed their expressions and started laughing at him.
A fat kid wearing glasses spoke first, "I told you, you don't have to treat me if you don't have money. Look at your sister's clothes, they're still patched up. Where would she get the money to buy you ice cream? Haha! But you're dressed like a real person. It seems your parents are partial and only love you!"
Zheng Yaozu was very happy to hear this. His family did love him, but wasn’t this what he should do?
"I'm the only boy in my family, so they love me for sure! If they don't love me, I'll let them sleep on the street when they get old!"
Then came a tall, thin man in black. "Yeah, yeah! Let them sleep on the street! But your sister is pretty. If she really goes to sell herself, remember to tell us guys that we can patronize her business!"
Ling Ju frowned. This person said to him in front of him that he would wait for his sister to become a prostitute, and he thought it was a good thing? This was looking down on him and insulting him!
The last guy, dressed in a grey tracksuit, looked like the leader of several people. He kept looking in the direction Zheng Yao had left. Ling Ju had just seen him touch his crotch, and his smile was a bit lewd. "Zheng Yaozu, you don't have to buy the popsicles, but you have to do me a favor! Come here!"
Zheng Yaozu hurried over, and the man in gray sportswear put his hand on his shoulder and whispered a few words.
Zheng Yaozu was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
The four people left the school gate.
Ling Ju and Zhen Zhen came out from their hiding place.
Zhen Zhen looked at them and said, "I don't think they said anything good. Those kids don't look like good students, they look like hooligans."
Ling Ju nodded. Because they were quite far away and spoke in low voices, she couldn't hear clearly what the boys said. She just heard someone saying who to bring out.
She hoped that these boys didn't really like Zheng Yao.
But just looking at the way that gray sports guy touched his crotch, she felt that this kid was full of bad intentions and looked like a reckless person. She had to find a way to remind Zheng Yao.
"Zhen Zhen, I suspect those kids want to do something to Zheng Yao. I need to go and warn her. Let's go after her and see if we can catch up."
Zhen Zhen nodded happily, and the two of them took a few quick steps in the direction Zheng Yao had left.
The two walked for about ten minutes but didn't see Zheng Yao.
There is a small square in this area with several alleys and branches. There are not many people, but Zheng Yao may have entered any of the alleys, and this is not the direction of the Zheng family.
"Forget it, I guess I can't find it."
"Do you want to go into the alley and look again?"
Ling Ju shook her head. "There are too many alleys, and Zheng Yaozu's home isn't here."
Zhen Zhen calculated and said, "Okay, let's go back. I'll ask Brother Chen to find out where Zheng Yao works. By the way, Orange, I suddenly remembered that Zheng Juan and I are related by blood, so Zheng Yao is my cousin."
"Yes! Don't tell me, Zheng Yaozu is your cousin, Zhang Fan is your brother, Zheng Zong is your uncle, and you also have your grandparents..."
Zhen Zhen felt that his blood pressure was about to rise. It seemed that apart from Zheng Yao, there was no normal person in the Zheng family.
Although she was not familiar with them, she suddenly felt ashamed and embarrassed.
This family is really...
"Just kidding, Zhen Zhen, don't take it seriously. You don't need to recognize any member of the Zheng family, and they have nothing to do with you."
Zhen Zhen smiled, "I know you're joking with me, but I really feel sorry for Zheng Yao..."
"Alas, there's nothing we can do. Gender is the original sin."
Ling Ju knew that she felt the same way. Although she did not grow up in an environment where boys were favored over girls, she was sent away because she was a girl.
Girls are naturally more empathetic, and this is also a characteristic of this era...
Although Zheng Yao was not sent away, it can be imagined that her situation in the Zheng family must have been very bad.
Moreover, Zheng Zong's family lived in the same courtyard with several other families, and there were probably only one or two rooms. Zheng Yao probably didn't even have her own room. This could be seen from Feng Zhaodi and Zheng Yaozu's attitude towards her.
The two turned around and headed home, without running into anyone they knew along the way.
In the evening, Zhen Zhen told Chen Yun and asked him to help find out where Zheng Yao worked.
Secretary Chen was not exaggerating. He was very quick and got the news that night. Zheng Yao was working in a small steel factory in the suburbs of Beijing, but the factory was not owned by the Song family, and she was staying there. She probably wouldn't go home in the near future.
"Then we should tell her." Zhen Zhen was a little worried. What if those scoundrels were so reckless as to find Zheng Yao's workplace?
Chen Yun also knew that Zheng Yao was her cousin. After thinking for a moment, she said, "How about this? I'll find someone to look after her for a few days and secretly protect her. Those kids might not be so brave."
"That's not necessarily true. These kids who are used to being the princes at home are very self-centered. They don't treat women as human beings at all. If they have a little money, it will be even worse. There is nothing they dare not do. Look at Zhang Fan, isn't he an example."
Seeing Zhen Zhen's worried face, Chen Yun comforted her softly, "I know. Don't worry, I'll have someone watch over her. Nothing will happen."
Ling Ju and Tian Mei watched the two of them being affectionate. Ling Ju picked up the child and said, "Alright, I'm going back to my room. I don't want to eat dog food."
Chen Yun scratched his head, "Second sister-in-law, what is dog food?"
Seeing his eagerness to learn, Ling Ju didn't know how to explain it, so she decided not to explain it in the end.
Tian Mei guessed, "Dog food is food for dogs."
“.....”
Well, it’s the same as not saying anything.
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