This story needs to be told from the beginning.
Ever since Lu Wanqing moved, Wang Xiuqin has been keeping an eye on that room in her house.
"Dog Egg, do you think Lin Ye and Lu Wanqing are able to get rich because of the nice rooms they live in? If I had known, I should have let you stay in that room." Wang Xiuqin was furious.
Lin Jianguo was still somewhat rational. He casually knocked out a cigarette from his cigarette case and put it in his mouth, saying, "Do you even have a brain? You're like Gou Dan, lying at home all day. If you could get rich that way, Gou Dan would have been a millionaire long ago. You're lying around during the double harvest season, and you're still lying around during the autumn harvest. I've never seen such a lazy person! And you still compare yourself to others? You can't even catch up with the hottest food."
Hearing his father speak ill of him like that, Lin Gou Dan immediately protested, "Dad, how can you say that? Getting rich also depends on luck. Is it so hard to admit that Lin Ye is lucky?"
The more Wang Xiuqin listened, the more she felt that Lin Gou Dan made sense. After completely breaking up with Zhou Ling, she felt even more that she should change the family's situation and defy fate.
When Lin Xiaocui heard that Wang Xiuqin wanted to take over Lu Wanqing's room, she naturally disagreed. "Mom, if anyone should stay, it should be me. Why should my second brother stay?"
"What's the point of a little girl like you living in such a big room? In two years, we'll get married and you'll be married off. What's the point of living so comfortably? Just stay quietly in the woodshed and don't interfere in our conversations," Wang Xiuqin said disdainfully.
That brat is so disobedient. I don't know where she gets the money to go to school. She doesn't even eat at home and eats alone every day. If it weren't for the fact that I'm busy arranging a marriage for Gou Dan and fighting with Zhou Ling, I would have dealt with her long ago.
Seeing that Wang Xiuqin was going further and further down the wrong path, Lin Xiaocui wrote a letter to her older brother, who was serving in the army, to complain about her.
Her older brother, Lin Cong, was in the army and sent home six yuan every month, two of which were supposed to be for Lin Xiaocui's tuition.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to finish high school.
Now, not only is Wang Xiuqin refusing to pay her tuition, but she also wants to take over Lin Ye's room while refusing to let Gou Dan's room be given to her. This is really going too far.
Lin Cong, having received so much education over the years, is still able to distinguish right from wrong. He sent his money home, but Lin Gou Dan squandered it all without doing anything worthwhile. So why did he send the money at all?
A few days later, Wang Xiuqin received a letter from Lin Cong. Since her sister's tuition fees were not reaching her, he used the excuse of having a new girlfriend to say that he would no longer send money home.
Holding the letter, Wang Xiuqin was so angry she felt like her lungs were about to burst. She paced frantically in the yard. Why was it so hard to just want a better life?
If Lin Cong doesn't send money home, how will his family survive? They don't even have enough food!
Lin Gou Dan, unaware of what his elder brother's letter said, was still cheerfully carrying his things into Lin Ye's house. "Damn it, I'm moving in today! From now on, I'm going to be rich! Once I'm rich, I'll lie in bed every day, eating and drinking the finest food, counting money until my hands cramp..."
She watched Lin Gou Dan move things, harboring a faint hope of getting rich, but could Gou Dan, with his extraordinary talent, really have that kind of luck? What if he didn't have any good fortune at all and it was all for nothing?
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and he pointed the finger at Lin Xiaocui.
It was agreed that if she didn't go to school or work, she would have to pay three yuan to the family every month. Now, we haven't seen a single penny from her. If she wants to continue living in this house, she has to pay up!
She's got the ability to get her tuition, so she can definitely afford her living expenses too!
Thinking this, Wang Xiuqin lifted her leg and walked towards the Sixth Middle School.
The Sixth Middle School is not far from the Victory Brigade; it only takes a little over an hour to walk there.
At this time, it was the time for the school to organize the final exams. Lin Xiaocui had worked hard all semester, hoping to defeat Luo Chunlei and get the first place in the whole school at the end of the semester.
Yesterday was a full day of exams, and it went well. I finished my English exam this morning and my history exam this afternoon, which will mark the end of the semester.
After more than forty minutes of English exam, Lin Xiaocui was engrossed in writing when a sharp shout rang out from outside the window: "Lin Xiaocui, come out here! Lin Xiaocui~"
The sound was shrill and piercing, as if she would rush into the classroom if someone didn't come out.
Lin Xiaocui must have heard it too, but she pretended not to hear and continued answering the questions, not wanting to lose first place because of this.
"Lin Xiaocui, you brat, you come out here right now, or I'll search every single classroom!" Wang Xiuqin yelled even more frantically, completely disregarding Lin Xiaocui's feelings.
Upon hearing this, the proctor tapped on Lin Xiaocui's desk, frowned, and said:
"Lin Xiaocui, is that your mother outside? Why don't you go out for a bit? You're disturbing everyone's exam."
Lin Xiaocui was both anxious and annoyed. She was about to finish answering the questions, but what exactly did Wang Xiuqin want to do?
But the gazes from everyone made her feel like she was sitting on pins and needles.
Just as she stood up, ready to give up answering the question, Wang Xu stood up and said, "Lin Xiaocui, sit down, I'll go take a look."
Anyway, his English was terrible, so there was no point in taking the exam. As a friend, he hoped that Lin Xiaocui could compete fairly with Luo Chunlei.
Lin Xiaocui gave him a grateful look, then sat down to continue answering the questions.
Although she was still answering questions, she kept her ears open to the outside world. Unexpectedly, after a while, she really couldn't hear Wang Xiuqin's voice anymore.
Wang Xu had already heard some things about Lin Xiaocui's family, so he naturally didn't respect Wang Xiuqin as much. He called over the school's stray dogs and chased Wang Xiuqin out of the school gate.
Wang Xu also told the gatekeeper that Wang Xiuqin had come in to cause trouble and that she absolutely must not be let in again. Wang Xiuqin was angry, but her determination to get the money remained unchanged, and she decided to wait for him outside the school gate.
After Lin Xiaocui finished her English exam, she was about to go out to find a place to eat when she spotted Wang Xiuqin's furtive figure in the distance.
She quickly turned around and went back to the classroom.
Because she usually doesn't bring her own lunch and buys something from the supply and marketing cooperative near the school gate, she'll have to go hungry today.
While everyone else was eating their packed lunches, she could only bury herself in her book, wondering when Wang Xiuqin would finally leave.
Just then, an aluminum lunchbox was pushed onto the table and appeared in front of her. Luo Chunlei held up the vegetable pancake in her hand and shook it, saying, "I brought too much lunchbox, you can eat it for me."
Luo Chunlei usually brings his own lunch. After preparing a full box of white rice and vegetables, Aunt Luo will also prepare an extra vegetable pancake. He has a big appetite and is at the age of growth, so she can't skimp on his food.
"No need, one vegetable pancake isn't enough for you!" Lin Xiaocui said a little embarrassed.
The two of them had a huge argument over a math problem yesterday! They even said that whoever got it wrong in the end would have to call the other "big brother" or "big sister"!
She's bound to be grateful for his hospitality; if she really wins, she might not be able to force him to call her "Big Sister" anymore!
Seeing the two of them pushing a lunchbox back and forth, Wang Xu walked over with his own lunchbox.
"If that doesn't work, you can eat mine."
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