Chapter 46
After going to middle school, students live farther away from home and it is not as convenient to go home as before, so most students choose to go home once a month.
When there are no classes on weekends, good girls would gather in groups of three or five to go shopping on the street and buy some daily necessities or stationery.
Feng Yin was very prestigious among the girls because her family was well off in the village, she ranked high in the entrance exam from primary school to junior high school, and she also had an uncle who was a senior official. Many classmates would try to please her intentionally or unintentionally, so when a few girls said they were going shopping, they specifically called Feng Yin along.
They went to the store, each picked out what they wanted to buy, and after paying, as they walked out of the store, a girl looked at the photo posted at the entrance of the photo studio and couldn't help but asked in surprise, "Isn't the girl in the photo Lin Jiangjiang?"
The other students looked in the direction her finger was pointing. The beautiful girl in the photo was wearing a goose yellow dress with intricate embroidery around her waist. Her long hair was braided into two braids hanging in front of her chest, with light yellow hair accessories tied at the ends. She was looking at the camera with a peaceful smile, like a spring jasmine flower, full of vitality, romantic and sweet.
The girls would also discuss other dormitories privately, and gossip became one of the interests of most people. Today's topic was undoubtedly Lin Jiangjiang.
"She is so beautiful and has good grades. She always ranks first in the grade in every exam. She is really enviable."
"I heard that both his parents are cadres and have a good family background. They always dress up so beautifully. It's obvious that they are not the same kind of people as us."
"No wonder our class monitor and that sophomore Xie Jinyan like her. They gave her osmanthus cake and bought her medicine."
"What's so great about her? She just has parents who are cadres. Apart from her family background, we are no worse than her." A girl said sourly.
"You can't compare with me just based on grades." Another girl replied mercilessly.
Feng Yin listened to the undisguised envy of the people in the dormitory, and her teeth were about to break. She sneered, "Lin Jiangjiang is not her parents' biological daughter at all. She is a bastard, a jinx. She killed her own mother when she was born, and later her own father was killed by her. People in our village avoid her when they see her because they think she is unlucky."
Feng Yin's words undoubtedly caused a huge stir in the dormitory. No one expected that Lin Jiangjiang, who looked so glamorous on weekdays, actually had this side of her?
"Feng Yin." The girls came over hurriedly and surrounded her, wanting her to talk more. "How did you know?"
"She and I used to be from the same village. She was adopted by my uncle and aunt when she was five years old. Don't be fooled by her appearance now, she had a miserable life before. Her father died when she was three years old, and Uncle Fugui from our village brought her home and gave her food to eat. But who knew that she was so dishonest that she even stole jewelry from Uncle Fugui's wife. She was beaten severely with willow branches by Uncle Fugui's wife. I heard that her skin was torn. She was thrown back home and lived in a dark earthen kiln every day. She went up the mountain to dig wild vegetables, grass barks and tree roots to eat. Occasionally, some villagers would give her one or two stale steamed buns."
"Oh, she used to eat chicken feed. We watched her lying on the ground snatching food from the chickens like a dog. Uncle Fugui's wife came out with a feather duster and beat her. She crawled all over the yard."
When the girls heard this story, they were shocked on the one hand, but satisfied on the other hand, as if they had something on Lin Jiangjiang and had the capital to look down on her from a high position.
One of the girls asked, "But who does she like? She was even passing notes with the class monitor in the classroom."
"You're playing both sides!"
The girls all laughed mercilessly.
"We can't let her continue to lie like this. We have to let everyone know about this."
"Just take it as a reminder to her. We can't let her forget her identity like that." Feng Yin thought about it, she curled the corners of her mouth, and an idea suddenly emerged in her mind.
The next morning, after waking up, Jiang Jiang washed up in the yard, tied her hair into a neat ponytail, and went to the kitchen to help make breakfast. He Guijuan was cutting steamed bread slices on the chopping board, and thick minced meat and vegetable porridge was cooking in the pot.
When He Guijuan saw Jiang Jiang, she smiled and asked, "Why don't you sleep a little longer?"
"Wake up, mom, let me help you."
"Okay, then help mom get the sugar from the cupboard."
He Guijuan cut the steamed bread slices, sprinkled white sugar on the surface, and fried the steamed bread slices in another pan before asking Jiang Jiang to bring out the fried steamed bread slices.
The freshly fried steamed bread slices looked very crispy. Jiang Jiang brought the steamed bread slices to the table. He Guijuan had already prepared three bowls of minced meat and vegetable porridge. Lin Youqing also came over from the bedroom and helped to bring the porridge to the table, while Jiang Jiang was responsible for placing the chopsticks.
The family started to eat breakfast.
Lin Youqing would read the newspaper during breakfast every day. While drinking porridge, Jiang Jiang would tell He Guijuan about what happened at school. He Guijuan would sometimes share some interesting things in the hospital with the father and daughter.
"By the way, didn't Yuying ask you to make a set of clothes for her? How is it going?" He Guijuan suddenly thought of this and asked.
"Well, it's almost done. We just need to adjust some details and it will be finished." Jiang Jiang said while drinking porridge.
After breakfast, Jiang Jiang was going to school. As soon as she opened the door, she saw Xie Jinyan waiting for her at the door. Jiang Jiang called out, "Brother Jinyan."
Xie Jinyan handed her a warm glass bottle, "My grandma made soy milk."
Jiang Jiang opened the bottle cap and took a sip. Her lips and teeth were filled with the rich, sweet fragrance of soy milk. She couldn't help but sigh happily, "It's so sweet and delicious."
Xie Jinyan smiled, "I know you like sweet drinks, so I added a little more sugar."
"Thank you, Brother Jinyan."
In September, the air is already a little cool, dew is on the leaves, and the sun has come out, casting red rays of light on the earth.
The two separated at the school gate. Jiang Jiang stuffed the empty bottle of soy milk into her schoolbag. Before entering the classroom, she ran into several classmates of the same grade. They looked at her strangely and muttered something with their backs turned.
"I heard that she was two-timing, hooking up with two boys at the same time."
"That's her!"
Jiang Jiang was completely confused by what they said.
Jiang Jiang entered the classroom and was about to say hello to her familiar classmates as usual, but she found that everyone was looking at her strangely. Confused, Jiang Jiang sat down in her seat.
"Lin Jiangjiang, is what they said true? Are you really not your parents' biological daughter?" A girl came over and asked timidly. She had a poor foundation, and Jiang Jiang helped her a lot with her studies on weekdays.
Jiang Jiang was stunned by this question. In fact, in her heart, she had already regarded Lin Youqing and He Guijuan as her biological parents. If it weren't for today's deliberate reminder, she really had forgotten that she had no blood relationship with Lin Youqing and others.
Li Yanhong just heard this when he entered the classroom. He looked at the girl who questioned Lin Jiangjiang coldly, "Classmate Xia Yan, is Lin Jiangjiang her parents' biological daughter? What does this have to do with you?"
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