"Thinking too much? No, how could I possibly overthink it? Human nature has already been exposed."
Surely the number of desks and chairs I donate is limited? What are your plans to do if the number of students exceeds the limit?
Are you asking them to pay for it themselves, or will your school cover the costs? You can't expect them to come to me again when there are new additions to the family, can you?
As soon as Xiao Jiu switched to his self-deprecating mode, the village chief became unhappy.
"Why not just donate a larger amount at once?"
You two are both so capable, isn't it only right that you give back to the village?
Even if things don't go well, you still have so many older brothers.
"Old Tao, what do you think? Back then, given your family's social class, to be honest, if it weren't for my uncle stepping in to protect you, your family might not be as prosperous as it is now, right?"
As the village chief spoke, Xiao Jiu's gaze gradually hardened with frost.
She never imagined that people could be so greedy.
The village chief is like this, and so is the accountant.
Now, only the production team leader is somewhat human.
What a self-evident truth! It turns out that the decline of morals in this village started with these few who spearheaded it.
Xiao Jiu glanced at Tao Changyi, "Dad, I suddenly feel that it doesn't really matter whether we come back to this family or not, what do you think?"
“What my daughter says is right. Let’s go then. We’ve said what we needed to say. Let’s go back and clean up the house. We’ll go with you tomorrow.”
Upon hearing this, Xiao Jiu breathed a sigh of relief, took her mother's arm, and didn't even look at the people from the village committee.
If you don't see eye to eye, even half a sentence is too much.
With the village committee's attitude, how much moral integrity can you expect from the people in the village?
"This leadership team is no good!"
My dear wife, shall we go back with our daughter?
Although as people get older, they tend to believe in returning to their roots, but look at what the village looks like now.
"To avoid staying and getting further mistreated, let's go with the girl. That way, she won't keep thinking about us."
Since there are still certain risks associated with their daughter's identity, they proactively mitigate those risks.
She can feel at ease staying under her watchful eye.
Zhao Lingli came back this time mainly to let her daughter pass through the village openly, to prove that she is still alive and doing well.
People are already asking if Zhou Yue is her boyfriend. Although they haven't directly stated it, they haven't denied it either.
The reason I didn't say it openly was simply to tell them that unimportant people don't even have the right to be notified.
The village's attitude now is truly disheartening.
To my surprise, when I returned home, I found that the filth on the gate and the wall had been cleaned up by the kind neighbors.
They even buried the filth washed off with mud.
"Don't be angry, Xiao Jiu. Those people are just jealous. We've cleaned it up now, and the smell will be gone after a few rains."
I can't help but get angry with them.
Hearing this, Xiao Jiu felt a warmth in her heart. "Thank you, Grandma Zhao, Aunt Meng, thank you both."
Although the stench still lingers in the air, it's at least passable now. There are kind people, but not many.
Moreover, they clearly dare not defend it openly.
Yesterday, when my parents were surrounded and scolded by the villagers, many people in our group were worried about being implicated and went home after receiving their belongings.
Even those who were present didn't step forward immediately. At that moment, their parents must have already felt disheartened.
So whatever the reason, she can thank them for their help this time, but that's all she can say this time.
Once your heart has been hurt, it's probably very difficult to erase all the traces that have been there.
Tao Changyi and Zhao Lingli hadn't spent much time in the village, so their sense of belonging was nowhere near as strong as that of the local villagers.
“Mom and Dad, if houses can be freely bought and sold in a few years, let’s inquire and see if we can buy the old house back.”
The so-called old house is the old house in the town. She bought it for three thousand yuan back then, and she would be willing to spend ten times that amount to buy it back.
Tao Changyi was taken aback for a moment, then waved his hand.
"Why spend that money? It's not like you're going to eat it, there's no need."
When a person dies, they're just dead, nothing more than a handful of dust. It doesn't matter where they're buried; your mother and I don't care about those things.
Besides, all five of you siblings have now settled down in other places and have stable jobs.
Even if the old house is reclaimed, how many times a year can it truly be reunited with its family?
After your mother and I pass away, you can bury us in the cemetery in Xihe Village.
Wherever your grandparents are, that's where we'll be.
Speaking of our ancestral home, it's not here at all. My grandparents and your maternal grandparents are still in the south!
"It's been so many years since I've been back, who would remember whom? Your children will feel the same way when they grow up."
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The gossipy village committee quickly spread the news that they had changed their minds.
Countless villagers quickly gathered outside the gate.
Although they were indifferent to the existence of the library, if Xiaojiu stopped donating desks and chairs, it would mean that they would have to bear the cost themselves. Those who were unhappy about this immediately came to confront the Tao family.
Tao Changyi conveyed the message about the small amount of wine.
"Find the murderer and give us an explanation. We will keep our promises. Otherwise, we will reject all forms of moral blackmail."
You have your reasons, and we have our grievances. Why should doing a good deed only to get ourselves into trouble?
"You are the beneficiaries, so how come the unfortunate ones become the donors? Is that fair? I ask you, is that fair?"
Someone in the crowd shouted, "What are you pretending for? Zhou Yue is your son-in-law, isn't he?"
"Then what do you mean by pretending to be godfathers and godsons in front of us?"
Tao Changyi laughed and said, "A son-in-law is half a son. Isn't he my godson? As for why I didn't tell you?"
Tao Changyi's voice suddenly rose, "Then you should ask yourselves, how did you insult my daughter all those years?"
What? She eloped with someone? Pregnant out of wedlock? Some even fabricated stories that she was trafficked to a remote mountain village and forced to be someone's shared wife! That's outrageous!
Besides my daughter, you also made rude and slanderous remarks about my father and lover. You dare to say anything and make up any nonsense!
You can say whatever you want, good or bad, without ever considering our feelings.
Originally, my daughter wanted to donate some things to our village when she came back this time, and also to announce her marriage to Zhou Yue in public, and invite everyone to eat wedding candy and drink wedding wine.
What happened yesterday made her question whether what she did was right or wrong.
Good heavens, the village actually gave us such a big gift after just one night.
Let me ask you this: if you were in their shoes, what would you do? Would you still act like fools and continue donating money and goods to them?
Tao Changyi's resounding voice outside the door silenced countless people!
The mother and daughter inside said nothing and silently packed their things.
"Take everything you can, including your grandparents' belongings in their room. Clean it up more thoroughly than you did during the flood that year."
And there's the Daughter's Red wine that your father buried under the peach tree.
Now that you're married, although we don't have the chance to invite the whole village to your wedding feast, we can enjoy it ourselves.
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