Chapter 426 Hate
As soon as Wang Xiu finished speaking, Lin Shuhong added, "Jinyao, our family can't send you to university. The right thing to do is to finish junior high school and get a factory job. Once you finish high school and reach the right age, you'll have to go to the countryside. Our family can try to find you a job, but what if we can't find a suitable one? Do you want to go to the countryside?"
Secretary Li remained silent.
In her opinion, Lin Shuhong and Wang Xiu's considerations were also correct.
Getting into university requires a recommendation, which is difficult to obtain. What if you finish high school and can't find a suitable job, forcing you to go to the countryside?
Seeing Lin Jinyao turn her face away and remain silent, Wang Xiu said irritably, "You're acting all wronged? Fine, go study. After you finish your studies, go to the countryside. That will take up one of our family's spots, which will be a contribution to our family."
Lin Jinyao clenched her fists in anger. She looked at Lin Shuhong and said, "Why did you remarry? If I were the only child in the family, would I have needed to go to the countryside? All the money I earn goes to supporting other people's children. Do you think you're so noble and great? I hate you!"
"Smack!"
Feeling humiliated, Lin Shuhong slapped Lin Jinyao across the face.
Officer Li quickly stepped in to protect her.
With tears welling up in her eyes, Lin Jinyao said, "What others say is true. Once you have a stepmother, you also have a stepfather. Now that you have a son, why would you care about a little girl like me?"
Lin Shuhong pointed her finger and asked, "How have I mistreated you? I let you study. If I hadn't brought you from the Second Company, you would still be working for the Liu family. You're just like your mother, thinking that everyone owes you everything!"
Officer Li quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "What's going on here? Let's talk things out. What's the point of arguing?"
She felt a little regretful, regretting that she had acted as matchmaker. If Lin Shuhong hadn't married Wang Xiu, Lin Jinyao wouldn't have felt like an outsider in this family.
She turned to Lin Jinyao and said, "Actually, your dad is right. If we get a job now, we won't have to go to the countryside anymore..."
Lin Jinyao shouted, "I want to go to high school!"
She still wants to go to university, leave this home, and go somewhere else.
"If my dad doesn't remarry, I'm sure I can continue studying in high school!"
Tears welled up in Lin Jinyao's eyes, which made Officer Li's heart tremble.
Perhaps she was wrong; she shouldn't have tried to matchmake Wang Xiu and Lin Shuhong.
Wang Xiu brought her three children with her when she married Lin Shuhong, which definitely meant she took away from Lin Jinyao's food rations and spent her money.
Officer Li stopped trying to persuade her. She said, "I'll pay for your studies. When you're about to graduate, I'll ask your godfather to pull some strings and see if he can send you to university. Even if you don't get into university, I'll find you a job. I absolutely won't let you go to the countryside."
Upon hearing this, Wang Xiu clenched her fists tightly.
Li is so good to this brat! She's even jealous of him.
Lin Jinyao lowered her eyelashes and sniffled as she said, "Thank you, godmother. I will pay you back in the future."
Officer Li put his arm around her shoulder and said, "Let's not talk about these things. As long as you are successful in the future, that's more important than anything else."
Since Officer Li had already made such a statement, Lin Shuhong was too embarrassed to actually ask her to pay for Lin Jinyao's education. He said, "I will pay for my daughter's education."
Officer Li stood up and said, "I have something I want to tell you. Could you come out for a moment?"
Wang Xiu kept a straight face and didn't say a word.
After Lin Shuhong and Officer Li left, Wang Xiu said to Lin Jinyao with a displeased look, "She's causing trouble as soon as she gets back. She really doesn't want the family to have a peaceful day. I don't know what she's up to!"
Lin Jinyao pretended not to hear and went into the inner room to rummage through drawers and cabinets looking for food.
When she found the small bundle that Lin Shuhong had brought back, she opened it and found a pound of peach shortbread inside. She sneered, opened it, and started eating.
Wang Xiu tried to snatch it, but Lin Jinchao stretched out his hands, stomped his feet, and mumbled something incoherently, extremely anxious.
"Auntie, if you don't let me eat, I'll take this to all the neighbors and let them see how you treat me."
Wang Xiu gritted her teeth, too afraid to go up and snatch it again.
"You bring along a bunch of kids who eat and drink at my house, and you hide everything you have, as if you're afraid I'll see it. I'm eating it today, so what are you going to do about it?"
As Lin Jinyao spoke, she didn't forget to spit on the peach shortbread and then throw it at the feet of Lin Jinchao and Wang Xiu's other children.
"You guys eat it, there's my saliva on it."
Lin Jinyao's smile was extremely wicked.
Lin Jinchao, who had a sweet tooth, actually picked it up and ate it. Wang Xiu slapped him across the face, saying, "I'll teach you to be so spineless!"
Lin Jinyao said with a grin, "He's not useless, he's just spoiled rotten by you, like you, hahahahaha..."
Wang Xiuqi was trembling with anger. She really wanted to rush up and tear Lin Jinyao's face apart, but she couldn't. If she hit her, her reputation in the factory would be ruined.
After teasing the group, Lin Jinyao threw all her personal belongings except for the bedding onto the floor.
"It's my own home, but every time I come back there's no place for me to sleep. I'm always forced to sleep on the floor. It's just outrageous!"
Wang Xiu is going crazy again.
When Lin Shuhong returned to the room, he felt quite guilty towards Lin Jinyao, because Officer Li had told him quite a few things about how pitiful Lin Jinyao was.
His conscience was aching slightly.
When Wang Xiu saw him return, she immediately went up to him and complained.
After Wang Xiu finished speaking, Lin Shuhong did not get angry. He said to Wang Xiu, "From now on, let Jinyao sleep on the bed. Summer vacation is long, and she can't sleep on the floor every day. Don't be so petty. She is my daughter, and she can't be shortchanged from anything in the house!"
Wang Xiu stomped her foot angrily, "There's only so much food, it's all saved up for Jinchao. She's just a little girl, she's so old and still so greedy. If word gets out, people will laugh at her!"
Lin Jinyao spat and said, "If you're not greedy, then don't eat anything. You eat and drink at my house, bringing your whole family to my house to freeload. You think that just because you have a son you can boss me around and discipline me? You don't even know if you're worthy!"
Lin Shuhong snapped, "Shut up! What nonsense are you spouting!"
Lin Jinyao's face, still throbbing from the slap, spat out, "You have no right to discipline me. A man who breaks his word, you don't deserve to be my father!"
There was hatred in Lin Jinyao's eyes.
Yes, Lin Jinyao not only hates Wang Xiu, but also her father Lin Shuhong, and her godmother, Officer Li, who arranged for her father and Wang Xiu to get married!
If Secretary Li hadn't meddled in other people's business, she wouldn't feel like an outsider in her own home, and she wouldn't have lost her father.
It is right for Officer Li to support her studies and to find her a way to go to university.
Once she left home, she never came back.
Lin Shuhong felt that his daughter saw him and Wang Xiu as kindred spirits, both of whom were people Lin Jinyao hated and despised.
Wang Xiu tugged at Lin Shuhong's sleeve, pointed at Lin Jinyao's eyes and said, "Look, she doesn't treat you like her father at all now. She's an ingrate. You still supported her through high school, and she'll still turn out to be an ingrate. I told you, let her work in the factory for a few years. With so many people in our family, having another person earning a salary will definitely make things easier."
Lin Jinyao's gaze made Lin Shuhong hesitate.
This child truly hates him now!
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