“But I feel that if I don’t come, he can go to work in the city.”
Zhang Hongmei sneered, "I don't know about this situation, but are you so sure you'll be selected? Putting aside his education level, his lack of responsibility and tendency to shirk duty means he won't last long even if he's selected at the time.
Li Cun's wife looked at Zhang Hongmei in surprise, "How could you say that?"
Seeing this situation, Zhang Hongmei thought, "This is a case of good intentions gone wrong." But looking at the innocent child in her arms, Zhang Hongmei felt sad.
"Forget it, this is your life, do whatever you want." As for the child, I need to talk to the village chief and ask him to take better care of him in private; the child is just too adorable.
She took another piece of candy from her pocket and put it in the child's mouth. The three-year-old, thin child, who could barely walk steadily, turned his head and smiled at Zhang Hongmei. All the resentment in her heart vanished.
“My son Licun is the most outstanding person in the whole village. He also graduated from elementary school, and he is very skillful. He can learn anything after seeing it only once.”
Zhang Hongmei just looked down at the child, who was contentedly sucking on the candy in his mouth. The poor child, stuck with an irresponsible father who only bullied his family, and a mother who couldn't think straight. How pitiful.
Seeing that Zhang Hongmei was ignoring her, Li Cun's wife encouraged herself, "Hongmei, could you find someone to help my Li Cun find a job in the city? Just an office manager position would be fine; he's very educated."
Zhang Hongmei was furious. What a weirdo! She suppressed her anger and decided that she couldn't pay any attention to her. It wasn't worth getting angry at someone like that.
Zhang Hongmei kept her head down and gently squeezed the child's thin, chicken-claw-like little hand. "Baby, do you want some candy? Auntie has some more."
The child glanced cautiously at his mother, and seeing the look in her eyes, he trembled with fear and quickly shook his head at Zhang Hongmei.
Zhang Hongmei was furious. What kind of person was this?
Just then, a commotion suddenly broke out, accompanied by a woman's crying.
Zhang Hongmei really disliked these trivial matters and gossip, so she didn't look at them. She just kept her head down, coaxing the child and talking to herself.
The noise suddenly stopped abruptly, and the woman's crying ceased.
Seeing that the child had finished the candy in his mouth, Zhang Hongmei took out another piece and put it in his mouth. She thought that even if he was so thin, he wouldn't have any problem eating a few pieces of candy every day.
The courtyard suddenly became unusually quiet. Zhang Hongmei looked up in confusion. She saw Wang Ying grab a woman by the collar, drag her into the courtyard, and then head towards her.
Zhang Hongmei frowned as she looked at Wang Ying who was walking over.
Wang Ying showed no politeness and threw her directly on the ground, not far from Zhang Hongmei.
Zhang Hongmei was a little angry and stared straight at Wang Ying. Now the girl realized what was happening and trembled in fright. "Hongmei, Hongmei, I didn't mean it. I was just too angry."
Zhang Hongmei looked at Wang Ying for a while, then lowered her head, looked at the frightened child, and patted his back reassuringly.
Wang Ying was genuinely frightened this time. Zhang Hongmei had never looked at her like that before. She couldn't help but smile bitterly to herself; she had gotten carried away and forgotten who she was. Silently, she walked behind Zhang Hongmei, knowing she wouldn't even have a chance to explain.
Looking at Wang Xiaorui lying on the ground, Zhang Hongmei wondered if she had been tricked. Feeling wronged, angry, and sad all welled up in her heart.
He patted the child's head, stood up, put him on the stool, and turned to leave.
Wang Xiaorui was terrified. She didn't even have the strength to get up and could only lie on the ground.
The girls in the courtyard who were close to her were all frightened and dared not come over to help Wang Xiaorui.
Wang Ying hurriedly followed behind Zhang Hongmei, not daring to say a word.
As soon as I left the courtyard, I ran into Zhang Shouyi.
Zhang Hongmei noticed that Zhang Shouyi wasn't in a good mood either, with an anxious Wang Hongxi following behind him. She didn't speak to them and left directly.
Wang Ying glanced at Zhang Shouyi in alarm, then lowered her head and walked past them to chase after Zhang Hongmei.
Wang Hongxi couldn't care less about anything else now. She hurriedly stepped past Zhang Shouyi and entered the courtyard. Seeing her daughter lying on the ground, she felt angry and resentful, and also a little resentful.
He walked over and violently pulled his daughter up. Seeing that she had no injuries, he felt a little better.
He dragged her away, staggering as she went. It was so embarrassing. He hated his daughter and resented Zhang Hongmei and the others for making such a big fuss; couldn't they have just settled it privately?
Seeing this, Zhang Shouyi sneered and turned to chase after Zhang Hongmei.
Zhang Hongmei didn't go home; instead, she went to the old lady's house. Knowing that Wang Ying was following behind her, Zhang Hongmei was honestly disappointed. How could such an impulsive person protect her? Yet, she had been tolerant of her, which only emboldened her.
"Wang Ying, you don't need to come with me. Go by yourself." After saying that, she went into the old lady's yard.
Wang Ying knew she was truly finished this time. What was she thinking? Why did she do something so brainless? Had she really crossed Zhang Hongmei's bottom line?
Wang Ying grew increasingly terrified. What would she do if Zhang Hongmei didn't want her anymore? She stood there, lost and bewildered, her eyes blank.
Hearing footsteps behind me, I knew it was Zhang Shouyi approaching, and my heart tightened. I really didn't want to go through what I had experienced last time.
Zhang Shouyi didn't know what had happened, but when he saw Wang Ying standing outside the door, he knew that this was Fei.
He ignored him and entered the courtyard. Xiao Li didn't go in either, but stood at the door waiting.
Wang Ying reflected on her actions and realized she had really gone too far. She glanced at Xiao Li for help, but received no response.
Zhang Shouyi entered the courtyard and, hearing voices coming from inside the house, also went inside.
The old lady frowned as she looked at Zhang Hongmei who had come in. "What's wrong?"
"Grandma, I don't know either." After saying that, Zhang Hongmei took off her shoes, climbed onto the kang (a heated brick bed), and sat down next to the old lady.
"Then what are you doing?"
"Grandma, I was just tricked by a few girls."
"oh?"
"I don't know the specifics, but a few girls who were close to Wang Xiaorui asked me to take a picture with them. I agreed without thinking too much, but after a while, Wang Ying grabbed Wang Xiaorui and threw her in front of me. After that, I met up with Zhang Shouyi and Wang Hongxi."
I feel like I've been played. Actually, I can probably guess what happened. To be honest, I really don't care. Even if Zhang Shouyi and I break up now, I won't be sad.
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