Yang Cui didn't have many relatives, so she visited them all in one day. On the second day of the Lunar New Year, she went back to work at the factory.
It was at this time that she heard the factory workers talking about what happened to the Lin family on New Year's Eve.
Yang Cui thought that the Lin family would at most be unable to unite and that everyone would resent Lin Shikang and his mother, but she did not expect that they would go to Lin Qiu's house to smash and loot!
This was completely unexpected!
Isn't this blatant bullying of the Lin Qiu family, an orphan and widow?
What's even more ridiculous is the attitude of the clan chief and elders towards this matter. With their attitude, it will be even more impossible for the Lin clan to unite in the future!
But none of this concerns her. As long as she lives a better life, that is the best revenge against the Lin family!
By the fourth or fifth day of the Lunar New Year, more and more people came to Yang Cui's house to pay their respects. They were all villagers from Zhou'an Village and Anjia Village, as well as villagers from Lin'an Village who were not members of the Lin clan. They genuinely wanted to befriend Yang Cui.
These people hadn't harmed Yang Cui, so she wouldn't make things difficult for them. However, it was impossible for them to receive the same treatment as the others, since they had already taken sides when they chose Lin'an Village instead of Zhou'an Village.
At this time, Qiu Mingxuan also sent Zhuang Zhicheng to deliver New Year's gifts. She said that she was not feeling well and would not be able to come over to pay her respects. She also prepared red envelopes for the three children, two gold leaves for each of them, which was quite generous.
He didn't say anything else.
Yang Cui didn't believe that someone as extreme as Qiu Mingxuan could suddenly see things clearly, but since she couldn't find fault with her, she returned the favor by giving Qiu Mingxuan a gift to Zhuang Zhicheng to take over, along with some auspicious words.
"Did Brother Cen say anything?" When Zhuang Zhicheng returned to the inn, Qiu Mingxuan called him over to ask him questions.
"General Cen told you to take good care of yourself, and this is a return gift from Madam Cen."
Qiu Mingxuan's expression changed drastically!
Madam Cen? What kind of madam is she!
Tang Mama gently touched her, and she tried her best to hide her emotions.
A small act of impatience can ruin a great plan!
...
Time flew by and it was already the eighth day of the lunar new year. Yang Cui already had a list of students enrolled in the first round of free admissions, totaling sixty-two.
The Zhou family came to learn with the aim of educating their children, but the others came with the mentality that it would be foolish not to take advantage of a freebie, since it was free, which many people saw as a bargain.
Many villagers from Anjia Village have asked Yang Cui if they could send their children over, but Yang Cui has politely declined.
There are only two teachers in total. Both of them are students of Nanshan Academy. One of them is in mourning for three years, and the other is injured by firecrackers in the winter of last year, resulting in a slight disability that prevents him from participating in the imperial examinations. Therefore, Hu Binzi introduced him to teach here.
They are all new teachers with insufficient teaching experience. With so many students, Yang Cui is worried that they won't be able to teach them all. Also, the venue is limited and cannot accommodate too many people.
Yang Cui asked Cen Xiao to take charge of the free private school, as he felt obligated to help his wife with tasks within his capabilities.
Yang Cui wanted her younger cousin An Xiaohai to also study there. An Xiaohai was too young, so he could go to the county town with Qiuqiu to study at a more formal academy.
As soon as Yang Cui entered An Dafu's courtyard, she heard An Xiaojiang cursing: "You guys are shameless!"
Then he opened the door and stormed out, his eyes slightly red, clearly having cried.
Upon seeing Yang Cui, An Xiaojiang couldn't hold back any longer, feeling extremely aggrieved: "Sister~~"
Yang Cui frowned slightly: "What happened?"
At this moment, Wen came out, and his expression was not good either.
"What happened?" Yang Cui asked again.
Wen hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.
"You must be Xiao Cui. I'm your aunt's older sister. You can just call me Aunt Wen." Wen Xiuli smiled, but her gaze made Yang Cui extremely uncomfortable.
Yang Cui didn't call her name, but just grunted in response. Wen Xiuli felt dissatisfied, thinking that she was the elder, yet Yang Cui treated her this way!
Yang Cui glanced at the An family members, and their expressions were all unpleasant.
Wen Xiuli added, "It's just in time that Xiao Cui is here. Second sister, weren't you worried about how to break off the engagement? Xiao Cui is familiar with the manager of the Star Gazing Tower, so just let Xiao Cui handle it."
"Break off the engagement? Who wants to break off the engagement?" Yang Cui asked in surprise. "Xiao Jiang, you want to break off the engagement?"
Xiao Jiang choked up and said, "I...don't want to call off the engagement."
Wen Xiuli got angry: "You don't want to annul the engagement? Then you don't want to take responsibility for our Xiaoyu! Xiaoyu, if he doesn't take responsibility, you can hang yourself at the gate of the An family!"
As soon as Wen Xiuli finished speaking, the girl named Gao Xiaoyu rushed out, looking like she wanted to commit suicide.
Wen immediately pulled the person away.
Wen Xiuli: "Second sister, let go of Xiaoyu and let her die. She has lost her innocence, so there's no point in her living. She'll only bring trouble to her brothers and sisters in the family. Let her die!"
Yang Cui asked An Xiaojiang, "What happened? Did you sleep with her?"
Upon hearing this, An Xiaojiang's face turned bright red: "How could I have such a woman? I... I woke up and found her... in my bed. I don't know anything, but they forced me to break off the engagement and forced me to marry her."
Before the Lunar New Year, An Xiaojiang got engaged to Deng Shuyun, the niece of Manager Yu. The Deng family was well-off. Deng Shuyun's appearance was only average, but her smile was particularly healing, and An Xiaojiang liked her very much.
"You brothers all sleep in one room, and she crawled into your bed. You didn't know, and neither did the others?"
An Dafu said dejectedly, "We were all drunk last night. When we woke up, the whole family was in the main room, except for Xiao Jiang who was sleeping in his room. After eating, he said he felt dizzy and went to bed early."
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