Chapter 143
The sudden scream shattered the oppressive atmosphere of the exam in the room, startling all the children.
And after the scream, there was a series of terrified screams.
"My God, what's wrong with the adults outside?" Song Zixing asked quietly, his eyes wide.
But all the children shook their heads.
The children looked at each other, each wanting to see what was happening outside, but remembering Su Yun'er's stern reprimand earlier, none of them dared to go.
Finally, urged by Xiaocao in a low voice, "Hurry up and do the questions!", everyone suppressed their curiosity and began to write furiously again.
The howling outside hadn't stopped yet.
Just now, Chunlai's wife was very unhappy because of the arrival of Tonghua and her daughter, and she said something to Tonghua.
Tonghua retorted, "Sister Chunlai, this Chen family isn't your family. Why can't we come just because you're here? The Chen family hasn't said anything, yet you're acting like you're in charge of the Chen family."
Seeing that the two were about to start arguing, Grandma Chen quickly stepped in to change the subject and ease the tense atmosphere: "Little sister, Xuewa, come on, come with Grandma to the house to get some treats. Your Aunt Yun fried some sesame leaves, they're sweet and fragrant, and so delicious."
But Tonghua stopped her: "Aunt Chen, don't rush. Shanhe's wife, I've come today to ask you for a favor."
As she spoke, Tonghua pushed her daughter forward: "I would like to ask you to take my little sister as your student. What do you think?"
After saying that, he paused for a moment, then immediately added, "I will pay the tuition fees on time and in accordance with the amount paid."
The girl who was called out and pushed forward looked up at Su Yun'er. The girl's eyes were big and round, filled with trepidation and expectation, as well as a hint of shyness. But when she met Su Yun'er's gaze, she did not look away. Instead, she smiled shyly.
Compared to the miniature and fussy Snow Baby, Mei Ya'er appears much more dignified and poised.
Su Yun'er said, "You two have both sent your children to study here. This shows your trust in me, and I am very touched. However, my place is small, and I have to teach the children and take care of my shop's business all by myself. It's already quite a burden, and I can't take in too many children. Now, I can only take in one more child."
“That must be my child! We were here first!” Chunlai’s wife said quickly.
“Sister Chunlai, the noise your Xuewa is making, crying and shouting that she doesn’t want to go to school, can be heard by everyone at the village entrance. Even if you come first, it won’t make a difference,” Tonghua retorted.
"Mind your own business! Our Snowball is just shy. She'll be fine once she gets used to things!"
"Once you get used to it, you Snowballs will tear this house down, you little rascals!"
"You're talking nonsense!"
"You're lying through your teeth!"
Seeing the two women start arguing, Su Yun'er and Old Lady Chen quickly stepped forward to mediate. However, the two women argued more and more fiercely, and Chunlai's wife even started to roll up her sleeves. Su Yun'er was afraid that she might hit her next, so she quickly went up to try to pull her back.
However, Chunlai's wife was enraged and acted recklessly, suddenly shoving Su Yun'er aside. Su Yun'er's center of gravity shifted under the huge force, and there was a "crack" sound!
"Ah, my foot!" Su Yun'er immediately felt a piercing pain!
Upon closer inspection, everyone noticed that Su Yun'er had sprained her right ankle. At that moment, the outside of her right foot was completely on the ground, but her upper body was still in a standing position.
"Hiss!" Tonghua shivered involuntarily; it seemed that the sprain was quite serious.
Chunlai's wife panicked: Did I push him just now?!
Just at this chaotic and critical moment, a sharp cat's meow was heard, and a black shadow pounced on Chunlai's wife!
Immediately after a loud "Awooo!", a cat appeared on Chunlai's wife's face. She screamed in terror and ran around the yard like a headless fly. The cat had one front paw grabbing Chunlai's wife's hair and the other front paw slapping her face, while making a high-pitched, threatening sound.
Old Mrs. Chen's hands trembled with fear: "Quick, quick, catch that cat!"
Good heavens, after being scratched so many times by the cat, will Chunlai's wife be disfigured?
"My goodness, Shanhe's wife, you've raised this cat to your heart's content! It even knows how to protect its owner!" Tonghua was also dumbfounded and dared not go forward rashly, worried that the cat would turn around and scratch her.
Su Yun'er tried to stand up, but she couldn't put any weight on her right leg and couldn't maintain her balance at all.
Left with no other choice, she called out loudly for Xiaocao.
Inside the house, the children had already been disturbed by the noise outside. When they heard Su Yun'er calling Xiaocao, the boys immediately winked and urged Xiaocao to hurry up.
As soon as Xiaocao went out, they immediately and secretly peeked through a crack in the window to watch what was happening outside.
"Little grass, quickly take the snow off."
Gai Xue usually loves herself and Xiao Cao the most, but now that Gai Xue is furious, she can only let Xiao Cao handle it.
Little Grass didn't bother to investigate why the yard was in such a mess or why Snow had gotten onto someone's face. She rushed over, calling out, "Snow, Snow, listen to me, come down!"
But Chunlai's wife wasn't so obedient; she kept shouting and moving around. It took Xiaocao a lot of effort to finally pull Gaixue off her face.
As soon as the cat left her face, Chunlai's wife suddenly deflated like a punctured balloon and collapsed to the ground.
Grandma Chen and Xuewa immediately rushed over: "How are you? Where does it hurt? Are you bleeding anywhere?"
Tonghua and Meiya helped Su Yun'er limp to sit down under the shed. After taking off Su Yun'er's shoes and socks, they found that her right ankle was swollen like a steamed bun.
Xiao Cao hugged Gai Xue and stood around Su Yun'er, her face full of concern and worry: "Mother, can you still walk?"
"Silly child, your mother's foot is so swollen, she can't walk around for the next few days. She needs to apply ice and take good care of it, otherwise it might become a chronic condition and hurt in the future, especially on cloudy or rainy days." Tonghua carefully examined her injured ankle.
Su Yun'er felt a burning pain in her ankle.
Hugging Xiaocao, Gaixue breathed in the direction of Chunlai's wife, making a threatening gesture.
Worried that Gaixue would pounce on her again, Xiaocao quickly locked Gaixue inside.
Grandma Chen examined Chunlai's daughter-in-law thoroughly, including checking her hair.
"Amitabha, Amitabha, the cat didn't extend its claws, didn't scratch, and didn't bleed."
However, at this moment, Chunlai's wife's hair was disheveled, her clothes were torn, and her face was pale with fright. It took her a long time to recover.
Chunlai's wife slowly turned her head, her gaze shifting to Old Mrs. Chen: "Auntie, your cat is quite fierce. It attacked right away, it's trying to kill someone!"
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