Translator: SJade, Editor: Dj22031
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Old Ye was trembling with anger at Ye Ning’s words.
“You used to be so sensible, why did you end up like this after you went to high school? I think you don’t want to read books anymore. You don’t even know how to be filial. Reading books is useless.”
“My dad broke relations with you before I was born. Since I have been born, I haven’t eaten a grain of rice from you, worn a foot of cloth from you, or used a penny from you. My family was in such difficulty last year that Xiao Lan and I couldn’t pay our tuition. My dad is such a tough person. But he still went to the old house and begged you in a low voice. He asked you to lend us twenty yuan, but it was my uncle who lent us the money. What qualifications do you have to care about me? If there was no other way, would my father be willing to work in such a faraway place? My parents are not at home. As long as you have my father in your heart, you would not let this old witch bully the three of us.”
Ye Fangming and Ye Qinghe rushed back from the mountain, holding hoes in their hands. Ye Ning sneered, “What’s going on, you want to kill someone?”
“Don’t…don’t talk nonsense.” Ye Fangming stared wide-eyed. If there weren’t so many villagers surrounding him, he would have slapped her.
At this time, her two uncles from next door came over, holding hoes in their hands. They were barefoot, with their trousers rolled up high and carrying fresh mud. They had obviously just come down from the fields.
When they came to Ye Ning’s side, the uncle glanced at Ye Fangming and the two brothers, “What’s the matter? Qingshan is not at home, and you are trying to beat up the children with a hoe?”
“What can you do about my family’s affairs?” The old man Ye and his younger son had always been at odds.
Before the uncle could speak, her step-grandma suddenly clapped her thighs and cried, “What evil have I done? Fangming’s father left early. I couldn’t raise two children by myself. Your grandpa is a good man and didn’t dislike me. He had two children, but you want to say that your grandfather treated Fangming better than your father? That is really a huge injustice. Fangming grew up in Lao Ye’s family, but the food and clothing he used were all from what his father left to him, even the money for getting a wife for him was saved by his father before. Xiao Ning, take a look at the house you live in, and then look at the old house we live in. If your grandfather didn’t have your dad in his heart, would he give this new house to your father? How can you say such treasonous words?”
Many people who didn’t know the inside story thought that this was really the case. It was Ye Qingshan who wanted to separate the family at the beginning, so he gave the new house to his father. He was satisfied, what else was he dissatisfied with?
“Oh! Are you suing us even when you are a traitor?” Ye Ning sneered, “Are you sure this house belongs to grandpa? It was not built with money from the grandpa. The sand and stones that were used were all mined by my dad from the river when he was 13 years old! On a cold day, he went down to the river to dig sand alone. Which one of you helped him even a little? Are you not embarrassed to talk about this house? Without the great-grandfather and the great-grandmother, my father would probably have no bones left, right?”
Unexpectedly, Ye Ning was really upset and said everything.
Old Man Ye’s face turned red with anger, “What the hell do you know, a kid? Only your great-grandfather and your father can build this house? How much time did I spend with you?”
“Tsk, when Ye Fangming built the house, you cut down trees and had time to dig out sand again, but when it came to your own son, you’ve figured it out very clearly.” Ye Ning said sarcastically.
“What is grandpa’s is dad’s. Big brother has no share. I always have a share, right?” Ye Qinghe rolled his eyes and saw the opportunity.
Ye Ning was speechless. What kind of top-notch relatives were these?
“When we separated, we created a document. One copy is with grandpa, one is with the old party secretary, and one is at home. Do you want me to take it out and read it to you? Except for this house, everything in the house was left to you when my father and Grandpa divided the family. Not to mention the millet and hoe, he didn’t even have a pair of chopsticks. If you want to divide the house, fine, take out the old house and all the things at home and divide it together. Grandpa’s field will also be divided.”
Who didn’t want to do this? It was like settling accounts.
“I’m not dead yet?” Old Man Ye was so angry that his brain was spinning. “Ye Ning, no matter what, we are all your elders. As a junior, you shouldn’t talk like this.”
“They say a father is kind and a son is filial, which means parents through their kindness can make their children filial. Before you ask me to respect you, first think about whether you are qualified to be a grandfather?” Ye Ning said unceremoniously.
Ye Qingshan was worried that Old Man Ye was his biological father and so he did not tell anyone about certain things. Ye Ning had no such scruples. If he dared to make her feel uncomfortable, she would tear their faces apart.
Everyone in the village knew about the separation of Old Man Ye and Ye Qingshan’s family, but they didn’t know the specific circumstances of the separation. After listening to Ye Ning’s words, they found out that this house was left to Ye Qingshan by the old lady, and Old Man Ye was really cruel, nothing was given to Ye Qingshan.
Seeing the people in the village talking a lot, the step-grandma looked like she was about to faint with anger. The aunt was screaming and calling her mother while supporting her as if she was singing. It would be a pity not to become an actress.
“Okay, you should stop saying a word.” After asking about the whole story, the third uncle said something to Ye Ning, and then sneered at Old Man Ye, “Don’t talk about the separation of the family. Even if the family was not separated, the marriages of Xiao Ning and others will not be left to be taken charge of by you elders, and you introduced such a fool to Xiao Ning. How can others not know what your family’s intentions are?”
“What ideas can I have? I really only spoke for Ye Ning’s benefit. How heavy is the burden on Qingshan? It’s not just because of the tuition fees for the three children. Ye Ning only needs to nod her head, and someone will pay for the tuition and living expenses of the university. Maybe even her younger brother and sister will be paid for as well, so your dad doesn’t have to go out to work.”
The step-grandma had an innocent look on her face. Not to mention, there were actually many people who felt that she was really good to Ye Ning. On the other hand, they said that Ye Ning had too good ideas and would suffer consequences sooner or later if she did not listen to the old man’s advice.
“Don’t treat others as fools.” Third uncle glanced at his second sister-in-law, “Even if Qingshan is not at home, it is not your turn to decide the marriage. Xiao Ning is a college student, marrying a fool? Our Ye family cannot afford to disgrace this person, thank you for thinking about it.”
Third uncle’s words in the village still had a lot of weight. He stood in front of Ye Ning, and no one in the old house dared to move. Besides, marrying the only college student in the village to a fool was really embarrassing the face of the Ye family.
“Sister, we offended grandma today, and she will be even more displeased with us in the future.” Ye Lan said worriedly.
No matter what, they were still their elders. People in the village may think that Ye Ning’s words were reasonable at first, but later they will still say that Ye Ning had no respect for her elders, and she was neither big nor small. Some people may think that Ye Ning’s mouth was too awesome and unforgiving. If she wanted to settle here, Ye Ning won’t have made things so embarrassing. But they would leave in a few days and would come back once a year during the Qingming Festival, so she had nothing to worry about.
“It doesn’t matter. When did she like us?” Ye Ning was too lazy to think about the people in the old house and asked Ye Lan, “Your results will be announced tomorrow. Which school do you want to apply for?”
There were three schools in Huanshan County. There was one high school in their town and two in the county. Ye Ning went to the high school in the county. Her school was an ordinary school and the other was a key high school. Ye Ning thought Ye Lan could get into it.
“I don’t know yet, let’s wait. Let’s talk about it after the results come out. Anyway, I will definitely pass the high school test.” Ye Lan glanced at Ye Ning and said, “Sister, I can go by myself tomorrow. You really don’t have to come with me.” She still wanted to study nursing in a technical secondary school, so that she could go to work when her sister went out, and her eldest sister doesn’t have to work so hard.
Ye Ning knew what she was planning, so she shook her head and refused, “I’ll go with you.”
At noon, Ye Gu knew something was going on at home before he even arrived at the door. He ran all the way home and saw that his two sisters were fine, and couldn’t help but feel relieved.
He especially hated his young age now. If he were 20 years old this year and as tall as his father, he could protect his two sisters.
“Sister, don’t be afraid, we will never allow you to marry that fool. Sister, you are so beautiful and have a job, you will definitely be able to marry someone from the city.” Ye Gu said with certainty.
Ye Ning pinched his little cheek, “Who told you this?”
“No one told me, I heard it myself. Sister, if you don’t have enough money, just take my share. But, don’t marry a fool.” Ye Gu said in a serious tone.
Ye Ning felt warm in her heart. Although this younger brother was young, he already knew how to protect his sister.
The next morning, Ye Lan got up, and Ye Ning immediately followed her. As soon as she walked out of the door, Ye Ning would look at her twice, for fear that she would leave her and sign up. She followed Ye Lan to school, where many classmates were already there. Then they waited, those who paid more attention to their children’s grades or whose children had particularly good grades were accompanied by a parent, but there were many people who are alone.
This middle school was the only middle school in Anren Township. All the children in the township attended junior high school here. Even so, there was only one class in each grade. It was not that there were few children in the township, but that there were too few who could be sent to junior high school, and the large number contained mainly boys.
The school was converted from an ancestral hall into a very old school and classrooms. Ye Ning also attended junior high school here.
When they met Ye Ning, most of the teachers at the school still remembered her. She was beautiful and had good academic performance. She was still one of the few female classmates who went to high school. It was difficult not to be impressed.
“I remember your college entrance examination is over, right?” The person asking the question was Ye Ning’s head teacher at junior high school.
“Yes. The college entrance examination was earlier than the high school entrance examination, and our grades were all good.” The class teacher was very kind to her original student.
“How many points did you get on the test? Which school did you apply for?” the head teacher asked with concern.
Facing the class teacher, Ye Ning did not hide anything anymore. She lowered her head and said in a low voice: “My score is 292, which is not enough to pass the undergraduate level. I applied for a junior college normal school, so I should be able to pass it, but I don’t plan to go to college anymore.”
“What’s going on? I remember that with your grades, you should be able to pass the undergraduate level. Even if you can’t pass the undergraduate level, your score shouldn’t be this low. What happened? Why don’t you want to go to college? Or are you planning to repeat?”
The head teacher frowned. Slowly letting go, she comforted Ye Ning with a gentle voice, “Actually, it’s good to repeat the exam. Your original grades have always been very stable. Maybe your performance was abnormal this time. If you repeat the exam once, you will definitely pass the undergraduate level next time. The undergraduate normal and undergraduate junior college is different. If you can stay in the city, don’t come to the countryside.”
Ye Ning shook her head with red eyes, “Teacher, my dad went out to work and died in an accident on the construction site.”
The head teacher looked at Ye Ning in shock, no one would joke with their father’s life.
“When did it happen?”
“At the beginning of last month, my dad passed away in an accident. I took a long leave of absence and was also affected. I guessed it before that my grades would be bad. I had a roommate to help me. I signed up for the exam for entry into Everbright Pharmaceuticals, and I also successfully entered the pharmaceutical factory to work, which is no worse than graduating from college.”
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