Chapter 30: Chapter 30: Always Have to Stand Up for the Original Body Chapter 30: Chapter 30: Always Have to Stand Up for the Original Body A young man standing in the crowd said, “Auntie Xiulan, that’s what you call ‘killing the chicken to scare the monkey.’
Li Xiulan laughed and said, “Right, right, right, that’s the word. Da Liang is really something, his education wasn’t wasted.”
Zhao Pulin knew that the ten pounds of corn flour were definitely going to be given away, so he could only say, “All right, I’ll have someone from my family deliver the ten pounds of corn flour in a bit.”
Luo Qiao was no fool. She feared that after eating this ten pounds of corn flour, all her previous efforts would be in vain, and by tomorrow, she would be subjected to people’s finger-pointing and gossip.
Thus, she thought of the elderly Lin couple living in the east of the village and spoke up, “Brigade Leader, I have something to say.”
The Brigade Leader thought Luo Qiao was dissatisfied with the solution and felt somewhat displeased, but still patiently said, “Go ahead.”
Luo Qiao said, “Uncle, since this ten pounds of corn flour is meant as a punishment, I wouldn’t feel at peace eating it. It might be better to turn it into a good deed. Please, Brigade Leader, give it to the elderly Lin couple in the east of the village.
I am still young, and there’s no shortage of wild greens on the mountain. Besides, I know medicinal herbs and can dig some up to exchange for food and necessities in the city.”
The mune cadre who had been silent until now said, “He’s a good rade. This positive and upward spirit is worth learning from for all of us.”
The Brigade Leader echoed, “Director Wang is right.”
Luo Qiao said, “Brigade Leader, it’s getting late. Let’s not waste everyone’s time. You can just make the decision to deliver the corn flour to the elderly couple’s home.”
Then she turned to Zhao Pulin and Gao Suhua and said, “Since we have no relationship, you should stop using the excuse of caring for me to e to my door and do shameful things. Everyone has their limits, so I ask you to have some self-respect in the future.”
Zhao Pulin had never been so embarrassed before. Being lectured by a young girl, he opened his mouth to say, “Rest assured, if anyone from their side es looking for trouble at your place again, I’ll break their legs.”
Luo Qiao responded with satisfaction, “I hope you’ll keep your word.”
Seeing that there was no more drama to watch, the villagers began to leave in twos and threes. Gao Suhua, looking upset, cursed at Luo Qiao, “No wonder the Luo family doesn’t want you; you’re just a white-eyed wolf.”
Luo Qiao replied, “A white-eyed wolf is still better than someone who loses all their morals for their own selfish interests.”
Gao Suhua froze for a moment. She had just seen mockery in Luo Qiao’s eyes and, had she not been a baby in swaddling clothes back then, would have thought Luo Qiao knew everything about her.
Not daring to stay any longer, Gao Suhua left with a barrage of curses.
Luo Qiao turned and went back to her yard, securely closing the gate behind her. She had thought about seeking out her biological parents; if she was not having a good life, then Su Hua’s biological daughter shouldn’t expect to have one either.
But then she thought again—her biological parents hadn’t recognized her for many years, and if the daughter by their side wasn’t their own, what hope could she have that they would treat her well once recognized?
Moreover, the daughter of the Zhao family had been raised by her biological parents since she was little, and there were definite feelings there. Even if she could be recognized by her parents, it wasn’t certain they would let their adopted daughter return to the countryside to suffer.
Living under the same roof, she would truly be masochistic to seek out such a recognition of kinship, and besides, if she really did get recognized, she might end up less free than she was now.
The key point was that they might not even want to recognize her, thinking instead that she wanted to climb their social ladder. So for the time being, this was fine; it wasn’t like she couldn’t survive on her own.
As for Gao Suhua’s daughter, she wasn’t going to let her off easily. She needed to think about what to do in the future because she always had to avenge her original self.
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