Chapter 10: The Scumbag Daddy 

Ji Xiaoyue brought pork head meat and cold dishes to the cowshed to see her “old friends.”

These past years, Ji Xiaoyue’s life in the countryside had been difficult, but her luckiest encounter was with these “experts” who had been sent down.

Five of her uncles lived here, and they had all taught Ji Xiaoyue in their respective fields of expertise.

This was also why, despite her poor educational resources, Ji Xiaoyue was able to get into college.

This year was the last year they could return to the city, and these uncles were all going back.

“Uncle Niu, Uncle Hong, Uncle Yan, I made some food and brought it for you.” She called out as she arrived at the door.

The old men were already packing their things.

There were five people living here: Niu Hong Zhang, Hong Shixian, and Yan Guanshan, who were all in their forties, and two others, Zhang Minggang and Qin Sunyue, who were both in their sixties.

“Ji girl, weren’t you taken back to the city by your biological parents? Why are you here?” Niu Hong Zhang’s life had been saved by Ji Xiaoyue, and he cared about her the most.

Ji Xiaoyue knew the identities of these five people. She had come here specifically to expose Ji Dahai’s true nature.

Niu Hongzhang had been a commander but was demoted for some reason. Now that he was returning, his position wouldn’t be low. She would find a way to settle the score with her biased and heartless father.

“My parents gave my college spot to Ji Qingqing and kicked me out! I might not be able to go to college for now. Uncle Niu, I’m sorry, I let you down.”

Ji Xiaoyue said with a dejected look.

Upon hearing this, Niu Hongzhang threw down the things in his hand: “What? The scoundrels! You are the precious jewel we five old men carefully nurtured. I was hoping to continue nurturing you after I went back.”

The others who were packing inside came out.

“What’s going on? Shouldn’t the trading of college spots be less common now? How can this still happen? If I remember correctly, your father should be at the level of a division commander. Is he breaking the law?” Hong Shixian said.

Hong Shixian’s grandfather was an old leader. He had been sent here because of something that happened in his family.

“My father said I owed Ji Qingqing, I…” Ji Xiaoyue lowered her head in grievance.

Then, she raised her stubborn little face: “Let’s not talk about this for now. It’s okay. You’re leaving, I made pork head meat and cold dishes for you. Try them.”

Some things were better left unsaid.

She couldn’t rush things. She wouldn’t rush back to fight for the spot. She needed to make money first, and then go back to get it back. Otherwise, even if she went to college, she wouldn’t have money to study.

The five men looked at each other and didn’t pursue the matter further.

The original Ji Xiaoyue had a good relationship with these uncles. Although her family was poor, she still tried to bring them food.

She would even go fishing and catching shrimp for them in the river, and would catch eels and loaches in the fields to nourish them.

Previously, her Uncle Niu had been sick, and Ji Xiaoyue even went to the field to catch snakes and dig out snake eggs for him to eat. She had been bitten by a snake, but thankfully it was a water snake and not poisonous.

These uncles knew Ji Xiaoyue’s character and treated her like their own daughter.

Of course, the original Ji Xiaoyue didn’t know the identities of these uncles. She only knew they were sent down here.

But the current Ji Xiaoyue knew.

They were all big figures who had achieved success in their respective fields. So she had to curry favor with them before they returned to the city.

She was different from the original Ji Xiaoyue. She was intentionally kind to people, and within her capabilities. She wasn’t a saint, and she didn’t have a saint’s heart.

“Ji girl, these cold dishes are delicious.” The men ate with gusto.

Ji Xiaoyue smiled: “I don’t want to go to college for now. I’ve been researching some dishes, I want to try them at the restaurants in the county. Let them try them first, I don’t know if they’ll work.”

Upon hearing Ji Xiaoyue’s words, Zhang Minggang frowned and asked her: “Not going to college? The spot was just taken like that?”

Ji Xiaoyue shook her head: “Uncle Zhang, I need to make money first. The Ji family doesn’t care about me now. I can’t even afford to go to college with my current situation.

Going to college costs money for food too. It’s useless for me to get the college spot back now.”

Zhang Minggang nodded after hearing this: “Okay! We’re all going back. Once we’ve settled down, we’ll help you get justice.”

He hesitated for a moment, then said to Ji Xiaoyue: “Go to Jianguo Restaurant in the county and find Wang Xiong. He’s a brother of mine. Give him this silver bracelet and tell him I sent you. Let him try your food.”

Ji Xiaoyue had come here to build a good relationship with them. She had planned to go to the county and ask each restaurant one by one. But she had an unexpected gain.

She immediately reached out to take the bracelet and thanked him sweetly.

The men ate their fill, their mouths greasy, and burped contentedly.

The others didn’t say anything, but their faces were not good.

Ji Xiaoyue knew what they were thinking and said to them: “I will go to college. You’ve spent so much effort teaching me these years, I won’t let you down.”

Niu Hongzhang sighed: “They just don’t want to let you go. Once we’re back, we’ll probably find it hard to see you again.”

Ji Xiaoyue patted her chest and said: “No! I’ll bring my uncle and aunt to the city in a while.”

The men talked with Ji Xiaoyue for a while longer before she left.

After Ji Xiaoyue left, the men looked at each other with grim faces: “Hongzhang, you need to deal with this matter of trading college spots as soon as you get back.

The treasure we nurtured was bullied like this.”

“He’s still her biological father, but he’s not a human being!”

“Hmm, we’ll make sure to spoil Ji girl properly when we get back!”

…

After leaving the cowshed, Ji Xiaoyue carried the other prepared cold dishes and pork head meat towards Liu Widow’s house.

Seeing Ji Xiaoyue arrive, Liu Widow gritted her teeth and cursed: “You little vixen, you dare come to my house. It was you who spread rumors and caused Sun Erqiang’s shrewish wife to come to my house and make a scene.”

Ji Xiaoyue grinned at her and said: “Sister Liu, I was just angry seeing my uncle being bullied that day. I’m here today with pork head meat to apologize.”

It was difficult to even have a meat meal in the countryside these days. Liu Widow was a person who loved to take advantage of others. Hearing that Ji Xiaoyue had pork head meat, she immediately put on a smiling face.

“Alright!”

Ji Xiaoyue poured the pork head meat and cold dishes from the lunch box onto Liu Widow’s table.

Liu Widow smelled the aroma, and her appetite was almost whetted.

Liu Widow had three sons, all at an age where they could eat a lot. Her husband had drowned in a ditch while working in the field three years ago.

It was too hard for her, a single woman, to raise three sons. She wanted to remarry, but she couldn’t. The conditions of people nowadays weren’t good, and no one was willing to take her with three sons.

“Xiaoyue, what happened with your second uncle and me was just a show. I had no choice. Don’t spread rumors like that next time.” Seeing the meat, Liu Widow naturally wouldn’t be angry with Ji Xiaoyue anymore.

Ji Xiaoyue nodded obediently, then looked up at Liu Widow and asked: “Sister Liu, it must be hard for you to raise three children alone.

You’re beautiful, I actually think you’d be better suited to be my second uncle’s wife. My current second aunt always bullies me and my uncle’s family.”

As soon as Ji Xiaoyue said this, Liu Widow immediately stared at her: “Really?”