Chapter 11

Zhang Xiyue was basking in the sun under the plum tree in front of the house. Because she was a patient, her leader was considerate and gave her another week off after completing the entry procedures, allowing her to recuperate and return to work next Monday.

She took out an apple and ate it slowly.

Old Mrs. Zhang felt pained and wanted to snatch the food from the tiger’s mouth, “Zhang Xiyue, shut up and give me the apple.” She just couldn’t stand a little girl being spoiled to the sky.

Such a big apple costs seven cents to buy. It is a rare thing and very expensive.

Zhang Xiyue looked at the visitor unhappily. Old Madam Zhang favored the eldest wife’s children and didn’t care about anyone else. He came to the house today, and she was afraid he had bad intentions.

She teased, “Grandma, you’re so nosy that you’re meddling in other people’s business. Now you’re meddling in my apple business. If you want it, beg me.”

“Are you planning to give it to your grandson Zhang Dabao? Take my advice. Zhang Dabao is so ugly, like my aunt, short and fat. He should lose some weight. He’s such a short guy, how can he eat apples?”

Speak of the devil, and here comes Zhang Dabao, looking carefree. “Grandma, didn’t you say you wanted ten kilograms of rice to go home and make me some potato and bacon stewed rice? Hurry up.”

Old Mrs. Zhang put her hands on her hips and said arrogantly, “Haven’t you heard what your brother Dabao said? Go, bring me ten kilograms of rice and ten kilograms of potatoes. Don’t eat the apples, you little girl. It’s a waste to eat such good food.”

“Being fat is a blessing. You’re as thin as a bamboo pole, what do you know?”

In the past, Zhang Xiyue had a bad attitude towards her. If she asked someone to take something but the person refused to give it to her, she would just snatch it away by force, and in the end the third brother would snatch it back.

Old Mrs. Zhang and Old Mr. Zhang have three sons and one daughter. The eldest is Zhang Daniu, the second is Zhang Erniu, and the third is Zhang Tieniu. If you ask why they don’t call them Sanniu, it’s because Old Mr. Zhang thinks it sounds bad. The third is Zhang Xiaolan.

The short man with shifty eyes in front of him, Zhang Dabao, is the son of Zhang Daniu. The eldest wife has only one son, and Zhang Dabao has five older sisters. Logically, Mrs. Zhang would not like the eldest wife after giving birth to so many girls.

Coincidentally, Zhang Dabao looks like Old Lady Zhang, so she dotes on this grandson.

In addition, according to local customs, the eldest son is responsible for providing for the elderly, so Mrs. Zhang is obviously partial.

Zhang Xiyue warned: “You’re just kidding! I’m standing right here today. Do you want to break into my house and rob me? I don’t mind reporting you to a farm for reform. People will even praise me for putting justice before my own family.”

Just one sentence scared Old Lady Zhang. No one had mentioned it for a long time and she had forgotten that this girl had an uncle who worked in a certain committee. She was really bewildered.

Old Master Zhang has Alzheimer’s disease and thinks he’s only eighteen. He often doesn’t recognize people. Zhang Xiyue won’t attack Old Lady Zhang. If she gets hurt, who will take care of him?

Old Lady Zhang stood there for a while, then took Zhang Dabao away. As she left, she reminded him, “Don’t forget to ask your father to send me this month’s food rations. Send it here as soon as possible. Do you hear me?”

“I heard you. You won’t starve to death. As long as you don’t feed all the food to Zhang Dabao, the pig, you can live to be ninety.”

“You are a money-losing thing, why can’t you wish me a long life?” Old Mrs. Zhang was dissatisfied. She still wanted to live to see Zhang Dabao get married and have children.

Not far away, a pretty little girl ran over and complained to Zhang Xiyue.

“Zhang Xiyue, you are such a heartless debt collector! I just went to the city for a meeting and you almost died. I was so scared! Yang Tiantian, that black-hearted woman, actually dared to plot against you. I had a fight with her.”

“And that idiot Wei Zhiguo, he’s not loved by his father or mother. Yang Guihua must be incredibly stupid to help him scheme against your job.”

“Zhang Xiyue, are you happy? My eldest brother and your third brother put a sack on Wei Zhiguo and beat him up, asking him to take the job. Does he deserve it? He’s always second, and he actually dared to snatch the job from you.”

She even couldn’t stand Yang Tiantian. Many villagers said that Yang Tiantian had a hard life, which was not normal. Which stepmother would truly love her ex-wife’s children?

She must be a fool. Isn’t life all about fighting? Fighting for jobs and houses. She thinks Yang Tiantian is a bad person. She saw with her own eyes that Yang Tiantian drowned Aunt Zhang’s cat in the river.

The cat was so cute. Afterwards, she secretly told Aunt Zhang, who went home and gave Yang Tiantian a good meal, leaving her hungry for two days.

Yang Tiantian wasn’t so scary when she was a child, but she became capricious after Aunt Zhang came to the Yang family. She also advised Xiyue to stop playing with Yang Tiantian, but now she has suffered a lesson and should learn her lesson.

Zhang Xiyue felt warm in her heart. Lin Shanshan was the original owner’s good friend, so she would naturally stand up for her. “Thank you, Shanshan, you are such a kind person. You care about me just like my brother and sister.”

“Needless to say, I’ve watched you grow from a kitten weighing over three pounds to where you are now. If I don’t feel sorry for you, who should I feel sorry for? Yang Tiantian? She doesn’t deserve to be treated like that, she abuses cats. She has a black heart.” Lin Shanshan’s round apple face showed a loving smile.

Lin Shanshan is one year older than Zhang Xiyue. She has liked playing with Zhang Xiyue since she was a child. Lin Shanshan is the only daughter in the Lin family. Lin’s father and mother had five sons and then had Lin Shanshan, a daughter born in their old age. The Lin family dotes on her very much. She teaches in the village primary school.

“Xiyue, I have to go to work. You can play by yourself. Here, keep this egg for yourself.”

“Shanshan, thank you.” Zhang Xiyue felt warm in her heart and handed over a piece of candy.

Lin Shanshan firmly refused and walked away quickly, “Hey, this candy is so good, I won’t eat it, you can keep it to replenish your body, and I’ll come to play with you in a few days.”

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The more Yang Tiantian thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong. Now that she had the space, she didn’t even have time to do business in the black market. Now she was bogged down by a lot of trouble and didn’t know how to escape. Since her rebirth, except for the fact that she recognized the space as her own before Zhang Xiyue, all her plans had fallen through.

If I had known that Zhang Xiyue could escape, I might as well have sold her to the mountains. If she really couldn’t come back, I wouldn’t have competed with her for the job. But in that case, Wei Zhiguo’s grades are better than hers, unless I use the same trick again and make Wei Zhiguo miss the exam time.

But it’s too late to say anything now…

Lost in thought, she didn’t notice that the fire was too strong and the rice in the pot was burnt. This made Zhang Shufen angry, “Yang Tiantian, you are a money-loser. You can’t even make rice burn. What’s the use of you?”

She worked herself to death in the factory and earned only twenty yuan a month. Yang Dashan’s salary was not high either. He was just a warehouse keeper and earned twenty-five yuan a month. The two of them supported the Yang family and raised seven children, which was a huge effort.

But Yang Tiantian is not a likable girl and always does bad things, so all this food is wasted.

Yang Tiantian recovered and said with her neck stiff, “I didn’t mean to do that. Please don’t hit me. If you do that again, I’ll report you to the captain.”

“You think you can scare me by waving the captain’s banner? You’ve ruined my reputation long ago.”

“Everyone in the village says that I am a vicious stepmother, all thanks to you.” Zhang Shufen pretended to pick up a piece of firewood and hit Yang Tiantian, scaring Yang Tiantian so much that she ran out of the house.

“Run away, you money-loser! You don’t need to eat today. It’s just right that I can eat more.”

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Zhang Xiyue stood by the river watching Yang Tiantian washing clothes. Looking at the rushing river, she raised her eyebrows and smiled.

“System, are you sure the Lingquan space is currently on Yang Tiantian? I’m going to scare the snake away.”

[Confirmed, host.]

Yang Tiantian glared at him angrily: “Zhang Xiyue, you see I’m so happy about my bad luck, right? I don’t have a job, so I have to go to the countryside. You’re happy, and I can even earn work points for your family. Zhang Xiyue, you won’t die if you lose your job, but I may not.”

She thought her first sleep was pretty good. Could it be that Zhang Xiyue was reborn like her? Otherwise, how could she have escaped Wei Zhiguo’s kidnapping?

He shook his head in panic. It was impossible. If Zhang Xiyue was reborn, why didn’t she get the space earlier?

Zhang Xiyue shook her head: “Seeing you unhappy makes me happy.”

“System, can I really not kill people to steal treasures? Yang Tiantian will die sooner or later. Can I end her life in advance?”