This was the result of Mrs. Ye’s daylong trip to the neighboring village yesterday.
In several villages around, many had their eyes on Shaohua, and while the Xun Family looked down on her, it was fine to settle for someone slightly less prestigious.
A household with a thousand yuan was already considered wealthy at this time, after all, pork hind leg meat was only eighty cents a pound.
If the marriage truly succeeded, just the bridal price alone would be several dozen yuan, and that family wasn’t lacking money. They had several valuable items at home, and Mrs. Ye estimated that if they could include a sewing machine in the dowry, there would be something left for Ye Xinghui’s betrothal gifts.
She was certainly planning to make a good sum of money from Shaohua.
Mrs. Ye didn’t feel she was harming her daughter; on the contrary, she believed she had chosen a good family for her, "Don’t worry, would I harm you? Many people in the surrounding villages want to join that family, but they haven’t agreed to any. Guess what, their son said he took a fancy to you. You’re really lucky. Once you’re in their family, you’ll live a life of comfort, something I couldn’t even dream of..."
Shaohua pinched her fingers together, her expression remaining calm, "I won’t marry, I want to continue my studies."
Mrs. Ye was busy envisioning Shaohua’s future.
When she heard these words, the smile on her face instantly solidified, "What did you say? You want to study? Where will the money come from for your studies? Forget about it, don’t even think about it!"
"Oh." Shaohua replied indifferently, not taking it to heart.
As soon as Mrs. Ye heard that Shaohua was leaving, she immediately squeezed over to close the door and picked up the broom beside her to strike, "That’ll teach you not to listen!"
"Mom, what are you doing?" Ye Xinghui, with a cold face, came out upon hearing the noise.
Mrs. Ye always coddled this son of hers, and when she saw him come out, she immediately put down the broom, "Son, why did you come out so early? Why not sleep a little longer?"
"I’m asking what you’re doing?"
"It’s all her fault. I found her a match with a family worth a thousand yuan from the village next door. Isn’t that for her own good? Yet she refuses to marry and insists on studying. We haven’t even paid her tuition for this year. Where is the money supposed to come from?" Mrs. Ye said angrily.
"The family worth a thousand yuan in the neighboring village," Ye Xinghui’s face grew dark, "You mean the family whose son is an idiot?"
Hearing Ye Xinghui’s words, Shaohua gave him an extra glance.
Mrs. Ye’s face changed, and then she sat on the floor, "Are you blaming me? But am I not doing this all for you? Look at our home, where is there any money left? How will you get married in the future? Your older sister still has to attend university. Don’t food and necessities cost money? Relying on the bit of salary your father earns from the factory won’t be enough!"
"I will earn the money when I need it," Ye Xinghui walked back to his room, then after a moment came out with a cigarette case. He took out a bunch of small bills from the case and slapped them next to Shaohua, "Take it and pay the tuition!"
The tuition was only five yuan, and if she attended university, she could get tuition exemption, but living expenses and book fees were still required.
Shaohua hadn’t expected Ye Xinghui to actually hand her a stack of money.
All were in denominations of one or two cents, with a few two-cent paper notes among them, which looked quite new, probably exchanged from small coins.
Mrs. Ye was stunned by Ye Xinghui’s actions, "Where did you get the money?"
"None of your business." Ye Xinghui waved his hand irritably, showing his impatience towards Mrs. Ye.
Mrs. Ye felt heartbroken by Ye Xinghui’s action, "Fine, everything is my fault, is that what you think? From now on, you don’t need to eat or wear anything I provide. My life is such a sob story, one after another, you’re all nothing but debt collectors to me..."
To put a positive spin on it, obedient, but in reality, it was just because she was a pushover!
"I have money." Shaohua felt complicated upon hearing these words. Although she had no money right now, she would soon have some.
At her words, Ye Xinghui’s face turned as black as the bottom of a pot. He pushed Shaohua out and then slammed the door with a "bang"!
Annoyed, having such a sister was really troublesome.
Ye Xinghui pretended not to hear Mrs. Ye calling from outside the door and turned to lie down on his bed.
However, after turning around, he saw a handful of milk candies beside the money and paused.
Before Shaohua had come in, there had been no such candy. It appeared only after she had entered.
He looked at the candies, which seemed to be milk candies, but he didn’t recognize the name written on them. It was just one word, and not English, so where had his second sister gotten them from?
But Ye Xinghui’s face still didn’t show any happiness, he just sat at the table with furrowed brows, casually ruffling his hair.
After Shaohua went outside, Mrs. Ye, naturally upset, slammed things around the house making a racket.
Shaohua didn’t care and went straight to the Village Chief and asked Yan Ziyun for a bunch of tools, starting to study the cellphone.
At that time, there were not many parts factories, and domestic research in this area was not extensive enough. It would be some time before the era of rapid technological advancement arrived.
Yan Ziyun was discussing something with someone holding a brick and had just finished the call when he came over, Shaohua was sitting on the sofa fiddling with the parts, he immediately noticed the red marks on her hand, "What happened?"
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