Chapter 5: Slapping a Scumbag in the Face (2)

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Although she had long been prepared, after hearing Wang Ying’s words, Nianyang’s heart still turned cold. She felt sorry for the original owner!

The original owner’s family lived in a large mixed courtyard at the east of the town. The Gu family was not the only family in the courtyard. There were also other neighbors. There were many gossipy people in the countryside and they loved to pay attention to other people’s family matters. Even matters the size of sesame seeds could be blown out of proportion. Wang Ying’s shout would definitely cause a commotion.

In this era, country bumpkins emphasized that filial piety was the most important. If children were disrespectful to their parents, they would be criticized.

The Host had worked hard for the Gu family for more than ten years, but Wang Ying did not hesitate to slander the Host in public for her own benefit. She simply wanted to ruin the Host’s reputation. No wonder the Host ended up being despised by everyone in her previous life. She was really unlucky to have such a mother.

As expected, when they heard Wang Ying’s howl in the courtyard, everyone pushed open the door and walked out. After knowing that Wang Ying had been beaten up by her weak and incompetent daughter, they expressed their disbelief.

“Auntie Gu, are you mistaken? Your second daughter is so timid that I can’t even hear her when she speaks. How can she hit you?!” The person who spoke was Widow Jin, who lived next door. She usually liked to pull the women around her to gossip and was famous for being a gossipy woman.

Seeing that no one believed her, Wang Ying howled even louder. “Heavens. How can I be wrong about my own daughter? Actually, you’ve all been deceived by my second daughter. She usually pretends to be quiet outside, but she’s actually very scheming inside. She often talks back to me at home and throws a tantrum when she’s tasked to do work. She can’t compare to my eldest daughter at all. Today, she became worse and beat me up. She really wants to kill me!”

With that, Wang Ying twisted her waist and cried out in pain.

That pained expression did not seem to be fake. Everyone could not help but be convinced.

“In my opinion, which mother would slander her daughter? I think we’ve most likely misjudged her. So the second daughter of the Gu family is quite scheming!”

“Aiyo, this is too outrageous. No matter how rebellious their second daughter is, she can’t hit her own mother. She’s violated the ancestral teachings and is unfilial!”

“Auntie Gu, when your second daughter comes back later, we have to talk to her nicely!”

“Who’s calling me?” Nianyang carried a tattered cloth bag and walked into everyone’s line of sight timidly.

This was the first time the neighbors had heard Nianyang speak loudly. The girl’s voice was sweet and soft, and her pronunciation of Mandarin was very standard. She did not have any accent at all, just like a female radio host on a tape. Then, they saw that Nianyang had tied her hair up today. Previously, her hair was always disheveled, and everyone thought that she looked gloomy and ugly. Now, it seemed that Gu Erya’s facial features were actually so exquisite and beautiful. If her skin could be fairer, she would definitely be the best-looking girl in town!

However, everyone’s attention quickly returned to the main topic and they asked in unison.

“Second daughter of the Gu family, what’s wrong with you? How could you hit your mother?!”

“That’s right. It’s not that I want to criticize you, but you’re already so old. What’s wrong with helping your mother do some housework? Look at how your mother is being tormented. That’s your biological mother!”

“Second Girl of the Gu Family, it’s been so hard for your mother to raise you. Back then, she even sold her land to give birth to you. Why can’t you be sensible like your sister?”

The neighbors reprimanded her one after another. Wang Ying glared at Nianyang smugly, thinking that even if the b*tch rushed to the exam, it would be useless. In the end, she would still have to obediently drop out of school and work hard for the Gu family!

When everyone is done helping me deal with you later, I’ll lock you up and beat you up until you’re half dead. How dare you slap me? I’ll kill you!

With reddened eyes, Nianyang said in a choked voice, “Uncles and aunties, you’ve misunderstood. How could I dare to hit my mother? It was my mother who hit me. She knew that I had an exam tomorrow, but she still forced me to wash clothes on a rainy night last night. She caused me to have a high fever and refused to give me medicine. She even wanted to lock me in the house and not let me take the exam. Fortunately, I ran quickly. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to attend Year Three and enter university!”

‘What?’

Everyone was shocked. They did not expect there to be such a shocking backstory.

In order to stop her youngest daughter from taking the exam, Wang Ying actually deliberately made her youngest daughter wash clothes in the rain, causing her youngest to have a high fever and she did not give her medicine. Wasn’t this intentional?

Besides, Gu Nianyang was already in her second year of high school this year. She was about to enter university in another year. In this day and age, it would be a blessing if she could get into university. How could Wang Ying be ruthless enough to stop her?

She really could not tell. Wang Ying usually valued her eldest daughter’s schooling. Why was she so biased when it came to her youngest daughter?

Wasn’t this daughter her biological daughter?

“You wretched girl! What nonsense are you talking about? How dare you say that again?!” Wang Ying roared angrily when she heard that Nianyang did not admit to anything she said like before. She even dared to bite back and tell the public that she had stopped her from taking the exam and hit her.