Chapter 1055: Rise To The Top As A Phoenix

In front of Granny Song’s tombstone, Ye Linlang wore a mourning dress made of sackcloth and knelt in the rain for an entire night.

Unsurprisingly, Ye Linlang fell ill. Although it was only a minor illness caused by a cold, she was still coughing.

However, no one came to visit her.

When everyone heard Ye Linlang’s coughing, they were all disgusted without exception, as if they were afraid of being infected by the pathogen of this disaster.

It was only late September, and Ye Linlang was still in the first semester of her first year of high school. It was half a month into this semester.

However, Ye Linlang had the thought of quitting school.

Every time in school, those malicious gazes and those chilling discussions would always make Ye Linlang feel very sad.

It was time to end school again. Ye Linlang silently grabbed her schoolbag and walked back under the shadow of the setting sun.

Before she left the school gate, she heard a long string of discussions.

It was as if the sun was shining on Ye Linlang, leaving her nowhere to hide.

“Look, look, isn’t That Ye Linlang from grade one, class two! I heard that no one in grade one, class two dares to be her deskmate!”

“She’s really infamous! Who dares to be the deskmate of the little star of disasterunless they don’t want to live anymore!”

“I heard that she was a bane to her parents and even killed her own younger brother. That’s why her father and mother threw her into the small desolate village!”

“Poor Granny Song, what a good old grandmother she was. She was kind enough to adopt such an ingrate, but now she’s gone…”

…

Those youthful voices sounded so piercing at this moment.

Ye Linlang silently pulled the strap of her school bag and left with some unease.

The injuries of puberty always seemed to be so painful.

Even just a word of gossip was enough to make a girl feel inferior in her heart.

Not to mention such an overwhelming rejection.

That’s right, Ye Linlang had some inferiority complex in her bones.

She was like a small snail, using a hard shell to withstand the damage, but she kept silent.

…

Ye Linlang returned to Granny Song’s house alone.

Granny Song had no relatives, and her house was practically bare. Even if it rained, water would leak, so no one coveted this small inheritance.

They simply let Ye Linlang live alone in this small shabby house.

Ye Linlang counted the remaining coins in the money jar and suddenly felt at a loss about the future.

She did not know where Granny usually got the money from.

It was said that her parents would send money to Granny regularly, but it was obvious that the money was getting less year by year.

It was as if they had also forgotten about their daughter.

In addition, when Ye Linlang was seven years old, Granny Song’s son and daughter-in-law had died in an accident outside the city. Just the funeral expenses, transportation expenses, and manpower expenses had all came from Granny Song’s savings for most of her life.

Therefore, Granny Song’s situation was getting more and more difficult. The root of the illness that she had contracted in her early years had not been cured. Ye Linlang was so anxious that she was about to cry, but there was nothing she could do.

Ye Linlang did not know if there would be a next meal after this meal.

But she also didn’t know who her parents were or how to contact them.

In fact, Ye Linlang was stubborn in her bones. She understood that her parents really didn’t want her anymore. If she went to find them like this, she would only bring shame on herself.

Therefore, Ye Linlang planned to directly quit school and go out to work after she finished studying this September.

With what little money she had left, she could buy a bus ticket and go to the big city to fight.

In fact, she knew that at the age of sixteen, it would be considered child labor, but she could at least wash dishes, right?

In the small desolate village, without Granny Song, there seemed to be traces of sadness everywhere.

Moreover, even if she wanted to be a helper here, no one would want her because of her identity as a jinx.

Ye Linlang sat quietly in the courtyard, hugging her knees with both hands as she thought of the future in a daze.

Then… She should drop out of school.

At such a difficult time, this sixteen-year-old girl had never thought of using death to end her own life.

The reason was very simple.

Granny had said that life was cute. One must respect one’s body, hair, and skin. One must not suddenly seek death for something.

Granny, Granny, Linlang listened to you so much.

Can you come back?

I miss you so much, I really miss you so much.

…

Ye Linlang hugged her knees with both hands. Finally, she could not help but bury her head in her knees.

There was a cold liquid seeping down just like that.

The evening wind was a little cold. The young girl wailed and her tears wet her clothes.

Once September ended, she would go to work…

Or so she thought.

Just as Ye Linlang was hesitating, she suddenly heard the sound of footsteps in front of her.

Ye Linlang was stunned, but she saw the village chief Old Li standing at the entrance of the courtyard, looking at her with a smile, very pleased with himself.

“Ye Linlang, your parents called, saying that they want to take you back to the big city! How is it? are you happy?”

Ye Linlang had never seen the village chief smile at her.

Wait… father and mother?

They want to take her back to the big city?

Ye Linlang was stunned by this sudden “good news”.

Ye Linlang stood up hesitantly. She did not know why she felt a little awkward.

Parents who had never raised her for 16 years, parents who had never cared about her, would they really want her?

“Village chief, I don’t want to go back.”

Village chief Old Li’s eyes widened when he heard Ye Linlang’s resistance.

Hehe, this wretched girl!

The smile on village chief Old Li’s face instantly collapsed!

He hurriedly pushed open the courtyard door, wishing he could slap Ye Linlang.

“Say, Ye Linlang, don’t be so shameless. You have such a good opportunity to rise to the top as a phoenix. Do you know who your parents are?! You dare to not go back?!”

Village chief Old Li’s true intention was very simple. Ye Linlang’s parents had promised Ye Linlang that after Ye Linlang went back, they would sponsor 10,000 yuan for the Song family Granny’s funeral and give him another 5,000 yuan for his hard work!

Of course, Old Li would directly pocket both portions of the money!

Humph, Granny Song was already buried in the ground. How was she going to get the money?

Actually, Old Li had also called Ye Linlang’s parents with the mentality of giving it a try. After all, Ye Linlang was a jinx. Otherwise, they would not have abandoned her back then.

Therefore, Old Li was very doubtful whether they would want Ye Linlang. Now that the ending was so happy for everyone, how good would that be?

Yet this wretched girl was still stubborn!

…

Village chief Old Li gave Ye Linlang another round of advice and another round of scolding.

In the end, Ye Linlang finally reluctantly changed her attitude.

That night, under the moonlight, she stared at the jade Buddha in her palm in a daze.

It was very low-quality jade. She estimated that she could buy several of them at a roadside stall with two to three hundred yuan.

But Ye Linlang cherished it very much.

This was a present given to her by Granny Song on her sixteenth birthday.

She said that it would bless Ye Linlang’s life with peace.

Ye Linlang’s eyes were watery.

Granny, I’m going to see my parents. Do you think they’ll like me?

Under the pale moonlight, the low-quality jade Buddha emitted a quiet luster and said nothing.