《Top Ten Good Mothers in Quick Transmigration》 CH 1 City S was a fourth-tier city in China. The living standards of the people here were pretty average, but it was the first choice of many migrant workers from the countryside to settle down. When the time ticked off at four o¡¯clock in the afternoon, the bells in Danyang Elementary School of Fushan Village located in Bailu Town rang. Many children packed their schoolbags and rushed out of the school like a tide. ¡°Zhaodi, I see that your performance in school is very good. With your grade, I am sure that you can go to our town¡¯s No. 1 Middle School smoothly. Have you and your family ever thought about it?¡± After the school ended, Teacher Lin called Jiang Zhaodi to her office and asked her about her plans. Because of insufficient fundings and its remote location, Danyang Elementary School was the only elementary school that can be found here. Naturally, the number of students and teachers was not big. With only one class in the sixth grade, there were only 28 students. Teacher Lin was a former female teacher from a big city. Due to her having a higher educational background, she was immediately appointed to be the head teacher of the sixth grade in this village. She was known because of her kind personality and smart mind. This was her first year working at Danyang Elementary School. As the head teacher of the sixth grade, she naturally hoped for the students of sixth grade to graduate successfully. It was just a pity that many students dropped out of school at this time. Based on the former head teacher, many students have been dropping out of school and most of them were female students. Teacher Lin knows the importance of studying. So she always talked to students in her office and asked them about their plans and situation. Then there¡¯s Jiang Zhaodi, the girl who had the best grade in the sixth grade. Jiang Zhaodi was a girl around thirteen years old. Dressed in an old yellow dress, she stood with her pink schoolbag behind her back. Looking at it carefully, her bag was damaged. The zipper was broken and the corner of a book could be seen at one glance. On her head, her hair was cut short, just a bit longer than a boy¡¯s hair. Her body was overly thin. Without the cover of clothes, her exposed arms and calves looked particularly skinny and bones were protruding on her face. With just one glance, it was obvious that she was malnourished. Jiang Zhaodi lowered her head. She unconsciously digged her nails into the shoulder strap of her schoolbag and the light in her eyes was visibly dim. Not having the courage to look up at Teacher Lin, she raised her head slightly and said with a quiet voice, ¡°I, I¡¯m not sure. Teacher Lin, I¡¯ll first ask my mother about it.¡± ¡°Okay, just remember that Teacher Lin is here to support you in continuing your studies. If you encounter any difficulties, remember to tell me. Teacher Lin will do her best to help you.¡± ¡°Thank you.¡± She then left the school silently carrying her schoolbag on her back. She walked into a dilapidated alley. She unzipped her schoolbag and took out a crumpled black plastic bag. Before long, she started to look around to find something. A man drinking water from a plastic bottle passed by. After drinking all the contents of the bottle, he unceremoniously threw it on the ground. After confirming that the man had left, Jiang Zhaodi quickly stepped forward to pick up the bottle from the bed before putting it in the plastic bag. Jiang Zhaodi knew that she couldn¡¯t go to junior high school. Her mother told her that their family¡¯s financial condition was very tight. Not to mention supporting her, there was simply no way to provide for both her and her brother to study at the same time. Renting a house, eating, and anything required money. Moreover, her younger brother¡¯s kindergarten costs 15,000 yuan a year. Her mother told her that their family was poor and had no money for her to study. She said, Jiang Zhaodi, after you graduate from elementary school, go work at the underwear factory next door. But Jiang Zhaodi wanted to resist. She wanted to study and she would work very hard. In the future, she will study at a university and she will earn lots of money for her mother. She thought in her heart, If I can save enough money, will I be able to study? During the past years, she saved the money that she received on New Years. This semester, she has been collecting bottles to sell for money after school everyday. She was hoping that this way, she would earn enough money for her tuition. After encouraging herself, she quickened her movements and ran to the trash can not far away from her. Upon opening her eyes, Yin Yin saw a man entering the door with bags of things in his hand. ¡°Wife, I¡¯m back.¡± Yin Yin acknowledged his words without saying a sound. Yin Yin was a little fairy that was appointed to be the new Head Mistress in charged of protecting the pitiful children of the Three Thousand Worlds. However, she found that more and more parents, especially mothers, weren¡¯t concerned about the well-being of their children. For children, their closest person was their parents, or their mother. They should be the ones who will guide and raise them with love. Yet, because of the abandonment and negligence of their parents, the children who were originally innocent and carefree became gloomy. They suffered from their bad childhood experience. There were also some mothers who spoiled and pampered their children way too much. As a consequence, their children became a waste. Becoming a bad person that only knows how to plot against others. A child can be happy in his life if he had a happy childhood, but at the same time, a child can be gloomy if he had a bad childhood experience. Yin Yin finally decided to personally go down to worlds and be the mother of these unfortunate children. Her purpose was to give them a memorable and happy life. And this was the first world she came in contact with. In this world, her name was also Yin Yin. She was married to a man named Jiang Jianguo and they have two children. The eldest daughter, named Jiang Zhaodi, was thirteen years old this year and was about to graduate from elementary school. As for the youngest and the second child, he was Jiang Tianyang, nicknamed Xiaobao. He was five years old this year and was studying at the private kindergarten in town. The original owner was a biased mother. Sixteen years ago, the original owner married Jiang Jianguo who was one year older than her in the village. Jiang Jianguo¡¯s father died early, and it was his mother who raised him and his brother singlehandedly. As a hardworking and honest person, he started to work early after finishing primary school. He has a younger brother who was four years older than him named Jiang Jianjun. Although he was a waste and could only laze around, he was still loved by Old Mrs. Jiang the most. Before he could even finish his third year of high school, Jiang Jianjun impregnated a wild girl. At that time, the original owner and Jiang Jianguo were not married yet. Old Mrs. Jiang became deeply worried about the life of her first grandchild. The wild girl¡¯s family was not an easy opponent. As a countermeasure, she immediately let her Jiang Jianjun marry the wild girl, who was also the current sister-in-law of the original owner, Liu Miaomaio. Jiang Jianjun didn¡¯t go to school after graduating from high school. He has a lazy personality. He only knows how to become a waste and nothing more. He only stays at home like an ancestor, depending on his brother and his old mother. When Liu Miaomaio finally gave birth to their son, their family of three was supported by Old Mrs. Jiang and Jiang Jianguo. No one knew what happened, but the original owner only knew about this so called ¡®supporting relative¡¯ thing after marrying Jiang Jianguo. But what can she do? She was already married to Jiang Jianguo and they both liked each other. Yet, in the second year and the third year, Liu Miaomaio gave birth to another son one after another. It was a stark contrast against the original owner who still had no children. After this event, Old Mrs. Jiang displeasure reached a higher level and broke out. Old Mrs. Jiang had always liked her youngest son who looked like her. But when her youngest son and his wife gave birth to two fat grandchildren, her feelings became even more biased. The original owner was mocked by Old Mrs. Jiang as a hen that could not lay eggs. Her heart twitched in pain. She prayed and cried everyday, took countless medicines just to conceive. At last, there was finally a movement in her stomach after marrying Jiang Jianguo for three years. It was a pity that the son she was looking forward to turned out to be a money-losing daughter in Old Mrs. Jiang¡¯s mouth. The original owner cried in pain and resentment. Unsurprisingly, she had no love for this hard-won daughter of hers. Together with Jiang Jianguo, they named their daughter Zhaodi in the hope that their next child would be a boy. CH 2 It is said that the more you hope for something, the more you couldn¡¯t get it. For the next few years that had passed, no matter how hard the original owner and Jiang Jianguo tried, they just couldn¡¯t have a child. The original owner couldn¡¯t remember how many times she had been looked down upon by Old Mrs. Jiang. Liu Miaomaio, who had given to another son at that time comforted her hypocritically, but she knew that she was laughing at her as a hen who couldn¡¯t lay eggs when no one was around. At this point of time, countryside people pay more attention about having a son to inherit the family business. The original owner who has been married for many years and has no son became a strange existence in the eyes of many people. For this, the original owner shed liters of tears. Another conflict broke out again when Old Mrs. Jiang brought a strange girl to live at home from nowhere. At the beginning, the original owner was still baffled. It was not until the girl came to Jiang Jianguo, intentionally or unintentionally, to seduced him. Old Mrs. Jiang¡¯s intention was also revealed. She hoped that the original owner would take the initiate to divorce Jiang Jianguo and let him marry another woman to have a son. Jiang Jianguo didn¡¯t even have the slightest intention to marry the girl. Even if he longed to have a son, he liked the original owner more. The whole fiasco was exposed, and the original owner couldn¡¯t bear it any longer. She asked Jiang Jianguo to separate from his family or else she would divorce him. At last, the family separated. The original owner was unwilling to stay at the village anymore. She decided to go to Fushan Village of Bailu Town located at City S along with Jiang Jianguo and their daughter Zhaodi. When they got there, they rented a house and settled down. It was probably because no one is bothering them anymore or because they had been hoping for many years, but when Zhaodi was seven years old, the original owner became pregnant. Ten months later, she gave birth to a fat boy. The two were overjoyed and they named their son Jiang Tianyang, and nicknamed him Xiaobao. In this way, Jiang Zhaodi and Jiang Tianyang¡¯s completely different living conditions began. The original owner heard that milk powder was good for babies. Despite of their already struggling life, she spent a lot of money to buy imported milk powder for Xiaobao to drink until he became three years old. Jiang Tianyang grew up wearing new sets of clothes bought from physical stores starting from he was still a little. Jiang Zhaodi only wore only two or three sets of clothes all year around. There was even a time when she will have no new clothes for the next three years. Most of her clothes were leftover clothes from the neighbors. At that time, Zhaodi will be envious whenever she saw the other children wearing beautiful clothes. She told her mother that she also wanted a new clothes. The original owner would scold her, ¡°Why are you so ignorant? The family is already in a tight situation just to support you and your brother. Moreover, rent, food, and so on costs a lot of money. Why are you so ungrateful? You don¡¯t think about your family¡¯s situation at all.¡± Over time, Jiang Zhaodi came to understand that her mother would not buy her new clothes no matter what, and she never brought it up again. After Jiang Tianyang was born, the original owner became ever more busy. Her job was a language teacher in a middle school. As for Jianguo, he worked in a restaurant outside the city all year round and he can¡¯t go home frequently. The original owner was also busy working at school. Naturally, the job of taking care of Jiang Tianyang fell on Jiang Zhaodi who was only eight years old at that time. She was tasked to feed her younger brother with infant formulas, and change his diapers when needed. Because she was still a child, she needs to hold a sling cloth and tied her younger brother to her back. She coaxed her younger brother while doing household chores. Sometimes, when the original owner was too busy, she will ask Jiang Zhaodi to take care of her younger brother, making her missed many classes. However, the original owner simply said that if a person is really smart, no matter if she or he skip classes, the grade will be still high. It was worth mentioning that from the time when Jiang Tianyang was born until he became six years old, it was his older sister Jiang Zhaodi who taken care of him most of time. But that cease when Jiang Zhaodi graduated from elementary. The original owner didn¡¯t approve of her daughter to study anymore and she wants her to work early. As for Zhaodi, she obediently followed what her mother said and work to the underwear factory next door. She gave all the money she got from working to her mother. Even after learning that her mother would spent all the money just to sent her younger brother to a better middle school, she didn¡¯t complain and stayed up until eleven o¡¯clock at night and got up at five or six the next day, every day just to earn more money. And so, Jiang Zhaodi started her dull and hard life of working everyday in the underwear factory at the age of thirteen. On the other side, Jiang Tianyang grew up spoiled. He was a bully when he was still a little, and when he grew up, he became a gangster. Skipping classes, playing games, surfing internet all day long, picking girls, he did all of them. He was too lazy to study and dropped out of the school when he was in junior high school. In that year, Jiang Tianyang had a fight with someone and injured the other party¡¯s lifeline, making him unable to have a child in the future. The family of the injured man came to their door aggressively with the intention of paying back the the same injury that they brought to their son. Jiang Tianyang was the only son of Jiang Jianguo and the original owner. How can they let him go easily? It was pity that they needed to pay a hefty amount of 500,000 yuan as a compensation, and they knew that they couldn¡¯t afford it. In the end, the injured man¡¯s family saw the beautiful face of Jiang Zhaodi. ¡°If you can¡¯t pay back the money, you can also give other things as a compensation. That daughter of yours, give her to my son to become his wife. Anyway, my son won¡¯t be able to marry a wife in his life because of what your son did to him. It¡¯s just right.¡± The young Jiang Zhaodi was obviously unwilling to be tied to such a man. But the original owner knelt down and begged her fiercely. She even said that if she wouldn¡¯t agree, she will commit a suicide. The original owner cried: Zhaodi, that¡¯s your younger brother. As his elder sister, if you don¡¯t help him, who can help? Zhaodi, our family can¡¯t get that large amount of money. If, if something really happens to your younger brother, I don¡¯t know how to live.¡± Jiang Zhaodi resisted, but it was futile. In the end, she was forced to marry the man. The injured man became a little crazy after knowing that he couldn¡¯t use his lifeline anymore after the fight with Jiang Tianyang. He vented all his hatred for Jaing Tianyang to Jiang Zhaodi. Jiang Zhaodi went to work in an underwear factory during day, and was beaten by her husband at night. She once asked her parents for help but they just ignored her and moved away to another place without saying a word. Jiang Zhaodi¡¯s life became thoroughly miserable. Two months later, Jiang Zhaodi couldn¡¯t bear it any longer and ended her own life. As for the original owner¡¯s remaining family of three, their life was not easy either. Jiang Tianyang became addicted in gambling. When he asked Jiang Jianguo for money once, he accidentally pushed him and Jiang Jianguo died. No one knows what is running in the original owner¡¯s head but after Jiang Jianguo died, she still raised her son singlehandedly until he became thirty. At this time, Jiang Tianyang was still alone because no one was willing to marry a man like him. Jiang Tianyang didn¡¯t have the money to pay for his gambling debts. The original owner was hacked to death with a knife by the creditor of Jiang Tianyang in order to protect him. Finally, Jiang Tianyang became a beggar and passed away after a few years. The whole family ended in a tragic way. And the newly appointed Head Mistress Yin Yin was here to change the fate of Jiang Zhaodi and Jiang Tianyang and also to make the original owner become a good mother. ¡°Wife, I¡¯m back. This time I bought a lot of things.¡± Jiang Jianguo opened his mouth again. He worked as a chef in a restaurant located in H City, and was given a chance to come back home every two months. Jiang Jianguo was 37 years old this year. He had a tall figure and an average appearance, and his personality is simple and honest. He was fond of the original owner who was beautiful and younger than him. Currently, he showed a silly smile at Yin Yin with his eyes filled with undisguised affection. ¡°Dad, did you bring something delicious? Xiaobao wants it.¡± Jiang Tianyang, who was watching cartoons with his feet dangling, jumped down from the sofa and ran to Jiang Jianguo with his two chubby legs. He then opened the bags brought by Jiang Jianguo one by one. Jiang Tianyang was well raised. Now, at the age of five, he looked like a white and tender bun. He skillfully took out piece of toys from the bags, as well as some snacks and preserved fruits. CH 3 Jiang Jianguo brought four toys back. Two palm-sized bear dolls, a lego, and a four-wheel toy car. Jiang Tianyang piled the toys into his arms and made a move to carry them back to his room. ¡°Xiaobao, wait.¡± Yin Yin stopped him, ¡°Where are you going with the toy?¡± ¡°They¡¯re Xiaobao¡¯s toys. I want to hide them.¡± Jiang Tianyang has an unusually strong desire to monopolize his toys at such a young age. There were times where a child came to their house, but Jiang Tianyang was unwilling to share his toys with him. Yin Yin squatted down and pointed to one of the palm-sized bear dolls and the lego, ¡°Xiaobao, these two toys belong to you sister. You can¡¯t take them both.¡± Jiang Tianyang became unhappy in an instant. He hugged the toys in his arms tighter, ¡°No, it¡¯s all mine. I will not give it to my sister.¡± ¡°Xiaobao, when your father came back last time, he asked you about what toys do you want, and you said you wanted a bear doll and a toy car. While your sister said that she also wants a bear doll and a lego. How can you take away your sister¡¯s toys now?¡± Yin Yin patiently explained to him. ¡°But I like these toys very much. I don¡¯t want to give it to my sister. Anyway, what belongs to my sister also belongs to Xiaobao¡¯s.¡± Just when Jiang Zhaodi was about to enter the door and before she could recover from the joy of her father¡¯s return, she heard her brother¡¯s complaining voice. ¡°Dad, Mom.¡± Jiang Zhaodi greeted Jiang Jianguo and Yin Yin obediently. ¡°Zhaodi is back.¡± Jiang Zhaodi looked at her mother who was smiling at her warmly and was taken aback. She tightened her hands on the strap of her schoolbag. On the other side, Jiang Tianyang was still unwilling to give up the toys. In a fit of anger, he threw all the toys on the ground. He laid his chubby body on the floor and started to bawl loudly. ¡°I want all the toys! It¡¯s all mine! All mine!¡± Seeing Jiang Tianyang like this, Yin Yin can feel a seething anger in her heart. Her face sank a little. ¡°Wife, how about we give some of Xiaobao¡¯s old toys to Zhaodi, and give all the new toys Xiaobao.¡± After that, Jiang Jianguo looked at Zhaodi who has been silent all this time and said, ¡°Zhaodi, your brother is still young and not sensible. Let¡¯s just give all the toys to your brother, okay?¡± Jiang Zhaodi¡¯s mood at this moment is unexpectedly calm. She has heard this sentence many times, and she was already numb with it. Two years ago, she might cry for the new toy, but now she won¡¯t. ¡°It¡¯s alright, Dad. Just give the toys to my brother.¡± Although Jiang Zhaodi said this sentence countless times, she still couldn¡¯t help but feel soreness in her eyes. Just when Jiang Jianguo was about to praise her for being a considerate sister, Yin Yin opened her mouth coldly, ¡°Xiaobao is already five years old, not young anymore. There is no rule that the eldest sister should give in to her younger brother. What was agreed in the start, and what should be done now, I am very clear. Zhaodi, come here.¡± Jiang Zhaodi walked over in a daze. Yin Yin picked up the palm-sized bear doll and the lego and put them on her arms, ¡°This is your toy. Take it and keep it.¡± Holding the toys in her arms, a feeling of unrealness washed over her. Her mind was filled with many emotions, which is very strange and new to her. Jiang Zhaodi glanced at Jiang Tianyang who kept crying in Jiang Jianguo¡¯s arms. She hesitated for a while and asked timidly, ¡°Is it really okay?¡± ¡°Of course. This is what your father promised you back then. Alright, go back to your room and do your homework.¡± ¡°Thank you mom.¡± Jiang Zhaodi¡¯s eyes brightened up a little, and she turned her head to Jiang Jianguo to thank him. ¡°Thank you dad.¡± Jiang Zhaodi went back to her room, leaving the still crying Xiaobao in his father¡¯s arms. No matter how Jiang Jianguo tried to coax him, Jiang Tianyang just couldn¡¯t stop crying. ¡°Wife, why don¡¯t we let Zhaodi give back the toys¡­¡± Jiang Jianguo was interrupted by Yin Yin before he could finish his words. CH 4 Chapter 4: A Biased Mother (4) ¡°Do you also think that Zhaodi should give up all the toys just for the sake of Xiaobao?¡± Yin Yin¡¯s clear voice rang. She looked at Jiang Jianguo with a slightly cold gaze. Jiang Jianguo stuttered: ¡°Zhaodi, Zhaodi is the older sister after all¡­¡± ¡°Just because Zhaodi is older and the elder sister of Xiaobao, should she let herself be wronged and give all the toys to Xiaobao? She is older and the eldest sister of Xiaobao so she needs to give all the things that Xiaobao asks? Is that what you mean?¡± Yin Yin¡¯s tone was calm without any ripples, but Jiang Jianguo became nervous. He immediately opened his mouth to explain, ¡°No, wife. I¡¯m not trying to say that.¡± Yin Yin didn¡¯t intend to listen to his explanation and directly interrupted him. ¡°The toys now are the toys you promised back then, and you should keep your word. As a father, you should set a good example to your children and keep your promise. If you don¡¯t, how can the children learn?¡± Jiang Jianguo opened his mouth, but no words came out. Yin Yin left the still absent-minded Jiang Jianguo and went to the kitchen to cook. Jiang Tianyang who was still crying was also dumbfounded. Why didn¡¯t his mother coax him like before? Jiang Zhaodi slowly closed the door that was slightly opened with a slit. The location of her room was not very good, and their house was inside a village of a city. The houses in a village were tightly connected to each other, so her room was especially dim despite having a window. The small room is very plain. It was remodeled from a storage room. Inside the room was a small bed, a square-shaped table which was used by Jiang Zhaodi to do her homework, and a cardboard box, in which all the clothes of Jiang Zhaodi¡¯s was neatly placed inside. Jiang Zhaodi sat on the small wooden bed with the bear doll and lego held in her arms, with a look that was a little silly. What her mother said just now was still ringing in her ears. She reached out her hands and touched the little bear¡¯s ears and belly, she moved very gently, as if she was afraid that she might damage it. She thought of what her mother had just said just now and a smile bloomed on her face. In the end, she fondly put the little bear and lego at the side of the bed so that she could see them while sleeping. She unzipped her schoolbag and took out a red plastic bag from the innermost part of her bag. The red plastic bag was opened, revealing the contents inside, a five-yuan note and three ten-cent notes. The notes were a bit crumpled, so Jiang Zhaodi carefully smoothed them out with her tiny hands. She was lucky today and picked up more bottles. Jiang Zhaodi lifted the mat of her small bed, and took out a small stack of money. One dime, two cents, one yuan¡­ Five yuan. Looking at the money in her hand, some of it was earned from picking up bottles this semester, and there was also from the money she received in New Years. As she looked at the money, Jang Zhaodi¡¯s heart was full of satisfaction. When she finally saved enough money, perhaps she could persuade her parents to allow her to study. The money is full of coins and many notes, which is a bit inconvenient when keeping it. Tomorrow, she planned to exchange it for a larger amount of banknotes with the uncle in the small shop next door. ¡°Mom, let me help you serve the dishes.¡± ¡°Alright.¡± Yin Yin was almost done cooking the dishes, and Jiang Zhaodi served the dishes skillfully. Generally when Yin Yin was not at home, it was Jiang Zhaodi who was cooking. Sometimes, when Yin Yin worked overtime to do some stuff like checking the homeworks of students, the task of cooking and taking care of Xiaobao fell on Jiang Zhaodi¡¯s head. Placing the dishes on the table, Jiang Zhaodi took another bowl and filled it with rice. ¡°Dad, Xiaobao, it¡¯s time to eat.¡± She called for the two. ¡°Coming.¡± Jiang Jianguo sat down at the table with Jiang Tianyang nestled in his arms. The two of them were watching TV together before they were called out. Yin Yin cooked four dishes; Tomato Scrambled Eggs, Braised Pork, Sweet and Sour Short Ribs, and Stir-Fried Lettuce. Jiang Zhaodi took the braised pork and sweet and sour short ribs with chopsticks and put them in one bowl, then she sat beside Jiang Tianyang. Yin Yin untied her apron and came out of the kitchen. What greeted her was the sight of Jiang Zhaodi feeding Xiaobao with a bowl and spoon held in her hands. CH 5 ¡°Hurry up, feed me another spoon.¡± ¡°I want meat, I want meat.¡± Jiang Tianyang complained in dissatisfaction with his cheeks bulging while eating. The sight in front of Yin Yin was not uncommon. Jiang Jianguo didn¡¯t go home often and only came back occasionally. He traveled a long distance from City H to City S and his body was naturally exhausted. He usually ate the food quickly and took a shower before going directly to bed. The original owner was a language teacher for three sections. She had to prepare lessons and correct homework at night, so she was also very busy. Jiang Tianyang doesn¡¯t know to eat by himself, and it was Jiang Zhaodi who always feed him. Zhaodi can only eat after feeding Xiaobao. Jiang Zhaodi didn¡¯t complain. She knew that it was already hard for her parents to make money to support the two of them. ¡°Zhaodi, you go back to your chair and eat. Let your brother eat by himself.¡± After that one sentence from Yin Yin, the whole dining table instantly fell into silence. ¡°But mom, brother, he can¡¯t eat by himself.¡± Jiang Zhaodi hesitated. Yin Yin looked at Xioabao and said with a gentle tone, ¡°Xiaobao, you are already five years old. It¡¯s time to learn to eat by yourself. You can¡¯t depend on your sister to feed you all the time. Your sister also needs to eat.¡± Jiang Tianyang immediately shook his head and pouted his mouth. ¡°No, I want my sister to feed me.¡± ¡°No, you¡¯re already five years old. Xiaoxuan next door can eat by himself at the age of three, and you are older than him. You should learn how to feed yourself from now on.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want to. If my sister won¡¯t feed me, then I won¡¯t eat.¡± Jiang Tianyang was accustomed to getting what he wanted. His temper flared up and he began to get aggressive. With a wave of his hand, he knocked the bowl in Jiang Zhaodi¡¯s hand on the ground. Yin Yin, who was originally speaking gently, became cold. She said with a cold face, ¡°Zhaodi, go back to your seat and eat your food.¡± Jiang Zhaodi stuttered, ¡°But brother¡­¡± Yin Yin replied, ¡°Our family is very poor and the daily food in our home is in a fixed amouy. The bowl of rice just now was your brother¡¯s share. Since he knocked it over, his share of food is gone. He said he didn¡¯t want to eat it, so let him not eat it.¡± In the end, Jiang Zhaodi sat back on her seat and started to eat. Yin Yin noticed that she only ate vegetables and no meat at all like before. She picked up a few pieces of braised pork and ribs and put it in her bowl. Looking at the meat in her bowl, Jiang Zhaodi was taken aback for a while. She came back to her senses and put the meat into her mouth. For some reason, she felt that the meat was more tasty, probably because her mother personally picked it up for her. Her eyes became hot. She lowered her head and ate quietly. On the other side, Jiang Tianyang was lying on the ground again and was acting like a baby. ¡°Good boy, dad will feed you.¡± When Jiang Jianguo saw his son crying pitifully, he became distressed. He immediately picked him up and coaxed him. ¡°Jiang Jianguo, eat your food. Leave him alone.¡± Yin Yin said lightly. ¡°Wife, there¡¯s no need to do this. Xiaobao is still young.¡± ¡°Five years old, not too young. At this age, he should¡¯ve learned how to eat by himself. Is it possible that he doesn¡¯t want to learn to eat by himself, and let his sister feed him for the rest of his life? Don¡¯t want to eat by himself? Don¡¯t even think about it just because he¡¯s still young.¡± ¡°But¡­¡± Jiang Jianguo still wanted to open his mouth to say something, but Yin Yin shot him a cold look, and he fell silent instantly. Jiang Tianyang, who initially thought that someone would come and coax him, stopped crying when he noticed that no one was paying attention to him. He couldn¡¯t understand why his mother changed, and even his father didn¡¯t come to him like before to coax him. Jiang Tianyang knew from when he was still a little that as long as he cry, her parents would rush to him and coax him. And they would give him everything that he wanted. Yet tonight, his parents and sister didn¡¯t coax him even after the dinner ended. Did mom and dad not love him anymore? After dinner, Yin Yin asked Jiang Zhaodi to go back to her room to do her homework. Back to the dining room, Xiaobao finally stopped crying and threw himself into his father¡¯s arms using his two chubby legs. He said sadly: ¡°Dad, Xiaobao is hungry.¡± CH 6 Jiang Jianguo couldn¡¯t bear the sight of his son starving. He put Xiaobao on the sofa and said, ¡°Sit here and watch TV. Dad will get you something to eat.¡± Yin Yin corrected some homework and went to the kitchen to pour a glass of water when she saw Jiang Jianguo cooking noodles inside. As soon as Jiang Jianguo saw her, he let out an awkward smile and said with a slightly timid expression on his face. ¡°Xiaobao is hungry. I want to cook something for him.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll do it. You should be tired. Go take a bath and rest early.¡± When he saw that Yin Yin didn¡¯t get angry, Jiang Jianguo secretly sighed in relief. It seemed that his wife still loves her son very much. ¡°Alright, then I¡¯ll leave it you.¡± ¡°Dad, it smells so good.¡± Jiang Tianyang, who was so hungry couldn¡¯t stop himself from swallowing his saliva after smelling the delicious aroma from the kitchen. He turned his head, and in a timely manner, saw Yin Yin who had just come out of the kitchen. His face froze. ¡°Mom,¡± he said softly. Putting down the noodles, Yin Yin pulled Xiaobao to her side. She lowered her head and asked, ¡°Is Xiaobao hungry?¡± Jiang Tianyang nodded his head quickly. ¡°Do you want to eat noodles?¡± Jiang Tianyang nodded again and touched his round belly. ¡°Then eat noodles. Look over there, see that? That¡¯s the food you knocked off just now. If you wipe it clean, mom will give you the noodles.¡± Yin Yin deliberately didn¡¯t clean up the mess in that place. As soon as he heard that he needed to do something, Jiang Tianyang immediately wanted to quit. Tears welled up in his eyes, but in front of Yin Yin, he didn¡¯t dare to cry again. ¡°Mom, Xiaobao is hungry and wants to eat noodles.¡± He pulled Yin Yin¡¯s sleeve with his tiny hand and said pitifully. Yin Yin shook her head and said with a firm attitude: ¡°No, mom said you have to clean your mess before you can eat the noodles.¡± Yin Yin put the noodles in front of him. The hot noodles exude a fragrant aroma that arouses people¡¯s appetite. Fresh green onions were sprinkled on top of the noodles, paired with one whole poached egg and many slices of pork. Jiang Tianyang¡¯s stomach growled again. He looked at the noodles eagerly. ¡°Want to eat? Then clean up your mess.¡± In the end, Jiang Tianyang picked up the broom and rag. The five-year-old Xiaobao was already strong enough to lift a broom. But he, who didn¡¯t even know how to eat by himself, looks very clumsy while holding the broom. Little by little, he swept the rice and meat thrown on the ground using the broom, with a resigned expression on his face, looking at Yin Yin from time to time. Yin Yin calmly watched him clean up, showing no intention of helping him at all. After cleaning, Yin Yin wiped the small piece of floor with a rag. To be honest, Xiaobao didn¡¯t do a very good job in cleaning up the mess on the floor, but Yin Yin didn¡¯t care. After a period of time, Jiang Tianyang sat on the ground: ¡°Mom, I¡¯m done wiping.¡± ¡°Alright, good job.¡± ¡°Then mom, can Xiaobao eat noodles now?¡± Jiang Tianyang rubbed his stomach using his chubby hands, ¡°Its all flat now.¡± ¡°Does Xiaobao know what he did wrong today?¡± Yin Yin asked in a warm voice. Jiang Tianyang¡¯s eyes were a little blank, and his small hands grabbed the corner of his clothes. Yin Yin gave him an analysis: ¡°First, your sister¡¯s toys is only for your sister, and Xiaobao can¡¯t grab them. If you like her toys, you should ask for her permission first. If your sister agrees, then you can play with it. Understand?¡± ¡°Second, Xiaobao is already five years old, not young anymore. You must learn how to eat by yourself. When your sister was at your age, she not only knew how to eat by herself, but also knew how to bathe and dress without the help of others. So, in the future, you have to learn it all little by little. Starting from tomorrow, you should learn how to eat by yourself. Can you do it?¡± Jiang Tianyang bit his little finger, and finally nodded. CH 7 ¡°Lastly, Xiaobao, no matter how angry you are, you can¡¯t throw away the food. The food is bought after mom¡¯s and dad¡¯s painstaking effort, and is also grown by farmers after taking care of it for a long time. Many children don¡¯t have enough to eat, so we can¡¯t afford to waste any food. Do you understand?¡± Yin Yin showed him the documentary video of ¡°African Refugee Children¡± she downloaded just now. ¡°Look at them, they don¡¯t have enough food to eat. Compared with them, Xiaobao is more lucky.¡± Jiang Tianyang looked at the black and skinny children on the video, then at his own fat body, and nodded. ¡°Then does Xiaobao know what to do in the future?¡± Jiang Tianyang scratched his head, thought of what words he should say, and whispered: ¡°I should learn how to eat food by myself, and avoid wasting food.¡± ¡°What else?¡± Jiang Tianyang racked his brain and said hesitantly, ¡°I can¡¯t snatch away my sister¡¯s toys.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, then is Xiaobao going to apologize to sister later?¡± Jiang Tianyang fell into a dilemma. Starting from when he was still a little, he was used to being coaxed and spoiled and had never tried to apologize to others. But seeing his mother¡¯s eyes and thinking of his flat stomach, Jiang Tianyang nodded his head. ¡°Xiaobao is so good and smart.¡± Yin Yin finally smiled, and stretched out her hand to rub the fat boy¡¯s head. This chubby child is only five years old, not too late to be taught slowly. ¡°Then mom, can Xiaobao eat noodles now?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± The child who was still sullen before immediately turned lively after he got an affirmative answer. Yin Yin intended to cultivate the habit of eating by himself from now on. She put some noodles into a small bowl, and gave him a pair of chopsticks for him to eat by himself. Because it was his first time to eat by himself, adding to that fact that he was eating noodles, Xioabao had a hard time eating the food. His face was covered with soup and some finely chopped noodles fell on the table. Yin Yin didn¡¯t blame him. It¡¯s always like this when learning for the first time. On the other side, Jiang Jianguo who had finished taking a shower, looked thoughtfully at his youngest son eating noodles on his own, then at his wife¡¯s encouraging eyes. After half an hour, Jiang Tianyang finally finished eating noodles after a series of stumbling. Yin Yin drew a tissue for him and asked him to wipe his mouth. After that, she took him to the bathroom to wash his teeth and face before bathing him. ¡°Is there one thing Xiaobao hasn¡¯t done yet?¡± Yin Yin asked. Jiang Tianyang tilted his head and said, ¡°Apologize to sister?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Jiang Tianyang hesitated, ¡°Can I not go? Mom, I¡¯m sleepy and want to sleep.¡± ¡°Xioabao is a man and a man has to keep his words. You promised to mom that you would apologize to your sister.¡± Although Jiang Tianyang was only five years old, he played with other children in the kindergarten and knew the meaning of the word man by ear and eyes. ¡°Xiaobao is a man.¡± Jiang Tianyang firmly said. Without waiting for Yin Yin¡¯s instructions, Jiang Tianyang went to Jiang Zhaodi¡¯s room with his two chubby legs, and knocked on the door. This is what Yin Yin taught him, he must knock on the door first before entering other people¡¯s room. Jiang Zhaodi opened the door and saw her fat and short brother outside the door. ¡°Xiaobao, what¡¯s wrong?¡± ¡°Sister, I¡¯m sorry. Xioabao shouldn¡¯t have snatched your toys.¡± Jiang Zhaodi was taken aback for a moment. For a second, she thought there was something wrong with her ear. Her younger brother was actually apologizing to her. From when Xiaobao was born, she had gotten used to giving in to her brother in everything. She was even more used when her younger brother didn¡¯t apologize to her after what he did to her, so she really didn¡¯t care about it. At the beginning, she was also wronged and felt that she was right. Later on, her mother scolded her, saying that she didn¡¯t love her brother at all, that in the future she would asked her brother to support her after getting married, and that she would rely on him in the future. So what is wrong with letting her brother get what he wanted. CH 8 Besides, her brother is still young and she is much older than him, so she should not care about such simple things. As the time went on, Jiang Zhaodi became numb. But she would never imagine that she would get an apology from her brother today. Honestly, she was not that angry, but seeing her brother become sensible and apologize to her after knowing his mistakes, she became happy, even happier than getting a new toy. Jiang Zhaodi took Jiang Tianyang¡¯s chubby hand and took him inside the room. She took down the bear doll and the lego. ¡°Xiaobao, sister is not angry with you. You like these toys, so let¡¯s play it together now.¡± ¡°Really?¡± Jiang Tianyang¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°Really,¡± Jiang Zhaodi put the little bear into Jiang Tianyang¡¯s arms and took apart the lego. ¡°Yes, this piece has to be put together in this place.¡± ¡°Sister, did I put the piece right?¡± ¡°Xioabao, you put it right. You¡¯re amazing.¡± ¡°Yes, Xioabao is amazing.¡± The little guy added, ¡°Sister is also great.¡± Yin Yin couldn¡¯t stop the smile from her face as she looked at the two children playing lego on the bed through the crack of the door. Yin Yin took a shower and went to the bedroom, only to find that Jiang Jianguo was still awake. ¡°Why haven¡¯t you slept yet?¡± Yin Yin took out the skin care products and applied them on her face while looking in the mirror. The original owner has good facial features. With delicate eyebrows and small face, otherwise Jiang Jianguo would not have fallen in love with her at first sight and insisted on marrying her despite Old Mrs. Jiang¡¯s opposition. Later, because she can¡¯t get pregnant, and also because her first child is a girl, the original owner was bombarded with Old Mrs. Jiang¡¯s scolding every day. At that time, the original owner was physically and mentally exhausted from the scoldings and looked older than her age. After giving birth to Jiang Tianyang and separating from Old Mrs. Jiang¡¯s side, the original owner lived a fairly good life for the next few years. She also knows how to take care of herself. She has a good foundation and after taking care of herself, she looked younger by many years. In addition, she has a body that can¡¯t get fat even after eating a lot. She was already thirty-six years old but looked only in her early thirties. No wonder Jiang Jianguo was becoming more fond and fond of her. Compared to the original owner, Jiang Jianguo looked a bit older. Before he got married, Jiang Jianguo worked many part-time jobs to support his mother and younger brother. After he got married, he had to mediate between his wife and mother while making money to support the family. He was only one year older than Yin Yin, but looked like he was in his forties. His appearance can only be regarded as average. If it wasn¡¯t for his perseverance in pursuing and also for his honest and responsible personality, the original owner would not have married him. At this time, Jiang Jianguo was sitting on the bed. Because of the hot weather, his upper body is bare. ¡°Wife, I have this feeling that you have changed.¡± Jiang Jianguo said. Yin Yin wiped her face and said casually, ¡°Oh, where has it changed?¡± ¡°It¡¯s about Xiaobao and Zhaodi, you weren¡¯t like this before.¡± Yin Yin finished wiping her face and lifted the quilt to got on the bed. She turned to Jiang Jianguo and said seriously, ¡°I think what we¡¯ve done before was all wrong. We can¡¯t be like your mom, who is full of patriarchal ideas. Zhaodi is a good child, and we should give her more love and attention. As for Xiaobao, it is said that spoiling a son is like killing a son. For the past years, he had been pampered by us lawlessly. If this continues, what will happen to him in the future? I was negligent in the past and didn¡¯t think of it before. But it¡¯s different now. I won¡¯t do it in the future and so you are. Pay more attention to Zhaodi and don¡¯t spoil Xiaobao.¡± Jiang Jianguo was an honest man. He only knows how to work hard to earn money to support his family. The times he can go home was short and the task of taking care of the two children fell to the original owner, so he didn¡¯t pay enough attention to the children. Moreover, Jiang Jianguo was brought up by Old Mrs. Jiang and always heard her say that daughters were ¡®money-losing girls¡¯ many times. Over time, he felt that there was nothing wrong about Zhaodi¡¯s situation. CH 9 Jiang Jianguo heeded Yin Yin¡¯s words and felt that what she said made sense. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll listen to you.¡± ¡°By the way, I want to discuss something with you.¡± Yin Yin lifted the quilt and got out of bed. She turned her head and said to him, ¡°Why don¡¯t you stop working at City H and start a small business here?¡± Jiang Jiang possessed excellent cooking skills and worked as a chef in a restaurant in City H, but City H is far away from City S. It was so far that he can only come back once or twice a month. Mobile phones are still uncommon during this time, so it was especially hard to contact people from distant places. Although he was a chef, he still had a boss. The salary is not a lot, and the working hours are very long. In the past life, Jiang Jianguo fainted several times because of overworking. Jiang Jianguo knitted his eyebrows, ¡°But I can¡¯t do anything aside from cooking.¡± Yin Yin voiced out her opinion, ¡°We can make fast food.¡± ¡°Fast food, what¡¯s that?¡± At this time, fast food was still a strange existence. Yin Yin explained to him what fast food is in simple words, ¡°We can rent a storefront and make it into a small restaurant. There are many construction sites and many workers around the vicinity, so we don¡¯t have to worry about not having customers. If they think our restaurant is a bit far, we can choose to hire someone to deliver the food.¡± She added, ¡°In the middle school I worked in, the food in the cafeteria was not very good, so the students staying in the dormitory didn¡¯t have a choice but to eat outside. These students can be our customers.¡± After listening to what she said, Jiang Jianguo had a thoughtful expression on his face. Fast food is a type of service where rice is paired with several dishes. It is very affordable and has many dishes to choose from, completely different from the restaurants this time, which only serve one dish and if you request more dishes, a money must be given. And workers and students didn¡¯t have that much money, so it was really feasible to do the fast food service. ¡°Wife, you¡¯re great that you can come up with this idea.¡± The more Jiang Jianguo thought about it, the more he felt that this idea was very good and will work out. If you were given a chance to be the boss, do you still want to work for others for the rest of your life? ¡°The most important thing is that you are at home. The two children cannot grow up without their father by their side. Besides, Zhaodi is about to go to middle school. Adding to the high tuition fee of Xiaobao¡¯s kindergarten, earning money is a must.¡± ¡°Wait, you said Zhaodi was going to middle school? Didn¡¯t you say before that she didn¡¯t need to study anymore and just work at the underwear factory next door?¡± For Jiang Jianguo, he really didn¡¯t care if Zhaodi go to middle school or not. He had been installed with the idea that girls don¡¯t need to study by Old Mrs. Jiang. Anyway, they will be married in the future, so it was better to let them work early and earn money for the family, which was also a way for them to repay their mother¡¯s kindness in raising them. It was also because of this reason why Jiang Jianguo, in the past life, didn¡¯t object to Zhaodi working at the underwear factory after graduating from elementary school. He supported his daughter in studying until she graduated from elementary school, which is already good. Yin Yin shot him a sharp look and said fiercely, ¡°I had this plan before because I felt that the family had no money. However, we also know about how good Zhaodi¡¯s academic performance is all this time. She has good grades and has perseverance when it comes to studying, so we will work hard to make money to let her study.¡± ¡°But she¡¯s a girl, and she¡¯s going to get married in the future. There¡¯s no need to do that.¡± Right after Jiang Jianguo finished his words, Yin Yin picked up a pillow beside her and threw it at him, causing Jiang Jianguo to dodge nervously. Yin Yin¡¯s cold voice rang, ¡°I guess what you said just now is what you heard from your mother. Zhaodi is my daughter, and it¡¯s not my daughter¡¯s turn to be educated by Old Mrs. Jiang¡¯s way. What¡¯s wrong with her getting married in the future? If my parents thought the same thing, how could I become a teacher?¡± Back then, the original owner¡¯s parents also worked hard to let her finish her high school. Now, she has become a teacher in middle school. ¡°Okay, okay, I won¡¯t say anything. Wife, don¡¯t be angry.¡± Jiang Jianguo quickly came to her and put his arms around her to coax her. CH 10 At that time, because Yin Yin couldn¡¯t conceive a child even after many years, Old Mrs. Jiang intended to let him divorce Yin Yin. When he disagreed, she directly pulled a woman from outside and let her linger in front of him without his permission. Obviously, Old Mrs. Jiang was planning to get him divorced by letting the girl seduce him. After Yin Yin found out about this, she was so angry that she became willful, planning to divorce Jiang Jianguo for real. Jiang Jiang quickly became scared and hurried over to follow her. In the end, their family separated from Old Mrs. Jiang and settled down in City S. In the next few years, Jiang Jianguo and his family only went back during the New Year and holidays. Every time they went back, Yin Yin would inevitably be scolded by Old Mrs. Jiang, and another fight will break out again. Jiang Jianguo was not ignorant of Yin Yin¡¯s dislike towards his mother. But he was also the son of Old Mrs. Jiang. He was eventually caught between the two and suffered from dilemma and headaches. Meanwhile, under Jiang Jiang¡¯s soft coaxing, Yin Yin¡¯s anger finally subsided. Although Jiang Jianguo was average in appearance and ability, what Yin Yin liked the most about him was his honesty and pure love for his wife. Of course, it would be great if he could not be filial to Old Mrs. Jiang. ¡°Oh right, how much salary did you bring back this time? Give it to me, I¡¯ll keep it for you. I¡¯ll see which store is suitable for our business in a few days and rent it.¡± Jiang Jianguo didn¡¯t object as his salaries were all given to Yin Yin in the past. Jiang Jianguo came back to City H. He needs to complete his work for this month before he can resign. Yin Yin kept the money carefully. She couldn¡¯t let that Jiang mother-and-son duo cheat Jiang Jianguo again with his money. ¡°Jiang Zhaodi, the examination day is approaching. When the time comes, let me copy your exam.¡± In Danyang Elementary School, before Jiang Zhaodi could take a step inside the classroom with her school bag, she was stopped by a little girl. The little girl¡¯s name is Lin Rourou. Dressed in a delicate pink dress, she was looking at Jiang Zhaodi with her head held up, and disgust written in her eyes. Seeing that, Jiang Zhaodi couldn¡¯t help but take a step back. Lin Rourou couldn¡¯t wrap her mind about why Jiang Zhaodi was the favorite of the teacher. She couldn¡¯t understand why the boys in the class liked to talk to Jiang Zhaodi while they didn¡¯t want to play with her. Her heart was filled with jealousy. But for the sake of the exam, she had to talk to Jiang Zhaodi. Her father told her that he would cut off her pocket money if she failed the exam this time. Without pocket money, how can she buy beautiful toys, eat candy and ice cream? Her seat was just behind Jiang Zhaodi¡¯s seat, who was the top one in the class. As long as Jiang Zhaodi was willing to let her copy her exam, her grades will definitely go up, and her father would, without surprise, give her more money. Carrying her bulging school bag in her arms, Jiang Zhaodi shook her head, ¡°No, the teacher said you can¡¯t cheat.¡± ¡°If you don¡¯t tell others, then I won¡¯t tell. No one will know about this.¡± Lin Rourou purposely made her voice quiet so that only the two of them could hear it, ¡°As long as you help me copy your exam, I¡¯ll give you five dollars.¡± For Lin Rourou, who had a good background, the five dollars of money was nothing to her. However, for Jiang Zhaodi, the five dollars of money was the amount she can earn only after picking up a lot of bottles. But she still shook her head and refused. Jiang Zhaodi suddenly became distracted and a faint smile appeared on her lips. In the morning, her mother boiled an egg for her and told her that she would eat an egg starting from now on to strengthen her body. Jiang Zhaodi felt that her mother was treating her better and better. Lin Rourou didn¡¯t like Jiang Zhaodi in the first place, so when she saw that she was not paying attention to her after rejecting her offer, she felt that Jiang Zhaodi didn¡¯t take her seriously. An unknown fire burst into her heart. She rolled her eyes, and without waiting for the other party to react, grabbed the school bag in her arms. She knew that Jiang Zhaodi cherished this broken school bag very much. There was one time that it got dirty, and she carefully wiped it clean. She decided that today, she was going to destroy this broken school bag. ¡°Don¡¯t touch my school bag.¡± Jiang Zhaodi¡¯s face quickly changed. This school bag was her first school bag and also the one her mother brought for her. Even if the zipper was broken, she still cherished it very much. Under the pulling of the two, the already broken school bag was directly ripped open. Many plastic bottles and one small bag filled with money were revealed and fell to the ground. CH 11 ¡°Is that money? That¡¯s a lot. Isn¡¯t she very poor? How could she have that much money? She must have stolen it.¡± ¡°I lost twenty cents before, she must be the one who stole it.¡± ¡°How come there are so many plastic bottles in her school bag?¡± ¡°I know, I saw Jiang Zhaodi go to the garbage pile to pick up plastic bottles before.¡± ¡°No wonder she smells so bad, she actually went to the garbage dump to pick up garbage.¡± A male student covered his nose and mouth with his hand, looking like he really smelled a stench in the air. Other students who were watching the show also took a step back one after another, their eyes looking at Jiang Zhaodi with disgust. Jiang Zhaodi didn¡¯t pay any attention to them. She squatted down to pick up the money and put it back inside her broken school bag. After that, she picked up the plastic bottles. A foot appeared in her sight, and with a bang, it kicked the bottle that Jiang Zhaodi was going to pick up into the corner of the room. Lin Rourou¡¯s eyes were filled with bad intentions, ¡°Aren¡¯t you picking up garbage? Go pick it up. For your poor sake, I¡¯ll let you pick up the bottles I drank in the future. You thief, speak, who did you steal your money from?¡± Jiang Zhaodi unhurriedly straightened her feet, with her arms holding her broken school bag tightly. A tint of red could be seen in her eyes, but she still maintained her stubborn stance, looking like a wolf cub. She retorted, ¡°I¡¯m not a thief. I don¡¯t want your bottle either. What¡¯s wrong with me picking up bottles? Is there a rule in the school saying that students can¡¯t pick up bottles?¡± Jiang Zhaodi ignored the eyes watching her and walked to the corner to pick up the bottle kicked by her. She slid the bottle inside a plastic bag before putting it in her school bag. ¡°Good, Jiang Zhaodi, you have the nerve to talk back to me. I¡¯ll tell the teacher right now that you are a thief who stole other people¡¯s money. I lost fifty yuan, it must be you who stole it.¡± Lin Rourou turned around and left the classroom, running quickly to the direction of the teacher¡¯s office. ¡°Teacher Yin, just now, Ms. Lin from the Danyang Elementary School called and asked if you had time to visit the school, saying that something happened to your daughter Zhaodi.¡± Yin Yin had just finished her class when the teacher in the same office as her stopped her and delivered a message. Nowadays, mobile phones are still uncommon. Adding to the fact that there¡¯s also no phone installed at home, Yin Yin gave Teacher Lin her office phone number for easy contact. This is the first time Ms. Lin called, did something happen to Zhaodi? ¡°Alright, I happen to have no classes now. Thank you.¡± Yin Yin didn¡¯t wait for anyone and directly rode a bicycle to Danyang Elementary School. As soon as she took a foot inside the Danyang Elementary School, the sound of students reading aloud floated in her ears. Yin Yin went straight to the teacher¡¯s office of the sixth grade. Inside the office, Teacher Lin, who was dressed in a pure white dress, was correcting homework. Upon hearing the sound of the door knocking, she lifted up her head, revealing her gentle face. ¡°Mother of Zhaodi, you¡¯re here.¡± ¡°Ms. Lin, I got the news that something happened to my daughter?¡± Because she was in a hurry, a layer of thin sweat could be seen on Yin Yin¡¯s forehead. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, the problem is not that big.¡± Teacher Lin poured Yin Yin a cup of water and recounted to her what happened this morning. ¡°That¡¯s impossible, my Zhaodi will not take other people¡¯s money.¡± Right after Teacher Lin finished her words, Yin Yin quickly denied it. ¡°Mother of Zhaodi, don¡¯t be anxious. I didn¡¯t say that Zhaodi was a thief. She is a very well-mannered child, and I have faith in her. However, she indeed brought a lot of money in her school bag. I asked her where she got that money from, and she wouldn¡¯t say the answer.¡± Teacher Lin said. She added, ¡°That¡¯s also why I invited you here. May I ask if you know the reason? Of course, this is not the main purpose why I invited you here. The other purpose is to talk with you about Zhaodi¡¯s continuing her studies into middle school. Do you have plans on letting Jiang Zhaodi go to a middle school?¡± Before Yin Yin could open her mouth, the sound of the door being knocked rang again. Looking at the door, a thin girl was standing there. When the girl saw Yin Yin, her eyes turned red and with a soft voice, she said pitifully, ¡°Mom.¡±