Back to the 1980s: Transmigrated as the Bigshot's Pampered Wife-Chapter 149: The Strong Can Withstand Temptation
"I wasn’t trying to make anyone faint. You’re all just useless. You faint at the drop of a hat. Is that my fault?" Sheng Yueyue shook her head, denying it.
"Sheng Yueyue, how have we wronged you? You use this attitude to make Dad faint over and over. When Jiaojiao was at home, you tricked us into hating her, and now..."
Sheng Shiwu’s words were cut off by Sheng Yueyue’s sharp voice.
"Are you all regretting marrying that bitch Gu Jiaojiao off to a cripple? For a woman who can’t even have children, marrying a disabled man is the best she could hope for!"
"Yueyue, you’re so young, yet so foul-mouthed. Where did you learn such filth? And how do you know Jiaojiao can’t have children?"
Sheng Shiwu had planned to hide in his room, but when he heard Sheng Yueyue cursing his parents, he couldn’t take it anymore and came out.
"You said it before too, didn’t you, you third moron? What, you regret it now? I knew it. All of you were just pretending to be nice to me."
"Yueyue, stop twisting things. You were the one who kept saying Jiaojiao couldn’t have children. We only believed you because we thought you were an honest person."
"Don’t feel wronged that I call you a moron. Gu Jiaojiao has been married to that cripple for a month now. Is she pregnant? No, right? So doesn’t that mean she can’t have kids?"
Sheng Yueyue was full of confidence. In her past life, Gu Jiaojiao never had any children up to the day she died. Instead, other women bore her husband sons and daughters.
Sheng Shiwu was speechless.
He didn’t know why Jiaojiao wasn’t pregnant either. Deep down, he was very worried, so he didn’t know how to argue back.
"Sheng Yueyue, are you here to apologize? It looks to me like you’re here to provoke us! Let me tell you, I will not forgive you."
Mr. Sheng looked at his third son, who had been rendered speechless by his daughter, and then at his arrogant daughter. He was absolutely furious.
"You won’t forgive me? I’m your own flesh and blood. From now on, everything I do will be your fault, even if I decide to kill someone or commit arson."
She spoke the most vicious words in a flat tone, a grotesque smile plastered on her face.
This sent a chill through Mrs. Sheng, who had always been so socially adept. ’Is my daughter crazy or not?’
’Sometimes she seems perfectly normal, but right now, she’s not normal at all.’
She asked cautiously, "Yueyue, are you feeling unwell anywhere?"
"I feel unwell everywhere. You all keep saying you want to make it up to me, that you’ll be good to me from now on. Is this what you call being good to me?"
"What have we done? Yueyue, how can you say such heartless things? Mom has poured her heart and soul out for you!"
It was the first time Sheng Shiwen had spoken so harshly to his own sister. Sheng Yueyue’s behavior that afternoon had completely overturned his perception of her.
’Is this girl standing before me with her hands on her hips really the same sister who was always crying?’
’Now she not only dares to talk back to them, but she’ll also hit people whenever she wants. Was she just pretending before?’
"Shouldn’t she be good to me? What’s there to even talk about? Mom, are you expecting me to be eternally grateful?"
"No, not at all, Yueyue. Mom loves you willingly. Just please, don’t go around hitting people anymore!"
Mrs. Sheng was emotionally and mentally exhausted, but she still tried to patiently guide her daughter, hoping she would stop fighting in the future.
"The people I hit deserved it. I’m enacting cosmic justice. Let me tell you, I am the Chosen One. I’m not someone to be trifled with."
"Sheng Yueyue, explain yourself. What is this ’Chosen One’?" Sheng Shiwu asked.
"You really want to know, third moron?" Sheng Yueyue asked, tilting her head.
"Yes, I want to know."
"It means exactly what it says. Aren’t you in college? You don’t even understand such a simple term? Calling you a moron is a compliment!"
Sheng Shiwu was at a loss for words again. He wouldn’t faint; he had long since become completely disappointed in his sister.
Mr. Sheng felt the same way, so he was composed enough to speak.
"Yueyue, you’ve become possessed. You’re to stay home for a while. Don’t go to school either."
"Why can’t I go to school? Are you afraid I’ll kill your precious Jiaojiao that you’re always thinking about?"
In her agitation, Sheng Yueyue blurted out what was on her mind. But she wasn’t afraid. In this family, her mother called the shots.
And since her mother was wholeheartedly devoted to her, Sheng Yueyue acted with impunity in the Sheng household.
The Sheng father and sons gasped. Sheng Yueyue was actually thinking of killing Jiaojiao!
Mr. Sheng had weathered countless storms in his life, but he had never felt as helpless as he did now, facing his daughter.
He shot a look at his two sons, signaling them not to provoke Sheng Yueyue any further. She was truly a lost cause.
The father and sons fell silent, but Mrs. Sheng couldn’t take it anymore. She stared blankly at her daughter, her eyes devoid of light.
There was only an infinite emptiness, as if her very soul had been hollowed out.
Her lips moved instinctively a couple of times, but no sound came out. Her heart sank along with them...
Gu Jiaojiao, however, was unaware of the events at the Sheng Family’s home. After finishing Su Shuochi’s acupuncture with the silver needles, she set up his IV drip.
"Su Shuochi, you can lie down or sit up and read. I’m going to feed the chickens first, then I’ll go weed the medicinal herb field."
"Jiaojiao, I’ve already finished weeding the herb field. Just go to sleep after you feed the chickens."
"Okay. Call your friend tomorrow and see if he has time to come pick up the rice soon."
"I already called Lin Haoshi today. He said he’ll be here in the next day or two. He was originally planning to go look for his father, but when he heard we had a lot of rice to sell, he started looking for a buyer."
"Hmm, it seems he’s a reliable person. That’s the kind of person who can accomplish great things. Finding his dad isn’t something that can be done overnight."
"Jiaojiao, I want to watch you feed the chickens. Isn’t this cot of yours movable?"
So, the couple went together to the chicken coop next to the herb field, Gu Jiaojiao carrying a bowl of rice.
She was raising a few dozen chickens in her space. When the chickens saw the food, their feet left the ground as they flew over quickly.
Others, like proper ladies, strolled over slowly, seemingly unconcerned that the other chickens would steal their share of the food.
When Gu Jiaojiao poured out the rice, the flock immediately began to peck at it.
However, the chickens with bigger appetites still seemed half-empty after finishing their own share.
So, they set their sights on the smaller chickens and charged toward the weaker ones.
They pushed the weaker chickens aside and clucked a few times, as if scolding them for not respecting their superiors.
Then they began to eat the rice in front of them. Not to be outdone, the weaker chickens slipped under the stronger ones’ feet to eat the rice beside them.
When the strong chickens saw this, they let out a harsh "CLUCK CLUCK CLUCK," shunning the weaker ones and starting to eat again.
The weaker chickens got angry. Suddenly noticing some rice grains stuck to another chicken’s back, they flapped their wings a few times, flew onto the strong chicken’s back, and started pecking the rice off it.
Perhaps some of the chickens were too bad-tempered; they craned their necks to peck at the weaker chickens, scaring them into scattering in all directions.
"Haha! Su Shuochi, look. Even the world of chickens is full of hidden turmoil, to say nothing of the human world!
Life wouldn’t be life without mistakes and failures. The strong are those who can withstand temptation and challenges."
