Turning Antagonist to Protagonist: He is Both Soft and Fierce-Chapter 235 - 230: Song Tingfan Is Forced to Withdraw from School
In the afternoon, Lin Qiao brought some eggs to the Wang Family’s door. The men of the Wang Family were all sleeping inside the house, so they would have energy to work in the afternoon.
At this time, Old Mrs. Wang and a few women were sitting around the table in the main hall, shelling beans.
Hearing the sound of snoring drifting out, Old Mrs. Wang muttered, "The second brother’s snores can probably be heard throughout the entire village."
Everyone laughed immediately, and the second brother’s wife seized the opportunity to "complain," "I can’t sleep at night."
"Isn’t it because you spoil him? If he snores, you should hit him. After one or two times, he’ll definitely stop." Old Mrs. Wang skillfully shelled the beans. Hearing the knock on the door, she looked over and saw it was Lin Qiao, quickly standing up to invite her in, "Madam Tingfan, just come in directly."
Lin Qiao came in and glanced at the table, "These beans are good, quite large."
There was a lot of debris from shelling beans. The eldest daughter-in-law, Mrs. Wang Ning, took a cloth to wipe the bench and saw her bringing eggs, "Madam Tingfan, why are you carrying eggs?"
"We bought too many at home, so I brought some for you." Lin Qiao placed the eggs on the table.
"You can’t have too many eggs. Take them back with you later; we won’t take them." Mrs. Wang Ning feigned anger and glared at her.
Lin Qiao smiled and got straight to the point, "Actually, there’s something I want to ask of you today."
The Wang Family’s impression of Lin Qiao had improved quite a bit, so they were naturally willing to help. Mrs. Wang Ning said cheerfully, "If there’s something, just say it. It’s only right to help neighbors."
"It’s like this: I sell things in town and don’t often come back. There’s no one to take care of the elders at home, so I wanted to hire someone to help cook and clean. After thinking it over, the only people I trust are Granny Wang’s family, so I came to ask, thick-skinned."
Lin Qiao paused for a moment, then continued, "The shop assistant in town earns thirty cents a day. I’ll pay you according to that rate, excluding the cost of food and laundry."
Thirty cents a day is equivalent to a man’s wage; it adds up to nine hundred cents a month.
The women of the Wang Family widened their eyes a bit.
Old Mrs. Wang discreetly glared at them, then shook her head, "We’ll help out without needing any silver; it’s not easy for you either."
"Granny, you should take the payment. How can I let you work for free? If you don’t accept, I won’t ask for your help." Lin Qiao half-jokingly said.
The eldest daughter-in-law, Mrs. Wang Zhu, knew Lin Qiao’s personality, and with a smile, she added, "Granny, just take it. Otherwise, Madam Tingfan won’t be at ease. At the end of the month, invite their family for a meat meal."
"I like hearing that, Sister-in-law Wang." Lin Qiao agreed.
Finally, Old Mrs. Wang nodded.
Lin Qiao paid half the wages and half a month’s food money in advance, "Granny, you don’t need to stay here all day. Once you’re finished, you can do your things. Also, I’d appreciate it if you could keep an eye on Grandpa and Grandma’s health conditions for me."
"If there’s something wrong, they might not tell us and just endure it."
Old Mrs. Wang nodded, "Alright, you are truly kind. Your Grandpa and Grandma are lucky to have you as their granddaughter-in-law."
Clearly, Madam Tingfan was very nice; she couldn’t understand how those things were being said about her in the village.
Thinking of this, she held Lin Qiao’s hand gently, patting her arm and advised her, as an elder, "Just let the words of others pass by and don’t do anything foolish again; it’s not worth it."
"I’ve come to understand now and won’t do it in the future." Lin Qiao said sincerely.
"It’s good that you’ve understood. Just live well from now on."
"I surely will."
...
After Lin Qiao jumped into the river, the village quieted down for a day or two. It should be said that Mrs. Song calmed down, but the town’s private school became noisy.
That day, at 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., lessons were being conducted in the private school.
The bright sunlight shone into the classroom, and several students by the window were sweating.
Suddenly, a woman barged in, interrupting the lesson, "Song Tingfan, you heartless thing, how dare you ignore us."
"Song Tingfan, come out! Come out, you coward! If you don’t come out, I’ll just shout here. Let’s see how you continue studying!" 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢
"You heartless wretch, you have money for studying but no money to support us..."
Upon hearing this, Song Tingfan’s expression changed, and he tightened his grip on the pen in his hand. Beside him, Zhou Tiedan leaned over and whispered, "Tingfan, it seems to be your third aunt; she’s so annoying."
It’s not annoying, it’s disgusting.
Song Tingfan bit his lip.
The teacher on the platform glanced at Song Tingfan, then walked outside, and shortly after, his reprimanding voice echoed, "Who are you? This is a private school. Keep your voice down! Leave at once."
Song Liu, with disheveled hair and a look of distress, lay on the ground making a scene, "I’m not leaving. I just want you to see clearly what kind of person Song Tingfan is. He has money for schooling but no money to support us."
In the past few days, beggars took over their thatched shelter and even stole their food. Unable to deal with those beggars, they moved to an old temple, but a group of beggars arrived at the temple too.
No matter where they went, beggars would always take their resting place and begging items.
She couldn’t bear it anymore.
"Shut up! Don’t bring your family’s matters to the private school. Resolve it privately without disrupting the class."
The teacher turned and called Song Tingfan out, sternly saying, "Take her outside and resolve it."
Song Tingfan pursed his lips, "Alright."
He didn’t even glance at Song Liu and then strode out of the private school, but Song Liu didn’t follow, continuing to shout inside the school, making it impossible for the private school to conduct lessons.
Song Tingfan stood at the door for a little while, then quickly turned to run.
Lin Qiao, who came to town today, arrived a little early to deliver lunch to Song Tingfan. Upon seeing the crowd in front of the private school, she walked a little closer and recognized the familiar voice, her face turning ugly.
Inside the private school, several teachers were headache-inducingly advising Song Liu, who was rolling and making a scene on the ground. Song Liu cursed Song Tingfan with increasingly harsh words, "Song Tingfan hooks up with his sister-in-law, often sleeping together at night. What’s a person like that doing studying? He should just be drowned in the pond..."
With a "slap," the angry cursing stopped abruptly. Lin Qiao pinned her on the ground, slapping her a few times over the mouth, "Slap slap slap."
Damn it, she had long wanted to do this—the Song San’s family are simply despicable.
Subsequently, she yanked her hair and, under everyone’s gaze, dragged her outside, throwing her at the private school entrance, scolding with a cold face, "I don’t know what face you have to make a fuss here when you’re the kind of person who would sell your niece-in-law to a brothel!"
No matter what, she had to clarify this today; otherwise, Song Liu’s troublemaking could easily cause Song Tingfan to be unable to continue his studies.
The private school puts a lot of emphasis on moral character.
Thinking of this, she raised her voice again, "You took fifty taels of silver from the brothel to sell me there. If it wasn’t for my good fortune, God knows how I’d have been ruined by now."
"I’ve already reported it to the government, couldn’t find you before, and now it’s perfect timing. I’ll take you to the government office!"
Immediately, everyone around realized Lin Qiao was the woman who was sold to the brothel and escaped some time ago, and for a moment, people’s eyes expressed various emotions.
Disgust, disdain, pity, sympathy...
