CHAPTER 164: CHAPTER 164: THAT WAS A REALLY SOPHISTICATED REMARK

Feeling joyful as she walked out of the office, Xinyan saw Zhao Jianlan waiting not far away. She ran over with a smile: "Were you waiting for me?"

Zhao Jianlan rushed towards her: "How did it go, how did it go? Were you praised by the school leaders?"

Yu Xinyan held up the red envelope in her hand: "The school gave me a bonus, a full fifty bucks, which is just enough to repay the money I borrowed from your family and the Wu Family’s Sister-in-law."

Zhao Jianlan was very happy knowing Yu Xinyan got a reward, but given Yu Xinyan’s current situation, she said: "You should repay the Wu Family’s first. There’s no rush for mine. You’re living on your own now and need money for everything."

Yu Xinyan put the money into her pocket, though it really went into the space: "Here’s what you don’t know, there’s a bonus for participating in the competition. This is just the school’s prize. The city’s prize is definitely more than the school’s. That money is enough for my expenses during this period."

Hearing this, Zhao Jianlan said: "That’s really great, now I don’t have to worry about you anymore."

College entrance exam registration has already begun, and a lot of review materials will surely require a lot of money. Zhao Jianlan had been genuinely worried about Yu Xinyan before, fearing she’d have financial worries again at that time.

Laughing and chatting, the two entered the Mechanical Factory’s family compound.

Unexpectedly, they ran into Yao Hui pulling on Lyu Xiangyang’s ear: "You’re so young, and you’ve already learned to lie. Today, I’ve got to give you a good lesson. Otherwise, what will become of you when you grow up?"

Lyu Xiangyang was also angry: "I didn’t lie. You did it. I saw it all."

Zhao Jianlan saw the scene and nudged Yu Xinyan with her elbow: "Good thing you were clear-headed and left that family."

Yu Xinyan’s lips curled into a mocking smile: "Yeah, seeing their home in chaos, I feel at ease."

At first, Zhao Jianlan thought she heard wrong. She stood dazed for a long time before realizing it, then burst into uncontrollable laughter: "Xinyan, what you said was spot on."

The two were having a good laugh when they suddenly heard Lyu Xiangyang shout from the front: "Why do you get to boss me around? You clearly pushed Ranran, and now you won’t let me tell the truth. You’re just a wicked stepmother."

With that, he pushed Yao Hui’s hand off his ear and ran forward.

Yao Hui stomped her foot in anger: "Lyu Xiangyang, you stop right there for me."

Zhao Jianlan leaned into Yu Xinyan’s ear: "Everyone in the family compound says Yao Hui is a jinx. Lyu Juncheng could have been Director Liang’s successor in the third workshop, but they messed it up. Now he didn’t even keep his team leader position and became an ordinary frontline worker. People joke about it a lot."

Yu Xinyan laughed: "They brought it upon themselves."

The two parted ways at the corner. Yu Xinyan glanced at Yao Hui, who was angrily chasing after Lyu Xiangyang, her eyes full of ridicule.

In her past life, Yao Hui was synonymous with white lotus, always stirring up trouble. Now that tables have turned, she’s getting a taste of being a stepmother. It’s not easy to stand there and laugh without back pain, is it?

Being a bystander sure is delightful.

Lyu Xiangyang was fighting with Yao Hui because Yao Hui heard that Yu Xinyan won first place in the city math competition and was in a bad mood.

When she got home and found mud all over the pants she’d just changed for Lyu Xiangran, she lost her temper and pushed Lyu Xiangran, knocking her down. The girl was already prone to crying, and this made her sob nonstop.

Already in a foul mood, Yao Hui lashed out at the heartbroken Lyu Xiangran, yelling at her. Seeing this, Lyu Xiangyang couldn’t stand it and directly confronted Yao Hui.

Seeing Lyu Xiangyang like this, Yao Hui chased after him to hit him, but there was no way Lyu Xiangyang would obediently let her hit him, so he just ran off.

And just like that, he ran into Yu Xinyan.

*

Meanwhile, Qiu Qingmei, already on the road, was now resting her head on the table, her eyes red as she looked at the scenery outside the train window.

Leaving home, she didn’t feel anything at first, but not long after the train started moving, she suddenly regretted it. But how could the comrade in charge of picking her up allow her whims?

Their task was to send her to the Capital, and it couldn’t be left unfinished. They comforted Qiu Qingmei until she calmed down.