Lin Yueyao wasn't going to be stupid enough to just stand there and let her mother hit her. When her mother came over, Lin Yueyao raised her voice and said:

"The school told me to come back and pack my things, prepare my supplies for going to the countryside, and I have to take the train the day after tomorrow."

"What if I have injuries, and the school leaders see them tomorrow, or the civil affairs department leaders who assigned us to the countryside see them..."

Lin Yueyao paused deliberately, and seeing that her mother hesitated and her father's expression grew increasingly grim, she continued.

"How am I supposed to explain all these injuries to them? Am I supposed to say that my parents, brother, and sister-in-law didn't approve of me going to the countryside, so they beat me up at home as soon as they saw that I had made the decision on my own?"

Lin Yueyao glared at her father again. "Our Lin family are cultured people. We've been studying since our ancestors' generation. You could say we're a family of scholars."

In reality, the Lin family weren't exactly cultured people; they were just nouveau riche landlords, the kind who oppressed ordinary people.

Unfortunately, Lin's father's grandfather later became addicted to opium and squandered the family fortune.

Lin Yueyao dropped a bombshell, leaving the Lin family tossing and turning in bed all night, unable to fall asleep.

She was the only one sleeping soundly!

In the room of Mr. and Mrs. Lin, Mrs. Lin's indignant voice could be heard: "We raised that girl all these years and got nothing in return. She actually had the nerve to ask to go to the countryside. You tell me, we've just wasted all our efforts!"

“I told you not to let her study, not to let her study, but you wouldn’t listen. You even said that it’s not easy for your Lin family to produce a college student, so she has to study. Look at what’s happened, she’s become wild from studying!”

Lin's father didn't speak, he just remained silent, and he was starting to regret it.

Lin's mother, unwilling to give up, suggested, "Why don't we find her a man with connections to marry before she goes to the countryside? This brat is a college student now, there must be plenty of men vying for her!"

Lin's father was also pondering what Lin's mother had said. It would be a huge loss to send Lin Yueyao to the countryside.

Who knows if Lin Yueyao will ever come back?

Or, if he marries a peasant after moving to the countryside, then all his efforts over the years will have been in vain.

Should we try to make a little money while we can?

But then I think of how some big shots at the top were demoted and sent to reformatories just because they said one or two wrong things.

Lin's father still dared not violate the regulations; those people with status could be demoted without warning.

His Lin family, though small, only held some status in this area; outside of it, he was nothing.

"She needs to pack her things tomorrow, so just let her pack."

"From now on, our Lin family will pretend that this person never existed."

Since he couldn't change it, he simply stopped caring. Whether Lin Yueyao lived or died was none of the Lin family's business.

But what Lin's father didn't know was that because of his indifference, no one in the Lin family even bothered to ask about Lin Yueyao's whereabouts.

By the time the Lin family's property was completely looted, the person who had vanished without a trace was nowhere to be found.

Of course, when Lin Yueyao left the Lin family home, she only took a quilt and two sets of clothes with her, as the neighbors can testify.

Now the neighbors all think that after Lin's daughter got into university, she's gone crazy from studying. Now she doesn't study anymore and has applied to go to the countryside to do farm work.

The neighbors watched as Lin Yueyao quickly tidied up the quilt, and they all asked her questions.

"Girl, you only brought one quilt and two sets of clothes? How much money did your parents give you? Did they pack any food for you to eat on the train? Isn't that too little?"

"Yes, I heard that the train journey takes several days! And you've just arrived in the countryside, what are you going to do without any food?"

"Oh dear, you scholars are so enlightened! You're studying all this time, and now you're going to the countryside to be re-educated by the poor and lower-middle peasants?"

"What can rural people teach you? You've studied for so many years, what don't you know that you need to go to the countryside for further education? Do you expect those rural people to teach you how to farm?"

Lin Yueyao wasn't interested in their spectating and discussion, but she deliberately let the neighbors see her packing her things.

After all, the neighbors watched her leave the Lin family with a clean record, so if the Lin family is robbed in the future, they can't blame it on her.

Before leaving, Lin Yueyao cautiously asked her mother for money and food.

Lin's mother originally didn't want to give it to her and even wanted to scold her, but Lin's father stopped her with a look in his eyes.

"Give her whatever money you have on you, and make some pancakes and boil some eggs for her to take with her."

Lin's mother always carried money with her, but not much, just a dozen or so yuan. She took it all out and handed it to Lin Yueyao.

“This is all the money we have left. We’re giving it all to you to take to the countryside. If you don’t have a good life in the future, don’t blame us.”

The neighbor overheard this from outside the door and scoffed, "Three people in one family have permanent jobs. How could they not have saved any money after all these years?"

Lin's mother explained, "All three of our children are educated. Before, my husband and I's salaries were hardly enough to feed a family of five. Now that we've gotten married, after paying the bride price, where will we have any money left?"

“Sister Lin, everyone knows whether your family has money or not. Even if you tell us, we won’t get it. There’s no need for you to lie to us.”

"That's right! Your Lin family only has one precious daughter. She's going to the countryside, and you don't even buy her new clothes or give her any food. You only give her a few dollars. How are we supposed to live on that!"

Lin's mother didn't seem to care, but Lin's father was embarrassed by what he was said.

Finally, unable to withstand the scrutiny of everyone's gazes, Lin's father decided to send Lin's mother back to her room and give Lin Yueyao a few dozen yuan.

But Lin Yueyao was a very sensible child. She said, "No need. I saw there's a bag of flour in the kitchen. How about I take a bag of flour with me?"

After saying that, she blinked her big eyes and looked at Lin's father with a cute look. Lin's mother saw that this little girl was quite sensible and quickly nodded in agreement.

Anyway, there was only half a bag of flour left in the cabinet, so it wouldn't matter if she took it. But if they took money from Lin's mother, that would be like taking her life.

After Lin Yueyao left the Lin family's gate, she went to a guesthouse not far from the station and booked a room.

Actually, she wasn't supposed to leave today.

Instead, Lin Yueyao was going to take the train with other educated youth who were going to the countryside the next day. She left the Lin family a day early because she didn't want them to know the specific place she was going to.

To avoid getting into trouble for myself later because of the Lin family.

Lin Yueyao may not come back after leaving, and she is not sure what the future holds.

Even if things improve in the future, she doesn't plan to return to live in this city permanently.

Therefore, Lin Yueyao thought that all the things that needed to be resolved should be dealt with properly before she left.

For example, Zhang Jiandang, who imprisoned her in her past life—oh no, he's not called Zhang Jiandang now!

His name is now Zhang Jizu, and he is the only son of the Zhang family.

Zhang Jizu, a resident of a commune in Shanghai, is married to his childhood sweetheart, with whom he has a very good relationship. They also have a newborn daughter.

His wife injured her body when she gave birth to their daughter, and it's likely she'll have a hard time conceiving again.

Of course, Zhang's parents were unaware of their daughter-in-law's situation.

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