Ch 11: The Unfilial Children Trembles in Fear (QT)

The gatekeeper saw Xiao Zhang’s truck and opened the gate ahead of time, wanting to let him drive in so he would not get entangled with Dong Zhizhi. Who would have thought that Dong Zhizhi would stand right in the middle of the gate, smiling as she waved at Xiao Zhang? The truck could not drive in at all.

As soon as Xiao Zhang stopped the truck, Dong Zhizhi ran over and called,

“Brother Zhang, I’ve been waiting for you for so long.”

Before Xiao Zhang could answer, Yun Xi had already jumped out of the truck. She strode over and grabbed Dong Zhizhi by the ear.

“Weren’t you looking for me? Your mother is standing right here, a whole living person. Are you blind? Can’t you see me?”

“Mom? Mom, stop grabbing me! You already have a job now, so why are you still so crude?”

Dong Zhizhi was in so much pain that tears sprang to her eyes.

“What’s crude about disciplining an ungrateful ingrate?”

Yun Xi was not polite at all.

“I heard you can’t go back to the village? Come on, tell me how the village bullied you. What huge thing happened? Did the brigade leader stop behaving like a human being and refuse to let you go home?

You’ve spent quite a bit of Xiao Zhang’s money these past few days, haven’t you?

If you lied, then you defrauded him of his money. Today, we’ll have to go see the public security officers. Explain yourself clearly.”

The moment Dong Zhizhi heard “fraud” and “public security,” her face went pale with fright.

She shouted,

“Mom! Are you even my mother? How can you treat me like this?”

Yun Xi shoved her aside and lifted her chin.

“What did I do? If there’s a matter, explain the matter. Whatever needs to be done will be done.

Indulging a child is the same as killing them.

If you defrauded Xiao Zhang of money, can I cover for you?

Have you forgotten those things from a few years back, when people reported their own parents?

If I report you, I can even gain a good reputation for placing righteousness above family.

I can’t possibly cover up your wrongdoing and let you harm the whole family.”

“I didn’t defraud anyone! Don’t wrong me!”

The commotion was not small, and it drew more than a dozen people over to watch.

They all felt that Yun Xi might be a bit too severe. The young girl’s eyes were red from crying. Bringing up public security and all that was too frightening, wasn’t it?

Then they heard Yun Xi say,

“Then tell me what urgent matter you had to find me for. Why did you have nowhere to go? Why didn’t you return to the village? Why did you come looking for Xiao Zhang every day? Speak!”

Dong Zhizhi opened her mouth, but she could not say a single word.

Yun Xi continued,

“Return the money you borrowed from Xiao Zhang. Return it immediately.

Otherwise, I’ll call the brigade leader right now and ask what exactly happened. What matter required you to stay in the city for so many days?

If there was no matter, then you committed fraud and avoided labor.

Even more seriously, you’ve been loitering at the city government gate every day. Who knows what you’re trying to do?

As a city government employee, if I cover for you, that is my mistake.”

With increasingly serious accusations being placed on her head, Dong Zhizhi was truly frightened.

She shouted,

“Enough! Stop talking! I just took a liking to Brother Zhang and wanted to date him, all right? Nothing happened. I lied, but that was only so I could understand Brother Zhang better.

Everything I said is true. Don’t report me to public security. I’ll return the money to him right now.”

Yun Xi had guessed correctly.

With Dong Zhizhi’s personality, she would never leave money at home. She would definitely carry it on her and hide it in her clothes.

After being frightened like this, Dong Zhizhi immediately took out enough money to give to Xiao Zhang.

Yun Xi coldly snatched the money, counted it once, and handed it to Xiao Zhang.

Then she said coldly,

“No matter who you want to date, you can’t lie and deceive people. Otherwise, the only person who will lose face is you.

Remember this. No one knows a daughter better than her mother.

Don’t come in front of me playing tricks.”

With so many people watching, Dong Zhizhi nearly broke down.

“Mom! How did you become like this? You won’t give me any dignity at all. Are you trying to force me to death?”

“From the moment you started blocking people at the city government gate every day, you stopped giving me dignity. So why should I give you any?

Let me guess.

Because the family was divided, every big and small matter has to be handled by yourself now. You have to work hard in the fields to earn work points too. You can’t endure that hardship, so you came here hoping I’d transfer my job to you, right?”

Yun Xi had carefully studied the original owner’s memories and had long since understood the personalities of these children. Original translation at HololoNovels dot com. Every guess hit the mark.

When everyone saw Dong Zhizhi’s guilty expression, they knew Yun Xi had guessed correctly.

So it turned out she was not only a toad lusting after swan meat, she was also coveting a city government job.

What kind of dream was she having in broad daylight?

No wonder Yun Xi disliked her so much.

Who would cherish a daughter like this?

Yun Xi continued,

“It’s been three or four months. From the time I left home until now, I’ve learned writing, arithmetic, driving, and Russian. Even if I left the city government now, I could find another job.

What about you?

What have you done?

You want a job, but have you improved yourself?

Are you waiting for pies to fall from the sky, or are you waiting for me to arrange everything for you?

Am I supposed to work hard and earn four jobs to pass down to all of you?

Can none of you live on your own?”

“You! Your words are too ugly!”

Dong Zhizhi was both embarrassed and furious.

Yun Xi spread her hands.

“Honest advice is unpleasant to hear. I’m teaching you the principles of being a decent person. If you won’t listen, there’s nothing I can do.

In the past, I spoiled all of you too much. That’s why you became people with high standards but low ability, refusing to work steadily.

From now on, I won’t care about any of you anymore.

If you can find work, then find it.

If you can’t, then honestly go farm.

Don’t come harassing me and my coworkers again.

Otherwise, I’ll go ask what crime it is to constantly spy on the city government!”

In front of Yun Xi, Dong Zhizhi could not say a word in defense.

Her face flushed red with shame, and she wished she could crawl into a crack in the ground.

Crying, she ran away.

Xiao Zhang asked,

“She won’t get into trouble, will she?”

Yun Xi patted Xiao Zhang’s shoulder.

“That’s something she needs to consider for herself. Everyone has to be responsible for their own life.”

Sister Qin clapped her hands.

“Well said! Who can take care of someone else for a lifetime?

When a mother worries too much, the child never grows up.

Back when we were teenagers, we were already independent. If we had done something this unreliable, wouldn’t our parents have beaten us to death?

Old Li is just soft-hearted. If it were me, I would have beaten her with a big stick long ago.”

Everyone thought about it and agreed.

If a child was useless, parents could not support them endlessly, could they?

Besides, some mud simply could not be propped onto a wall.

Also, Sister Li understood things clearly. She did not let this daughter, who was full of lies, enter the work unit and did not cause trouble for everyone. Wasn’t that good?

Yun Xi smiled.

“I’ve only just returned. I’ll go back to the dormitory and wash my face first. Anyone who asked me to bring things back can come to my dormitory to find me.

I also bought quite a few snacks from the provincial capital that we don’t have here. Everyone can try them.”

Everyone answered with smiles, curiously asking her how the provincial capital was, whether the training went smoothly, and whether anything happened there.

Yun Xi chatted with them enthusiastically.

It was as though Dong Zhizhi’s matter had never happened.

Those who had faintly developed some opinions about Yun Xi because of how annoying Dong Zhizhi had been these past few days also threw the matter to the back of their minds.

Xiao Zhang watched from the side and thought that he really needed to learn from Sister Li.

This was how matters should be handled, cleanly and decisively, without leaving room for sentiment, while still giving others no gossip to spread.

The results of the provincial capital training were reported directly to the work unit by the instructors.

So very soon, everyone learned that Yun Xi had placed first and that she had been the only female comrade in the training class. Her performance had stunned everyone, leaving those male drivers dumbfounded and losing so thoroughly that they were fully convinced.

This made everyone incredibly proud!

Xiao Zhang had been excellent before, but even he had not been this excellent.

Yun Xi had truly brought honor to the unit by going out.

Then, within the next two days, several packages arrived for Yun Xi one after another. They were all sent by the drivers who had trained with her, saying they were local specialties sent as apologies.

Now Yun Xi truly became a legendary figure in the city government.

To be able to go out once and make so many people submit in admiration was not something an ordinary person could do.

Most importantly, when everyone had first met her a few months ago, she had not known a single large character, had never touched a vehicle, and had never heard Russian.

Yet in just a few months, she had grown to this point.

She was practically a genius!

Their city had not produced a genius in decades, so Yun Xi’s various deeds had already reached a genius-level standard.

For a while, whenever people went home and chatted over meals, they talked about Yun Xi’s story, causing many, many people to learn about this little old lady who had been delayed by her children.

If her children had not been so useless and dragged her down for so many years, would she have been buried like that?

Fortunately, she had woken up now and walked out on her own.

A genius like this ought to shine in an important position.

Since those children were already adults, they should all live their own lives and stop dragging Yun Xi down!

Yun Xi’s fame spread so widely that the news even reached the countryside.

The people in the same village reacted as though they had heard huge news and shouted it to everyone.

Only then did everyone learn that Dong Zhizhi had disappeared for several days some time ago because she had run to find Yun Xi and had even made such a huge joke of herself.

What shocked everyone most was that Yun Xi was actually someone with great ability.

What was Russian?

They had never even heard of it.

Knowing characters and arithmetic was already difficult enough.

How could she also learn to drive?

And she had placed first in the provincial capital?

Did that mean there was not a single driver in the city better than Yun Xi?

How impressive must that be?

This was a golden phoenix flying out of their village!

Even though Yun Xi had not returned, the villagers still felt proud and happy. They felt especially honored that an impressive figure had come from their village. There was laughter and excitement everywhere.

Some people even deliberately went to visit relatives in neighboring villages, telling them that an important person had emerged from their village. It was extremely lively.

Only the Dong family felt terrible.

Yun Xi’s attitude toward Dong Zhizhi was her attitude toward all of her children. She refused to give even the slightest way out and showed not the least intention of reconciling with them.

They did not understand.

Wasn’t it just the matter of Eldest Brother wanting to buy a job?

How had it turned into something like severing all ties?

And was that truly their mother, the one who was so capable?

Had she been buried all this time because she had previously been trapped in the village farming, with no chance to study?

Then if their mother was so outstanding, why were they such failures?

Even the second son, who had become a teacher and had always been proud of himself, lost his confidence.

His little sense of superiority was utterly fragile before his own mother’s current achievements.

It was nothing at all.

Originally, having such a good mother should have been a wonderful thing.

The higher the status of the family elder, the greater the benefits for the descendants. They could all benefit from her success.

Otherwise, why would people say, “When one person attains the Dao, even their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven”?

But Dong Zhizhi had run over and caused trouble, angering Yun Xi so much that she had even brought up words like fraud and spying on the city government. It was clear just how angry she was.

And so, once the Dong family shut the door, they began scolding Dong Zhizhi, blaming her for looking for trouble and acting on her own.

Dong Zhizhi was not someone who would silently swallow grievances either. She cursed the eldest son for coveting Yun Xi’s coffin money and angering her. She blamed him for constantly belittling Yun Xi and provoking her into turning against them.

Dong Zhihong felt that he was the eldest son and that his status was different.

For his youngest sister to dare point at his nose and curse at him, wasn’t she trying to overturn the heavens?

He raised his hand and slapped her, cursing,

“The eldest brother is like a father. When our parents aren’t here, what I say is reason. Whether you want to listen or not, you have to listen!”

Dong Zhizhi screamed and rushed forward, scratching his face open.

“The family has already been divided. Who are you lecturing?

The family became like this because of your branch!

Mom is so outstanding now, and she’s become better-looking too.

If one day Mom gets married, then she really won’t have any connection to the old Dong family anymore.

You’ll be the sinners of the old Dong family!”

Her words reminded everyone.

That was right.

Now Yun Xi no longer worked in the fields or did hard labor. She was also willing to spend money on herself. Original translation at HololoNovels dot com. Her skin had become much fairer and smoother, her clothes looked good, and she was capable.

How could no one take a fancy to her?

If she married someone in the city, what would happen to them, her countryside children?

What exactly could they do to make Yun Xi forgive them?

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