Chapter 43
[Tsk tsk tsk, I'm serious, if Liu Xiangqin doesn't run away now, when will she? Even if she stays in Yanjing, she can easily find a job to support herself. Going back to take care of Cha Cha Shao's son will not only leave her penniless, but she'll also get beaten up.]
[Sister! Even if you're in pain, don't choose to become numb. They're manipulating you; you should move on, and you should support your daughter in moving on.]
Liu Xiangqin fell silent once again, and tears inexplicably streamed down her face.
The voice she heard was right; she had been living numbly all along, and her daughter's life had been ruined because of her.
She shouldn't continue living like this. The voice was right; she still has a chance to change.
She wiped away her tears and hung up the phone abruptly. "You idiot, get the hell out of here!"
She had just hung up when the phone rang again. She thought it was her son, but it showed an unknown number.
She answered slowly, "Hello?"
The daughter's innocent voice came through the phone, "Mom, please don't make me get married, okay? I still want to continue my studies."
"Teacher Zhang said that attending a girls' school is free, and we don't need to pay for anything. I don't want to get married. She said we are born to be mountains, not streams. I want to stand atop the peaks and look down on the mediocre valleys. We are born to be outstanding people, not weeds. We want to stand on the shoulders of great men and despise the lowly cowards. I want to leave the mountains and see the outside world."
"Mom, don't worry, I'll definitely earn lots of money for you to spend in the future. We'll take my sister on trips, to travel the world. We shouldn't confine ourselves to this little mountain village, should we?"
Her daughter, a high school sophomore, spoke tearfully. Liu Xiangqin opened her mouth several times, but found that she could not make a sound.
She was too ashamed to face her daughter, and didn't know what to say to her.
[Oh my god, this principal is so wonderful! She truly deserves to be enshrined in the Imperial Ancestral Temple. I want to give her money to start a school, what should I do?]
For the first time, Song Shiwei directly experienced the spirit of Principal Zhang Guimei in her world. She helped countless girls from deep in the mountains to leave their homes, which was a great cause.
[Waaaaah, Liu Xiangqin, please get my contact information right away! I 'Song Shiwei this project!]
[Liu Xiangqin, speak up! Are you mute?! If you don't send your daughter to school, I'm really going to smash your head in!]
Liu Xiangqin gradually came to her senses, her voice tinged with guilt, "Okay, Mom supports your studies. Study hard and listen to the principal."
"Mom has made up her mind. Mom will stay in Yanjing to earn money. Next year, you will also take the college entrance exam to come to Yanjing. I want to find your sister, and the three of us, mother and daughters, will live a good life."
Hearing Liu Xiangqin's words, Song Shiwei felt a little better. [That's starting to sound like a mother! But big sister! You should at least get her contact information! I want to donate money.]
[Hurry, get the contact information for the principal of the girls' school, I want to spend money impulsively.]
A note from the author:
"I'd rather be in pain than numb, "Liu Xiaoyang said.
"I was born a mountain, not a stream"—this is the motto of Huaping Girls' High School, given by two truly remarkable women.
As a victim of the preference for sons over daughters, I can't help but clench my fists every time I see this. Thankfully, the journey has already passed.
Chapter 43
◎New melon! New melon!◎
Liu Xiangqin glanced at Song Shiwei and realized that she hadn't said anything. Suddenly, she realized that she had heard Song Shiwei's thoughts.
Although it's hard to believe, she did hear Song Shiwei's inner thoughts.
She blinked, and following Song Shiwei's instructions, asked calmly, "Daughter, do you have Principal Xiong's contact information? I'd like to save it so I can contact him later."
Liu Xiangqin's daughter on the other end of the phone was stunned. This seemed to be the first time her mother had shown concern for her. In the past, her mother would always be sarcastic and never inquire about her grades. She even selfishly wanted to marry her off.
But today, Mom took the initiative to tell her to study hard and even asked who her teacher was, which has never happened before.
She said with some delight, "This is Principal Zhang's phone number. Principal Zhang said that as long as I study hard, I will definitely be able to get into university and see the world."
Song Shiwei also chuckled inwardly, [Yay, got the contact information! Now I can donate money like crazy.]
[How much should I donate? At least a million or so, but that's not enough. For something that benefits the country and its people, I want to donate ten million!!!]
Liu Xiangqin was a little shocked. Ten million? That's way too much!
Song Shiwei pondered in her heart, [Although establishing a girls' school was arduous, it wasn't just a matter of money; it lacked many other things. What they lacked most were teachers, and even more so, girls who had been forced to abandon their studies because their families, like hers, favored sons over daughters.]
[Damn, I really want to expose that idiot Wu Jianguo. That way, more people will see the girls' school.]
[But that would hurt Liu Xiangqin. Let's forget about it.]
Liu Xiangqin took a deep breath, and then, as if having made up her mind, said to the Jiang Family, "Everyone, I'm sorry for what happened today. I know I was wrong."
The Jiang Family all had expressionless faces, and even looked at her with some wariness.
Song Shiwei smiled outwardly, but inwardly she was cursing, "[Liu Xiangqin admitted her mistake so quickly, could she be trying to plead for her husband?]"
[Can you please wake up! You could at least help your daughter's school get some investment right now. Your mother-in-law is so soft-hearted; if she really gives you a few million, your daughter can focus on her studies, and the girls' school teachers can concentrate on teaching.]
Mother Jiang and Jiang Zhuxin nodded in agreement, watching Liu Xiangqin warily. If this woman still couldn't see the bigger picture and insisted on pleading for her husband, they would really give her a few punches.