1980s: I was reborn after being scumbag to death

Chapter 106 Trap
It was already late when Meng Shulan returned to the village.

It gets dark early in winter, and today she was riding in a bullock cart that was picking up passengers in the town, so it took some time.

The day before yesterday, Meng Changli came to visit her sister at the market. She would not come to pick her up on Saturday because she was going to the city to buy cloth.

After the family business recovered, we sold as much as we could make. The batch of cloth we had taken earlier was almost sold out.

Meng Shulan didn't want her sister to come and pick her up, as it would be a waste of time.

Carrying her big schoolbag, Meng Shulan met an old lady who was leading a cow to drink water on the dam.

The old lady lived in the yard behind her house, separated by a small bamboo forest. Because they lived close to each other, she often helped out with things and they had a good relationship.

When the old lady saw her, she greeted her first, and then began to advise her, "Nothing is more important than taking the college entrance examination. Put your business aside for now and wait until you finish the exam next year. There is no need to rush to make money.

Especially you, Shulan, it's so hard for you to get into high school, don't let these things delay your studies!"

The old lady's face was full of worry as she spoke. Meng Shulan could see that she was really doing it for her own good, but, what did that have to do with anything?
Meng Shulan was a little confused by the advice.

But she soon realized that Ye Ran, or the people from the Ye family, brought what happened in the school to the village.

Yes, it's disgusting. Since I can't control her in school, I start to make trouble in the village.

Meng Shulan smiled and said to the old lady, "Auntie, you go ahead and do your work. I understand." Then she took her things and went home.

Since even the old lady in the backyard knows the situation, the family must also know about what is happening at school.

When Meng Shulan returned, she found that the atmosphere in the entire hall was indeed not right.

My sister's cloth has been bought, but it is still placed under the eaves and has not been tidied up at all.

Everyone in the family was there except for two children who were playing outside.

My father sat on the doorstep, not knowing what he was thinking.

My mother and sister were discussing something in the room, and from the tone of their voices, they both sounded a little anxious.

The gate of the Meng family's courtyard was closed. When Meng Shulan pushed the door open and returned home, everyone noticed it at the first moment.

When Meng Fude saw his daughter return, the sadness on his face disappeared. He stood up and smiled at his daughter, "Shulan is back."

He Jinqiu and Meng Changli, who were inside the house, also came out to greet them. Everyone was smiling, but the smiles did not reach their eyes, and it was obvious that they were hiding something in their hearts.

Meng Shulan didn't rush to ask. She put the things away first and took out the dirty clothes.

When He Jinqiu saw his daughter was about to wash clothes in the reservoir, he quickly stopped her and said, "It's almost dark, why are you washing clothes? Leave it for tomorrow."

Meng Shulan didn't insist. She put down the basin and asked her sister sitting at the table, "Sister, there are so many cloths left outside. Why don't you put them away quickly?"

The fabric will also deteriorate if it gets wet.

Meng Changli glanced at her sister and said nothing.

He Jinqiu sighed and said to his youngest daughter, "Shulan, why don't we put this business aside for now."

Meng Shulan: "Mom, why do we need to put it up? Aren't these things selling well?"

He Jinqiu hesitated to speak, not knowing what to say.

At this moment, Meng Changli, who had been silent the whole time, spoke up, "Shulan, did Ye Ran and that Ning girl bully you at school?"

Meng Changli was a person who could not hide things, so she soon brought Ye Pingshun to her house and said that she was commissioned by the school to learn about their family's business.

It turns out that those people were not gossiping behind my back, but came to my door openly.

Very courageous.

This happened in the morning. Meng Changli was going to the city today, so she left early in the morning. No one knew what was going on. In the afternoon, she returned with a cart of fabric and was told that their business might not be able to continue.

The school found out about it and said that this kind of thing is not allowed at the moment. If they don't listen to the advice, they will make a note of it in Meng Shulan's file.

The old couple of the Meng family were frightened when they heard this. In the afternoon, when their eldest daughter returned, the family hurriedly discussed the matter.

What the old couple meant was that it was better to have less trouble than more, so why not just stop for a while and wait until after the college entrance examination next year.

Although they didn't know what the consequences of this file would be, they still felt it was quite serious.

Meng Changli was also frightened at first. After all, it was related to her sister's exam and she couldn't be careless at all. But after thinking about it carefully, she felt that something was wrong.

"I think the Ye family is just jealous and secretly plotting to ruin our business. They are so petty, it's not surprising that they would do something like this."

Meng Shulan nodded, her sister's analysis was correct.

In fact, He Jinqiu also knew all this, but when it came to her youngest daughter's college entrance examination, she would become confused and panicked, afraid that she would make a wrong move and regret it for the rest of her life.

This is what the mother and daughter were arguing about just now.

He Jinqiu: "The Ye family's intentions are not quite right, but this matter has already reached the school, and there is nothing we can do at the moment. Ye Pingshun also said when he came here this morning that he was only representing the school to understand the situation, and the letter of guarantee he brought was also issued by the school. The school is nagging about this matter, how can we not listen?"

No matter what, my daughter’s college entrance examination is the top priority.

"Mom, what guarantee?"

Meng Shulan was shocked. Those people even brought a letter of guarantee!

He Jinqiu: "It's a letter of guarantee issued by the school, asking us to abide by the policy."

Meng Shulan asked anxiously, "Mom, you didn't sign it, did you?"

Although the policy will be released in a dozen days, Meng Shulan is unwilling to give up her business in the next ten days.

Fortunately, He Jinqiu hesitated and did not sign.

"Since you're all gone, I can't even recognize all the words on the letter of guarantee, so I haven't signed it yet."

Although He Jinqiu was anxious, he was not stupid. The whole family was away, and there were only two old guys. What if something happened and they got cheated?
As He Jinqiu spoke, he directly took the letter of guarantee on the table and showed it to his daughter.

"Ye Pingshun told us to give him an answer today."

Meng Shulan took it in her hand and looked at it.

Haha, the conditions are quite harsh. As long as they sign this guarantee, it is equivalent to them admitting that they have violated the policy and operated privately.

If you have this clause, you will be convicted. In the future, not only will you not be able to take the college entrance exam or go to college, but even if you get a job, someone with ulterior motives can use this to make trouble.

Meng Shulan sneered and tore the letter of guarantee into strips.

"Shulan, you..."

He Jinqiu quickly reached out to grab it, but was frightened by his daughter's impulsiveness.

Meng Shulan: "Mom, it's okay. This is their trap. It's a good thing you didn't sign it, otherwise it would be really troublesome."

He Jinqiu also knew, but...

"If you don't listen, can the school let it go?"

She was mainly worried about affecting her daughter's studies.

Meng Shulan: "The policy will be released in ten days or so. So what if the school doesn't take it into account? If he dares to remember it, I will make a scene."

(End of this chapter)