The tycoon's wicked wife from the era of literature has been reborn.

The 50th anniversary celebration of the county's No. 1 Middle School has come to a successful conclusion, and the school gave the students a half-day holiday.

The next day was Xiao Zhou's day off, which added up to a day and a half of vacation.

Students who lived nearby immediately packed their things and went home.

Thinking of the warmth of home and the delicious meals cooked by my parents, I felt elated.

As soon as the school gates opened, students waiting to go home poured out, their youthful faces beaming with expectant smiles.

Jiang Yu followed the crowd out of the school gate, and a rare smile appeared on her lips as she thought of her beautiful sister-in-law at home.

Today is the winter solstice, and the weather station broadcasts a reminder that the first snowfall of the year will arrive in the next few days.

Jiang Yu still had a lot of living expenses left. After saving for three months, she had a considerable amount of savings in her pocket.

Seeing the scarves hanging on the street stalls, I wanted to buy one for my mother and one for my brother and sister-in-law.

Jiang Yu asked about the price; it was eight yuan a piece, and she was secretly surprised.

But the scarf is really beautiful; the woven patterns on it are many times more exquisite than any I could knit myself.

The young girl didn't know how to bargain. She asked once if she could get a discount, but the shopkeeper said no. She sighed in disappointment and then started carefully selecting items.

Finally, I chose one each in red, white, and black, and thinking about how my family would look when they received the gift, I happily paid twenty-four yuan.

When it came time to collect the money, the shop owner hesitated for a moment, but ended up giving me three extra pairs of newly arrived acrylic cotton socks.

The little girl was overjoyed and repeatedly said, "Thank you, boss."

Little did she know that the boss would earn at least ten yuan more from this order.

Jiang Yu put the newly bought scarf into her schoolbag, zipped it up, and walked towards the waiting point with her schoolbag on her back.

There are several buses that go through town every day, and once you get there, it's only a ten-minute walk to home.

Sometimes, if you're lucky, there are many people going to Zhao Village, and the driver will even take everyone home.

As for those remote villages without roads, students have no choice but to walk.

There were people selling kebabs on the street; they seemed to be a family who had come from northern Xinjiang to make a living.

She had deep-set features and wore a square hat. The hostess also wore a colorful headscarf.

A family of four was grilling lamb skewers and calling out their wares. People in the county had never tried this novelty before, and given the cold weather, they were naturally drawn in by the fragrant and steaming aroma.

Jiang Yu stood there watching for a while, then couldn't resist going closer.

A skewer of lamb, packed full of meat, sells for one yuan.

You can get five pork skewers for one yuan. But a thrifty person does the math and decides, "Never mind, I'll just buy four ounces of pork for one yuan and grill it myself at home."

The aroma was irresistible, and even though it was expensive, Jiang Yu wanted to try it. She took out her money and bought a skewer, happily eating it as she walked.

Just as she was about to take the last bite, a hand suddenly reached out from the side and slapped the lamb skewer out of her hand.

Jiang Yu quickly turned her head and saw Yuan Liping's arrogant smiling face.

"Oh dear, I'm sorry, I bumped into you by accident. You're so rich, you probably won't mind, right?" Yuan Liping said sarcastically.

Jiang Yu frowned. She was definitely doing this on purpose!

But there was only one bite left, and the other person apologized first. If she pursued the matter further, it seemed like she had no right to do so and was making a mountain out of a molehill.

"Be more careful next time."

Jiang Yu suppressed her anger after giving the reminder, then turned and left, not wanting to cause any more trouble.

Since her brother went to the school to talk to Yuan Liping's parents and school leaders, Yuan Liping has become much more restrained.

However, whenever the two meet, Yuan Liping always glares at her.

Jiang Yu pretended not to see this person and ignored him.

Yuan Liping was resentful and had been holding back her anger for a long time. Today, she followed Jiang Yu all the way out of the school gate and saw her buy an expensive scarf that cost eight yuan and then buy such expensive lamb skewers. Her jealousy was burning.

A girl from a small town village, dressed more rustically than anyone else, yet had dozens of times more pocket money than anyone else, and always pretended to be thrifty.

Even the teacher praised her and told the students to learn from Jiang Yu.

As soon as they left school, they started spending money extravagantly. It's so hypocritical it's disgusting!

Yuan Liping grew angrier the more she thought about it. Seeing that Jiang Yu was enjoying herself by herself on the path, she couldn't hold back any longer and rushed over, slapping away the unsightly mutton skewers.

As for the admonitions from my parents and the warnings from school leaders, I completely forgot them the moment jealousy surged up.

Why is Jiang Yu so lucky? Why is it that her family became nouveau riche?
Why should a village girl from a single-parent family be able to live happily in front of someone from a full-time working family like her?
"Jiang Yu, you're disgusting!"

Yuan Liping came over and shoved Jiang Yu while cursing loudly, using all her strength, filled with jealousy and resentment.

Jiang Yu had no time to react before being pushed to the ground.

With her palms pressed against the coarse sand, a burning pain instantly spread throughout her body. Jiang Yu gritted her teeth in pain, but still couldn't stop trembling all over.

Jiang Yu's glasses were thrown away, and tears welled up in her eyes from the pain, blurring her vision.

She heard Yuan Liping's cheerful cursing and vaguely saw her walking towards the glasses, about to step on them.

"do not want!"

Jiang Yu shouted to stop her and got up.

Yuan Liping was unexpectedly pushed by her, and her back hit the wall, her eyes filled with disbelief.

What followed was an overwhelming surge of anger.

How dare that coward Jiang Yu touch her?!

While Jiang Yu was picking up her glasses and not paying attention to what was behind her, Yuan Liping's eyes flashed with intense malice.

She took a deep breath, suddenly picked up a piece of broken glass from the corner of the wall, and silently approached Jiang Yu from behind.

"Jiang Yu." Yuan Liping called softly as she waved her hand across Jiang Yu's face as she turned around.

With a loud "thud," a heavy denim backpack flew over and hit Yuan Liping squarely on the head.

Yuan Liping fell backward and sat on the ground.

The glass shard in his hand slipped from his grasp.

She raised her head, feeling dizzy, and a face that was enough to give her nightmares appeared in front of her.

Jiang Yu put on her glasses, looked closely at the person who had come in, and exclaimed in surprise:

"Gao Qingya?"

Gao Qingya pulled Yuan Liping up.

Yuan Liping, who was half a head taller than her, was pushed against the wall, her eyes filled with panic.

Gao Qingya pulled Jiang Yu in front of Yuan Liping in a bad mood, grabbed her uninjured hand, and slapped Yuan Liping's panicked face across the face!

It was a very light slap, not very aggressive, but extremely insulting.

Yuan Liping's eyes turned red with anger.

Jiang Yu stared at her hands, dumbfounded.

Gao Qingya said to Jiang Yu, "Beat her up! Just like I just demonstrated."

Jiang Yu swallowed hard, looking at Yuan Liping's fierce warning, "You dare!" An uncontrollable sense of disgust rose up, overshadowing her cowardice.

She took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and slapped him hard!

Slap me again with the backhand!

Gao Qingya glanced at Jiang Yu in surprise. "Not bad."

Two sharp slaps landed on Yuan Liping's face, causing her hair to fall loose. Her eyes widened as she stared blankly at the ground.

He couldn't believe that Jiang Yu, whom he had always bullied and never fought back against, actually dared to slap him twice.

Gao Qingya said to Jiang Yu, "Tell her that if she ever acts like a jerk and provokes you again, you should slap her every time you see her!"

Jiang Yu's teeth chattered, "Yuan Liping, if you... if you do this again, I'll... I'll hit you again next time!"

After saying that, the hand that had hit him nervously went behind his back and trembled like a leaf.

It hurts, it hurts too much!
Jiang Yu, who had never slapped anyone before, realized for the first time that hitting someone could cause her own hand to hurt and go numb.

Gao Qingya hissed, "Get lost."

Yuan Liping covered her face and ran away without looking back.

Gao Qingya picked up her schoolbag, patted it, put it on, and tossed her head. "Let's go."

Jiang Yumu followed. (End of Chapter)