Sold into a ghost marriage? Four-year-old and his thuggish father go on a killing spree.

On the first day of school, Gu Niannian wore the new cotton-padded jacket that Gu Yanqiu had sewn for her overnight.

The fabric was a clearance item that Gu Yanqiu had managed to buy through Li Huilan. The color was a bit dull, but it was washed clean.

Gu Yanqiu's sewing skills were poor; the cotton-padded jacket was sewn crookedly.

It still looked a bit too big on Nian Nian's petite frame.

But Gu Niannian liked it very much, touching the brand-new clothes with her little hands again and again.

She carried the schoolbag made from old cloth and walked into the classroom of Class 1, Grade 2.

Most of the children in the class were children of commune cadres and children from better-off families in nearby brigades.

They wore brightly colored polyester blouses and brand-new cloth shoes, gathering in twos and threes, chattering about the delicious food they would eat during the Chinese New Year.

Gu Niannian's appearance was like a pebble thrown into a calm lake.

All eyes turned to her.

In that gaze, there was curiosity, scrutiny, and a hint of barely perceptible contempt.

The teacher was a young woman. She looked at the list in her hand, then at Gu Niannian, and arranged for her to sit in the corner of the last row of the classroom.

The first lesson was a math lesson.

The female teacher wrote a complicated word problem on the blackboard, and all the students scratched their heads, unable to answer it.

The teacher's gaze swept around the classroom and finally landed on the little girl sitting quietly in the corner.

"Gu Niannian, you answer this."

Gu Niannian stood up, her voice clear and logical, and she gave the answer and solution in a crisp and efficient manner.

The female teacher's eyes lit up, and she took the lead in clapping and nodding in praise.

After class, several little girls curiously gathered around, asking all sorts of questions.

Although Gu Niannian didn't talk much, she answered every question with a respectful yet humble attitude.

However, at that moment, a discordant voice rang out.

"You country bumpkin, what are you pretending to be smart about!"

A tall, muscular boy with a buzz cut swaggered over with a few followers.

He is the name that Principal Wang specifically mentioned—Zhao Xiaohu.

Zhao Xiaohu, holding an open ink bottle, walked to Gu Niannian's seat with a wicked grin on his lips.

Amidst everyone's astonished gazes, he tilted his hand, and the dark blue ink splashed straight onto Gu Niannian's desk and the sleeve of her new cotton-padded jacket!

"So what if you skipped a grade?" Zhao Xiaohu threw the empty ink bottle on the table and looked at Gu Niannian provocatively.

A glaring dark blue stain quickly spread across the sleeve of the brand-new cotton-padded jacket.

Gu Niannian lowered her head, looking at her sleeve that had been stained black.

This dress was sewn for her by her father, who stayed up for several nights in a row, stitch by stitch.

She could even smell the faint scent of her father's sweat and engine oil still lingering on it.

The whole class quieted down, waiting to see what would happen.

Everyone thought that this little girl from the countryside would be so frightened that she would burst into tears.

However, Gu Niannian just stood there quietly.

She didn't cry, nor did she lose her temper.

She simply raised her head and looked calmly at Zhao Xiaohu with her clear, black and white eyes.

That gaze held no anger, no fear, only a cold, all-seeing scrutiny.

She spoke slowly, her voice not loud, but clearly reaching everyone's ears.

"Zhao Xiaohu".

"You got the third question in your math homework wrong."

"The 'chicken and rabbit in the same cage' problem is that you're treating the rabbit's legs as three."

"If you don't believe me, go ask your teacher now."

The whole class was stunned for a moment, and then burst into laughter!

Zhao Xiaohu's face instantly turned a deep liver color!

He did miscalculate!

He was even criticized by his math teacher for this question when he handed in his homework this morning!

He thought no one knew, but unexpectedly, this "country girl" whom he looked down on the most exposed it in front of the whole class!

This is even more embarrassing for him than beating him up!

"You...you're talking nonsense!" he roared angrily.

Gu Niannian ignored him and simply picked up her book, silently walking to the teacher's podium.

She proved with her abilities that she still has her own rules for survival in this new world.

No arguing, no making a fuss, no complaining.

Instead, it will strike the most precise and devastating blow at the very spot you care about most and are most insecure about!

But why would this boy named Zhao Xiaohu target her for no reason? Was it simply because she came from the countryside? Or was there a deeper reason behind it?