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"What? That wretched girl is teaching people to read?" Mrs. Wang seemed to have heard an unbelievable joke.
That wretched girl and those two wild children, what ability do they have to even do that?
Mrs. Wang was unconvinced. Why should it be like this? After all these years, she had done so much just to make Liu Qingxi and Liu Qingyan's lives more miserable. The more miserable they were, the happier she became.
She thought that by driving the two of them out, even if they survived, their lives would surely be bleak and lonely. But what happened?
She watched helplessly as those two wild things lived better and grew stronger. How could she swallow this anger?
Unfortunately, there was someone adding fuel to the fire: "Is there any doubt? Even now, everyone in the village knows about it. Those next door have gone to learn too. Oh, and the village chief's family, Zhang Dafuku's family— you wouldn't believe it; today their house was surrounded by a lot of people!"
Li seemed oblivious to Mrs. Wang's visibly green face and continued talking non-stop: "Sigh, I also want my sons to learn, but it's not that easy for us. But your family? At least you have genuine blood ties; this can't be missed!"
"Sister Wang, isn't it great for the kids to know how to read? Later on, they can easily find good jobs in town without much effort and earn more money. If I were you, I would send all my nephews there; soon they'll be making big money in town, and you can just sit back and enjoy life!"
She envisioned a beautiful picture: a grand Azure Brick House in town, surrounded by numerous servants, obedient sons, beautiful and capable daughters-in-law, grandchildren all around, with everything brought to her hand.
"Enough! Stop right there!" Mrs. Wang felt stifled with anger at the thought that her dream of being a respected matriarch was shattered by Liu Qingxi. She wished she could skin Liu Qingxi alive.
She didn't even consider what obligation Liu Qingxi had to do anything for her.
As an elder, she did not carry herself like one; why should others treat her with respect?
However, Mrs. Wang's mindset lacked this self-awareness; she believed that things should go according to her wishes.
As for Li, she shot a fierce glare: "Hmph! You're no good either!"
The more glamorous Li appeared, the more it highlighted Mrs. Wang's own lowly status.
"Not at all, Sister Wang. I've been with you from the beginning; we both dislike that Girl!" Li said, ignoring Wang's eye roll and flattering her with a grin.
Ever since that promiscuous label was attached to her, the women in the Village began to distance themselves, even those she used to be close with quietly withdrew.
Only Wang, who was equally tainted, could still associate with her, especially since they had a common enemy in Liu Qingxi.
Wang twisted her waist and returned to her room, changed her clothes, tidied her messy hair, and stepped out after closing the door.
Li followed closely behind, nodding and bowing, her flattering demeanor making Wang quite pleased; at least this woman had some discernment.
The frustration built up over the days began to dissipate. As for Li behind her? Rolling her eyes constantly—did she really think she was something special? If it weren't for Liu Qingxi and Aunt being so easy to manipulate that wild Girl, would she be so eager to please?
The two women harbored ulterior motives and used each other while maintaining a facade of agreement.
As they walked westward, their occasional laughter only added to Wang's irritation when she saw a child carrying a sand tray pass by.
"Come look! This is my writing!" The child's proud tone was reminiscent of someone showing off a fun toy that others didn't have.
Wang found it annoying. At that moment, an older child chasing after the one with the sand tray happened to run right in front of her.
"What's so great about that!" Wang suddenly raised her hand.
With a loud crash, the sand tray tipped over as it was already unsteady from running, spilling golden sand all over the ground.
The child looked at their empty hands in panic and then at the ruined results of their morning's efforts, bursting into tears.
"Wah wah wah! My writing is gone! Boo hoo hoo!" Tears fell like pearls from a broken string, as if they had lost something incredibly precious.
The older child in front stopped and angrily pointed at the culprit, "What right do you have to knock over Zhang San Zhu's sand table?"
"Woo woo woo, my characters!" Zhang San Zhu, the Kid, cried, gasping for breath, only aware that his Human Character was gone.
It was unfortunate for him; of all places to run, he ran in front of Wang. That detestable woman, already irritated, would not show any kindness.
Immediately, Wang became the common enemy of the children. They formed a circle around her, shouting and cursing.
"You are a bad woman! What right do you have to hit us!"
"Exactly, adults bully Child, how shameless!"
"Two shameless women together! My mom said that woman is shameless and told me not to talk to her!" Even Li was pointed at and cursed.
The parents had been around their children too much lately, and when they got angry, they let it slip.
Li stood awkwardly in place, feeling as if she had returned to that moment of being surrounded by scorn after many days.
As for Wang, her reaction was somewhat slow; she actually felt quite wronged. She didn't dislike the few Children.
However, she hadn't intended to knock over the sand table; she merely swung her arm out of habit when displeased.
As a result,
There was no way to clear her name now!
But was Wang someone who cared about such matters? Of course not. She didn't think knocking over a sand table was a serious crime at all. Instead, she scoffed and said, "It's just a character; what's the big deal? It got knocked over; so what? What can you do about it?"
Wang left angrily, completely disregarding the few children.
She had important matters to attend to; that despicable Liu Qingxi wouldn’t take her seriously unless she showed her some attitude!
Both women were strong and assertive, and the children, aware of their own frail bodies, dared not obstruct them. They quietly stepped aside to let the two women pass.
At this moment, Wang was unconcerned and headed straight for Liu Qingxi's house.
Before she even reached the door, she started shouting, “Liu Qingxi, you dead girl, come out here! Come out!!!”
This drew the attention of neighbors who opened their doors to look outside, shaking their heads in sympathy for Liu Qingxi: “That shameless Wang is here causing trouble again! How pitiful!”
Liu Qingxi thought to herself:
Truly an unkillable force; how many times has it been? She’s bouncing back again!
A phrase floated through Liu Qingxi's mind: “Competing with Wang is endlessly entertaining!” Not only did it hone her resilience against criticism, but it also sharpened her eloquence.
Indeed, a woman with an abnormal mindset cannot be understood with normal reasoning.
But if you ignore her, she’ll think you’re afraid of her. In Liu Qingxi's eyes, she was nothing more than a clown!
Did she really think she could gain anything from this? Impossible! At the very least, that woman had never gained any advantage from her.
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