USWHC -Chapter 280 I Don’t Want to Take the Exam! (Part 10)

“Isn’t sweet potato good?” Zhu Jie said, deliberately putting on an innocent expression. “We usually eat this!”

“Really?” When Sister-in-law You heard that, she immediately looked full of sympathy. “How did your life become so hard?”

If we lived well, wouldn’t you people keep coming to freeload! Zhu Jie rolled her eyes inwardly, but on the outside she looked extremely aggrieved. “We just separated the household, and they didn’t even give us a single piece of land. How are we supposed to live? We’re only getting by thanks to help from friends.”

When Old Master Ji heard this, he was almost overcome with sorrow. He even indignantly said to Old Madam Ji, “Look at you! You’re the one who forced Erhan into this situation! When we go back, you must send Erhan some more sweet potatoes. We can’t let them keep living such a hard life!”

They hadn’t managed to freeload anything, and now they might even have to give away their own sweet potatoes—how could that be acceptable? Old Madam Ji immediately jumped up and said angrily, “Hey! The family has already split up. Whether each person lives well or badly has nothing to do with the others. Why should I send sweet potatoes to Ji Yi?”

“Whether we live well or badly has nothing to do with you?” Zhu Jie’s eyes lit up when she heard that. She liked the sound of that. She deliberately said in a hesitant tone, “Mother, you shouldn’t say that. If we ever start living well…”

She intentionally spoke very slowly. Sure enough, Old Madam Ji immediately interrupted, “Hey, there’s no need to say such useless things. Even if you do live well in the future, we won’t come bother you!”

Hearing her say it so firmly, Zhu Jie secretly rejoiced. Good—those words were exactly what she wanted! Haha, Old Madam Ji clearly didn’t believe they would ever live well.

Zhu Jie merely let out a faint sigh, but in her heart she was bursting with satisfaction. I’m already living well now, alright? I’m about to become newly rich, alright? Old Madam Ji, your eyesight is really terrible!

A few lousy sweet potatoes truly weren’t anything special to eat. Old Madam Ji was filled with suppressed anger and rolled her eyes irritably. “Alright, alright! Stop wasting time! Let’s hurry and head to the town!”

As she spoke, she placed her hands on her hips and pointed at Huaihua’s forehead. “Do you have any sense or not? Hurry up and help me onto the cart!”

Huaihua had never done such work before and stood there in a daze. But she still stepped forward and supported Old Madam Ji the way one would help their own grandmother.

Although Old Madam Ji was dissatisfied with her clumsy movements, since it failed to show off her noble authority, she had no idea how to instruct her properly, so she reluctantly endured it.

But when they reached the ox cart, Huaihua was still standing there blankly. Old Madam Ji immediately became unhappy and scolded loudly, “Do you even know how to be a maid? If you don’t, then get lost! Haven’t you seen how those maids act when the county princess gets on or off a carriage? Hurry up and lie on the ground!”

Seeing how bossy and overbearing she was, Zhu Jie couldn’t help feeling anger rise in her heart. Oh? You want to act with the authority of a county princess now? Why don’t you take a look at yourself and see if you’re worthy!

When Huaihua heard this, she turned to look at Zhu Jie with grievance in her eyes, as if asking for help.

But Zhu Jie only curled the corner of her mouth and didn’t help her. Instead, she even nodded slightly at her.

Was she really telling Huaihua to lie down for Old Madam Ji?

Huaihua felt wronged, but on one side Old Madam Ji was glaring fiercely at her, while on the other side her real master stood by as a spectator. Tears immediately welled up in her eyes.

The next moment, she truly lay down on the ground like a frog, crawling there and silently bearing this humiliation.

Sigh, her presence is just too weak… Zhu Jie shook her head. This Huaihua really was the type who endured everything without resistance.

Old Madam Ji, however, was extremely pleased. In that instant she felt like a county princess herself, and inside she was immensely satisfied.

She lifted her foot high and boldly stepped toward Huaihua’s back. After all, Huaihua’s clothes were better, newer, and cleaner than hers—but the more she noticed that, the happier she felt.

The Ji family watched as Old Madam Ji placed her dirty shoe on Huaihua. They all felt oddly honored by it, and Ji Mei and the others were even imagining that they might enjoy such high treatment themselves later.

Suddenly, Old Madam Ji’s foot slipped in midair. Not only did she fail to step on Huaihua’s back, she crashed sideways onto the cart’s wooden board with a loud thud.

And the most tragic part was—her face hit it first.