Chapter 141 The Girl Whose Fate Was Decided by Lot
Chapter 141 The Girl Whose Fate Was Decided by Lot
The twins Feng Zao and Feng Yaozu took the college entrance examination at the same time and were admitted to university at the same time.
One got a 985 university score, and the other got a third-level undergraduate score.
The family sits together for a meeting.
Gao Xiaohong spoke first, "Zao Zao, you know our family isn't well off. It's all because our parents are incompetent and can't afford to send both of you to school at the same time."
Seeing that Feng Zao didn't respond, Gao Xiaohong continued, "How about you and your brother draw lots? Whoever draws the lot to go to school will go; whoever doesn't draw the lot will go to work and earn money to support the other one's education. How about that?"
Feng Zao agreed.
In order to show that she is not biased, Gao Xiaohong also said, "You are the elder sister, you catch first."
Then Mrs. Feng grabbed one, opened it and saw two words: No.
"There are only two lots. The one you opened won't go to school, but the other one will definitely go to school. Zao Zao, you're 18 now, so go get a job in the factory. When your brother becomes successful in the future, he won't forget you."
Feng Zao looked at his father, Feng Yu, who said nothing and turned his face away.
So Feng dropped out of school and started working. While working, he was thinking about what to learn on his own.
Unexpectedly, Gao Xiaohong would call and demand payment every month when her salary was paid. If she didn't give it to her, she would run to the factory and make a scene, which made her very embarrassed.
In the end, they even took away her ID card and bank card, leaving her unable to go anywhere.
A few years later, her younger brother Feng Yaozu got into a fight and killed someone, and was sentenced to death.
Perhaps it was too lonely at home without the child, so Gao Xiaohong let her go home.
To be more precise, her grandmother was seriously ill and had no one to take care of her. Gao Xiaohong didn't want to go, so she asked her to go home and fulfill her filial duty on her behalf.
It was also at this time that Feng Zao finally understood why his mother had let the two children draw lots to decide who would go to school.
For 30 years, the Gao family was truly poor. Gao's father passed away early, and Gao's mother raised two children alone, working from dawn to dusk, but still couldn't make ends meet.
Brother Gao had very good academic performance, but Gao Xiaohong's grades were terrible, with her total college entrance examination scores only exceeding 100 points.
Gao's mother wanted Gao Xiaohong to go to work, but she was reluctant, so she came up with a plan: draw lots.
But both notes said no.
Gao Xiaohong didn't know that she had caught one first. Seeing that she couldn't make it, she reluctantly went to work. But she never sent a penny of her work income home.
Later, at a party, Brother Gao got drunk and let something slip. This infuriated Gao Xiaohong, who believed her mother favored boys over girls. She threw a tantrum and severed ties with her family.
When it came to her own children, she used the same method again: Why can't I go to college, but my daughter can?
So Feng Zao became the one who was sacrificed. This can be seen from the way she named Feng Zao, because she was the first one born among the twins, so she was named Feng Zao.
Feng Zao began to resent Gao Xiaohong because she wanted to take revenge on her grandmother, so she took revenge on herself! She is seriously ill!
"I want to live my own life," Feng Zao said.
"As you wish!" After saying that, Sheng Jiang disappeared.
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It was the day when the two children drew lots. Jiang drew one and saw the word "school" on it.
"This is impossible!" Gao Xiaohong shouted excitedly, "The two are clearly..."
"What is it?" Sheng Jiang asked with a smile.
Gao Xiaohong stopped pretending, "Zao Zao, you're the eldest. You know our family's situation. We can only afford to send one person to school. Just give this opportunity to your younger brother."
"Why?"
"Just because he's a boy, are you satisfied?"
"No, you want to take revenge on grandma, so you take revenge on me, right?"
"What are you talking about?"
"I'm not kidding. You only scored over 100 points in the college entrance exam, and you actually wanted to go to college? Because our family was poor, we wanted you to drop out and work. You didn't want to, so grandma came up with a plan to draw lots. You and your uncle would draw lots together, and whoever drew the lot would go to school.
But you didn't expect that the words on the two notes grandma gave you were not "up". So you hated her for ruining your future and even broke off all ties with her.
Now you actually want to use the method of drawing lots to ruin my future?
What family difficulties? Feng Yaozu's annual tuition is tens of thousands of yuan, so he can afford it. But I only pay a little over 3000 yuan a semester, so I can't afford it?
How can there be such a vicious mother like you in this world? "
Gao Xiaohong stiffened her neck, "So what? I'm your mother, so I have the right to decide everything about you!"
"It's better not to have a mother like you!"
"Okay, okay, you've grown wings, right? From today on, I won't spend a dime on you anymore! You're not my daughter, and I'm not your mother!"
"Then don't count on me for your retirement in the future!"
"No need, I have Yaozu and that's enough!"
"Words are not enough, you need to make a written statement!"
Gao Xiaohong picked up the pen and was about to write, but Feng Yaozu stopped her and said, "Mom, why are you really writing?"
If she gets sick in the future, how will I be able to take care of her?
"Write it! You must write it!" Gao Xiaohong wrote it down quickly. "Also, you must pay me back all the money I've spent on you since you were little!"
"You mean the tuition and living expenses, totaling about 5000 yuan?
I still don't have money to buy new clothes. All I have are old clothes that relatives don't want. I barely eat snacks anymore, so I just eat rice.
When I eat, I only eat your leftovers. If there are no leftovers, I only have vegetable soup.
As for the school tuition and miscellaneous fees, my dad loves to keep accounts, so he must have kept track of them clearly."
Sheng Jiang turned to look at Feng Yu, "Dad, this is when your ability to keep accounts comes into play. Hurry and get the account book out."
Feng Yu was surprised.
"Everyone knows you like to keep accounts? You even keep track of a one-dollar popsicle."
"What? Lao Feng, you actually keep accounts?" Gao Xiaohong asked angrily.
Feng Yu shrugged, then quickly regained his composure. "What's wrong with me keeping accounts? You hold the financial power, so I have to keep the accounts clear."
Sheng Jiang looked at the account book and found that the only money spent on her from childhood to adulthood was no more than 2000 yuan.
"Look, I'm going to go out and find a summer job tomorrow. I'll give you the money, and then we'll be fine."
The next day, Sheng Jiang left home. He couldn't find a job. He rented a house near a university and set up a stall in a wealthy area, telling fortunes.
A day passed and no one showed up.
Two days passed, and still no one showed up.
When it was almost dark on the third day, Shen Jiang was about to close his stall when a sloppy rich second-generation man came.
"Hey, beautiful lady, you're a fortune teller? Are your predictions accurate?"
"You are not allowed to ask for money." Sheng Jiang said expressionlessly.
"Then what will happen to me next?"
"Brother, I see your forehead is black. This is an ominous sign. In less than three minutes, you will be in a bloody disaster."
"Nonsense! Who in the whole capital doesn't know me, Young Master Huo? Who dares to mess with me? I think he's tired of living! I think you just want to cheat me out of money? If you smile at me, I'll give you 1."
"Ten thousand? Aren't you too stingy? Someone who doesn't know would think your Huo family is bankrupt. But you're almost there."
"Ten thousand is too little for you? That's all I'll give you. If your calculations aren't accurate, I'll destroy your stall."
Sheng Jiang counted the time, and when the three minutes were up, he pressed him down and started punching him non-stop.
"See what I said, right? Your bloody disaster"
The rich second generation covered his swollen face and nodded continuously.
"Give me money!"
Sheng Jiang received 1 yuan and gave him a talisman, saying, "Don't take it off. Stick it on your front door."
Huo Shan returned home and did as he was told for some unknown reason.
He couldn't sleep well that night and heard a shrill scream. The next morning, he went to the front door and saw a pile of bones. He was so scared that he screamed.
This attracted his parents to come over and see.
"Son, what's going on?" Father Huo saw the talisman on the door again. After all, he was a man of much experience. "Son, who gave you this? This saved our family's life!"
"It's a fortune teller at a stall, a young beauty."
"What fortune teller? That's a real master. Our family has been having strange things happen lately. I've consulted several masters, but none of them can help. I didn't expect you to meet that vendor. She's quite capable. Hurry and invite her back. If you do, I'll give you an extra 10 yuan in pocket money every month."
When Huo Shan heard that he wanted to add another 10 yuan, he ran away without even looking back, "Dad, you can't go back on your word."
When Sheng Jiang arrived, Huo's father was already waiting at the door. He said excitedly, "Master, if you can help the Huo family overcome this crisis, I will give you 5000 million."
Sheng Jiang symbolically walked around the villa and pointed at the rockery. "There's a faint black aura there. Turns out someone must have set up a formation there. That's why your company has suffered such a huge blow recently."
"Master, please save me."
"It's okay, I just changed the formation." Sheng Jiang, "By the way, the pile of bones at the door has become a spirit, but it has been destroyed by the talisman. It was sent by your enemy."
After all the operations, both Huo's father and Huo Shan felt much lighter, and even the air felt much fresher.
"Alright. In less than two days, your hidden injuries will be healed. And you won't have nightmares tonight."
Huo's father was overjoyed and quickly handed Sheng Jiang 5000 million yuan with both hands, "Master, thank you for your trouble."
With the money, Sheng Jiang started to live in a rented house and wait for school to start.
Before school started, he returned to Feng's house and gave Gao Xiaohong two thousand yuan, plus another 1000 yuan in interest.
Gao Xiaohong angrily cursed, "Rebellious girl, rebellious girl, if I had known I should have strangled you to death!"
"Didn't you say you wanted to break up? I've returned the money to you now, why are you so excited?"
Sheng Jiang didn't understand, but that didn't stop her from beating Gao Xiaohong up.
She is incompetent, but blames others for ruining her daughter's future; she has no future herself, but wants to ruin her daughter's future. Is such a person worthy of being a mother?
Then Ginger left.
The tuition at Feng Yaozu's school was 3 yuan a year, and his living expenses were 3000 yuan a month. He also needed to buy a computer and a phone, which cost him another 1 yuan.
Gao Xiaohong gritted her teeth to support his schooling, but Feng Yaozu played games every day at school and even had a girlfriend. His monthly living expenses rose sharply, reaching 5000 yuan.
Soon, the family's savings were completely gone. Gao Xiaohong and Feng Yu's combined monthly salary was only 6000 yuan. After deducting the money for their son, the rest was enough to live on steamed buns and pickles, and they were barely making ends meet.
Not long after, Feng Yaozu called again to ask for money, saying that his girlfriend was pregnant.
Gao Xiaohong was overjoyed, but her son's next words made her worried again. He wanted money again.
"Mom, if you don't give me money, my girlfriend is going to abort the baby."
"I'll give it to you, of course I'll give it to you. I'll go borrow some money later. Just coax your girlfriend into giving birth to the baby, and she won't run away."
"Of course. If we coax her now, our family might even save a lot of money on the betrothal gift when the baby is born." Feng Yaozu looked like he was taking credit for it. "Mom, am I smart?"
"Smart, my son is smart."
Gao Xiaohong transferred another 1 yuan. Less than a month later, she started calling again to demand money.
In half a year, Feng Yaozu has already asked for 6 yuan.
Feng Yu really couldn't stand the life of eating coarse food every day, and finally filed for divorce from Gao Xiaohong.
"What? You want to divorce me, Feng Yu, do you still have any conscience? I've been married to you for over 20 years, I've given birth to your children, and I've taken care of the household, and this is how you treat me? I'm telling you, I don't agree! Don't even think about it!"
"If you don't agree, I'll sue you! You've been partial to your son for so many years. How much money have you spent on him? Have you ever considered us? What if we get sick? What if we get old?"
"As long as my son graduates, he will definitely live with us in our old age!"
"Your son plays games and dated every day at school, and even got someone pregnant. How could he possibly graduate? He's lucky enough to be able to find a job and support himself! You want to rely on your son for your retirement, and I won't stop you. I don't count on him anyway. After we divorce, your son will be yours, and I'll leave the house."
In the end, Gao Xiaohong agreed to the divorce. Perhaps she was holding back. Her monthly salary couldn't cover Feng Yaozu's high expenses, so she took a part-time job as a dishwasher. Every day, she came home exhausted, her back aching, and she fell asleep immediately.
Less than a year later, I was diagnosed with lumbar disc herniation, and the pain was so severe every day that I couldn't straighten my back.
Without money, she resisted going to the hospital. Later, her ailments continued to mount: stroke, arrhythmia, high blood pressure. One day, she collapsed and couldn't get up. Kindhearted people took her to the hospital, but the tests and hospitalization were a hefty expense. From the time she was admitted to the hospital until her discharge, Feng Yaozu didn't call her once.
That's not right. There was a phone call. He didn't even ask her how she was doing, he just said she had no money to spend. At that moment, her heart sank.
She had planned her whole life for her son, but she didn't expect that her son was not reliable at all.
She thought of her daughter again. If she were still alive, would she still obey her every word and take care of her when she was sick and hospitalized?
Unfortunately, her daughter had cut off ties with her, and she couldn't reach her even if she wanted to call because Sheng Jiang had blocked her number.
Just as I was thinking about it, Feng Yaozu called again, "Mom, why haven't you sent me money yet? My girlfriend had an abortion because she had no money to spend, and now she's broken up with me."
Gao Xiaohong was completely disappointed, not feeling the slightest bit moved. "What does it have to do with me if you don't have money? Don't call me for money anymore. I won't count on you for my retirement when I'm old. How much have I spent on you since you were a child? You're in your 20s, can't you earn some money? Can't you work part-time to pay for your studies? Can't you find a part-time job? If you don't have money, you'll just starve. I'll starve to death."
Feng Yaozu, who had always been successful, failed to get the money for the first time. He was so angry that he asked for leave and went home, where he stabbed Gao Xiaohong with a fruit knife.
Gao Xiaohong died despite medical treatment, and Feng Yaozu was sentenced to death.
Thanks to his knowledge of Feng Shui, Jiang thrived among the wealthy and made a fortune.
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