MTLNOVEL Chapter 81:
Chapter 81:
The original owner had very few possessions.
Even the house he lived in was just a converted utility room.
At a glance, you could see the house was old and crumbling, and the bed was pitifully small, barely big enough to hold an old box.
There were no lights in the room, not even a wardrobe.
All he had were a few pieces of clothing.
It was so pitiful that Jiang Feng, the tasker, felt a wave of sadness. He was nothing less than the workhorse of this family!
His fists clenched in frustration.
…
He had just gathered a few clothes and tossed his ID card into his pocket space when Miao Cuihua started banging on the door from outside.
“Open the door! What are you doing hiding in there? You don’t plan to work the fields today? Your brother just paid his tuition, and now he needs money for living expenses! Are you seriously ignoring your mother right now? You’ve been in school for a year!”
Miao Cuihua kicked the door with both feet, her temper rising fast.
How dare he not listen to her?
“You’ve got some nerve, locking the old lady out! Don’t you want to eat tonight? You threw away the hoe when I told you to work the fields—are you rebelling? And over what? Just because your school spot went to your brother? Your brother’s health is poor, and if you hadn’t stolen his nutrition, he wouldn’t be like this! How can you be so selfish!?”
Miao Cuihua’s voice was so loud that Jiang Feng felt his whole head buzz from the noise.
Just as she was about to grab a hoe and smash the door down, Jiang Feng opened it from the inside.
He had packed up a small bundle of things, slung it over his back, and looked at Miao Cuihua with cold indifference.
Miao Cuihua’s eyelids twitched, a sense of unease setting in.
“What are you doing?”
Alarms rang loudly in her mind, and she grabbed Jiang Feng’s bundle. “Put that down! You haven’t finished the work in the field! Where do you think you’re going?”
“I’m going to find my brother and get my admission letter back,” Jiang Feng said, narrowing his eyes as he grabbed Miao Cuihua’s arm and threw it aside. “It was my letter in the first place, and I never agreed to let him take my place. Why should I have to take the exam again next year? I’ll pass the entrance exam to my university myself.”
Jiang Feng had no intention of holding back his anger anymore.
To him, Miao Cuihua was no better than a trafficker.
Why should he show any sympathy to someone like that?
“Take the exam yourself?”
Miao Cuihua exploded, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.
“What nonsense are you spouting? You’re the older brother! Why can’t you just let your brother go first? He’s not as healthy as you…”
“That’s not my problem,” Jiang Feng interrupted, staring straight into her eyes, his dark pupils unflinching. “Since we were kids, you’ve always said I stole his nutrition in the womb. I’ve always had to let him eat first, let him drink first, and I’ve done all the work for him. You’ve always favored him, and now you even want to give him my college admission letter.”
“You… you’re the older brother! Even Kong Rong knew how to share! What’s so wrong about letting your brother have a little more?” Miao Cuihua shouted, her voice faltering with guilt. “Why are you so selfish?”
“Sometimes I wonder if I’m really your child,” Jiang Feng said with a slight smirk, his dark eyes gleaming. “Mothers can have favorites, but you… heh.”
He picked up his bundle and headed for the door.
Miao Cuihua started to panic.
Oh no!
Could he know the truth?
No, that’s impossible.
She had been so secretive; there was no way he could know.
With this thought, her confidence returned, and she straightened her back.
“What are you talking about? I raised you with my own hands! If I’d known you’d be so ungrateful, I would’ve tossed you out back then! Stop right there!”
“…”
Jiang Feng ignored her and quickly walked toward the village entrance.
“Stop! Stop for the old lady!”
Miao Cuihua cursed and followed after him.
…
Jiang Feng strode swiftly and soon arrived outside the village chief’s house.
Miao Cuihua, out of breath, finally caught up with him.
The village chief’s surname was Wang, and he had always been one of the few kind people in the village to the original owner.
In his previous life, the original owner had been morally trapped by Li You and Miao Cuihua’s so-called “kindness,” swallowing all his suffering without ever saying a word.
But Jiang Feng wasn’t the original owner.
When he reached Uncle Wang’s house, the village chief was just returning from outside.
“Xiao Feng? What brings you here?” Uncle Wang waved at him kindly, smiling. “You’re a good kid. Why don’t you come over for dinner tonight? Didn’t get enough to eat at home?”
The old man’s heart was warm and gentle.
Miao Cuihua, seeing Jiang Feng at the village chief’s house, was immediately terrified. She plastered on a smile and started frantically hitting Jiang Feng, “Xiao Feng! Don’t bother the village chief! Dinner’s ready, come home now!”
She felt uneasy.
Why was this fool acting so out of control today?
In the past, every time she mentioned how he had supposedly robbed his brother of nutrition, this fool would feel so guilty.
This wasn’t right!
“What’s going on with Xiao Feng?” The village chief asked, concerned. “Tell me what’s wrong, and I’ll help you out.”
Miao Cuihua’s panic grew. “Li Feng! Don’t you dare!”
“Why wouldn’t I dare?!”
Jiang Feng turned to the village chief. “Uncle Wang, I’m the one who got into Jing CIty University, not my brother. My mother gave my admission letter to him and is sending him to the capital pretending to be me.”