The Lucky Star Control Corporation in the 70s (23)
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The dilapidated house at the end of the village was a ruin. It was the Chu family’s former house 30 years ago, without doors or windows. It was ragged, offering no corner to hide in case of rain. In case of heavy snow, it might collapse. How could she live there?
The captain was a little annoyed, and called out to Grandpa Chu, who didn’t show up in the house, “Where’s the person in charge of the Chu family? Come out and tell me if you don’t want your granddaughter, Chu Xiang!”
Grandma Chu frantically replied, “What do you mean she’s unwanted? It’s just that there is no space for her to live at home, so let her live in the old house. Captain, look at how she is making trouble at home. She never saves us from worry. If you’re so kind, you might as well make the arrangements for her. I can’t manage her! ”
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Chu Xiang lowered her head, clasped her hands together, and spoke in a feathery whisper, as if she was thoroughly disappointed, “Captain, thank you for helping me speak. There is no longer room for me in this family, and I won’t end well if I stay. Please let us separate, and give me my household register.”
Grandma Chu was disgruntled, and she said angrily, “What are you talking about? Why do you mean we can’t tolerate you? Why won’t you end well? It’s like we hurt you. If I really treat you miserably, I would have strangled you as early as you were born. Do you think you could have grown up to study and read so many books? Do you have any conscience?”
Chu Xiang slowly raised her head, looked at her, and said unhurriedly, “I only know that I almost died, and no one has given me an explanation so far; I only know that I escaped from the jaws of death, but I can’t even get in the house; I only know I was hurt and desolate, but you guys are discussing to exchange me for a dowry. I’m fine with splitting up with the family. At least, I don’t have to worry about anything in the future.”
When everyone heard the words, an uproar ensued, and everyone again pointed fingers at the Chu family. Some of them might have done the same, but when it came to others, they seemed to be in a sufficient position to accuse the said party of failing to comply with the right thing to do. Chu Xiang made good use of their psychological point, driving the Chu family once again into the whirlpool of public criticism. Now that they were carrying this blame, they should never dream of shaking it off.
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Li Yuezhen couldn’t stand such accusations from the villagers, so she pulled Grandma Chu’s arm and whispered, “Mom, why don’t you forget about it? Let’s not split up.”
Grandma Chu shook her off, “Split up, we must split up!” She pointed in the direction of the village’s edge. “You can leave now. No need to say anything else, Captain. I’ll ask Weiguo to go with you to get her household register.”
The captain snorted coldly, pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back in anger. “Idiot! How stupid! Since you all want to split up, then so be it. But Chu Xiang has just survived a catastrophe. What now? Are you just going to let her leave alone? What is she going to eat and drink? Let her pack up her things. Give her money, rice, chicken, ducks, pots and pans. If you want to split up, then separate properly. Otherwise, forget about it!”
The captain couldn’t bear to watch the unfolding scene anymore. He witnessed how Chu Xiang almost died that day by the side. The Chu family’s actions now were simply browbeating her. They wanted Chu Xiang to die in the old house. He also heard that the Chu family firmly believed that Chu Xiang was a broom star, so he couldn’t help but think a little deeper. Was their way of forcing Chu Xiang out just their means of killing her? After all, it was possible for an ordinary, vulnerable girl to jump into the river after being subjected to this.
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He observed Chu Xiang’s thin, pale, and fragile appearance, and took a tough stance. No matter how much the Chu family argued, he required them to divide their family properties according to the rules.
Family division has no legal meaning, but in this small village where most people have never been exposed to the outside world, it was a big deal. If the captain disagreed, their separation wouldn’t proceed. Grandma Chu’s face turned extremely ugly, and she even sobbed and pretended miserably on the ground. “How much did I spend for Chu Xiang to consult a doctor?! It’s more than 500 yuan. You’re killing me. I also paid the Yin family 300 yuan. How can I have any money left? I can’t even fill our pot. Captain, if you help Chu Xiang, who is going to help me? I might as well just die!”
When the amount of their expenses was revealed, everyone was shocked again. Chu Xiang actually spent so much money on a trip to the hospital! The sum was enough for two or three young men to marry their wife. This time, everyone stopped persuading them, and their eyes on Chu Xiang turned a little awkward. She really was akin to a bearer of ill luck. Look at the state her family was reduced to. To say they were miserable, they were indeed downright miserable.
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The captain glanced at Chu Xiang again, but Chu Xiang didn’t make a sound, and sluggishly sat beside the cart, as if she couldn’t stand for a long time. The Captain hardened his heart and said coldly, “Stop crying. The family must be separated normally, and Chu Xiang must not be treated badly. Otherwise, don’t even think of separating this family. Disperse, everyone.”
Grandma Chu got too scared to cry when she saw that the Captain was going to leave. She quickly got up and grabbed him. She said anxiously and angrily, “I’m going to get it. I’ll go and fetch, okay?”
She was really terrified. Even if it meant losing money, she wouldn’t dare to let Chu Xiang into the house. What kind of a grudge has Chu Xiang had against them? What if she died next time? There was no knowing where their remaining finances would be spent.
Grandma Chu also had her own calculations in mind. Chu Xiang still needed to rest in bed, and she looked like she would fall down with a gust. They could just give these things to Chu Xiang first, and then find a chance to retrieve them quietly, right? Who would support Chu Xiang by then? Maybe Chu Xiang couldn’t even get up on the bed to complain!
With this plan forming in Grandma Chu’s mind, she didn’t feel too distressed when she took out the money. There was a general preference for sons over daughters, plus there was no precedent about a girl splitting up with her family. Grandma Chu took 20 yuan, the oldest two bowls and plates in the family, a wooden basin, Chu Xiang’s unburned but blackened quilts, and her unburned two sets of clothes and several books. She was unwilling to give her anything else.
The Lucky Star Control Corporation in the 70s (23)
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The dilapidated house at the end of the village was a ruin. It was the Chu family’s former house 30 years ago, without doors or windows. It was ragged, offering no corner to hide in case of rain. In case of heavy snow, it might collapse. How could she live there?
The captain was a little annoyed, and called out to Grandpa Chu, who didn’t show up in the house, “Where’s the person in charge of the Chu family? Come out and tell me if you don’t want your granddaughter, Chu Xiang!”
Grandma Chu frantically replied, “What do you mean she’s unwanted? It’s just that there is no space for her to live at home, so let her live in the old house. Captain, look at how she is making trouble at home. She never saves us from worry. If you’re so kind, you might as well make the arrangements for her. I can’t manage her! ”
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Chu Xiang lowered her head, clasped her hands together, and spoke in a feathery whisper, as if she was thoroughly disappointed, “Captain, thank you for helping me speak. There is no longer room for me in this family, and I won’t end well if I stay. Please let us separate, and give me my household register.”
Grandma Chu was disgruntled, and she said angrily, “What are you talking about? Why do you mean we can’t tolerate you? Why won’t you end well? It’s like we hurt you. If I really treat you miserably, I would have strangled you as early as you were born. Do you think you could have grown up to study and read so many books? Do you have any conscience?”
Chu Xiang slowly raised her head, looked at her, and said unhurriedly, “I only know that I almost died, and no one has given me an explanation so far; I only know that I escaped from the jaws of death, but I can’t even get in the house; I only know I was hurt and desolate, but you guys are discussing to exchange me for a dowry. I’m fine with splitting up with the family. At least, I don’t have to worry about anything in the future.”
When everyone heard the words, an uproar ensued, and everyone again pointed fingers at the Chu family. Some of them might have done the same, but when it came to others, they seemed to be in a sufficient position to accuse the said party of failing to comply with the right thing to do. Chu Xiang made good use of their psychological point, driving the Chu family once again into the whirlpool of public criticism. Now that they were carrying this blame, they should never dream of shaking it off.
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Li Yuezhen couldn’t stand such accusations from the villagers, so she pulled Grandma Chu’s arm and whispered, “Mom, why don’t you forget about it? Let’s not split up.”
Grandma Chu shook her off, “Split up, we must split up!” She pointed in the direction of the village’s edge. “You can leave now. No need to say anything else, Captain. I’ll ask Weiguo to go with you to get her household register.”
The captain snorted coldly, pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back in anger. “Idiot! How stupid! Since you all want to split up, then so be it. But Chu Xiang has just survived a catastrophe. What now? Are you just going to let her leave alone? What is she going to eat and drink? Let her pack up her things. Give her money, rice, chicken, ducks, pots and pans. If you want to split up, then separate properly. Otherwise, forget about it!”
The captain couldn’t bear to watch the unfolding scene anymore. He witnessed how Chu Xiang almost died that day by the side. The Chu family’s actions now were simply browbeating her. They wanted Chu Xiang to die in the old house. He also heard that the Chu family firmly believed that Chu Xiang was a broom star, so he couldn’t help but think a little deeper. Was their way of forcing Chu Xiang out just their means of killing her? After all, it was possible for an ordinary, vulnerable girl to jump into the river after being subjected to this.
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He observed Chu Xiang’s thin, pale, and fragile appearance, and took a tough stance. No matter how much the Chu family argued, he required them to divide their family properties according to the rules.
Family division has no legal meaning, but in this small village where most people have never been exposed to the outside world, it was a big deal. If the captain disagreed, their separation wouldn’t proceed. Grandma Chu’s face turned extremely ugly, and she even sobbed and pretended miserably on the ground. “How much did I spend for Chu Xiang to consult a doctor?! It’s more than 500 yuan. You’re killing me. I also paid the Yin family 300 yuan. How can I have any money left? I can’t even fill our pot. Captain, if you help Chu Xiang, who is going to help me? I might as well just die!”
When the amount of their expenses was revealed, everyone was shocked again. Chu Xiang actually spent so much money on a trip to the hospital! The sum was enough for two or three young men to marry their wife. This time, everyone stopped persuading them, and their eyes on Chu Xiang turned a little awkward. She really was akin to a bearer of ill luck. Look at the state her family was reduced to. To say they were miserable, they were indeed downright miserable.
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The captain glanced at Chu Xiang again, but Chu Xiang didn’t make a sound, and sluggishly sat beside the cart, as if she couldn’t stand for a long time. The Captain hardened his heart and said coldly, “Stop crying. The family must be separated normally, and Chu Xiang must not be treated badly. Otherwise, don’t even think of separating this family. Disperse, everyone.”
Grandma Chu got too scared to cry when she saw that the Captain was going to leave. She quickly got up and grabbed him. She said anxiously and angrily, “I’m going to get it. I’ll go and fetch, okay?”
She was really terrified. Even if it meant losing money, she wouldn’t dare to let Chu Xiang into the house. What kind of a grudge has Chu Xiang had against them? What if she died next time? There was no knowing where their remaining finances would be spent.
Grandma Chu also had her own calculations in mind. Chu Xiang still needed to rest in bed, and she looked like she would fall down with a gust. They could just give these things to Chu Xiang first, and then find a chance to retrieve them quietly, right? Who would support Chu Xiang by then? Maybe Chu Xiang couldn’t even get up on the bed to complain!
With this plan forming in Grandma Chu’s mind, she didn’t feel too distressed when she took out the money. There was a general preference for sons over daughters, plus there was no precedent about a girl splitting up with her family. Grandma Chu took 20 yuan, the oldest two bowls and plates in the family, a wooden basin, Chu Xiang’s unburned but blackened quilts, and her unburned two sets of clothes and several books. She was unwilling to give her anything else.
