The Female Lead Decides to Act Wickedly

Chapter 30: Chapter 030 It’s another scammer (Part 9)

”Sigh, growing up in the countryside, they simply have limited horizons and no sense of the bigger picture!” Zhou Chuanguo secretly sighed in his heart.

”Hmph, I knew it would be like this, that bitch Seo Xiulan, she’s corrupted my good daughter!” Feng Mingjie cursed Seo Xiulan as the instigator once more.

Of course, Zhou Zixuan’s ”mistake” was not enough to significantly disappoint Zhou Chuanguo and his wife.

After all, Zhou Zixuan was admitted to a university in the Capital City, which was also a glorious event for the Old Zhou family.

At most, at most, Zhou Zixuan was not as perfect as Zhou Chuanguo and his wife had expected.

He Tiantian: ...

Cough cough, this, this really isn’t my fault!

Student Xiao D: I’m buying your bullshit! Xiao Tiantian, you’re becoming more and more like a Lotus Flower villain!

”Alright, let’s leave it at that! I’ll take Tiantian home this afternoon!”

Originally, Zhou Chuanguo wanted to take Feng Mingjie with him.

But since Zhou Zixuan had returned on her own, Zhou Chuanguo didn’t want to make a big fuss and decided to take He Tiantian back to He Family Village alone.

Coincidentally, there were some accounts he needed to settle with Seo Xiulan as well.

”Father, oh no, I mean, Uncle-in-law, I can go back by myself!”

He Tiantian pretended to be sensible.

Zhou Zixuan, seeing her even have the face to speak up, threw her a white-eyed look immediately.

Yet He Tiantian responded with a smile back.

Zhou Zixuan instantly became as inflated as a pufferfish.

He Tiantian wanted to laugh even more.

Student Xiao D really wanted to cover his face and loudly question He Tiantian: Buddy, do you think it’s appropriate to bully a girl like this?

”I’m going to He Family Village not just to take you back, the situation between you and Zixuan needs to be clarified to He Dazhuang and Seo Xiulan!”

Zhou Chuanguo said indifferently; he might not want to cause a scene, but Seo Xiulan’s deliberate child switch couldn’t go without explanation.

An explanation?

What explanation could there be?

Seeing Zhou Chuanguo and He Tiantian, a flash of surprise crossed Seo Xiulan’s eyes, but it wasn’t very strong.

Obviously, Zhou Zixuan must have had a big fight with Seo Xiulan before leaving.

Seo Xiulan had anticipated that the Zhou family would send someone, but she did not expect He Tiantian to come back with them.

Did the Zhou family hate them, the He family that much, that they could abandon the daughter they raised for over a decade just like that?

Yes, Seo Xiulan never intended for He Tiantian to return to He Family Village.

Why come back?

To become a village girl, and later marry a peasant just like her real mother, and spend her life grubbing in the soil?

It would be so much better to stay with the Zhou family.

Zhou Chuanguo was capable, and the Zhou family had money; even if Tiantian did not do well in studies and couldn’t get into a university, they could still pull some strings to get her a job at a factory, to become a glorious worker.

Once He Tiantian had a formal job, problems with her household registration could be resolved, and then she could marry into a good family... Seo Xiulan and the He family could also benefit from her success.

How petty of the Zhou family!

And Tiantian was a useless girl, having spent over a decade in the Zhou family in vain, she could let such prosperity slip through her fingers.

”...Oh dear, brother-in-law, it was just a careless mistake when I switched the children. There was no swapping, nothing of the kind!”

Seo Xiulan was secretly complaining, but her face showed a helpless expression.

Zhou Chuanguo’s expression darkened immediately, because he could clearly see that Seo Xiulan was not being ”helpless” at all, but was completely ”shameless”!

Frustratingly, Zhou Chuanguo knew she was up to mischief, but he lacked evidence and could only swallow his anger!

Seeing that the atmosphere had become a bit tense and Zhou Chuanguo’s anger was evident on his face, He Tiantian, fearing that all would be lost, quickly said, ”Mom, no matter what really happened back then, it’s true that I enjoyed the blessings of the Zhou family for over a decade!”

”Of course, our family is indeed facing difficulties, and it’s already not easy for us to support several kids through school.”

”Even if you want to compensate with money or give Zixuan some sort of restitution, you’re willing but powerless!”

”... Mom, Uncle, what if we do this—when I get a job, I’ll save half my salary every month to give to Zixuan, as compensation for the hardships and sufferings she’s endured over these years!”

Zhou Chuanguo had a look of approval on his face.

He really hadn’t misjudged her; Tiantian’s character wasn’t like her real mother’s but rather more like that of his and his wife’s.

A flash of resentment and complaint crossed Seo Xiulan’s eyes, but quickly she reverted to a subservient, ingratiating demeanor.

She was well aware that He Tiantian’s words were meant to dissolve Zhou Chuanguo’s resentment toward the He Family.

She was even more aware of the vast disparity between the conditions of the He Family and the Zhou Family.

At noon, Zhou Zixuan suddenly came to confront her, saying that she had long known the truth and was just waiting for He Tiantian to go to college with her admission letter and catch Tiantian in the act.

At that time, Seo Xiulan was both shocked and angry, her heart filled with fear: it’s over, Tiantian is finished, and so is the He Family!

Seo Xiulan didn’t understand the laws or the rules of cultured people, but she had common sense, though.

Once He Tiantian’s identity theft was exposed, she would undoubtedly be punished. Even if she didn’t have to go to jail, her reputation would be ruined.

Whether it was continuing her studies or finding a job in the future, there could be no good outcomes.

And as for the He Family—

Though the Zhou Family might not be very wealthy, they were city dwellers, and Zhou Chuanguo had some real power. He would just need to drop a few hints to the village head of He Family Village.

For example, he had a job quota in hand that could recruit children from agricultural households.

As for the village head, he had a son and a daughter who had failed their college entrance examination and were worried about their future prospects.

Even a temporary job could be enough to tempt the village head.

With just a little manipulation from the village head’s side, the He Family might not face utter ruin, but they would certainly struggle.

The more Seo Xiulan thought about it, the more afraid she became, and she even started to regret what drove her to such foolishness in the first place.

But what was done was done. With Zhou Zixuan looking full of hatred, Seo Xiulan, overwhelmed with fear, was almost at the point of giving up in despair.

That’s why, when Zhou Chuanguo asked Seo Xiulan for an explanation, she put on a shameless face.

If there was a way to mitigate the Zhou Family’s hatred, Seo Xiulan was of course willing to cooperate.

Just... isn’t half of the salary too much?

Seo Xiulan was used to being greedy, and even though He Tiantian’s ”job” was not yet certain, she couldn’t help but feel the pinch.

”Never mind, for Tiantian’s sake, let’s just leave the matter at that!”

When Zhou Chuanguo said he wanted an explanation, he was really just speaking off the cuff.

Because he was well aware that the He Family was poor, and Seo Xiulan and He Dazhuang as a couple—one was naturally greedy and shameless, the other was useless and spineless.

Expecting them to compensate for the Zhou Family’s losses, haha, was literally a dream.

What he wanted was just an attitude, and he wanted the He Family to understand the Zhou Family’s stance—that they were not pursuing matters not because they were weak, but because they pitied the He Family for being too poor!

”Oh my, thank you, thank you so much, brother-in-law, I knew you were always a generous man who wouldn’t bother with an ignorant woman like me!”

Upon hearing this, Seo Xiulan finally relaxed. She quickly bowed and scraped as she thanked him.

Her actions looked somewhat ridiculous.

Seo Xiulan had no psychological burden about doing such things, but she couldn’t help but sneak a glance at He Tiantian with the corner of her eye.

She... she feared that this daughter, spoiled by the Zhou Family, would look down on her because of it!

She knew Zhou Zixuan had often complained to her, telling her not to act so subservient in the future, finding it disgraceful and embarrassing.

Subservient? Disgraceful and embarrassing?

If the family were in better circumstances, do you think she’d choose to be like this?

Wasn’t it all just the troubles brought on by poverty?

But to Seo Xiulan’s surprise, while she was fawning and flattering in front of Zhou Chuanguo, there was no sign of any displeasure or disdain on He Tiantian’s fair and pretty face...