The Comeback of the Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress

A few years passed, and Su Mingyu and Su Mingzhu gradually grew up, along with the other children in the family.

When the children were about to start school, the private school funded by Xiao Yuan officially began enrolling students.

This school was an integrated institution with elementary, middle, and high school levels, and the school premises were quite large, with a beautifully constructed campus.

The entire school had a garden-style campus environment, and the teaching and dormitory buildings were well decorated. Elementary students could commute, while middle and high school students had the option to board or commute. The dormitories were well-equipped, usually four-person rooms, with desks, wardrobes, small balconies, and independent bathrooms.

Classrooms were fitted with multimedia teaching equipment, and both classrooms and dormitories were air-conditioned.

Additionally, the school had a swimming pool and various sports facilities, and the library was built to be quite upscale and prestigious.

With complete hardware facilities and strong faculty, naturally, the school had no shortfall in educational quality.

Xiao Yuan spared no expense, and the hired teachers were impressive in terms of education and ability, even the elementary school teachers had striking qualifications.

After the school’s completion and promotion, it quickly attracted many parents.

During enrollment, the school offered generous scholarships to attract students with excellent academic performance but less fortunate family backgrounds, and within two years, the school’s results in entrance exams were quite remarkable.

With good facilities, strong teachers, and impressive results, the school quickly became popular among parents and students.

When the family’s children needed to study, there was no need to run around searching for schools, they could just attend their own family’s school.

Fang Xu enrolled first, then the children of Anning’s seniors, followed by Fang Mingzhu, Fang Mingyu, and Wei Sha.

These years, Gu Anzhen and her husband were supported by the Gu Family, along with their bold and diligent personalities, they were doing quite well.

They had bought a house in the Capital long ago and had brought Fang’s parents over.

Fang Jianshe and Zhou Chunhua were quite envious, and Fang Jianshe even approached Fang Jianhua wanting to follow them to the Capital, and suggested bringing Fang Yuling there too.

However, Fang Jianhua had long seen through his brother-in-law and sister’s selfish nature.

Furthermore, he didn’t quite like Fang Yuling.

Naturally, he wouldn’t agree to Fang Jianshe’s proposal.

Because of this, Zhou Chunhua wanted to make a fuss with Fang Jianhua, but before she could, some issues arose back at her maternal family, keeping her busy with damage control, so she didn’t have time to confront Fang Jianhua.

Later, Zhou Chunhua hoped Fang’s father would verbally agree to leave their old place to them.

But Fang’s father had already been warned by Fang’s mother and dared not to agree.

Subsequently, Fang’s father went back, found some elders, and got neighbors to help divide the old property.

The Fang family’s house consisted of four rooms with a small courtyard, and Fang’s father divided it fairly, giving each of his sons two rooms.

While dividing the property, Zhou Chunhua kept complaining about Fang Jianshe and Gu Anzhen.

”Really, the wealthier they are, the stingier they get. Does Gu Anzhen lack houses? She has properties in the county, Provincial City, and the Capital, yet they want to snatch the house from her brother and sister-in-law, really leaving them cornered.”

Fang’s father was quite upset.

However, he didn’t engage with the unreasonable daughter-in-law.

Anyway, the house was divided, and he would stay in the Capital to look after his grandchildren. He couldn’t and didn’t want to manage the eldest son’s affairs, leaving them to fend for themselves.

Right after the property was divided, Fang Jianhua asked Fang Jianshe, ”Brother, do you want those two rooms? If you do, quickly gather the money to buy them, otherwise I’ll sell them to someone else.”

This left Fang Jianshe with quite a stomach full of upset.

He had assumed that his younger brother was financially stable and wouldn’t live there, and when the house was divided, all four rooms would end up being his, but he didn’t expect Fang Jianhua to want to sell the two rooms.

”I want them.”

Fang Jianshe gritted his teeth and expressed his desire.

Fang Jianhua urged him to gather the money, and if he couldn’t, write an IOU detailing the amount owed, then transfer the property to Fang Jianshe.

What else could Fang Jianshe do?

He could only write an IOU for Fang Jianhua.

Fang Jianhua took the IOU and left for the Capital with Fang’s father.

Before leaving, Fang Jianhua hinted to Fang Jianshe, ”Brother, you’ve been married for years, didn’t spend much on meals, and a few years back, the clothes for Yuling were bought by Mom. You should’ve saved some money, but now you’re penniless. I heard your wife’s family, your brother-in-law bought two houses, and you wonder, he’s unemployed, where did the money come from.”

Having said this, Fang Jianhua didn’t care how Fang Jianshe thought, and left with Fang’s father.

Once they boarded the train back to the capital, Fang’s father was still angry.

”How come your brother is so clueless?”

Fang’s father angrily spoke to Fang Jianhua, ”You and Anzhen have been married for years, even if both sides of the family have subsidies, you’ve still managed to save quite a lot, but look at your brother and sister-in-law. So many years, Yuling’s already in high school, yet they still... ah, forget it, no point in mentioning them, brings anger whenever I do.”

When Fang’s father and mother reached the Capital, the couple was quite active, running household errands like picking up kids, grocery shopping, cooking, and cleaning. This saved Gu Anzhen quite a bit of effort, allowing her to focus on her work outside.

In the past couple of years, business at the photocopy shop wasn’t as good as before, prompting Gu Anzhen to consider a career change.

She surveyed the market and thought wedding photography had potential, so both she and Fang Jianhua paid to learn the trade.

Gu Anzhen learned makeup and hairstyling, while Fang Jianhua picked up photography.

Despite their age, both were smart and capable.

Back in the early 90s, getting into vocational and normal schools was quite challenging, with entry scores higher than key high schools.

Gu Anzhen and Fang Jianhua managed to get into good vocational colleges, showcasing their high intelligence.

Plus, being determined enough to dedicate over a year to learning, both became proficient.

Afterward, Gu Anzhen remodeled one of their shops into a wedding photography studio. Initially, the couple was the main workforce, hiring two girls as assistants and establishing a small husband-and-wife business.

These years the studio grew bigger and gained more reputation, hiring more employees and expanding into offering comprehensive wedding services.

Wei Bin and Yang Yu were also doing well.

The couple first opened a breakfast shop in the Capital, gradually expanding into a fast-food business, and then opening branches. With rapid development, Wei’s fast-food chain had multiple outlets in the Capital and momentum to expand further, earning Yang Yu’s family quite a bit.

Now, they no longer personally make food, enjoy more free time, and have more opportunity to be home with the children.

Anning and her two sisters were faring increasingly well, naturally bringing joy to Yang Erchou and Li Cuixia.

The couple seemed rejuvenated, hardly looking aged, instead appearing younger.

With life flourishing for the Yang Family, the Su Family wasn’t doing badly either.

After graduating, Su Yue and Su Shuang found jobs in the Capital, both of them dating and getting married lately.

However, both focused on their careers and hadn’t planned for children yet.

Things were looking up in the Capital, but at Yangjiazhuang, Yang Dachou’s family wasn’t faring so well.

Yang Dachou and his wife were incredibly lazy, and their two sons took after them, unwilling to work.

Though Yang Fuyu married and had a child, motivating him to work hard.

Yang Fugui, however, accomplished nothing, spending days idling about, with no woman willing to marry him.

Even if Wang Shushu often boasted about Yang Fugui’s uncle being wealthy, living in a big villa in the Capital, Yang Fugui’s cousin being a great scientist, declaring Su Group was run by his uncle’s family, yet the girls from nearby villages still didn’t want to marry Yang Fugui.

The saying goes, there’s someone who talks, and someone who listens.

No one’s foolish, instead of listening, they observe how life is at your house.

Seeing others building new houses, having running water, and even buying cars, but Yang Dachou’s house remained shabby, and their attire and meals were worse than anyone’s, people could see the disparity.

People wondered, if you were really on good terms with your brother and he’s wealthy, why didn’t he help you? There must be something unsaid.

Besides, having a wealthy sister doesn’t mean she’ll look after you, let alone a cousin.

Ever since Yang Anning moved to the Capital, she seldom returned to the village. These years, Yang Erchou and his wife joined her, making visits even rarer, avoiding contact.

So Yang Fugui became an aged bachelor, still wasting away in his thirties.