Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder's Comeback in the Era Tales

Chapter 175: Chapter 175: The Daughter Who Was Sold Off 39

”Xiao Ying, I heard that Yuan Chun from your family came back to earn work points. Oh my, tell me, why did you bother sending an adopted daughter to study so much? Wasted so much money, and in the end, she still had to come back to the village to earn work points from farming.”

”Exactly, you and Yuan Chun’s dad spent so much money, only to make her a high school graduate who can’t get into college. It’s such a waste of money. You both must regret it now.”

”Hey, even Qian Xiao San came to our village as an educated youth. He’s also a high school graduate. What’s the use of studying? Nowadays, no matter how much you study, you’ll end up doing farm work. It’s better not to study from the start.”

”Xiao Ying, are you planning to support your two sons in studying? Why not let them drop out early and come home to earn work points? This way, Sangen would have it easier. You two are supporting three kids in school—that’s no small amount of money.”

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These days, whenever Qian Xiaoying was recording work points for the villagers, she’d be surrounded by a group of village women, all talking at once.

Qian Xiaoying just smiled, responding with a word or two, not really bothering with them, letting them gossip away.

It’s just jealousy and envy over her supporting Yuan Chun’s studies while their daughters couldn’t even read. Now that they see Yuan Chun back in the village earning work points, they’re gloating and coming to her with sarcastic remarks.

She doesn’t care at all.

Only her family knows how excellent her Yuan Chun is. She doesn’t work in a factory, but the money she sends them monthly is no less than a worker’s wage.

”Mom, I earned ten work points today. I finished all the tasks the team leader assigned me.” Yuan Chun squeezed through the aunts and sisters crowded around her foster mother, smiling brightly.

Suddenly, the surroundings fell silent.

Qian Xiaoying was quick to respond, laughing, ”My Yuan Chun is amazing. Not only does she top her class in studies, but she’s also this good at farm work. She can even earn as much work points as the men in the village.”

The highest work points in Ge Family Village were twelve.

Women generally did the tasks that earned eight work points.

Yuan Chun had only been working for three days and was already doing tasks that earned her ten work points.

This left the aunts and sisters, who had been gloating over Qian Xiaoying’s situation, dumbfounded.

Some didn’t believe it and went to the fields where Yuan Chun worked to see for themselves. It turned out her work was even better than some old farmers’.

Even the brigade leader and old village chief gave her a thumbs up in praise.

As a result, the aunts and sisters in the village all conceded to Yuan Chun, no longer daring to mock Qian Xiaoying. Some even started thinking about having Yuan Chun as a daughter-in-law.

A knowledgeable, industrious, and good-looking girl like Ge Yuan Chun was one of a kind in the village. Despite Yuan Chun being the adopted daughter of Ge Sangen and Qian Xiaoying, the couple loved Yuan Chun even more than their twin sons. The dowry for Yuan Chun would definitely not be lacking in the future.

Thus, after the farming season, the threshold of the Ge family home was almost worn down by matchmakers.

Upon hearing the news, Qian Xiao San got a bit anxious and ran to his aunt, ”Aunt, my little sister is still young and doesn’t understand much. You and Uncle can’t just casually decide her future.”

Qian Xiaoying laughed, ”Look at you getting all worked up, monkey boy. Do you think your aunt is someone who doesn’t have a clear head? Choosing a husband for Yuan Chun is a big deal, and we all need to sit down and discuss it.”

”Besides, our Yuan Chun is still young. Her marriage can wait a few years. I’ve already turned down those matchmakers’ proposals.”