I am chasing a rough man in the 80s
Chapter 186: Matched with the Profession

Chapter 186: Chapter 186: Matched with the Profession

Suizi could never have expected that the person who came all the way from her hometown was Jiaojiao.

"Did you come on your own?!"

Jiaojiao nodded, tears streaming down her face.

Suizi broke into a cold sweat.

Quickly, she led the young lass into the room and closed the door to block the curious gaze of Wang Mengmeng.

"How did you find your way here?!"

"A coach from our village was heading into the city, so I asked them to bring me here."

Jiaojiao remembered the night school Suizi had mentioned. Villagers were quite accommodating and had helped bring her here after asking around.

Suizi breathed a sigh of relief after a moment of fear.

Thank goodness she ran into a sensible compatriot. A girl so young and on her own could find herself in trouble with even a small misstep, causing regret too late.

"What happened at home?"

"Mom suddenly fainted and broke her leg..."

"What!!!"

Suizi felt her heart jolt with each shocking news. She saw black spots before her eyes and hastily steadied herself with a hand on the bed.

Jiaojiao tearfully relayed the events to Suizi.

Wang Cuihua had climbed a ladder to dry things on the roof. She missed a step when coming down and couldn’t get up.

The village doctor examined her and declared it was a fractured leg, which was then bandaged.

With a broken leg, life became a problem at home, especially meals.

The neighbors, feeling sorry for the mother and daughter, brought them food. All the chickens and ducks at home were taken care of by Jiaojiao.

Jiaojiao didn’t find doing household chores too hard.

However, these days, the olds from the Yu Family were always causing trouble.

Since the land division, the families had fallen out completely, and a constant burning anger remained in Mrs. Yu’s heart.

With both Yu Jingting and his wife in the city and Wang Cuihua incapacitated with a broken leg...

The old lady would curse at their door daily. Yesterday, she even used a borrowed loudspeaker to shout accusations of Wang Cuihua having an illicit affair with other men from the doorway.

This ended up causing Wang Cuihua to faint from anger.

When Jiaojiao argued with the old lady, she was pushed over and got a cut on her head.

Upon seeing Jiaojiao’s wound when pulling back her hair, Suizi was furiously trembling.

"This is outrageous! How can they bully our family like this?!"

"Mother didn’t want me to trouble you guys as your conditions in the city aren’t yet stable... I ran out when she wasn’t looking... Sister-in-law, I’m afraid that grandmother will make mother’s condition worse."

Jiaojiao cried even harder.

"Stop crying. When your brother comes back, he can drive us home. I’m curious to see how audacious these people really are!"

Worrying about Jiaojiao’s forehead wound getting infected, Suizi went to the principal’s house to borrow some medicine.

She happened upon Zhang Yue’e discussing work matters with the principal.

"Zhang’er, this is a difficult situation for us at the school too. If those people keep causing trouble, it might not be convenient for you to stay."

The principal was indirectly suggesting she should quit.

Suizi heard this as soon as she walked into the room.

"Principal, are you planning on a lateral transfer for Yue’e? Do you have a better place in mind?"

"Uh, about that —" the principal visibly struggled to reply, he didn’t possess such capabilities.

"If you can’t arrange for Yue’e to be transferred, where do you expect this lone woman to go?"

Suizi stepped up to defend Zhang Yue’e.

Not only had Zhang Yue’e saved both her and the baby in her belly,

every time Suizi saw Zhang Yue’e, she couldn’t help but remember her own past.

Alone with no family, struggling in a foreign land, life was incredibly hard.

Especially in these times when jobs were allocated and private enterprises did not exist, there were simply no places to work.

Peasants could go back and farm the land, but for a young city girl like Zhang Yue’e, with no work, life could only be imagined to be hard.

"How will you deal with it if those people come to cause trouble again? You saw what happened yesterday, they won’t stop. In my opinion, Zhang’er, you are still young. Find a man and marry him, move away from here, and you’ll be problem-free."

The principal was already planning her future.

As long as he wasn’t the one suffering, and the fire wasn’t burning his house, he didn’t care whether others lived or died.

Seeing that Suizi didn’t respond, the principal continued awkwardly:

"Suizi, our school just opened. The fewer problems, the better. I’m doing this for Zhang’er’s own good. Even though her housing was provided by your husband, Hu Bi, they..."

Accidentally he revealed what was truly in his heart.

Ah, Hu Bi? Suizi’s eyes darkened slightly. He dared to insult her husband like this. She made a mental note of it.

Seeing that Suizi remained calm, the principal thought she hadn’t heard, and continued:

"With your husband around, they won’t dare come to the school, but Zhang’er still has her house there. If you let her live in the dormitory, what will you do if those people go and burn her house?"

"I can sell the house..." Zhang Yue’e spoke softly, her face flushed, and her hands clenched into fists. She felt very ashamed.

She wanted to resign yesterday.

However, after meeting her benefactors, Suizi and her husband, she felt there might still be a chance.

Just as Suizi had guessed.

Left alone with nowhere to go, losing her job would almost be like killing her. If people could survive, who would wish to die?

As a young woman, she was sensitive and felt that staying would only burden her organization and unit.

She was on the verge of tears.

"Ah, Zhang’er, you’re being too naive. Given the situation at your place, do you think you can sell the house? Forget about selling, even if you wanted to give it away for free, no one would dare to live there."

Zhang Yue’e hung her head. Tears overflowed from her eyes, and her clenched fists began to tremble. She couldn’t refute the principal’s words.

It was the harsh reality.

"These people are nothing but scoundrels and bullies! Today they may leave a dead body on your doorstep, and tomorrow they may throw shit at you. If you ask me, you better stop thinking about the house and start running."

The principal made his case, acting as if "he was doing it for her good." Suizi almost choked at his hypocrisy.

Having been lectured by the principal, Zhang Yue’e was at a loss for ideas. A young woman in her early twenties, she had once been the little princess cherished by her foster parents.

However, after experiencing a family tragedy, she had witnessed the harsh realities of the world and had no idea how to react.

Although the principal’s words were harsh, every sentence was a bitter truth.

"Then I’ll listen to the principal..."

"Yue’e, can I rent your house?" Suizi interrupted Zhang Yue’e.

"What?!" Zhang Yue’e was surprised.

"I have a situation at home. My mother-in-law broke her leg and I want to bring her into the city for better care. But you can see the condition of the dormitories, it’s too small to live in. If you’d be willing to rent your house to us, you’d be helping us out a great deal."

In fact, Suizi would have preferred to buy it outright.

But her family was buried in debt, they didn’t have the spare money to buy a house.

Zhang Yue’e’s foster parents’ house was in a great location, with a hospital and an official elementary school nearby. It was perfect for a family to live in.

"Suizi! Why are you adding to the chaos!" The principal scowled as if he had eaten cow dung.

He had almost convinced Zhang Yue’e, but Suizi’s sudden comment ruined his plans.

"I’m not causing trouble. I’m very serious, Yue’e. I can pay you rent, you can dictate the amount. If you agree, you will be doing my family a great favor."

"You don’t need to pay rent. The house would be idle anyway. But, you also know my family’s situation... Are you not afraid of those people making trouble?"

Zhang Yue’e was afraid to involve Suizi.

Suizi grinned with confidence, saying:

"If they dare to stir up trouble, they’ll be picking a fight with us."

To deal with villains, one must fight fire with fire.

Stir up trouble at the doorstep? The Yu family was well known for dealing with such situations!

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