Transmigrated as My Aunt in the 70s
Chapter 92 - 088 Break through

Chapter 92: 088 Break through

Hong Mei smiled smugly, deliberately stomping her foot several times and splashing muddy water around. The girls beside her erupted into joyful laughter. Because of their status as outsiders, their parents always urged them to keep a low profile in the village. Now, seeing the local tyrant of Yuequan Village blush with anger due to Hong Mei, they all felt a surge of pleasure.

"This ditch isn’t owned by the Zhong Family, is it? It’s state property, belonging to the broad working masses. How I choose to look for snails is none of your business!" Influenced by her father Yuzhu, Hong Mei retorted with ideological rhetoric.

"Well, neither does this ditch belong to the Gao Family. Your reckless actions hinder our snail hunting, so of course I will intervene," Wanhua counter-argued.

"You? Wanhua, I haven’t even started on you yet. As the daughter of the village chief, you’ve been fraternizing with the wealthy peasants. You really have regressed in your thinking, showing no aspiration. Have you lost all sense of being from the poor peasantry?" Hong Mei argued confidently and aggressively.

Xu Wanhu was at a loss for words. Not naturally articulate and now faced with Hong Mei’s denunciation, she felt flustered. Anmei thought to help out, but she knew speaking up might make things worse. Sisi, hearing the commotion, hurried over.

"We’re obviously educating the wealthy peasants when we’re with them, to let them understand the honor and greatness of labor. Anmei, do you now understand how honorable labor is?" Sisi asked Anmei seriously.

"Now I do. Thanks to your group’s instruction, we truly realize how glorious and great labor is," Anmei suppressed her laughter while responding, supported by Juying nodding along.

Knowing well that Sisi and Anmei were just putting on an act, Hong Mei couldn’t formulate a rebuttal, agitatedly stirring the water under her feet. Sisi accused her, "Hong Mei, you are sabotaging our work. Hmph, you are the one with backward thinking."

"I am not! I help Mama with lots of chores every day. Sisi, you’re the one who’s backward and unwilling to work. Look at your hands and your feet; do they even look like those of someone from the countryside? You are the real backward element," Hong Mei retorted furiously.

Tian Xinhua had already noticed the commotion, and seeing Sisi having the upper hand and with Wanhua present, he wasn’t too worried but kept an eye on the situation, ready to intervene if needed. He Chengsi was about to step in to help, but was stopped by Tang Qiubai.

"This is a girl’s quarrel, and it’s inappropriate for us men to get involved."

Qiubai, though somewhat chauvinistic, his remark resonated with the few boys present. By then, the argument between Sisi’s group had escalated, shifting topics far from the original serious political issues.

"Hmph, what I have is natural beauty, I won’t tan no matter how much I am in the sun, unlike some people who cannot become fair no matter how much they try to cover up."

Sisi, head held high, sarcastically targeted Hong Mei. Anmei and the others barely held back their giggles, knowing Hong Mei’s complexion was famously dark in Yuequan Village, much like her mother—so dark that it’s hard to recognize her at night without a light.

Being dark-skinned was Hong Mei’s vulnerability. She gritted her teeth in frustration, and upon seeing Sisi’s fair and rosy complexion, felt even more suffocated. Suddenly, she blurted out, "You unidentifiable bastard, what’s the use of being pretty? Your own parents dumped you."

Hong Mei had accidentally learned of Sisi’s adopted status from her parents’ conversation, although Yuzhu had warned her never to speak of it. Provoked by Sisi’s taunts, she couldn’t hold back.

Tian Xinhua’s expression changed, and he quickly rushed over. Anping, aware of the situation, followed closely, his expression equally troubled. Despite Ankang and a few others not fully grasping the context, they too rushed over.

Although Sisi had long known she wasn’t a blood member of the Tian Family, being insulted like this by Hong Mei truly infuriated her. She charged at Hong Mei, "My dad and Mama love me very much. You’re the weird one, dressed up like a green frog, so ugly not even your grandma would recognize you."

Hong Mei immediately regretted her words, but being agitated by Sisi, her anger surged, "You’re just a bastard! You’re definitely not a true member of the Tian Family."

Due to the distance, Tian Xinhua couldn’t stop Hong Mei in time. Enraged, Sisi threw herself at Hong Mei, grabbing her hat and hitting her hard. Hong Mei, caught by the necktie, struggled to breathe. Though Hong Mei was almost twice Sisi’s weight, she couldn’t fend off the sudden assault.

Sisi was truly furious. Although she had been planning to clear up her adopted status with the Tian Family sometime, she had not anticipated this manner of disclosure! Driven to her limits by Hong Mei, every hit from Sisi came with fiery rage, not minding her own pain.

Hong Mei’s companions wanted to intervene, but were held back by Anmei and others. Seeing Sisi gaining the upper hand, they merely watched, shocked beyond measure by Hong Mei’s earlier revelation. They hadn’t known about Sisi’s adopted status, and although Sisi didn’t quite resemble Man Yin or Zhu Aiqing, they never suspected she wasn’t their biological daughter.

Tian Xinhua just coldly observed, not stepping in. It wasn’t appropriate for him to intervene in a girls’ fight, even though he deeply wanted to teach Hong Mei a lesson.(To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote your recommendation, monthly ticket. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)

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