"Dad, I want to sell my job at the commune school." Han Ruochen began as she and her father returned to the village.
"Nonsense! Why would you do that?" Han Yichen turned angry when he heard Han Ruochen say that she wanted to sell her job. That job was something that she fought for among so many people; how could she just sell it? And their family was well off enough. Since when did his, Han Yichen's, daughter need to sell her job?
Han Ruochen was not surprised when she saw her father objecting to her suggestion; she had expected this to happen. She simply said, "Dad. It's not that I want to object to you, but you saw what happened today. Yang Jianming, for the sake of Han Ziyan, tried to ruin me. I am afraid that the two of them might not give up. After all, Aunt Yang did say that she wanted a daughter-in-law who was working."
"They dare!" Han Yichen raised his voice angrily.
Seeing that her father looked like he was about to throw hands, Han Ruochen stopped him. She said to him, "Dad, I know that you are angry, but this is not the solution to the problem. Since Yang Jianming and Ziyan want to snatch this job from me, I might as well sell it. It's better to sell it away and stop the trouble in time."
She paused and added with a shiver, "And after what happened today, I don't think I will ever dare to go to school in the commune alone, Dad. I might as well sell the job. That will be much better. Don't you think?"
"After what happened today, I would rather stay at home. At least that way I will be safe and not live with a fear where I will have to look over my shoulders all the time."
Han Ruochen spoke from her heart. She really didn't dare to go to the commune school anymore. Han Ziyan was like a poisonous snake that hid in the dark and waited for a good opportunity to strike. Though she lost even the wool in search of shorn, Han Ruochen knew that the woman was stubborn and vengeful. Since she failed this time around, she would certainly try again.
Han Ruochen didn't want to entangle with Han Ziyan. Not for the time being. Their family was basically an empty shell with no money at all, and there were many places that would need money in the future. For example, her elder brother was attacked by one of the rivals of his business and ended up losing his sight.
In her past life, Meng Yunhan didn't ask Master Yun for the money that she had lent. Even if it meant the loss of her eldest son's eyes. She painted a pitiful picture of a sorry mother who had lost everything while raising a bunch of ingrates and even dumped the blame for the loss of money on her eldest brother, saying that it was he who borrowed the money from her.
Her eldest brother, who had no flair when it came to doing business, also ended up carrying that pot of blame all his life, as he had indeed taken some money from Meng Yunhan. But what he didn't know was that their family had ten thousand yuan, which was given away instead of just two thousand!
Han Ruochen didn't know whether she would be able to stop the attack this time around but just in case she couldn't, she wanted to have enough money to make sure that her brother's surgery would go without a hitch.
And there was also Han Beijiang. Her youngest brother. That boy was born with autism, which required special treatment. Without it, he might have a hard time opening up to his family and friends. She couldn't allow her brother to live like a simpleton and lose his life like he did in the last life! She had to do something about it.
All of this required money, and her measly salary of thirty yuan couldn't support these expenses.
Han Ruochen waited for her father to speak while trying to suppress the nausea that was slowly rising in her chest.
She waited until the nausea disappeared and then turned to look at the sea. The clouds from earlier had disappeared, revealing a silvery, white moon. The ocean waves were now reflecting the silhouette of the moon, looking really beautiful.
Han Ruochen blinked, and suddenly, she felt like her eyesight had improved quite a lot.
She frowned; even though she didn't wear glasses, her eyesight was still affected after staying up for so many nights without sleeping properly, but now she could see very clearly.
Suddenly, there was a loud beeping sound in her head.
[Host facing the sea. The ocean scanning system has been awakened. Host, would you like to unlock the novice level?]
Han Ruochen's eyes widened. Ocean Scanning system? Don't tell her this—this was her Goldfinger?
She thought of what had happened when she had fallen in the sea, and all of a sudden her temper rose. Blood went straight to her head, and she almost coughed out a mouthful of fishy blood.
That bitch!
It wasn't bad enough that she destroyed her life, but she took the bracelet that belonged to her. In the past, she thought that the heavens were being unfair to her by making Han Ziyan's daughter richer and successful, but now she knew that it was luck that Han Ziyan stole from her. It belonged to her!
"Ruochen, are you okay?" Realising that his daughter's face didn't look too good, Han Yichen's brows creased with worry.
"I am fine, Dad."
Han Ruochen was still trying to regulate her breathing. But she couldn't. Not when she thought about how the wealth and fame that Han Ziyan's daughter enjoyed belonged to her! That white eyed wolf, she took the bracelet from her, enjoyed the glory that belonged to her and yet called her all kinds of names and made it impossible for her to raise her head.