country bumpkin

Chapter 383 Bar Stand

Back in the dormitory, Yunya helped Xuanmei pack up the clothes she had brought, and they stayed until dark before going home.

As soon as she got home, she was met with a barrage of insults from Kong Xiujuan, who blamed Yunya for not coming home at night and running around everywhere.

At this moment, Kong Xiujuan was loudly scolding Yunya.

"Look at you, a girl your age, who doesn't go home at night? I don't know what you're so busy with. People on holidays should rest at home or help with chores."

You're something else, helping this colleague sell fabric today, and then walking home with that colleague tomorrow.

Are you having too much fun? You're never home. Do you think you're all grown up now and we can't control you anymore...?

Kong Xiujuan has a very loud voice, and all the neighbors around her house can hear her clearly.

At first, Yunya didn't intend to retort, but the sharp voice hurt her eardrums.

Yunya was furious. She roared, "Shout as loudly as you want, and call everyone in the village over to see what's going on in our family."

Weren't you the one who cared most about your reputation? Now you don't care anymore, acting like everyone can't hear you, still shouting like crazy. Fine, I'll buy you a megaphone..."

The mother and daughter started arguing again. Kong Xiujuan was panting heavily, her chest heaving with anger.

With trembling hands, he pointed at Yunya and said, "You idiot, that's all you've got. You're so naive."

They can sell fabric and get home without your help. Who do you think you are? Do you think the world will stop turning without you? You're always busy helping others, don't you ever do your own work?

Kong Xiujuan's fingers were still pinching the number 7, implying that Yun Ya's mind was only as small as that pinch.

The whole family said she was stubborn and simple-minded. Sometimes when Yunya and Sun Limei fought, Sun Limei would also humiliate her with her finger.

She's good at making silly gestures, always acting like she's very smart, and making silly gestures at Yun Ya. This implies that Yun Ya is a fool and an idiot.

This time, Kong Xiujuan didn't hit Yunya, perhaps because she felt that the child was grown up and it would be shameful to hit her own family.

After yelling, Yun Ya went straight back to her bedroom and locked the door from the inside.

Kong Xiujuan was still angry, but her target had already left, and continuing to curse would be pointless. So she shut up.

The room fell silent instantly, save for Kong Xiujuan's sobs. She had cried from anger.

Sun Limei didn't dare to speak in the living room, afraid that her mother's anger would turn on her.

Seeing her mother crying, she went to her mother's bedroom, took out a roll of toilet paper, tore off a sheet, and handed it to Kong Xiujuan to wipe her nose.

Kong Xiujuan took the tissue, wiped her tears and snot, and threw it into the corner. Sun Limei, being very perceptive, handed her another tissue.

Kong Xiujuan was still crying, sobbing as she scolded Yunya.

"Waaah...waaah...waaah...this Yun girl is such a worry."

Yunya was also crying in the bedroom. She felt that she had done nothing wrong, so why was her mother yelling at her like that?

She was just relaxing with friends and helping out with a colleague. It's nothing serious, so why is her mother being so strict?

Actually, it wouldn't be accurate to say that Kong Xiujuan was very strict with her. On the one hand, she didn't interfere with her at all, but she was extremely strict about her interactions with men.

Otherwise, Yunya wouldn't be without male friends, nor would she have developed feelings for the same sex.

Exhausted from crying, Yunya sat on the bed, reflecting on the events of the past few days. After much thought, Yunya still felt she hadn't done anything wrong.

Unable to figure it out, she didn't dwell on it and fell asleep soon after lying down to rest.

In the living room, Kong Xiujuan had composed herself and started doing housework. Sun Limei sat on the sofa watching TV.

Twenty minutes later, Sun Zitao returned from get off work. Kong Xiujuan started heating up his food. Sun Zitao washed his hands and face, then sat back down to eat.

No one mentioned what had just happened. It wasn't until they went to bed that night that Kong Xiujuan told Sun Zitao about it.

Sun Zitao did not express any opinion, neither saying that it was Yun Ya's fault nor that it was Kong Xiujuan's fault.

Kong Xiujuan pinched him angrily and said fiercely, "At home, you're used to being a hands-off manager. You don't care about anything, big or small. I have to carry everything by myself. I'm almost exhausted. How could I have married such a stubborn person like you..."

Sun Zitao was completely baffled. The child had angered her, so why was she taking it out on him?

Kong Xiujuan was still muttering when Sun Zitao was already fast asleep, snoring loudly. Kong Xiujuan could only swallow her anger and close her eyes to sleep.

In Yunya's bedroom, Sun Limei banged loudly on the door. Yunya groggily got up, opened the door, and then climbed back into bed to continue sleeping.

Sun Limei took off her clothes and lay on the bed, and it took her a long time to fall asleep.

Silent all night.

The next day, Yunya got up, ate breakfast, and went to work at the garment factory. She let yesterday's events pass and didn't dwell on them.

She continued the same routine as before, repeating the same pattern of eating, working, and sleeping every day.

A few days later, Kong Xiujuan and Sun Zitao decided to move. They wanted to move to the storefront in front of the store.

Sun Limei's clothing store was also rented out, and she opened a clothing store on the first floor of the storefront building.

Upstairs was the living quarters for the three sisters. Each of them had their own bedroom, and Yunya finally had a bedroom of her own.

Kong Xiujuan and Sun Zitao lived in the last room on the first floor, which was a two-room living room. The storefront in front was actually the former courtyard.

Later, I heard that there was going to be another demolition, so in order to take up more square footage, they covered the entire yard with a roof and connected it to the house behind.

Because the landlord of the storefront went bankrupt, the tenant returned the property. Kong Xiujuan then posted a "For Rent" notice again.

After waiting for more than ten days, no one came to inquire. The couple discussed what kind of business they could start, and then the whole family moved in.

The house I live in now, built on a vegetable garden, is easy to rent out; it's rented out in just a few days. After all, residential housing is much cheaper than storefront properties.

After moving to her new home, Yunya had her own room, where even breathing felt pleasant.

Yunya sighed with relief; she no longer had to share a bed with her sister. Now she could lie on her own and roll around in bed all by herself.

As the weather gets warmer, Yunya, who lives on the second floor, no longer feels cold.

There's no attic on the second floor, and no sun protection. In winter, it's cold outside and cold inside. In summer, it's hot outside, but hotter inside than outside.

After moving to the new house, it was a bit farther from my aunt's house. Yunya, along with Xuanmei and many other new friends, rarely went to play with Zhang Haiyan anymore.

I made many friends at the garment factory. Two of them got along very well with Yunya.

One day after get off work, the two girls invited Yunya to go out and play together.

They led Yunya through a maze of turns until they reached a dead end. The last house in the alley was a hidden internet cafe.

There was no sign above the door, only four characters written in calligraphy on the wall: "Qiyuan Internet Cafe".