Special Agent Rebirth: The Omnipotent Goddess of Quick Transmigration novel Chapter 745

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Having reached this point in the story, Ye Shaohua crumpled up a piece of paper on the table and threw it away.

This family was really too poor; "impoverished and underdeveloped" would be an apt description.

"It’s good that you’re able to come out," said Grandma Ye, who had been worried all night. Now that she saw Shaohua emerge, she breathed a sigh of relief, "I’ll go check on the rice paddies. If you didn’t pass the exams, then so be it. Just remember, being the top scorer is never the focal point of life, but I still hope you can venture out into the world."

After saying this, Grandma Ye walked out with her basket in tow.

She was already in her seventies but other than some white hair, she barely showed signs of aging.

She was spry and had planted quite a lot of crops by herself.

Because the village was located in a remote area without proper roads, most people lived with financial constraints.

Apart from the Village Chief’s family, no other household had built a storied house.

Although the villagers didn’t like Shaohua, they were somewhat warm to Grandma Ye.

Seeing Grandma Ye head out, they greeted her warmly on the surface, "Grandma Ye, off to the fields again?"

Grandma Ye walked sturdily and replied to them, "Yes, just to see if the fields have been properly watered."

"Then take care," said the group warmly, though their eyes held a hint of scorn.

No sooner had she turned away than they began to discuss among themselves.

"There’s a saying, ’Where there’s pity, there’s also something despicable,’" an old lady about the same age as Grandma Ye said as she sat on a stool under the shade of a tree, "At such an old age, she’s still raising a child and spent her lifetime savings on her education. She always brags about how good she is at studying, but now that the college entrance examination is here, her true colors are showing. Conversely, Lin Ying didn’t show off, but she surprised everyone by becoming the city’s Number One Scholar."

"Exactly, the little money Grandma Ye makes doesn’t come easily. She doesn’t even let her granddaughter do any work, just lets her focus on studying. Look at Lin Ying; she goes back every day to help her parents with chores and still manages such good grades. In my opinion, her granddaughter has just been spoiled rotten by her."

The villagers shouldn’t really dislike Shaohua so much.

It was all because of the contrast with Lin Ying.

Lin Ying was sweet and hardworking, pretty and cute — not like the other village girls who were dark and sallow — and very likable.

In contrast, Shaohua was dull and lazy, only knew how to study, and hardly ever left the house.

The villagers had long distrusted her behavior. With the added xenophobia and the contrast with Lin Ying, their dislike for Shaohua grew even stronger.

If Shaohua had actually done well on her exams, it might be a different story, but seeing her mediocre results, they preferred to mock her.

Grandma Ye had placed all her hopes in Shaohua, not expecting her to turn out so useless while pretending to be something she was not.

The group continued their discussion sentence by sentence.

Grandma Ye walked ahead, carrying a small basket.

Though she was advanced in years, her senses were exceptionally keen; she heard every word the people said, but her expression remained unchanged.

Grandma Ye returned from the fields with some freshly picked vegetables.

Seeing Shaohua had tidied up the courtyard neatly, and that the lifelessness had left her face, Grandma Ye finally felt at ease and went to the kitchen to cook.

Her jet black hair was straight, neither dyed nor permed, and her expression was a bit lonely. _{freewebnσvel.cѳm}