96 Xia Ye Panicked
Now that Xia Ru’s illness had not been cured, Xia Yu’s money had been spent. Furthermore, Xia Yu was Xia Ye’s brother, which meant that Xia Ye’s family was the one who spent the money.
Instead of saying she was working hard to earn as much money as she could, she was bringing her friends out to shop. Now, if this news were to reach Li Jin’s ears, she would be extremely displeased, to say the least.
Hearing Xia Chen’s words, Xia Ye panicked.
She subconsciously took a step back. While shopping today, she saw a piece of clothing that looked very good and tried it on. She did not expect Xia Chen and the others to see through it.
“Hmph, I’m doing this because school’s about to start, and I must pay attention to my image, unlike some who completely give little care to theirs. I’m also an excellent student,” Xia Ye forced herself to say.
The only way she could defeat Xia Wan was through her studies.
Her words also reminded Xia Wan that school was about to start. While she was busy making money, she also had to catch up on her knowledge. Indeed, her academic performance in high school was very poor.
“Xia Ye, we’re even for today. Don’t tell Grandma about this. We don’t earn much, and it’s only enough for the three of us to eat. You know what your brother, Xia Yu, is like. Every time we eat at home, the meat goes into his bowl. My brothers are also growing, and if they don’t consume meat, they won’t have the strength to work.
“You know all too well that your family has been taking all the benefits all these years. My family is the most honest one. Now that we’ve finally found a job, don’t ruin it for us. Otherwise, I’ll tell everyone your secret.”
When they heard Xia Wan’s words, the expressions of Xia Ye’s friends changed.
What did she mean by Xia Yu eating all the meat at home? didn’t Xia Ye say that her family was very well-to-do? Why was she still fighting over meat?
And these three people were Xia Ye’s family? How many people were there in the Xia family anyway? Wouldn’t it be crowded if so many people lived together?
Xia Ye had always been a snob, so the friends who came with her this time were all from the city. Some of them only had one child, and most of them only had two children. Therefore, they had never thought of the situation that Xia Wan had just mentioned.
Xia Ye was also anxious. What was Xia Wan saying?!
“Xia Wan! You shut up!” Xia Ye scolded her anxiously.
Xia Ye turned around and looked at her friends. “Don’t listen to her nonsense. She’s Xia Wan. Haven’t you heard of her? She likes to chase after handsome guys in school. She’s very tacky, but I’m different from her. Even if we have the same grandmother, I’m a completely different person altogether. I study hard and pursue success, while she’s just full of lies.
“She also accused my brother of stealing the meat. That’s because Grandma doted on my brother more, so she gave the meat to him. You can’t blame Grandma for being biased. Who asked her brothers to be so disappointing? Now, the three of them found a job together, but they can only earn ten yuan a day. What do you think ten yuan is enough for? One meal and adding the taxi fare would be equivalent to working for free.
“My Grandma is very smart, and she has never liked them. This is the reason: they are stupid and are of poor character.”
Hearing Xia Ye’s words, Xia Feng became so enraged that his face turned red. It was fine if she spoke ill of them, but what right did she have to defame Xia Wan? Xia Wan and Xia Ye were from the same school, and if her reputation was really affected, how was she going to survive in school?
Xia Feng straightened his neck and said, “Shut up! You’re not allowed to humiliate my sister here. She’s different from you. You’re the one of poor character!”
Seeing that Xia Feng dared to talk back, Xia Ye was also riled up. She looked at Xia Feng smugly. “You’re quite protective of your sister, aren’t you? Why don’t you see your own status? How can your family compare with mine? With your current academic standard, I won’t be surprised if you can’t even get into high school.”
Xia Wan originally did not care about what Xia Ye said, but when she saw her humiliating her brother in such a way, she could not hold back.
She laughed coldly. “Sure, Xia Ye. Since you like to talk about your studies so much, why don’t we have a competition?”
Xia Ye was a little stunned. “Compete? Compete in what?”
“Didn’t you say that you’re good at your studies? Then let’s wait for the mid-term exams after school starts and compare. The one who does badly will have to apologize to the one who does well and write a 5000-word self-reflection letter.” Xia Wan looked straight at Xia Ye and declared her challenge.”
