Chapter 377: A Fight Breaks Out (Part 2)
Chapter 377: A Fight Breaks Out (Part 2)
Looking at Tang Xin's swollen face, which, though not attractive, was still better looking than her own, Tang Er Ya said with jealousy, "It's better if she ruins her face. Otherwise, with that foxy look, even boys as young as seven or eight will be tempted!"
Tang Da Ya and Tang Er Ya were born to Tang Yu and her former husband. After Tang Yu remarried Tang Zhutou, they took the Tang surname and held a much higher status in the Tang family compared to Tang Xin. Many villagers who were unaware often mistook them as Tang Zhutou's own daughters.
In front of Tang Xin, the sisters teased each other with increasingly harsh words, far from the demeanor expected of twelve or thirteen-year-old girls. It was clear that Tang Yu's unrestrained gossiping had influenced them deeply.
Tang Xin bit her lip tightly, suppressing the urge to retaliate against her step-sisters. Silently, she turned and left. She couldn't bear to stay a moment longer in this cold and heartless home.
As she ignored them and walked away, Tang Er Ya felt humiliated and muttered, "Look at her, acting as if she's better than everyone else. Once Mother sells her off to that kind of place, she'll be trampled by everyone. Let's see what she'll have to be proud of then."
Hearing this, Tang Er Ya giggled as if she could already see Tang Xin suffering humiliation.
Every word of the sisters' conversation reached Tang Xin's ears as she walked away. Tang Da Ya's mocking and confident words felt like a bucket of ice water poured over her, chilling her to the bone!
So that malicious woman was actually planning this. She intended to sell her to that filthy place!
No, she wouldn't allow it. She wouldn't allow herself to be sold like livestock, to live a life of indignity and abuse! She would never allow that wicked woman to live comfortably on the silver earned from selling her body, never!
Tang Xin's eyes were bloodshot, her mind consumed by one thought: she must not let Tang Yu succeed!
She wandered aimlessly, hearing mostly gossip about the Mo family's kinship recognition, and unconsciously walked to the Mo family's doorstep.
Staring at the tall walls built of blue bricks, Tang Xin, who had never set foot inside the Mo family's compound, couldn't imagine what it was like inside. She could only guess from bits and pieces she had heard from other villagers that the Mo family slept in clean and warm beds, wore beautiful and warm clothes, ate fragrant and soft rice, and rode comfortably in large carriages to the city.
Xin'er and Li Yan returned from playing outside to see a girl standing at their doorstep, staring motionless at the gate. Unable to help but ask, "What's wrong with this girl? Do you have any business here?"
The sudden voice interrupted Tang Xin's thoughts. She stared blankly at Xin'er, her gaze inadvertently falling on her. When she saw Xin'er wearing a beautiful sheepskin coat that emitted a soft and bright light, envy flashed in her eyes. She clenched her fists, resisting the urge to reach out and touch it.
Seeing her silent, Xin'er was a little puzzled. She had originally wanted to pull Li Yan away, but seeing Tang Xin's thin and tattered clothes, she felt sorry for her. She secretly asked Li Yan, "Could she be here to beg?"
Li Yan glanced at Tang Xin again, unsure, and replied, "I haven't seen her in the village before. I don't know if she's come here to beg."
Recently, there had been more people coming into the village to beg, especially as winter set in. Seeing Tang Xin's clothes, which were similar to those of the beggars, made them suspicious.
After hearing this, Xin'er had already determined that Tang Xin had come to beg. Without thinking too much, she rushed into the house and fetched a few leftover meat buns from breakfast in the kitchen. Thinking about her nearly indecent clothes, she went back to her room and found the eight percent new cotton jacket she wore last year. She took it out and stuffed it into Tang Xin's arms.
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