She Only Cares About Cultivation

"Your daughter got into trouble, yet you blame her for coming back. She came back and slaved for you all for eight years, people don’t mention her past, but you make sure to tell everyone, scared they won’t know what she went through. What’s wrong? Is it because Caihua brought back a daughter and the three of us women are raising her and you feel unbalanced? I’m telling you, we are raising her, because we started from when she was a baby and we’re not afraid of her not being one of us, so stop worrying about my family’s matters, alright? Don’t keep coming to our backyard snooping around, what are you looking at? Even if you keep looking, things from my house won’t magically appear in yours!"

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An Yi was truly angry, with sarcasm and ridicule flowing effortlessly, leaving those present dumbfounded, and the Old Lady could not stand this, immediately jumping up to quarrel with An Yi, only to be shown out by a single gesture from An Yi.

"Alright, irrelevant people have been cleared out, now let’s start class, did everyone understand the ’moral kidnapping’ I just talked about? Is there anyone willing to raise their hand to give examples? Don’t be afraid, speak boldly,"

"Teacher, you’re amazing today! Is this your true nature?"

Well, blatant questioning like this suggests that today’s class might not happen!

She smiled slightly and closed the book: "It seems like no one is absorbing the lesson today, since that’s the case, let’s dismiss class. Before we end, let me answer this student’s question, you think this is my true nature, do you feel that my ’behavior’ today was ugly, and that I shouldn’t have quarreled with that family, influencing my image, and should have reasoned with them patiently and emotionally, right?"

"No, there’s no need for that kind of thinking, I also admit that I spoke harshly today, whether it’s my true nature or not, you can judge for yourselves in the future. Generally, I refrain from confrontation, unless I encounter someone I find particularly unbearable. You can ask around, see what kind of person An Yi really is, there have been about twenty people who’ve interacted with me over these past six months, surely not everyone has a bad impression of me, right?"

"If you think my conduct and how I carry myself are unfit for being your teacher, you can go to the village chief and secretary and discuss, I will leave this platform without a word, no fuss, after all, what’s better than waking up naturally every day? Why should I get up early and exert effort to help you? Right?"

"Also, take a good look at those around you, wives should be filial to their in-laws, and in-laws should treat their daughters-in-law well. Life is hard, it’s not easy to be part of a family, a daughter-in-law leaving her own parents to marry into your family to be filial to you, not asking for much, at least don’t be like that family just now, being overly harsh, lend a hand when needed, it’s not tiring! As for the wives, you also need to act like wives, after all, growing up eating out of different pots, different living habits are expected, make some concessions to each other, never oppose each other directly, or you’ll end up as enemies."

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An Yi took her book and left, Caihua didn’t come today, Qiuxia glanced at An Yi’s departing figure, stood up and addressed the surrounding villagers.

"She’s a good person, you shouldn’t be speaking about her like that, about others I don’t know, but I only know that without her, my sister and I would have died long ago, and without us, the child wouldn’t have lived either, equaling three lives lost. She is great, you may disregard her goodness, but I hope you all open your eyes and look at what’s been going on in the village lately, who is right and who is wrong, don’t be used by some people with ulterior motives, we’re all grown up now, and should have the ability to discern right from wrong, shouldn’t we?"

Qiuxia quickly followed An Yi, leaving thirty or so people looking at each other, one middle-aged man said to several old women.

"Well, are you satisfied now? The teacher has been angered away, truly, clueless about everything, what are you babbling on about?"

"You all think you know everything, right? Come on, stand up here and give us a lesson, show us, just how much ink do you have in your stomach that gives you the time to gossip behind others’ backs. Why are you looking at the teacher like this today? Do you all also think Zhang Ying should die? Does the Liu Family’s actions seem proper to you? Done right?"