SWNOVELXO Chapter 82:
Chapter 82:
When Jiang Feng said this, everyone was shocked.
The villagers returning from the vegetable fields stood there, stunned.
What? It wasn’t Youwazi who got into college, but Xiao Feng? In an instant, everything clicked for them!
“No wonder! I always thought Xiao Feng was smart. He’s helped our kids with their studies before, but it was Youwazi who got into college? If this is true, it’s completely unfair!”
“Exactly! Xiao Feng earned his place at the university. Why should he have to give his notice to Youwazi?”
“Poor Xiao Feng. He works the hardest and doesn’t even get enough to eat every day. It breaks my heart. If he were my son, I’d support him every single day! He’s diligent and can study on his own. He made it into university by himself! Where can you find a more hardworking and filial son than him?”
The villagers began criticizing Miao Cuihua, looking at her like she was out of her mind.
How could anyone push their good son aside like that?
Being biased is one thing, but Miao Cuihua’s actions were beyond biased. This was pure foolishness!
Even if you favored your younger son, how could you treat your eldest so cruelly?
“You… what nonsense are you talking about? You know what your grades are like! What did you do to get into college? It was clearly your brother who passed the exam!” Miao Cuihua yelled, stiffening her neck in defiance. “Come back here and stop embarrassing us!”
“Am I embarrassing anyone?” Jiang Feng replied calmly. “Mom, do you really think that just because you’ve got the notice, everything will be fine? Even if my brother enrolls under my name, as soon as I report the situation to the school and take the entrance test, everyone will know the truth.”
If this had been the 1920s, this kind of situation wouldn’t have occurred.
But when the college entrance exam system was just reinstated, things like this really did happen.
Some parents even went so far as to sell university spots.
Jiang Feng had no doubt that if she hadn’t wanted to give his spot to Li You, Miao Cuihua would have sold his place to someone else.
“Is this true?”
The village chief, Uncle Wang, was furious. His face turned pale with anger as he glared at Miao Cuihua. “Is what Xiao Feng said true? Did you really give his place to Youwazi?”
In this era, the village chief held significant influence over the villagers.
To be honest, part of the reason the original owner suffered so much in his past life was due to his own personality.
He had always believed that he had stolen nutrition from Li You in the womb, which caused his brother’s poor health. Out of gratitude to Miao Cuihua for raising him, he kept this matter hidden.
If he hadn’t concealed the truth, the village chief would never have let him suffer such injustice, given their relationship.
“N-no…” Miao Cuihua stammered, feeling guilty. Jiang Feng’s earlier words made her speech falter.
“Mom, I suggest you think carefully,” Jiang Feng said, his eyes narrowing slightly. “Unless you’re going to kill me, your lie won’t hold up. The truth will come out eventually. Or should I just call the police and let them investigate why you’re so biased toward my younger brother?”
His tone was gentle, and to everyone else, it sounded like a casual complaint from a child.
But to Miao Cuihua, it felt like a sword hanging over her head.
Over the years, Miao Cuihua had grown more and more anxious.
The reason? Jiang Feng didn’t look like anyone in their family!
Even after years of hard labor, his skin remained fair, his features delicate, and he carried a scholarly air about him, no matter what he wore.
Every year, people would comment on how strange it was that she and Brother Li’s family had produced such a refined child.
Most people just thought maybe it was a genetic mutation.
But Miao Cuihua knew better.
Jiang Feng’s appearance bore a striking resemblance to that noble, handsome intellectual who had come to the countryside.
Seeing his face every day was like a constant reminder of her darkest secret.
That’s why Miao Cuihua could never bring herself to like Jiang Feng.
When she heard him threaten to go to the police, her face twisted in panic. She screamed, “Don’t you dare! If you go, I’ll bash my head against this pillar and die right here! Are you trying to ruin your brother? If you’re so heartless, I’ll take your brother with me to the grave!”
“So, Mom, you’re admitting that my brother’s college notice was stolen from me, right?”
“How is that stealing? Anyway, your grades are good, so you can just take the exam again next year! Why does it matter so much to you two brothers?”
Faced with Jiang Feng’s threat to go to the police, Miao Cuihua could only admit the truth.
“Your brother isn’t like you. He’s in poor health and can’t wait another year to go to school. But you can farm at home, earn some money, and study for the exam next year! Why can’t you do that?”
The village chief next to them laughed bitterly.
“Ridiculous!”
Uncle Wang was so furious that he started coughing, his face growing pale. “This is outrageous! Xiao Feng earned his place at university. He should be the one to go. How could you do something like this? Now, you’ll pay for his travel expenses, and I’ll personally take Xiao Feng to the capital to explain the situation to the school!”
The village chief’s face was stern. “This is a life-changing event for the child. How can you, as his mother, be so biased toward your younger son?”
Miao Cuihua’s panic worsened. If they really followed through with this, her son would lose his chance to go to school!
“Village chief, that’s impossible! My son has already enrolled with the notice. If you take Xiao Feng there, what will happen to my son? How will he survive? I won’t agree to this!”
Miao Cuihua turned to glare at Jiang Feng. “I won’t give you the money either, so give up already! You’re not going anywhere—just stay home and farm!”