Feng Peng frowned tightly. Just as he was about to get up and let Feng Chuxiao open the door, he heard a "bang" sound from Xiao Ya's room. The sound was easily recognizable as a door being hit with a stool.
Immediately, Feng Chuxiao's voice came from inside, "You should blame your good mother for this. She didn't prepare a room for me, so I can only sleep here."
"Also, stop knocking and let me sleep in peace. If you keep knocking, I'll throw all your things out the window onto the main street!"
Feng Liya was startled and quickly retreated to the living room. She looked at the other people in the room with teary eyes, but no one spoke up.
Finally, Feng Peng said, "Xiao Ya, you go sleep on the second floor."
"I'm not going to the second floor! There's no fan on the second floor," Feng Liya refused.
"Just as Chuxiao said, you deserve it. Mom knew we were picking up our sister, yet she didn't prepare anything," Feng Likai said calmly, then he got up to wash up.
Ma Cuixiang went to knock on the door again. No matter how much temper this dead girl had, she couldn't let her do as she pleased.
The response was the sound of the stool hitting the door again. Ma Cuixiang couldn't help but curse in a low voice, "I knew I should have strangled you back then! You're just a debt collector!"
But no matter what, the door never opened, and Feng Liya had no choice but to go to the second floor to sleep.
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Feng Chuxiao slept soundly all night. She slept soundly because she knew Feng Peng wanted her to go to the countryside for Feng Xiao Ya, so he wouldn't do anything to her now, but that was all.
She still wore her tattered clothes from yesterday and went out of the room. Feng Liya saw her come out and quickly ran into the room to see if Feng Chuxiao had stolen her things.
After looking around nervously, she found that nothing was missing. She was surprised again that the bumpkin hadn't stolen her things!
But she was still very angry. The smelly bumpkin had dirtied her bed.
She returned to the living room and complained to Ma Cuixiang, "Mom, the bumpkin dirtied my bed. I want new bed sheets and a quilt."
"Okay, okay, we'll change them. We'll change them in a moment."
Feng Chuxiao came out after washing her face and was very unhappy to see this scene. Then she walked up to Feng Liya and slapped her on her delicate, tender face—
"Slap, slap!"
The crisp sound of slaps echoed in the living room, interrupting the conversation between Feng Likai and his father.
Before Feng Liya could even cry, Ma Cuixiang roared at Feng Chuxiao, "What the hell are you doing, you dead girl? Why did you hit Xiao Ya!"
"What else could it be? The reason is very simple. I just don't like her. How can I, her own daughter, feel comfortable when a fake is living so well?" Feng Chuxiao said with a smile.
Hearing such an absurd reason, Ma Cuixiang also said fiercely, "Then why don't you just die in the countryside? I really regret giving birth to you!"
Tsk, tsk, tsk! Feng Chuxiao shook her head and sighed. If her real daughter heard such malicious words, how heartbroken would she be?
"Who asked you to give birth to me? Did you get my consent? You just gave birth to me. Also, if anyone is going to die, it'll be you first. How can such a malicious person be worthy of living in this world?"
Facing such a mother, how could a few scolding words vent her anger? So Feng Chuxiao gave Ma Cuixiang two more slaps.
Feng Peng was also furious. He stood up and swung his palm at Feng Chuxiao, thinking he had no choice but to hit her; this daughter was too rebellious.
As if he could hit her! Feng Chuxiao tilted her head, dodged the slap, and then kicked out, sending Feng Peng to the ground. She then ran to Feng Likai.
"Big Brother, what kind of people are you all? Why did you ask me to come back? I might as well have stayed in the countryside."
Hearing Feng Chuxiao's complaint, Feng Peng calmed down. He had asked Feng Chuxiao to come back to go to the countryside for Xiao Ya, so the urgent matter now was to get Feng Chuxiao's household registration settled quickly and then use the household registration book to sign her up for the countryside.
He got up by himself and washed his hands. He didn't go to comfort Feng Liya. Although he doted on this daughter, he had to endure it for now to avoid angering Feng Chuxiao.
He then reprimanded Ma Cuixiang, "Hurry up and sit down to eat. I have things to do after eating."
Feng Chuxiao sat next to Feng Likai, eating breakfast quickly, completely ignoring their expressions.
After eating, Feng Peng forced a smile and said to Feng Chuxiao, "I want your household registration transfer certificate. I'll get your household registration settled, and then you'll be a true city person."
Scumbag dad! Absolutely a scumbag dad! He didn't want her to stay in this house for even a day. Once her household registration was settled, she would immediately be signed up to go to the countryside.
Feng Chuxiao sneered inwardly. There was no such thing as a free lunch. She held the certificate in her hand, of course, to negotiate with Feng Peng.
"You've mistreated me for 17 years, aren't you going to offer any compensation?" Feng Chuxiao asked, staring into Feng Peng's eyes.
Feng Peng's eyes flickered, then he said with a chuckle, "Why wouldn't we compensate you? From now on, in this house, your food and clothing will be the same as Xiao Ya's. We will all treat you well."
Feng Chuxiao looked at Feng Likai instead. "Feng Likai, do you believe your father's words?"
Feng Likai looked at Chuxiao without saying anything. After a while, he turned to Feng Peng and said, "Dad, there's no rush with the household registration. Let me find a job for Chuxiao first, and then I'll handle her registration."
Feng Peng immediately cast a sharp glance at his eldest son, insisting, "I've already spoken with the subdistrict office. We'll go and get Chuxiao's household registration settled later."
Feng Chuxiao leaned back against the chair, making herself comfortable, and then said lightly, "It's fine to get the household registration settled now, but I have a condition. If you agree, I'll give you the certificate immediately."
"What condition? Tell me. If it's something I can do, I'll definitely agree!" Feng Peng readily agreed. He didn't think that the narrow-minded Feng Chuxiao could come up with any condition he couldn't fulfill.
"Give me 10,000 yuan in cash, not a passbook," Feng Chuxiao said lightly, not feeling at all that this was an exorbitant demand.
"What?"
"Why don't you go rob a bank?"
"Are you worthy?"
Feng Peng, Ma Cuixiang, and Feng Liya spoke in shock simultaneously.
Feng Chuxiao calmly looked at the three of them and then continued, "Big Brother, you don't need to find a job for me, and I don't want one. Just find me a bachelor who can make money but can't find a wife. Then I'll marry him, and my household registration will be directly transferred to his family."
Feng Likai quickly understood Feng Chuxiao's meaning and knew that Chuxiao was very disappointed with this family and didn't want to stay with them.
He wanted to keep Chuxiao in this family, but it seemed that Chuxiao didn't want to be family with them, which was why she made this condition.
This condition meant that the situation would only get worse.
He felt that his parents should indeed compensate Chuxiao for the suffering she had endured over the years, but he also knew his parents' selfishness; they only cared about Feng Liya, and getting Chuxiao's household registration was just to send her to the countryside for Xiao Ya.
On second thought, it would be fine for Chuxiao to take the money and go to the countryside. It was better than staying and being schemed against sooner or later. With Chuxiao's temper, she wouldn't suffer anywhere.
Moreover, with her urban household registration, it would be beneficial. He could find a way to bring her back later.
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