Baka White:
In short, it’s treating one’s own stupidity as kindness.
Reborn Female Protagonist:
It refers to stories in online literature where the female protagonist returns to the past or a parallel world for various reasons, using memories and experiences from her previous life to change her destiny...
As each term flashed in Tian Xiang’s mind, she understood, but was also utterly bewildered, sitting on the edge of the bed unable to come back to herself for a long time.
Seeing her daughter sitting vacantly as if she had been shocked, Hu Honglian’s tears flowed uncontrollably as she grabbed a feather duster and aimed it at Tian Chuying.
"Get out, stinking of that vile man, get out of here..."
Everyone in the room scattered and ran.
Hu Honglian rushed toward her daughter, "Xiangxiang, where’s my son, don’t scare your mom. It’s just a lousy man, don’t worry, mom can still find you an even better one."
Hu Honglian sobbed loudly.
After a while, Tian Xiang pushed her mother and pointed at her own forehead, "Mom, can’t you really see the words on my head?"
Hu Honglian’s tears flowed like a fountain, holding her daughter’s shoulders with a mix of anger and compassion.
"Xiangxiang, let’s go, mom will take you to the hospital."
Tian Xiang: "..."
Alright, other than herself, no one in this room could see it.
"Mom, it’s fine, I’m okay now."
Who would have thought, this world is actually a novel, and Tian Chuying has been reborn as the protagonist.
She must have been unhappy in her previous life, so upon rebirth, she wants to change her fate, and the first step is to steal her marriage.
Now Tian Xiang finally understood what Tian Chuying meant by "they liked each other long ago."
Apparently, in the past, these two put a big green hat on her.
It’s still unclear if she knew about it, if she managed to disgrace that pair of scumbags.
If she was completely unaware, then she really was absurdly naive!
Damn it!!!
Tian Xiang was extremely frustrated, pondering then said, "Mom, forget about the Lu Family. Isn’t Lu Feng’s mom very satisfied with Tian Chuying, and Lu Feng himself doesn’t mind, they all have eyes on this. If I go over for a look, and Lu Feng turns around to like me, wouldn’t that just be fickle? Such a man is not worth it! But if he were a good man, firm in his feelings, wouldn’t our family become the laughingstock of the entire Sanli Lane! Absolutely unacceptable."
Hu Honglian nodded, she had thought about all of this.
But...
"Just let it go like that?"
It’s too unfair, she made clothes for Granny Liu at the Convenience Store for free for two years to gain her favor.
Finally got an introduction opportunity, and now it cheaply benefits someone else?
Hu Honglian was unwilling.
Tian Xiang: "This matter caused such a commotion here, the Lu Family will know sooner or later. However, if the Lu Family really likes Tian Chuying, they can grit their teeth and seal the marriage, just the reputation won’t be too good. But for our family to swallow this loss, it’s really infuriating! Mom, how about this: tomorrow, I’ll go to the street office and make a fuss, have them take me to Lu Feng’s workplace, explain everything clearly in front of the leaders. Lu Feng is an officer at the factory and an honored worker, he cares about his reputation. Once everyone knows, the marriage with Tian Chuying won’t work."
No matter what, make sure those scumbags can’t live in peace first.
Hu Honglian hesitated upon hearing this.
"It’s not your fault, destroying reputations isn’t right, but it’ll still be embarrassing. If it blows up, you’ll also become a joke, which isn’t good for future marriage prospects."
Hu Honglian was extremely worried.
Clearly, others made mistakes, yet her own family ended up in a difficult situation.
Tian Xiang was indifferent, "Mom, I’ve been bullied like this, why care about jokes or not. Just do it, the rubbish I don’t want, and Tian Chuying won’t so easily pick up."
The moment she knew Tian Chuying deliberately stole the marriage, she no longer had a sister.
Hu Honglian gritted her teeth, "Alright, but you don’t show up, tomorrow mom will handle it, make sure everyone knows."
Tian Xiang glanced at the big words ’Ultimate Villain’ on her forehead and sighed: "Mom, you work, I’ll go."
Ultimate Villain:
Used to criticize someone’s behavior or attitude as too outrageous or immoral. This character usually opposes the protagonist, selfish and wicked, is a crucial role pushing the story forward, a mere tool for the protagonist to slap down, with a tragic end.
This was her mom, far from being an ultimate villain, nor a mere tool of this world.
Now Tian Xiang not only wants revenge on those two but also to change her family’s fate.
Hu Honglian didn’t want her daughter to be exposed out there.
"I’ll take leave tomorrow morning. You rest at home, don’t worry."
Tian Xiang thought for a while and said, "Then at noon, we’ll go together."
That works too.
Hu Honglian let her daughter lie down obediently, taking the feather duster and storming out.
In the cramped hall, Director Wu was trying to mediate the scandal.
Director Wu, who was over fifty, was quite experienced, and soon came up with a compensation plan for the Tian Family’s main branch.
If they want the Lu Family’s marriage, they can let the position at the health center be given to Tian Xiang.
Both Tian Xiang and Tian Chuying were high school graduates.
Hu Honglian was focused on getting her daughter married into Red Fifth Street and hadn’t considered the job issue, thinking they could use some force together with the male side to get her daughter into the Red Fifth Street factory, once and for all.
And for Tian Chuying, her family had already arranged a spot at the street health center, although she was a temporary worker, she was set to be placed, waiting for someone to retire to take over.
This job had cost Tian Weijun and his wife quite some effort and money.
Now, their daughter and Lu Feng liked each other, and she would surely work at Red Fifth Street in the future. So compensating with the street health center job to Tian Xiang wasn’t impossible.
But...
Tian Chuying’s mom, He Cuifen said, compensating them a hundred yuan, and the job would be Tian Xiang’s.
Hu Honglian came out holding the feather duster, just in time to hear this sentence.
It’s only a temporary job at the health center, yet they want them to pay a hundred yuan. Is this even compensation?
This is just another demand while pouring salt on their wound!
Hu Honglian swung the feather duster, "Get out, all of you get lost. Tian Chuying, you hussy, wait for the old lady, you think you can steal my Xiangxiang’s marriage, no way..."
The small courtyard soon was in an uproar again, attracting a crowd inside and outside, with onlookers 99 plus.
Director Wu saw the Tian Family’s main branch reluctant to let go of even a temporary job in compensation while taking others’ marriage and left in anger.
Finally, it was Tian Xiang who ran out to stop Hu Honglian from yelling, worried she’d hurt herself, that calmed things down slowly.
At night, Tian Chuying washed herself with five buckets of water to get rid of the stink.
Once she dressed and came out of the room, Tian Weijun and his wife quickly approached.
"Chuying, are you really into Lu Feng? Does he know who you are? If your story reaches their family, won’t they reject it?"
"Hu Honglian that shrew won’t give up easily, she’ll likely go to the mediator tonight and ask Lu Feng to reevaluate Tian Xiang..."
People of Sanli Lane dream of marrying their daughters into Red Fifth Street, He Cuifen feared the hard-earned son-in-law would be snatched away.
Tian Chuying smiled faintly, "Don’t worry, he can’t be taken away. Dad, mom, you rest first, I’m going out for a bit."