Anning took out a men's shirt, placed it nicely, and then found a needle and thread to carefully sew the seams.
By the time she finished sewing, she heard Lin Anjie calling her from outside: "Anning, Anning."
Anning quickly responded: "I'm here."
Lin Anjie's voice was cheerful, "Do you want to leave now? There's a vehicle going into town, and we can give you a lift."
Anning packed the clothes into a bag, zipped it up, and hid the white shirt very securely before coming out of the house.
Lin Anjie was standing under the eaves talking to someone, her face wearing a bright smile, clearly in a good mood: "Hurry up and get ready, I've arranged for someone to take you part of the way, it'll save you some trouble."
Anning smiled: "I'll leave in a bit."
The person Lin Anjie was talking to was Lin Qianmen, the wealthiest man in Xiaogou Village.
Lin Qianmen had worked in a transport team some years ago, and after the reforms and opening up, he borrowed money to buy a truck to transport goods. In less than two years, his family became wealthy. Not only did he repay the borrowed money, he also bought a tractor.
This time, Lin Qianmen was driving the tractor to town for some errands, and just happened to pass by Lin Aiguo's house. Remembering that today was supposed to be Anning's school day, he casually asked if she wanted a ride.
Facing Lin Qianmen, Anning said, "Uncle Qianmen, I haven't eaten yet. My mom said she'd make pancakes for me to take to school, so I still need to wait a bit. If you're in a hurry, please go ahead."
Lin Qianmen was indeed busy, so he just laughed, "Alright then, uncle will go first. I'll give you a lift when you come back from town later."
Anning, who was particularly polite, said, "Thank you for your trouble. I still have my middle school books and notes, I'll ask my mom to deliver them to you tomorrow."
Lin Qianmen's son was currently in middle school, doing quite well academically and very diligent. Anning's notes would be very useful for him.
Hearing this, Lin Qianmen immediately smiled, "Alright, I won't stand on ceremony then. Okay, I'm off."
He walked out with a cigarette in his mouth, and Anning quickly followed to see him off.
Lin Anjie rolled her eyes behind them, deeply feeling that Anning was too hypocritical.
She felt that everyone has flaws in their character, but the perfection Anning displayed was just too much. This shows that Anning is too scheming, someone not to be closely associated with.
It was just like in her previous life, where no sooner had she left, Anning married into the Su family, then took control of Su Zhiqiang, and subdued the entire Su family, getting the whole family to help her. Eventually, she made a fortune and Anning lived the life of a rich lady.
Thinking of the events of her past life, Lin Anjie felt burning discomfort in her heart.
The group from the Su family didn't stay long at the Lin Family home, they ate some dishes, drank a couple of cups of wine, and then left.
After they left, the Lin Family started to have their meal.
Wang Cuixhua had made a few pancakes for Anning, cut them up, and put them aside to cool; the table was set with dark bread buns.
Lin Anjie frowned upon seeing the buns on the table.
She slammed her chopsticks down on the table: "Mom, you're being too unfair, why does Anning get pancakes and we get bread buns?"
Wang Cuixhua glared at Lin Anjie: "Eat what's there and stop complaining about useless things."
Lin Anjie was even more displeased: "Eat, just eat this? I want pancakes too."
Lin Aiguo was so frustrated that he threw down his chopsticks: "What are you blabbering about? Anning needs to go to school, and these pancakes are for her to take to school. She doesn't eat well there, always trying to save money, not even willing to eat plain buns. Your mom made these pancakes to nourish her, even though these pancakes, once cold, are too hard. Anning still has to eat them for a week. And here you are, begrudging your own sister."
Sitting at the side, Lin Anping nibbled on the bread bun and whispered quietly, "Big sister, just calm down. I'm the youngest in our family and I'm not saying anything, what's all this fuss about?"
Lin Anjie, feeling even more aggrieved, took deep, heaving breaths.
Anning took a bite of the bread bun, and seeing that Lin Anjie was about to explode, she preempted her.
Anning tossed the bun onto the plate and slapped Lin Anjie's face with her palm.
This slap not only stunned Lin Anjie but the whole family as well.
Anning is a particularly gentle girl who never argues with anyone. At home, she always gives way to Lin Anjie.
But this time, Anning actually hit Lin Anjie, all because he said a few sarcastic remarks? This seems a bit unusual.
Lin Anjie jumped up, covering his face, "Lin Anning, you dog... you're not human, you..."
"Who are you cursing?"
Lin Aiguo slammed his palm on the table and glared at Lin Anjie.
Lin Anjie suddenly burst into tears, his eyes brimming with tears: "Dad, you saw it just now. Lin Anning hit me, she slapped my face, and you, you actually sided with her."
Anning sneered coldly: "I hit you, and it was light. If I had a slightly worse temper, I could kill you."
This statement stunned the family even more.
Anning turned and went back into her room. When she came out, she was holding a white shirt.
She threw the white shirt on Lin Anjie's face: "Look at the mess you've created."
"I..."
Lin Anjie, holding the white shirt, was slightly panicked, but regained her composure in a moment: "What have I done, Lin Anning, why do you have a men's shirt, you..."
"Why do I have it?"
Anning sneered repeatedly: "I should be asking you. Just now I remembered I forgot some items, so I opened my bag to put them in. Only when I picked up the bag did I realize the bottom seam had come undone, and at the very bottom was this shirt, Lin Anjie, where did this shirt come from?"
"How would I know."
Lin Anjie shook her head repeatedly.
Anning laughed angrily: "You don't know? I've seen you buy such a shirt, I thought you were buying it for your brother-in-law, but it turns out you put it in my bag. Lin Anjie, what are you scheming?"
After Anning finished, she turned her head to look at Lin Aiguo: "Dad, my sister is really unscrupulous in her actions. I don't know what I did to offend her, but she set me up like this. If I hadn't noticed the bag's seam had come undone, I probably would have just walked off, and in a few steps, this shirt would have fallen out. If a girl like me who is still in school is found with a man's shirt in her bag, what would others think? They'll definitely think that I'm not studying well and messing around at school. By then, my reputation would be ruined."
Lin Anjie's face turned pale.
Lin Aiguo's face grew even paler.
"You're talking nonsense."
Lin Anjie retorted.
Lin Anning just looked at Lin Aiguo.
Lin Aiguo thought for a while and then looked at Lin Anjie: "You wretched girl, this thing you've done... I'll beat you to death."
Lin Aiguo raised his hand to hit Lin Anjie, who quickly dodged. She was particularly defiant: "Dad, why would you hit me? It is Lin Anning who did this, she, she bought this shirt."
Wang Cuihua slapped Lin Anjie's face in response: "Stop your nonsense, we, your father and I, know what kind of person Anning is. She would never do such a thing."
Lin Anning looked solemnly at Lin Anjie: "Sister, all you think about is making life difficult for me, ruining my reputation. But have you ever thought, if my reputation is damaged, what good would you get out of it? We are siblings. If I am dishonored, would you be any better? People will definitely say, 'An Jie's sister is no good; she's also up to no good.' It won't only be about you and me; even An Ran's reputation would suffer. Tell me, isn't this harming others without benefiting yourself?"
Lin Anjie was stunned.
She only thought about framing Lin Anning, completely ruining her, but never considered that she and Lin Anning were from the same family, they were siblings, and if one's reputation was tarnished, the other would inevitably be affected too.