The Female Supporting Character Forced to Become a High Official - Chapter 5 - I usually don't get angry, but when I do...

Old Lady Le was really furious and said, “Le Yi, are you even human?”

Le Yi tilted her head, showing a stiff smile, but to others, it looked like a little sinister. “I usually don’t get angry, but when I do, I’m not human.”

Old Lady Le: …

Under everyone’s gaze, Le Yi once again slowly raised the stick, a slight smile at the corner of her mouth, just like before, “I’m hungry.”

Is this a devil? The Le family stared in disbelief, as if they were meeting her for the first time.

The quiet and introverted little girl, once she explodes, has great destructive power.

No wonder it is said that honest people are scary once they get angry, they can’t be provoked.

Old Lady Le immediately softened. During the nationwide steel production campaign, all the iron products in the village were smelted, leading to a shortage of iron products. This iron pot was obtained through many personal favors.

“Don’t smash it, don’t smash it, I’ll give you food.”

What a sin, there is not a single good person in the third household.

She tenderly held the iron pot with a broken edge, patched it up, and it still looked good to go.

Under the various gazes of the crowd, Le Yi ate a whole bowl of brown rice with pickled radish and an additional steamed bun, not saying a word throughout the process, silently eating, the atmosphere was quite strange.

She finished eating and quickly went back to her room to sleep. Le Ran, who was also stuffed, followed her like a little tail, with a face full of admiration.

“Sister, you were so brave and powerful when you smashed the pot. I liked it. Do it again next time!”

Le Yi: …Bro, you seem to have grown up crooked!

Before she could say anything, Wu Xiaoqing hugged her tightly, “My poor child, you were bullied so badly that you had to jump up and resist. My heart aches for you.”

She was in tears, feeling really distressed, convinced that her child was a good kid and the bad ones were definitely others.

Le Guorong patted his daughter’s head, very pleased with her performance. She could eat anything, but she couldn’t be taken advantage of.

“Xiao Yi did a good job, did great. Next time anyone dares not to feed us, we’ll smash the pot, and no one will get to eat.”

How come he didn’t think of the “smash the pot” tactic? His daughter is really clever and quick-witted!

“Yes, yes, Xiaoran, learn from your sister. Don’t hesitate, just do it.”

Le Yi twitched her lips; educating children like this can easily lead them astray.

But why does her heart feel warm?

She picked up her elementary school textbook, “Mom, teach me.”

Only by studying can she escape this terrible environment. In a few years, the college entrance examination will be reinstated, then the sea will be vast and the fish will leap. She will go as far as she can.

Anyway, she doesn’t want to be tied to the lucky protagonist and her control group.

“Good.” Wu Xiaoqing taught her two children to read, and she was surprised to discover that Le Yi was exceptionally intelligent and grasped things easily with just a little guidance. Once she was taught something , she would never forget it and even apply it to other situations.

After just a few days of learning, Le Yi had mastered pinyin, hundreds of characters, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, and she had even learned a few poems.

She absorbed knowledge like a sponge, learning at an incredible speed that left Wu Xiaoqing speechless.

In comparison, Le Ran seemed rather slow, and he hadn’t even learned pinyin yet.

But, that was the normal speed for most people. 

“Dad, I think Xiaoyi is too smart. The village primary school won’t be able to accommodate her.”

When she was memorizing the multiplication table, it took her a whole month to master it, but Le Yi only took half a day! She already knows it by heart!

What kind of divine talent is this!

Le Guorong actually wanted his daughter to attend the commune elementary school; the education quality there would definitely be better. But it wasn’t realistic, as it was too far from home, making the commute a bit troublesome.

“I think so too. If the commune elementary school knew how smart Xiaoyi was, they would definitely want her,” said Le Guorong.

Le Yi couldn’t help but cover her face and laugh, “Mom and Dad, I think you guys are getting ahead of yourselves. Shouldn’t we be figuring out how to convince Grandma first?”

Lejia Village doesn’t have a primary school, so the children have to walk several kilometers to the neighboring Hongxing Village to attend school. The children from Lejia Village all went to primary school there. Currently, Le Xiaobing from the second household is studying there, while several from the first household have already gone to the commune to attend middle school.

“What’s there to be afraid of? Either we split up or you go to school,” Le Guorong said defiantly, but he felt uneasy inside. He knew it was harder than climbing to the sky to get his mother to take out the money. “I wonder if things are going well for Brother Li over there, sigh.”

The herbs needed to be dried and processed; it wasn’t something that could be done in a day or two.

The Le family deliberately ignored Le Yi, disregarding her presence, but Le Yi didn’t care at all. She ate when she was hungry, drank when she was thirsty, worked when there was work to be done, and studied when it was time to study. This infuriated Grandma Le, who secretly cursed the dull-witted little fool.

After the busy farming season, school resumed normal classes, and the three children from the big house returned to the commune middle school to study. The house suddenly became much quieter.

Strangely, Le Chunmei often stays at home, claiming she’s learned everything she needs to and now is the most crucial time for reviewing. She says she should stay home and read books, and if she doesn’t understand anything, she can go to school to ask the teacher. 

The Le family doesn’t understand these things; whatever Le Chunmei says, everyone believes her, after all, she is the most educated person in the Le family at the moment.

Le Yi has to go through so much trouble just to study, but Le Chunmei’s whole family supports her education, and she still doesn’t appreciate it. It’s so frustrating!

Indeed, the lucky female lead only needs others to pamper her; her grades don’t matter. Thinking of this, Le Yi felt even more frustrated. What to do?

She turned around and saw Le Xiaotao from the second house gulping down water. Is she starving? Relying on water to fill her stomach?

A hint of compassion flashed in her eyes. She went back to her room, grabbed a handful of chestnuts, and said, “Here.”

Le Xiaotao’s eyes lit up, she didn’t even bother peeling the shell before stuffing into her mouth, eating ravenously.

She was truly neglected by her grandmother and unloved by her parents, having the least presence in this family. At only eleven years old, she could do the work of half an adult, earning five work points a day.

Moreover, when it was the turn of the second branch to do chores, most of the work fell on her.

Yet, even so, when Old Lady Le distributed the food, she only gave her half a bowl.

The Le family has a hierarchy. Grandma Le and Le Chunmei are at the top tier, having the most and the best resources. The men in the family are in the second tier, able to eat their fill. The daughters-in-law and girls are in the third tier, only worthy of picking up the leftovers.

In contrast, she is much happier, with loving parents, who know how to fight back when she encounters injustice. The second branch is too honest, they don’t even dare to speak up. 

Le Xiaotao ate three chestnuts and suddenly stopped, asking hesitantly, “Is there… more?”

Le Yi shook her head slightly, not wanting any trouble, “No, I got these from someone else too.”

Le Xiaotao pursed her lips in disappointment, looked at the three chestnuts in her hand, and carefully put them away.

Le Yi had a mediocre relationship with this cousin; they weren’t very close. Mainly, Le Xiaotao didn’t like to talk, responding to every ten sentences with just one, making communication difficult.

“Why aren’t you eating? Is it not good?”

Li Xiaotao looked at the chestnuts with longing, suppressing the urge to eat them all. “Saving them for Mom, Dad and Xiao Bing.”

Le Yi was silent, not knowing what to say. “By the way, last time… did you really eat brown rice?”

The eldest branch was just rambling nonsense, but the second branch’s performance was so sincere that she couldn’t help but doubt. 

“Yeah, the eldest cousin brought it.”

Le Yi knew she was an honest child and wouldn’t lie, so she was even more puzzled. Where was the problem?

Could it be that Le Chunmei and the old lady finished all the rice together and then blamed the third house?

This logic is a bit off; the old lady isn’t that unreliable.

The more she thought about it, the more her head hurt, so she decided to stop thinking about it and muttered to herself, “Cousin is always running around, who knows where she goes?”

“The educated youth’s courtyard”, a faint voice whispered in her ear.

Le Yi suddenly turned her head, looking at Le Xiao Tao in shock. She actually knew? This… but then again, she was like an invisible person, with the least presence, so everyone wouldn’t be on guard around her.

Le Xiao Tao, flustered by the gaze, ran off to catch bugs to feed the chickens.

The educated youth institute was on the west end of the village, at some distance from the houses in the village. There are more than a dozen educated youth living there, and Wu Xiaoqing never allows the children to go there and play.

As the sun set in the west, the sky was filled with colorful clouds, like a richly colored oil painting.

The muddy road leading to the Educated youth institute was bumpy, and Le Yi walked slowly with her hands in her pockets. It was quiet and leisurely, and she didn’t encounter anyone along the way.

Huh, what’s that? Le Yi stopped in her tracks and saw a figure crouching behind a clump of trees, sneaking around, not knowing what they were doing.

She squinted to see clearly; it was Liu Ye, a resident of the Youth Cadre Institute, from Haishi. Her parents were both workers, and she was somewhat spoiled. It was said that her family often sent her delicious food.

Le Yi tiptoed over, “Sister Liu, what are you looking at?”

Her voice was very low, but it startled Liu Ye, and she was almost about to fall down only to be pulled back by Le Yi in time.

Liu Ye pressed her hand against her pounding heart, shot Le Yi an annoyed glance, and made a shushing gesture.

Le Yi obediently nodded and quietly looked over.

Not far away, a man and a woman stood facing each other, their actions exuding a hint of intimacy.

The man was wearing a white shirt, his face fair and clean, very young and handsome. He was the new educated youth Xu Meng, said to be from the capital.

The woman wore a brand new floral shirt, her hair styled into neat braids tied with beautiful hair accessories, pure and gentle. She was Le Chunmei.

She eats well and is developing nicely. She already has the curves of a young woman. Her face is fair and clean, and she dresses better than ordinary people. She doesn’t look like a village girl at all.

Le Chunmei looked at the man with her watery eyes, as if countless emotions were surging, “Brother Xu, these two eggs are for you to replenish your body.”

“How can I accept this?” Xu Meng smiled warmly and said, “You eat them yourself.” 

“Brother Xu, we’re not strangers…” Le Chunmei’s face flushed pink, realizing she had said too much. She was embarrassed  to raise her head.  “I mean, you kindly helped me with tutoring, this is a token of gratitude. If you refuse, it means you look down on me.”

“It’s just a small favor, no big deal, you’ve thanked me already.” Xu Meng stood tall and handsome, exuding a unique scholarly aura, “I ate the rice for several meals. By the way, did your family say anything to you?”

His caring words fell into Le Yi’s ears like thunder, hardening her fists.

So, those bowls of rice were meant for this man? And they still blamed the third household? How old is she? How can she be so cunning?

You are really something, Le Chunmei.

“That’s a trade; I treated you to dinner.” Le Chunmei’s eyes were filled with deep admiration. Swapping a big pot of white rice for a pot of brown rice, such a losing deal, yet she spoke it so sweetly, like the most exquisite love confession in the world. This losing exchange was spoken with such sweetness, like the most top-tier love words in the world.

“My family is understanding and loves me the most. They know you’re helping me with my studies and they’re grateful. Xu Ge, you’re a really good person. It’s my luck to know you.”

Her voice was soft and gentle, her expression was filled with lingering affection, clearly showing that she had developed feelings of youthful love. 

Xu Meng seemed a bit embarrassed, “You are also a kind-hearted good girl, and I can’t help but think of a line: ‘In the eyes, waves ripple; where the flowers bloom, they flourish’.”

His flirting techniques were impressive and seemed very cultured, something the men in the village could never achieve.

Le Chunmei’s eyes lit up with joy, her face flushed with embarrassment, her youthful heart fluttering, “Really? Better than Sister Liuye?”

Le Yi instinctively looked at the person beside her, Liuye’s face was ashen, her eyes fierce and gritted teeth, could it be that she also has feelings for this man?

They are already flirting, tsk tsk, love triangles are the most cliché.

Xu Meng reached out and smoothed the hair on Le Chunmei’s forehead, his movements were extremely gentle, “How can this be compared? One is a willful young lady, the other is a gentle and considerate good girl…”

Le Chunmei’s heart raced wildly, her face flushed, her head spinning. Her body involuntarily leaned closer, closer, and closer…

‘Kacha’. A crisp sound startled the young couple, and they looked over at the same time. “Who is it? Come out.”