She hurriedly stepped back, moving her feet a bit too slowly, and her forehead was sharply hit by the door, immediately raising a lump the size of an egg.
"Ah—" Bai Yanjiao covered her forehead, tears almost streaming down from the pain.
Standing at the doorway with a furious expression, An Hao’s eyes seemed to spit fire as she pointed at Bai Yanjiao and scolded, "Bai Yanjiao, has your brain been kicked by a donkey? Do you think life at home is too easy? Taking out a loan without planning to repay, is that it? Ten yuan, you know how many work points my dad needs to earn, how many bricks he has to move at the brick kiln to make that? Yet you casually promise ten yuan to someone else! Does this family have a grudge against you or what?"
With her head bumped and bearing An Hao’s scolding, Bai Yanjiao’s fury suddenly surged. She lunged forward, swung her hand, and aimed a slap at An Hao’s face, "An Hao, you wretched bitch! If you ruin my looks, you won’t be keeping yours either."
An Hao quickly raised her hand and tightly gripped Bai Yanjiao’s wrist, the other hand lifting to slap Bai Yanjiao’s face.
Bai Yanjiao, caught off guard, received a slap, and a bright red handprint instantly appeared on her cheek.
A fiery sting spread as Bai Yanjiao suddenly burst into tears.
"An Hao, you bastard! You cheap whore, I’ll make you pay!" Bai Yanjiao cried loudly as she flailed her hands, trying to scratch An Hao’s face.
An Hao quickly tried to dodge but failed to avoid the scratch, receiving two bloody marks on her face instantly.
Seizing the opportunity, Bai Yanjiao fiercely scratched at An Hao’s face with both hands. She utterly hated her face.
She would wreck her looks today!
The more ruthless she felt, the harder she scratched. An Hao was nearly unable to hold Bai Yanjiao’s hands; in desperation, she grabbed Bai Yanjiao’s hair and dragged her forcefully to the ground.
Bai Yanjiao’s scalp screamed in pain as she felt as if it was about to be torn off.
Crouching, An Hao yanked Bai Yanjiao’s long braid toward the ground with force, and with a crunch, she stepped on her hair, pinning it down. Bai Yanjiao couldn’t move, in so much pain that she cried without tears, shouting helplessly.
An Hao touched her own bloody cheek, her face flushed red with rage as she cursed, "Bai Yanjiao, I’ll tell you this, I, An Hao, don’t bother you, and that doesn’t mean I’m afraid of you! Don’t think just because you have Bai Xue Mei covering for you that you can do whatever you please. I asked you to borrow money, not to borrow it . If that’s the case, what do I need to borrow money for? I might as well go directly to the loan sharks! Bai Yanjiao, what do you gain from doing this? Seeing me tire myself out repaying debts, does that make you happy? Does being dirt-poor in this family make you proud?" An Hao grew angrier as she spoke, "Let me tell you, I absolutely won’t pay back that ten yuan. You handle it yourself!"
Bai Yanjiao truly reaped what she sowed. Initially, the village chief’s wife was reluctant to lend her the money.
However, considering that Bai Xue Mei had introduced a match for her foolish son and was keen on pairing An Hao with her son, she gave Bai Yanjiao face, albeit reluctantly, and went to fetch the money for her.
But Bai Yanjiao was resentful. Knowing she wouldn’t have to repay it herself, her eyes flickered, and she offered the village chief’s wife an additional ten yuan, even drafting a written agreement.
She just wanted to see An Hao struggle and worry over earning money.
If she couldn’t earn money, she wouldn’t have money to study; without money for education, she could stop schooling altogether. Better yet, go out and find a job to make money for the family.
That way, she and Shen Zhihua wouldn’t be able to go to college together.
At that moment, Bai Yanjiao wasn’t thinking too clearly, her mind overheated with the single thought of not letting An Hao have it easy.