Rebirth: He Decides to Lie Flat
Chapter 251 - 251 248 Pain Leads to Awakening (Second

Chapter 251: Chapter 248 Pain Leads to Awakening (Second Update) Chapter 251: Chapter 248 Pain Leads to Awakening (Second Update) “The country has Agricultural Science Institutes and Bureaus of Agriculture, does my brother-in-law think those who can join these agencies graduated from what kind of universities? Beijing University? Normal University? Or the University of Technology?”

Yang Dan spoke these words not quickly, and her voice wasn’t loud, but every word struck with force, resonating as they landed.

Hen Changchun felt like he had been slapped across the face, his complexion turned awful, and he awkwardly said, “After all, you’ve read a lot and went to university, even the way you speak is different from before, huh. But Dan Dan, going to university was for learning knowledge, not for talking back to your brother-in-law.”

No one in the Yang Family could stand listening to this, but considering Hen Changchun was after all visiting relatives, the majority held back their comments.

Yang Yan couldn’t help but remark, “Wasn’t it you who started asking Dan Dan questions? How has it become her talking back to you…”

“Yang Yan!”

Hen Changchun raised his voice, gave Yang Yan an icy glance, and she trembled with fear, quickly bowing her head.

Yang Dan looked at her sister then turned her head to Hen Changchun, her face full of anger, “This is still my home, and this is how you treat my sister? If it were at your house, would she not even have the right to speak?”

Yang’s father tossed aside the cigarette stub and turned his face to Hen Changchun, while Yang’s older and second brother also looked at him.

Hen Changchun opened his mouth, aware that he had not kept control just now, but his habitual dominance over Yang Yan persisted, even in her parental home, he couldn’t lower his head or speak softly.

What’s more, it was the New Year, and his visit here was as a guest.

“Yang Dan, this is a matter between your sister and me, it’s none of your business,” Hen Changchun finally stated stiffly after a long while.

“A matter between you and my sister? Hen Changchun, my sister married you, she wasn’t sold to you. The dowry the He family provided was all taken with her when you got married; my parents didn’t keep a cent. She was raised in our house, went to your home after growing up to work for your family, have children for you, and care for the elderly. What right do you have to yell at her?”

Yang Dan looked at him and scoffed sarcastically, “Last year when your mother broke her leg, my sister took care of her day and night for two months. If it weren’t for my sister, could your mother even be standing now? Don’t tell me it’s her duty as a daughter-in-law. I’m asking you, did your mother ever raise her for even one day? Your mother raised you, and it should be you showing filial piety, not her. You want to earn a good reputation without making the effort. My sister has helped you, and you should be thankful. But we can’t even see a trace of gratitude from you, let alone the basic respect.

I know why you treat my sister this way: one is because she is soft-hearted, but have you ever thought, Hen Changchun, that she tolerates you and doesn’t fight with you just to have a peaceful life, not because she is weak. The second reason is you look down on our poor family, thus you also look down on my sister.”

Yang Dan didn’t mention one thing: that her two brothers were no help. Knowing that they wouldn’t stand up for Yang Yan, Hen Changchun was unbridled in his behavior.

After Yang Dan finished her speech, the whole room fell silent.

The veil of shame was torn away, Hen Changchun’s face turned beet red, his eyes seething with anger. Yang Yan lifted her head, staring blankly at Yang Dan.

Yang Dan stood up and went to the small bedroom in the east side. She came out shortly, clutching a stack of red hundred-yuan bills in her hand.

She placed the money in front of Hen Changchun and said coldly, “This is the money I borrowed from your house when I started school. I’m paying it back now.”

After speaking, she turned to Yang Yan, “Sister, I’ve repaid him. Don’t let him push you around anymore. Mom and Dad might not be capable of much, but they’ve always hoped for us to have a good life. They never wanted anything from us. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have let you bring your entire dowry with you when you married, and would not have tried their utmost to provide you with as much dowry as they could afford. They did all this, not for you to be mistreated at the He family!”

Yang’s mother lowered her head to wipe away her tears, and Yang Yan, with red eyes, asked Yang Dan, “Where did you get so much money?”

Yang’s elder brother and second brother, as well as their wives, all looked at her.

“I earned it by working. After half a year, this is all that’s left. I was thinking of working another half year to save up; it would have been enough for next year’s tuition… It’s alright, the worst-case scenario is that I take on an extra job when school starts. It’ll be tiring and tough, but it’s better than owing others.”

Tears streamed down Yang Yan’s eyes as she stood up and furiously glared at Hen Changchun, pointing at him and said, “All these years, my parents have never asked for my help, just this once, to gather tuition for Dandan, they asked us for a loan for the very first time. And you, always bringing it up every day within half a year, speaking in that sarcastic tone, as if you’re scared my parents and Dandan won’t be able to pay you back. Yet, your brother frequently asks you for five hundred or a thousand, has he ever paid you back? Have I ever said anything?

“My sister was accepted into university, and as her elder sister, I should be the one providing money, yet even when I took out two thousand, I still treated it as a loan, I… I’m really useless!”

After speaking, Yang Yan raised her hand and “smack,” she fiercely slapped herself, shocking not only Yang’s mother and the others but even Hen Changchun. He had not expected the generally passive Yang Yan to dare raise her hand to herself.

Because she used force, one side of Yang Yan’s face soon swelled up, and Yang’s mother cried as she hugged her, unable to utter a word.

Yang Dan did not step forward to intervene, nor did she console her sister.

She had been through too much in the past six months and knew that some pains must be felt personally before one awakens.

The meal was doomed to remain uneaten. When Hen Changchun left, he did not take the two thousand yuan, but Yang Dan forcibly stuffed it into his pocket.

She said to her brother-in-law, “Take the money, my family does not want to owe you anything. My sister won’t be going back today; she hasn’t even returned to her parental home for many years. She can stay and spend time with me until I start school.”

Hen Changchun habitually wanted to object, thinking, ‘How can this be okay? If she doesn’t go home, who will cook?’

But when he looked up and met Yang Dan’s eyes, he couldn’t utter a word.

In his heart, Hen Changchun wondered, just half a year into university, how had this girl changed so much, so intimidating.

If he knew that Yang Dan had even “killed” someone, he would probably be even more afraid.

Yang Dan returned to the main room, where her two brothers and their wives were still present. The dishes on the main table were largely untouched but had gone cold, no longer good to eat.

Yang Dan addressed the two sisters-in-law, “Take whatever you like when you leave.”

She paused, then added, “Elder brother, sister-in-law, second brother, second sister-in-law, I said I would repay the money I took from you, and I will. It’s just that right now, I don’t have the time or ability to earn more, but don’t worry, at the latest by graduation, I will definitely be able to pay it all back.”

Yang’s elder brother quickly gestured with his hands, “What are you talking about? Who said you have to pay it back? It was given to you.”

He only gave five hundred, and it would have been embarrassing for him to ask Yang Dan to return it. How else could he retain his dignity as an elder brother?

However, while his own contribution was five hundred, Yang’s second brother had given two thousand.

Yang’s second brother also wanted to say there was no need for repayment, but after catching his wife’s look, he didn’t dare to speak those words. He hung his head, stammering for a long time before finally saying, “No rush.”