After being murdered by my whole family, I was reborn

Chapter 1948 Help Share the Burden

"Alright, get up now. If people see you kneeling, they'll think I'm bullying them," Zhang Ran quipped to herself.

The mother and daughter were startled and quickly stood up, afraid of ruining Zhang Ran's reputation.

Xing'er wiped away her tears and explained to Fu Qin with overwhelming gratitude, "Teacher Zhang said she helped me find a job so I can take Xiaohua with me. I was so excited that I don't know how to thank Teacher Zhang." She had nothing to offer but to kowtow.

"Oh, that's great!" Fu Qin looked at Zhang Ran with a sour expression: "How come I didn't know you were guaranteed to be assigned a job?" She stepped forward and took Zhang Ran's arm: "If I can't find a job after I get my diploma, you have to help me find one too."

"Sure, dishwasher, waiter, construction worker, you can choose."

"You're so mean, I'm going to beat you to death!" Fu Qin punched her with her two little fists.

Even though it didn't hurt at all, Zhang Ran exaggeratedly yelled that she had been beaten badly and demanded compensation.

The two were playfully bickering, while the mother and daughter stood by, watching the scene with envy. It was a peaceful and happy time.

Before we knew it, the final exams were over, and on the last day of winter break, Zhang Ran stood on the podium and gave the students their final exam rewards.

The children cried their eyes out, saying they didn't want the reward and wanted Zhang Ran to stay.

Zhang Ran watched them cry without expression. "After the teacher leaves, study hard. If you want to see me, come to Beijing University. I'll be waiting for you."

The children cried all the way home, clutching their rewards.

The principal and Cui Liu stood in the corridor, watching the children leave after school.

With slightly reddened eyes, Cui Liu looked away from Zhang Ran and said, "Teacher Zhang, you're leaving tomorrow, right? I'll see you off."

The principal looked reluctant, "The carpenter's family is having a wedding tomorrow, and I'm afraid I won't be able to get away."

"What kind of happy occasion is this?" Zhang Ran asked in confusion. The carpenter had been paralyzed in bed for months after falling on his back while carrying a coffin, and his wife Guixiang was the only one supporting the family. Could it be that Shi Hu had been admitted to junior high school and they were having a celebration for him? But this was a poor, backward mountain village, where a banquet was only possible if someone was admitted to university.

“I know,” Fu Qin answered quickly with a strange look on her face. “She sent a man to her door.”

"When did the carpenter die? I've never heard of it," Zhang Ran asked curiously.

The principal gave a complicated explanation: "...She's not dead. She's not paralyzed and unable to move, so Guixiang was thinking of finding a man to come home and help share the burden."

Zhang Ran: "Three people forming a family, did the carpenter agree? Did his family agree too?"

The principal nodded with an embarrassed expression. "Guixiang is diligent and capable. They don't want Guixiang to remarry with her child, leaving the carpenter without anyone to take care of him. So they've asked her to find a man to live with them. He can not only earn money but also take care of the carpenter." Although it wasn't a big deal in their area, he felt somewhat ashamed that the two teachers knew about it.

The world is full of wonders, but Zhang Ran didn't seem to care much. There were even news reports about men in some places not being able to find wives and brothers sharing wives. She just looked at Fu Qin with a puzzled expression: "How did you know that?" After all, she was with Fu Qin every day, and if she didn't know, how could Fu Qin know?

"Guixiang came to me and wanted me to be her bridesmaid."

Zhang Ran looked at her like she was an idiot. "You agreed?"

Fu Qin: "...Well, Gui Xiang said that she was looked down upon by the villagers for marrying a second man, and no one wanted to be her bridesmaid, so I agreed." Her voice trailed off, and she seemed increasingly guilty. She had originally refused, but she had softened and agreed.