Chapter 23 - The Eldest Daughter was Reborn - NovelsTime

The Eldest Daughter was Reborn

Chapter 23

Author: Side Sleeve
updatedAt: 2025-04-18

Zhang Yansheng had accidentally heard Zhang Shuocheng on a call and said that he would spend money to find someone to help him with his homework.

    He complained that it was convenient when he was a child, as the homework in elementary school was simple and the former aunt at home could help him do it if she took the money. She started writing for him in the first grade. But then, it didn’t work later on. That aunt didn’t have a high education level, so she couldn’t do his high school homework.

    When Zhang Yansheng told Aunt Wang that she needs to supervise Zhang Shuocheng’s homework, Aunt Wang didn’t take it seriously. She thought that both his parents are still there, so how could it be her turn to take care of her younger brother’s affairs?

    Besides, she’s not even a mother yet.

    She didn’t know how Zhang Yansheng could pinpoint her shortcomings directly.

    Zhang Heling stomped her feet: “How can you help him with his homework? Don’t you know that this is harming him?”

    The young lady was angry and anxious. This is her sister, although there’s a gap in their relationship, she still cares. So, she became anxious when she heard it.

    “A third-grade kid can understand the situation, why can’t you adults understand it?” Zhang Yansheng sneered.

    The ridicule and contempt in her eyes were too obvious. Aunt Wang was sweating profusely. Of course, she understands it as she has raised her children herself. Whoever wants to do the homework for her child, she has to chase after him with a broomstick.

    But Zhang Shuocheng, the little devil, was holding a red banknote and asked her to write. Writing an assignment for one hundred yuan at a time, how could Aunt Wang not want to make such easy money?

    If she was in someone else’s house and her parents were staring at her, she might not dare. But in the Zhang family, men only care about making money outside. For women, they are enchanting in makeup all day long. As soon as they go out, the children are thrown to the nannies, so she was bold enough.

    Aunt Wang actually didn’t know that this kind of thing would be discovered by her employer sooner or later. But people just can’t stand the temptation.

    Now that she was exposed by Zhang Yansheng and threatened, Aunt Wang’s face turned pale.

    If she loses her job, she can look for a new one again. But if she were to lose money or get into it…

    Zhang Yansheng suddenly sneered, the corners of her mouth slanted, and she said slowly: “I just said that I don’t care about the past. I will take care of things from now on. Do you understand?”

    When she said this, Aunt Wang was relieved. She nodded quickly: “I understand, I understand.”

    Zhang Yansheng asked, “Where is Zhang Shuocheng? Is he up already?”

    “He is playing in the backyard. As a child, he got up early and had breakfast early.”

    Zhang Yansheng said nothing, only glanced at the watch on the wall, and then at Aunt Wang.

    Aunt Wang was smart, then said: “Now is the time to study, so I will call him!”

    Aunt Wang ran to the backyard. Zhang Heling said, “Sister, this aunt can’t do it. Let’s tell Dad about it and let him fire her.”

    Zhang Yansheng’s eyes swept like a knife: “Who authorized you to take care of this matter?”

    Zhang Heling suddenly wilted.

    Zhang Yansheng regretted it immediately.

    Zhang Heling was already 15 years old when she died.

    She should be a young and bright girl, but her personality is not very good. She doesn’t dare to speak, she can’t express herself, and she is a bit submissive. To put it more bluntly, she has a cowardly temperament. There is Zhang Yansheng, a bomb that explodes at any time in the family, and Zhang Shuocheng, a lawless little devil, while Zhang Heling is just a little transparent and has no sense of existence.

    Even the aunts didn’t take her seriously.

    The development of this kind of character was caused by the long-term neglect of her family and the belittling and reprimand that her mother threw on her at every turn after entering puberty.

    Just as she didn’t even think about it, she negated her when she blurted out.

    Thinking of the little sister crying silently, who had no one’s attention, at her funeral, Zhang Yansheng, the arrogant eldest lady, felt a little guilt in her heart.

    The half-sister in front of her turned out to be the only one in the world who was really sad for her death.

    But Zhang Yansheng was also used to being held and coaxed by a group of friends. She has always had a bad temper and never apologizes.

    Watching the little girl biting her lip and lowering her head, her eyebrows lost their spirit, so Zhang Yansheng looked away.

    But after all, she is a reborn person. Technically, she is 21 years old and an adult already. Does she still need to be awkward when interacting with an elementary school student?

    Zhang Yansheng glanced at the ceiling for a while, took a breath, then turned her head again and said stiffly: “What you said is not wrong.”

    Zhang Heling raised her head.

    The little girl’s face is pink and tender, and her eyes are moistened. Zhang Yansheng’s heart completely softened.

    “Expelling her is also an option. But when she leaves, we have to find a new aunt to look after Zhang Shuocheng.” Zhang Yansheng said, “Considering Zhang Shuocheng’s bad traits, the new aunt may not be able to take care of him properly. If you look at those three days where these two aunts were exchanged, it will be so annoying. It’s not as good as keeping it like this, she’s been taking care of him for many years, so she knows everything about him. It would not be surprising if the new aunt that would be caught and scratched by Zhang Shuocheng will resign and leave.”

    Zhang Heling wanted to speak again. “But…”

    Zhang Yansheng declared that she understood Zhang Heling’s thoughts. Little children look at the world as either black or white. People can only be divided into good and bad, and things can only be divided into right and wrong.

    Zhang Yansheng used to be an extreme person, wanting Zhang Huan’s attention, so she made all kinds of troubles.

    In the end, she killed herself.

    She was also a child.

    “She did do something wrong, but this is just the right thing. I am trying to handle her and she didn’t dare not to listen to me.” Zhang Yansheng said, “Otherwise, if things are like as it was before, do you think she will listen to me?”

    This aunt, surnamed Wang, didn’t take Zhang Yansheng seriously before.

    She was hired by Liang Yingying before she entered the Zhang family. She took care of Zhang Shuocheng since he was born, and later followed Liang Yingying into the Zhang family mansion. In her heart, she only regarded Liang Yingying as her employer.

    Zhang Yansheng and Liang Yingying have a stepmother and stepdaughter relationship. Don’t they all say that if you have a stepmother, then you’ll have a stepfather too? Aunt Wang naturally felt that there is no need to take this late wife’s child too seriously.

    Anyway, her main job is to take care of Zhang Shuocheng, and she doesn’t need to get along with Zhang Yansheng.

    Although no one has actually pointed out these things, Zhang Heling actually felt something. When Zhang Yansheng said this, she felt a sudden realization and nodded: “So that’s how it is.”

    “What are you doing now?” Zhang Yansheng suddenly asked, “Have you finished your summer homework? Why do you keep sticking with me here?”

    Zhang Heling stuck out her tongue: “I’m going to do it now.” After speaking, she was ready to go upstairs.

    “Zhang Heling!” Zhang Yansheng suddenly stopped her.

    Zhang Heling stopped and looked back.

    Her elder sister was sitting on the sofa, holding her chin with her backhand, covering her mouth, nose and small half of her face with her other hand, but her eyes looked elsewhere. It was as if she wanted to say something but couldn’t say it.

    Zhang Heling: “?”

    Zhang Yansheng struggled for a few seconds, finally overcoming her own heart, put down her hands, and looked at Zhang Heling.

    “I didn’t have a good attitude towards you just now, I was wrong.” She said, “If you have an idea, just say it like you did just now. Don’t be afraid to say it because others deny you. Only when you say it, others will be able hear it and look at you, and only then will they notice your existence.”

    Zhang Heling didn’t seem to understand it completely, but she felt little happiness in her heart. Zhang Yansheng talked to her kindly and calmly, with instruction and guidance, and it was the first time it happened. She smiled and said, “Okay, I got it.”

    There was a smile on the little girl’s face, as bright as sunshine, as clear as spring water, and there was no haze at all. It made the reborn people who had been extreme, resentful, and gloomy in the past feel ashamed of themselves.

    Seeing Zhang Heling bouncing up and down the stairs, Zhang Yansheng sat for a while before standing up and preparing to go upstairs to get her bag. She was going to go outside.

    But maybe it was her unlucky words because just now, she said that an aunt was ‘caught and scratched’. And now, Aunt Wang rushes back with her arm raised.

    “Miss Yanyan, take a look! It’s not that I’m not good at my job! Take a look, take a look!” She was really scratched by Zhang Shuocheng on her arm. “I can’t handle him, look, he scratched me.”

    Zhang Shuocheng was already so lawless in the first grade. Thinking of what he would do when he grew up, Zhang Yansheng’s face immediately became hostile.

    “Where is he?”

    “Sand pool in the backyard.”

    The sand pool was built by Zhang Yansheng’s mother when she was a child. Later, when Zhang Yansheng grew up and stopped playing with sand, she abandoned it, and the sand gradually condensed into soil.

    Later, Liang Yingying took Zhang Heling and Zhang Shuocheng into the house, and Zhang Huan asked some workers to switch it into new sand for the children to play with.

    Zhang Yansheng walked past Aunt Wang in strides, walking vigorously, and landing soundly.

    Aunt Wang was secretly speechless. Although this young lady used to quarrel with the wife a lot, she was okay with the staff at home and didn’t use her temper with them.

    Zhang Yansheng is a child, left by the late wife. Seeing that this stepmother gave birth to a son, she and the other aunts were very ordinary to Zhang Yansheng, and were not at ease.

    Unexpectedly, the eldest lady suddenly became powerful yesterday, and had beaten Zhang Shuocheng, the little devil, for the first time. When the husband and wife came back, all of them went to the corridor to watch the excitement and see how the girl would end up.

    As a result, they’ve seen how the girl, who usually only punches the target dreary, had stunned her stepmother.

    What is even more surprising was that the husband didn’t blame her too much, and his attitude seems to be more biased towards her.

    She felt that the rhythm of this house is going to change a bit.

    Aunt Wang was speechless and quickly followed.

    Zhang Shuocheng already scratched Aunt Wang, and she still said, “Your sister asked me to call you to do your homework! Your eldest sister!”

    Then, Aunt Wang left. Aside from not listening to her, he even continued to play there. And when he saw Zhang Yansheng appearing in the backyard, he immediately jumped up and ran away!

    Zhang Yansheng turned her head and saw that there was a knee-high bouncing ball in the toy box under the eaves of the house. There are two horns-like things on the ball. The ‘horns’ are for children to grab when riding on the ball.

    Zhang Yansheng grabbed the horn, her eyes caught up with Zhang Shuocheng’s trajectory, she aimed at the front of him, and slammed the bouncing ball with a flick of her arm.

    It hit Zhang Shuocheng, just right in front of him.

    Zhang Shuocheng is a child, so he doesn’t have the ability to react so quickly, and he pounced on the ball all at once. Instinctively, he grabbed the ‘horns’ and rolled on the ground with the ball in his arms. As soon as he wanted to get up, Zhang Yansheng grabbed the collar on the back of his neck.

    Zhang Yansheng grabbed Zhang Shuocheng’s neck collar and wanted to lift him up. Unexpectedly, Zhang Shuocheng looked like a loach. As soon as the two small arms were raised, the child slid out of his shirt in a stab, wanting to run again.

    Zhang Yansheng almost laughed. But she moved and reacted quickly. She stretched out her hand to catch Zhang Shuocheng’s waist.

    Zhang Shuocheng kicked his short legs indiscriminately: “Let me go! Let me go!”

    He opened his mouth again and shouted, “Mom–! Mom–!”

    Zhang Shuocheng knew that his mother was still at home at this time!

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