Time-Travel: The Tragic Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character Makes a Comeback
CHAPTER 93: The Eldest Sister of the 90s Quits Sacrificing Herself (5)
“And that’s because I’m the eldest sister. Haven’t you ever heard the saying ‘the eldest sister is like a mother’? You ungrateful brat! Which one of you wasn’t raised in my arms when you were little? Mom and Dad went off to work and never cared. I was the one carrying all of you around while doing chores. Every neighbor around here knows it!”
In her previous life, the four siblings had constantly used the phrase “the eldest sister is like a mother” to squeeze everything out of her. They drained her money, drained her energy, and worked her to the bone for an entire lifetime, yet in the end, none of them cared whether she lived or died.
“The eldest sister is like a mother,” right?
Since she practically counted as a mother, then shouldn’t they be filial to her too?
Zhao Handi clenched her fists in anger, unable to argue back for a moment.
Zhao Pandi wanted to jump in and defend her twin sister, but the second Zhao Fuyao swept her gaze over, she inexplicably got scared and shut her mouth.
Zhao Long and Zhao Hu were afraid of getting slapped again, so neither of them dared make a sound either.
Zhao Fuyao tapped her fingers lightly against the table, deliberately focusing her gaze on Zhao Handi, the most troublesome one of the bunch.
Then she said on purpose, “That compensation money is supposed to support this family for the rest of our lives. Zhao Long and Zhao Hu are still young. There’ll be school fees, marriages, children, plenty of expenses in the future. Mom and Dad are gone now, and when Pandi gets married someday, we’ll still need to prepare a dowry for her. Yet all you can think about is money and yourself.”
The moment those words came out, Zhao Pandi immediately turned to Zhao Handi and said, “Third Sister, having a little spending money every month is enough already. What do we need that much money for?”
What the eldest sister said actually made sense. If they spent all the money now, then wouldn’t she have nothing left for her future dowry?
The moment Zhao Long and Zhao Hu heard talk about future wives and marriages, they immediately chimed in.
“Big Sis, you really are good to us. Third Sister’s being way too much. Let’s just ignore her. Big Sis should keep the money for us.”
Zhao Handi was so angry she nearly exploded. She grabbed Zhao Pandi and tried to persuade her.
“What do you know? You’ve all been fooled by her words! What if she takes the money and runs away?”
Zhao Pandi immediately retorted, “No way. Big Sis can’t even bear to spend money on herself, let alone run away with it. Besides, didn’t you say before that once we’re adults, we could sue her to get the money back anyway? Big Sis isn’t going anywhere.”
Zhao Handi had basically shot herself in the foot.
Her second sister and the two younger brothers were all impossible to reason with now, completely won over by the eldest sister.
With just a few sentences, Zhao Fuyao had already pulled everyone onto her side.
Then she handed each of the three fifty yuan as a reward.
Zhao Long and Zhao Hu had never seen this much pocket money in their lives. Their parents usually only gave them a few yuan at most. The two boys instantly became even more loyal to her.
Zhao Pandi loved money too. Fifty yuan wasn’t as good as a hundred, but it was still a decent amount, enough to buy several new outfits. Happily, she stuffed the money into her pocket.
Zhao Handi knew she wasn’t a match for her eldest sister. Afraid her monthly allowance might get cut off in the future, she could only grit her teeth and admit fault.
Zhao Fuyao let out a faint scoff. After giving someone a slap, you also had to hand them a sweet date.
She tossed fifty yuan to Zhao Handi too.
“Now that’s better. Families should live in harmony. You’ve got a place to stay, food to eat, what else is there to be dissatisfied about?”
“Listen carefully. Since the eldest sister is like a mother, that means I’m the elder of this family now. Everything in this house is decided by me. While I’m away, Zhao Hu will supervise everyone. I’ll leave the living expenses at the neighborhood office, and you can collect the money there every month.”
After Zhao Fuyao finished speaking, no one else had any objections.
Or rather, even if they did, none of them dared voice it.
Zhao Fuyao went to the bank and opened a savings account, depositing five thousand yuan into it. She then handed the passbook over to the person in charge at the neighborhood office. Of course, only the four Zhao siblings knew the password.
The reason she left it with the neighborhood office was mainly to stop them from wasting money recklessly. At the same time, it also served as proof for everyone to see.
Everyone on that street already knew about what had happened to the Zhao family and sympathized with the five siblings.
So when they saw Zhao Fuyao finally return, quite a few people came over to check on her.
When they heard she had gotten into a high school in Haishi, and that she was worried her younger siblings wouldn’t have enough spending money, so she had specially left a savings account with the neighborhood office for them to collect monthly allowances from, people were genuinely surprised.
Back then, five thousand yuan was no small amount for pocket money.
Still, considering the compensation from the parents’ accident, people guessed it was probably over a hundred thousand yuan in total.
Everyone started praising the eldest daughter, saying she treated her younger siblings well and at least wasn’t stingy with money.
“Laidi, you still need to keep a tighter grip on the money. You can’t spoil your younger siblings too much. You’ll need to start your own family someday too.”
Zhao Fuyao hesitated for a moment before speaking softly, “Mom and Dad are gone, and I have to study away from home, so I can’t stay by their side to care for them. The least I can do is make sure my younger siblings live comfortably. That way, I can face my parents’ spirits with a clear conscience.”
Hearing that only made everyone sigh even more emotionally.
This child really was a good one.
Having an eldest sister who cared for them like this was truly a blessing for those younger siblings.
Zhao Fuyao deliberately made herself highly visible everywhere she went. In just one afternoon, everyone around the neighborhood office and nearby streets had already heard all about it.
The Zhao family’s eldest daughter really was a good one. She cared deeply for her younger siblings and was genuinely willing to spend money on the family.
After getting their allowance money, Zhao Long and Zhao Hu, who had been craving snacks for over a month, immediately went out and bought two huge bags of food. Plenty of people saw them on the way back.
“Zhao Long, Zhao Hu, your big sister really dotes on you two. Look at all that food you bought.”
The two boys looked smug with pride.
“Of course. We’ve got tons of spending money now. We can buy whatever we want.”
Meanwhile, Zhao Pandi couldn’t wait to go shopping either. She bought herself a brand new outfit and strutted around outside wearing it, drawing compliments everywhere she went.
“That outfit looks so nice on you.”
Once she walked away, the neighbors immediately started whispering among themselves.
“Ah, the eldest Zhao girl means well, but those younger siblings really know how to burn through money.”
“Exactly. At this rate, the money might be gone before Zhao Long and Zhao Hu even grow up and get married.”
“Sigh… the eldest girl’s personality is too soft. She’s been serving this whole family since she was little, and the younger four have all been spoiled rotten. Their hard days are probably still ahead of them…”
This was exactly the effect Zhao Fuyao wanted.
Did they really think she was some kind of saint?
Those four little ingrates would never change their nature, and she had no intention of indulging them.
Still, with so many people watching, especially with the compensation money involved, she naturally had to keep up appearances.
As for whether the money would still be there by the time Zhao Long and Zhao Hu became adults… well, it wasn’t impossible for it to all be gone by then.
When that time came, she’d kick every single one of them out to fend for themselves.
Not one of them would get to cling to her anymore.
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After dealing with everything, Zhao Fuyao returned to Haishi without a second thought. She had no desire to stay any longer with the Zhao family.
As for the house there, she did not care much about it either.
The Zhao family home had originally been assigned by her parents’ work unit. Since both parents had passed away, the company leaders took pity on the children still being underage and allowed them to continue living there.
But they only had the right to live there, not ownership. Twenty years later, the property would be taken back.
After returning to school, Zhao Fuyao welcomed her first monthly exam since transferring.
With outstanding scores, she directly claimed first place in the class.
Her classmates were beyond shocked and envious. They had assumed the transfer student would only be average at best. Who would’ve thought the new girl was this ridiculously capable?
After class, plenty of students came over carrying textbooks, asking her questions. Zhao Fuyao patiently explained the problems to them, treating it as a chance to review and reinforce the material herself too.
Later on, when the class held elections for class study representative, everyone enthusiastically voted for Zhao Fuyao.
The homeroom teacher noticed how much influence she already had in class and proactively suggested she become vice class monitor as well, helping supervise class discipline alongside the others.
And just like that, in barely two months after transferring in, Zhao Fuyao ended up juggling several class roles at once, becoming a student both the teachers and her classmates genuinely liked.
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