Holding hands with her beloved daughter-in-law, Zhao Cuihong's resentment dissipated somewhat.

Upon hearing the question, she blurted out without thinking, "How can Wang Daniu compare to Xiaohua?"

"You're not even worthy to carry Xiaohua's shoes. Xiaohua is from the city, just like your older sister. She's a full-time employee at the provincial pharmaceutical factory, and she's even a team leader now. She's educated, and her family members all have stable jobs, unlike the Wang family, whose entire household toils in the fields..."

Upon hearing this, Ruan Miaomiao immediately understood.

His smile deepened as he looked at Zhao Cuihong and said, "Mom, why do you object to Xiaohua and eldest sister being together?"

"Your eldest sister is a woman, and Xiaohua is a woman too. How can women be together?"

As soon as Ruan Miaomiao finished speaking, Zhao Cuihong immediately said excitedly.

In response, Ruan Miaomiao calmly comforted her: "Mom, you know that marriage is a woman's second chance at life. Not all mothers-in-law and sisters-in-law are as caring towards their new daughters-in-law as you and my eldest sister are."

And what about wicked mothers-in-law like Li Chunmiao who torment their daughters-in-law?

Hearing Ruan Miaomiao's words, Zhao Cuihong automatically assumed that her daughter-in-law was praising her as a good mother-in-law, which made her feel much better, and she nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, Ruan Miaomiao continued, "Isn't that settled? Mom, my eldest sister has already suffered from a wicked mother-in-law and a bad husband. How could she dare to marry another man?"

You must be worried that your older sister will be old and won't have a caring companion by her side, right?

Tell me, in this situation, what's wrong with the eldest sister and Xiaohua dating? There's no troublesome mother-in-law to nag them, and it sounds like Xiaohua treats the eldest sister and their two children very well. They both have stable jobs, support and care for each other, and even help with the children. Tell me, isn't that a wonderful life?"

Zhao Cuihong: Why does it seem like it makes a lot of sense?

She actually nodded several times in response to her daughter-in-law's words.

However, when she thought about her own insistence, she wanted to speak up and refute it.

But Ruan Miaomiao interrupted her: "Mom, when my eldest sister and Xiaohua are dating, Xiaohua is the one who suffers more."

Look, the eldest sister now has two sisters, Wenxin and another, and a son being raised by the Wang family. She has both sons and daughters, so she won't have to worry about taking care of herself in her old age.

But what about Xiaohua?

"She's never been married, never dated, just an innocent girl following our eldest sister. What if one day our eldest sister changes her mind and abandons Xiaohua? Tell me, how pitiful would Xiaohua be?"

"Your older sister isn't that kind of person!"

Without even thinking, Zhao Cuihong blurted out her rebuttal.

Only after saying it did I realize what I had just said.

Seeing Zhao Cuihong's reaction, Ruan Miaomiao knew that her words had had some effect, so she patted Zhao Cuihong's hand and coaxed her gently, "Mom, children and grandchildren have their own blessings. You and Dad should just wait to enjoy the blessings of your children and stop worrying about them..."

Beside them, Zhou's sisters-in-law and Zhou Jianjun watched the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law and couldn't help but sigh in their hearts: Only Miaomiao can keep the old woman in check.

After all, they understand these principles, but they say their mothers won't listen!

Unlike Miaomiao, whose mother listens to whatever she says.

Although Zhao Cuihong did not agree on the spot, her attitude towards Miao Xiaohua changed considerably. She not only invited Miao Xiaohua to stay for the New Year, but also stopped glaring at her like before...

Miao Xiaohua was shocked: What happened?

Why did my future mother-in-law's attitude change after we sat by the fire for a while?

Later, upon learning that it was Zhou Shuixian's sister-in-law who spoke well of him, he felt extremely grateful to Ruan Miaomiao.

From then on, Ruan Miaomiao gained another admirer in the Zhou family...

******

On the third day of the Lunar New Year, after a few days of celebration, the Zhou family returned to Jianshan Brigade to pay respects at their ancestors' graves.

I'll also treat the villagers to a meal.

After all, the young couple's wedding was held in Haicheng. Apart from those who were very close to them who went to Haicheng by car to attend the banquet, many others sent gifts but didn't even attend the banquet!

The Zhou family's house in Jianshan Brigade had already been renovated, but no one lived there, and many of their belongings had been moved to the provincial capital. Therefore, Zhou Jingyun had the banquet delivered directly from the restaurant in the commune.

When they saw three cars parked at the village entrance, all the aunties and uncles who were gathered around a bonfire roasting potatoes and chatting all looked over.

Seeing Ruan Miaomiao get off the car, Aunt Wang immediately threw the winnowing basket that was draped over her lap to the ground and ran over to her, calling out, "Ruan, the educated youth!"

Seeing an old acquaintance, Ruan Miaomiao's face lit up with a bright smile: "Aunt Wang..."

Hearing Ruan Miaomiao's voice, Aunt Wang's voice choked with emotion: "Oh my, Ruan, the educated youth, still remembers me! Ruan, the educated youth, still remembers me..."

"Auntie, what are you saying? We're revolutionary comrades who carried hoes and harvested wheat together, how could we forget?"

Ruan Miaomiao spoke in a serious tone, which made the people around her laugh. Familiar faces gathered around and kept talking to Ruan Miaomiao.

On the other side, Zhou Jingyun was also surrounded by many people. However, Zhou Jingyun is now a big boss, and his demeanor is different from before. The villagers felt that they couldn't get a word in edgewise.

However, many young people in the village, such as Er Gou and Tie Zhu, all followed Zhou Jingyun and fawned over him.

On the other hand, Ruan Miaomiao's side seemed more lively and simple:

"Oh my, Ruan Zhiqing, I never thought you would actually marry Jingyun!"

"Yes, Ruan, I didn't expect you to be so kind as to not look down on us country bumpkins. You're so different from the other educated youth!"

"Ruan Zhiqing, it's been years since I last saw you, you're still so beautiful."

"No, I feel even prettier now than before!"

...

A group of people surrounded Ruan Miaomiao, praising her in all sorts of ways.

The more Ruan Miaomiao listened, the brighter her smile became: No wonder she liked Jianshan Brigade so much; the villagers here were just exactly what she wanted...

Since Zhou Jingyun helped establish a branch factory of the provincial Chinese medicine in the county town, teachers from the agricultural college have come to the commune to teach everyone how to artificially cultivate Chinese medicinal herbs. The entire planting base radiates outward from Jianshan Brigade as its core.

The villagers all knew that this was a benefit that Zhou Jingyun had fought for for them, so they were all very grateful to Zhou Jingyun and the Zhou family...

The village has become increasingly prosperous, and the lives of the villagers have been greatly improved. Not only did it become the first village in the surrounding area to be connected to electricity, but all the mud-brick houses in the village were demolished and replaced with large brick and tile houses.

Some families were particularly successful, like the family of the brigade leader, Aunt Wang. Because of her good relationship with Ruan Miaomiao, she not only bought several jobs before, but also made money by planting Chinese medicinal herbs. As a result, she built a cement bungalow, and Jianshan Brigade became the richest village in the surrounding area.

Young men and women from the surrounding villages always try to find connections to marry into Jianshan Brigade or marry a girl from Jianshan Brigade; in short, they want to establish a connection with Jianshan Brigade...