Chapter 49

In her previous life, Su Jingjing was brutally murdered.

That period of time was originally her happiest time. She loved dancing and was willing to give everything for her dance career.

At that time, with hard work and persistence, she finally got a performance opportunity that was crucial to her.

An opportunity that all the artists in the art troupe are looking forward to.

The moment she received the notice, Su Jingjing was extremely happy, but she did not let her joy get to her head. Instead, she rehearsed even harder, to the point where her parents felt very distressed, and even Youyou said after returning home that she wanted to learn from Sister Jingjing.

The day before the performance, Su Jingjing held her performance costume and put it on in the dance studio.

She danced with great passion and, according to other art soldiers later, that was the most glorious moment of her life and was unforgettable to everyone.

Su Jingjing was originally looking forward to it.

She changed out of her performance clothes and went home. Before leaving, she said hello to everyone and asked them to remember to arrive early the next day to support her.

Unexpectedly, on the way home, she was murdered.

It was a dark alley. The murderer fled immediately after killing the person, and Su Jingjing died on the spot.

Her life finally stopped at the brilliant and beautiful age of twenty-three.

After learning of Su Jingjing's death, almost all of the members of the art troupe found it hard to accept. They cried and hated that good people did not live long.

Everyone was unable to recover from the pain for a while and almost delayed the performance. Fortunately, the last art soldier who was usually quiet withstood the pressure and helped Su Jingjing complete the performance.

Even friends and colleagues are so sad, so one can imagine how grief-stricken Su Jingjing's family must be.

On weekdays, as long as Su Jingjing stayed in the troupe to rehearse at night, Su's father would basically pick her up every night. But that day, he was attending a meeting in Beijing and could not make it.

When he heard the news of his daughter's death, he was upset, in pain, struggling and regretful. He could not bear the blow and fell ill.

Su's father applied for medical retirement, and Su's mother cried all day at home.

Su Jingjing's brother took care of his parents while missing his sister at home, which delayed his marriage and caused him to break up with his partner regretfully.

From then on, the Su family, which had been prosperous and respectable in the past, became destitute.

It was a tragedy.

For many nights, Youyou nestled in Meng Jinyu's arms, asking what happened to Sister Jingjing and when she would come back.

Meng Jinyu couldn't bear to see the child cry, so she just coaxed her, and Su Jingjing went to a very far place.

The Su family has never given up investigating the truth, nor has they ever thought of letting the real murderer go. But even the public security comrades can't catch the person, what can they do?

They can only wait.

One day, more than ten years later, the murderer was arrested.

The prisoner confessed that in 1978, he traveled around the country and killed many beautiful young comrades.

At that time, Su Jingjing's parents had passed away, leaving only Su Jingjing's brother still working on the case. He firmly believed that this man was not the real murderer who killed his sister.

With Su Feng's insistence, the police repeatedly searched for evidence, compared confessions, and finally determined that someone else killed Su Jingjing.

It became an unsolved case.

Until the end, the real murderer was not caught.

The people in the Su family are all so kind. No matter what, we cannot let them repeat the tragic fate of their previous life in this life.

Fortunately, it is now 1977, and there is still a full year before the murder.

There's still time.

"Mom, what are you thinking about?" Youyou waved her little hand in front of Meng Jinyu.

"It's okay." Meng Jinyu held the child's hand and held her in her arms, "There's still time for everything."

While making her own life gradually better, she also helps as many people as possible. This is probably the meaning of her awakening her past life memories.

…

When Su Jingjing entered the house, she hummed a song, took nimble steps, and placed the key steadily on the cabinet.

Father Su was reading a book with his legs crossed, but his eyelids had already been raised. He blinked at his wife, motioning her to go and find out what was going on.

Mother Su understood what she meant and asked casually, "Jingjing, why did you come back so late?"

"Aren't you going on a blind date? It was arranged by the elders, but you forgot about it?" Su Jingjing raised his eyebrows and said in a teasing tone.

Mother Su couldn't help but smile: "You came back so late, are you two getting along well?"

"That's not the case." Su Jingjing said, "Zhu Qin and I went out for dinner."

Father Su put down the book and asked, "Who is Zhu Qin?"

"It's her classmate who works in the supply and marketing cooperative. Both of them are single, but they always like to hang out together when they have nothing to do!" said Su's mother.

"A classmate who works at the supply and marketing cooperative?" Father Su looked puzzled, and suddenly slapped his forehead, "I know, it's the one who used to work at the meat processing factory, right? Before that, it seems she worked in some other unit... She's a girl in her twenties, but she still hasn't settled down, and she won't last long in anything she does."

"Dad!" Su Jingjing said unhappily, "Zhu Qin is doing very well in the supply and marketing cooperative this time, and the leaders all praised her."

"I'm talking about your friend, and you're not happy." Su's father pouted, like a cute old man, without the usual majestic demeanor at work.

"What are you talking about!" Mother Su winked at him and cleared her throat, "Ahem - Jingjing, how was your blind date today?"

At this time, Su Feng walked out of the room.

He took a long step, stood in front of his parents, and said, "Can you two stop forcing Jingjing? What kind of person is she? She grew up in the countryside and didn't go to school for many years. I don't know if she was raised crooked. You can't just send your daughter to be someone else's daughter-in-law just because Dad has a good relationship with Director Ruan."

Su Feng could never understand why his parents insisted on forcing his sister to go on a blind date with the Ruan family's son.

It would be fine if Ruan Jinguo grew up in the Ruan family since he was a child, at least he would know everything about him, but he was only taken back to the Ruan family last year.

He didn't even know whether he was right or wrong, but he just let his sister go on a blind date with him. Su Feng felt that it was unreasonable and irrational.

His sister is only 22 years old. It is too early for her to get married. Besides, in his heart, his excellent and beautiful sister deserves a better partner.

Father Su knew that his son had his own opinions since he was young, and the two of them usually loved to argue at home. At this moment, the father and son were staring at each other and were about to quarrel, but unexpectedly, the tense atmosphere was suddenly interrupted by Su Jingjing.

"Brother, don't look down on the countryside. Even our leaders have said that educated youth should go to the countryside to receive re-education from the poor and lower-middle peasants." Su Jingjing said.

Su Feng's eyes widened: "Weren't you unwilling to go on a blind date before? Now you are speaking in favor of others."

Mother Su was excited: "Jingjing, you and Jin Guo get along well? What kind of person is Jin Guo?"

Su Jingjing pursed her lips and tilted her head to think about it: "It's a bit silly."

As for what kind of person he is, it is still unclear.

But at least it's better than his mother who taught Youyou to say offensive and abrupt words.

A bit silly...

These three words are really thought-provoking.

Su's father and mother kept trying to figure out what their daughter meant by this. As for Su Feng, he was still nagging them to stop forcing their sister to do things she didn't like.

"Don't worry about your sister." Father Su glared at him and said unhappily, "How is your girlfriend? Let the two families meet as soon as possible, and then have a wedding banquet and marry her. Yingying is a good girl, don't delay her."

When Su Feng mentioned his partner, the anger in his heart seemed to be extinguished.

He coughed, went back to his room, and after closing the door, a smile unconsciously appeared on the corner of his mouth.

They get along so well, and it's really time for them to get married.

Originally, this matter was going to be put on the agenda this year, but Jiang Ying's parents said last time that Yingying's grandmother passed away the year before last, and if there was no rush, it would be best to postpone the wedding for another year.

That means they will be able to get married next year.

It’s just a year, he can wait.

Su Feng raised his thin lips slightly, his mind filled with sweet memories with his partner.

…

Youyou really hopes that the carefree winter vacation will end later.

But the good days of sleeping until waking up naturally and rolling in the mud with friends are gone. As the new semester is about to begin, the little girl couldn't help but sigh.

Shan Shan comforted him, "Summer vacation will be here soon. During summer vacation, you can play for a longer time."

Youyou blinked her eyes.

She heard from her older brothers and sisters that summer vacation is also called the "fu break", and it is for students to go home to escape the heat.

Thinking of this, Youyou immediately became energetic and her eyes became bright.

"In the summer, there are cantaloupes. When you open them, they are sweet, sweeter than candy."

"And there are popsicles! My sister said that there will be grandpas and grandmas in town riding bicycles with popsicles in foam boxes. When summer comes, Youyou will go there to eat popsicles!"

Shanshan licked the corner of her mouth, stared at her sister with bright eyes, and asked curiously: "Is the popsicle delicious?"

“Delicious!” Youyou nodded her head rapidly. “It’s icy cold. One bite will make your teeth fall off!”

"Have you ever eaten it?" Shanshan asked curiously.

Youyou's face turned red: "No, I guessed."

Shan Shan tilted her head: "I think it's sweet too."

The little girl put one hand on her brother and said generously, "When summer comes, sister will take you to buy popsicles!"

As she spoke, she looked under her pillow.

Youyou is still saving the New Year’s money her mother gave her. When summer comes, she will treat her older brothers and sisters and her younger brother to popsicles, one for each!

Slurp!

But fifty cents should be enough to buy four popsicles, right?

Youyou scratched her head and consoled herself: "It will definitely work!"

…

However, when it really came time to go to school, Youyou still suffered a blow.

The little girl lowered her head, sighed, and became more and more reluctant to go to school.

"Mom, why can't Shanshan be in the same class with Youyou?" Youyou said with a wronged look on her face, "He was in our class when school just started this semester!"

The children were all born after ten months of pregnancy and raised slowly from infancy. Meng Jinyu knew their personalities better than anyone else.

Take Youyou for example. Although this child is smart, she is not yet of school age and her mind is not focused. She always clamors to play around. Probably the only one who can make her stay quiet and sit in class obediently is her younger brother.

This is what Meng Jinyu heard from Lin Zhiqing.

Since Jin Minmin was expelled, Lin Li became the first grade teacher. Seeing that Youyou was always absent from class, she let the two little ones sit together.

Originally, the principal was worried that the brother and sister had too good a relationship, and that the sister was a chatterbox, so the two of them sitting together would disrupt class order. But who knew that this was not the case at all.

Youyou really wanted to talk to her brother, but there was nothing she could do because Shanshan ignored her.

There are only two words in Shanshan’s heart: study! This little guy is young and small in stature, but his brain is like a sponge, absorbing knowledge all the time. Therefore, he will never let Youyou hinder his studies.

Not only will Shanshan not be hindered, she will also motivate her sister!

So, in the first few days of this semester, Shanshan was worried to death.

And a very obvious effect is that Youyou has actually improved her concentration.

Meng Jinyu was very upset with Lin Li.

But now it’s amazing, Shanshan has skipped a grade.

"My brother has a good understanding ability and can keep up with the second grade..." Meng Jinyu said, "And this is arranged by the school. Mom can't do anything about it. If you want to study with your brother, you can wait until you get home from school. Mom will ask someone to make a small wooden table for you. You two can review your lessons together. Isn't that great?"

Youyou: ...

I don't want to review together, I want to play together.

Woo woo woo.

Little Tuanzi wanted to make one last effort, so he ran to find Teacher Lin.

However, Teacher Lin convinced her with just a few words.

"Shanshan likes to study and likes to challenge more difficult exercises. If he can only stay in the first grade, he will lose interest in learning. He understands all the questions the teacher explains. What's the point?"

"It's different in the second grade. The textbooks are challenging, and Shanshan's little brain will work faster. The more she learns, the smarter she becomes. Isn't that good?"

"If Youyou really wants to study with your brother, you can work harder. Then you can skip a grade, right?"

I have to say that Lin Zhiqing understands Youyou's psychology thoroughly.

As expected, the little girl fell into deep thought at this moment: "Can I also skip a grade? After skipping a grade, can I be in the same class with Shanshan and Brother Gu Qi? It looks like it would be fun."

"Yes!" Lin Li touched Youyou's head, "Then you should be more serious in class, not be distracted when studying, and not leave homework until the last minute when you get home?"

“Yes!” Youyou nodded vigorously and said solemnly, “I also want to skip a grade and become a big sister in the second grade!”

…

Youyou is very easy to coax. After some encouragement from Teacher Lin, she became full of morale and devoted herself to her studies seriously.

The child is very smart. He is paying full attention in class, which naturally has a very good effect.

As for Shanshan, he is also trying his best to integrate himself into the new class.

He had never been bullied in his original class.

At that time, he stayed with Youyou every day, and his sister loved making friends, so she could be found hanging out with people wherever she went. Therefore, although his classmates thought he was young, they all tried their best to take care of him.

But now, Shanshan has come to the second grade and is facing a few little fat kids.

Those kids were notoriously troublesome in their own village. When Gu Qi first arrived, he was targeted by them.

At that time they couldn't beat Gu Qi, but now, they can always beat Shan Shan!

During the break, a few naughty kids gathered around Shanshan’s desk and with a “bang”, an exercise book was thrown in front of him.

"Help me with my homework." said Cai Liubao.

When Shanshan raised his head, he was shrouded in shadows. He was holding a pencil and practicing calligraphy, but he still took the time to look at the exercise book: "No, the teacher will check the homework. My handwriting is different from yours."

Shanshan's voice is so childish that it certainly can't scare Cai Liubao and his bear friends.

They glared at someone and were about to bully them, but they didn't expect that at this moment, Gu Qi stepped forward and pushed them away.

In Cai Liubao's village, grudges between little boys are settled with fists. The boy king on the ridge of the field is invincible in the whole village.

After losing to Gu Qi last time, he went home and told his mother. His mother said that Gu Qi could eat a lot of meat at home, was tall and strong, so she told him to stay as far away from him as possible.

"Don't bully others." Gu Qi said.

Cai Liubao was a little scared, but he still said stubbornly: "You can't help him beat me. If he is unhappy, let him do it himself!"

Shanshan looked down at her little hands.

fight?

He can't.

But he is not afraid of his brothers and sisters fighting.

"You are eight years old. Is it glorious to win a fight with a three-year-old?" Gu Qi asked, "Otherwise, let's compete in other things."

Cai Liubao frowned: "Then what are we competing for?"

The other kids also asked in unison: "What are we competing for?"

"Let's compete with each other's brains." Gu Qi pointed to the workbook, "Let's see who can solve the math problems faster."

Cai Liubao:? ? ?

Who wants to learn more?

If this gets back to the village, the village kids will laugh at me!

Shanshan originally thought that she must not suffer any loss, so she planned to wait for her brothers and sisters to come and then let them teach these bad kids a lesson.

But unexpectedly, Gu Qi had helped him drive these people away.

He had known about this legendary brother Gu Qi for a long time.

Although Youyou has many friends at school, the one she mentions most often when eating at home is Brother Gu Qi.

Now, Brother Gu Qi helped him scare away the naughty kid, and Shanshan was truly grateful.

The little guy is smart when it comes to studying, but he seems a little confused when it comes to making friends.

He felt that he should thank Brother Gu Qi.

But the words that came out of his mouth left Gu Qi confused.

“I’m four years old,” he said.

"Ah?" Gu Qi scratched his head.

"You just said I was a three-year-old child." Shan Shan said seriously, "Actually, I'm already four years old."

Gu Qi nodded solemnly.

It seems that in their little world, a one-year age difference makes a big difference.

We can't wrongly accuse him.

…

Every afternoon after school, Youyou would go to the classroom to find Shanshan.

Brother Gu Qi liked to play with her, but Shanshan seemed too young to him, so he didn't get along well with her.

Xiaotuanzi thought about it carefully and didn't force it.

She felt that Shanshan might be more suitable to be good friends with Mengmeng who lived in the meat processing factory.

Because they are both tiny!

While the children were concentrating on their lessons, Meng Jinyu was also working hard without stopping.

The Red Star Garment Factory was attracted by the small clothing styles she made. The jumpsuits she made were very special to them, so they placed an order for 100 pieces.

One hundred pieces of children's clothing may sound like a lot, but with several people working together, it was completed quite quickly.

Aunt Yuan and Zhang Xiaochun are both good at cutting and sewing. They cherish this opportunity and never complain about the hard work. They rush to work every day and do not waste even a minute.

Although Xu Weiwei is pregnant, it is not her first time. Although she has to be careful, she still tries her best to do her part.

At this moment, she was about to go out to Meng Jinyu's house again.

Seeing this, her mother-in-law Liu Lanxiang immediately prepared a kettle and filled her with a few steamed buns: "If you are hungry, you can eat something. Eating only the steamed buns is too dry, and you need to drink some water. By the way, there are five steamed buns, everyone can eat them."

Liu Lanxiang really cares about Xu Weiwei.

But at the same time, she was a little afraid of her daughter-in-law.

It’s not that the daughter-in-law is so powerful in her daily life, but mainly because she blames herself. After all, in the first two years after Mianmian passed away, she was awakened by nightmares every day, not to mention Xu Weiwei.

She was the one who let her son and daughter-in-law down, and also let Mianmian down.

"Okay." Xu Weiwei took the steamed bread and the kettle, "I'm leaving."

"Weiwei..." Liu Lanxiang was a little nervous. She took a step forward, carefully choosing her tone, and gently reminded, "You are pregnant, don't make yourself too tired. If you are tired, come back early."

Before she finished speaking, Liu Lanxiang held her breath, as if she could hear her own heartbeat.

Is she meddling too much?

"Mom knows you know your limits, so I won't say anything more." Liu Lanxiang added awkwardly.

She thought Xu Weiwei would be impatient and would just turn around and leave.

But unexpectedly, just when she was feeling extremely upset about what she had said, Xu Weiwei suddenly spoke.

"I'll be careful."

Liu Lanxiang was stunned.

It was not until Xu Weiwei's back gradually walked away that she unconsciously covered her lips and her eyes became red.

Just as they were about to reach Meng Jinyu's door, Xu Weiwei's steps gradually became relaxed.

In the past few years, she has been immersed in grief. She is angry, helpless, resentful and exhausted.

But as Meng Jinyu said, many times, she was the one who was at odds with herself.

Life is a day of happiness and a day of unhappiness. She believed that Mianmian didn’t want her mother to live in such pain.

She was fed up with losing her hair every day, not being able to sleep all night, and crying every night.

You have to walk out slowly.

As long as she always remembers in her heart that she once had such a well-behaved and lovely daughter, that is enough.

It was as if someone helped to clear away the dark fog in front of my eyes, and at the same time, the burden on my shoulders and feet was gradually lifted.

Xu Weiwei wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and looked up at the starry sky.

"Mianmian, Mom will definitely live a good life."

When Xu Weiwei entered Meng Jinyu's house, they were discussing new styles of clothes.

The director and workshop manager of the Red Star Garment Factory were willing to cooperate with the commune because the styles of the small clothes were novel. But if the clothes they made were always the same, what competitiveness would they have?

This time, Meng Jinyu wanted to make a little skirt.

"For little girls, a simple dress with some patterns on the chest will be very attractive. Although most girls in our village wear their older brothers and sisters' hand-me-down clothes, the living standards in the city are much higher than here. As long as the dress is beautiful and special to them, someone will buy it. The Red Star Garment Factory will even send ready-made clothes to department stores for sale. Scarcity makes things more valuable, so maybe they can be sold at a slightly higher price."

Ning Lan looked surprised and asked expectantly, "Sister Jin Yu, do you think it's possible for the clothes we make to be sold in department stores?"

"It's also possible that they could be sold to Shanghai." Aunt Yuan said with a smile, "If the factory develops well, anything is possible."

Aunt Yuan is old and knowledgeable. Everyone knows that she has traveled to many places with her father, an old tailor, so they believe what she says.

This way, everyone will be more motivated.

How wonderful it would be if one day the clothes I made could be hung on the hangers in wardrobes in department stores, or sold to Shanghai or Beijing!

Zhang Xiaochun couldn't help but puff out her chest just thinking about how she would be proud in front of her ex-husband's family.

Who said she would stay in the village all her life?

Her craftsmanship must go beyond the village, into the city, and even further!

"Sister Jinyu, I thought of an embroidery pattern. Do you have paper and pen?" Ning Lan asked softly.

Meng Jinyu asked Shanshan to bring paper and pen.

Ning Lan lowered her head, a strand of hair fell down and hung on her fair and pretty face, but she did not use her hands to brush it away. Instead, she carefully drew two patterns.

She drew a little boy and a little girl.

The pattern of this little girl can be printed on the little girl's skirt.

Boys' clothes or pants can be printed with pictures of little boys.

Although it was just a rough sketch and too simple, she inexplicably felt that it was a good idea.

"Add a little curl to the little girl's hair and put a small hairpin in it, it will look more fashionable." Meng Jinyu suggested with a smile, "But can it be embroidered?"

"Sure." Ning Lan nodded. "Although it's a little complicated, you can definitely embroider it if you're patient."

Meng Jinyu felt even more that her decision to let Ning Lan join them was the right one.

It's not just because Ning Lan's embroidery skills are excellent, which can make the factory more satisfied with the children's clothing they make, but what makes her even more moved is the brilliance in Ning Lan's eyes at this moment.

She was an introverted and cautious little girl, but at this moment she was like a bright star in the sky, shining.

That's great.

In the room, several of them gathered together, discussing the styles of children's clothing.

Outside the house, several villagers passed by and couldn't help but stop and watch for a long time.

"Why is their work so exhausting? We who work in the fields to earn work points have already finished work, but look at them, they are still busy so late. It seems that even if they work for the Red Star Garment Factory, their work is not this good."

"Who said that? They hide in the house, away from the wind and the sun. They are not as tired as us working in the fields."

"Besides, when you were working in the fields, have you ever seen Aunt Yuan and Xiaochun so happy? I just stood at the door for a while and heard them laughing several times. Everyone knows what kind of person Zhang Xiaochun is. When she first went to the countryside, she was so arrogant, but later she seemed to have lost her soul and became a different person. Now I finally see her laughing, and I'm very happy for her."

"That's quite mysterious. Why should we be happy for them? I want to see how much money the Red Star Garment Factory will give them next month!"

As they walked and chatted, the noise of their conversation naturally spread to Jin Minmin's house.

Jin Minmin has been at a loss for words because of Nie Xiaojia's troubles recently. She has a terrible headache and really doesn't want to hear any more news from Meng Jinyu.

She quickly got up and closed the window, but when she turned around, she saw her daughter squatting in the corner, sobbing softly.

After the older one finished crying, the younger one started crying again. Jin Minmin was exhausted physically and mentally. She grabbed Nie Xiaojia's shoulders irritably: "Why are you crying again? I work during the day and come home at night to cook for you and feed my brother. I'm already exhausted. Can you please stop making trouble?"

Nie Xiaojia was frightened by her mother and wiped away her tears: "Mom, you said you would return the red sweater to me, why didn't you return it?"

That day, Jin Minmin took apart Nie Xiaojia's sweater and sewed a small sock, hoping to use it to get a job opportunity at the Red Star Garment Factory.

Unexpectedly, the little girl did weave, but Meng Jinyu looked down on it and was even kicked out by a group of people.

After coming back, Nie Xiaojia started making trouble.

Jin Minmin was helpless. She also wanted to help her daughter knit the sweater back to its original shape, but her craftsmanship was really poor. It was already difficult for her to knit small socks, so how could she possibly restore the sweater to its original shape?

"Mom, that's my favorite sweater, just give it back to me." Nie Xiaojia held Jin Minmin's hand, "Wuwuwu..."

Jin Minmin shook her hand off: "I can't help it."

Nie Xiaojia looked at her in confusion: "How can mom be helpless? You said before that you have the best solution. You can find another father for Xiaojia, you can let her stay in the commune primary school to teach, and you can help Youyou's mother make clothes and work in the Red Star Garment Factory in the future..."

Now she seems to not recognize her mother anymore.

But a few months ago, my mother was clearly so capable, and I even showed off her in front of Wu Shuangxia.

Jin Minmin was furious: "You are so talkative now, but what were you doing before? If you had used your brain a little and begged for me at the commune primary school, I wouldn't have been kicked out by the principal, and you wouldn't have dropped out of school!"

Nie Xiaojia's eyes were blurred with tears: "Mom, you didn't have money to pay the tuition, so I was expelled from school."

"I have no money. Go find whoever has money!" Jin Minmin was so angry that she pushed Nie Xiaojia out of the door.

"Mom, why have you become so fierce? You were not like this before!" Nie Xiaojia ran out crying, "I, I'm going to find Uncle Jiang."

As for Jin Minmin, her heart suddenly skipped a beat when she heard the three words "Uncle Jiang".

During this period, Jiang Huanming gradually became estranged from her.

She couldn't be so reserved any longer.

No matter what, she had to win his heart first. Even if she had to follow him without any status, she would accept it. As long as he could go through the divorce procedures after Ruan Wenwen came back, it would be fine.

Jin Minmin hurried out and followed Nie Xiaojia.

She ran very fast, but when Nie Xiaojia arrived at the door of Jiang's house, she stopped and hid not far away.

"Knock, knock, knock—Uncle Jiang—" Nie Xiaojia knocked on the door.

After a while, the door opened.

Jin Minmin, who was hiding in the dark, took a deep breath and was about to walk over, but saw that the person who opened the door was Jiang Guo.

"Who is it?" Jiang Guo said unhappily, "It's time to go to bed."

Nie Xiaojia blinked and said with red eyes: "Sister, I'm looking for Uncle Jiang."

"I've already told you, I'm not your sister!" Jiang Guo yawned, then suddenly frowned, "Who are you looking for?"

"I'm looking for Uncle Jiang..." Nie Xiaojia said timidly.

Jiang Guo sighed helplessly, turned around and shouted towards home.

"Uncle Jiang! Someone's looking for you!"

When no one answered, she shouted even louder: "Uncle Jiang! Someone is here to see you!"

“Shua——”

“Shua——”

“Shua——”

All of a sudden, the three Jiang uncles poked their heads out of the door.

Jiang Gaoming and Jiang Jianming were stunned, while Jiang Huanming shrank his neck guiltily, hid back in the house, pretending not to know Nie Xiaojia.

Jiang Guo asked her: "There are three Uncle Jiangs in our family, which one do you want to find?"

Nie Xiaojia was stunned. He stood there uncomfortably, hesitating for a long time and not daring to speak.

In the end, Jin Minmin came over with a livid face and dragged her away.

With a "bang", Jiang Guo slammed the door.

…

Ruan Jinguo has been going to night school every night for quite some time.

Ruan Zhenli and Chen Liping initially thought that he was just in a whim. After all, just a few months ago, he also held a dictionary and said that he wanted to read and become a cultured person, but later it came to nothing.

However, the less hope they had for their son, the more he gave them a big surprise.

"Mom, Dad, I have something to do after get off work." Ruan Jinguo said, "After I finish my work, I will go directly to night school. You don't need to leave any food for me."

The Ruan family eats in the cafeteria at noon, but in the evening, they usually go to the cafeteria to get some staple food and then cook a few dishes themselves to change their taste.

Although Ruan Jinguo usually has to go to night school, he always eats before going. What happened today?

"How can you do this on an empty stomach? What are you going to do? Go home and have dinner after you're done. Just take a leave from night school today." Chen Liping said.

"How can you discourage my enthusiasm for studying?" Ruan Jinguo stuffed the last bite of the bun into his mouth and stood up. "I'm going to work."

Looking at his son's back, Ruan Zhenli fell into deep thought: "What's going on after Jin Guo gets off work?"

Ruan Jinguo naturally didn't know that his parents were worried about him.

Today, he is particularly looking forward to getting off work.

Before it was time to get off work, he asked the workshop director for half an hour's leave.

The workshop director quickly approved it: "Jin Guo, I see that you have been studying a lot recently and have lost weight. You must take care of your health!"

"Got it!" Ruan Jinguo responded with full energy, and immediately ran out of the workshop to get his car from the carport.

When he rode his bike to the entrance of the art troupe, he happened to see Su Jingjing coming out.

She was wearing a long dress and looked gentle and graceful, but her eyes were lively and pretty.

Ruan Jinguo quickly parked the car, took a deep breath, and slowly walked towards her.

"Jingjing, is there no follow-up to your last blind date?" Zhang Lin asked.

Su Jingjing had no idea what was going on. She watched the movie just fine that day, but for some reason, Ruan Jinguo never contacted her again. Even the Ruan family didn't mention it.

"I don't know." Su Jingjing smiled, and suddenly saw a slender and petite girl coming over from behind, so she shouted, "Chu You, where do you live? Do you want to come with us?"

But Chu You said nothing, shook his head, grabbed the corner of his clothes tightly with one hand, and walked away quickly.

Zhang Lin pouted: "I'm really confused. You say that all the artists in our art troupe are lively and cheerful, right? Why is Chu You so quiet? Sometimes I think she is really weird. She often hides in the corner, which scares me several times."

"Everyone has a different personality." Su Jingjing shrugged and said indifferently, "Besides, she just came to the group and may not be familiar with us. It will be fine after she gets to know us."

As she was speaking, she suddenly heard a warm and deep voice.

"Comrade Su!"

Su Jingjing looked in the direction where the voice came from and her eyes widened in surprise.

Why is it him?

Ruan Jinguo hadn't seen Su Jingjing for a while, and when they met, he didn't know what to say.

"Did you come here specifically to see me?" Su Jingjing asked.

Ruan Jinguo nodded, then shook his head, and finally began to scratch his head.

If I come to see her specially, will it cause trouble to her?

He has never been a weird person, but he really couldn't understand why, facing her this time, he felt that no matter what he said, it would be wrong.

Zhang Lin had never seen Ruan Jinguo before and looked at him curiously.

He has broad shoulders, long legs, and is dressed respectably. He also rides a bicycle. First impression: not bad.

But why do you look like a fool?

"Comrade Su..." Ruan Jinguo took a deep breath, hurriedly handed a bag on his back to Su Jingjing, and said with a red face, "I'm here to give you something. After delivering the things, I have to leave."

The more you talk, the more mistakes you make. It’s better not to say anything.

Anyway, they had already met, so Ruan Jinguo was satisfied. After placing the bag steadily in Su Jingjing's hand, he turned around and ran away.

He ran away...

Su Jingjing and Zhang Lin couldn't help but laugh.

"Hurry up and see what's in the bag?" said Zhang Lin.

Su Jingjing reached into the bag.

The next moment, she took out a piece of paper.

To be precise, it is a test paper.

On the paper were his test results after attending night school for a period of time.

His grades aren’t very high, and his handwriting is crooked, but he looks cute in a clumsy way.

"He's so funny, does he think you're the class teacher?" Zhang Lin became more interested and urged, "What else is in the bag? Take it out and let's see."

Su Jingjing also found it quite interesting, and couldn't help but smile as she continued to open the bag and put her hand in.

But at this moment, when she touched the greasy thing in the bag, she froze and the corners of her mouth twitched.

"A piece of meat? A piece of meat?" Zhang Lin was shocked. He didn't know how long he was silent before he laughed out loud. "This guy is too stupid. He gave a girl a piece of meat? Is this a gift?"

Su Jingjing also thought Ruan Jinguo was stupid.

But silly and cute.

"He works at a meat processing plant, so it's convenient for him to buy fresh meat." She pursed her lips and nudged Zhang Lin's arm with her elbow: "What's wrong with a piece of meat? It's very practical. It can be stir-fried, pan-fried, and stewed..."

Zhang Lin looked horrified: "Su Jingjing, why is your face red?"

Su Jingjing lowered her head quickly: "Nonsense, my face is not red."

He blushed and gave himself a piece of meat.

And I, with a blushing face, accepted it?

For a moment, Su Jingjing also fell into deep confusion.

This is not right.

…

A month passed in the blink of an eye.

When the villagers got off work in the afternoon, they heard that the director of the garment workshop of the Red Star Garment Factory had come in person to settle the wages for Meng Jinyu and others.

Several people were so excited that their faces flushed, and they all rushed to the village committee. Ning Lan, leaning on a crutch, insisted that her parents come with her to witness this moment.

As soon as Meng Jinyu arrived at the gate of the village committee, she saw several circles of villagers surrounding it.

Everyone wants to know how much they can get paid!

Meng Jinyu smiled with her eyes curved. Just as she was about to go in, she suddenly heard a noise.

"Jin Yu! Something bad has happened! Your eldest son was beaten on the ridge of the field."

Meng Jinyu: ...

Her son was beaten.

The word "被" is very spiritual.

"Jin Yu, why don't you go and take a look?" Xu Weiwei asked.

Meng Jinyu nodded and was about to go to the ridge of the field when she suddenly saw Youyou, her sister and brother, rushing towards the ridge in a menacing manner.

"Don't bully my brother!" Little Dumpling shouted fiercely, and his short legs moved very fast, "Sister, brother, hurry up!"

Meng Jinyu has four children in total. Jiang Guo and Youyou will not be bullied, they are the only ones who can hit others. As for Shanshan, the little girl will use her smart head to solve problems.

In comparison, only Jiang Cheng is too honest and dull, and easily suffers losses.

I don't know what happened to him.

But this child's temperament really needs to be improved.

"Never mind, let the children handle their own affairs." Meng Jinyu said, "Let's go get our wages!"