Ye Fangxuan kept quiet for a while.

When Song Fanxing returned home again, Ye Fangxuan was gone.

It is said that she met a businessman in the county town.

She went home, packed her bags, and told Sister Liu that she had found a man a hundred times better than Fu Yichen.

The man was from a big city and wanted to take her back there to live a better life.

Sister Liu reminded her, "You should find out more first, so you don't get scammed."

Sister Liu is still kind-hearted.

She felt that things were not simple.

However, Ye Fangxuan was too hot-blooded to listen to Sister Liu's well-intentioned advice and even thought that Sister Liu was trying to stop her from living a good life.

"Old woman, you just can't stand to see me doing well, can you?"

Sister Liu simply shut up.

Make way for her.

"You should leave now and go live your good life. Once you're gone, I'll have peace and quiet."

Sister Liu said irritably.

Ye Fangxuan swaggered away.

Fang Jie only learned about this a few days later when she met Sister Liu.

What happened to Ye Fangxuan after that, and where she went, no one knows.

...

Time flew by, and it was summer of 1988 when Song Fanxing graduated from university.

She was assigned to work at an agricultural research institute.

Song Fanxing gave up this job that others envied.

She's always wanted to live a free and unrestrained life, and she has the means to do so.

She has plenty of money in her purse, and in the past two years she has added two more courtyard houses.

She didn't go to university to get a good job after graduation; she just wanted a degree so her future children wouldn't think she was illiterate.

Life has many possibilities.

Since God has given her a second chance at life, she should live it freely and according to her own wishes.

She can continue raising pigs, or raising other kinds of livestock, or starting a business.

She can also learn some other skills.

In short, she just wanted to live a carefree life.

Song Fanxing's refusal of the job offer from the Agricultural Research Institute caused quite a stir in the family compound.

When the women met Fang Jie, they looked at her with a mixture of pity and sympathy.

"Fang Jie, what's wrong with your Xingxing? It's such a good job, why does he just say he doesn't want to go?"

Fang Jie responded generously: "The child has grown up and has her own ideas."

"You can't spoil her. This is a big deal. It's not easy to get into university, and after all that hard work, she finally graduated and got a job, and such a good one at that. It would be such a waste if she didn't take it. She's still a child, and sometimes she can be willful. You parents should try to persuade her."

"Yes, if my child dared to do that, I would break her legs."

“If it were my child, I would sever ties with her and pretend I never had this daughter.”

Fang Jie was unhappy as they went further and further into their conversation.

"Ladies and sisters, this is how we raise our children: we respect their wishes in everything. My Xingxing is a gem; she shines wherever she goes."

A group of women thought to themselves: "How shameless! Who compares their child to gold? So narcissistic."

"The Agricultural Research Institute is such a great place, so many people want to go there, but your Xingxing doesn't even look down on the Agricultural Research Institute, how arrogant."

Fang Jie was very unhappy: "Auntie, it's not that my Xingxing looks down on the Agricultural Research Institute, she just has her own ideas. Forget it, there's no point in arguing with you, I'm going home to cook."

Fang Jie felt that she really didn't need to explain to them.

No matter how much you say, they won't understand.

Let time prove everything.

Besides, it's your own life, why should you care what others do? You can live your life however you want.

In this family, Fang Jie is the most open-minded.

She had no objection to her daughter's decision.

Song Darong, however, was unhappy.

Everyone congratulated him on his daughter getting into the agricultural research institute, only to be told shortly afterward that she wasn't going.

Fang Jie yelled at him.

"Is your pride more important or your daughter's happiness?"

Song Darong: "Of course, my daughter's happiness is the most important thing."

"That's settled then, who cares what others say!"

Song Darong sighed, "Wife, you're the most generous one in this family. I'm not as good as you."

Fang Jie also chose to say the nicest things.

"No way, you are the head of our family."

Men are all concerned about their image and tend to be somewhat chauvinistic.

Song Darong felt a little better after hearing Fang Jie's words.

...

Song Yaohua has started dating.

The girl introduced by Sister Liu.

Her niece, Liu Ying, is beautiful and charming.

She has a gentle nature, but is somewhat quiet and easily embarrassed.

She's very hardworking and a rare find.

Fang Jie and Song Darong were both very satisfied.

The girl and Song Yaohua hit it off.

And so, the two of them tacitly got together.

Song Yaohua is very sought after; he is tall, handsome, and capable.

Plus, there's the family background to speak of.

Every family wants to marry their daughter to him.

Unfortunately, he didn't like any of the women introduced to him, but in the end, he set his sights on Sister Liu's niece.

Both sets of parents have met. Liu Ying's parents, who are also Liu's older sister's younger brother and sister-in-law, are both reasonable people.

The two families quickly agreed on a wedding date.

Fang Jie naturally couldn't treat the girl unfairly.

The bride price was prepared according to the highest local standard.

Three turns and one sound, 1000 yuan dowry.

Liu Ying's parents gained a lot of prestige in the village, and everyone praised them for having found such a good in-law family.

Liu Ying married in a grand and prestigious manner.

After the marriage, the couple temporarily lived with the husband's parents.

Liu Ying and Song Yaohua manage the pig farm together.

Both of them were capable, so Fang Jie completely let go and stayed home to cook, grow vegetables, and raise chickens.

Several buildings have recently been developed in the county town.

Song Fanxing decided to buy a house for her second brother and sister-in-law.

I don't know what they're thinking.

After Song Yaohua got married, Fang Jie distributed the income from the pig farm.

Starting this year, the pig farm's income will be divided into three parts.

Song Yaohua and his wife will take 50%, since they contributed the most effort and deserve it.

Song Fanxing will take 30%, and Fang Jie will take 20%.

Liu Ying complained to Song Yaohua in private.

"My sister didn't do anything, so why did Mom give her 30%? Even my older brother didn't get any."

She only complained a little, and had no ill intentions towards Song Fanxing.

After all, everyone has the right to resist when they encounter injustice.

Song Yaohua patiently explained to her, "Our family's good life today is all thanks to my younger sister. Without her, the pig farm wouldn't have been established. She was the one who took the lead in the beginning, and she figured out everything, big and small, before teaching us."

Liu Ying blushed, feeling ashamed of her pettiness.

"I understand, I won't bring it up again."

Song Yaohua was pleased that Liu Ying was a reasonable person.

“Mom wasn’t biased at all; on the contrary, she was very fair. My eldest brother didn’t contribute anything to the pig farm, so he didn’t get a penny. I even felt that my younger sister got too little, and that we got a good deal. The pig farm that she worked so hard to build was just given to us like this.”

Moreover, he knew that his sister was still taking care of the pig farm, which was why their pigs were growing well.