Jiang Ruyi was pampered growing up with older brothers and sisters. She had never experienced hardship and never went hungry during the three years of famine. Because of her sweet talk and pleasing appearance, her family was willing to indulge her. She was also perceptive and knew how to behave. However, these past few days, her mother said that it would be difficult for her to work without a job, and her sister-in-law would also find fault with her. She also said that Jiang Ruyu had a respectable job and that people in the compound would say that she was not as good as Jiang Ruyu, etc., which made her inexplicably irritable.
She's living such a comfortable life now. Her clothes are washed, her meals are cooked, and if she had a job, it would be perfect. With her looks and brains, she can easily find a perfect partner. Her life couldn't be better. In no way is she inferior to Jiang Ruyu, that cursed girl without parents?
"I don't care, I don't want to go to the countryside, I just don't want to go to the countryside."
When Jiang Jianguo returned home from his niece's room, he saw his usually lively and lovable little girl now displaying a horribly disfigured face, throwing a tantrum at her mother. She was nothing like her usual sensible and well-behaved self. Jiang Jianguo's jaw tightened, and he walked into the room with a stern face, looking at his little girl and saying, "I'm the one who signed you up. Do you have a problem with that?"
Jiang Ruyi immediately fell silent. She had been severely beaten by her father yesterday, and seeing this still made her feel a burning pain all over her body. She lowered her head and remained silent, feeling wronged and unable to hold back her tears.
Jiang Jianguo paused and looked at her with disappointment: "Ruyi, you've always been the youngest in our family. From childhood, whether it was your two older brothers or your eldest sister, they always gave in to you. Your mother and I also spoiled you. We thought you were obedient and sensible, but what happened? Jiang Ruyi, who said those things to you? Huh?"
Jiang Jianguo didn't want to get angry, but he got angrier the more he talked. He pointed at Jiang Ruyi and questioned, "What right do you, a little kid, have to talk about houses and jobs? What do you know? You just spout nonsense. This house was bought with money from your grandfather and your uncle. When the family divided the property, your uncle didn't take the room that was originally his. He only took the two rooms that he bought with his own money. Even your mother's job was obtained through your uncle's connections at the textile factory."
Jiang Jianguo pointed at his daughter and then at his wife: "Shuhua, you must act with a conscience. Jianjun and his sister-in-law are gone. We can't help our mother raise Jianjun's children, but we can't do things against our conscience. The job at the department store was left to Ruyu by her mother. No one should even think about taking it."
After saying that, he looked at his daughter and said, "You are my own daughter. How could I not miss you? I had already found out about a job for sale, and we were just waiting for the other party to agree on the terms so we could get the money. But what happened when you came home and caused this scene? The job has already been sold. It's not a big deal for a young woman like you to not work and find a husband, but because of what you did today, going to the countryside is a done deal. You brought this on yourself, so you should just accept your fate."
Jiang Ruyi looked at her father in disbelief: "What I said was just what my mother usually murmured to me. What did I do wrong? Why should Jiang Ruyu have her own room? Grandma always favors her. You all always praise her for being sensible and smart. She can take over the family business and stay in the city after graduation, while I have to go to the countryside to do farm work. I just don't accept it."
"Her parents are gone. You compare yourself to her in these matters. Do you think she wants to always be sensible and obedient? Doesn't she want to be pampered by her parents? Doesn't she want someone to care for her and love her? Do you think you'd be satisfied if your mother and I were dead? I've said all sorts of nice things, Jiang Ruyi. The decision to go to the countryside can't be changed. Whether you hate it or resent it, you brought this on yourself. We parents can only do so much. If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for not being born into a good family."
Jiang Jianguo was utterly disappointed in his youngest daughter. He turned and walked out, sat on a small stool by the door, and lit a cigarette.
Jiang Kai also came out and saw the complex and indescribable expression on his father's wrinkled face. He didn't say anything and just sat with his father.
Grandma Jiang, Jiang Lin, and Jiang Hui all heard their uncle and Jiang Ruyi's conversation. The two brothers exchanged a glance without saying a word. Grandma Jiang sighed deeply: "Hui'er, Lin'er, don't be like your aunt and cousin. Your uncle and your two older brothers are all good, and your older sister Ruyun is also good. We can't let the two of them make us estranged from your uncle, understand?"
The two brothers nodded: "Grandma, don't worry. Even if we don't care about the monk, we'll consider the Buddha. Uncle is a good person, we all know that."
"That's right. My brother Jun went to the countryside without saying a word. The countryside is so hard, but he never wrote a letter to complain. We all know that."
Grandma Jiang smiled and said, "That's good. No matter what, brothers are still connected by blood. If you brothers and sisters are united, outsiders won't dare to bully us."
Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and Jiang Ruyu's wound was almost completely healed. She went to the hospital to change the dressing, and the doctor said that the wound was healing well and she could come back in another week to have the stitches removed.
After changing the medicine, Jiang Ruyu and her grandmother prepared to go back. When they got to the pharmacy, she remembered that she hadn't used her sign-in form for today. She had been signing in at home for the past few days, and each time she signed in, she would receive rice, flour, cooking oil, and the like. Although it wasn't much, it was enough for her family to live on without having to worry about food.
With a thought, she silently signed in at the pharmacy entrance. The system's emotionless, steady voice came through: "Signing in at the staff hospital pharmacy. Congratulations, host, you have received one box of scar removal cream, one box of special cold medicine, and ten specially made rheumatism patches."
Jiang Ruyu's eyes lit up, and she almost jumped up excitedly. Seeing her grandmother beside her, she struggled to suppress her excitement. Scar removal cream! She looked in the mirror and saw that the scar on her forehead was quite long and very noticeable. It would look terrible if it didn't go away. After all, she was a young woman in the prime of her life, and who wouldn't want their face to be clean? Now that's great, she doesn't need to cut bangs to cover the scar anymore.
There are also rheumatism patches. Grandma has rheumatism pain, so these are perfect for her. However, she tried the scar removal cream on herself first, and if it works, she'll give the patches to Grandma.
When I got home with my grandma, I saw my uncle's family bustling around. Wang Shuhua was making a quilt for Jiang Ruyi. It was all new cotton, and I guess it took a lot of effort to get the cotton.
Even her eldest cousin, Jiang Ruyun, will come. Jiang Ruyun is twenty-three years old this year, already married, and has a son who is over a year old. Her mother-in-law has given her her job. Her family is alright, as no younger sisters-in-law or brothers-in-law are going to the countryside. Knowing that her younger sister is going to the countryside, she has been busy these past few days. Today is Sunday, so she came back to help her mother make things for her younger sister to use in the countryside.
Jiang Ruyun looked up and saw her grandmother and cousin returning. She quickly stood up. Wang Shuhua pretended not to see them. To be honest, at first she was afraid that something might really happen to Jiang Ruyu, so she didn't firmly stop her husband from enrolling their youngest daughter in the rural area. Now that she saw that Jiang Ruyu was fine and about to go to work, with a bright future ahead of her, while her daughter had to go to the countryside and cried every day, her eyes swollen, she felt uncomfortable.
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