Su Miantang walked up the stairs slowly, with light steps, following closely in the footsteps of her little cousin.
Finally, she arrived at her uncle's house, and the first thing that greeted her was her uncle's kind smile...
The house allocated to my uncle's family is about 60 square meters in size. Although it is not spacious, it is carefully arranged into three rooms.
Among them, the master bedroom is relatively large and is connected to a small balcony. The sunlight shines in through the windows, making the whole room bright and warm.
The two secondary bedrooms are much smaller, only about 8 square meters.
In one of the rooms, there was a welded bunk bed with the quilt on the lower bed a little messy. It was obviously the room where my eldest cousin and second cousin lived.
The other room was much neater and cleaner, with floral sheets and pillows neatly placed at the head of the bed. It was obvious that this must be my little cousin Song Jiaojiao's bedroom.
At this moment, Song Jiaojiao came running towards this side, jumping and skipping like a happy little rabbit.
After running closer, she grabbed Su Miantang's hand and said expectantly:
"Third cousin, come to my room and sit down. I have so many beautiful stars that I want to show you!"
After saying this, she seemed to be unable to contain her inner excitement and excitement, and couldn't wait to pull Su Miantang and walked quickly towards her bedroom.
Not long after, Su Miantang was pulled by Song Jiaojiao into her warm and lovely bedroom.
As soon as he entered the door, Su Miantang's attention was attracted by an exquisite glass jar on the table.
Through the transparent glass, you can clearly see that it is filled with colorful and sparkling objects.
Looking closely, they turned out to be small and exquisite stars carefully folded from colorful cellophane.
These stars sparkle charmingly under the light, and are as dazzling as the bright stars in the night sky.
"Third cousin, come and see! These are the little stars I told you about. Aren't they beautiful?
It took me a long time to fold so many! Now I give them all to you."
As Song Jiaojiao spoke, she happily and carefully took out the glass jar containing stars from the bedside.
This glass jar is not very big, probably about 250ML in size, but it is filled with exquisite little stars.
"It looks good, but you gave it all to me, what are you going to do?"
Su Miantang shook the jar, and the little stars inside jingled.
"When my eldest brother sends candy back, the candy he buys for me has a shiny coating like this, so pretty."
It turns out that these colorful stars are made of candy wrappers.
It is so exquisite, which shows how skillful the craftsman was.
"Thank you. I'll take it."
Su Miantang accepted the gift with peace of mind after hearing this, thinking that her cousin who was a soldier really loved her.
"Third cousin, I heard you work as a translator at a newspaper. Your English must be amazing!"
Song Jiaojiao held her pink cheeks with both hands, her big eyes flashing with envy as she stared closely at her beautiful and graceful third cousin-in-law in front of her.
Hearing this, Su Miantang smiled slightly, his tone calm and gentle:
"It's okay, Jiaojiao. You're already a sophomore in high school now. How do you feel?"
After that, she lightly changed the subject without leaving a trace, as if she didn't want to discuss her work ability any further.
When Song Jiaojiao heard this, her face, which was originally full of expectation, instantly fell. She sighed heavily and said:
“Oh, don’t mention my third cousin’s wife, the situation is not good.
The teachers in our school don’t have enough food to eat, and they force themselves to teach us every day.
Moreover, there are no dedicated teachers to teach many subjects. It is really difficult for me to learn anything in such an environment."
Having said that, Song Jiaojiao shook her head helplessly, with a hint of loss and confusion in her eyes.
In fact, at the beginning, Song Jiaojiao didn’t think about continuing to study in high school. She wanted to find a job after finishing junior high school to help reduce the financial burden on her family.
But her parents and second brother firmly disagreed and insisted that she read more books.
Finally, they managed to contact a high school and decided to support her to finish her studies no matter what.
However, at this moment, Song Jiaojiao couldn't help but start thinking, even if she finished high school, what could she do?
The future seems full of unknowns and uncertainties to her.
Thinking of this, Song Jiaojiao felt even more depressed.
She looked up at her third cousin-in-law sitting opposite her and said softly:
"Third cousin, my father works hard at the company every day and always looks tired when he comes home.
My mother's job at the shoe factory is not easy either. She is busy all day long.
My second brother was even more of a 'rebel', following his friends around collecting scrap...
My eldest brother is serving in the army in another place, and we only see each other a few times a year.
I don’t even have anyone at home to talk to.”
After saying that, she sighed deeply again and looked out the window with a blank look.
"Jiaojiao, you are really lucky to be able to go to high school.
First, you have the conditions to study, and second, studying will be very important in the future. You must persevere. Only by studying can you have the opportunity to change your destiny and give your family a better life."
Su Miantang gently comforted her little cousin, saying that if she were reborn a few years earlier, she would definitely replace the original owner and study hard!
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