Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Rebirth back to 1990.
Liu Suqin woke up and found herself back on October 1, 1990, her last day at the electronics factory and also the day when pay was paid.
They don't have any statutory holidays here. The factory pays salaries on the first of every month and also gives one day off.
Liu Suqin had just been reborn and her mind was in a mess. At the urging of the girls in the dormitory, she washed and changed her clothes in a daze, and followed them to the boss's office to queue up to receive her salary.
Cash payments were the norm at the time, so the boss, Sister Qin, asked Liu Suqin to sign the notebook and then handed her 426 yuan. This was the amount she had earned from working an average of ten hours a day "last month."
The young girls who received their wages were laughing and discussing where to go shopping for clothes today. Liu Suqin was absent-mindedly listening to the conversation around her when she suddenly met a pair of bright eyes.
Lin Nanjiang, her new husband.
Lin Nanjiang, a towering 5'80" with broad shoulders and long legs, worked long hours at the electronics factory, earning him a pale complexion. With his wide eyes and prominent nose, he earned the nickname "factory idol." He and Liu Suqin met at the factory and dated for nearly two years before returning home to get married at the end of last year. Their relationship was widely known.
As soon as he looked over, before Liu Suqin could react, his colleague next to him gently pushed her and said jokingly, "Look at the way your wife is looking at you, so don't go shopping for clothes with us."
"Yeah, you two should just enjoy your own world."
After they finished joking, they ran away, leaving Liu Suqin to face the constant booing from all around.
Fortunately, the proprietress was very efficient in distributing money, and soon Lin Nanjiang came over with his share.
Seeing the cash in his hand, Liu Suqin subconsciously took it and put it all in her bag.
Lin Nanjiang looked at his wife in shock and pursed his lips, "You don't want to ask how much I got paid this month?"
She asked reflexively, "How much did you send?"
"Five hundred and eighty-six." Lin Nanjiang became happy again when he said this. "I've been working overtime a lot lately, so next month it will definitely be higher, maybe even over six hundred."
"oh."
"Forget it, let's go out for breakfast first." Lin Nanjiang stepped forward and held his wife's hand. "Have you packed your luggage? Everyone in your dormitory should have gone out shopping. After dinner, I'll go up with you to check if there's anything you left behind. We can go shopping this afternoon."
She couldn't remember how long it had been since they had been so intimate. Suddenly, she was wrapped in a warm big hand. The unfamiliar touch made Liu Suqin's first reaction to break free. She tried to use a little force, but the hand was held tighter instead. It was as if a warm current was spreading through her limbs through the palms of her clasped hands.
Gradually, she stopped struggling. She just sat there in silence and daze, and obediently let him lead her to a familiar breakfast shop to eat a bowl of rice noodle rolls.
After dinner, he returned to the dormitory and found it was indeed deserted. Almost everyone had received their wages and gone shopping. Lin Nanjiang walked into the female workers' dormitory with confidence.
Liu Suqin initially followed her cousin to work in a small shoe factory. Due to the large number of orders, she often worked overtime, working an average of more than twelve hours a day. The salary was actually decent, but the accommodation in the factory was tight and the boss didn't care, so he let male and female workers live together.
She worked there for three months, but finally couldn't stand it anymore. After receiving her salary, she quit her job with two colleagues.
Now the Wanlong Electronics Factory is relatively larger and more formal. At least the male and female dormitories are separate. On the female workers' side, there are ten beds in a small room of about ten square meters, plus everyone's suitcases and daily necessities are piled up so tightly that there is almost no space to stand.
But the landlady was strict and didn't allow men to stay overnight in the female dormitory. If they were caught, they would be fired. Liu Suqin was still satisfied with this.
I heard that it's more relaxed on the men's side. Some people occasionally bring their partners back to spend the night. As long as their roommates don't mind, the higher-ups will turn a blind eye.
But that was other people's business, and Liu Suqin had no right to interfere. She herself hated the behavior of men entering the women's dormitory, and she would not let Lin Nanjiang come to her dormitory unless necessary.
Since they got married this year and came back to work in the factory, they would rather spend some money to rent a room outside than do such a thing in the dormitory.
This is a special case.
Liu Suqin is six months pregnant and can still go to work as usual, but in a month or two, her belly will swell like a balloon, and it will be too late if she doesn't return to her hometown to prepare for the birth. So they agreed to return to their hometown to give birth after receiving this month's salary.
Their two families were not in the same city, but the two counties were right next to each other, and there was a shuttle bus, so whether Liu Suqin went back to her parents' home or her husband's home to give birth, there would be someone to take care of her.
In this way, Lin Nanjiang would not have to stay in his hometown to take care of her. Firstly, having a child would cost a lot of money, so he had to work hard to make more money. Secondly, the factory would delay paying wages by one month, and only those who worked until the end of the year could receive the full salary. Liu Suqin had already lost hundreds of yuan by leaving at this time, and Lin Nanjiang could not afford to lose any more on his share.
For young couples like them who work in factories, after having children, the woman usually returns to her hometown to take care of the children and farm, while the man continues to work and earn money.
Lin Nanjiang and Liu Suqin were not planning on making any special arrangements.
So he took a week off, went back to his hometown to settle his wife, and then rushed back to work.
They could easily return home from Shenzhen without taking the train, as the town where the Wanlong factory was located was the busiest one outside the Great Wall. Many migrant workers with no connections were stopped by border control, and, unable to sneak into the interior, they had no choice but to stay outside the Great Wall to look for work. Over time, this place became bustling and prosperous.
There is a long-distance bus from their town to Gan Province, which only takes a dozen hours.
The end of the year and the beginning of the year are the times when people return home to work. Large buses can even take people to counties and townships, but it is not the time yet. The drivers will only take them to the city bus station, and they will then transfer to other buses back to the village.
The convenient thing is that you don’t have to buy tickets or reserve seats in advance. You can just take your luggage to where the bus is parked tomorrow morning and get on the bus.
Seeing his wife looking so absent-minded today, Lin Nanjiang was very worried. He had originally come up to help her check her luggage to see if she had left anything behind, but now there was one more thing. He helped her sit down on the bed and carefully felt her forehead for a long time. "You don't have a fever, are you feeling unwell?"
Liu Suqin shook her head absentmindedly. Lin Nanjiang was skeptical. "Did you not sleep well last night? Then you should take a rest. I'll go help you check your luggage."
They entered the Wanlong factory at the same time. Lin Nanjiang fell in love with Liu Suqin at first sight, but he didn't know how to chase girls, so he could only shamelessly follow her. Except for sleeping, he followed her every day when eating and working.
Fortunately, the young people around them loved to join in the fun. Seeing the two handsome men and beautiful women hanging out together, they started to cheer and try to get them together every day. After talking so much, they really became a couple.
After they officially started dating, Lin Nanjiang became even more clingy. Whenever Liu Suqin went shopping for clothes with her colleagues, he would follow her from a distance, responsible for taking out the money and carrying the things. He was always there for whatever she bought, even small things like towels and cups, and he would find a few more small things for her after going around.
This time, only Liu Suqin's luggage was brought home. She didn't want to wear her old sandals and slippers and was too lazy to pack them up, but Lin Nanjiang refused to let them go and packed them all in bags. He was very strong and could carry any amount of luggage.
After packing another bag of luggage, Lin Nanjiang returned contentedly to check on his wife, "Are you feeling better? If you feel any discomfort, be sure to tell me."
Liu Suqin has indeed gotten much better.
This morning had been a mess, and finally there was a quiet environment, allowing her to sort out some of her chaotic thoughts. At this time, facing the concerned eyes of her younger husband, she said calmly, "I'm fine, I just don't want to go back to my hometown."
"Ah? How can I not go back home?" Seeing his wife's absent-mindedness this morning, Lin Nanjiang also wondered if she was reluctant to part with him. To be honest, he was also quite unaccustomed to it. The couple worked together and stayed together after work and on holidays. Seeing his wife more often gave him energy to work.
People always mocked him for being a follower of his girlfriend and being dominated by his wife, but Lin Nanjiang never took it to heart. They thought that since they couldn't find such a good wife like him, they certainly didn't understand him.
But no matter how reluctant I am, I can't go back to my hometown because my baby is about to be born.
Lin Nanjiang said quickly, "How about I go back and take care of you too? After the baby is born next year, I can go out to work again, or just wait another year until the baby is weaned, then I can let my mother take care of it, and we can go back to the factory together. During the childbirth period, I don't have to be idle either. I can go to town to find your second brother. He is working with the master to build houses for people everywhere, and he always needs laborers. I can take on some work, which will be enough for our family of three to eat, drink, defecate and urinate..."
Liu Suqin was a little confused. She didn't expect him to react like this. His endless chatter definitely wasn't a spur-of-the-moment idea.
But why didn’t I do this in my previous life?
At that time, she returned to her hometown with a big belly. She gave birth to and raised the children alone. Her eldest daughter had not yet started elementary school, and her youngest son was pregnant again. She was said to not have to work, but taking care of two children, supervising their studies, doing housework and farming, which one did she not do less?
After working hard all her life, in the end her husband treated her coldly and treated her like a guest when he returned home. Her daughter also had a lot of complaints about her, and her son became impatient after just a few words.
Just thinking about it, I couldn't stop the sad tears from falling. "I can let someone else take care of my child for the next two years, but can I let them take care of him for the rest of his life? When the child grows up and goes to school, I will still have to stay at home to watch him study. The whole family can't be together..."
"No, let's work hard and save enough money to build a house before the child goes to school. Then we won't have any pressure in the future. We can find some work in our hometown to make a living." His wife's face was as small as a palm, and she didn't gain much weight during pregnancy. When she cried, her nose and eyes turned red, like pear blossoms in the rain. His heart almost melted when he saw it, and he carefully helped to wipe away her tears.
His action made Liu Suqin stunned again. The memories of her previous life were too long ago, so long ago that she had forgotten that when they first got married, she was held in his hands.
This discovery made her feel even more sad and aggrieved. For a moment, tears flowed like a faucet. Lin Nanjiang found that the more he wiped them away, the more tears flowed. He was in a panic and finally hugged her tightly in his arms, patting her back gently like coaxing a child, saying, "Don't cry, don't cry. What do you say? I'll listen to you, okay?"
Liu Suqin leaned into the man's arms and cried heartily, feeling refreshed. Finally, she wiped the tears from her face and said with a nasal voice, "Instead of going back to my hometown to take care of the child and do odd jobs, it's better to rent a house here. Even if it's just your salary, after deducting daily expenses, the money you can save is just as much as in my hometown. There is also a nursery here. When the child turns three, I can send him to the nursery and find a job. It means we can earn money together and we don't have to be separated from the child."
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