The next day, Lin Yizhen went to the factory in town to find Qian Xiaoman. She asked her if she had been reading recently and if she had time, she could pick up her old textbooks and read them.
When Qian Xiaoman heard Lin Yizhen ask her if she had read any books, she said embarrassedly: No.
She rarely reads books since she got married. After all, she has to go to work every day, cook and do housework when she comes home, etc. Moreover, she later had a child, so she had no time to read.
After hearing her words, Lin Yizhen recalled her previous life.
Ever since I got together with that bastard, my heart and eyes are filled with him. I can no longer see anyone else, and I do all the things in his life by myself.
After a long time, that bastard really treated her as a maid.
Qian Xiaoman is exactly the same as herself at that time. She has suffered a loss once, and she can't let Qian Xiaoman be fooled again.
It would be the same even if she married this man.
She was also somewhat dissatisfied with Qian Xiaoman's husband, and said with some regret: "Why do you do all these things alone? What is your husband doing? Crossing his legs and acting like a boss?"
After hearing what Lin Yizhen said, Qian Xiaoman said with some confusion: "Aren't these houseworks done by women? I have never seen any man doing these."
“Other people’s men have nothing to do with you, but you can’t let your own man develop the habit of doing nothing when he comes home.
While he still has feelings for you, you have to train him well.
For example: when you cook after work, ask him to help you or take care of the children; when you do the laundry, ask him to clean the house.
In short, you can't let him be idle when you are busy.
Otherwise, once this habit is formed, what you do will become a matter of course.
He looks younger because he doesn't have to do these chores. If he were more particular and tidied himself up, in a few years, you would be getting older, but he would be getting younger.
By then, the two of you will be like a generation apart when you walk together, and he will despise you."
Qian Xiaoman didn't take what Lin Yizhen said seriously at first.
When she heard Lin Yizhen say that men would dislike her in the future, she became unhappy and shouted angrily, "He dares!"
Although he said this, he still took Lin Yizhen's words to heart.
I thought about how after I got married, I couldn't bear to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy face cream, and I rarely went there to buy cloth for clothes. I even stopped reading books and couldn't even remember where I put them.
Yes, I can’t do all the housework anymore. I have to leave him some work to do.
I have to take some time out to read, even if I can't take the college entrance exam now. It will be easier to teach my children to read in the future, because at least they will be able to answer questions when they ask me.
Seeing that she lowered her head and didn't say anything, Lin Yizhen thought she was unhappy and stopped talking.
I pushed her and said, "I'm going back first. Remember to read your textbook more when you get back."
Qian Xiaoman, who was brought back to his senses by the push, quickly responded, "Eat here before going back! Come on, I'll treat you to some braised pork at the state-owned restaurant."
Having said that, he pulled Lin Yizhen and was about to leave.
Lin Yizhen quickly grabbed her and said, "Alright, you've been out for quite some time now, get back to work! Let's go to the state-owned restaurant next time. I'll treat you to dinner then, and you can order whatever you want."
Hearing Lin Yizhen talking about work, Qian Xiaoman remembered that he was still at work! It was not time for dinner yet, so he had to give up and go back to the factory to continue working.
Lin Yizhen watched Qian Xiaoman walk into the factory before turning around and leaving.
She looked up at the sky as she walked. It was still early and it would be too early to go back.
But she didn't have anything to buy in town, so she decided to go to the scrap yard. She heard there were a lot of books there, and maybe she could find something useful to take home.
The original owner's memory said that there was a series of mathematics, physics and chemistry books there, which could just make up for his shortcomings in science.
Thinking about the difficult problems she had faced before, Lin Yizhen felt that she needed to go to the scrap collection station. If she could find a set of math, physics, and chemistry books, she would be in luck.
However, to be on the safe side, let's ask godmother to buy her a set from Beijing!
So, Lin Yizhen went to the post office first to call Wang Shumeng in Beijing, and then went to the scrap collection station.
The yard of the purchasing station was very dilapidated, and there was only a woman in her fifties guarding the door.
Seeing Lin Yizhen coming over, he quickly stopped her and said, "Stop, no outsiders are allowed in here."
Lin Yizhen was stopped, but she didn't feel unhappy. She just asked in confusion: "Auntie, isn't this a scrap collection station? Why don't you let outsiders in? I was thinking of picking up some useless waste paper and rotten wood to burn in the fire!"
The old lady looked Lin Yizhen up and down and breathed a sigh of relief.
My son said there was something important in there, and we couldn't let anyone else find out, or else our whole family would have to go down to the countryside.
Thinking of the miserable state of those who were sent down, the aunt was very scared. She didn't want to be sent down as well.
Therefore, outsiders must not be allowed to enter here.
So, she replied in a bad tone: "The leaders above said that outsiders are not allowed to enter. I don't know why. Go collect firewood somewhere else!"
Lin Yizhen had been looking at her and could clearly see the strangeness on her face.
It seems that there is something fishy going on here!
Could there really be some treasure hidden in this scrapyard? Otherwise, why aren't outsiders allowed in?
Thinking there might be treasures here, Lin Yizhen didn't rush. There was more than one scrap recycling station in town, so she could just come back to check it out at night.
Lin Yizhen looked up at the sky and saw that the sun was already overhead.
I looked at my watch again. It was already 10:40. The food at the state-owned restaurant should be ready. Let's go eat first!
It just so happens that after running this lap, I feel a little hungry.
I'll go to another scrap recycling station after dinner. Anyway, I have to visit this scrap recycling station tonight, so I won't go home this afternoon.
By the time Lin Yizhen slowly walked to the state-owned hotel, it was five minutes to eleven.
The waiter in the state-owned restaurant had just hung up the small blackboard when he saw Lin Yizhen walk in from the door and looked her up and down.
Then, he rolled his eyes at her and sat down at a table nearby to rest.
Lin Yizhen has become accustomed to the waiter's attitude and estimates that her arrival has increased her workload.
That's why she was dissatisfied, but she didn't take it seriously and went straight to the window to order food.
The dishes remained the same as before, with no changes. Lin Yizhen ordered two of her favorite dishes, paid for the meal and her ticket, and sat down at a table closest to the window.
Because there were not many people coming to eat at that time, the dishes were prepared quickly.
Lin Yizhen went to the window, brought the food to her table and started eating.
Shortly after she finished her meal, people started to arrive at the state-owned canteen, probably because people from nearby units had gotten off work.
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