Chapter 33 sounds like a name that favors sons over daughters.
Zhao Jiajun laughed and said, "These are factory export goods. Few people in our jade market buy them. They are mostly exported to foreigners to earn foreign exchange."
“But I don’t have that much money right now,” Du Ruoxia said, somewhat troubled.
Zhao Jiajun asked curiously, "Of course Yan-ge should pay for such a big item, sister-in-law, what are you worried about?"
"Okay." Du Ruoxia thought to herself, she was owing Yang Zeyan more and more now.
Zhao Jiajun said, "Don't worry, Brother Yan gave me the money this morning. I'll deliver it to your home later. I guarantee I'll take care of it perfectly."
"Okay, thanks."
"Oh dear, I already told you, sister-in-law, don't use that word with me, it makes us sound too distant..."
After saying goodbye to Zhao Jiajun, Du Ruoxia and Luo Xiaojuan went up to the third floor to try on clothes.
Girls can't stop shopping in clothing stores once they start.
They have ready-made clothes here, complete sets of the most fashionable dresses. Luo Xiaojuan had never seen such beautiful clothes before. She secretly picked up the tag and was immediately shocked. Forty-five yuan!
"This is too expensive!" she blurted out, just like Du Ruoxia had said before.
Du Ruoxia: "It's a department store, that's normal."
However, she still thought these ready-made clothes were too outdated.
Occasionally, Du Ruoxia would find a couple of outfits that seemed okay, but upon closer inspection, the fabric turned out to be subpar.
She has very high requirements for both the style and comfort of her clothes.
After browsing around for a while, Du Ruoxia still couldn't find anything she liked.
Luo Xiaojuan tugged at her sleeve and whispered, "Let's go, Xiaxia, it's too expensive here."
"It's okay, I'll take another look." After buying the bicycle, Du Ruoxia had very little savings left, but she still had enough money to buy a few pieces of fabric.
She then went straight down to the second-floor counter and bought three pieces of fabric, intending to take them back to a tailor to design and make her own clothes.
Luo Xiaojuan was surprised when she heard her idea: "Sister Xiaxia, you can design clothes too?"
"I can't," Du Ruoxia said lightly. "But even if I've never seen a pig run, I've still eaten pork. I can draw."
Luo Xiaojuan said enviously, "How come you can do everything?"
Du Ruoxia said, "You can do it too, I'll teach you."
"I...I can't do it," Luo Xiaojuan quickly waved her hand.
There is a food section in the department store.
Du Ruoxia bought two jin of mung bean cakes while passing by.
Finally, the two of them carried their bags and went out to catch the bus.
Just as I arrived at the exam venue, I heard someone excitedly shout:
"The written test results are out!"
Upon hearing this, everyone rushed to the bulletin board to check the scores.
Du Ruoxia found herself at a glance, 100 points, her name was at the top of the list.
At that moment, gasps of surprise came from the crowd.
"My God, who is Du Ruoxia? The second-place student only scored 78, but she actually got 100!"
The exam awards certificates based on a certain ratio. Du Ruoxia's score undoubtedly guarantees her medical license, but Luo Xiaojuan's score was terrible; she only scored in the twenties, ranking near the bottom.
Luo Xiaojuan was secretly saddened, but more than that, she knew that her abilities were indeed limited, and she was very impressed that Du Ruoxia could get first place.
Du Ruoxia first went to the county hospital to tell the director that she had passed the exam and that she would probably start working in a few days.
Then the two of them returned to Yuxi Village. Luo Xiaojuan went back to the educated youth settlement, and Du Ruoxia also went home. They had just sat down when there was a knock on the door.
"Who is it?" Du Ruoxia got up to open the door.
The door opened, and she saw a thin little girl with pigtails standing timidly outside.
"Who are you?" Du Ruoxia walked over and asked.
"Du Zhiqing, I'm your cousin." The girl almost burst into tears when she saw her, choking back sobs, "My name is Du Yinlong, please save me..."
Du Ruoxia thought to herself, "Goodness, this name sounds like it's biased towards boys."
In that instant, her mind raced, trying to figure out if the original owner had ever met this cousin. The final conclusion was no, she had never met her.
Seeing Du Ruoxia's puzzled expression, Du Yinlong explained, "Du Zhiqing, I am Wang Xia's daughter."
Wang Xia! Her aunt, who was persuaded by someone to insist on marrying herself off.
Du Ruoxia hadn't even had a chance to settle accounts with Wang Xia before her daughter showed up at her door.
Du Ruoxia said irritably, "What are you doing here?"
“Du Zhiqing, my mother insists on marrying me off to a lame old man in his forties from the next village. She says he’s willing to give me eighty yuan as a bride price…” Du Yinlong said, his voice trembling with tears.
"I...I really have no other choice. I don't want to get married. I'm only twenty-two years old. My mother is going to sell me so that my brother can get a wife..."
Du Ruoxia was somewhat surprised to hear this; she hadn't expected Xu Qiuhua to be so cruel to her own daughter.
"But why have you come to me? I can't marry in your place!"
She dared not show any compassion now, since it was still unclear whether the other party was friend or foe.
Moreover, Du Ruoxia has no power or influence, and not much money in her pocket, so she really doesn't have the ability to help Du Yinlong solve the current crisis.
Furthermore, even if she were to actually pay those eighty yuan now, given Wang Xia's greedy nature, once she knew she had money in her pocket, there was no guarantee that the family wouldn't try to find other ways to deal with her.
She was exhausted and trapped in a quagmire by Huang Dazhu last time, and only by marrying Yang Zeyan could she get out of it.
Du Yinlong burst into tears, “Du Zhiqing, sister, I just wanted to hide here for a while. I have no letter of introduction, no money, I can’t take the train, and I don’t know where to go. If I go back, my mother will tie me up and force me to marry someone. I beg you, can you take me in…”
“I only have two rooms in total. If your mother knew you were staying here, she would tear my house down.”
“No…” Du Yinlong shook his head, “She’s afraid…she’s afraid of your man, she doesn’t dare to mess with you.”
"Then you can come in first."
Du Ruoxia still led the person into the house. Du Yinlong cried with tears streaming down his face, and what he said seemed to be true.
Du Yinlong picked up his bundle and carefully followed her into the house, keeping his head down and not daring to look around, standing right at the door.
Du Ruoxia went in first to get Du Yinlong a bottle of soda, then turned around and saw Du Yinlong still standing there, and said:
"What are you standing there for? Come in and sit down."
Du Yinlong moved stiffly to the wooden chair, not daring to sit down.
Du Ruoxia pressed her down, then opened the soda bottle cap with a screwdriver, inserted a straw, and handed it to her, saying, "Running away won't solve anything. Have you thought about what to do next?"
Du Yinlong took the soda but didn't dare drink it. He immediately knelt down before her with a thud, his voice trembling, and said, "Sister, I know our two families have never had any contact, but, but could you please take me in for a few days? I really have nowhere else to go. You can even let me stay in the hospital."
Du Ruoxia quickly helped the person up, "That's not what I meant. Get up quickly. Since they let you in, they naturally agree to let you stay here."
"I'm just sincerely suggesting that you think of a way to get rid of Xu Qiuhua completely."
Du Yinlong then realized she had misunderstood. She lowered her head, wiping away tears, and slowly said, "I...I don't know what to do..."
“You’re different from me. As long as you have a letter of introduction, you can run away. So, if you had a letter of introduction, would you be willing to live alone in another city?”
Du Ruoxia was sent to the countryside as an educated youth, so she couldn't leave, but Du Yinlong could have easily escaped Yuxi Village.
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