Chapter 183 Li Aiyun figured it out
"Don't call me. I mean what I say. Starting tomorrow, you'll be working in the fields. We don't keep useless people at home. Do you still expect us to support you forever? How old are your mother and I? How many more years can we live? Your mother and I have worked hard all our lives, and how can you, at such a young age, not feel sorry for your parents?"
Zheng Lanping: “…”
Li Aiyun spoke up for her daughter reflexively: "Old man, don't be like this. Lan Ping is still young. Even if you want to discipline her, you have to do it step by step."
Old Man Zheng said, "You've taken it one step at a time. Did she listen to you? You've been teaching her for over a year, but what has she done at home? She can't listen to you anymore. If you continue to do what you say, this child will be completely ruined."
She can't marry into a good family. Who would want to marry such a good-for-nothing who eats everything? Even if you give her a large dowry, what good will it do? After she marries, it's still unclear whether she can protect the family! Can you still expect her in-laws to treat her well for the sake of the dowry? They may treat her well on the surface, but who knows how they will torture her behind her back!
If she can't get married, how will she live after we die?
Just look at how the eldest and second eldest families treated her before. Can they really take care of her? She has offended everyone. If she gets into trouble in the future, they will be lucky if they don't add insult to injury.
Don't even think about relying on the third brother. It's been over a year since he came back. Has he ever been home? Has he ever given us a penny? Has he ever cared about us? No! The third brother is even more disheartened and can't possibly take care of her.
You two ruined the third brother's marriage. Now he's been demobilized and claims to be a salaried cadre, but in reality, he's just a hard laborer, nothing like his time in the army. He may not say it, but who knows how much he hates us in his heart. There's absolutely no way he'll take care of Lan Ping. Don't even think about it.
"Old woman, stop dreaming about those unrealistic things. Finding her a job or marrying someone from the city isn't realistic. Even if she were from the city, wouldn't she still have to work after getting married?"
"Don't treat her as your daughter now, treat her as your daughter-in-law. Do you think she's qualified? If you had a daughter-in-law like this, could you, as a mother-in-law, tolerate her? If you can't tolerate it yourself, how can you think others can?"
Li Aiyun: “…”
If this were her daughter-in-law, she would beat her three times a day.
But this is her own daughter!
Li Aiyun felt uncomfortable and wanted to cry.
But I have to admit that what the old man said makes sense.
She'd spoiled her child, and now she needed to correct that, otherwise the child would have no future. Marrying or not was easy, and marrying early or late didn't matter either way. The key was that no matter which path she took, she couldn't make it because she didn't have the ability to live independently! Marrying and letting her mother-in-law control her? That would be a real pain for her!
Forget it, let her do it.
After thinking about it, Li Aiyun said to Old Man Zheng: "I'll listen to you."
This time she made up her mind and collected all the food in the house, took it to her room, locked it in the cabinet, and took away all the snacks in Zheng Lanping's room.
"Starting tomorrow, you'll cook three meals a day, and I'll give you food accordingly. I'll keep track of the amount, so don't even think about stealing it. Also, you'll be responsible for feeding the pigs and chickens, sweeping the yard, and all the housework. I'll be in charge of supervising you. If you don't do it, you won't eat. If you don't do it well, you'll eat less. Do you understand? I don't ask you to work too much in the fields every day, as long as you can earn four or five work points."
Zheng Lanping: "Mom!"
Li Aiyun felt a little sorry for him, but she had to persevere no matter how hard it was, otherwise what would happen to her child in the future. Fortunately, she was only 17 years old, so there was still time to teach him.
This time, no matter how much Zheng Lanping begged, Li Aiyun did not soften her heart.
She knew that if she continued to be soft-hearted, she would be ruining her child's life.
"Lan Ping, think carefully about what your dad just said. We're both doing this for your own good. Mom always thought you were still young, your third brother had been promoted in the army, and your eldest and second brothers loved you. You have someone to rely on. You can be a little lazy, but you have your three brothers backing you up. What are you afraid of?"
But now, look at what you have left? None of your three brothers can be relied on, and you only have me and your father, two old bones, left. How many years can we two live? From now on, you will have no one to rely on and can only rely on yourself. Lan Ping, you have to stand up on your own!
Zheng Lanping knew that what her mother said made sense, and she wanted to listen, but just like good medicine tastes bitter, what her mother said made sense, but it was hard to stick to it!
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Xie family.
Xie Shen felt sorry that he could not participate in the recruitment.
"It would be great if there were no age limit for recruitment. I would take the exam too."
Xie Yun smiled and said, "Why rush? Life is long, and you'll have endless work to do. The earlier you start working, the longer you'll have to work. Everyone has the same retirement age."
Zhang Ruifeng said: "It's good to work longer. The longer you work, the longer your seniority will be, and the more pension you can get when you retire."
"Mom, Mumu is only 12 years old. Even if you want to take over now, you have to be 16 years old. Normally, you have to be 18 years old. You can refer to the conscription age. According to the military service law, you have to be 18 years old to join the army."
"In fact, many people are under 18."
"That's over 16."
Xie Shen said, "Sister, I'll only be 15 after graduating from high school after two years. Will I be able to work then? Will there be many job opportunities in the future?"
Xie Yun smiled and said, "There are many things. It will only get better in the future, don't worry. Besides, the country's development requires talents and technology, and it's only a matter of time before the college entrance examination is restored. Maybe it will be restored in a few years, and you can go to university. Dad hopes that our family will have a college graduate."
"If I do well after graduating from high school, can I be recommended to attend Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University like Sister Qingli?"
Xie Yun thought for a moment and said, "Don't be in a hurry. Wait two years."
After two years of high school, it was 1974. Three years later, the Gaokao (National College Entrance Examination) would have resumed. By then, Xie Shen would have been only 18, perfect for university! Now that the school system has been shortened to 522, he would have graduated at 15. If he had followed the normal 633 system, he would have graduated in 1977.
Xie Shen nodded, "I'll listen to you, sister."
Xie Yun smiled and said, "When you go to the commune to attend high school, I will introduce you to several professors and experts. You can see what you are interested in and then learn from them. Once you have acquired the knowledge, you can go to the factory to work as a technician or engineer.
When the Gaokao is reinstated, I'll be able to successfully enroll in university and pursue further studies. Perhaps I can work at the Academy of Sciences, or in government agencies in Beijing or the provincial capital. If you're interested in medicine, you can study with my teacher and become a doctor.
Sister Qingli is working as a barefoot veterinarian and striving for admission to Workers, Peasants, and Soldiers University because this is the best opportunity for her right now. You're still young, and there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. Sister Qingli will also have new opportunities in the future, and I believe she will seize them.
You just need to study hard and keep improving, just like Sister Qingli. When the opportunity comes, you can seize it, that's all."
"Yeah, I'll definitely work hard."
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