Yu Xiangan was tight-lipped, and no matter what Aunt Chen said, she couldn't pry her mouth open. She complained in her heart that this person was ungrateful. She wanted to help him out of kindness, but he didn't listen. Just when she was about to give up, she suddenly thought of Ding Minxiu, and then she became excited again: "Where is your sister? I haven't seen her for a while. Didn't she get in too?"
Yu Xiangan's attitude turned cold: "She went back to her biological father."
Aunt Chen suddenly realized: "She went back to live for a while. Why didn't she go to school? You haven't graduated yet."
Yu Xiangan shook his head and looked for the right opportunity to move away: "I don't know about this, Aunt Chen, I have to go back now. My family is waiting for us to have dinner together. I won't talk about it anymore."
These were the scenarios that they had thought about from the beginning. Yu Xiangan was mentally prepared and very calm, but Yu Qingshan and the others who were gradually asked about it were not so calm. As the message gradually spread, they became a little cautious towards Yu Xiangan. Yu Qingshan said, "Xiaoan, don't bother with those gossipers outside."
Yu Xiangan was very calm: "Dad, do you think I mind? I've thought about it before, and someone will definitely tell me about it. I'm fine."
The most lively time came when the neighbors knew that Ding Minxiu had married into the Zhou family.
Yu Qingshan took a long breath and Zhao Qiaoniang remained silent.
The Yu family will be questioned, but when everyone knows that Minxiu married into the Zhou family, that will be the biggest wave.
In addition to the adults in the family, even Yu Xiangju and Yu Mingjie were asked about the news by some people.
They were restrained in front of Yu Xiangan, the person involved, and some things were difficult to say. However, they were much more unscrupulous when asking questions to Yu Xiangju, the child. After all, children are ignorant. However, Yu Xiangju didn't know the details. He just said what the adults taught him. If they asked too urgently, he would run away. Anyway, he was only a 6-year-old child, and no one could say anything more.
More people would still ask about Yu Qingshan and Zhao Qiaoniang. Yu Qingshan denied the marriage between the two families and said it was all a misunderstanding. He didn't say a word that shouldn't be said. Some people have already guessed that something must have happened, otherwise it wouldn't be like this. Thinking of this, some people stopped asking. The Yu family still has a good reputation.
Zhao Qiaoniang also encountered many malicious inquiries, and sometimes she had to throw the questions to Yu Qingshan.
She is a stepmother, and sometimes she doesn't need to do anything. This identity makes it easy for her to be labeled in various ways.
The county town is big and small at the same time.
In addition to their neighbors, even Zhao Qiaoniang's colleagues who worked as temporary workers at the textile factory asked about this matter.
Liu Ju opened the conversation, "I heard from others that you have two daughters, right? I heard that the older one found a job. How did she find the job? Do you have any inside information? My son is about to graduate. If he can also find a job and stay in the city, our family will remember your kindness for the rest of our lives."
Zhao Qiaoniang could only smile bitterly, "Sister Liu, what kind of relationship can I have? You think too highly of me. If there was, the people in front of my family wouldn't have gone to the countryside. This time it was just a coincidence."
Liu Ju sighed. That was true. Thinking of the three children from her family who had gone to the countryside, she fell silent. After a long while, she spoke, "I really don't want my children to leave me."
That's all I can say. I don't dare complain too much outside. I can only say these words that I feel reluctant to say.
This statement resonates with everyone, who doesn’t?
There is no family planning policy in every household. Once a woman becomes pregnant, she gives birth to the child. As long as she can afford to raise the children, she will raise them. Some families may have as few as one or two, two or three, or even more than ten children.
But among these dozen or so children, only one or two can stay in the city, unless they are accepted by a job unit. But they are just ordinary people, where can they find so many jobs for their children to take over?
As for letting them retire and have their children take over, that's not easy to do either. After working for so long, most of them have been promoted to higher levels with relatively high salaries and benefits. If they retire and have their children take over, they'll have to start all over again. Also, it'll be hard to allocate resources if there are too many children. What if I give money to the eldest, the second, the third, and the fourth?
It’s hard to say who to give it to and who not to give it to.
Zhao Qiaoniang has been working as a temporary worker in the textile factory for several years. When the factory is too busy, they will give priority to hiring skilled workers like them. They work as temporary workers here for several months a year. Over time, the three of them have become familiar with each other and know a lot about each other's family affairs. They all know that Zhao Qiaoniang is a second marriage and her hometown is in a commune under the county town. The man she married before was not good and her parents' family was unreliable. Now she can be said to be enjoying a good life here.
Qian Laidi tried to hold back, but couldn't help it. "I remember you said before that your daughter was going to get married? Have you decided on a date? Why do I hear some rumors recently that the wedding is not valid?"
Zhao Qiaoniang was just glad that they didn't know which daughter they were talking about, so she could just keep her head down and fool them. "I was just joking at the time, don't take it seriously. The child is still young, and her father doesn't want her to get married so early. I thought the child was still young, so I didn't avoid it. Now that the child is older, you should be careful when you say these things. Don't say that again in the future."
Qian Laidi sneered, "Oh, don't hide it from us. Is there something you can't tell us? I heard that your daughter, the daughter in front of you, took over her future mother-in-law's job. Otherwise, how could a job unit accept her? Did that family do something to let your family down?"
This was half-baked information, so Zhao Qiaoniang would not admit it. She shook her head and said, "Where did you hear that? She got in through the exam. Don't talk nonsense. It's just a coincidence that they are in the same factory."
Qian Laidi was skeptical, "He really got in through the exam, how come we didn't know about the recruitment?"
"They didn't post a notice publicly, they just hired one person."
Liu Ju, "You must have some inside connections, otherwise how would your family know about this?"
"This was transmitted from the child's uncle. I don't know either."
Qian Laidi curled his lips and said, "This is the one in the front, what about the one you kissed?"
Zhao Qiaoniang felt as if she was soaked in bitter water as she handled the cloth in her hands. What should she do?
She also wanted to know what she should do in the future.
She is at home now. Even though the head of the family said that he believed she didn't know anything, she still felt embarrassed. The old lady pointed at her nose and hit her, and the head of the family was wary of her after all. He watched the money even more closely. She knew that he was afraid that if she gave the subsidy to Minxiu, only Xiaoju would treat her the same as before. Wouldn't she feel wronged?
She felt aggrieved, but there was nothing she could do. She could only rely on time to slowly heal the situation. In addition to this, her daughter's pregnancy could not be concealed, so she secretly went to Zhou's house to attend the wedding banquet not long ago.
The wedding banquet was very simple, with only Zhou's family and a few relatives present. They invited the people around them to eat some peanut candies, and then recited quotations from the Chairman in front of his portrait, "Making progress together." There was nothing else. This was their wedding banquet.
Very sudden.
She heard some people whispering there, saying that the Zhou family was in a hurry and did not notify anyone beforehand, and that they did not invite anyone from their factory to be the master of ceremonies or witnesses. The bride had no dowry, no job, nothing, and she was the only one in her family. As a mother, she could only silently stand by and serve as a pillar of support.
This is a major event in her daughter's life, but she has no choice. The new clothes her daughter is wearing were bought by the Zhou family. She can only put the money she has saved in the bottom of the box for her to prepare for emergencies. As for her mother's family being small and she is the only one to support them, she has no choice. There is no need to think about the Yu family. Can she ask her daughter's biological father to come over?
They didn't dare to tell him, so they could only make arrangements as soon as possible while the baby was still young. When the baby was born, they could say it was a premature birth and fool people into thinking it was a premature birth. If he knew about it, he would definitely not let go of this opportunity and would definitely extort a large sum of money from the Zhou family.
Whenever she thought of this, Zhao Qiaoniang felt fortunate that her daughters were not old enough to get the marriage certificate. By the time they reached that age, the child would have been born and the matter would be done. Even if he was not satisfied, it would be too late to accept the betrothal gift. However, it was foreseeable that it would take some effort to get his household registration and transfer the relationship.
"Qiao Niang, Qiao Niang, what are you thinking about? Why don't you respond when I talk to you?" Liu Ju called several times.
Zhao Qiaoniang came back to her senses, "What did you say? Sorry, I was just thinking about what to make for dinner at home and didn't pay attention."
Qian Laidi snorted, "I was just asking about your biological daughter. The Yu family won't be partial to one over the other, right? Your biological daughter has a job, but what about your daughter?"
Zhao Qiaoniang smiled lightly, "She got married."
Qian Laidi was stunned. "Married? Married to where?"
“It’s in our county.”
"Do you have a job? How many people are there in your family? What do you do?" They asked excitedly, "You didn't even tell us about such a big thing. Whether you consider us friends or not, we didn't even give you a red envelope."
Zhao Qiaoniang: "Keep it simple, keep it simple. There is nothing to do. Just have a meal with the family. No one is invited..."
After finally fooling them, Zhao Qiaoniang felt exhausted. If they knew that the person Yu Xiangan had proposed to marry was surnamed Zhou, and that the man her daughter was marrying was also surnamed Zhou, they would definitely make associations. Those who were well-informed, such as the neighbors, would already be suspicious. She could only try her best to deny it. As long as they didn't admit it, they couldn't do anything without any evidence.
She thought of Ding Minxiu again. A woman without a mother's family would have a hard time. The Yu family used to be her mother's family, and the Yu family treated her and her very well. She never had to worry about having no one to rely on. She really couldn't understand why she would do such a thing?
Even if the boy from the Zhou family liked her first, doesn't she know what she should and shouldn't do?
At this point, she only hoped that she would give birth to a son. Life would be too hard if she had a daughter. When she gave birth to Minxiu, she didn't know if her body was damaged. Her parents were still alive and she could rely on them. The Ding family didn't dare to go too far. She had lived like that, and her daughter entered the Zhou family because of such a shameful thing. If she didn't have children, she would never be able to hold her head up in front of the Zhou family.
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