Ding Minxiu heard him say these four words, and suddenly stopped, looking at him in confusion: "What's wrong?"
Zhao Qiaoniang slowly said the following words, "...If you hadn't been with your son-in-law, would we have lived a different life?"
They don’t have to work so hard like they do now, with only a few days of rest in a month, but they can’t even take a break on these rare days off.
They have to go out to earn money, their family needs money, so they have to earn money.
Ding Minxiu's face turned cold and her voice became sharp, "Mom, what are you talking about? If I hadn't been with Boyang, would I be able to live my life now?"
She took a breath and said, "If I don't stay with him, I will have to go to the countryside. You know how many female educated youths never come back after going to the countryside. Even if they come back, they basically bring their families with them. Do you want me to be like that?"
"Have you forgotten? Not to mention the distant past, Yu Xianghe of the Yu family was sent to the countryside and died. I am your only daughter, how could you bear to let her go?"
Zhao Qiaoniang's lips moved: "How could I bear to do that, but there is no other way..."
Being with Zhou Boyang, although she no longer has to work in the fields, is her life now easier?
She used to think her grandson was a good and filial child, but now he is working and he is lazy every now and then. He also has to raise children and ask them for money when he has no money. At her age, she still has to go to other places to work.
He didn't know when she would grow up, but she was already old, and she often felt uncomfortable here and there, and she was almost unable to cope with it.
Ding Minxiu sneered: "No way? Haha, if you really want to say if, then why don't you give birth to me as a boy? If I am a boy, you can't have children, and my father won't divorce you. I will be your only child, and I won't have to go to the countryside!"
Ding Minxiu's household registration has always been with her biological father. He later remarried and had a younger brother. Only one child in a family can stay in the city. Given her father's habits, there is no doubt that his daughter will have to go to the countryside.
Ding Minxiu became more and more hateful as she spoke: "If you had given me birth as a boy, our family would be together, I wouldn't have to go to the countryside, and you wouldn't have to remarry, how wonderful it would be."
Zhao Qiaoniang's tears just flowed down, her voice trembling, "You are digging my heart out..."
Didn’t Zhao Qiaoniang want to give birth to a son?
She dreams about it.
A daughter will eventually get married, and a son is better for support in old age. Because a daughter was born, she worked like a slave in the Ding family and almost lost her life there. She was not treated well after returning to her parents' home.
Her parents were willing to help him, but they didn't live long and passed away within a few years. She was so desperate that they almost wanted to hold her to death. It was then that the Yu family came to her and asked if she was willing to help take care of the child and provide food for both mother and daughter, and she agreed.
This was her best choice at the time.
After arriving at the Yu family, I spent a few years of comfortable life.
Ding Minxiu sneered, "Yes, when you came to the Yu family, you put Yu Xiangju, your son, at the top of your heart. You forgot that he has no blood relationship with you at all. I am your only child. You treat him better than me. If there is anything good in your bowl, you always give him the biggest piece and give me the smaller one!"
Ding Minxiu was indignant and resentful and still remembers how she felt at that time.
Zhao Qiaoniang: "...He is so much younger than you and is still a child, so I just gave him a few more mouthfuls of food, and your bowl didn't lose much." She was the one who ate the least.
Ding Minxiu: "You feed him because he is young? No, because he is your son. Wake up, he is not your son at all!"
Zhao Qiaoniang's heart felt like it was cut by a knife: "...I know he is not my son." If only she really had a son.
Zhao Qiaoniang took a deep breath, trying to calm her excitement.
But Ding Minxiu remained excited: "If you had given birth to me as a boy, so many things would not have happened. If you had married someone rich and powerful, I would not have lived this kind of life. You can't blame me, and you have no right to blame me. You can't help me, I can only find a way out for myself! You see, I succeeded, didn't I? Although I encountered some twists and turns in the middle, my life is not bad now." As she spoke, she calmed down.
She also has classmates who went to the countryside.
After being allowed to return to the city, they all looked very old and their hands were covered with calluses.
Not many people can come back alone, and even if there are those who come back alone, it is not certain whether they have abandoned their husbands and children.
After returning to the city, life became a mess. There was no job, no income, and even if she wanted to marry, she couldn't get a good partner. Most of the partners were old men who had been married for the second time. Every time she saw them, Ding Minxiu felt relieved.
Slowly, Ding Minxiu's mood was not as excited as before, and she asked Zhao Qiaoniang, "Why are you talking about this suddenly?"
Zhao Qiaoniang wiped the tears from her face and said, "I happened to see Yu Xiangan."
Ding Minxiu's eyes froze for a moment. "You met her. Did she see you? How is she doing? Where is she?" She asked a series of questions without even taking a breath.
Zhao Qiaoniang lowered her head and spoke in a lower voice: "...She seemed to be doing well. She didn't see me. I saw her from the side, right where I was handing out flyers today."
Ding Minxiu said indifferently: "Oh, that's right, of course she can live a good life, she married a good man, gave birth to twins, a son and a daughter, she must live a good life."
Zhao Qiaoniang didn't say anything. Should she tell her what she heard? Zhao Qiaoniang smiled bitterly. If her daughter knew, she would definitely be angry secretly. Don't let her anger hurt her health.
Ding Minxiu continued to ask her, "Do you know where she lives?" Perhaps she could find out where Yu Xiang lived. Even if she didn't come to her house now, she could find him later if she knew the place.
Zhao Qiaoniang shook her head and said, "I met him outside, how would I know?" Even if she knew, Zhao Qiaoniang didn't want to say it. She didn't want to appear in front of other members of the Yu family except Yu Xiangju, as that would make her feel ashamed.
I don't know. Ding Minxiu was a little disappointed. "Then take more jobs near the food city next time. Maybe I can meet him again. I will observe him carefully then."
Zhao Qiaoniang: "...No, I don't want to go."
She felt uncomfortable making money in Yu Xiangan's territory.
After Yu Xiangan arrived at the food city, he first walked around to observe the flow of people and the service attitude of the shops, and randomly picked two shops that interested him to taste the food.
Gu Nanfeng was watching and smiling beside them.
He has confidence.
Everything is thriving here.
Yu Xiangan was indeed very satisfied after seeing that everything was in perfect order.
Gu Nanfeng: "These are the rules you set in the first place, boss. Follow the rules."
Gu Nanfeng admires this boss very much.
He was one of the first people to follow her to the capital.
From one Wuwei restaurant and one hotpot restaurant, there are now hundreds of Wuwei restaurants.
There were problems during the expansion, but these problems did not seem to be a problem for her.
The road to expansion never stops.
He also leaned against the big tree to enjoy the shade.
From the owner of a small restaurant to the current general manager.
Now that he has become successful, his stepmother and brother are very happy. Every time I think of it, I feel like drinking a bottle of ice soda when I was sweating profusely in the summer, which is very refreshing.
Such a life is hard-earned, he cherishes it very much, and checks repeatedly all the points that should be paid attention to. Now that the boss makes an unexpected inspection, he is not panicked at all.
Yu Xiangan really didn't find anything wrong, so he went to the office to look at the reports and signed some documents that needed signatures. By the time Yu Xiangan finished all these and went back, it was already dark.
After checking the time, he immediately called back to Yangcheng. Zhao Shanhe lived with the twins. Now that Lin Chuanbai was away on a trip, they were not worried about their safety.
After receiving the call, Lin Yihong was very obedient, "Mom, have you eaten?"
Yu Xiangan: "It's time to eat. Have you eaten?"
“We ate it, too.”
Yu Xiangan quickly got to the point: "I received a call from your father today, saying that your teacher wants to call your parents. What's the matter?"
Lin Yihong was a little nervous. It was not like he had never fought before. When children played together, it was inevitable for them to fight. However, they were all minor and could not be called fights. This was the first time that his parents were called to the police station for this reason.
Lin Yihong quickly explained, "Mom, I can explain. My sister went to learn Sanda and I went to martial arts class. When I went to pick her up after class, I saw a man following her stealthily. I thought he was going to do something to my sister, so I fought with him. Later it became clear that he didn't want to do anything to my sister. He was helping to drive away the gangsters, and I hit the wrong person." As he spoke, he felt a little guilty.
Yu Xiangan: "Who is he? Who is the gangster? Are you hurt?"
Lin Yining came over and said, "Mom, let me tell you something. There was a guy named Huang Hua from high school who wanted me to be his love interest. I disagreed, so he pestered me. Zhang Tufei happened to pass by and helped me chase him away. They had a physical fight, and then my brother came to find me. He mistakenly thought that Zhang Tufei wanted to do something to me, so he started fighting. He didn't even know it was my brother, so they started fighting. It happened to be discovered by a teacher, and now the teacher is calling all three parents over."
Yu Xiangan: "...Are you okay? Is your brother injured?"
So her daughter is already old enough to fall in love!
Lin Yining: "I'm fine, and I'm fine too, I just have some bruises on my face. When I showed up, I looked so handsome!"
Lin Yihong snorted, touching the redness and swelling at the corner of his mouth, feeling a little regretful. He was too impulsive. When he saw the two of them so close, he thought of the previous kidnapping case and punched out on impulse.
Yu Xiangan breathed a sigh of relief: "Then wait for me tomorrow, I will be there on time."
When Yu Xiangan and his friends arrived at the office, two parents and two students were already there.
These two parents, one male and one female.
Chen Yi's father saw her coming and introduced them to each other: "This is Zhang Tufei's father, this is Huang Hua's mother, and this is Lin Yihong's mother."
Yu Xiangan quickly apologized to Zhang Tufei's father, "I'm so sorry, your son helped my daughter. My son was too impulsive. How is classmate Zhang now?"
Zhang Tufei's father laughed: "It's okay, it's all misunderstanding. Boys should be responsible. This is what he should do." Zhang Tufei smiled, moved the wound on his face, and twisted it.
Huang Hua's mother looked unhappy. "My son was beaten like this. You have to give me an explanation! You must have deliberately bullied my son and threw dirty water on him!"
Lin Yining frowned: "Who bullied him? He is a high school student, who would bully him? We are both in junior high school. If he hadn't come over to me, I wouldn't even know this person." Lin Yining felt a little disgusted.
Huang Hua’s mother: “Bah! My son is not that kind of person. You vixen, you are so naughty at such a young age. Now my son has been beaten. If you don’t give me an explanation, this matter will never end!”
Yu Xiangan smiled: "Mrs. Huang, I have already checked with my daughter. My daughter is learning Sanda there. Why did your son appear there after school?"
Huang's mother was speechless, then raised her eyebrows: "Can't we go for a walk there? Who are you to care about such a wide road? You can't just walk around!"
Yu Xiangan said, "Let's go for a walk over there, right? Mr. Huang, do you think so too?"
Huang Hua had a gloomy face and hummed: "Yes, I'm going for a walk."
His mother's voice immediately became louder: "Yes, he was splashed with dirty water for no reason when he was taking a walk, and he even said he liked this vixen. Bah! You are so young and don't learn your lesson! You have to pay for the medical expenses, and compensate my son for the loss caused by not being able to go to school properly!"
Yu Xiangan was furious when he heard her calling him a vixen. He took out the envelope in his hand and asked, "What's the matter with this letter?"
Lin Yining was also very angry, but she was also glad that she had found the letter and could now use it as evidence, otherwise she would have no way to defend herself.
When Huang Hua saw the letter, he blurted out: "Didn't you throw it away?"
When his mother heard this, she glared at him and twisted him.
Isn't this just admitting guilt?
Yu Xiangan: "Then Mr. Huang, do you owe us an apology?"
Huang Hua's mother pushed her son hard. Huang Hua turned his head away without saying a word. Huang Hua's mother slapped him hard and said, "You evil bastard, I owed you in my last life!" She slapped her son to vent her anger, then turned her head and looked at Yu Xiangan, gritting her teeth and said, "I misunderstood just now."
Yu Xiangan: "Is this an apology? Who were you talking about when you called her a vixen just now?"
Lin Yining also stared at her closely. She loved beauty, but she had never done anything that she shouldn't have done. She had never dealt with Huang Hua before, and only met him a few times by chance. It was inexplicable, but she didn't want to bear the infamy for no reason.
Huang Hua's mother looked at this scene and thought that her son would have to go to school here. She couldn't make things too ugly, so she could only hold back her words: "I am the vixen, I don't know how to speak. I'm sorry, I said the wrong thing without thinking, I misunderstood you, you are not a vixen, and you don't have to pay for the medical expenses!"
The head teacher cleared his throat: "I already understand what happened. Huang Hua should learn a lesson from this and focus on studying. Your academic performance has declined a lot compared to when you first entered high school. Zhang Tufei was a bit impulsive. Although his starting point was good, an overly impulsive approach may lead to uncontrollable consequences. Lin Yihong should also learn a lesson from this." It seemed that all three of them had said this, but when they mentioned Zhang Tufei and Lin Yihong, the tone was completely different.
Huang Hua's mother looked unhappy. She snorted, pulled Huang Hua over, and walked out of the teacher's office.
Yu Xiangan invited Zhang Tufei and his father to dinner to thank his son for his bravery.
Although Lin Yining also said that if Huang Hua touched her when he asked her out on a date, she would be able to resist and her Sanda training was not in vain, but Zhang Tufei was undoubtedly a good boy because he came to help as soon as Huang Hua started to pull her.
One wanted to stop it, the other insisted, and they started fighting after pulling each other.
Lin Yihong also formally apologized to Zhang Tufei: "I'm sorry, I didn't understand the situation clearly. I'm really sorry. This is a gift I bought with my pocket money. I hope you can accept it."
It was hard to tell what was inside the paper box. Zhang Tufei glanced at his father. His father nodded, so he accepted it: "It's okay."
After returning, Yu Xiangan asked Lin Yining: "You really are not in a relationship, right?"
Lin Yining was helpless: "Of course not."
Yu Xiangan: "That's good. Mom still says the same thing. Let's talk about it when you are in college." Then she gave Lin Yihong a thumbs up and said, "Although this is a mistake, continue to be a good brother and protect your sister."
Lin Yihong felt a little embarrassed and muttered quietly: "She is my sister, isn't it my duty to protect her..."
Lin Yining looked at Lin Yihong and smiled, which made Lin Yihong's face hot: "What are you looking at? Have you never seen me?"
Lin Yining: "Hahaha, I think you've become more handsome."
Yu Xiangan was also thinking, since Zhao Shanhe was the only one here, should he add one more person?
Sometimes the two of them do not have the same class location. If Zhao Shanhe is with Lin Yining, it will not be Zhang Tufei's turn to take action.
Lin Yining objected, "I had classes, so I had no choice. If I went too late, I wouldn't be able to buy it. That's why I asked Uncle Zhao to buy it for me. Next time, I will definitely communicate with Uncle Zhao, so Mom doesn't have to find someone else."
Yu Xiangan shook his head: "I'll find you a big sister or aunt this time."
We still need to find one more person.
There was a loud thunder and the sound of rain. Yu Xiangan couldn't help but look outside. It was raining heavily.
Lin Yining looked at the heavy rain outside and exclaimed, "Oh no, the clothes that were drying in the sun are gone!" He quickly ran to collect the clothes.
Lin Yining clenched her fists while collecting her clothes. If anything really happened, she could knock that person down by herself. She would work harder to learn Sanda in the future. It wouldn't be too late for this day.
Yu Xiangan settled down in Yangcheng. It was raining heavily outside, and she had a rare moment of leisure.
Lin Chuanbai was kept in the capital by his mentor and would be back later, so she slowed down her pace here.
I often take them out to eat. Many new restaurants have opened in Yangcheng. In Lin Yining's words, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles."
Yu Xiangan is indeed like that, learning from the strengths of others.
Some are affordable, some are expensive.
But those that are famous basically have their own specialties.
From time to time, she would visit the Wuwei Restaurant here, and go to department stores, supply and marketing cooperatives, and private stores to see if the various instant noodles, sauces, and snacks produced by her factory were popular.
Then take a walk in the factory family area here.
When Yu Xiangan and the twins told her that she made money by reselling, they were all surprised: "Really?"
"Of course it's real, do you want to experience it?"
"think!"
Then on weekends, I would get up early in the morning and make steamed buns with Yu Xiangan.
We set off before dawn, and when we arrived at the family quarters, it was just daybreak and some people came out to buy groceries and breakfast.
It was the first time the twins came out to sell things. As they watched people coming and going, they suddenly became unable to speak.
Fortunately, they used bicycles to carry a load of bamboo baskets, opened the lid, and the buns were exposed. Some aunties came over and asked, "How much is one of your buns, and what fillings do you have?"
Yu Xiangan motioned for them to answer. Lin Yining opened his mouth but couldn't make a sound. Yu Xiangan started first, cleared his throat, and answered quickly, "Steamed buns are six cents each, two are ten cents each. There are also vegetarian buns, with mushrooms, cabbage, and fungus, eight cents each. Meat buns and sugar buns are ten cents each."
The first lady who came to ask hesitated for a moment and said, "Do you have soy milk?"
Yu Xiangan: “No soy milk.”
Auntie: "Then give me two steamed buns, a meat bun, a piece of sugar, and two cabbages. How much?"
The first customer to open the store was a big customer. Lin Yihong quickly calculated in his mind and quoted a price: "48 cents."
The lady smiled and said, "Not bad, young man. How old are you? You must be a student."
Lin Yining wrapped it up for her with paper. Someone else smelled the fragrance and came over. "How much are your buns? I haven't seen you before. Are you new here?"
Lin Yining spoke smoothly this time and quoted the price: "New here, first time here, take a look at our buns, they taste great, you won't regret buying them."
Some took it on the spot, tasted it, and praised it, "Your buns are delicious, better than the one I usually buy from. Will you come again? I will buy from you tomorrow."
"Give me two more of these mushroom-filled ones so I can take them back for my granddaughter."
Lin Yining answered while taking the buns: "I'll come again tomorrow. I can't say for sure about the future. This is also the first time we come out to sell buns."
There are several factories here, and this area is inhabited by the families and children of the factories. In a place like this, there is no worry about not being able to sell the buns. Business is so good that even the twins are too busy to handle it. One of them gives the buns to the customers, and the other collects the money. It's okay when there are few people, but when there are many, they become a little too busy.
But there weren’t always so many people. After that busy period, things became much calmer.
They have made several drawers. Some people go out early, some go out late. Their price is the normal price in this area. When people smell the fragrance, they want to try it.
The business was very good compared to other stalls. At around 8 o'clock, only the last basket of buns was left.
Early in the morning, the twins were busy and sweating, half because of being busy and half because of being anxious.
Lin Yihong broke out in a cold sweat; he was also hungry.
I took a bun for breakfast.
I got up too early. I had no appetite before and now I’m hungry.
Lin Yining also took a bun and started eating. He leaned over to look at the purse. It was full of money, but all of them were in small denominations. If he counted the total, it was not much. He had been busy since midnight and worked so hard, but he only earned this much.
It's really not easy to make money.
Lin Yining wanted to say something to his mother, but when he turned around, he found that his mother was already chatting with the ladies who had just returned from buying vegetables.
Auntie: "Are you their eldest sister or sister-in-law? Bring them out. Where are the adults in your family?"
Yu Xiangan looked at them with a smile, "I am their mother, it doesn't seem like it."
The old lady was surprised: "Oh, you are so young!"
Yu Xiangan was in a good mood: "They are not very old, they just started to grow up early. They are tall, so they look older. Auntie, there is a pharmaceutical factory next to it, why are there so few people coming in and out? I remember that this pharmaceutical factory was quite prosperous in the past."
The old lady sighed, "You said that was in the past. When this factory became independent, who wouldn't say it was good? But it was only prosperous for a few years. Now people don't like to use the medicines it produces. I have a sister who works there. I get some extra subsidies every month, but she relies on the basic salary every month now."
Yu Xiangan was surprised: "So many people in this factory live on the basic salary."
Auntie: "Yes, two or three hundred workers live on the basic salary. You said that money is becoming less and less valuable now. The income is even less than before. Life is very tight."
Yu Xiangan frowned: "What's the problem? Why is it like this?"
Old lady: "What's the problem? The medicines produced can't be sold and are piling up there. Their wages are low. Why are they so? They don't have to go to work. They can't be sold in the first place. If they continue to produce, the piles will only get bigger. Raw materials also cost money. I know that many people use their spare time to find work to supplement their family income. If there are many children in the family, it is really too difficult to rely on a fixed salary." The old lady sighed.
At this time, the public still believes that a stable job is better. They generally sympathize with those who are forced to become self-employed due to life difficulties. Even though they know that they may make a lot of money, they feel that this will not last long.
Meeting such a talkative lady, Yu Xiangan asked a lot of questions about the pharmaceutical factory.
She asked so much, of course she had her own purpose.
She knew that the pharmaceutical factory was not doing well, so she came to see the extent of the problem.
After all, Lin Chuanbai wanted a pharmaceutical factory, and there was a pharmaceutical factory here that was poorly managed and not looking good.
Just right, isn't it.
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