Chapter 39: The Troublemakers of the 1980s 9 Returning to My Mother's Home
After the two of them got home, Chen Qian's mother Zhao Cuihua immediately hugged her in her arms, calling her her darling.
"I've really made you suffer this time. I asked you to go to the provincial capital to get a divorce, but why did you take so long? I almost wanted to ask your brother to go to the provincial capital to look for you."
Zhao Cuihua stayed with her daughter for a long time before she turned her attention to her granddaughter.
Although she favors boys over girls, she hopes to have a grandson of her own. She is quite kind to the grandson born to her daughter.
"Shi Wei is so well-behaved. She looks exactly like your mother when she was a child! By the way, my daughter... why did you bring Shi Wei back?" Zhao Cuihua quickly pulled her daughter into the house and asked her carefully. Only then did she realize that her daughter had not chosen to divorce her son-in-law at all.
She cried out loudly again, "How could God be so blind? How could he let my daughter marry such a useless man? How are you going to live your life from now on?"
Although Shen Qian didn't like her biological mother, she also knew that her biological mother really favored her as her own daughter.
He treated her much better than he treated his daughter-in-law Liu Guilan.
Chen Qian didn't intend to waste time explaining. He simply stated his thoughts and then shifted the topic to his brother and sister-in-law.
"Is my nephew Caixia going to school soon? I just asked my sister-in-law, but she didn't tell me."
"Why go to school? I asked her to change her name to Caixia for good luck, but she's been giving me the cold shoulder for days! If you don't change your name, you can't even think about going to school!"
Shen Qian subconsciously asked, "What name do you want to change to?"
"Change it to Zhaodi! Caixia is no match for Zhaodi! They've been married for over ten years, and there's been no sign of pregnancy. They only have one daughter!"
"Mom, why change the name to Zhaodi? We're promoting family planning now, so don't mention this."
"Bah, Aunt Li's daughter-in-law next door just gave birth to a son. She's just going to hide in the next brigade. The inspections aren't that strict right now, so there's still a way."
Chen Qian felt a headache, and then she remembered that in the original book, her sister-in-law was indeed tortured by the matter of giving birth. After her sister-in-law divorced and returned to her parents' home, she didn't treat her well and used this matter to poke her all day long.
"Mom, it's risky. The current policy doesn't allow it. Besides, my sister-in-law has always had poor health. You can't force her. A couple should live their life on their own. But please don't change her name to Zhaodi. It's so ugly."
When Zhao Cuihua heard this, tears immediately fell: "What's wrong with you? You always stood on my side before, why are you speaking for your sister-in-law this time! Are you still my daughter?"
Zhao Cuihua loves her daughter the most. She almost lost her life when giving birth to this daughter. Her daughter has always been close to her. Even though she is married now, as long as she comes back, she will be her sweet little cotton-padded jacket.
Unexpectedly, when Chen Qian came back this time, he kept saying that he was defending her sister-in-law, which made Zhao Cuihua sad for a while.
The mother and daughter were not on the same page. Liu Guilan had already prepared lunch outside. Just as the family was about to eat, the eldest brother Shen Jianguo, who was not originally going home for dinner, came back from the county town.
Seeing Chen Qian coming back, Shen Jianguo, the eldest brother, picked up Xiao Wei and played with her for a while, and then chatted with his sister for a while.
But the expression on his face remained indifferent, and there seemed to be something bothering him between his brows.
Liu Guilan also noticed it and asked in a low voice, but Shen Jianguo did not answer.
While eating, Shen Qian thought about it carefully. In the original book, the eldest brother Shen Jianguo was working as a maintenance worker at the agricultural machinery station in the county at that time. He only had a junior high school diploma and was from a rural background. It was his father who found an acquaintance to teach him some skills, so that he could work as a maintenance worker in the county.
The monthly salary is not much, only more than 20 yuan, but it is stable.
After working for a few years, Shen Jianguo accumulated some experience in repairing various tractors and diesel engines, and sometimes he also took private work outside.
However, he was soon discovered by the leader of the agricultural machinery station, reprimanded, asked to write a self-criticism, and was punished and fined.
This was a bolt from the blue for Shen Jianguo. After this incident, he decided to quit. There were opportunities everywhere outside. He had some skills, so he should go out and work on his own.
Soon Shen Jianguo went to the provincial capital to look for opportunities. He found a job quickly, but he left his wife and daughter in the countryside and had little time to take care of them.
After the eldest brother went to the provincial capital, the eldest sister-in-law Liu Guilan's life at home became more and more difficult, and her daughter was also discriminated against. In the end, the eldest sister-in-law was determined to divorce and left the Shen family with her daughter.
Shen Jianguo was reluctant at first, but he couldn't stand the quarrels between his mother, sister and wife, so he finally decided to divorce.
Thinking of these plots, Shen Qian understood that Shen Jianguo was probably discovered by the director of the agricultural machinery station for taking private jobs, so he was in such a bad mood.
Shen Qian stayed at home with her daughter for a few days.
Sure enough, the next day, the news that Shen Jianguo was punished by the director of the agricultural machinery station for taking private work outside became public. Everyone in the family was in a panic about this matter, and his parents were trying to find a way for him, but Shen Jianguo himself didn't care much. He was already thinking about leaving.
These days, Shen Qian did nothing else but chat with his sister-in-law to help her relieve her mood.
She couldn't interfere in her elder brother's affairs, and he would definitely go to Rongcheng. She wanted to take advantage of this time to get closer to her elder sister-in-law.
"Sister, you seem like a different person when you come back this time." Liu Guilan said in a low voice.
She really felt that this sister-in-law was completely different from usual.
"Maybe it's because my man is paralyzed, and I want to understand some things..." Shen Qian found a universal excuse.
Liu Guilan thought about it and nodded: "That's right, your brother-in-law had such a big incident. Your brother and I thought you went to the provincial capital to divorce him, but I didn't expect you to not divorce him."
It is also possible that people change their temperament when they encounter major setbacks.
Liu Guilan was no longer fussy about it. She just felt that she liked her current sister-in-law very much. She spoke much more gently than before and could even speak for her in front of her parents-in-law.
This brought a little comfort to Liu Guilan's bitter heart.
"Sister-in-law, are you good at anything? I remember hearing that you can operate a sewing machine, right?"
"Well, my aunt has a sewing machine. I learned some things from my aunt before, and I also learned embroidery from her, but I don't need them now."
Liu Guilan had no idea what Shen Qian was thinking. She just thought that there was no sewing machine at home, so even if she learned it, it would be useless.
Shen Qian breathed a sigh of relief. Now was the 1980s, when all walks of life were booming. She had originally been a little worried that her sister-in-law might not be able to find a job if she followed her brother to the provincial capital, but now she believed that as long as she had the ability, she could find opportunities anywhere.
Liu Guilan is still worried about her mother-in-law wanting to change her daughter's name. She is absolutely unwilling to do so. She is willing to endure any hardship but she cannot let her child suffer.
As soon as my daughter heard that her name was to be changed to Zhaodi, she cried at home for several days.
"Sister, regarding the matter of my mother-in-law asking me to change Caixia's name...can you please help persuade her? I really..." She couldn't help wiping away her tears.
Shen Qian didn't respond to her words, but only asked: "Sister-in-law, if, I mean if, my brother goes to the provincial capital, do you want to go with him?"
Liu Guilan was shocked. She had indeed heard Shen Jianguo mention in the past two days that he wanted to go to Rongcheng to look for opportunities, but she didn't take it to heart, and didn't think it had anything to do with her.
Now my husband also works in the county town during the week and only comes home on weekends. After he took private jobs outside, he rarely comes home even on weekends.
How big a difference is there between going to the provincial capital and going to the county town? You may not go home for several months once you leave.
Liu Guilan never thought that she could go with them.
"Me? That won't do! What will happen to my family if I leave?" Liu Guilan subconsciously felt that it wouldn't work.
Shen Qian said: "Sister-in-law, I advise you to think about it. If my brother goes to the provincial capital by himself, can you get along with my parents at home?"
This was extremely treasonous. Liu Guilan blushed when she heard it: "Sister, don't say that... Besides, Xiaoxia is still at home and will go to school soon. She can't leave without someone by her side."
Shen Qian said, "How about taking Xiaoxia with you to Rongcheng?"
Liu Guilan still shook her head. "I heard it's hard to get into schools in the provincial capital. It depends on student status and household registration. We both have rural household registration, so how can we go to a school in the provincial capital? Forget it. I'll just stay at home with the kids. Even if life gets a little tough, we can get through it."
After she married Shen Jianguo, her husband actually treated her well and did not dislike her just because she gave birth to a girl. It was just that her mother-in-law was really difficult to deal with, so Liu Guilan accepted her fate and decided that this would be her life.
Chen Qian said, "There is still a way to study. If one of you and my elder brother can get into the factory, we can send our children to the factory's children's school, and I think the household registration can be solved. Don't worry, I will inquire for you when I go back."
"Is this...really possible?"
"If Xiaoxia's schooling problem is solved and you have something to do there, will you go?" Shen Qian asked directly.
Shen Qian thought, if her brother and sister-in-law could go to Rongcheng with their child, wouldn't the problem be solved? Her sister-in-law wouldn't have to suffer from her parents-in-law at home, and maybe they wouldn't have divorced. She wouldn't have had the chance to give birth to the villain in the original book.
Of course, she was just trying. If her sister-in-law didn't want to, she had done her best. The most she could do was to persuade her mother to be nicer to her sister-in-law and not treat her like before.
But if her mother doesn't listen, there's nothing she can do. She can only do her best and leave the rest to fate.
Moreover, the original task of the system was just to let her raise two children well and change their fate.
As for her mother, the evil mother-in-law, if she really did something wrong to her sister-in-law, she deserves the retribution she will get in the future.
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At this time, in the Rongcheng military family building, Li Suzhen finally visited her third son's home after three months.
After Zhou Shengmo was injured, she, as a mother, was sad for a long time. He was her proudest child. Even though the eldest son Zhou Shengwu took over his father's job and became a cadre in a military factory, he was not as good as the third son in her mind.
The third child has been an excellent student since childhood. His studies have never given her any worries. Everyone who has met this child praises him. The only thing that makes her regretful is that she was unable to find a decent wife for the third child.
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