(Carefully selected) IF route - Cheng Xiuying is reborn (Yu Jiajia did not time travel...)
Cheng Xiuying was reborn, in August 1966.
Yu Songqing is still in university, Yu Jiamin and Yu Songyan are in high school, Yu Jiajia is in junior high school, and Yu Songchuan is in elementary school.
The family relies entirely on her and Yu Hongding's salaries to support themselves.
This was already enough to drive her to despair, but even more despair was yet to come. Yu Jiajia was just Yu Jiajia; her four treasures were gone.
She recalled when her four treasures appeared. Yes, her four treasures appeared in June 1968, and it's only 1966 now.
She stared at Siya in a daze.
Siya had thick bangs that almost covered her eyebrows and eyes. She wore her older siblings' old clothes, ate cornbread with her head down, drank porridge with only a couple of sweet potatoes, and occasionally picked up a piece of boiled greens and pickled vegetable shreds.
Cheng Xiuying just stared at Siya, making Siya afraid to eat the boiled vegetables and pickled vegetables. She even broke the cornbread in her hand in half and put the other half back.
Cheng Xiuying was furious when she saw Siya like this.
If it were Sibao, she would eat even more!
The more you look at her, the more she eats! She would never deprive herself of food.
As Cheng Xiuying watched, tears welled up in her eyes. Would her four treasures ever come back?
Seeing Cheng Xiuying like this, Yu Jiajia panicked even more. "Mom, I'll only eat half a cornbread from now on."
Cheng Xiuying raised her hand to hit Yu Jiajia, but her fist stopped when it landed on Yu Jiajia. She couldn't bear to hit Sibao, even if the child in front of her wasn't Sibao. She choked back tears, "Do you think I'm a stepmother? Are you trying to starve to death by eating only half a cornbread? You'll starve yourself to death and everyone will call me a vicious mother?"
Yu Jiajia's eyes reddened with fright, and she said helplessly, "Mom, I didn't mean that."
Cheng Xiuying was still seething with anger, so she finally slapped Yu Songchuan on the shoulder and said, "What are you looking at? Hurry up and eat."
Yu Songchuan:? ? ?
Is he still his mother's Wu Bao?
Cheng Xiuying took two more cornbread buns and gave them to Yu Jiajia.
Yu Jiajia hugged the two cornbread buns, tears streaming down her face. She ate them all, and unusually, she was full.
Yu Jiajia had eaten her fill, but Cheng Xiuying really couldn't eat anymore. Before her rebirth, she ate delicious food every day, so she couldn't stand eating this dry, tough cornbread, nor could she eat the bland, oily greens and pickled vegetables.
It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.
The Yu family is going through the most difficult time right now. Yu Hongding and Cheng Xiuying are both working, but they can't keep up with the high household expenses. They have to give five yuan to the old man and woman every month, and the family has five children in school.
The eldest child goes to university, where tuition is waived and the government provides a living allowance. She used to favor the eldest child, so she wanted to buy him a decent set of clothes for university, send him some money and tickets, and let him eat some meat to nourish his body. Studying is so tiring, he needs to keep up with his nutrition.
If the eldest son spends too much money here, the family will have to tighten their belts. Forget about eating meat, even tofu, pig's blood, and eggs are rare, and there won't be any oil or meat at all.
When she arrived at the factory, she was demoted several ranks and became a squad leader in the security department.
She used to be the deputy factory director.
Finally, noon arrived. As soon as she got off work, she was about to go find Sibao for lunch, but after she walked out, she realized that Sibao was gone.
She stood downstairs and wailed.
God, you can't do this to me!
But she still had to eat. If she missed a meal, she would feel anxious and panicked. If she missed two meals, she would faint from hunger. Without food, she would have no energy, and without energy, she couldn't think straight.
She couldn't bear such suffering, nor did she want Sibao to continue to suffer after he arrived. She wanted to make life smoother in the next two years.
Getting promoted and becoming rich is also very simple.
The four treasures left behind too many opportunities.
In the evening, she went to the food station and bought pork and tofu. After everyone got off work, she revised the family rules, and everyone would take turns cooking.
This group also includes Yu Hongding.
Yu Hongding didn't understand why he had to work, but he felt that Cheng Xiuying had changed a lot in the past two days and looked very imposing, so he didn't dare to refute her.
Previously, Cheng Xiuying, along with Yu Jiamin and Yu Jiajia, had taken care of most of the work at the Yu family's house. Now, everyone was asked to do the work, and no one dared to object. They all felt that Cheng Xiuying was too formidable these days.
And there's meat today too.
If I could have meat every day, I'd be happy to work every day.
Everyone's eyes were drawn to the pork and tofu that Cheng Xiuying had placed on the cutting board. Having not seen meat for so long, everyone's mouths watered.
So much meat!
Yu Songchuan: "Mom, is my older brother coming back? When is he coming back?"
Cheng Xiuying would only buy meat if Yu Songqing returned.
Cheng Xiuying: "The eldest brother isn't coming back."
Yu Songchuan: "Then how do we buy meat?"
Cheng Xiuying: "Look how thin you've all become! I bought you some meat to help you get better, and you even bought the wrong kind?"
Everyone was immediately flattered.
Cheng Xiuying made everyone work and taught them how to cook.
This pork smells so good! The aroma is intoxicating as soon as it hits the pot. Even if it's just boiled in water, let alone stir-fried pork, it's incredibly delicious.
During the meal, everyone's chopsticks were busy picking at the meat. It was rare to see Cheng Xiuying being so generous as to buy pork, so everyone had to eat more and grab as much as possible, because only what they ate was their own.
Yu Jiajia was different. She didn't dare to eat meat, only the side dishes with the pork. Even then, she didn't eat much. But she did dare to eat cornbread.
Cheng Xiuying picked up a piece of meat with her chopsticks and placed it on Yu Jiajia's steamed bun, saying, "Eat meat."
Yu Jiajia's tears fell in a steady stream.
Cheng Xiuying couldn't bear to see Siya crying with Si Bao's face on her back, so she sighed and said, "Hurry up and eat, or all the meat will be gone."
Yu Jiajia didn't want to cry, but she couldn't help but shed tears. She had never experienced Cheng Xiuying's special treatment before. She realized that Cheng Xiuying's gaze could be so gentle, illuminating her in an instant. The meat on the steamed bun was so delicious; she had never eaten such delicious meat in her life.
Cheng Xiuying couldn't help but touch Yu Jiajia's hair, and her eyes also reddened. "My fourth child, Mom misses you."
She should be harsher on Yu Jiajia, just like before, so that her four babies can come.
But when she looked at that face, she still softened.
She picked up another piece of shredded meat and put it in Yu Jiamin's bowl, saying, "Eat more."
Like Yu Jiajia, Yu Jiamin stared blankly at the shredded meat in the bowl for a long while.
Everyone else was stunned. What was wrong with Cheng Xiuying? She was actually serving food to Yu Jiamin and Yu Jiajia, and even patting Yu Jiajia's head.
Yu Songchuan: "Mom, pick up a piece of food for me too."
Cheng Xiuying: "Don't you have hands?" But she still put a piece of meat on each child's plate, and finally put some meat on Yu Hongding's plate.
This meal was unlike any other meal I've ever had.
After dinner, Cheng Xiuying combed Yu Jiajia's hair, tying up all of Yu Jiajia's thick bangs with rubber bands, and using hair clips to hold in the bangs that couldn't be tied up.
She said, "Don't play with Su Man anymore. She's full of bad ideas and not a good person. If you can't make friends, study hard and play with your third sister more." She looked Yu Jiajia up and down. "You look good. Comb your bangs up next time."
Looking at herself in the mirror, Yu Jiajia suddenly realized that her mother had combed her hair.
Cheng Xiuying knew that Yu Jiajia was stubborn and wouldn't understand unless she said things clearly. She added, "Su Man, who told you to keep your bangs, didn't have good intentions. She's afraid that others will see that you're too good-looking. You should be more careful."
Yu Jiajia became increasingly dazed. She said, "Mom, I'm not playing with her anymore."
Cheng Xiuying nodded in satisfaction, then asked Yu Jiamin to sit down and helped her comb her hair.
Yu Jiamin always felt that her mother was so good, as if she wanted to sell them off.
Is this the tenderness before the sale?
Yu Jiamin will not let anyone sell her out.
She sat down anyway; a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl can't resist her mother's gentleness.
Cheng Xiuying helped Yu Jiamin braid two pigtails.
Yu Songyan felt his hair stand on end. What the hell was going on? What kind of big move was he planning?
That night, Cheng Xiuying searched through all the toilets in Qingshan County. There wasn't much gold hidden in the toilets, but it was enough to make her rich overnight. She hid the gold.
Gold can't be spent; if the Yu family wants to live a good life, they need to keep making money.
Making money is too difficult. Unlike Si Bao, Cheng Xiuying doesn't have opportunities just by going out. After thinking it over, she still thinks that robbing the rich to help the poor is the fastest way to make money.
Instead of targeting the main villain Zhu Jinsong, they randomly chose Hu Chunmei from Dongping Health Center, robbing her of a considerable amount of money and tickets, enough for their family to eat meat.
However, living in a courtyard house with all sorts of awful neighbors who are always eyeing each other's homes, the Yu family certainly can't eat meat every day; that wouldn't be normal.
This is to tell others that the Yu family has problems.
The Yu family ate meat, but not that much. Still, it was enough to make everyone happy.
Yu Songchuan felt that he was very happy to be able to eat meat, pig's blood, and tofu occasionally.
Cheng Xiuying didn't touch Hu Chunmei; she wanted to trip Zhu Jinsong first.
But this was not easy. She had to start with Shen Siwei, the enemy agent who was close to Zhu Jingsong. She followed him for half a month but made no progress.
She even considered digging up Zhu Jinsong's ancestral graves to see if the radio station was still inside.
She wasn't as lucky as Si Bao and didn't dare to act directly.
If they can't kill Zhu Jinsong, they'll be killed by him.
In addition, she discovered something rather strange that was related to Xia Wantang.
Xia Wantang's father and mother exchanged jobs with people from Xiangyang Commune, and the whole family moved to Xiangyang Commune to live.
Xiangyang Commune is safe; Lu Chenzhou will arrive there soon.
Cheng Xiuying suspects that someone in the Xia family has also been reborn.
This wasn't the end of it. Two of Zhu Jinsong's men fell into the river and drowned, and Zhu Jinsong's house also caught fire, but unfortunately, Zhu Jinsong wasn't burned to death.
It was Xia Wantang's mother, Shi Hanmei, who secretly did it. Cheng Xiuying also took the opportunity to help, crippling several people and stealing their money and tickets.
It turns out that Shi Hanmei has been reborn.
Zhu Jinsong immediately became alert, but he couldn't find out who did it.
The deeper reflections have made us more vigilant.
But luck is on your side, and Cheng Xiuying still discovered that Chen Siwei was using a radio, which was still hidden in the Zhu family ancestral tomb.
In the days that followed, Zhu Jinsong had a series of misfortunes: his leg was broken by a falling tree, he almost drowned, and then his ancestral grave was blown up.
Cheng Xiuying did all of it, and Yu Songyan, Yu Jiamin, and Yu Songchuan also helped out a bit.
The radio station was blown up and captured by a group of thugs.
In this era, no matter who you are, if you are an enemy agent, you have no chance of turning your life around.
Zhu Jinsong, who was staying at the health center, was directly labeled as an enemy agent.
Qingshan County certainly couldn't be without a Revolutionary Committee Director, so the city sent another one.
Cheng Xiuying was glad she hadn't stood up for herself. This director was no good either; he was a lackey of the director of the Municipal Revolutionary Committee.
Cheng Xiuying could only lie low for now and wait for Lu Chenzhou to show his true colors.
She could kill the director, but she couldn't bring him down.
After get off work, she went to a state-run restaurant and bought a roast chicken to take home. This roast chicken once again shocked the Yu family.
Yu Songchuan: "Mom, what's wrong? Are we breaking up?"
With meat and roast chicken on the menu, her mother seemed like a completely different person.
Cheng Xiuying: "You don't want to eat?"
Yu Songchuan: "I want to eat it!!! I've been dreaming about eating it. Mom, please let me have a taste."
Seeing how much the roast chicken was making the child's mouth water, Cheng Xiuying took two pieces of meat, gave one to Yu Songchuan, and said they would eat the rest together when the others returned. As the two were eating, Yu Jiajia also returned.
She pretended not to see it and even stood at the door to help guard it.
Cheng Xiuying sighed. She didn't like Siya. She was clumsy with words and stubborn. But Siya was full of love for her family. She called Yu Jiajia over and gave her a chicken wing. She was stunned after giving it to her. Siya loved to eat chicken wings.
She still handed the chicken wings to Yu Jiajia, saying, "Eat quickly, or everyone will be back."
Yu Jiajia ate the most delicious chicken wings she had ever eaten in her life.
In the evening, we had roast chicken, cooked porridge and steamed buns, and made a cold salad of greens and cucumbers. The whole family enjoyed a delicious meal.
Cheng Xiuying recalled all the major events that happened in Qingshan County in 1966 and 1967, and wrote down all the useful information.
We'll start with the Hongxing breeding farm.
Cheng Xiuying took Yu Jiamin and Yu Songchuan, who were stronger, to the mountain to scout the area. The siblings were very excited. The three of them stayed on the mountain for two days and caught two ruthless bandits who were returning from selling pork. They then took the men directly to the police station to find He Liang and Lu Yuan.
A group of people stormed back up the mountain and captured the ruthless bandits who ran a pig farm there.
The Yu family's outstanding performance made He Liang want to recruit them to work at the Public Security Bureau.
The rewards were extremely generous; she wouldn't have to worry about eating meat for two years. She was also given two job openings at the Hongxing Livestock Farm, which she then sold to her family.
Immediately afterwards, Cheng Xiuying and Yu Hongding took the five children fishing at the reservoir. They went several times, and one time they jumped into the river and pulled two children who were about to drown from the water. She also saved two children from the county leader's family and became their godmother.
Cheng Xiuying became a hero and an advanced member of the steel rolling mill. Before long, she became the head of the security department.
Cheng Xiuying lived a prosperous life, and the whole family worked together towards a common goal, making their lives more and more prosperous. Perhaps because their parents were no longer biased, the Yu siblings became even closer. Yu Jiajia was still quiet and reserved, but her whole demeanor was different.
But looking at Yu Jiajia like this, she couldn't help but think of Sibao. She hadn't practiced the Five Animal Frolics; she wanted to wait for Sibao to come back and then teach everyone the Five Animal Frolics again.
She missed Sibao even more.
Yu Jiajia sat obediently in front of Cheng Xiuying, letting her mother look at her.
Mom loves looking at her like that.
She also likes it when her mother looks at her like that.
Cheng Xiuying didn't touch the treasures and gold mines on the mountain; these were all opportunities for Sibao.
In 1967, Yu Songqing, a university graduate, was assigned to a steel rolling mill, Yu Jiamin went to the Public Security Bureau, and Yu Songyan went to the food factory. Yu Jiajia was also due to start high school, and Cheng Xiuying hesitated for a moment before deciding to let her continue her studies.
Yu Jiajia loves reading.
Cheng Xiuying always felt that everything she was doing was a dream. She wanted to wake up every day, but sometimes she felt that her previous life was the dream. She couldn't help but want to practice the Five Animal Frolics, which Sibao taught her.
She also inquired about Xia Wantang's family.
Xia Wantang's mother, Shi Hanmei, works as a saleswoman at a supply and marketing cooperative, while Xia Mowen collects recyclables at a recycling station. Xia Wantang did not attend high school but also joined the supply and marketing cooperative.
May Xia Wantang be safe, sound, and healthy.
The family of three lived a simple and happy life.
Cheng Xiuying thought that Sibao would be very happy if he knew these things.
Cheng Xiuying, along with Yu Jiamin, exposed the shady dealings of the Dongping Health Center involving the baby swap. Hu Chunmei and her group were all imprisoned, and Hu Chunmei's adopted children were reunited with their parents. He Zhenzhen was also taken home by her grandmother, saving her two years of suffering. The wicked all received their retribution, but everything she did was not as good as what Sibao did.
As the Yu family's life improved, the conflicts within the courtyard also escalated, leading to constant commotion. This prevented the older men from currying favor with Zhu Jingsong, and also prevented them from being imprisoned. However, they were all a motley crew, easy to deal with, just noisy and annoying.
On the evening of July 15, 1968, Yu Jiajia didn't eat much for dinner and looked listless. After eating, she went to bed.
Yu Songchuan ran over to check on her: "Fourth Sister, are you feeling unwell?"
Yu Jiajia: "It's nothing, I'm just a little sleepy, I'll be fine after a nap."
Yu Jiamin raised her hand and touched Yu Jiajia's head. She didn't have a fever. "If you feel unwell, just call me."
Yu Jiajia went to sleep.
Cheng Xiuying didn't go to see him. She couldn't sleep in bed; she missed Sibao.
Yu Jiajia has her own destiny. She's 17 years old; she's not a child anymore. When she's sick, she has medicine, she can take it herself, ask someone to get it for her, and even have someone take her to the hospital.
Cheng Xiuying couldn't close her eyes or sleep. The night was getting deeper and deeper. She would see Sibao when dawn broke.
Five children stacked together can't compare to her four treasures.
The light in the west room came on, and Cheng Xiuying heard the noise from the west room. Yu Jiamin was feeding Yu Jiajia medicine.
When Yu Jiamin went to sleep that night, she touched Yu Jiajia's head and felt that her body temperature was a little high. She took a thermometer and found that it was less than 37°C.
But she was worried about Yu Jiajia, so she held Yu Jiajia's hand while sleeping. Even though it was hot in the summer and her hand was sweating, she didn't let go.
So when Yu Jiajia had a fever, she woke up quickly. When she took her temperature, it was high. Yu Jiajia was already delirious from the fever.
Yu Jiamin quickly poured water and fed Yu Jiajia fever-reducing medicine, then poured warm water and wet a towel to lower her temperature physically.
About an hour later, the lights went out.
Cheng Xiuying's heart died.
Yu Hongding also woke up, raised his hand to hug Cheng Xiuying, but touched his hand with tears. "Xiuying, what's wrong?"
Cheng Xiuying missed Sibao. If this was a dream, she wished she could wake up. "Am I dreaming right now?"
Yu Hongding coaxed her, "No, if you don't believe me, I'll pinch you, does it hurt?"
Cheng Xiuying: "It doesn't hurt."
Yu Hongding applied a little force, and Cheng Xiuying cried out, "It doesn't hurt at all."
This must be a dream.
Yu Jiajia and Xia Wantang's dream.
This dream is a bit long, but that's okay, dreams always end eventually.
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