Chapter 125: Escape This is Social Practice
"My man isn't that old, how come he's gained weight?" Zhou Yiran said, "Really... I can't even bear to look at him."
"It's nothing." Jiang Moli said.
"After he started teaching math, he got less active," Zhou Yiran said. "He gained weight. When I asked him to exercise, he said it didn't help much."
"It's okay, as long as you are healthy." Jiang Moli said.
"Isn't this because he's thinking about the future of his child and me?" Zhou Yiran said. "If that's the case, I wouldn't even dare let him sing opera. If his body shape doesn't work out, wouldn't that mean his opera training would be in vain? He'd be better off doing something else where he wouldn't have to worry about his body shape."
"You decide for yourself," Jiang Moli said. "It all depends on what the child likes."
"He Jingxian sent her adopted daughter to learn opera. She didn't take her biological daughter with her, nor did she send her biological daughter to learn opera. Instead, she sent her adopted daughter to learn opera," Zhou Yiran said. "I heard she has to go filming frequently, so neither she nor her husband is often at home. They mainly rely on neighbors to help take care of the children."
Under such circumstances, He Jingxian still let her adopted daughter learn opera, but opera is not that easy to learn.
"I don't know what her adopted daughter will become like," Zhou Yiran said. "She won't be easy to learn."
"If the child wants to study, then let him study. We can't control him." Jiang Moli said.
People like Qi's mother said they couldn't do anything about it, and it was even less likely that Jiang Moli and others would say anything.
"My mom was a pretty good opera singer. I didn't learn as well as she did when I tried," Zhou Yiran said. "When I was little, I often complained about the hardship. It was really hard. I didn't want to suffer at all. Looking back on those times, I still feel it was quite hard. My children didn't want to learn opera, and I didn't force them to."
Zhou Yaran has siblings; she's not her mother's only daughter, but she's the only one learning opera from her mother. Zhou Yaran isn't particularly outstanding in other areas, but learning opera is a good thing; at least now she has a stable job and a steady source of income.
"Not to mention your child, even my child, our baby, I don't care what he does." Jiang Moli said, "He is more interested in farming than singing opera."
Jiang Moli saw it all and said, "Baby is learning piano."
"Piano is good," Zhou Yiran said. "That's good. I asked my child to learn it, but he doesn't like it. I think he's just like his father. He doesn't like learning these things. With him like this, what should he learn? I'm mediocre, and his father is also mediocre. I don't think there's anything good to learn, and I don't think he'll like it."
"It doesn't matter whether you study or not," Jiang Moli said, "Boys are more likely to find jobs."
Women face a lot of discrimination in the workplace, not because they lack the ability, but because some women conceal their pregnancies when they first join a company, then claim they're pregnant and need to take care of the baby, leaving the company after giving birth. These women narrow the path and make it harder for other women to find jobs. Besides this, another factor is discrimination against women by company leaders. This is a real phenomenon, and achieving gender equality doesn't mean it disappears.
Jiang Moli believes they need to confront this phenomenon; it exists, and they can't deny it. Some women, who haven't faced discrimination in the workplace, claim gender equality, unaware that other women are suffering elsewhere. When she encounters such situations, Jiang Moli doesn't like to speak to them.
"Let him study hard and go to high school, college, or at least a junior college," Jiang Moli said. "Once he goes to a junior college, he can do a lot of things."
"Yeah, that's what I think too," Zhou Yiran said. "If the child doesn't like to learn those things, there's nothing we can do. I don't know a lot of things myself, but I ask the child to do them. The child still asks us adults if we know them. What can we say?"
"If they can, they can. If they can't, they can't." Jiang Moli said, "You don't have to worry too much. There will always be a way out for the child. Just prepare some extra money, and prepare money for the child's schooling. You won't have to panic about what path the child wants to take."
"Money is something you absolutely have to prepare. You can't do without it," Zhou Yiran said. "Once you have a child, you have to worry about this and that. Before I had a child, I only had to worry about myself, thinking about what to eat tonight, tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow. Now that I have a child, I worry every day about what the child should eat and whether the child is in good health. Is having children really necessary?"
"this……"
"We're lucky. One or two babies are enough for us," Zhou Yiran said. "Those animals give birth to babies over and over again. The animals in the zoo are fed by people, but they don't have freedom."
"When the child is young, you need to take care of him more." Jiang Moli said.
Time passed, and soon it was the end of the year. The first-place winner had a very small supporting role in another group, and the second-place winner was in Jiang Moli's group, the same thing, but the two received different salaries. The second-place winner received more money, mainly because Jiang Moli's group performed more. They were both small supporting roles, but the number of performances was different. Different groups, different plays, naturally made a difference.
When the first place winner learned that the second place winner received more money than him, he felt upset, because he was clearly the first place winner. The first place winner asked the finance department, and the finance department said that it depends on the number of performances and the ticket sales of those performances.
It's not like everyone in the provincial Xiaobaihua has the same salary. If everyone's salary was the same, would the mainstays of the theater still need to perform more operas?
This isn't the special era of the past. Now, the emphasis is on more work, more pay, less work, less pay, and distribution according to work. Those with ability will receive higher wages and earn more money. If you don't have the ability, then don't even talk about it.
When the family of the first place winner learned that the prize money gap between the first and second place winners was so huge, they still said that the first place winner had the first choice and could have had a better chance, but she chose the worse group.
When the family members talked about it, the first place winner said, "The worse group has more opportunities."
"The good groups have more opportunities to perform and can get the same training." The family members thought that the first place winner had a problem with his brain. Why didn't he choose Jiang Moli's group?
The first person didn't dare to say what Zhu Zhixuan had said. You have to know that no one in Zhu Zhixuan's unit is on Zhu Zhixuan's side. If the first person still listens to Zhu Zhixuan, others will only say that she is a fool.
Jiang Moli didn't know if the first place winner had any regrets, she didn't care about the first place. They all worked in the same unit, but they were in different groups, so everyone should just take their own bonus.
The company gave everyone bonuses early, so we didn't have to wait until May or June of the following year. In some places, bonuses can take six months or even longer.
The first person didn’t tell her family much. She asked her group members. Didn’t anyone in the group have any ideas?
"We don't perform as often, unlike Teacher Jiang's group, who perform a lot and often perform non-stop."
"We're already getting quite a bit. When Teacher Jiang gave birth, our company's revenue was low, and our bonuses were affected."
"Be content. You've just arrived at the company, and you've received these bonuses. That's pretty good."
…
The others didn't see a problem with the different bonuses; some of them had also made a lot of money when they were with Jiang Moli's group. It was truly tiring, not just a little bit. Once on stage, there couldn't be any mistakes, and they had to be intensely focused. Sometimes they had to perform for several days straight, and they all had to keep going. If someone wasn't feeling well, someone else would fill in.
Everyone is not fixed in one group and they all know how the company's bonuses are calculated.
"Actually, part of our bonuses are earned by Professor Jiang's team," said a colleague. "The company is more generous to us because our total revenue is high. If our total revenue wasn't high enough, we wouldn't have these bonuses."
The first person initially thought the others would complain about it being unfair, but they didn't. The company's rules were clearly written in black and white, and the calculation of the salary was very clear.
"You were the first one at the time. If you had gone to Teacher Jiang's group, you could have gotten more money. Young people don't know how to seize opportunities. I heard that you and Zhu Zhixuan are from the same local unit?" asked a colleague.
"This... is." The first one nodded.
"Did she say anything bad about Teacher Jiang?" the colleague asked again. "Teacher Jiang is a very good person. If there's anything bad about her, it's Zhu Zhixuan. Zhu Zhixuan herself got into our company through connections, and she even had the nerve to report others for using backdoors. You must be aware of these things about her, right?"
“…” The first person really didn’t know much, as people in his original unit didn’t always talk about these things.
"If you really listen to what she says, you're stupid," said the colleague. "Does someone like her think of you?"
“…” The first person was silent.
Number One didn't dare call Zhu Zhixuan to ask, as she was her senior. Number One couldn't guarantee that she wouldn't be influenced by Zhu Zhixuan in the future. What if she ended up in Zhu Zhixuan's hands? It was best not to talk too much.
At this point, the first-place finisher was filled with regret. What was the point of having more opportunities? Jiang Moli's group also had more opportunities, more performances, and more opportunities to practice. No matter how much the first-place finisher regretted it, it was useless. She went to Teacher Li and asked if she could still switch groups and join Jiang Moli's group.
"You can't change now. It's not time to change groups yet." Teacher Li said bluntly, "I gave you opportunities before, but you didn't cherish them. You can't blame others."
The time from National Day to the end of the year is very short, but Jiang Moli's group performed many times in such a short time.
Jiang Moli was so popular that she had performances not only within the province but also outside the province. Naturally, the people in Jiang Moli's group could earn more money.
At noon in the cafeteria, Teacher Li talked to Jiang Moli about the first place winner, saying that the person regretted it and wanted to transfer to Jiang Moli's group. Teacher Li directly refused.
"Why would she switch groups if she's halfway through? We've already given her the chance," Teacher Li said. "Honestly, the money she's making now is probably more than what she was getting at her local unit. She just saw others making more money and wanted to be in your group. Does she value the money more, or the performance?"
"I value both of them." Jiang Moli said, "I used to value both of them."
Who doesn't like money? Jiang Moli likes money very much and hopes to have more money sooner. Jiang Moli is with Sheng Jiahao, who is rich, so Jiang Moli doesn't have to think about saving money all the time.
To be honest, Jiang Moli does have an easier time being with Sheng Jiahao. Sheng Jiahao helps Jiang Moli arrange many things, so she doesn't have to worry too much.
"Life requires money," Jiang Moli said. "People in our company are very busy during the Chinese New Year. Some people may not even go home for the New Year. If they do, they'll have more things to spend money on."
"Once you've made a choice, don't think about regretting it," Teacher Li said. "I hate it most when people regret it halfway through and ask me to find a solution. I can't help them find a solution; they all have to accept the outcome."
"There will be a group change later." Jiang Moli said.
"By the time I change teams, I might already be retired," Teacher Li said. "Once I'm retired and receiving my pension, I won't have to think about these issues anymore."
Teacher Li no longer takes charge of things, leaving some matters to others. If others need to ask her about something they don't understand, Teacher Li will answer it.
In the blink of an eye, it was the summer of 1999. Time passed quickly and was gone in the blink of an eye.
The baby is in primary school now. He has good academic performance and is usually ranked first in his grade. He also studies piano and foreign languages at home. Overall, he is doing very well.
Zhao Guodong and his wife's son went to college, and Zhao Jiaojiao graduated. Zhao Jiaojiao partnered with others to open a guzheng training class. The guzhengs used in the class were bought second-hand, and the shop was rented.
Zhao Jiaojiao knows how to make money on her own, so her family doesn’t have to worry about her.
Jiang Moli went to see Old Lady Jiang, who was in good health. She was nearly ninety years old, and she didn't work much on weekdays. Everyone in the family was worried about her falling, but as long as she ate well and slept well, that was all she needed.
Mrs. Jiang saw the clothes Jiang Moli bought for her and said, "This fabric is good and very soft."
"For you." Jiang Moli said.
Old Mrs. Jiang’s ears aren’t working very well, so when people talk to her, they have to speak louder and not too softly.
"Okay, okay." said Mrs. Jiang.
Aunt Jiang came over with a fruit plate and said, "The old lady was thinking about you a few days ago."
"Aunt, you don't have to rush. Sit down and take a rest." Jiang Moli said.
"Just cutting some fruit. Not very busy." Aunt Jiang said, "Eat some fruit."
"Grandma is here, and I'm going to trouble you to take care of her." Jiang Moli said.
"We take care of grandma, and you also have to make contributions." Aunt Jiang said.
Jiang Moli and his wife gave money to Old Lady Jiang and had some food delivered to her. In addition, Jiang Moli and his wife also gave some money to Uncle Jiang and Aunt Jiang so that Uncle Jiang and Aunt Jiang could buy some food for Old Lady Jiang.
In fact, it was Jiang Moli and his wife who gave more money. After all, Mrs. Jiang didn't follow Jiang's father, and it was mainly Uncle Jiang and Aunt Jiang who took care of those things. Jiang's father didn't help Mrs. Jiang very often, so Jiang Moli simply gave her more money.
Uncle Jiang meant that Jiang Moli didn't need to give the money, but Jiang Moli said she still had to give it, as it was a token of her and her father's love. Uncle Jiang finally put it away, and Aunt Jiang was naturally even happier to see Jiang Moli coming. You know, Uncle Jiang and his people didn't give so much money, but the money Jiang Moli gave was not bad at all.
This means that if Old Lady Jiang wants to hire a caregiver, Jiang Moli will directly pay more than half of the money. Aunt Jiang thinks that if they have something to eat, then the old lady will naturally have something to eat. Jiang Moli gave that money, and Aunt Jiang and her family could still keep some money, so Aunt Jiang was very happy.
As long as it makes everyone happy and life stable, it’s okay to give more money.
Sheng Jiahao and Jiang Moli both made a lot of money, and they both thought that anything that could be solved with money was the best thing to do.
Jiang Moli would bring a lot of food every time she came, not only for Old Lady Jiang, but also for people like Uncle Jiang. Uncle Jiang's family was very happy, so they didn't think about letting Old Lady Jiang go to another family. They all thought that Old Lady Jiang would stay at their house.
"Grandma." Jiang Moli handed Old Mrs. Jiang a piece of cake.
Mrs. Jiang likes to eat cakes, which are soft and sweet. Mrs. Jiang suffered a lot when she was young, so she wants to eat something sweet when she is old.
"It's delicious." said Mrs. Jiang.
"It was just made today." Jiang Moli said, "The chef at home made it. If you like it, I'll ask them to make some more and send it to you."
"It's delicious." Old Mrs. Jiang said again. Jiang Moli talked a lot, so Old Mrs. Jiang couldn't hear clearly.
"The old lady's hearing is getting worse," said Aunt Jiang. "It's difficult to talk to her. Fortunately, she doesn't say much else."
Mrs. Jiang had a relatively good temper. She ate what she had and wore what she had. She had her own room, which she kept spotlessly clean.
Jiang Moli and others would come to see the old lady whenever they were free. It was good to have an old lady at home. The cohesion of the relatives would be higher and they would meet each other more often. If it weren't for the old lady Jiang, Jiang Moli might not have come to her uncle's house so often.
Miao Guifeng's eldest daughter had already dropped out of school, and so had her second daughter. Erya had gone elsewhere. Erya couldn't stand Miao Guifeng, so she ran away a few days ago and stopped staying. Erya was only thirteen or fourteen years old, not very old. Before leaving, Erya had a big fight with Miao Guifeng. Miao Guifeng thought Erya would come back soon, but she never did.
Miao Guifeng went to the police station and asked them to help find Erya. Erya was already that old, no longer a child. The police went looking for her but couldn't find her, so they had no other options. The police asked the neighbors, and they all said that Erya had a big fight with Miao Guifeng and that she had run away.
Erya ran away on her own, but no one knew where she went. Erya did not run to her grandmother's house. She had long understood that life in the countryside was not that good. If she wanted to run away, she should not run to the countryside. If she wanted to run away, she should run to another city to work.
Anyway, she can't go to school anymore, and Erya's grades are not good, so she will have to go out to work sooner or later.
Niu Cuihua met Miao Guifeng and asked again, "Have you found your Erya?"
"I didn't find her." Miao Guifeng was almost mad at Erya. How could Erya run so well?
"Still looking?" Niu Cuihua asked.
"Search, search, search, how should we search? The police won't even help us look for her." Miao Guifeng said, "They say she might have run away somewhere else. She ran away after arguing with us, and Daya told the police that Erya had wanted to run away before. Daya really says whatever she wants."
Daya didn't run away with Erya. Miao Guifeng scolded Daya several times, saying that Daya was talking nonsense. Daya's words were like telling others that Miao Guifeng and his wife were not good to Erya, which is why Erya wanted to run away.
Miao Guifeng thought she had been treating Erya well, so why was she still thinking of running away? Miao Guifeng hated Erya's behavior. Erya shouldn't have run away. Erya should have stayed home. After a few years, Erya could just find someone else to marry.
In her previous life, Erya hadn't run away, so Miao Guifeng hadn't expected something like this to happen. In this life, Erya had run away from home as a child, and this time, she ran away again.
This made Miao Guifeng very angry. They put down their work and searched for Erya for several days, but they still couldn't find her. Miao Guifeng called her mother, who said Erya hadn't gone to the countryside. Miao Guifeng didn't know where Erya had gone. She searched everywhere she could, even in South City, but she didn't see her.
"I said a few words to her and she got angry and ran away," said Miao Guifeng.
“…” Niu Cuihua thought that Miao Guifeng had said more than just a few words to Erya, but a lot of words.
While Niu Cuihua was delivering dried tofu and other items, she often heard Miao Guifeng scolding her children, and she did so with remarkable vehemence. Miao Guifeng treated her three daughters with absolutely no kindness, only scolding and beating them, with no regard for their feelings. Miao Guifeng didn't like daughters, yet she gave birth to three of them—a truly sinful act.
"How old is she? If she ran away, how could she survive?" Miao Guifeng asked, "It's been so many days, and she still hasn't come back. We don't know where she ran off to. If she was abducted by human traffickers and taken to the countryside, we wouldn't even know. This little girl has no sympathy for us as parents. She always thinks she hasn't gotten more benefits. We feed her, clothe her, and send her to school. Isn't that enough?"
Daya stopped studying after graduating from elementary school, and Erya is almost the same. Miao Guifeng said it was good for the children, but Niu Cuihua didn't believe it.
In this day and age, being good to your child doesn't mean you're good to them just because they have enough food and clothing. Miao Guifeng constantly scolds her child and makes him do a lot of things, which is wrong in itself. If Miao Guifeng had been nicer to her child, he wouldn't have run away.
"If she comes back, I will definitely beat her up severely." Miao Guifeng said.
"The child is so big now, stop hitting him." Niu Cuihua said.
"Erya really doesn't understand anything." Miao Guifeng said, "Do you think I want to hit her? I don't want to hit her either, it's just because she's ignorant, she just wants to cause trouble for us. We've been looking for her for so many days, and there's no job, and we've spent so much money."
Miao Guifeng's son's high school education costs a fortune per semester. He didn't pass the entrance exam, but bought the required credits. Miao Guifeng and her husband don't feel they've spent a lot on their son; they only feel they've spent a lot on their daughter. These people are simply biased towards boys, unwilling to spend more on their daughter. They keep her busy all day, working all the time.
"You don't know Erya and others. This is the only way we can manage them." Miao Guifeng said, "We manage them this way, but Erya still acts like this."
“…” Niu Cuihua stopped talking. It was impossible for Miao Guifeng to change.
Miao Guifeng only has her son in her heart. Her son is the most important to her, and her daughter is just a slave for the family.
Niu Cuihua went back first. She didn't want to waste time talking to Miao Guifeng.
"Erya hasn't been found yet." Niu Cuihua said to her mother when she returned home.
"I guess we can't find her back." Mother Niu said, "We have to wait for Erya to figure it out herself and come back on her own."
"Think clearly?" Niu Cuihua asked, "How can I think clearly? My own mother only knows how to beat and scold her."
"Erya's biological mother is indeed much worse." said Niu's mother.
Miao Guifeng is known in this neighborhood for her aggressive behavior. She's notorious for being mean to her own daughters, and everyone can see why. No one can understand why Miao Guifeng gave birth to three daughters. One or two would have been enough, but she chose to give birth to three. Miao Guifeng gave birth to daughters, but she didn't treat them well and even tortured them.
"Daya hasn't run away yet." Niu Cuihua said, "Daya in their family can do any hard work. She cooks for the family and takes care of her brothers and sisters."
Daya is so hardworking and can do so many things.
Niu Cuihua thought Daya was hardworking, but she also felt that Daya's temper was too easily suppressed by her parents and that she was too easily bullied. Daya didn't even know how to resist, but there was not much point in Daya resisting unless Daya went out to work and earn money instead of continuing to live at home.
So far, Daya is still at home. She's about sixteen years old, not yet of legal marriage age. She could work outside, but she stays at home taking care of her family.
If Daya were to work, her earnings would likely go to Miao Guifeng. Miao Guifeng now has to ask Daya to take care of her eldest son, saying high school is a crucial period and her son needs someone to take care of him. Daya has to do her brother's laundry, cook, and keep the house spotless. If her brother is dissatisfied with something, Daya gets scolded.
For example, if Daya's cooking didn't satisfy her brother, he wouldn't eat. Miao Guifeng would scold Daya, saying she was a worry, that she didn't know how to care for her brother, and that Daya's brother was in high school. Didn't Daya want to have a brother who was a college student?
When Daya was told what Miao Guifeng said, she lowered her head and did not refute.
After Erya ran away, Miao Guifeng asked Daya many times if she knew where Erya had gone. Daya really didn't know where Erya had gone, she only knew that Erya was going to run away.
Erya herself didn't know where she was going, so how could she possibly tell Daya? Even if Erya knew where she was going, she wouldn't tell Daya. In Erya's eyes, Daya was not a reliable person. If Erya told Daya, Daya would tell Miao Guifeng sooner or later. Erya couldn't let Miao Guifeng and his wife find her. She wanted to have her own life.
When Miao Guifeng returned home, she saw Daya and talked about Daya again.
"You slept in the same room with Erya, and you knew she was going to run away. Why didn't you tell us earlier?" Miao Guifeng asked, "If you hadn't told us, you would have told the police and embarrassed us."
“…” Daya washed the sweet potatoes without stopping.
"You are just a blockhead." Miao Guifeng said.
Daya didn't say anything, and even if she said something, her mother wouldn't believe it.
"When I talk to you, you just keep silent," Miao Guifeng said, "You don't act like an elder sister at all. Erya ran away, you have to keep an eye on Sanya. Don't let Sanya be like Erya, not working all day and still thinking about running away. Isn't home good? Can there be a better home outside? If she runs away, will she have enough to eat? It's really because you've eaten too much that you're thinking of running away. You should have been starved and let you live a hard life, then you'd know how good life is now."
Miao Guifeng kept cursing, saying that Erya was too much of a worry.
Yang Bingrong searched for Erya for several days but couldn't find her. He went to the train station and the bus station, but there were so many people coming and going that the ticket seller couldn't remember whether Erya had bought a ticket.
You should know that the tickets at this time are not based on real names, and everyone can get on the bus directly after buying the ticket.
Erya bought a ticket and boarded the train. The conductor couldn't remember people, so Yang Bingrong had a hard time finding out where Erya had gone. There were many trains and buses going from Nancheng to other places, and the trains stopped at many stations. They could go south or north, but Yang Bingrong didn't know where Erya was going.
Yang Bingrong could only hope that Erya had not been abducted. Yang Bingrong dragged his exhausted body back, but he still hadn't found Erya.
"I knew you couldn't find Erya." Miao Guifeng said, "It's been so many days, don't look for her anymore. She might have left South City and gone somewhere else. How can we find her in so many places? Even Daya doesn't know anything. Daya and Erya sleep in the same room, but she doesn't care about Erya. I've told Daya many times that older sisters should care about their younger sisters, but she doesn't, haha."
"Stop talking." Yang Bingrong said, "From now on, stop talking about Daya and Sanya."
Yang Bingrong was worried that Daya and Sanya would do the same as Erya in the future. He never thought that Erya would actually run away.
"I have to say it." Miao Guifeng said, "I just said that Erya's frequency is too infrequent, which is why she is so arrogant."
“…” Yang Bingrong rubbed his brows.
"Er Ya ran away like this, and no one knows where she went." Miao Guifeng said, "If she has the guts, she won't come back."
"Stop talking." Yang Bingrong was tired.
"Erya is a jerk," Miao Guifeng said. "She only knew how to run away. She didn't even think about how we would be laughed at and talked about by others. Do you know what those people outside said? They all said that we drove Erya away. We didn't let her stay home, so she left. Did I ever say that we couldn't let her stay home? It was clearly Erya who wanted to run away. She had planned it all along and was going to run away a long time ago."
"Alas." Yang Bingrong sighed, "I wonder where she ran off to."
Jiang's mother was old, so she only came to collect rent occasionally. Sometimes, Jiang Moli and her friends would come to collect rent instead. Jiang Moli rarely went to the street, and sometimes Niu Cuihua and her husband would help collect rent. If Niu Cuihua and her husband went to Jiang Moli's place, it wasn't a lot of money anyway, so they had no intention of taking advantage of it.
"Erya hasn't been found yet." When Jiang Moli returned home, her mother told her about Erya. "When I went there today, I heard that Erya had been away for many days and hasn't come back yet."
"If he ran away, we probably wouldn't be able to find him." Jiang Moli said, "If it were me, I would run away too. Living in a home like that is too depressing. Life is not good at all. If I don't run away, will I stay there forever?"
Erya is thirteen or fourteen years old. She is not particularly old, but she can plan some things on her own.
Jiang Moli thought that Erya should live a good life and not think about Miao Guifeng and others. Later, Erya would have to go back, and she would have to apply for an ID card. It was impossible not to apply for an ID card.
"Miao Guifeng is so cruel to her daughter," Jiang's mother said. "If she didn't want a daughter, she shouldn't have given birth to her."
"That's what everyone says." Jiang Moli said, "That's how she wants to treat her daughter."
Jiang Moli didn't understand how such a Miao Guifeng could become the heroine, and why so many people liked such a heroine and liked to read such novels. They were all said to be novels for the sinking market. Jiang Moli thought that the aunties and grandmothers in the sinking market would not want to read such novels.
Some things are simply inexplicable, like novels about ripping out hearts, livers, and uteruses, yet still attract so many people that they've become a popular genre. It's perfectly normal for some people to like a heroine like Miao Guifeng; there are so many people in the world, and all sorts of things are possible.
"Miao Guifeng's son is in high school, and now she is asking her eldest daughter to take care of him." Jiang's mother said.
"Mom, you don't have to worry about their family affairs." Jiang Moli said.
"I'm not worried, I'm just listening," Jiang's mother said. "Before, we were neighbors."
At the beginning, Jiang's mother thought Miao Guifeng was okay, but later, she found that Miao Guifeng was really terrible. When Miao Guifeng provoked Niu Cuihua, Jiang's mother thought Miao Guifeng was very hateful. Later, Jiang's mother moved in with Jiang Moli, and she rarely saw Miao Guifeng.
Miao Guifeng is a stubborn person. People from the neighborhood office have spoken to her many times, but she still treats the child the same way. Erya ran away, so it's no wonder the police stopped looking for her. Erya's escape was premeditated, and she was forced to run away by Miao Guifeng. This kind of escape doesn't count as a disappearance. The police wouldn't be able to find her even if they looked for her, so there's no point wasting police resources on the search. The police have other more important things to do.
"Seeing Miao Guifeng like that, I feel fortunate that you didn't treat me like that, and neither did Dad." Jiang Moli said.
"You are my biological child, how can I treat you badly?" Jiang's mother said.
Zhao Guodong is Jiang's mother's ex-husband's child, and Jiang Moli is Jiang's father's child. Jiang's mother can't treat Jiang Moli badly. If Jiang's mother treats Jiang Moli badly, wouldn't it be to make Jiang's father think that she is obsessed with her ex-husband?
Jiang's mother loves her daughter very much and would never let her live a bad life.
"I only have you and your brother, not that many children," Jiang's mother said. "I'm a human being, and I can't just love your brother and not you."
"Mom is still the best." Jiang Moli chuckled.
"That's right." Jiang's mother said, "It's good for you too. Your brother doesn't have to take care of us in our old age, so you can take care of us in our old age."
"I'm not at a disadvantage either." Jiang Moli said, "It feels so good to have mom and dad around. I just like you all staying by my side."
"You are still like a child." Jiang's mother said.
"Only with Mom and Dad around can I be like a child," Jiang Moli said. "If Mom and Dad aren't around, I can't be like a child. I have to grow up and be an adult all the time, which is very tiring. So, Mom, you and Dad have to take good care of yourselves, stay healthy, and live a long life, just like Grandma."
"Your grandma is in pretty good health," Jiang's mother said. "I had the chef make some food this morning and had the driver deliver it to your grandma. I told your aunt that if your grandma wants anything to eat, just call us and we can buy it or have the chef cook it and deliver it to her."
"Yes, that's right." Jiang Moli nodded. "Grandma is already this old, she deserves to eat and drink well. If there's anything you want to eat, just tell me. When I went to see grandma before, I also told my aunt that there's no need to be polite with our family. At most, it's just the cost of some ingredients. The chef and the driver are paid monthly, no matter how much they cook."
Jiang Moli's family paid attention to Old Lady Jiang, as did Uncle Jiang's family. Uncle Jiang's family didn't have as much money, so they did a little less, but they still visited Old Lady Jiang. Old Lady Jiang was also very happy to see her children and grandchildren visiting her, and she would even bring food from her room for them.
Once, Mrs. Jiang wanted to give money to Jiang Moli, but Jiang Moli refused to take it. Jiang Moli had already given money to Mrs. Jiang, so how could she take money from Mrs. Jiang again?
"It's just a small matter." Jiang Moli said, "The most important thing is that grandma is happy. Where's Dad?"
"He's in the backyard with the baby," Jiang's mother said. "Where else could they go? Xiao Xuanxuan always goes to the vegetable patch when he's on vacation."
When Father Jiang was with the baby, he was always extra careful. He thought the vegetable patch was fine, but if the baby insisted he take the baby to the river, he wouldn't. When Father Jiang took the baby to the river, something was lost and Father Jiang wanted to pick it up, but the baby wouldn't let him, saying it was dangerous and that they should avoid the river. Especially when Father Jiang saw so many children getting into accidents near the river on the news, he decided it was better to take the baby less often.
"It's okay to run around the vegetable garden." Jiang Moli said, "Baby, didn't you go out to play with your friends?"
"Not today," Jiang's mother said. "A few days ago, he took his classmates to the vegetable fields, saying he wanted to practice social skills."
"..." Jiang Moli thought this was very much like Baobao's style.
On the other side, a young woman and Shi Nan were sitting in a private room in the hotel. The woman took out a test report and placed it in front of Shi Nan, "I'm pregnant. We're going to have a baby."
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