Chapter 62 Paying Back the Money
"If they really want to do good for me, they should help take care of Hongwang and help us more," Jiang Yuqin said.
Jiang Yuqin was still thinking that if those people really wanted her best, they should force Ding Chao to send Ding Hongwang away, but they didn't force Ding Chao to send Ding Hongwang away. Those people only talked a few words and would never do anything to help her.
"Do you want to divorce me?" Ding Chao asked.
"No, I have no plans to divorce you. Divorce is impossible," Jiang Yuqin said. "No matter what they say, it's useless. I don't have those thoughts. Believe me, I really love you and I don't want a divorce. I really don't."
"Yeah." Ding Chao nodded slightly. "If you want to divorce me, you can. I don't blame you."
"Don't be like that. I'm not thinking of divorcing you," Jiang Yuqin said. "I said I'd treat Hongwang as my own son, so I'll keep my word. I can't possibly listen to what my mom and the others say. They're not doing this for my own good. If I really marry them, they'll be able to control me and probably even force me to pay them money."
"you……"
"Don't worry, I'll keep my word. That's it," Jiang Yuqin said. "It's impossible for it to change. Really, not at all."
"Yeah." Ding Chao said, "I just want to say, if you want a divorce, just tell me directly. I have no objection."
"You don't have any objections, but I do. We agreed to spend our lives together," Jiang Yuqin said. "It's impossible to get a divorce at this time. You didn't do anything wrong. You really didn't do anything wrong. The ones who did the wrong thing were those people. They treated me and me badly."
Jiang Yuqin told Ding Chao everything Jin Manzhi had said. She wanted to show her loyalty to him and not let him think she had to marry someone else. It was impossible. She, Jiang Yuqin, would only be with Ding Chao for the rest of her life.
"My mom eloped with the guy she loved, and she still had the nerve to criticize me." Jiang Yuqin said, "I also criticized my mom. She can't force me to divorce and marry someone else. In this day and age, marriage and love are free. You don't have to worry about my mom making things difficult for me. I'm just worried about you being embarrassed. If you are embarrassed... you must tell me, and I'll go find them."
"It's okay." Ding Chao said. Even if those people really wanted to make things difficult for him, Ding Chao would not take their words to heart.
It was a new year again. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Niu Cuihua and her husband took their children to watch TV at Jiang's house. They saw Jiang Moli performing on the stage.
"My little sister is really amazing." Niu Cuihua said, "She can even appear on TV."
"Not bad," Jiang Moli said, "There are many others. We are singing more well-known excerpts so that everyone can listen to them and be familiar with them."
"As long as it sounds good," Niu Cuihua said, "I don't understand those things, but I know these selections are very nice. If Jiaojiao didn't learn the guzheng, she could have studied opera."
"Learn the opera industry, but this industry is not easy." Jiang Moli said, "You need to learn a lot of things. It's not that we haven't learned those things."
"Yeah." Niu Cuihua nodded. "Nothing is easy."
Around the Lunar New Year, Niu Cuihua would make tons of tofu, starting early in the morning and continuing all night. Some families would order a whole plate of tofu, while others would pool their orders. Niu Cuihua also sold individual portions.
Although many people were buying tofu, Niu Cuihua still sold it in bulk. Actually, she stopped selling it at that time, and people could understand. Niu Cuihua thought that since she had been selling tofu here for quite a while, she still had to sell it in bulk so that those who wanted to buy a small amount could get it. She couldn't force customers to make a large order. Why bother asking customers to find others to make a large order? She could just sell it directly from her store.
Niu Cuihua's tofu is good and cheap, so many people buy from her. She has to take care of her regular customers. Some families just don't need to buy so much, and others also want to buy cheaper ones.
Before the Lunar New Year, Niu Cuihua and her husband bought Jiang's mother a new set of clothes and also gave Jiang's father a New Year's gift. Jiang's mother had helped Niu Cuihua and her husband take care of the children many times, so Niu Cuihua and her husband certainly had to repay Jiang's mother and not do nothing.
"Aunt is awesome." Zhao Jiaojiao said.
"Aunt is awesome." Zhao Jiaojiao's younger brother also followed.
"You should work hard and become as great as your aunt in the future," said Niu Cuihua.
Zhao Jiaojiao nodded vigorously. She would definitely work hard to be as good as her aunt in the future.
Many families in the province have provincial TV stations, and the opera Spring Festival Gala has been promoted for a long time. When the audience saw the opera Spring Festival Gala, they were still very surprised, too surprised, but they still loved watching it. It was like a Spring Festival Gala just for them, and some even invited relatives and friends to watch it together.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Jiang Moli and her family of three went to have dinner with Old Lady Jiang. Naturally, Niu Cuihua and her husband did not bring their children with them.
This time, Third Aunt Zhao didn't come over to ask Niu Cuihua to come to the Zhao family for the reunion dinner. The Zhao family was relatively quiet for the time being because many of them knew that they had driven Zhao Guodong and Jiang's mother out years ago. It would be too difficult for them to ask Zhao Guodong for money now. Zhao Guodong would never give money to Old Lady Zhao and the others.
In other words, as soon as Aunt Zhao San heard what other people in the Zhao family said, she rushed forward.
It wasn't that Third Aunt Zhao didn't want to continue looking for Zhao Guodong and his wife; it was simply useless. Whenever Third Aunt Zhao spoke of Zhao Guodong to others, she'd say he was too much, that he didn't even consider Old Lady Zhao. It had been so long since those events happened, so why was Zhao Guodong still holding such a grudge? Could he not hold such a grudge? Could he hold fewer grudges?
The Zhao family members were saying bad things about Zhao Guodong, but Zhao Guodong had heard them all, so he pretended to know nothing. Zhao Guodong had suffered so much, and now it was his mother and sister who helped him. The people on the Zhao family only knew how to ask him to give money, but didn't know how to help him.
Zhao Guodong thought that if those people helped him more, he could give them money, but those people did not help him. They just wanted Zhao Guodong to make contributions on his own initiative.
"Come to think of it, we still entertain relatives in the countryside and invite them to our home for dinner during the first month of the lunar year." Niu Cuihua said, "It's a bit deserted now that we're in the city."
"It's a bit deserted." Zhao Guodong said.
"There's nothing we can do about it. Who told us to... forget it." Niu Cuihua said, "It's the same if we eat at home. We can even eat more."
Jiang Moli and her family of three were happily having dinner at Old Lady Jiang's house. During the meal, Old Lady Jiang asked Jiang Moli when she would get the marriage certificate.
"Don't worry." Jiang Moli still said the same thing.
"When you're old enough, you should get married," said Mrs. Jiang. "It's rare to find love for each other."
"Yeah." Jiang Moli nodded, "Grandma, don't worry. We can go and get the marriage certificate if we want. My parents will give me the household registration book anyway, so I don't need to steal the household registration book to get married."
Jiang Moli thought that if her parents objected, she might not be with Sheng Jiahao. Jiang Moli had seen very little in this era, so it was definitely right to listen to the elders more.
"You are still the best." Old Mrs. Jiang said with a smile.
Even when Old Lady Jiang and the others didn't talk much about Jiang Yuqin, they would still think of her sometimes. Every time they thought of her, they felt unlucky.
When Jiang Moli and her family of three returned from Mrs. Jiang's house, they brought back some food, which Mrs. Jiang had given them. They were all edibles, including bacon and ham, which Mrs. Jiang had made herself. The food Mrs. Jiang had made tasted pretty good, and Jiang Moli liked it quite a bit. However, she had to eat less bacon and ham, and not eat them all the time because they contained too much nitrite.
Jiang Moli loves stir-fried bacon and lettuce; the lettuce is crispy and has a bacon aroma. The bacon must be steamed first, then sliced. The slices can't be too thick, or it'll be too salty; too thin, and the meat will burn easily if you stir-fry it. Jiang Moli doesn't know how to cook these dishes; she just knows how to eat them. As long as she has a mouth, she can eat.
If Jiang Moli were asked to fry the bacon, she would burn it directly, and the lettuce she cooked would not be crispy.
This is what a person who is not good at cooking is like. He can only talk about it. Jiang Moli didn't dare to say that her mother's cooking was not delicious. A person who only knows how to eat should say less.
"Your grandma knows you love it, so she gave you so much." Jiang's mother looked at the bacon and ham in her hand. "She said she wanted to make more during the Chinese New Year."
"So I gave red envelopes to my grandparents," Jiang Moli said. "Even though they're old, they still care about me."
"Your grandparents really love you." Jiang's mother said.
As long as Jiang Moli didn't think about being treated the same as Old Lady Jiang's grandchildren, there would be no problem. Old Lady Jiang spent more time with her grandchildren and gave them more things. If Jiang Moli insisted on fighting, she would definitely lose to those people. Fortunately, Jiang Moli didn't fight. She just thought that as long as Old Lady Jiang didn't let Jiang's father leave his things to his nephew, that would be enough.
Those old ladies and old men are very old, and their ideas are relatively feudal and old-fashioned. If Jiang Moli insists on arguing with them, it will only make her life a mess.
Jiang Moli doesn't lack those things, she can make money on her own.
Jiang's mother did not give the bacon and sausages given by Old Lady Jiang to Niu Cuihua and her husband. These things were given by Old Lady Jiang to Jiang Moli, not to Niu Cuihua and her husband.
In the past, Wang Chunfen would invite Jiang Yuqin and her husband to dinner during the first month of the lunar year. However, after their falling out, she naturally stopped inviting them. Jiang Yuqin and her husband would primarily invite the Ding family to dinner, and they could choose to invite Jin Manzhi and her family.
After Jin Manzhi suggested that Jiang Yuqin divorce, Jiang Yuqin naturally didn't want to ask Jin Manzhi for help.
The Ding family wouldn't take the initiative to ask about Jin Manzhi and the others; they just ate more and took more when they left. Jiang Yuqin also had to prepare everything well for them, fearing that her parents-in-law would be dissatisfied or say she hadn't done a good job.
When Jiang Yuqin had a miscarriage, Ding Chao's parents didn't come to see her. Ding's mother said they were old enough to not visit someone who had miscarried, fearing they might bump into something and shorten their lifespan. Ding Chao also told Jiang Yuqin this, and Jiang Yuqin thought their thoughts were reasonable. As people age, they all fear death.
Therefore, Jiang Yuqin did not blame Ding Chao's parents. She also thought that her own family did not visit her often, let alone her in-laws. Jiang Yuqin made such a comparison. With such a comparison, Jiang Yuqin thought that her in-laws at least knew to let someone explain to her.
If Jiang Moli knew what Jiang Yuqin was thinking, she would definitely say that Jiang Yuqin's brain was useless and of no use at all.
A love-brained person always thinks about the husband's family, but doesn't realize that he should think about his own family.
On the third day of the first lunar month, Jiang Moli performed on stage and the tickets sold very well.
On the fourth day of the first lunar month, Jiang Moli went to Teacher Lu's home to pay New Year's greetings. She bought some New Year gifts. Teacher Lu was very happy to see Jiang Moli. Brother Sheng and his wife had already taken the children back to their own residence. Sister Sheng did not come, so it was Sheng Jiahao who stayed with Teacher Lu and his wife.
In a few days, Sheng Jiahao will have to go to work more, so he won't be able to spend as much time with Teacher Lu and his wife as he does now.
"I was wondering if you were coming over, and here you are." Teacher Lu smiled and pulled Jiang Moli to sit down. "Today, let's try Jiahao's cooking. Let Jiahao and his father cook."
"Okay." Jiang Moli nodded, "My cooking skills are not good."
"You don't need cooking skills," Teacher Lu said. "A man who insists on your cooking skills is not worth having. It means he's poor and incompetent. If he's poor, but has some skills, that's fine. But a woman who's both poor and incompetent will suffer terribly if she's with him."
"I think so too," Jiang Moli said. "You can't find someone who's poor and incompetent. If people say you're materialistic or money-worshiping, it doesn't hurt. Just ignore it. If you care about those things and just find someone casually, you'll suffer, and you'll suffer a lot."
"You look like me. Apart from our looks, when we stand together, we look quite like mother and daughter," Teacher Lu said. "Your second sister asked me before if I would have adopted you as my goddaughter if you weren't with Jiahao. I said no. It's not that I didn't want to adopt you as my goddaughter, but you're so capable that you don't need to be my goddaughter. The teacher-student relationship is enough for us."
"With the teacher here, I feel much more at ease." Jiang Moli laughed, "If I really encounter difficulties, I will come to you and you will always help me."
"What kind of difficulties can you have?" Teacher Lu said, "You can handle it yourself. But if you really have difficulties, you still need to find someone to help you. Don't just try to handle it on your own."
At this time, Ma Yuwen had already returned to the local drama troupe. Zhu Zhixuan didn't know that Ma Yuwen had been invited to participate in the provincial TV station's Spring Festival Gala. It was only when Zhu Zhixuan was watching TV that she learned that Ma Yuwen was invited.
This made Zhu Zhixuan feel very uncomfortable. Why was Ma Yuwen invited?
So Zhu Zhixuan plucked up the courage to call Ma Yuwen, but was a little afraid that Ma Yuwen would hang up on her.
"What's up?" Ma Yuwen didn't hang up on Zhu Zhixuan. She'd been in a good mood lately, having appeared on the provincial opera Spring Festival Gala, and she was naturally happy. She felt more and more confident that she had made the right choice. Taking a step back opened up new horizons. Returning to the local opera troupe wasn't a bad idea; she could still reap many benefits.
"I..." Zhu Zhixuan hesitated. What should she say?
"If you have something to say, say it." Ma Yuwen said, "If you don't have anything to say, don't say it."
"I saw it," Zhu Zhixuan said, "you participated in the provincial TV station's Spring Festival Gala."
"Yeah." Ma Yuwen responded, "I heard that you married the son of your unit leader."
"You...you..." Zhu Zhixuan didn't say the rest of the words, she hung up the phone in a hurry. Zhu Zhixuan didn't dare to say anything else to Ma Yuwen, for fear that Ma Yuwen would say: You are just a relative.
Beep, beep... Ma Yuwen saw that the call was hung up, so she didn't call back. There was no need to call back. Ma Yuwen said that deliberately. Their circle is not big, so some news can spread easily.
Zhu Zhixuan stared at the phone for a while. It didn't ring. She sat in front of it. This phone belonged to Zhu Zhixuan's in-laws. She lived with her parents-in-law. Zhu Zhixuan had wanted to call Ma Yuwen since the night of the first day of the Lunar New Year, but she didn't wait until today.
They both left the provincial Xiaobaihua, but Ma Yuwen is doing so well.
Zhu Zhixuan once thought that Ma Yuwen's departure from the Provincial Little Hundred Flowers meant she was no match for her. But Ma Yuwen proved so impressive that she even appeared on the provincial TV station's Spring Festival Gala, while Zhu Zhixuan didn't. Zhu Zhixuan wasn't particularly popular at work; everyone thought she had a backer, and they were afraid to say the wrong thing in front of her, as it would bring bad luck to them.
Those people knew about Zhu Zhixuan's involvement with Xiao Baihua, and they all thought she was too petty. It was better to be cautious with someone like her. Hadn't someone at work been forced to apologize to Zhu Zhixuan before? Regardless of whether someone was right or wrong, the end result was the same: they had to bow to Zhu Zhixuan, because they didn't have a strong backer.
Zhu Zhixuan sat there in a daze. How did things turn out like this?
Ma Yuwen didn't take Zhu Zhixuan seriously. They were in different units and Zhu Zhixuan couldn't reach out that far.
After Jiang Moli appeared on the provincial TV station's Spring Festival Opera Gala, many people on the street were talking about it.
Shi Nan didn't go home for the New Year, but stayed at school instead, saying he was about to graduate and had other things to deal with at school. Shi Nan was afraid that if he went back, his mother would embarrass the people he knew again.
Those people have very little contact with Shi Nan, and Shi's mother still has to talk to them, which is very bad.
When the neighbors see Jiang's mother, they will praise Jasmine.
"Your Jasmine is on TV. She's really good."
"Your Jasmine is really amazing. No one here has ever been on the Spring Festival Gala."
"Your Jasmine is no worse than those college students. I think your Jasmine is very good."
…
"Just so-so." When Jiang's mother heard those words, she smiled, but she didn't say much about how outstanding her daughter was. She still had to be humble.
At the Shi family, Shi's mother already knew that Jiang Moli had appeared on the provincial TV station's Spring Festival Gala, but she still thought Jiang Moli was not that good.
"Jiang Moli's future mother-in-law is her teacher at her previous school. Her future mother-in-law will definitely help her." said Shi's mother.
"..." Shi's father was reading the newspaper. He didn't mention Jiang Moli's appearance on the provincial TV station, and he didn't know how Jiang Moli got there.
"Those people are praising Jiang Moli, saying she's even more successful than college students." Shi's mother's expression was almost contorted. "Those people really have the guts to praise her. It's just a provincial TV appearance, so it's probably just this one time."
"Maybe there will be more in the future." Shi's father said. He obviously didn't want his wife to talk about this matter anymore, and didn't want her to be slapped in the face later.
"Yes, yes, she is just an actor," Shi's mother said. "In ancient times, actors were people of low status."
Shi's mother looked down on Jiang Moli. She thought her son was the most capable. In ancient times, her son would have been a legitimate imperial scholar. Her son would have a bright future. In ancient times, actors could only become concubines of high-ranking officials, and concubines were sold at that price.
Shi's mother was not afraid of others hearing what she said, she just believed it. If Jiang Moli really had the ability, she should not become an actor. If she had the ability, she should take the college entrance examination and see if she could pass Shi Nan.
"These people are really... just actors. What's there to praise? It's a pity they can even boast like that." Shi's mother said, "Do they want their children to be like Jiang Moli? Yeah, their children don't do well in school, so they can only look up to Jiang Moli."
Father Shi did not stop Mother Shi from speaking, but continued to listen.
Shi's mother felt that this was not enough, so she called Shi Nan.
"Jiang Moli is so great now," Shi's mother scoffed. "She just appeared on the provincial TV station's Spring Festival Gala, and now everyone in her family is talking about it."
In reality, Jiang's mother, father, and the others hadn't told anyone about it. It was just that everyone was in the same province, and in southern Taiwan, so the chances of seeing the provincial Spring Festival Gala were higher. Many neighbors watched the provincial channel, and they'd heard others talk about it, so naturally they knew about it.
Shi's mother always told others that Shi Nan was a college student, and she thought that Jiang's father and mother also said so.
"The tail is sticking up in the sky," said Shi's mother. "That's amazing."
"Mom." Shi Nan frowned. He thought something was wrong, but he didn't expect his mother to mock Jiang Moli.
Shi Nan still loved Jiang Moli. Even though some girls at school had confessed their love to him, he didn't fall for them. Even if you date someone at school, you'll still have to break up after graduation, so Shi Nan didn't plan to date those people. Shi Nan thought that when he returned to South City, he would look for Jiang Moli again. Once he had a formal and stable job and was financially capable, he wouldn't have to constantly depend on Shi's mother.
When he was in college, Shi Nan worked part-time to earn money and saved some money. He was just waiting to return to Nancheng after graduation. Shi Nan thought that as long as he didn't hear the news that Jiang Moli got married, it would be good news.
"Why do you care about those people?" Shi Nan asked.
"It's those people who say Jiang Moli is better than college students." Shi's mother said, "How can she compare to college students? She just can't compare, not at all."
"Well, I can't compare, I can't compare." Shi Nan said perfunctorily, "Mom, don't listen to those words, just pretend you didn't hear them."
"When you come back, they'll know how amazing you are as a college student." Shi's mother said, "Jiang Moli's boyfriend is a college graduate and is now a boss."
"..." Shi Nan knew that Sheng Jiahao was rich, but he didn't have that much money to start a business. He should try to get a job in a public institution, a better one.
"Those people are not as good as you." Shi's mother said, "You will be even better than them in the future."
"Mom, I have something else to do." Shi Nan said.
"Hurry up and do your thing." Shi's mother said, "I just want to tell you that those people in the Jiang family are too boastful and have no fear of losing face at all."
"Well, I'm going to do something." Shi Nan said.
Shi Nan hung up the phone, thinking that Jiang Moli was truly amazing. Shi Nan rarely watched TV at school, and he had no idea Jiang Moli had appeared on the provincial TV station's Spring Festival Gala. Even if some TV stations were still broadcasting the Spring Festival Gala, Shi Nan hadn't watched it; he truly had no idea.
After Shi's mother told Shi Nan what she said on the phone, Shi Nan was not in a position to call Jiang Moli again. Jiang Moli's home did not have a phone installed. If Shi Nan called the street vendor, those people might know that Shi Nan had called Jiang Moli, and Shi's mother would have something to say then.
In order to prevent Shi's mother from talking too much about Jiang Moli, Shi Nan could only endure it. He felt that he did this for his and Jiang Moli's future.
Mother Shi turned to look at Father Shi. "Our son is busy studying. When he graduates from university, he will definitely have a good job. What do you think, can he stay in the capital?"
"I don't know." said Shi's father.
"Do you want to give a gift to someone?" Shi's mother asked, "There are many universities in the capital, and there are many students in the schools. I'm worried that Shi Nan might have the opportunity to stay in the capital, but someone else might use their connections to ruin his chance."
"Who are you giving gifts to?" Shi's father asked. "To Shi Nan's teachers? Do those people have the power to decide which unit Shi Nan will go to?"
Shi's father felt that the capital was too far away from South City and they could not interfere in so many things.
"If Shi Nan comes back, we can help him more." Shi's father said, "It's better than him being alone in the capital."
"The capital is better than South City." Shi's mother said. She hoped Shi Nan would stay in the capital.
"If he's in the capital and we're in South City, it won't be easy for you to see him in the future," Shi's father said. "It's better for him to come back to South City and stay with us. If anything happens, we can take care of each other."
"Yes, if he comes back, we can take care of each other." Shi's mother was a little unwilling. Her other children were not as successful as Shi Nan. Only Shi Nan was admitted to university. Shi's mother kept a close eye on Shi Nan, also thinking of having a college student to support her in her old age.
Jiang Moli was at Teacher Lu's house. Teacher Lu didn't ask when Jiang Moli and Sheng Jiahao would get their marriage certificate. Teacher Lu felt that she only needed to ask her son and not put too much pressure on Jiang Moli. It would be better for Jiang Moli and Sheng Jiahao to let things take their course.
After lunch, Jiang Moli and Sheng Jiahao went shopping in the mall together.
"There's another performance in two days," Jiang Moli said. "We also have to go to other cities to perform. Our boss said we should take advantage of the popularity of the provincial opera Spring Festival Gala and perform a few more shows."
"That's very hard." Sheng Jiahao said, "It's so cold, and you still have to perform."
"It's fine indoors," Jiang Moli said. "We're not performing in the countryside, nor are we performing outdoors. Some local opera troupes perform outdoors, and that's where it's really cold. We have no choice but to perform. Only by performing can we make money."
One of the reasons Jiang Moli wanted to join the provincial Xiaobaihua Opera was that large opera troupes rarely performed outdoors in the countryside. While their own troupe was also divided into various groups, the situation was much better. Some local troupes specialized in performing in the countryside. Their singing skills might not be particularly good, but they earned their hard-earned money, and it was their right to earn it.
"When I was little, my parents threatened me, saying I would freeze to death if I had to perform in freezing weather." Jiang Moli recalled how her mother once made her stay outside to feel the biting cold wind. "Even though I've persisted for so many years, my mom and her family once considered not letting me sing opera anymore. They thought it had no future. But seeing that I really enjoyed it, they had no choice but to support me."
"It's not their fault," Sheng Jiahao said. "After all, your uncle and auntie let you continue studying opera, but my parents simply didn't let us siblings learn opera. When we were little, my mom didn't really like taking us to listen to opera. It was only when we got older, in the past few years, that she started to ask us to watch more opera, and we would accompany her to watch opera."
That was because of the special times, and parents wanted to consider their children more.
"Mom is talking about us brothers and sisters now. She says we are really not suitable for learning opera. We don't have a passion for it. If we are forced to learn, it will be difficult for us to learn well." Sheng Jiahao said, "Mom likes you very much and values you very much. My second sister and the others asked me to bring you back home to visit Mom more often. They said Mom would be very happy."
Sheng Jiahao did exactly that. It was great that his biological mother liked his fiancée. Then he wouldn't have to worry about conflicts between his fiancée and his biological mother. Sheng Jiahao felt that there should be no conflicts between Jiang Moli and his mother. If there really was a conflict, it was because his biological mother felt that he, as a son, had not done well and wanted to criticize him.
"Teacher Lu is a very good teacher," Jiang Moli said. "She takes good care of her students."
"Yeah." Sheng Jiahao said, "I saw you because my mother took me to see the opera. I saw you again because my mother asked you to come to our house."
Sheng Jiahao thought that if his mother had not been so good to Jiang Moli, he might not have met Jiang Moli so soon. Sheng Jiahao was lucky to have such a good mother and such a good fiancée like Jiang Moli.
"Thanks to the teacher, I was able to meet you." Jiang Moli chuckled.
He Jingxian had been feeling down the past few days. Someone from her workplace was performing on the provincial TV station's Spring Festival Gala, but she wasn't. Isn't Second Aunt Qi very capable? Why didn't she let He Jingxian perform?
Second Aunt Qi and Mother Qi sat together chatting and eating, and Second Aunt Qi talked about the provincial TV opera Spring Festival Gala.
"I can't decide who goes, but I can." Aunt Qi said, "It depends on the decision of the leaders of the unit, and they have to vote. For some small matters, I have the final say. This is the first time the provincial TV station has held an opera Spring Festival Gala. If it goes wrong, I will be criticized."
"It's because Jingxian's skills are not good enough." Qi's mother said, "If her skills were better, you can just push her without any problems."
"That's right," Aunt Qi said. "I want to stay in the company and can't make the wrong decisions. If I make a serious mistake, I won't have those powers anymore."
Second Aunt Qi always considered herself first, and others second. He Jingxian wasn't capable enough, and since she hadn't fully recovered from giving birth last year, Second Aunt Qi didn't dare let her take the position. Relying on connections was fine, but some things couldn't be completely reliant on connections.
"If Jingxian performs better in the future, it will be her turn sooner or later," said Aunt Qi. "Every year there is the Spring Festival. The provincial TV station held a Spring Festival Gala with opera this year and will do so again next year. It's a special feature, and everyone is willing to cooperate and wants to be on TV."
"Are there many benefits to being on TV?" asked Qi's mother.
"Of course," said Aunt Qi. "Those people are vying to be on TV. Being on TV makes their resumes look much better, and it's considered recognition. This time, it was the people from the Provincial Little Hundred Flowers who proposed it to the provincial TV station, but not many Provincial Little Hundred Flowers appear on TV."
Aunt Qi's thoughts on the Provincial Little Hundred Flowers were truly impressive. Furthermore, they were truly heartless. Instead of encouraging more performers from the Provincial Little Hundred Flowers, they invited performers from other local troupes, including amateurs. As a result, some local troupes even thought the Provincial Little Hundred Flowers were great. After the performers came on stage, they even introduced themselves, letting the audience know where they were from, which also served to promote the local troupe.
This means that the Provincial Xiaobaihua is doing a good job, and the local theater troupes are naturally happy. As a leading group, the Provincial Xiaobaihua must do a better job and be more thoughtful.
"If you ask me, it would be better for Jingxian to have a second child sooner rather than later," said Aunt Qi. "Having a child while she's still young will allow her to recover faster. After having a son, she'll experience more and be able to play more roles."
If He Jingxian is busy giving birth, Aunt Qi doesn't have to help He Jingxian find a better role for the time being, and she doesn't want to always help He Jingxian arrange those things.
"I've already told them." Qi's mother said, "It's better to have a second child as soon as possible."
"That's right. If Jingxian got pregnant in other companies, she might be fired," said Aunt Qi. "In our company, there's no need to be afraid. I'm here. I can make Jingxian stay and won't let her get fired."
"I still have to rely on you." Qi's mother said with a smile, "You really do the work."
"We are all family." said Aunt Qi.
He Jingxian heard what Qi's mother and second aunt Qi said, but she didn't go over. He Jingxian thought she should stay in the room to see her daughter. The Qi family just wanted her to have a baby soon. Those people didn't think about whether her career would be affected. No, they did think about it. They just wanted her not to be fired from the company. They thought she wouldn't have to do those things and she could still get paid.
Everyone’s family conditions are different. He Jingxian’s mother-in-law was not so supportive of her singing, but Teacher Lu was very supportive of Jiang Moli.
After returning home from the mall, Jiang Moli brought back a lot of things. A woman's wardrobe is always missing a piece of clothing. When Jiang Moli saw a nice piece of clothing, she bought it and treated herself well.
"Are there any clothes on sale at the mall?" Jiang's mother asked. "I bought so many pieces."
"There are discounts, and they're bigger than before the Lunar New Year," Jiang Moli said. "I bought so many clothes before the Lunar New Year that I felt like I was being taken advantage of."
"Why don't you try to persuade her?" Jiang's mother looked at Sheng Jiahao.
"It's just a few pieces of clothing, and they're not expensive." Sheng Jiahao said, "It would be better to have more clothes so that we can change them up."
"You're on her side," said Jiang's mother.
"If he doesn't support me, I don't want him." Jiang Moli snorted.
"Stay home for dinner later," Jiang's mother said. "You must be tired from accompanying her shopping. Sit down and rest for a while."
Mother Jiang poured water for Sheng Jiahao, and Sheng Jiahao quickly said, "Auntie, I can do it myself."
"Mom, let him come by himself. He's very familiar with our place." Jiang Moli said, "He knows exactly where everything is."
"You." Jiang's mother sighed and shook her head. Jiang Moli knew to let Sheng Jiahao do it himself.
Jiang Moli did not buy more things for Niu Cuihua and his wife's children. She had said before that she would buy less things in the future. Niu Cuihua and his wife did not think Jiang Moli did anything wrong. People should not push their luck.
Up to now, Zhao Guodong has not returned the twenty yuan to Jiang Moli, and he even borrowed some money from Jiang Moli later.
Niu Cuihua was counting money at home, she counted it over and over again.
"We should return the money to your sister." Niu Cuihua said, "We owe your sister money for quite a while, and we still haven't paid it back. It's really wrong."
"My younger sister said she is not in a hurry to use the money." Zhao Guodong said.
"She said there's no rush, and we should pay it back soon." Niu Cuihua counted the money, "Pay back ten yuan to my younger sister first. In a few days, Jiaojiao will start school, and so will the younger one, and it will cost a lot of money."
Niu Cuihua thought that raising a child in the city was too expensive, not just a little bit. If it were a child in the countryside, they wouldn't need to spend so much money, nor would they have to think about learning any skills, they would just roll around in the mud.
"Okay," Zhao Guodong said, "It doesn't matter if you pay a little less. I'll pay it back later."
"How much money does my little sister have to spend to have a brother like you?" Niu Cuihua sighed. "Not to mention the money she lent us, just think about the things she bought for the two children. Those things cost a lot of money."
After dinner, Niu Cuihua and her husband took their children to Jiang's house and happened to see Sheng Jiahao. Sheng Jiahao had just finished his meal and was helping to clear the table. Niu Cuihua saw Sheng Jiahao and wondered if she could pay him back in front of him. She was afraid that it would affect the relationship between Sheng Jiahao and Jiang Moli, as Jiang Moli had spent a lot of money on her family.
Later, Niu Cuihua thought that Sheng Jiahao was so rich, and Sheng Jiahao should not care about these things.
"Little sister." Niu Cuihua let the child sit and watch TV. She pulled Jiang Moli aside and said, "This is the money I'm paying you back. Your brother and I are a little short on money, so I'll give you ten yuan first. We'll pay you back the rest, but you just have to wait."
"Today is the fourth day of the Lunar New Year. Sister-in-law, do you want to wait two days?" Jiang Moli said, "Some people don't like to pay back money to others after five years. It seems that there is some taboo."
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