Chapter 9: First meeting with the first batch of college students after the resumption of the college entrance examination...
Jiang Yuqin had complaints about her natal family, but she said those things without fear that others would think her natal family disapproved of their marriage.
When others heard Jiang Yuqin's words, they immediately understood that Jiang Yuqin was dissatisfied with her mother's family. Many people knew about Jiang Yuqin's mother's affairs, and Jiang Yuqin still acted like that. Wasn't this pushing her father away?
Yes, others often say that stepmothers are bad, but Jiang Yuqin herself has no thoughts of her own. She listens to others and stubbornly believes that stepmothers are bad. With Jiang Yuqin like this, how could her family have a good relationship with her? At this time, Jiang Yuqin still speaks like this. If her family hears it, they will definitely be unhappy.
"Pack your things first." Ding Chao said.
Ding Chao didn't want Jiang Yuqin to continue spouting those nonsense to the neighbors; it had no positive impact on his family, only negative consequences. The reason Ding Chao had previously been reluctant to be with Jiang Yuqin was, firstly, that Jiang Yuqin's biological mother had run away with another man, and Ding Chao was afraid she would be like her biological mother. Secondly, Jiang Yuqin's words were not very pleasant to the ear. She disrespected her stepmother and often felt that her biological father treated her poorly. Consequently, the Jiang family didn't care to bother with her.
A few years ago, Ding Chao hoped to find someone who was educated and capable, and whose family was not troubled and could provide him with support. Jiang Yuqin was not Ding Chao's ideal wife, but Ding Chao was old and had a friend's child. Ding Chao's blind dates had encountered setbacks, so he decided to marry Jiang Yuqin.
If Ding Chao had a better choice, he would not be willing to marry Jiang Yuqin.
When Jiang Yuqin wanted to bring those things from her parents' home, Ding Chao didn't say "no". That was because Ding Chao didn't have enough money to buy those things for Jiang Yuqin. If Jiang Yuqin could bring more things herself, Ding Chao could spend less money, and he was very willing.
As for whether Ding Chao would look good, he just wanted others to think that Jiang Yuqin wanted to take those things herself. It was not him who forced Jiang Yuqin to take those things. At most, he would say in front of Jiang Yuqin that he was short of money.
"These clothes are still wearable," Jiang Yuqin said. "Some of them I bought last year, and some just recently."
Jiang Yuqin knew in her heart that Jiang Moli would never wear her old clothes, but she still said, "If I leave the clothes there, my sister might wear them."
Jiang Moli is very beautiful. When she wears slightly old clothes, others think she is wearing new clothes. Jiang Yuqin has seen other people like Jiang Moli since she was a child. Jiang Moli knew how to coax those adults when she was a child.
"..." Ding Chao did not mention Jiang Moli. Between Jiang Moli and Jiang Yuqin, Ding Chao liked Jiang Moli a little more, but Jiang Moli would never marry Ding Chao.
Jiang Moli likes to sing opera, so she specially entered the art college to study. When Jiang Moli was studying, her academic performance was not bad. It was not that she did not do well in the cultural subjects because of singing opera. Her cultural subjects performed well. Her teacher also said that if Jiang Moli worked hard to take the college entrance examination, she could also be admitted to a good school.
"This box is in the corner and can hold clothes," Jiang Yuqin said. "This is a rented house. If it were our own house, it could be used as a wardrobe. But forget about renting a house. It will be difficult to move in the future. We're getting married. Can your factory apply for housing?"
Jiang Yuqin didn't want to live in a rented house forever, she wanted to have her own house. When Jiang Yuqin was at her mother's house, she lived in the Jiang family's own house.
"It's difficult to apply right now." It wasn't that Ding Chao didn't want to apply; the problem was that there were too many applicants, and there was a long line waiting for a place. Ding Chao's performance wasn't particularly outstanding, so the factory couldn't possibly find him a place so quickly. Ding Chao's child wasn't his biological child, and based on the size of his family and the degree of financial hardship, the factory prioritized housing for others.
If an employee has a child, housing must be arranged for them first. It is not acceptable for people to adopt a child, get a house, and then send the child back.
"Is it difficult to apply?" Jiang Yuqin frowned. "It's not easy to apply for housing in our company either."
Jiang Yuqin wasn't very popular in the factory. She had a bad temper and tended to get stuck in a rut and think bad things about others. She'd praise others for a long time over the smallest things.
In the evening, the drama troupe that Jiang Moli was in started performing. Old Mrs. Jiang gave two tickets to her grandson and asked him to take his partner to listen to the opera.
Jiang Moli didn't care whether it was Mrs. Jiang and her husband who came, or whether Mrs. Jiang asked someone else to come. Jiang Moli sang seriously on the stage, very devoted. Jiang Moli wanted to perform better. Only if she performed well, the leaders would see her good qualities, and when she graduated, she would have the opportunity to transfer to the Xiaobaihua Drama Troupe.
In the audience, one of Jiang Moli's teachers was sitting there watching, with the teacher's son sitting next to him.
The teacher's name is Lv Tao. She is a well-known opera artist. She usually teaches in school and many students like to see her.
"See? That adopted daughter is my student." Lu Tao pointed at Jiang Moli and told his son, "She sings well."
"That's right." Lu Tao's son is called Sheng Jiahao. Sheng Jiahao studied in the capital a few years ago and came back less often. Sheng Jiahao and Jiang Moli have not met formally yet.
Sheng Jiahao is handsome, but he didn't learn to sing opera with his mother. During the special period, the development of opera was greatly hindered, and the Sheng family was reluctant to let their children learn to sing opera with Lv Tao. Lv Tao was a little disappointed, but there was nothing he could do. For the sake of his child's future, it was better for him to learn something else.
In his early years, Sheng Jiahao served in the army. After the college entrance examination was resumed, Sheng Jiahao took the college entrance examination again and was admitted to a good university. Sheng Jiahao was considered one of the first batch of college students after the resumption of the college entrance examination. He has now graduated from university. Sheng Jiahao did not think about the job assigned by the state. He wanted to work hard on his own. Reform and opening up were a good time.
Sheng Jiahao looked at Jiang Moli. The makeup of these Yue Opera actors was not particularly heavy compared to some other local operas. Some local opera actors had layer upon layer of makeup on their faces, a lot of glue on their hair, and some even had to pull their skin to the sides to achieve a better effect. The makeup of opera actors was very different from ordinary everyday makeup. Not sure if it was because of Jiang Moli's mother's words, or because Jiang Moli sang so well, Sheng Jiahao couldn't help but look at Jiang Moli a few more times.
Opera actors have lively eyes, rich expressions, and large movements...
Sheng Jiahao looked at the actors on the stage, then glanced at the group sitting around him. There were still quite a few people there, and there were few empty seats.
Jiang Yuqin's cousin brought his girlfriend to listen to the music. He said to his girlfriend, "That's my cousin. She started learning opera when she was very young. A few years ago, she sang the role of a maid."
"Aren't you a maid now?" asked my cousin's girlfriend.
"This maidservant is different from the previous one. This maidservant is going to be adopted as a daughter and has more roles to play." Jiang Yuqin's cousin Jiang Chengkang said. Jiang Chengkang is the third son of Uncle Jiang. He is more than three years older than Jiang Moli.
After the concert, Lv Tao took Sheng Jiahao backstage. However, Jiang Chengkang did not go backstage. He left first with his partner.
When Jiang Moli saw Lu Tao, she was very happy.
"Teacher!" Jiang Moli hurriedly walked in front of Lu Tao.
"Sit down. Don't you want to take off your makeup? Go ahead." Lu Tao said with a smile, "You look pretty good today."
"Thank you, teacher." Jiang Moli glanced at the people around Lu Tao.
"This is my son, Sheng Jiahao, a few years older than you." Lu Tao said, "He's the one who's in college. You can call him by his name or call him brother."
Sheng Jiahao is the youngest son of Lü Tao, who has two sons and one daughter. When Lü Tao had children, the development of opera had already fallen into a predicament, so Lü Tao did not specifically choose not to have children in order to perform opera.
"He has graduated and is back now." Lu Tao said.
"The first batch of college students after the resumption of the college entrance examination are really amazing." Jiang Moli gave Sheng Jiahao a thumbs up and praised him. "Hello, my name is Jiang Moli, and I am Teacher Lu's student."
There was something on Jiang Moli's hands. She did not shake hands with Sheng Jiahao, but continued to remove her makeup. Sheng Jiahao looked at Jiang Moli again.
"Let's go." Seeing that her youngest son didn't move, Lu Tao patted his arm lightly.
There were quite a few people backstage, and they were busy packing up, removing their makeup, etc. Lu Tao did not stay backstage with her youngest son, she took her youngest son away.
"Mom, your student looks very young." Sheng Jiahao said, "Is he not yet an adult?"
"She's eighteen, an adult," Lu Tao said. "She's attending an art college and is about to graduate. Although she didn't take the college entrance exam, she's still a very talented person. Don't think she's uneducated or not well-educated."
"No." Sheng Jiahao said quickly.
"To sing well, you still have to learn a lot and understand the characters," said Lü Tao. "One minute on stage is the product of ten years of hard work off stage. Jasmine has worked very hard, starting from marginal roles all the way up to her current role."
Before entering the art academy, Jiang Moli studied drama with others. After entering the art academy, she learned from the teachers there. Jiang Moli never considered herself a genius. She only knew that she had to work hard. Only by working hard to sing well and win everyone's love could she sing more plays and get better roles.
When Jiang Moli finished taking off her makeup and was about to go back, her father came to pick her up. The theater was some distance from the Jiang family, and Jiang's father was worried that Jiang Moli might get into trouble on the way, so he came to pick her up. When Jiang Moli went to perform in other cities, she basically stayed with the crew, so Jiang's father didn't have to worry too much. When Jiang Moli performed in South City, those people all went back to their respective homes after the performance.
Jiang's father rode his bicycle to take Jiang Moli back home. When Jiang Moli returned home, Jiang's mother cooked another bowl of vermicelli for her.
"Is your grandma gone tonight?" Jiang's mother originally thought of buying tickets to watch Jiang Moli perform, but then she thought better of it.
In fact, Jiang Moli could still get tickets, but she didn't. If too many people went, who knows what might happen. It would be better to let Jiang's father and mother go to listen next time.
"I didn't see it." Jiang Moli said, "I guess he didn't go there. Mom, is there something wrong with you asking this?"
"Your cousin is dating someone and is wondering when they'll get married. You need to give him a big red envelope," Jiang's mother said. "It can't be too small."
When Jiang's mother was thinking about giving red envelopes to Uncle Jiang's son, Aunt Jiang said to Uncle Jiang, "Yuqin is getting married. When will she hold her wedding banquet? Her family gave generous red envelopes to our eldest and second sons. We have to return the favor."
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