Chapter 96 The worst thing you can do is lie down on the ground
"If we don't send them here soon, I'm afraid something might happen," Miao's mother said. "Erya ran to the river to play and fell in. If the villagers hadn't seen her, you might not have been able to see Erya. Your eldest brother and his wife are all busy with work, so they don't have the time to watch over Erya. If something really happens to Erya, you'll blame us. It's better to send Daya and Erya back to you."
Miao's mother really didn't want to take Daya and Erya with her. She felt that her eldest daughter-in-law was right. If something really happened to Erya, they couldn't afford to compensate. Erya was a living person, not an object.
"Da Ya and Er Ya are not young anymore, it's time for them to go to school," Miao's mother said. "Don't children start kindergarten very early in the city? I heard that children can go to kindergarten as young as three or something like that."
"Yes, he can go to kindergarten." Miao Guifeng said, "but..."
"The schools in the countryside are not good," Miao's mother said. "Daya didn't learn anything when she went to school. Let them stay with you. They are city people and should stay in the city, not in the countryside. If they stay in the countryside for too long, they will become like us country people. Don't you always say that others look down on you and say you are from the countryside? Then let Erya and Daya go back to the city and don't let them stay in the countryside anymore."
"Okay, then let them stay in the city." Miao Guifeng suddenly thought of something. If the houses are to be demolished, the household registration will also have to be considered.
In that case, shouldn't they register Daya and the others earlier? They will be fined now, but if they wait until later, the demolition compensation will be more.
Miao Guifeng was obsessed with demolition and how to make money from it. Having never had a high school education, she knew nothing else. She only knew that some businesses failed, others failed. Since she knew she could make money from demolition, she simply bought a house and waited for it to happen. If she could earn more money and then buy a house, that would be fine too.
The main reason is that Miao Guifeng doesn't have those big skills and can't make a lot of money all at once.
"Their household registration..."
"Let them go." Miao Guifeng said.
"Let them do it?" Miao's mother was a little shocked when she heard this.
"Yes, register them as soon as possible," Miao Guifeng said. "If those people refuse to register them, I will come to them several times and lie down in their department and not leave."
Miao Guifeng thought the fine shouldn't be too high, as there was still room for maneuver. Some people could get things done by paying bribes. Miao Guifeng wondered if three more people would mean more relocation funds. Having these three daughters was a good decision. She had only thought about giving birth to her daughters from her previous life, and hadn't considered that her daughters' household registration would be tied to relocation.
At this moment, Miao Guifeng felt that her decision was absolutely correct. She should have three daughters. If she didn't already have enough children, Miao Guifeng would have thought about having more. After all, it was all about money.
Fortunately, Miao Guifeng wasn't that crazy. If she had given birth any more, she was afraid she wouldn't be able to make it out of the delivery room. Some women give birth to too many children, and when they have to give birth again, their bodies become so bad that they die from dystocia.
The reason why Miao Guifeng dared to give birth to those three daughters was because nothing happened when she gave birth to those three daughters in her previous life.
Miao's mother was a little surprised when she heard what Miao Guifeng said, but after thinking about it, it made sense to spend as little as possible. The extra birth fees for three children would cost a lot of money, and Miao Guifeng had just bought the house not long ago.
"Mom, you and Daya and Erya will sleep over at the house we bought today." Miao Guifeng said, "Let's clean up and let Daya and Erya sleep over here tomorrow."
"Sleeping here?" Miao's mother was puzzled. "Aren't you sleeping with you?"
"No." Miao Guifeng shook her head. "This room is ours too. If we didn't live here, they would occupy our house. We have to have someone live here. It's perfect for Erya and Daya to live here. I told them that if they dare to make things difficult for Daya and Erya, I will not let them go."
Yang's mother and the others are now a little afraid of Miao Guifeng. They don't want to bother with Miao Guifeng about those things. Miao Guifeng can let anyone live there, and Yang's mother and the others will not stop her.
"Do you still want this room?" asked Miao's mother.
"Yes, we must have it." Miao Guifeng said, "Without this room, there won't be enough to live in. There are two rooms over there. The younger one will live with us, and the older one will have her own room. Erya and Daya will share a room, which is perfect. When Sanya is older, she can come and sleep with Daya and Erya."
Miao Guifeng had to take good care of her son, and her three daughters seemed less important. Miao Guifeng believed that she had treated her three daughters well in her previous life. She did not abandon her three daughters in this life, nor did she say that she would not have them. She gave birth to them anyway. Miao Guifeng believed that she had done her best for her three daughters.
You should know that many families have sons as their first child. They don’t think about having more children. They all think about family planning and respond to the country’s call.
Others also asked Miao Guifeng why she had to keep having children since she had only given birth to daughters. Miao Guifeng said that she would give birth to the children if she got pregnant. In fact, she thought that since she had given birth to them in her previous life, she had to give birth to them in this life as well.
Miao Guifeng was a person with a bit of baggage. When she was reborn, she focused on giving birth to her previous life's child, rather than trying to figure out how to make a fortune. The only way she could think of making money was selling roasted sweet potatoes. Miao Guifeng always wondered why the heavens didn't make her brain more useful, so that she could learn more ways to make money, so that she could make more money. But the heavens didn't hear her call, and she didn't become smarter.
"That's fine, as long as we have a room to live in." said Miao's mother.
"There are few houses in the city, and many people sleep in crowded rooms," Miao Guifeng said. "We don't have that much money. If we did have money, we would buy a few more houses so that they can have their own houses when they grow up."
Miao Guifeng thought that when the house was demolished, she would give it to her son, and she would also have to wait for him to receive the demolition compensation. Her three daughters would eventually marry, so Miao Guifeng couldn't afford to give them much money. Married daughters are like spilled water; they still have to rely on their in-laws.
"Mom, let's do this for now. We cook over there and come back here to sleep." Miao Guifeng said, "Da Ya and Er Ya are here. We'll clean up tomorrow and we won't have to come here so often."
In order to prevent the Yang family from occupying this room, Miao Guifeng bought a house but did not live in it. When her son refused to live with them, she let him live there. Miao Guifeng had to go over to check on the children from time to time, fearing that something might happen to them. Now that Daya and Erya are here, Miao Guifeng can't let her mother take them back, and her mother can't take them back either. So Miao Guifeng and her husband can only take care of Daya and Erya themselves.
Daya and Erya looked at Miao Guifeng with a rather unfamiliar look in their eyes. They were lucky to see her once a year. When Miao Guifeng went to the countryside to see her daughter, she still often ignored Daya and Erya, her thoughts always on her eldest son. Daya and Erya knew clearly that their biological mother did not love them.
Jiang Moli didn't stay on the other side of the street. She didn't know Daya and Erya were here. Jiang Moli knew Miao Guifeng was the heroine of the original novel. She had little contact with Miao Guifeng. She didn't want to be the so-called cannon fodder, nor did she want to always appear in other people's stories. She wanted to be the protagonist, just in her own story, without having to stare at others.
Zhou Yaran found Jiang Moli. Jiang Moli had performed yesterday and didn't have a performance today. Jiang Moli was at work, so Zhou Yaran came over.
"Are you free?" Zhou Yiran asked.
"What's wrong?" Jiang Moli asked puzzledly.
"My mom asked me to come find you and ask if you're free to visit our workplace," Zhou Yiran said. "Give us some guidance."
"To guide you?" Jiang Moli was a little confused. "Isn't your mother enough? There are many seniors."
"We're rehearsing your new play," Zhou Yiran said. "We originally wanted to make some minor changes to the script, but after making some changes, we felt something was a little off. My mom told me to find you. Maybe you'll understand after taking a look."
"Well... I don't really understand screenwriting," Jiang Moli said. "If there's anything that's not going well or I have doubts about, I discuss it with the screenwriter and ask the director. The melody and lyrics are mainly up to them, not me. I didn't change the lyrics casually."
Jiang Moli must make it clear that if you don't have the skills, don't take on a job. Jiang Moli has a clear understanding of herself. Just because she won an award and has appeal, she can't just tinker with the script. That won't work. She still has to listen to the advice of professionals.
Although everyone is in the same group, there are many things that Jiang Moli doesn't quite understand.
"Go and have a look. You haven't been to our company for a long time." Zhou Yiran said, "You've rarely been there since you came to the provincial Xiaobaihua."
"Yes, I rarely go there." Jiang Moli didn't think about going back to her previous workplace. She had nothing to do there, and she didn't want others to brag about her being selected into the Provincial Little Hundred Flowers. It would be better to go there less often. "To be honest, we should go to the screenwriters. They have more ideas."
"We need to adapt it. We can't just copy yours completely," Zhou Yiran said. "If we perform it exactly the same, the effect won't be as good. We can make some minor changes, but they're not major."
Jiang Moli knew that this was the case when they first performed "Five Daughters Paying Homage to Their Birthday." After the play became a huge hit, many theater troupes took it up, and each troupe made slight changes. Some troupes simply ran it as is, and the results weren't too bad. The original play's success proved that the script was sound.
"When will it be over?" Jiang Moli asked.
"Are you free now? If you are, you can go there right now." Zhou Yiran said, "It's not that far."
"Let me be clear, I can't give you any guidance," Jiang Moli said. "We're all this age now, and a lot of things are already set in stone. There are so many talented people in your unit, you don't need my guidance."
Jiang Moli didn't dare to speak out in front of those seniors. It would make others think that she didn't respect her seniors after she became famous. They all respected their seniors in this industry and would not deliberately embarrass them. Jiang Moli didn't want to interfere in the affairs of other companies, even if it was her previous company.
When Jiang Moli went out, she told the people at work that she couldn't just run away like that.
When He Jingxian saw Jiang Moli and Zhou Yaran coming together, her face changed slightly. He Jingxian saw Zhou's mother smiling and walking to Jiang Moli's side. Zhou's mother's attitude towards He Jingxian was not so good.
"I told Yaran to come find you," Zhou's mother said, "I thought you two were good friends, so you would always give Yaran face."
"It's not just her face, you have to give it to her as well." Jiang Moli said.
Zhou's mother asked Zhou Yaran and others to continue rehearsing. She talked to Jiang Moli and the two of them discussed the new play.
"Actually, I did everything according to the director and screenwriter's instructions. I made some minor adjustments, but not much." Jiang Moli said, "Professional things should be done by professionals. I'm still weak in lyrics and music."
"Not weak anymore." Zhou's mother said, "Look at them rehearsing."
He Jingxian felt bad when she saw Jiang Moli sitting with Zhou's mother. He Jingxian looked at Jiang Moli and didn't react for a while. It was her colleague next to her who gently pushed her and said, "Rehearsal."
"Yes, we have rehearsed." He Jingxian nodded.
He Jingxian and others only rehearsed one part at a time, instead of rehearsing all of it.
Jiang Moli just took a look, and after her eyes met He Jingxian's, she quickly looked away.
He Jingxian was in a complicated mood. She and Jiang Moli used to be classmates, but now, Zhou's mother asked Jiang Moli to watch their rehearsal and asked Jiang Moli to give them some guidance.
In the end, Jiang Moli didn't say much. If she said a few more words, she might offend others. When facing her former colleagues, Jiang Moli didn't criticize them too much. She spoke to them more like she was reminiscing about the past.
"You've improved a lot compared to before. That's amazing." Jiang Moli praised her. "I sometimes go to see your plays. They're very good."
Seeing Jiang Moli didn't say much, Zhou's mother knew that Jiang Moli didn't want to offend anyone. The saying "colleagues look down on each other" is the same as the saying "literati look down on each other." Jiang Moli's new play has become a hit, and her colleagues might have some other thoughts when they see her. If Jiang Moli said a few more words, it might be regarded as Jiang Moli having a grudge against them.
Jiang Moli didn't want to say more, so Zhou's mother didn't force her.
"You're really good at praising people." Zhou's mother said with a smile, "You made them happy."
Zhou's mother thought of Zhou Yiran when she was little. Jiang Moli was very good at coaxing Zhou Yiran and making her happy when she was little.
In fact, Jiang Moli didn't have so many thoughts. She just thought that since she liked to hear other people's compliments, other people must be the same. If you put yourself in their shoes, whoever is willing to listen to other people's ridicule is just looking for good words.
This isn't flattery. Jiang Moli isn't the one who said it, so there are others who will do the talking. If you want to perform, you have to rehearse more. The director and others will guide everyone, and the costumes and makeup will also be handled by professionals.
"This is true." Jiang Moli said.
"Yes, yes, yes, that's the fact." Zhou Yiran said.
"Seeing you like this reminds me of your childhood," Zhou's mother said, "Ya Ran's performance was mediocre, but you were able to praise her to the fullest."
"Ya Ran is pretty good." Jiang Moli said sincerely.
"Mom, boss, please don't talk about my past." Zhou Yiran said, "Mom and I are going to have dinner, you go tell them."
Zhou Yiran took Jiang Moli away, and He Jingxian watched Jiang Moli leave.
Jiang Moli and Zhou Yiran's relationship was still so good, He Jingxian sighed. He Jingxian wondered if Jiang Moli didn't want them to perform better. Wasn't Jiang Moli supposed to guide them? Why did it end up being a compliment? Wasn't Jiang Moli afraid to say those words?
It's not that Jiang Moli doesn't dare, she just doesn't like to say those words. Jiang Moli is not that good at teaching others. She prefers to do her own thing well. As long as she does her own thing well, it doesn't matter whether others do well or not. Unless it's someone she performs with, those people always have problems. Jiang Moli will discuss it with them and work together to find out how to do things better.
Jiang Moli knew that some people here did not obey her, but she still said more. When the time came, what Jiang Moli said would be spread out, and others would say bad things about Jiang Moli. Jiang Moli was not stupid, so it was better to keep out of trouble.
Jiang Moli came here to give Zhou Yiran face. As for other things, Jiang Moli doesn't have to do them.
"I told my mother a long time ago that you came just to praise them, but she didn't believe me and insisted that I ask you to come over." Zhou Yiran and Jiang Moli walked out together. They were not going to the company cafeteria, but to a nearby restaurant.
"I really don't have anything to say." Jiang Moli said.
"Then don't say anything, just watch and see." Zhou Yiran said, "We are all so old now, we all know it in our hearts. At such an age, after singing for so many years, we don't want others to say anything."
"I told the directors that if I did something wrong, they must tell me," Jiang Moli said, "that way I can perform better. But if people from other units said those things to me, I wouldn't necessarily feel good. I might think they said too much and that they didn't understand what was going on. Unless they were a very famous director, someone very capable."
Jiang Moli was speaking the truth. This was the way the world was. If someone wasn't famous, others would think they weren't strong enough, that they needed more training, and that they weren't qualified to say those things.
In front of her former colleagues from the South City Drama Troupe, Jiang Moli was reluctant to say much, especially since some of them were people she didn't know. If Jiang Moli didn't get involved, she could avoid getting into trouble by saying less.
"Actually, your company is doing pretty well right now," Jiang Moli said. "Ticket sales aren't bad either."
"Compared to you guys, I'm still a long way behind," Zhou Yiran said. "Because of the huge gap, I'm even more determined to perform better. My mom is a leader, and she thinks the same way. More tickets, more revenue, and everyone's bonuses will be bigger. How much bonus did you get last month?"
"Not bad, I won't tell you the exact amount." Jiang Moli said, "This is a company secret."
"Yes, yes, yes, no need to say it, no need to say it." Zhou Yiran and Jiang Moli arrived at the restaurant and found an empty seat to sit down. "Your bonus must be quite a lot, so I'll let you treat us."
"Actually, I didn't get much of a bonus last month. It's only August now, and I started performing at the end of June," Jiang Moli said. "Our company pays June wages in July and July wages in August. We haven't received July wages yet, so we'll have to wait a few days."
Jiang Moli knew that the tickets were selling very well. She didn't know the exact amount of the prize, but it shouldn't be too small.
"A bigger bonus would be great," Zhou Yiran said. "Although your family is already wealthy, who would complain about having more money? Having more money always makes life easier. My husband and I sometimes accidentally spend more than we should, leaving us with nothing."
"What are you afraid of? Aren't your mother-in-law and the others here?" Jiang Moli said, "At worst, you can just buy less food to take home."
"We pay for the food every month," Zhou Yiran said. "Once they pay for the food, we don't care about anything else. They can buy whatever food they want, and we're just responsible for eating it."
Zhou Yiran and her husband live with her parents-in-law. Zhou Yiran's mother-in-law can cook, so Zhou Yiran doesn't have to do much.
After getting home from get off work, He Jingxian was in a bad mood. She saw the mess in the house and couldn't help but say, "The house is in such a mess. There is no place to step."
"Please clean up later." Qi Shixin said, "Be quiet. Don't be too loud with the children. They are still so young."
Qi Shixin was still wearing an apron. He had just been cooking. The whole family had to eat, so he had to cook. Qi's mother went home, and Qi Shixin asked his eldest daughter to take care of the two younger ones while he quickly finished cooking.
"Hurry up and clean up. If someone comes to our house and sees these things, they will think that no one in our family cleans up."
"It's nothing." Qi Shixin said, "No one else is coming to our house. If anyone comes, it will be my parents. The food will be ready soon. You can look after them first."
"Hurry up." He Jingxian said, "Stop dawdling."
"..." Qi Shixin couldn't help but sigh. He Jingxian had changed so much. Qi Shixin could only continue to the kitchen and quickly fry the remaining dishes.
Qi Shixin brought the food to the table and asked his two older daughters to sit down and eat. Qi Shixin asked his youngest daughter to sit next to him so that he could take better care of her and feed her.
"Because of having these three children, I've been reduced to being criticized by my classmates," He Jingxian said. "We all went to the same school and were in the same class. Others are now very successful and are even being interviewed by reporters. But I'm standing in front of reporters, and they don't even know who I am."
He Jingxian was wondering if she should act in a TV series. After that, would she become more famous? It would be great if someone asked her to act in a TV series. He Jingxian was thinking about whether she could find a TV series crew to see if there was a role that suited her.
After Jiang Moli starred in the TV series, many people knew her and liked her very much.
If she were to act in a TV series, He Jingxian wondered if she could be as popular. What Jiang Moli could do, she, He Jingxian, could not fail to do.
He Jingxian had such a thought, and she couldn't suppress it no matter how hard she tried. He Jingxian sang opera at work, and she wasn't the lead actress. She didn't need to play the main role in the TV series, she could also play a supporting role.
Jiang Moli didn't know that He Jingxian had such thoughts. She and Zhou Yiran had dinner outside and then went back.
After returning home, Jiang Moli cleaned up a bit and went to see the baby again. The TV was on, and the baby sat in a special chair, his little eyes glued to the TV. The baby couldn't see much, so Jiang's mother just let him watch cartoons, switching channels. If there were no cartoons, she would play a channel with nature scenes.
"Don't let him watch TV all the time, and don't let him sit too close, or his eyes will be damaged." Jiang Moli said. She was afraid that the child would become nearsighted at a young age, and nearsightedness is not a good thing.
"We didn't let him watch it for long. He's still so young, how could he watch it all the time?" Jiang's mother asked, "You're back so late today?"
"Ya Ran and I are going to have dinner." Jiang Moli said.
Sheng Jiahao came back earlier than Jiang Moli. He had something to do so he went to the study first and did not sit in the living room.
"Let's go to a restaurant outside for dinner." Jiang Moli said, "It's my treat."
"You should treat us," said Jiang's mother. "You're doing so well lately. If you don't treat us, who will? Yaran was so good to you before. You can't not even treat her to a meal."
"Of course, I can't not treat her. I have to treat her and let her eat more." Jiang Moli said, "I even added two more dishes and asked her to take them home."
Zhou Yaran said she wanted to take two dishes home and that she would pay for them herself. Jiang Moli did not ask her to pay. Jiang Moli and Zhou Yaran had a good relationship, so Zhou Yaran would just tell her directly if she had any questions. She did not need to wait for Jiang Moli to leave and then sneak back to pack them. Jiang Moli was not short of that little money, so Zhou Yaran knew everything.
"She said that if her son wasn't at home, she wouldn't take him." Jiang Moli said, "Her husband would go find food on his own, so she doesn't need to take him."
"That's not wrong," Jiang's mother said, "A person that old will find food for himself."
"Would you say that to Jiahao?" Jiang Moli asked.
"..." Jiang's mother glanced at Jiang Moli. Of course, she would not say that.
This house was bought by the son-in-law. Even if the house is under Jiang Moli's name, it can't change the son-in-law's contribution to the family. Jiang's mother must let Jiang Moli treat Sheng Jiahao better. It can't be just Sheng Jiahao who does so many things. Jiang Moli also has to do more to let Sheng Jiahao know Jiang Moli's goodness.
"But I didn't bring any food. The food at home is already delicious." Jiang Moli said, "We have a special chef to cook. If I come across something delicious, I can bring it back for you. It's not that I can't bring it back."
"Okay, who wants you to bring those food?" Jiang's mother smiled.
Just at this moment, Sheng Jiahao came down from upstairs. He had just dealt with something and now it was time to spend time with his wife and children.
"What do you want to eat?" Sheng Jiahao asked, "If there's anything you want to eat and we don't have it at home, you can ask the driver to go get it for you."
"I didn't want to eat anything." Jiang's mother said, "I'm talking about Jasmine. She went out to eat with Yaran. Yaran knew to pack two dishes to take home, but she didn't even remember to pack one."
"That's because the food doesn't taste good enough, so she won't let us eat food that tastes bad." Sheng Jiahao said.
"You just know how to explain for her." Jiang's mother said.
"That's the truth." Jiang Moli said, "It's not that delicious, so why bring it back? Look at Dad, he's gained a lot of weight now."
"Yes, you've gained weight." Jiang's mother looked at Jiang's father who was sitting next to her.
When Jiang's mother cooked for his father, he wasn't that fat. His weight gain wasn't just due to the good food, but also because he was retired and had a relaxed and plump body. His father didn't do much, just tending to the vegetable garden. Ever since he'd caught a body while fishing with someone, he'd rarely gone fishing.
Jiang's father believes that since he has a child at home, he should not go out and mess around, but should keep the house clean and take good care of the child. Jiang's father also makes some wooden toys for the child, and he polishes them for fear that there are thorns on the wood that may hurt the child.
The child took Sheng Jiahao's surname. A relative asked Jiang's father, shouldn't the child's surname be Jiang?
Jiang's father said no, Sheng Jiahao was not marrying into the family, and it didn't matter what the child's surname was, because the child was Jiang Moli's biological child. Jiang's father had long ceased to be so obsessed with having a son, nor did he think that he had to let his daughter marry into the family. He only had one daughter, and as long as she lived a happy life, that was more important than anything else.
"The food at home is good." Jiang's father said, "It's clean."
"You can't get too fat. If you're too fat, your body will have problems." Jiang's mother said, "You should eat less. Don't eat too much."
"As long as you're healthy, that's all that matters." Jiang Moli said, "Eating a little bit won't be a big deal. You're both at this age now, so eat more and don't be too frugal."
Jiang Moli said that Jiang's father was fat, but that was compared to before. Jiang's father used to be thinner, and it was only after Jiang's father moved in with Jiang Moli that he became a little fatter. Before Jiang Moli got married, the food at home was not so good, it was much worse.
Jiang's mother always cooked a fixed amount of food, that is, when Sheng Jiahao came to eat at home, Jiang's mother would cook more dishes. The food Jiang's mother cooked was indeed not as delicious as the chef's. Jiang's father now liked the chef's food. He would eat more when Jiang's mother cooked occasionally, but he didn't want to eat it every day.
Zhou Yiran brought two dishes back, and her husband Yao Peng was very confused when he saw them.
"Why did you bring back vegetables?" Yao Peng asked.
"If it were just you, I wouldn't bring it. Isn't this for our son?" Zhou Yiran said, "I was having dinner with Jasmine, and I thought of bringing two dishes for the child. I said I would pay, but Jasmine insisted, so I didn't argue with her. Jasmine is so successful now, she must make a lot of money, and her in-laws are also rich."
"You are really rude. You brought all the meat." Yao Peng said.
"Of course you have to bring meat. If not, bring vegetables." Zhou Yiran said, "As for vegetables, you can just cook them at home. Meat cooked outside is more fragrant and tastes better. Even if you don't eat meat, the child still needs to eat meat."
Zhou Yiran poured out the meat, which was still warm, and asked the child to eat some.
The two children ate a little at night, but not much. They were very happy to see meat.
"Mom, do you want to eat some more?" Zhou Yiran turned to ask her parents-in-law.
"I'm not eating anymore. You guys eat." said Yao's mother.
"The portions of these two dishes are quite large," Zhou Yiran said. "Moli specifically asked the restaurant staff to make larger portions."
Jiang Moli knew that Zhou Yaran lived with her parents-in-law, and if the food portions were too small, it would be inappropriate. Zhou Yaran couldn't bring food into the room to eat. If her parents-in-law saw her, she could say that it was a gift from a friend and it was just a small amount. If it was just a small gift from a friend, Zhou Yaran could buy more outside herself, and there was no need to bring it into the room and prevent her parents-in-law from eating.
"Let the child eat." Yao's mother said, "He didn't eat much tonight, probably because the food didn't suit his taste and there wasn't anything delicious. I was just thinking of getting him some food later, but you came back with food. You're a really good friend."
"Moli and I have been good friends for many years. She never looks down on me for not making progress," Zhou Yiran said. "Whenever I need help, she'll help. Others say my mom and I take care of her, but I say she takes care of me."
When Yang's mother learned that Miao's mother had sent Daya and Erya back home, she just hoped Erya and Daya wouldn't be like Miao Guifeng. It was better for the two little girls to live here than for Miao Guifeng. Yang's mother and her people really didn't want to face Miao Guifeng. Whenever Miao Guifeng saw them, she either rolled her eyes or said something unpleasant. Even if Yang's mother took the first step out of the door, Miao Guifeng would still say something.
Miao Guifeng wanted to repay the injustice she had suffered in her previous life, and she even wanted Yang's mother to go to jail, but unfortunately, Yang's mother was only criticized by the police. Miao Guifeng could only make things more difficult for Yang's mother in her daily life to make her feel uncomfortable.
During meals, Erya would pick up meat for herself and eat it without caring who was sitting at the table. Daya, on the other hand, was too timid to pick up meat and would just eat vegetables.
Miao Guifeng did not go out to sell roasted sweet potatoes tonight. She waited until Daya and Erya were settled. Miao's mother wanted to briefly tell Miao Guifeng about some things about Daya and Erya, but Miao Guifeng felt that those things were trivial. She had heard some of them in her previous life, and her mother really didn't need to tell her.
"Mom, now that they're back, I'll register their household registration and send them to school. Don't worry," Miao Guifeng said. "People nowadays have to know a few words."
Miao Guifeng thought her three daughters had to go to elementary school. If they didn't do well in junior high school and didn't want to go, she would let them go back. Miao Guifeng thought if she didn't let her children go to elementary school, she would be looked down upon. Nowadays, many children in other families don't go to school. They must go to elementary school, and it doesn't matter whether they go to junior high school or later.
Although Shi Nan, a college student, made a lot of money, Miao Guifeng didn't think her three daughters would have a bright future. They had no future in their previous lives, so there was no hope for them in this life. Miao Guifeng didn't think about making more money to raise her three daughters, but instead chose to raise them directly. Miao Guifeng was reborn, but she didn't know how to treat her three daughters well, and she didn't know how to plan for their future.
Even if Miao Guifeng herself didn't understand, she could look at Niu Cuihua's daughter, Zhao Jiaojiao. Zhao Jiaojiao had learned the guzheng from others and was quite good at it. Zhao Jiaojiao had lived a good life in her previous life. Miao Guifeng could easily have wanted her daughter to be like Zhao Jiaojiao. If learning the guzheng was expensive, she could have learned something else.
No, Miao Guifeng didn't think about raising a daughter, she only thought about her son. As long as her son was promising, others would look up to her. Daughters were to be married off, no matter how outstanding they were, it was useless. Not everyone was Jiang Moli, and most daughters couldn't bring their parents along when they got married.
"There's nothing to worry about," Miao Guifeng said. "Bingrong and I are the children's biological parents. How could we possibly make things difficult for them? We didn't consider registering their household registration before because they weren't old enough to go to school."
"..." Miao's mother wanted to say that Daya was already old enough to go to school, but after thinking about it, she didn't say it out loud.
"When they return to the city, their lives will definitely be better than in the countryside," Miao Guifeng said. "Mom, we have a place to stay now. You can stay in the city for a few more days. There's no need to rush back."
"We should go back soon," Miao's mother said. "It's expensive in the city, so it's better to go back. We can go to the mountains to pick some things, dry them, and sell them for some money."
"That's right." Miao Guifeng said, "Then wait for two days. After two days, if you want to go back, then go back."
Miao Guifeng didn't try to persuade her mother to stay. She had to go out and sell sweet potatoes and do other things, so she didn't have much time to entertain her mother. Miao Guifeng was still thinking about packing up her things tomorrow. She also had to tell Erya and Daya something, not to let them listen to what Yang's mother and others said.
Daya and Erya slept in the same room with Miao's mother, while Daya and Erya's brother Yang Tianlang slept in the next room. Yang Tianlang didn't like Daya and Erya very much. When Daya and Erya were eating, he would look at Erya a few more times. He thought Erya was very uneducated and only knew how to pick and choose the meat.
At the dinner table, Miao Guifeng picked up meat for Yang Tianlang many times, but she didn't pick up much meat for her daughters. She felt that it was good enough for her to pick up a little food for her daughters. You should know that when Miao Guifeng was a child, she ate less at her mother's house, so she had to let her brothers eat more, because girls are more resistant to hunger.
Jiang Moli wasn't a big fan of Miao Guifeng, the original novel's heroine. One reason was that she favored boys over girls, a sentiment recurring throughout the novel. The novel focused on how much Miao Guifeng did for her son and how she asked her daughter to help him. Jiang Moli didn't read the entire novel, only part of it. She stopped reading after feeling a bit uneasy. However, the original novel was a popular novel, performing very well.
The heroines of so many melancholy dramas are like this: they generally prioritize their sons over their daughters. And those daughters will obey the heroines. Even if some daughters rebel, the screenwriters will still design some plot points to let the daughters know how good their mothers are. Later, the daughters will still help their sons, and the ending is a happy one, with everyone happy. Jiang Moli doesn't like this ending, but it's the way it is in many TV dramas, and there are still many viewers.
Miao Guifeng and his wife lived with their youngest daughter at the Yang family's place, waiting to finish packing tomorrow so that they could let Daya and Erya move in.
"Register Daya and the others for household registration?" Yang Bingrong raised his voice when he heard Miao Guifeng's words, then whispered, "Didn't you say we wouldn't register them yet? Are we going to do it later? We've bought a house, and we don't have the money to pay the fine for having more children than allowed."
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