"Sister, haven't you ever thought about living a different life?" Wang Shouren tightened his grip on Qin Huairu's hand and shifted his sitting position so that she could sit comfortably in his lap.
"Let me go!" Qin Huairu said, somewhat embarrassed and annoyed.
"Seriously, Sister Qin, are you really planning to wait until Bang Geng comes of age? It's not that I look down on Bang Geng, it's just that you know about his grandmother's parenting style."
Qin Huairu wasn't very educated, but she had attended a primary school in the village and understood some things. She knew Wang Shouren was right, but what could she do? She couldn't resist. She sighed softly and stopped struggling: "I can only endure it. That job belongs to the Jia family. What can I do?"
“Sister Qin, that job doesn’t belong to the Jia family. To be precise, it’s jointly owned by Jia Dongxu and you, and it’s related to you, but not so much to his mother. Even the compensation should go to you, not to Jia Zhangshi.”
In this era, many people's perceptions are actually quite outrageous.
Just as Qin Huairu believed that the job at the steel rolling mill belonged to the Jia family, even though the law stipulated otherwise, they insisted on believing it to be so. This was a kind of moral self-restraint, except that this morality was imposed on Qin Huairu by Jia Zhangshi. Or rather, it was something she forcibly instilled in Qin Huairu.
Many people say that Qin Huairu is hanging a fool.
In reality, Wang Shouren knew that this was a process, a process of a woman's downfall.
In the year that Jia Dongxu died, she worked diligently. Not long after giving birth, she went back to the factory to take over her shift.
In fact, according to their (Jia Zhangshi's) moral logic, Jia Zhangshi should have taken over the family business, Qin Huairu should have stayed home to take care of the children, and Jia Zhangshi should have supported the family. At this time, Jia Zhangshi was only in her forties and fully capable of working. When she could no longer work, Banggeng would have come of age, allowing Banggeng to take over, thus completing a perfect closed loop.
However, Jia Zhangshi was lazy and didn't want to go, so she sent Qin Huairu instead.
But Qin Huairu is beautiful, and she's afraid someone will snatch her away. So she spends her days cursing and swearing, bullying her in every way she can. Any normal person who wants Qin Huairu, after asking around and knowing about Jia Zhangshi, would never dare to take her.
In addition, Qin Huairu has a rural household registration. If she goes out, she will either have to go back to her hometown or face certain death.
How could a married daughter possibly return to her hometown?
She had a firm grasp on this point about Qin Huairu and controlled her step by step.
As for your question about whether Qin Huairu will be taken advantage of by others outside.
Madam Jia stated that it was none of her business. As long as she controlled Qin Huairu, kept her from leaving the Jia family, raised the three children, and married off the two money-losing girls, whatever Qin Huairu suffered outside was none of her concern.
Qin Huairu, however, was completely unaware of Jia Zhangshi's thoughts.
She only knew how to follow Jia Zhangshi's moral demands, which ultimately only made her suffer. In this environment, she couldn't learn her professional skills and was listless at work every day. The blows to her body and mind had reached a certain point. So, she gave up. She felt hopeless and decided to change her way of life, to live a shameless way. In this process, the "stick" that Jia Zhangshi kept emphasizing became her only pillar of support. The "stick" was like the only light in her dark life.
Now, what Wang Shouren needs to do is to give her another ray of light, at least a glimmer of hope.
Qin Huairu looked at Wang Shouren in surprise.
Wang Shouren shamelessly said, "I actually understand your situation, Sister Qin. Your job belongs to the Jia family, and it's not appropriate for you to support them. People will gossip about it. Sister, don't blame me for being blunt, but Jia Zhangshi is used to being domineering and does nothing at home. I originally thought that your current salary is already enough to support your family. As long as you work hard and get promoted, you'll have a good life ahead of you."
"But then I thought about it, and you have to go to work every day, and then take care of your family when you get home. Where would you find the energy to improve your skills?"
Hearing Wang Shouren say that, Qin Huairu felt wronged, and she was right!
An apprentice earns 18 yuan a month, but because of Jia Dongxu's connections, the factory subsidizes it, bringing her total to 27.5 yuan. The salary isn't high, but with her food ration book and the occasional food coupons for overtime work, she can manage by tightening her belt. She plans to work hard, improve her rank, and expect better days to come.
However, Jia Zhangshi's ruthlessness directly disrupted her entire plan.
Jia Zhangshi didn't have the whole family work together to overcome this difficulty at all; she was only afraid that Qin Huairu would leave, so naturally she couldn't let Qin Huairu work hard.
Anyway, she wants to eat well, and it has to include meat.
As for a solution, Qin Huairu should figure it out herself. If she can't, then there's something wrong with Qin Huairu; she's not filial.
In this day and age, the consequences of being called unfilial are predictable.
If it weren't for the fact that all the neighbors knew what kind of person Jia Zhangshi was, Qin Huairu really wouldn't be able to explain herself clearly.
With red-rimmed eyes, she leaned against Wang Shouren's chest, her voice trembling with sobs: "Then what am I going to do? Waaaaaah..."
All the grievances of the past year erupted in that instant, and tears streamed down my face uncontrollably.
Just as she was crying her heart out, she suddenly felt Wang Shouren pry open her lips and throw something in.
"Waaah... Ugh?"
Sweet, like sugar?!
"Don't cry, sis, have a candy to sweeten your mouth. It hurts my heart to see you crying..."
Qin Huairu lowered her head somewhat embarrassed.
Wang Shouren smiled, reached out and touched her head, then smoothed her dry hair.
Wang Shouren's gentle movements made Qin Huairu's body go limp. She hadn't known for a long time that anyone had cared about her like this.
However, it is not possible.
Before Qin Huairu could even struggle to her feet, Wang Shouren continued, "So, I think all these problems stem from that Jia Zhangshi. I've been thinking, what would I do if I were in your position, Sister Qin?"
Qin Huairu was immediately drawn to his attention.
"what to do?"
"At first I didn't know either, but later I thought about it more deeply and realized that the problem was with my work."
“But even if I know the job should be mine, what about Jia Zhangshi…” Qin Huairu didn’t finish her sentence. So what if it’s hers? Jia Zhangshi is known for making a scene. If Qin Huairu said this to her, Jia Zhangshi would dare to go to the steel mill and cry tomorrow. At that point, it wouldn’t be as simple as a few harsh words in the courtyard.
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