Chapter 3: Swapping Kiss "Sister, I won't regret it. Please swap with me..."
"That can't be decided just yet! It depends on your opinion," Li Fengju said. "What do you think of Zhao Yunsheng?"
"Mom, what do you mean? My younger sister doesn't want to marry Zhao Yunsheng and wants to switch with me! I don't want to switch!" Wang Ying yelled on the spot.
Li Fengju picked up the chopsticks on the table and hit Wang Ying's arm lightly: "What are you shouting about!"
"Mom, you are biased! You have always told me to give in to my younger sister since I was a child. Now you even want me to give in when it comes to things like getting married!" Wang Ying wanted to pretend to cry, but she didn't expect that she would really cry as soon as she opened her mouth.
Seeing Wang Ying crying, Li Fengju felt a headache. She said patiently, "Biased, biased? You only know how to say I'm biased. Think about it, isn't the Zhao family better than the Du family? Zhao Yunsheng's father is the director of the non-staple food factory! Zhao Yunsheng himself is an announcer at the cultural center, what a respectable job! How can the Du family compare with the Zhao family?"
Wang Ying didn't stop crying after hearing what Li Fengju said. Instead, she said, "Oh! The Zhao family is so good, why didn't you tell me to get it from the beginning? You're really biased! You wanted to give the good things to my younger sister, but since she didn't want them, you gave them to me!"
Li Fengju hadn't expected Wang Ying to be so quick-witted. She was furious at her crying and slammed the table, "Stop crying! If you don't listen, go back to the countryside! It saves me from all this hassle. I've been running around for you two these past few days! You two have no idea what's good for you!"
Wang Hui had woken up long ago and, having heard the noise outside, was wondering when it would be best for her to make her appearance. Seeing her mother's rage, she turned around and continued to pretend to sleep.
Seeing Wang Ying sobbing, Li Fengju's voice became quieter and her tone softened a bit. "When Mom started choosing these two people for you, it was also a comprehensive consideration. It's not a matter of partiality or whether I'm biased or not, and it's not just about family conditions. I just want to see if you young people are suitable. Du Jianguo is an honest man at first glance, and Mom thinks you can live together. Zhao Yunsheng, on the other hand, doesn't look as honest as Du Jianguo, and Mom wanted to live with Xiaohui. Now your little sister said that she can't sleep with Zhao Yunsheng, but she can sleep with Du Jianguo. Mom wants to ask you what's going on. You're just biased. Even if Mom is really biased, you should also consider whether the Zhao family is really good and whether they are a good family."
"It's true that I don't like Zhao Yunsheng. It's not because of anything else, like there's something wrong with Zhao Yunsheng?" Wang Ying sobbed.
"What are you thinking about? How can your mother harm you?" said Li Fengju.
"I was a little surprised before. The Zhao family has such good conditions, and there are people who want to find a family with better conditions. Why did they find our family?" Wang Ying said.
"You two sisters have good conditions, and our family isn't bad either. The key is our good background." Li Fengju sighed. "And you, the biggest advantage is that you don't have brothers. Of course, this is both good and bad."
"The Zhao family is so well-off. What will you say if my younger sister regrets this and starts to make trouble again?" Wang Ying had already made up her mind before going to bed last night. Regardless of whether Zhao Yunsheng had anyone else outside, she would marry him first. The Zhao family was indeed well-off. Zhao Yunsheng's father was the director of the non-staple food factory. Even if they didn't use backdoors to get her into the factory, she would at least be the first to know about job openings. Whatever she wanted to do in the future, she would definitely get some support.
As for Zhao Yunsheng, she was just making do with her life and she wasn't looking for love. Wang Ying and Du Jianguo didn't have much love in their previous life either, they just lived together.
"I won't regret it!" Wang Hui jumped out of the room at this time.
"You silly girl, it's all your fault! Your elder sister hasn't agreed yet, it's not too late for you to regret it now!" Li Fengju said to Wang Hui.
Wang Hui walked to the table and sat down: "Sister, I won't regret it. Please switch with me."
Li Fengju wanted to fight for her younger daughter again, saying, "Once the marriage is concluded, it will be too late for you to regret it!"
"I will never regret it!" Wang Hui promised with her head held high.
Wang Ying pulled a handkerchief from her trouser pocket, wiped her tears, and said, "Since Mom says the Zhao family is a good family, I'll listen to her. But I'm going to say this upfront. If my little sister ever regrets it, don't say I stole it from her. She gave it to me because she didn't want it anymore. Don't let it go back to the way it was before!"
"Then it's settled, you sisters!" Li Fengju looked at the two sisters and said seriously.
"It's a deal!" Wang Hui responded straightforwardly.
Wang Ying grunted reluctantly.
"The decision on whether to change or not was made by the three of us, mother and daughter. To outsiders, you must insist on who you chose from the beginning. Did you hear me?" Li Fengju warned.
"I know!" Wang Hui replied with a smile, "I'm not stupid!"
Wang Ying didn't say anything, she wasn't stupid.
"Then I'm going to work. I still have to exchange some cloth coupons with my classmates today. You two are really debt collectors!" Li Fengju said as she stood up. "You two should wash the clothes and clean up the pots and pans. You can make your own lunch and cook dinner early."
After saying this, Li Fengju went to work.
Wang Hui then noticed that there was only a little porridge and pickles left on the table. She pouted and said, "You really didn't leave any fried eggs for me!"
Wang Ying ignored her and went to the yard to divide the clothes into two basins. She washed one for herself and left the other for Wang Hui.
Wang Ying didn't want to wash any of her clothes, but if she didn't, she would have nothing to wear. She washed and hung up half of her clothes, then returned to the main room. She saw the dirty dishes still on the table, but Wang Hui had already gone back to her room.
"The clothes are being washed in the yard." Wang Ying walked into the room and saw Wang Hui writing something on the table. When she saw her come in, she covered her mouth tightly.
"You didn't wash?" Wang Hui asked.
"I washed half of it. Mom told us to wash it together, half each," said Wang Ying.
"Sister, my dear sister, you are the best. Please help me wash it. I don't know how to wash it." Wang Hui looked at Wang Ying eagerly and acted coquettishly with her. She had used this trick in her previous life and was very familiar with it.
Wang Ying looked at Wang Hui and said with an older sister's impatience and concern, "Huihui, we're getting married on National Day. Who will wash your clothes when you go to someone else's house? Your husband, your sister-in-law, or your parents-in-law?"
"Good sister, please help me one more time and wash everything for me tomorrow!" Wang Hui refused to listen to Wang Ying. If she wanted to wash the clothes, she could wait until she got married. Now she could be lazy for a day. It's not like she doesn't know how to wash. Who hasn't done housework in their previous life?
"No, it's not just washing clothes, there are other things you have to do these days! I'm doing this for your own good!" Wang Ying said firmly.
"Why are you as nagging as mom?" Wang Hui complained.
"That's because I'm just like Mom, I'm doing this for your own good!" Wang Ying said. "At home, I give in to you and help you with things. But now that you're married, who will give in to you and do things for you?"
Wang Hui looked at Wang Ying. In her past life, she knew her sister was truly kind to her. She had always relied on her sister, and when she ended up getting involved with Du Jianguo, she felt a bit guilty. But when she thought about her sister's tolerance, she assumed that no matter what she did, she would definitely forgive her. She hadn't expected it to end like that.
So, they could just switch places in this life! She wouldn't have to compete with her sister for a man anymore. Thinking of this, Wang Hui couldn't help but smile.
"What are you laughing at? Go quickly! I'll watch you. If you don't know how to do it, I'll teach you." Wang Ying said.
"Then you go out and wait for two minutes," said Wang Hui.
"I'm still writing in my diary. Who's going to read it? Two minutes only, hurry up." Wang Ying said as he walked out of the room and closed the door considerately.
Wang Hui wrote down on the paper the major events of her past life, fearing she'd forgotten them, so she quickly wrote down whatever she could recall. She had already written quite a bit. The first one was, "My eldest sister replaced my sister-in-law Du Wenxiu at the garment factory."
Wang Hui felt this was crucial. Her eldest sister's subsequent success was inseparable from her early experience working in a garment factory. She most recalls an incident in the early 1980s, when a foreign TV series became a hit in China. As soon as the show aired, her eldest sister suggested to the garment factory that they rush production and produce a large batch of clothes modeled after the female lead's outfit. These clothes were an instant hit, and her eldest sister became a key contributor to the garment factory. She was later recognized as a city model worker and an outstanding youth.
Wang Hui wasn't entirely sure how much her elder sister had contributed to the garment factory. There must have been more, but she had forgotten all about it. But this one thing stuck with her. She felt like she could learn to do it in her lifetime! All she had to do was talk. It wouldn't be that hard!
"It's not ready yet!" Wang Ying urged Wang Hui from outside.
"I'm coming!" Wang Hui hid the written note under the mat and opened the door.
The two sisters went to the yard to wash clothes. Each of them had a small stool. Wang Ying sat and watched Wang Hui wash.
Wang Huixin said that she knew how to wash, but in fact she hadn't done it for a long time. Her family was one of the first to use a washing machine.
When did their family buy a washing machine? Wang Hui paused from scrubbing the clothes and thought about it.
In her previous life, after she divorced Zhao Yunsheng, she took over her mother's job and lived at home... Oh, I remember now, it was her eldest sister who bought them everything, including the refrigerator, color TV, telephone installed at home, and the mobile phone she used... all were bought by her eldest sister.
"What are you doing? You're daydreaming while washing clothes!" Wang Ying saw Wang Hui was in a daze, not knowing what she was thinking, so she urged her.
Wang Hui looked up at Wang Ying and said, "Sister, you're actually quite good."
Wang Ying rolled her eyes at her and said, "I was fine to begin with, you just discovered it. Hurry up and wash it. After washing the clothes, you still have to wash the dishes!"
Wang Ying thought Wang Hui had perhaps recalled some past life events and felt a change of heart. No, not a change of heart, just words. In her past life, didn't Wang Hui know that she was good? She knew, but she still did that. People like that are selfish to the core. Now Wang Hui said she was good, but she still wanted to exchange her for Zhao Yunsheng, who had someone else outside.
At Wang Ying's insistence, Wang Hui did a lot of housework today. Coincidentally, while Wang Ying was instructing Wang Hui on how to do her chores, the Du family secretly sent someone to investigate.
The results of her undercover investigation were that both of the Wang family's daughters were good, as the Wangs' neighbors said; but the older daughter was inferior to the younger one, as she herself had observed after spending half a day next door to the Wangs. The older daughter did nothing, leaving it all to the younger one. The younger one was obedient, hardworking, and sweet-talking. When her older sister asked her to do something, she didn't object and simply did it.
Du Jianguo's grandmother felt something was wrong when she heard this: "Did you really find out everything? I heard Jianguo's mother say that the eldest daughter of the Wang family is hardworking and down-to-earth, while the younger daughter is more spoiled."
"I saw it with my own eyes, how could it be fake? You are the same, you didn't believe me and asked me to go and visit." The old man said and was about to leave.
Grandma Du hurriedly pulled him back: "Don't be angry, old man, I just want to know clearly."
"Anyway, this is what I saw. If it doesn't work, you can ask someone else to visit."
Grandma Du smiled again and said, "I can't visit anymore, I can't visit anymore, that's enough." Then she stuffed two dollars and a handful of candy into the old man's pocket.
As dusk fell, Wang Yongren and Li Fengju returned from work. Li Fengju sat on the back of her bicycle, occasionally greeting passersby. As she passed the next yard, she saw Grandma Liu San waving at her. She quickly jumped off the bicycle and walked back a few steps to the Liu family's door.
"What's the matter, Third Madam?" Li Fengju asked with a smile.
Aunt Liu San whispered, "Someone is visiting your two daughters today!"
Li Fengju was stunned: "Which family are you visiting?"
Aunt Liu shook her head: "No, she stayed at my house for quite a long time."
Li Fengju hurriedly said, "I'm sorry to trouble you."
"It's not a problem. Yingzi and Huihui are both good girls. Just give me two more pieces of wedding candy right away." Grandma Liu said with a smile.
"That's for sure!" Li Fengju said with a smile.
"Everything else is fine. Let's go to your house for dinner." Grandma Liu waved her hand and walked home.
"Well, I'll go home first. Sorry to trouble you." Li Fengju waved her hands as she walked, wondering which family would come to visit today and whether the two sisters had made a fool of themselves at home.
When Li Fengjue reached the door of her house, Wang Hui came to greet her.
"Mom, what are you doing? Hurry up, I'm waiting for you to have dinner. I'm cooking today, come and try it." Wang Hui said with a smile.
"Are you cooking?" Li Fengju was worried. Suddenly, she was told she was going to the countryside, and she hadn't had time to teach Wang Hui these things. Although she told others that Wang Hui knew everything, her family knew she definitely couldn't compare to her older sister. "Are you cooked yet?"
"Mom, you underestimate me." Wang Hui was still very proud of her cooking skills and pulled Li Fengju to the main hall.
Li Fengju saw two dishes on the square table, one of fried eggplant and one of braised tofu, which looked really good.
"Mom, wash your hands." Wang Hui pushed Li Fengju's back towards the washbasin rack.
The family sat down to eat, and to Wang Yongren and Li Fengju's surprise, Wang Hui's cooking was actually quite good. Li Fengju felt relieved, and even felt a little proud. Her daughter was really amazing!
After dinner, Wang Hui took the initiative to wash the dishes without being asked. She had been acting out all day, so it made no sense for her not to act out when her parents came home.
When Du Jianguo and his mother arrived, they saw Wang Hui washing dishes by the sink in the yard.
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