Chapter 1: Traveling Through Time
Jiang Mi heard the noise inside the house, struggled to turn over, squinted her eyes and looked over, and shouted: "Second sister."
Jiang Ning had already dressed and was combing her hair. She had two long, shiny black braids and thin bangs. Her big, dark, watery eyes looked over at her. "Did I wake you up? If you're awake, get up."
Jiang Mi yawned, covering her mouth with her hands as she watched Jiang Ning comb her hair: "You and your brother-in-law are going hiking, why should I get up so early?"
"It's almost seven o'clock, is it still early?" Jiang Ning leaned over and pinched Jiang Mi's cheek: "Don't yell."
Jiang Mi's face was pulled, and she bared her teeth and said, "What's that called? Comrade? Brother Chen? Brother Cheng?"
This is the change in the way Jiang Ning addressed Shen Huaicheng.
Seeing that she was making fun of herself, Jiang Ning reached out to tickle her. Jiang Mi was ticklish and dodged with a smile: "Second sister, if you do that again, I will fight back." The next moment, she attacked Jiang Ning's ticklish spot. The two sisters were ticklish in the same vein, but Jiang Mi lost because of her age and lack of strength. She quickly surrendered and begged for mercy, "I'll call you whatever you say!"
The two-year-old Xiao Jiangbao from the next room heard the noise and ran over. Jiang Mi said, "Xiao Jiangbao, hold onto Second Aunt's arm! I'll take you to pick bird eggs this morning!"
Xiao Jiangbao climbed onto the bed and hugged Jiang Ning's arm while crying. Jiang Mi blew on her palm and said, "Second sister, just be good and listen to me."
The three of them played for a while, and in the end the two-year-old took it all. He had his ticklish spot tickled and his belly blown. His fair and tender little face turned red from laughing, and he was sweating all over.
Jiang Mi picked up the black cloth pants and flowered jacket lying on the bedside table and put them on. She watched Jiang Ning adjust her clothes and hair and exclaimed, "Second sister is so beautiful!"
It’s a good deal for my brother-in-law.
Jiang Ning paused. "Mimi was the prettiest when she was little. Eat more and gain some weight. She'll be pretty in a few years."
Jiang Mi was very beautiful as a child. At five, she was the prettiest child in the yard, and all the other children wanted to be her friends. After she turned five, she began to lose weight rapidly, and no matter how much she tried to nourish herself, she couldn't gain weight. But she still had a beautiful face. When she was nine, pimples started to appear on her face, and the other children began to avoid her, saying that she had a toad-like face and must have been a toad in a previous life.
This name has been with her for decades.
Jiang Mi touched her face, which was full of pits and bumps. Because she was too thin, there was no flesh at all. She could even feel her cheekbones: "Did my parents pick me up from the garbage dump?"
Jiang Ning: "What nonsense are you talking about? Come, I'll tie your hair and give you a new hairband."
Jiang Mi: "No, I don't need these yellow hairs."
She looked at Jiang Ning's long, thick black hair with envy. With her small body, thin body, acne, and yellow hair, she did not possess any of the qualities of a beauty.
Xiao Jiangbao leaned in Jiang Mi's arms and looked up at Jiang Mi: "Auntie, you are so pretty. From now on, Jiangbao will marry you."
At the same time, it made Jiang Ning and Jiang Mi laugh.
Jiang Mi smiled and teased him: "Auntie is waiting for you!"
Jiang Ning used her new pink hairband to braid Jiang Mi's hair. She then looked at her face carefully and said in surprise, "Mi Mi, are your acne spots getting better?" She then called out, "Mom, come here."
Su Zhenzhen, who was cooking in the kitchen, shouted, "What are you doing?"
Jiang Ning: "Come and see Mimi."
The next moment, Su Zhenzhen came over wearing an apron and rubbed Xiao Jiangbao's head: "What's wrong with Mimi?"
Jiang Ning pinched Jiang Mi's chin: "Mom, do you think Mimi's face looks better? I remember there were a few pimples on her chin yesterday, but they have disappeared a little today."
The mother and daughter looked at it carefully for a while. Xiao Jiangbao also stretched out his arms to look. Su Zhenzhen excitedly said, "Really! Maybe after a while, the acne will be gone. If she grows a little fatter, our Mimi will be even prettier than when she was a child."
Jiang Mi asked Xiao Jiangbao to bring a mirror. She looked at herself in the mirror for a while. The pimples on her chin had indeed disappeared, and the pimples on her face seemed to have decreased a little as well.
Excited!
Jiang Mi's biggest worry now is that she is too ugly. She really can't bear to look at herself. Although she has beautiful bones, her face is covered with acne and she is too skinny. She has only looked in the mirror once in half a month. She was almost scared to death at that time and she never dared to touch the mirror again.
In her previous life, she was the most beautiful girl in the entertainment industry. Not only did she travel back to the 1970s when materials were scarce, but she was also so ugly that it was unbearable to look at.
She wished she could die on the spot and put her clothes back on.
Yes, Jiang Mi traveled through time. In her previous life, she was a top-tier actress. After working non-stop for several months and staying up all night, she died suddenly. This is the worst thing that can happen to her. She died without spending her hard-earned money.
On the day she traveled through time, she integrated into the original owner's memories.
The original owner graduated from high school in June and is 17 years old this year. He has been looking for a job since graduation, but it is 1973 now and the urban workers are saturated. A large number of graduates cannot find jobs. Jiang's father, Jiang's mother, and second brother and second sister have used their connections a lot, but there is no job for everyone and no one can find it.
Mother Jiang was reluctant to let her 17-year-old sick daughter go to the countryside. After much deliberation, she finally held a family meeting. Her older brothers and sisters who were going to the countryside abstained from voting. After unanimous agreement from others, Mother Jiang decided to retire due to illness and give her job at the supply and marketing cooperative to her daughter.
The original owner was not talkative but thoughtful and was unwilling to accept Jiang Ma's job.
Jiang Ma is 44 years old this year and can receive a salary of 36 yuan per month. Moreover, by the end of this year, Jiang Ma's qualifications will be promoted to another level, and her salary will increase to 40 or 50 yuan.
If Jiang Ma gave her the job, she would have to start as an apprentice with the lowest salary of 16.8 yuan.
The original owner secretly went to the Youth League Office to sign up to go to the countryside and chose the resource-rich northern province.
After registering, she secretly cried, took out the math booklet that she had treasured for years and the pen that she had bought two years ago but dared not give away, and went to find Wei Rongye.
Wei Rongye was the original owner's high school classmate. When she was in the first year of high school, he gave her a math exercise booklet and patiently guided her in learning math. For the original owner, who was used to being ridiculed at school, such warmth made her remember it for three years. Now she was about to go to the countryside and didn't know if she would have the chance to see him again in the future. She used all her courage to make an appointment with Wei Rongye.
Wei Rongye did see her, and when she carefully handed over the exercise booklet and pen, Wei Rongye looked at her with disdain, knocked over the math booklet and pen, and insulted her, saying that she didn't even know how to take a piss and look in the mirror. She looked like this, and it was disgusting to look at her any longer, so she should stop coming out to scare people.
He also said that it was just because Jiang Shuyin took pity on her and failed math that she asked him to help the original owner. He couldn't bear to see Jiang Shuyin sad, so he had to help her with her studies despite feeling disgusted.
The reason he met her this time was because Jiang Shuyin insisted that he come.
Who is Jiang Shuyin?
The original owner's cousin! Also the person the original owner least wanted to see. Born on the same day in the same delivery room, they were compared to each other from childhood to adulthood, a perfect comparison group.
Before the age of five, both children were adorable and lively. But after that, the original owner became emaciated and frail, her face covered in pimples. Her family spent a fortune on medical treatment, and the family faced numerous setbacks. Meanwhile, Jiang Shuyin grew up to be brighter and more intelligent, and their family's financial situation improved. The family moved out of the compound and into a clean, tidy apartment.
The two were in the same class in kindergarten, and when they reached elementary school, they sat at the same desk. One of them was ugly, and the other was a white swan. Jiang Shuyin's name was like a curse on her.
Can't break free, can't hide.
Many of the Jiang family's relatives were secretly discussing behind their backs, saying that Jiang Mi was born with bad luck, which was why the Jiang family was getting worse day by day. Jiang Shuyin was lucky. Look at the Jiang family's life now. She lived in a big house, became the head of a textile factory, and now had meat to eat every meal.
Jiang Shuyin is the cloud in the sky, and the original owner is the mud on the ground.
Now, the young man whom the original owner had admired for three years disliked her so blatantly that she caught a fever that night and died.
Jiang Mi also traveled through time at that time.
Jiang Mi only regretted that she had traveled through time earlier. The original owner was unwilling to accept Jiang Ma's job, but she was willing. She didn't want to go to the countryside to work in the fields at all! As long as she could join the supply and marketing cooperative, she would always find a way to get the same salary as Jiang Ma in the shortest time.
But it was too late. Once the name was submitted, it was set in stone and there was no way to go back on it.
Mother Jiang found out after get off work the next day. The people from the street office told her. She was so angry that she picked up a fire poker and wanted to beat her up. Jiang Ning and her second sister-in-law stopped her. Little Jiangbao was scared and burst into tears. Father Jiang and her second brother Jiang sighed at the door. In the end, Mother Jiang couldn't bear to hit Jiang Mi, so she hugged her and cried for half the night.
Jiang Mi felt that this era was not good at all, but this family was truly wonderful! Perhaps because the original owner was thin and frail, and had acne on her face, the family treated her wholeheartedly, treating her like a two-year-old.
In her previous life, Jiang Mi was a top-tier actress with a net worth of over 100 million yuan and great glory, but she grew up in an orphanage. Since she was a child, she was best at observing people's words and expressions, pleasing them and gaining benefits. This also made her successful in the entertainment industry, but she lacked love.
She longed for family affection. In her previous life, she had countless illusions that she had parents, brothers and sisters. In this life, she had them all! She loved to hug Jiang Dad and Jiang Mom and act like a spoiled child, and she loved to play with her second brother and second sister.
In just half a month, she had integrated into the family.
If she didn't have to go to the countryside and the original owner wasn't so ugly, she would be more willing to stay in this era.
Of course, she definitely can't go back to the modern era.
Shen Huaicheng parked his bicycle at the door and knocked on the door with a bag of big meat buns.
Dad Jiang welcomed the person into the house to talk, and Brother Jiang went to the kitchen to add another scrambled egg.
Xiao Jiangbao heard the noise in the room and slid down from Jiang Mi's arms: "Second, uncle, he's here."
He trotted out.
The arrival of my second uncle means there will be delicious food.
Jiang Ning glared at Jiang Mi, "What are you teaching Xiao Jiangbao? Xiao Jiangbao, call Uncle Shen."
Jiang Mi giggled and hugged Jiang Ma's arm: "Second sister is good in everything, but she is too thin-skinned."
Jiang Ning: “…”
When Shen Huaicheng saw the chubby little meat bun, he picked him up and took out a big meat bun and handed it to him. The little meat bun smiled and said, "Thank you, uncle." He also gave him a big kiss, and then hugged the big meat bun and ate it.
Jiang Mi: "Second brother-in-law."
Shen Huaicheng understood immediately and took out another big meat bun and handed it to Jiang Mi. His eyes were already on Jiang Ning's face, and his smile unconsciously widened. Jiang Ning's cheeks were burning hot when she was looked at. She patted the back of Shen Huaicheng's hand and asked him to restrain himself: "Mi Mi, eat after brushing your teeth."
Jiang Mi bared her teeth: "Second sister, gentle."
The two sisters laughed and went to wash their faces and brush their teeth. Dad Jiang had already prepared hot water for them to wash their faces. He also thoughtfully poured hot water into the toothbrush holder and squeezed toothpaste on the toothbrush.
Jiang Mi smiled: "Thank you, Dad."
Jiang Ning: "Thank you, Dad."
Father Jiang grinned and lowered his voice to Mother Jiang: "Mimi is becoming more and more lively now. She is just as naughty as when she was a child."
Jiang's mother was pleased: "That's good." She also told Jiang's father that Jiang Mi had fewer pimples on her chin: "She's more cheerful and her skin is better."
Dad Jiang was even happier.
After the two sisters came back, the family started to eat. Chen Huaicheng bought a lot of buns, but Jiang Ma was not going to let everyone eat them. Everyone got one, and Jiang Ma tied up the remaining oilcloth bag and put it away.
Jiang Mi took a bite of the big meat bun. The skin was thin and the filling was rich. It was so delicious that she almost cried! It had been half a month since she came here, and this was the first time she had eaten meat.
"Sister is so nice!" Jiang Mi whispered in Jiang Ning's ear.
Jiang Ning: "Even steamed buns can't stop you from talking."
Jiang Mi: "If one can't stop it, two will definitely do it!"
Jiang Ma glanced at her coldly, and Jiang Mi changed her words: "One is enough!"
The bun was very big, almost as big as her face, but she couldn't stop eating it. Nowadays, people are short of oil and meat, so they can eat a lot. After she finished eating it, she was still greedy and felt that she could finish two more meat buns.
If you don’t have meat buns, then eat scrambled eggs! They are fried in lard and shiny. They look delicious. I don’t eat this often. The scrambled eggs are fresh, fragrant and smooth. They are really delicious.
Because she was weak and sick, she could only have the same treatment as Xiaojiangbao every night, a steamed egg, but without sesame oil, it would not be as fragrant.
The Jiang family has many employees, and the older brothers and sisters who have gone to the countryside often send things home. Logically speaking, the conditions are pretty good, but the Jiang family has been unlucky in recent years.
There's a chronically ill father at home, Jiang Mi, who constantly takes nutritional supplements. A few years ago, on his way home from a night shift, Jiang's father slipped and fell into a ditch, breaking his leg. He spent a month in the hospital and another three resting at home. Although he received subsidies from the factory, his family's savings were completely drained.
After Jiang Ning graduated, she used her connections to find a job, spending more than 300 yuan in total. Fortunately, she bought a place in the exam and was admitted as a primary school teacher in the steel plant.
Jiang Ning met her brother-in-law Shen Huaicheng after she became a teacher, and they only confirmed their relationship this year.
Today, the family still owes several hundred yuan in foreign debt, including the betrothal gift to my second sister-in-law Liu Yun.
In a word, the family is very poor, but even so, Jiang's mother is still prepared to give her job to Jiang Mi, which shows how much her family loves her.
After dinner, Jiang's father cleared the dishes and Jiang's mother handed the remaining half of the bun to Jiang Ning: "Eat it for lunch."
Shen Huaicheng refused: "Auntie, I'll take Ningning to eat something hot at noon."
Jiang Ma: "Don't buy these next time. They're so expensive. If you want to eat them, ask Jiang Ze to make them. His cooking skills are just as good as this."
Jiang Ze is the second child in the Jiang family. He now works as a vegetable cutter in a state-owned restaurant. He is honing his cooking skills with his father-in-law. In a few years, he will be able to work on his own.
Jiang Ze is also capable. When he married his wife, the betrothal gift was in the form of an IOU. When his wife married into his family, he also gave her a bicycle as a dowry. In addition, his father-in-law arranged for her to work in a state-owned hotel.
Shen Huaicheng smiled and said, “Then I’ll cut two pounds of pork belly next time.”
Jiang Ma: "I told you to come empty-handed."
Jiang Mi laughed beside her: "Mom, you really love your brother-in-law."
Jiang Ma pretended to twist Jiang Mi's ears, but Jiang Mi covered them and dodged, "You're not allowed to tell the truth."
Everyone looked at her and laughed, and Jiang Mi herself was happy too.
When Shen Huaicheng and Jiang Ning were pushing their bicycles away together, Xiao Jiangbao was tired. He didn't make a fuss, but just looked at Jiang Ning, his big black eyes filled with tears, about to fall: "Second Aunt, Second, Uncle, Jiangbao, I want to climb a mountain."
No one would be willing to refuse this pitiful little thing.
My second sister-in-law Liu Yun, who was clearing the dishes, called out, "Jiang Bao, do you want some stir-fried bamboo shoots with pork?"
Xiao Jiangbao ignored his mother and looked at Jiang Ning with an even more pitiful expression.
The Jiang family is good-looking, and Jiang Mi, who has pimples all over her face, looks good when she stuffs them one by one.
The moment Jiang Ning opened her mouth, Jiang Mi picked up the small sauce bag and said, "You don't want to climb the mountain, not at all! Today, I will take you to collect bird eggs."
Xiao Jiangbao was torn, but climbing the mountain was obviously more tempting. During dinner, he heard his second uncle say that he was taking his second aunt to climb the mountain.
Shen Huaicheng took out a movie ticket: "Xiao Jiangbao, the sun is so strong today, it must be tiring to climb the mountain. I have movie tickets here, you and your aunt can go to the movies together."
Xiao Jiangbao was instantly captivated by the movie tickets and cheered, "Look, a movie, let's go."
Jiang Mi smiled: "Sister, brother-in-law, you guys go quickly." After the two left, Xiao Jiangbao was still happy about watching a movie. Jiang Mi: "Xiao Jiangbao, come, learn from me, watch a movie. No, watch, a movie."
When Xiao Jiangbao felt wronged, he could only blurt out one or two words, "Little aunt, you are bullying Xiao Jiangbao."
Everyone was amused, and after tidying up a bit, everyone went to work. Xiao Jiangbao was left to Jiang Mi's care. Lunch was also ready for the two of them, a big meat bun for each of them.
Jiang Mi couldn't wait to finish the big meat bun with Xiao Jiangbao right now!
Xiao Jiangbao was even more anxious to watch the movie, so he pulled Jiang Mi over and said, "Watch a movie."
Jiang Mi smiled: "Let's go to the movies!" She locked the door and went out with Xiao Jiangbao.
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