Chapter 2: The Family's Doting

Jiang Nianzi, as an adult, couldn't eat good food in front of a child, but she ignored him.

After thinking for a while, she picked up the chopsticks, broke the two poached eggs into four pieces, and planned to give one piece to each person.

"Mom, you eat it." She gave it to Ding Hongmei first.

Ding Hongmei was startled and quickly blocked it with chopsticks: "Zizi, what are you doing?"

Jiang Nianzi had read the original novel and knew that the original owner was shy but always gentle and obedient.

She softened her tone and said, "Mom, I can't finish it all by myself, you two can share some."

Ding Hongmei knew that her daughter was the most caring person.

Hearing this, her eyes immediately turned red and she scolded: "You silly girl, you can't even finish such a small amount, no wonder you can't gain weight, mom doesn't like eggs, you eat them yourself."

Having said that, she threw the egg back into Jiang Nianzi's bowl without hesitation.

Jiang Nianzi was afraid that being too persistent would arouse suspicion, so she did not continue and just looked at Jiang Doudou and Jiang Cheng.

Eggs were a rare commodity these days, and their family couldn't afford to buy eggs. These eggs were given to my grandmother when she was treating a patient.

As soon as Jiang Cheng saw Jiang Nianzi's expression, he knew that his sister had softened again, and hurriedly covered the bowl and said, "Zizi, brother doesn't like eggs either, you eat them."

Of course they didn’t like it. Jiang Nianzi saw them swallowing their saliva as soon as the eggs came out of the pot.

Jiang Doudou swallowed her saliva, stared at the eggs in Jiang Nianzi's bowl, and said insincerely, "Sister, Doudou doesn't like eggs either."

I like it, I like it very much. Jiang Doudou loves eggs the most.

But mom said that my sister was in poor health and had suffered in the womb, so they should be nice to her and keep good things close to her.

Jiang Doudou's little look melted Jiang Nianzhi's heart.

What a treasure this is, family!

Although they were poor in material terms, Jiang Nianzi had the spiritual love that she had never had.

Knowing that insisting would only arouse suspicion, Jiang Nianzi did not insist, but she was already prepared in her heart.

She must make sure this family lives a good life!

Seeing her lowering her head to eat the eggs, Ding Hongmei touched her head lovingly. It turned out that her daughter was the most caring.

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Lying in bed at night, Jiang Nianzi was overwhelmed with emotions.

The house is just an ordinary three-room tiled house, but the main room is divided.

There is a main room in the middle, rooms on both sides, and a kitchen behind the main room.

There are two rooms on the left side of the main hall, one is where Jiang Cheng and Jiang Doudou sleep, and the other is where Ding Hongmei and her sister Jiang Xue sleep.

Jiang Xue worked for others in the county town to supplement the family income.

Only Jiang Nianzi had a room all to herself.

She lived on the right side of the main hall. There were two rooms on the right side. One was a storage room for things, and the other was her room.

This family really dotes on their daughter Jiang Nianzi.

This was a time of great liberation, and Jiang Nianzi was thinking about how she could make money to improve her family's living conditions, and she fell asleep unknowingly.

When I woke up the next day, Ding Hongmei pulled me to the town to call my cousin.

Jiang Nianzi is the only child in the family who studied to high school.

Therefore, every time Ding Hongmei went to town to make a phone call, she would bring her daughter with her.

Just then, someone from the village was going to the town, and the uncle from the neighboring house was going there in a bullock cart.

This is Jiang Nianzi's first time riding a ox cart.

The back of the ox cart is a frame made of wooden boards, like a low, flat rectangular box.

It looks novel, but very dirty.

Ding Hongmei didn't care at all and sat down on it. Then she remembered something, took off her coat quickly and put it on the ox cart, then waved to Jiang Nianzi.

"Nianzi, come, sit on mom's clothes and clean yourself up."

Ding Hongmei was also wearing tattered patched clothes, and only Jiang Nianzi's clothes had no patches.

Dark blue coarse cloth, extremely simple style.

If this had happened in the past, Jiang Nianzi would have been very particular, but perhaps due to the environment, she adapted quickly.

Being carefully cared for by Ding Hongmei, Jiang Nianzi lowered her head, hiding the moisture in her eyes, and said in a buzzing voice: "Mom, it's cold, you put it on yourself, I'm not afraid of getting dirty."

As she spoke, she stepped onto the ox cart, turned around and sat down on the edge.

It’s dirty and smelly, but my heart is warm, a warmth I’ve never felt before.

In her previous life, although her family was a large family, there was almost no human touch in the family.

When she got hurt in a fight, her father only cared whether she won or lost. As for getting hurt, he thought it was commonplace and didn't need to worry about it.

And what about grandpa?

All he cared about was whether she had memorized the acupuncture techniques and whether she had memorized the prescriptions.

As for whether she was tired or not, it was not her concern. She was grateful to her grandfather and father for teaching her how to survive, but a family without love, only right and wrong, would often make people feel lonely and depressed. She had always longed for a family that loved her.

There were five or six people on the ox cart, all from the village.

Her daughter felt sorry for her, and Ding Hongmei became proud and held her chin high.

An old lady in the village couldn't stand the way Ding Hongmei felt sorry for the girl, so she whispered to the people around her, "She is the only one who treats money as a treasure."

She spoke very quietly, but Jiang Nianzi and Ding Hongmei still heard it.

Ding Hongmei was not someone to be trifled with. She immediately glared at Aunt Liu and said fiercely, "Widow Liu, who are you talking about who paid for the goods? My daughter is very kind. If I hear you say this again, I will tear your mouth to pieces."

Ding Hongmei was well-known in the village for her fierceness. If she got angry, she would chase someone with a knife.

Aunt Liu just couldn't help but say it, but when Ding Hongmei got angry, she dared not provoke her.

He quickly said goodbye and said, "I'm not talking about you."

"It's better not." Ding Hongmei snorted.

Then he thought of his daughter's sensitive mind and hurriedly comforted her, "Zizi, don't listen to that bitch. Our Zizi is not a loser. A daughter knows how to love her mother the most."

Jiang Nianzhi didn't take it to heart at all. She just felt that the current ignorant thinking was killing people.

Women make things difficult for women.

Fortunately, Ding Hongmei is not like that.

However, hearing her rudely scolding the bitch in front of others, Jiang Nianzi couldn't help but raised the corners of her mouth.

The other people in the village felt awkward about the situation and tried to smooth things over.

"Hongmei, Zizi is already 18 years old, isn't it time for her to find a husband?"

The person who spoke was the village matchmaker, Zhang Cuifang.

Although the purpose of speaking up is to smooth things over, he also has his own little thoughts.

Even though other people secretly complain about Ding Hongmei loving her sick daughter Jiang Nianzi, they are actually jealous in their hearts.

Although her daughter is not in good health, she is the prettiest girl in the whole village.

When she just graduated from high school, many wealthy men in the town set their sights on her and asked her to help them with matchmaking.

Ding Hongmei didn't understand what she was saying: "Don't think about it. I'm not in a hurry."

Her daughter suffered in her mother's womb and was raised to be a little spoiled by her. Ding Hongmei couldn't bear to see her daughter being bullied after marriage, so she wanted to find a son-in-law.

After receiving a cold face, Zhang Cuifang smiled awkwardly but said nothing more.

Fortunately, we arrived at the town soon.

Ding Hongmei took Jiang Nianzi straight to the rural cooperative in the town and called her eldest nephew.