The holy, beautiful, and brilliant light of the Goddess of Joy illuminated the earth. This realization made her feel bad, and her face showed some emotion. However, Jiang Chunli didn't find it strange. Her little sister had been doing well for so many years, and this was the first time she encountered such a heartbreaking thing. It was normal for her to be in a bad mood.
There was concern and a smile on her face. "Little sister, does your head still hurt? You must be hungry. Mom asked me to wake you up for dinner." It turned out that it was time for dinner.
Today is a day off at the factory. The four Jiang Shunings, including the married eldest sister Jiang Chunli, the second sister Jiang Zhaodi, and the working third brother Jiang Shutao, have all come back and gathered together. Keeping in touch is secondary, as they are mainly concerned about the marriage of the youngest Jiang Shuyao.
Jiang Shuyao was indeed favored at home. Just look at her name. "Shu" (Shu) sounds like "Shu" (Book), so she was given the same name as her son. Jiang Chunli, the Jiang family's firstborn, didn't receive this treatment. However, Jiang Chunli and her family didn't envy Jiang Shuyao. On the one hand, people in this era obey their parents' orders, and their parents have always taught them to love their younger sisters. On the other hand, they were all much older than Jiang Shuyao. Who would compete for her affection with a baby? Especially since Jiang Shuyao was beautiful and sweet-spoken, it was hard for her older siblings to dislike her.
Later, Jiang Shuyao worked hard and was admitted to university, becoming the first college student in the Jiang family. This also brought them face and made people envious of her. Jiang Chunli and Jiang Zhaodi, who were married, were able to gain face in front of their in-laws because of this. After all, the other sisters-in-law did not have such a successful sister.
Now, upon hearing about the marriage problem of my younger sister Jiang Shuyao, the whole family took advantage of the factory's rest day to rush over. After hearing the whole story, they were very worried about their younger sister. If it were a child, the burden would not be too heavy, after all, Hao Yuanchao's salary was there, but raising four children at once, two of whom were still infants, wouldn't that mean she would have to take care of children after marriage? My younger sister has been favored since she was young, and later she was admitted to a university and lived in the dormitory. She had never taken care of a child at home, so how could she take care of others' children? Moreover, infants are the most difficult to raise, and it is possible that they cannot be raised. Even the Jiang family, a dual-income family with many people and experience, still has a little girl to take care of. If this were a biological child, others would advise you to accept the change, but if it were not, then others might say that you are vicious and not caring enough for other people's children.
Especially when the four children grew up, three boys needed to start families and get married, and the one girl needed a dowry. How could they live? Could they have their own children?
The experienced Jiang's father and mother immediately thought of the life after the birth of the child. The burden was too heavy, and it was not easy to get a good result. What if the child was raised in a wrong way or turned out to be an ungrateful person... It would be really difficult.
They love their own daughter/sister very much. After much discussion, they were not very willing to let Jiang Shuyao marry Hao Yuanchao, even though Hao Yuanchao was a young military officer with a bright future. But Jiang Shuyao was not bad either. She graduated from Beicheng University and had an internship in a government agency. The jobs she was assigned were all good, not bad. College graduates could get 40 or 50 yuan in salary right out of school, and it could be even higher after being converted to a regular employee. Her family was only of lower status than Jiang's father's. She had a city hukou and was a worker. Her conditions were perfect. Was it worth it for her to marry him and raise a child for him?
But breaking off the engagement is not that simple. Hao Yuanchao is an officer, and their marriage is considered a military marriage. They have reported their relationship, and the two families have agreed on the betrothal gifts and dowry. The wedding date has been set. As the future son-in-law, Hao Yuanchao has visited the family several times. This is a foregone conclusion. If they dare to break off the engagement because Hao Yuanchao wants to adopt four orphan children from his eldest brother's family, not only will they be drowned in the saliva of everyone, they may also be subjected to ideological work, and in serious cases, it will affect their work and future.
Therefore, after much discussion, the best way is for Hao Yuanchao to take the initiative to cancel the engagement. As long as he takes the initiative to cancel the engagement, the impact on their Jiang family will be greatly reduced. But the question is, is Hao Yuanchao willing to cancel the engagement?
Jiang's parents didn't dare to make any promises, so the discussion came to nothing.
Song Shuyao glanced at the people in the hall outside and shook her head to indicate that she had no appetite. She was not yet ready to change her identity and face a large family.
Jiang Chunli was shocked when she heard that. However, seeing how sick Song Shuyao looked, she didn't force it and turned to go out. After a while, Jiang's mother came back with a big bowl of noodles with a fried egg and some thinly sliced pork. This was a 'sick meal' specially made for her.
Jiang's mother is over 50 years old, but she has maintained herself well, with only a few silver strands in her hair. In her early years, she gave her job to her second son and lived a retirement life at home. Her eldest son, Jiang Shutao, is filial, and her eldest daughter-in-law dares not get angry with her. The only young daughter who is still at home is also very hardworking. During the three difficult years, she was able to save food from the school subsidy and secretly add meals for the two elders. Her health has not deteriorated, and she looks much younger than her peers.
At this time, he came over with a large bowl of noodles, put it down and closed the door. Then he sat in front of her and touched Song Shuyao's forehead. "Your fever is gone. Yaoyao, does your head still hurt?" His heart was full of love and affection that could not be concealed.
Song Shuyao was not used to such intimate touch from others. She wanted to move away, but the habits of this body made her stop and not move away. The big, dry and wrinkled palm touched her forehead. She felt a little strange and uncomfortable, but also a little warm. When she met the eyes full of love and concern, the emotions that belonged to the original owner Jiang Shuyao surged up, making her feel a little closer to the woman in front of her.
"It doesn't hurt anymore." Song Shuyao lowered her head slightly, not daring to look into Jiang's mother's eyes. She was afraid of being exposed. After all, she wasn't the real Jiang Shuyao, the little girl doted on by her family. She was just a lonely soul from another world, the kind that would die in a single-family villa without anyone noticing or being saddened for a short time. The moment she moved out, she had severed ties with her family. Her biological mother had long since passed away, and her biological father only cared about her stepmother and her child. He had never cared about her, didn't contact her during holidays, and didn't worry about her. To him, she was nothing. The only people who might be sad about her death had passed away before her. Probably, in the end, it would be up to those few friends or partners in the photography studio to collect her body and bury her.
How pitiful.
Song Shuyao didn't feel too upset when she thought about this. After all, she had already known this in her heart. The only thing that was unexpected was that she died suddenly and traveled to the 1960s. She couldn't predict such a weird thing, so she couldn't blame herself for not making proper arrangements for her funeral. She just hoped that her body would not have rotted when someone found it. Dying too ugly didn't seem to fit in with her image as a beauty since she was a child. But this was not something she could worry about. After all, she was already in the 1960s.
Jiang's mother didn't know that Song Shuyao had thought so much in such a short period of time. When she heard that the pain was gone, her worries eased a little. She put the chopsticks in her hand and let her eat noodles. There was a bedside table next to the bed, so she could eat noodles while sitting on the bed, which was very convenient.
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