The holy, beautiful and brilliant light of the Goddess of Joy shines upon the earth~
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 in the family, as her name suggested. "Shu" (Shu) sounds similar to "Shu" (Shu), meaning "book," meaning 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, having been taught from a young age to love their younger sisters. On the other hand, they were all much older than Jiang Shuyao, so who would compete for her affection with a baby? Especially since Jiang Shuyao was beautiful and sweet-talking, 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 them envied by others. 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 my younger sister Jiang Shuyao's marriage, the whole family rushed over during the factory's rest day. After hearing the whole story, they were deeply concerned for their younger sister. Adopting one child wouldn't be too much of a burden, given Hao Yuanchao's salary. But raising four, two of them still infants, wouldn't that mean she'd have to take care of someone else's children? My younger sister had been pampered since childhood and later got into university, living in a dormitory. She'd never taken care of a child at home, so how could she possibly handle it? Furthermore, infants are the most challenging to raise; it's possible they couldn't even be raised. Even the Jiang family, with its dual-income families and extensive experience, still had a fifth child to care for. If this were a biological child, others might offer sympathy, but if it weren't, they might accuse you of being malicious and uncaring.
Especially when the four children grew up, the three boys needed to get married and start their own families, 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 fifty 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 started living at home as a retired person. Her eldest son, Jiang Shutao, is filial, and her eldest daughter-in-law does not dare to upset 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 old people. 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, raised his hand and touched Song Shuyao's forehead, "Your fever is gone. Yaoyao, does your head still hurt?" His heart was full of love 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 closer to the woman in front of her.
"It doesn't hurt anymore." Song Shuyao lowered her head slightly, not daring to meet Jiang's mother's eyes. She was afraid of revealing herself. 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 house without anyone noticing or mourning for a while. The moment she moved out, she had effectively severed ties with her family. Her biological mother had long since passed away, and her biological father, obsessed with only her stepmother and her child, had never cared for her, never contacted her during holidays or worried about her. To him, she meant nothing. And the only people who might be saddened by her death had already passed away. It was likely that her few friends or the partners in her photography studio would be the ones collecting her body and burying her.
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