One day, after returning empty-handed, Jiang Xiufen saw Xie Heng and Zhang Yumei walking home together on the way to the family compound. She kept muttering to herself, "If Political Commissar Wang hadn't intervened, Brother Xie wouldn't have gone to the Capital Military Academy for further studies, and her sister wouldn't have hurriedly brought her back home for her reputation. In that case, Brother Xie wouldn't have met Zhang Yumei, and the person accompanying him now would be Jiang Xiufen. She wouldn't have been so anxious to find a partner outside to avoid being driven back home by her brother-in-law."
Jiang Xiufen looked at the backs of Xie Heng and Zhang Yumei, feeling disgusted.
Jiang Xiufen sighed and walked behind the two of them again. Jiang Xiufen walked behind Zhang Yumei, pretending to imagine that Brother Xie was standing next to her, accompanying her, talking and laughing with her.
Jiang Xiufen looked at Brother Xie who had separated from her at the intersection, her heart filled with bitterness.
Jiang Xiufen stood at the intersection for a while before she slowly came to her senses. Fortunately, there weren't many people on the road, otherwise those people would have started spreading rumors behind her back.
Jiang Xiufen walked towards her sister and brother-in-law. She pushed the door open and stood in the yard, unwilling to go in no matter what.
Ever since she promised her sister that she wanted to find a partner, every time she came back from outside, her sister would hold her hand and whisper for a long time. She also always told her that it would be fine to marry someone who was almost the same, as long as the man was honest, had a good appearance, and there were no conflicts in the family, and everything was generally okay.
These days, she was really fed up with his sister's nagging and her sister's views on choosing a partner.
At first, Jiang Xiufen would answer Jiang Hongmei's questions honestly. But as time went by, Jiang Hongmei became increasingly irritated. Every time she heard Jiang Xiufen say "no" or saw her shake her head, her anger, which had been suppressed for days, would explode.
A week passed like this, and Jiang Hongmei became increasingly hopeless about Jiang Xiufen's search for a partner, and gradually stopped asking. However, Jiang Hongmei would still search for Jiang Xiufen outside, and whenever she knew of an outstanding gay man, she would tell her.
Jiang Xiufen would ostensibly go with her sister to have a look, but each time she returned empty-handed. Gradually, Jiang Hongmei stopped doing that useless work.
Although Jiang Xiufen may not have much hope of finding a partner, she has built a good reputation in the family compound for nearly two weeks. Every time she goes out, she will take the initiative to greet the sisters-in-law in the family compound, and whenever she meets them on the road, Jiang Xiufen will warmly take care of them. This has changed Jiang Xiufen's image in the eyes of outsiders, although not much, but it is not easy.
After all, Jiang Xiufen hasn't found a partner yet, so she can only do these superficial efforts to let others see her changes and prevent her brother-in-law from really sending her back to her hometown.
As for the last method Jiang Hongmei mentioned, she didn't have any hope at all. She really had no access to a job, and she really didn't have any money to buy one.
Because Jiang Xiufen had been hanging out for the past two weeks, Zhang Yumei, who was always out there, would sometimes hear people praising her. This made Zhang Yumei very angry. How could Jiang Xiufen, who had done nothing, receive such praise from the family compound? She had put in a lot of effort to gain their recognition.
This Jiang Xiufen is really here to bring bad luck to her, no matter in this life or the previous one.
Even though Jiang Xiufen had gained a good reputation outside, she still hadn't received a clear response from her sister and brother-in-law, saying that she didn't need to return home. This made her increasingly worried. Just when Jiang Xiufen was worried about this, Zhang Yumei took the initiative to visit.
That day, Jiang Xiufen went out for a walk as usual, but once again returned empty-handed and sat down under a tree in the family compound of Qin Zheng and Xu Zhiyi, listening to the conversations of the sisters-in-law under the tree. Of course, Zhang Yumei was among them.
Ever since Zhang Yumei heard people in the family compound praising Jiang Xiufen, she has been going out more frequently, and she finally found out why Jiang Xiufen suddenly changed.
Zhang Yumei sarcastically said, "No wonder Jiang Xiufen suddenly changed her temper. It turns out she's afraid her brother-in-law will drive her back home!"
Zhang Yumei made a few more sarcastic remarks, and then continued to talk to herself: "What do you mean Jiang Xiufen didn't like him? It's obvious that she is still thinking about Xie Heng. She said nice things, saying that marriage is a big deal and you need to think twice before making a move. In fact, she just has her eyes on my man.
A peasant with eyes that seem to be reaching the sky, bah."
Zhang Yumei cursed inwardly as Jiang Xiufen slowly approached from a distance. The moment she looked at Jiang Xiufen, her hatred for her grew even stronger. She clenched her fists, muttering to herself, "Do you really like married men? Are you still obsessed with Xie Heng? As long as I'm here, you'll have to marry someone else."
Even though Zhang Yumei disliked Jiang Xiufen in her heart, she did not show any dissatisfaction towards her on the surface.
The sisters-in-law sitting under a big tree nearby started talking, "Xiufen, I've known you for so many years. Tell me the truth, what kind of partner are you looking for? Tell me, you've been coming to your sister's place for so many years. How old are you now? If you don't find a partner, I'm afraid you won't be able to have children."
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