Li Yanzhong got up too quickly and accidentally knocked the teacup to the ground.
Fortunately, there was a blanket on the ground, and the teacup stopped rolling after a couple of times, undamaged.
...
At noon, after Feng Mingshu brought her younger siblings, who had been playing wildly, home, she received some shocking news.
The fact that her mother was going to marry Uncle Li was a happy event, one that she had long awaited, and it didn't shock her.
To her shock, her mother planned to move with her younger siblings and Uncle Li to the old home he had just found after getting married, while she was left behind.
Feng Mingshu couldn't accept it: "Mom, why did you leave me behind? I want to go with you..."
Yu Jingqiu shook her head and interrupted, "Zhuzhu, you're eighteen years old, the age for marriage. Uncle Li's hometown is a very remote village in the north, and there aren't any eligible young men to match you..."
"Mom, I don't want to get married. I want to stay by your side forever," Feng Mingshu immediately stated, which was also what she truly felt.
"But I don't want my Zhuzhu to become an old maid."
Yu Jingqiu gently brushed the stray hairs from her daughter's forehead behind her ear and said softly, "Zhuzhu, don't worry. Mom can wait until you find a suitable partner before marrying your Uncle Li."
Feng Mingshu: "..."
"Mom, can't you stay in Bincheng after you get married?"
Before the Lunar New Year, Feng Mingshu considered going to the countryside. Her mother introduced her to Aunt Huang, who told her about her daughter's arduous experiences in the northern production and construction corps. Feng Mingshu then realized that her mother would not agree to her going to the countryside and understood that her plan to go to the countryside had many flaws and needed to be revised.
Later, the news of the Feng family's donation was published in the newspaper, and the old man wrote a letter of praise for her. Her class background issue was resolved, and Feng Mingshu gave up her idea of going to the countryside. She planned to inquire about recruitment information from various factories after the Spring Festival and try her best to pass the exam to get a job.
If you can't find a job right away, you can find a temporary job to do for now.
In this way, she could stay in Bincheng and stay with her family. If she was careful, she could get through those chaotic ten years. After that, the college entrance examination would be reinstated, and she would go to university and choose a subject she liked to study. This kind of simple and fulfilling life was what she looked forward to.
But her envisioned future was completely disrupted by her mother's relocation plan.
She felt wronged, wronged that her mother had left her alone.
Seeing that her daughter's eyes were red, Yu Jingqiu sighed and led her to the study before speaking softly, "Zhuzhu, as you saw in your past life, the city will fall into chaos in a few months. The preparations we made before may not be enough to protect our family. Moreover, in two years, the trend of educated youth going to the countryside will become a reality, and your younger siblings will catch up in another five or six years. Rather than them being forced to go to the countryside and not knowing where they will be assigned, it would be better for me to take them to the countryside now and accompany them as they grow up. Even if something happens during that time, we won't be too far away to help them."
Feng Mingshu knew, of course, that her mother's analysis was correct. She herself had considered the same idea, but her plan was not as comprehensive as her mother's. However, that was not what she cared about.
"Mom, you're going to abandon me and marry me off to someone else's family. Aren't you afraid I'll be bullied?" Feng Mingshu's eyes reddened again.
Yu Jingqiu took out a handkerchief and wiped the corners of her eyes: "Zhuzhu, you can't stay young forever. Your mother can't be with you forever, nor can she take care of you forever."
“But I’ve only been back for a month, and you’ve only been with me for a month, and you want to kick me out of this house.”
Feng Mingshu could not forget the scene in her past life when she rushed home after failing to find medicine, only to see her mother's body ice-cold. She also could not forget the loneliness of the farm for fifteen years. Tears welled up in her eyes, and she reached out to hug her mother's warm body, holding her tightly and refusing to let go.
Yu Jingqiu felt the dampness on her chest, and her heart suddenly ached. She knew that her daughter had experienced much more in her past life than she had told her, and had suffered much more grievances and pain. If she could, she would also want to protect her under her wings for the rest of her life, so that she would not be exposed to any storms, just like she had for the previous eighteen years.
But Yu Jingqiu knew clearly that she couldn't do it; the tide of the times was not something an ordinary mother like her could withstand. So she had no choice but to harden her heart and make other arrangements.
“Zhuzhu, Mom doesn’t want to rush you into marriage, but time is running out. If Uncle Li and I can’t transfer our household registration through the wedding in the short term, and the situation worsens, our family won’t be able to leave.” Yu Jingqiu patted her daughter’s back and said calmly.
Feng Mingshu's tears stopped abruptly. She stepped out of her mother's arms and asked anxiously, "How short is 'short'?"
Feng Mingshu was naturally insensitive to politics. In her previous life, she paid almost no attention to it. In this life, she forced herself to read and analyze the newspapers every day, but she still couldn't see things as clearly and thoroughly as her mother.
Seeing her daughter's eyes, which were as red as a rabbit's, Yu Jingqiu hesitated for a moment before replying, "The latest is the Lantern Festival."
Feng Mingshu immediately calculated the time; today was the third day of the first lunar month, only twelve days before the Lantern Festival.
No, it's not twelve days anymore. Getting the certificate and transferring household registration both take time.
"Mom, the Civil Affairs Bureau opens tomorrow. You and Uncle Li can go get your marriage certificate first, which will give you more time to complete the other procedures," Feng Mingshu said immediately.
Yu Jingqiu shook her head: "Zhuzhu, I've discussed it with your Uncle Li. We'll get our marriage certificate after you get married."
Feng Mingshu felt wronged again: "Mom, are you trying to force me to get married? Fine, I'll get married. I'll find someone to marry today."
Yu Jingqiu laughed: "Bring him home so your mother can take a look."
Feng Mingshu: "..."
Feng Mingshu ran out of her house, her mind a jumbled mess, and before she knew it, she was outside the library.
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