Chapter 52
The bicycle stopped steadily at the entrance of the village.
As soon as Youyou was carried out of the car by Ruan Jinguo, her bright eyes immediately swept over Meng Jinyu.
"Mom!" The little ball rushed over, jumped on the spot, and jumped into Meng Jinyu's arms.
Youyou has become heavier recently. Meng Jinyu held her little butt tightly and said with a smile: "You little guy, you went out to play for another day."
Unexpectedly, Youyou said seriously: "It's not a joke, Youyou is busy with work today!"
The mother and daughter talked for a while, and Su Jingjing came over from a distance.
Su Jingjing heard countless stories about Meng Jinyu throughout the day and admired her in her heart. Ruan Jinguo's sister was able to take good care of and educate her younger brother when she was at her parents' home, and was able to control her own destiny after getting married. She sounded like a capable person.
It was hard to say why, but Su Jingjing wanted to behave well in front of her, so that she wouldn't think she was a pampered city girl and have a bad first impression of her.
"Sister, this is Su Jingjing."
Meng Jinyu looked at Su Jingjing, the corners of her mouth rose unconsciously, but her nose felt slightly sour.
In her previous life, she and Su Jingjing's friends and family had felt the unforgettable grief of this girl's death.
But now, everything started again. She saw the lively and bright Su Jingjing again, and the tragedy might have been avoided.
Will definitely be avoided!
"Hello!" Meng Jinyu stared at her, and couldn't help but reach out and excitedly held her hand.
After thinking for a while, she was worried about scaring Su Jingjing, so she said quickly, "I heard Youyou talk about you. She said she likes you very much. This interview opportunity must have been secured for her by you, right? Thank you so much."
Su Jingjing didn't expect Ruan Jinguo's sister to be so enthusiastic. For a moment, her uneasy mood was relieved. She breathed a sigh of relief and smiled sweetly: "Sister Jinyu, I like Youyou too. But this time, I just provided her with an opportunity. Whether the interview goes so smoothly depends on her own efforts."
The two of you looked at each other, as if you had met each other too late.
Now no one understands.
I've heard before that the more a mother-in-law looks at her son-in-law, the more she likes him. How come the elder sister-in-law and her brother's wife can both appreciate each other so much when they meet for the first time?
The "fighting" scene in Wang Xiaofen's dream did not happen. She stood there in a daze, muttering to herself - what interview opportunity did this guy get for Youyou?
She couldn't help but ask Ruan Jinguo a question.
However, it would have been fine if she hadn't asked. Once she asked, Ruan Jinguo's answer made her feel like the end of the world.
"Jingjing is from the art troupe. They have a performance in Ling City and they need a young actor, so they asked Youyou to go for the interview."
Wang Xiaofen widened her eyes, took a deep breath, and shouted with all her strength: "Art troupe?"
Su Jingjing was startled, but Meng Jinyu patted her hands and told her not to pay attention to Wang Xiaofen.
"Jin Guo's girlfriend is actually from the art troupe! This girl is so good!"
"This aunt actually introduced such a good opportunity to Youyou. This is really pie in the sky."
"You're just bragging. How could the art troupe need such a young artist?"
Su Jingjing's cheeks turned red when she heard the discussions.
Ruan Jinguo said anxiously: "Stop talking nonsense. You just gossip about others and scare the female comrades."
Seeing Ruan Jinguo defending Su Jingjing so much, Meng Jinyu couldn't help but smile.
It seems that this time, he really takes it seriously.
"Youyou is not an art soldier." Little Dumpling only answered questions that he could answer, "He's just a little actor, not an art soldier!"
Wang Xiaofen raised her eyebrows and understood what was going on.
After all the fuss, it turns out this girl just wanted to go for a visit to the art troupe?
I knew that such a great benefit would never fall into the hands of Youyou!
She laughed, "You went there to accompany someone for an interview, right? I've never heard of a country bumpkin who can't sing or dance being able to perform in an art troupe. Are you being laughed at? It's okay, it's not a place you're qualified to go to."
Su Jingjing didn't know the situation in the village.
But she was not stupid, so how could she not hear how harsh Wang Xiaofen's words were?
Her face darkened and she said seriously, "Youyou attended the audition with a few other kids. In the end, she and another child stayed behind to participate in the following rehearsal."
The other villagers were all surprised and delighted, and kept praising Youyou for being amazing.
The smile on Wang Xiaofen's lips froze.
Meng Jinyu was even more shocked than Wang Xiaofen: "Youyou was left behind?"
She remembered that in her previous life, Youyou was not selected, but because her personality was so likable and everyone liked her, they allowed her to stay in the rehearsal room of the art troupe to play.
How come in this life, the child was left behind to participate in the rehearsal?
"That's right. Although Youyou has no dance foundation, our head troupe leader Xu said that this child is very talented. There are still a few months before the big song and dance performance, so it's still in time."
These are indeed Xu Zhilan’s original words.
At that time, the little girl blinked her eyes and said that she wanted to learn how to do the splits. She thought it was interesting, so she started to teach her step by step. At first, she was just teasing the child, but unexpectedly, as she taught, Xu Zhilan discovered that Youyou was really a good material for dancing.
Because the child is expressive and has certain talents, Xu Zhilan wants to give her a chance, so she lets her and Chu Lei stay in the troupe to rehearse together, and then consider who should go on stage.
Meng Jinyu was stunned when she heard this.
This is different from the development in the previous life!
"Sister, Youyou has to go to school during the week, so I will pick her up on weekends. This big song and dance performance is so glorious, the child must stick to it." Ruan Jinguo said, "I have discussed this with her."
Meng Jinyu smiled and looked at Youyou, who looked like a little adult: "Have you discussed this with your uncle?"
"Yes." Youyou nodded vigorously, "I still have to go to school, otherwise I will be criticized by my brother! Besides, Youyou also wants to do well in the exam, so that she can skip a grade like her brother and become a classmate of Brother Gu Qi."
Listening to the child's tender voice, several villagers couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
But this time they didn't say anything until Ruan Jinguo and Su Jingjing left Fenglin Village and Youyou followed her mother back, then everyone started talking.
"How come the children in Jinyu's family are so outstanding? Shanshan always gets first place in every exam, and she skipped a grade at a young age. She holds a book in her arms all day long, like a little scholar. Jiang Cheng's academic performance is not so good, but he usually takes care of his younger brothers and sisters, which makes Jinyu worry less."
"And Jiang Guo, that child is probably the most disobedient among the brothers and sisters, but she has gradually become sensible recently. During the day, I passed by Jiang's house and heard her arguing with her grandmother. The meaning of her words was that she was on the side of her brothers and sisters and her mother!"
"I originally thought that Youyou was just a naughty little girl, who was cute and pretty at best, but I didn't expect that this child would be the most promising! Joining the art troupe to perform, even if she is not an art soldier, is already an honor! It would be great if Youyou could be selected and perform on the big stage!"
At this moment, Wang Xiaofen had no time to turn back and was forced to listen to the whole string of flattery about Meng Jinyu and her children.
She refused to accept the defeat and gritted her teeth, "You can't let Youyou go on stage, otherwise, Meng Jinyu will be very proud!"
An old lady glanced at her and said, "Xiao Fen, you can't talk like that! Youyou is going to Ling City to perform on a big stage, which is to bring honor to our village! Your ideological awareness is so poor, aren't you afraid of being criticized by the village cadres?"
As soon as the old lady finished speaking, the other women also started to criticize Wang Xiaofen.
Everyone was talking at once, and the saliva was enough to drown her.
Wang Xiaofen's face turned red.
How come I accidentally said what was in my heart just now?
…
Youyou said she wanted to skip a grade, and she was serious about it.
Although everyone thought that she was a person who got excited for a short time, the little girl was still determined to prove it to everyone.
Then, the substitute teacher saw the change in her attitude towards learning.
During class, Youyou listened attentively. Her small body sat upright, her hands on the desk, staring at the textbook and the blackboard intently.
During breaks, she didn't make things difficult for herself and played with her classmates as usual, running around the classroom or the playground until she was out of breath.
"Teacher Lin would be very pleased if she knew how hard you are working now." The substitute teacher smiled, "After she asked for leave, she even asked someone to remind me to keep a close eye on you, little one."
Youyou blinked her eyes: "Teacher Wang, then remember to tell Teacher Lin that my performance was great!"
The substitute teacher was amused by her.
This child's thoughts are always so innocent and pure. No wonder when Teacher Lin was pregnant, she always thought it would be great if she could give birth to a daughter as cute and clever as her.
Yes, who doesn’t like such a cute and soft little dumpling?
…
On Friday night, Youyou was extremely sleepy, but she was still yawning while waiting for her uncle. Her neck could hardly support her head, and she looked so pitiful.
"Youyou, sleep for a while first. Mom will take you there early tomorrow morning." Meng Jinyu said.
But Youyou disagreed and shook her head like a rattle.
If I leave home early tomorrow morning, it will take a long time to take the bus and I will be late!
She has been waiting for so long just to learn dancing, and she must arrive at the dance studio on time!
Meng Jinyu had no choice but to wait with Youyou.
Fortunately, Ruan Jinguo arrived soon after.
Ruan Jinguo was so tired that he was out of breath. As soon as he arrived at their house, he asked for a glass of water. "The teacher of the night school stayed late today and didn't finish the get out of class until now."
Meng Jinyu looked surprised: "Are you still attending night school?"
"Sister, are you going to laugh at me too?" Ruan Jinguo scratched his head.
Unexpectedly, Meng Jinyu said seriously: "Of course it's not a joke! People say that you can learn as long as you live. Even old people go to senior citizen universities. You are still so young, you should study hard and learn more knowledge and skills."
Ruan Jinguo looked surprised.
His co-workers and his parents didn't understand why he was asking for trouble. Why did he have to go to night school and become so thin from exhaustion?
He thought Meng Jinyu had the same idea as them, but he didn't expect that his sister's ideological awareness was higher than theirs!
But what is a senior citizen university?
"Study hard and never give up!" Meng Jinyu suddenly realized that she had let the cat out of the bag and mentioned the senior citizen university in the future. She patted him on the shoulder and changed the subject.
Ruan Jinguo was very satisfied, and at this moment, Youyou finally became energetic because her uncle came.
It was a long ride back to the city, and Ruan Jinguo was anxious to let Youyou go home to rest, so he hurriedly picked up the little girl and put her on the back seat of the bike.
"I'll take the bus to the art troupe to pick up Youyou on Sunday afternoon." Meng Jinyu chased to the door and shouted, "Jin Guo, you've worked hard these days!"
Ruan Jinguo smiled and said, "What's so hard about it? I'm the children's uncle! Go back and have a rest. Let's go!"
…
The second time she slept alone at her uncle’s house, Youyou didn’t feel strange at all.
She slept soundly, and when she opened her eyes the next morning, she saw new clothes at the head of her bed.
"Wow!" The little dumpling looked surprised.
The new clothes were bought by my uncle. I heard that they were ready-made clothes from a department store. They were so beautiful, just a little bit worse than the ones my mother made!
The early mornings in spring always make people feel refreshed.
Youyou put on the little skirt by herself and asked the factory manager’s grandmother to help her put on a little cardigan. She also matched it with brand new socks, and she felt even more adorable!
"Let's go!" Ruan Jinguo shouted while chewing a bun and drinking soy milk.
After a while, he saw Youyou running out with a "da da da".
Ruan Jinguo was riding the bike while Youyou was sitting on the back seat eating buns.
When the two of them gradually walked away, Ruan Zhenli leaned forward and asked Chen Liping: "Jin Guo said he wanted to take his niece to the art troupe?"
Chen Liping was also puzzled, but still nodded: "I heard from the child that he went to the art troupe to participate in rehearsals. You said, if Jin Guo went to the art troupe, is it possible that he would meet the daughter of the Su family again? I don't know if she will give him a cold shoulder if they meet again..."
"Don't mention it anymore." Ruan Zhenli said, "It was only after he met the Su family's daughter last time that Jin Guo started to sign up for night school. I thought he was just going there for fun, but I didn't expect that after such a long time, he still doesn't come late or leave early every day, and even has to do homework when he comes back... I guess that little girl gave him a big blow."
Chen Liping sighed helplessly: "Their family probably despises Jin Guo for his lack of culture. Come to think of it, it's no wonder that Jin Guo blames us. He has lived through twenty to thirty years of hardship because of Wenwen, but we are still so confused that we still think about Wenwen's suffering."
"Don't mention Ruan Wenwen at home anymore, or you'll disappoint your son." Ruan Zhenli said, "Let's not have any contact with her anymore. We don't owe her anything for the past 20 or 30 years."
Chen Liping nodded quickly: "You are right, don't mention the art troupe, art soldiers, etc., otherwise the self-esteem of the Jin Kingdom will not be able to bear it."
At this time at home, the old couple were reflecting on what they had done.
But Ruan Jinguo didn't know that he had already happily ridden his bike to the entrance of the art troupe, waiting for Su Jingjing to come out to pick up Youyou.
Before, he was always thinking of ways to see Su Jingjing. Now, with Youyou as an excuse, he can see her two or three times a week!
"Sister Jingjing!" Youyou jumped up and down, and suddenly saw Su Jingjing coming out.
Ruan Jinguo immediately followed Youyou's time and looked at Su Jingjing.
She was wearing a dance costume with a thin sweater over it. Because she had just finished dancing, there was a little sweat on her forehead, which wet her hair and made her face look red.
She is so outstanding, but she still works very hard. She sweats profusely every day and never misses a minute of training.
I'm just going to night school to learn a little bit of knowledge, what's so hard about it?
He must work harder and let her see his achievements!
“Youyou!” Su Jingjing trotted over, her eyes unconsciously falling on Ruan Jinguo, “Comrade Ruan——”
"I--" Ruan Jinguo scratched his head, and his mouth curled up to reveal a sunny smile.
"Sister Jingjing, we're going to be late!" Youyou put her warm little hand into Su Jingjing's palm, "Let's go in and rehearse!"
The little guy was anxious and pulled sister Jingjing in.
Su Jingjing turned her head several times, looking at Ruan Jinguo's stunned expression, she couldn't help but burst out laughing, her clear eyes were curved, as if dotted with stars.
Ruan Jinguo sighed secretly.
When he went to pick up Youyou in the evening, he had to remind her that if she was so tactless again next time—
My uncle will never buy me new clothes again!
…
For Youyou, nothing is more interesting than dancing!
There were seven arts soldiers and two children, her and Chu Lei, in the entire dance studio.
The art soldiers were practicing the music given by Captain Xu. Everyone was very focused and no one had time to amuse the two little ones.
Seeing this, Youyou didn't bother them, but stood aside obediently and followed them in doing the movements.
Su Jingjing would glance at Youyou from time to time. Strangely enough, this child could always give her surprises.
The dance moves are not difficult, but one can tell at a glance whether one has talent or not. Youyou's muscles are very flexible and her whole body is very agile. When she learns some moves, it looks like she is just playing, but in fact, her postures are very accurate.
Whenever they feel tired, the art soldiers can't help laughing when they look at the little dumplings who are full of energy all the time, and they don't seem to be so tired anymore.
Compared with Youyou, Chu Lei's expression was much uglier.
She sat on a small stool with a stern face, quietly looking at her sister and then at the other art soldiers. Her posture was just like that of a leader.
Although everyone thought the child was not cute, they would not deliberately make things difficult for a six-year-old child. They just looked at Chu You with some meaningful expressions in their eyes.
As a result, Chu You, who already looked like an outlier, seemed even more unwelcome.
Chu You didn't say anything, nor did he pay attention to Chu Lei. Instead, he practiced quietly, as if only by immersing himself in intensive and arduous training could he forget everything.
"Stop dancing." Chu Lei looked at Youyou impatiently, "You don't know how to do it, country boy!"
"You can, then go on stage and be a teacher." Youyou tilted her head, "A city person."
Chu Lei was choked by her and stamped her feet: "You!"
“Lululu——” Youyou made a face, “You annoying bastard!”
Several art soldiers heard the quarrel between the two children.
They couldn't help laughing so hard at Youyou's amusement, but they still tried their best to control themselves. Chu Lei looked like a spoiled little girl. If she started crying because of their jokes, who would be able to comfort her?
"It's noon. Let's go to the cafeteria to eat first, and then come back to rehearse. Then, let the two children practice with us." said Zhao Qi, the team leader of the group.
There is a cafeteria in the art troupe. Youyou had been dancing for the whole morning and was already very hungry. When she heard this, she immediately followed Su Jingjing's footsteps.
"Let's go eat!"
Su Jingjing held Youyou's hand and walked towards the cafeteria.
Zhang Lin couldn't help but rub his hands, took a step forward, and took Youyou's other hand.
Compared with their warm and harmonious atmosphere, the atmosphere on Chu Lei and Chu You's side was very bad.
"Chu You, I've been watching you all morning, but I haven't seen anyone willing to talk to you." Chu Lei said, "No wonder mom and dad said you have a weird personality."
It is particularly hurtful when a half-grown child speaks hurtful words in a childish voice.
Chu You said nothing and continued walking forward.
Chu Lei said again: "Chu You, you have never had any friends, right?"
Her voice was bright and clear, attracting a lot of people's attention.
Chu You lowered his head, sweat on his back, and gently tugged at the corner of his clothes with his right hand.
"The little girl is so cute, soft and sticky, more interesting than a furry little rabbit." Zhang Lin rubbed Youyou's cheek with his hand, and glanced at Chu Lei not far away, "Of course, she has to be a well-behaved little girl. Don't be one of those girls who look up to others and have high eyes..."
"Sister Jingjing, Sister Zhanglin, what delicious food is there in the art troupe's cafeteria?" Youyou asked softly.
This is the right person to ask. Zhang Lin knows all the dishes in the cafeteria by heart. He counts them one by one for Youyou by using his fingers.
Seeing Youyou surrounded by two art soldiers, Chu Lei slowed down her pace.
She snorted at Chu You and ran to a few other art soldiers who were walking in groups of three or four.
"Sister, can I go with you?" She tilted her little face up to act cute.
Looking at this scene, Su Jingjing, who was walking behind, frowned unconsciously.
It turned out that Chu Lei didn't know how to act well-behaved, she just looked down on her own sister from the bottom of her heart.
When they were almost at the cafeteria entrance, Youyou stopped and looked back at Chu You who was at the end.
Under the shade of the tree, Chu You walked slowly. She huddled in a corner, as if blending in with the deep shadow.
Youyou pursed her lips, feeling heavy in her heart.
After entering the cafeteria, Zhang Lin went to get the food. After Su Jingjing asked Youyou what she liked to eat, she followed her.
Youyou found a seat and sat down, waiting for her two sisters to come over with the food.
Chu Lei acted cute and tried to get close to the two art soldiers.
"Sister, the food in your art troupe is really good."
"It's even better than the food my parents cook!"
"Come to my house for dinner next time, and I'll tell Mom and Dad that you two are my friends!"
The two art soldiers laughed.
"OK."
"What delicious food are your parents best at?"
"They will cook anything I like to eat. They are the best to me!" Chu Lei held a spoon and glanced at Chu You at the table in the corner as if to demonstrate.
Chu You lowered his head and ate quietly.
She still remembered that her sister was already very smart when she was only two or three years old.
At that time, when her parents took them out, they always said that she was honest and her sister was smart.
After hearing those words, my sister would always show a proud expression and get unanimous praise from the adults through her witty remarks.
And she became more silent and self-abased, hiding away quietly.
The only glorious moment in her life was probably the day she passed the selection and became a cultural and art soldier.
But before she could be happy for long, her sister immediately told her parents that she liked dancing and wanted to join the art troupe when she grew up.
My parents arranged a teacher for my sister. Even when she was so young, she joined the small art troupe organized by the school. Gradually, my parents became more proud of her.
Chu You has always been a foil to his younger sister.
It's funny that she is more than ten years older than her sister, but she is always suppressed.
Like a shadow.
She had tried to be nice to her sister, but in all these years, she had never heard the child call her "sister".
Not even once.
Her sister, like her parents, looked down on her and habitually ignored her.
Thinking of this, Chu You buried his head even lower.
She was afraid that people would find out how useless she was.
"Sister Chuyou."
Suddenly, a soft voice came from my ear.
Chu You was stunned. When he looked up, he saw a fair and tender little face coming towards him.
"Can we have dinner with you?" Youyou asked cautiously.
The next person to come over was Su Jingjing.
She was holding a lunch box in her hand, with a smile that made people want to get closer to her: "It's better to be here, it's quiet."
After Su Jingjing sat down, Zhang Lin followed closely.
"And me, it's so noisy over there, the kids are chattering away, they're not cute at all, they're like little elves." said Zhang Lin.
Chu You's heartbeat speeded up unconsciously.
She looked at them nervously, not knowing what to say.
She was too silent and too good at hiding herself, and never knew how to get along with others.
But they behaved so naturally, talking and laughing normally, eating normally, as if they were not deliberately taking care of her.
Slowly, Chu You's tense nerves relaxed.
"Youyou, why do you only eat meat and not vegetables?" Su Jingjing asked.
Youyou smiled sheepishly: "The braised meat is delicious. After I finish eating, I'll eat the vegetables."
The braised meat in the lunch box was quickly eaten up by the little guy.
Youyou licked the corner of her lips, feeling a little unsatisfied. Just as she was about to pick up some vegetables to eat, she suddenly saw Chu You pick up the braised meat from her lunch box and hesitated whether to give it to her.
Chu You likes this child.
But she didn't know if she could be nice to the child, because every time she took the initiative to be nice to Leilei, Leilei would always say something that embarrassed her.
Their parents would praise Leilei for her intelligence, shake their heads helplessly, and criticize Chu You for blushing because of her sister's words.
Thinking of those embarrassing scenes, Chu You's chopsticks holding the braised meat froze in mid-air unconsciously.
She hesitated, wanting to take it back.
Unexpectedly, Youyou had already handed over her lunch box: "Sister Chuyou, do you want to treat Youyou to some meat?"
The child's soft smiling face seemed to be enveloped by a circle of light.
Warm.
Chu You was stunned and gently placed the braised meat on Youyou's rice.
After putting one piece in, it was not enough, so she put another piece in, and finally stacked the braised meat neatly.
Obviously, she was the one who treated Youyou to meat, but it seemed that she was the one who was flattered.
"Thank you, Sister Chu You!" said the little girl in a baby voice.
Su Jingjing smiled and tapped Youyou's little head: "Who said you want to be a dancer? Dancers can't be so fat."
"My belly is so round that I don't even have the strength to rotate." Zhang Lin also laughed.
Youyou wrinkled her nose in embarrassment: "Then I'll eat all this meat and then lose weight, okay?"
Su Jingjing and Zhang Lin laughed so hard that their stomachs hurt.
And Chu You, the corners of her mouth were finally no longer stiff and tense, but couldn't help but rise slightly.
"There is some braised meat here. It will be wasted if left until tonight. I'll bring it to you." The canteen chef in chef's uniform came over with a plate of meat and placed it in front of them.
"Thank you." Zhang Lin immediately picked up a piece of meat, "It's just not enough for us."
"Then I won't be polite either." Su Jingjing said with a smile.
Master Peng looked at Su Jingjing, then at Chu You who was lowering his head, and smiled kindly: "Comrade Su and Comrade Chu are both too thin, they need to eat more meat!"
At this time, Xu Zhilan came over.
After Xu Zhilan learned about the morning rehearsal from Zhang Lin, she said to Chu You, "The rehearsal time is quite long. I haven't decided which child will perform on stage yet. Your sister's dance foundation is better, but you can't slack off during this period. You have to urge her to practice well at home."
Chu You nodded quickly.
Afterwards, Xu Zhilan looked at Su Jingjing again and said, "It's hard to arrange the positions for the seven of you for this performance. I want you to lead the dance in the front. Is that okay?"
Su Jingjing nodded: "No problem."
"Okay, then I'll go eat first." Xu Zhilan said.
Master Peng stood there for a moment, then picked up the plate on the table and poured a few slices of braised meat into everyone's lunch box.
"I still need this plate, take it away first!" He dragged his slightly lame right leg back to the kitchen.
Zhang Lin smiled and said to Su Jingjing: "Captain Xu values you, so you must perform well."
…
For Jin Minmin, every day after her husband's death was torment.
Life would occasionally slap her hard in the face, and then give her a small sweet treat, torturing her over and over again, leaving her with no hope of getting out of this situation.
A few days ago, her mother came.
The old lady usually doesn't visit, but this time she came and brought her some "good news".
"There is a family in our village. They have a good family background and the couple has a good relationship, but they have not had their own children for so many years. When they heard that I had a grandson who was only a few months old, they immediately loved him very much and said they wanted to take him home to raise. The child will definitely not suffer in their home. Don't you think this is great news?"
At first, Jin Minmin drove her mother out without even thinking about it.
But after calming down, she felt that the old lady was not wrong.
Nie Xiaowen is still so young, and keeping him by her side would be a burden.
Not to mention how much food he will need as he grows up, it will be even more difficult for her to remarry with him.
Besides, Nie Xiaowen was just taken to her mother's village. He eats and drinks well in her home. If she wants to recognize the child when he grows up, wouldn't he be willing?
This is impossible.
Thinking of this, Jin Minmin was shaken.
She spent the whole night thinking about it, and finally took Nie Xiaojia and held Nie Xiaowen in her arms and went back to her parents' home.
When Nie Xiaojia realized that her mother was going to send her brother away, she was terrified. She cried and hugged her brother tightly: "Mom, I will wash my brother's diapers and feed him in the future. Please don't send him away, please..."
But Jin Minmin has made up her mind.
Jin's mother took her grandson to a family in the same village and asked them to take good care of him.
The other party agreed immediately, hugged the child tightly, teased him, and looked at his fair and tender face, feeling extremely happy.
"Everything is good, but she's a little thinner." Jin's mother said, "It's mainly because my daughter has a hard life. Her husband died so early, and she has to take care of two children alone. She doesn't have enough food to eat or warm clothes to wear."
The other party nodded and said sympathetically: "It is difficult."
After they finished talking, they turned around and were about to go back to the house, but they didn't expect Nie Xiaojia to hug the hostess's legs tightly, crying and begging them to return her brother to her.
The couple looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly.
After much difficulty, Nie Xiaojia was finally dragged away by her grandmother.
They were about to close the door when they saw Jin Minmin staring at the child in her arms with a resentful look.
The couple felt uncomfortable with the look and just closed the door.
"I really like this child. He is so smart even though he is so young. But I think his mother and grandmother's family are quite worrying. What should I do if they come to our house from time to time?" said Song Dong.
"I've also heard that the child's biological mother has a bad reputation in their Fenglin Village. His grandmother is usually quite mean, and even his uncle is a second-rate guy. We brought this child back because we want to raise him well, but if his family members are always thinking about him, wouldn't it be like we are raising someone else's child?" Wang Fangfei said.
The two of them hesitated for a moment.
Finally, Wang Fangfei made up her mind: "Your mother is gone anyway, so we don't have to live in this village. Otherwise, why don't we go back to my mother's village? I'll go to the village chief to apply for a homestead and live alone. We'll take care of the baby and raise him like our own son. Life will definitely get better and better."
…
Jin Minmin is not really so heartless.
How could she not feel sad if she had to give away the son she had carried for ten months?
But no matter how uncomfortable she felt, her only thought was to depend on others.
When her husband was still alive, she depended on him. After his death, she wanted Ruan Jinguo to take care of her. At one point, she even considered Jiang Huanming to be a suitable long-term meal ticket.
Therefore, although she was reluctant to send Nie Xiaowen away, she still gritted her teeth and told herself that this was the right thing to do.
She would not lose out if she let her son live with someone else and then bring him back when he grows up.
At the request of Song Dong and Wang Fangfei, Jin Minmin went to the commune several times and asked them to move the child's household registration.
They even changed the child's name, but before she could see it clearly, Wang Fangfei fooled her.
That morning, Jin Minmin returned to her parents' home.
When passing by the Song family, she looked inside again and again, and even knocked on the door, wanting to go in and hug her son.
A kind-hearted lady passing by gave her a wake-up call: "They moved away with their child!"
Jin Minmin was stunned: "Where did you move to?"
"How should I know? She went back to Fangfei's parents' home. Minmin, don't blame me for not reminding you. You gave the child away because you couldn't raise him. Now that he's been given away, why should you keep visiting him? No one's food falls from the sky. Aren't you taking advantage of him?"
"Don't worry, Lao Song and Fang Fei are both kind people. I have seen it recently. They treat your son very well."
After hearing these words, Jin Minmin went back feeling groggy.
Her son was taken away.
From now on, maybe I will never see you again.
"After all, you have to blame yourself for your miserable life." Jin's mother repeated.
Jin Minmin's eyes were red, and when she suddenly raised her head, her eyes seemed to be filled with poison: "My life is not hard, I clearly had several chances, but it was all Meng Jinyu who ruined me!"
The first chance was Ruan Jinguo.
She wanted to be with Ruan Jinguo, but Meng Jinyu obstructed her in every way and was very critical and disgusted with her.
The second chance is to be a teacher.
She wanted to stay in the commune primary school and change her fate by herself, but Meng Jinyu's little daughter teamed up with Teacher Lin and caused her to lose her job.
The third chance was to work at the Red Star Garment Factory, and the fourth was with Jiang Huanming...
She had already turned the tables long ago, but Meng Jinyu had targeted her time and again, and even let Meng Youyou, Meng Shan, and even Jiang Guo and Jiang Cheng disrupt her plans.
Why?
What had she done to offend Meng Jinyu that she was targeted like this?
"Mom, I want to go to town with Dongying to watch a movie. Please give me two dollars." At this time, Jin Minmin's younger brother Jin Qiangqiang came into the house casually, holding a dogtail grass in his mouth.
"No money, no money." Jin's mother glared at him unhappily, "Don't hang out with Dongying, that girl is not serious!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Jin's mother immediately ran to the kitchen, fearing that her unscrupulous son would come to pester her for money again.
The old lady knew her son too well.
Sure enough, at this moment Jin Qiangqiang took two steps forward and was about to catch up with her.
However, Jin Minmin stopped him.
"What's wrong, sister? Do you have money?" Jin Qiangqiang said with contempt, "If you don't have money, don't block my way. Dongying is still waiting for me."
"I don't have any." Jin Minmin sneered and said, "But I know who has money."
"Meng Jinyu from our village has made a lot of new clothes for her children in the past few months and also bought a sewing machine. Do you know how much a sewing machine costs?"
"By the way, she is still making clothes for the Red Star Garment Factory, earning more than ten yuan a month. I guess she has saved at least one or two hundred yuan, if not three or five hundred..."
Jin Qiangqiang's eyes rolled around: "What do you mean——"
"When the night gets late, most villagers are asleep. If you dare to take the risk, won't all the money be yours? Then take Dongying to town to have some fun. This beauty in our village will definitely do whatever you want."
Jin Qiangqiang was a little excited, his heart was about to jump out of his throat: "It's late at night, the villagers are asleep, but what about her husband? If her husband punches me, I will be finished. Sister, don't hurt me, you will go to jail if you steal money!"
"Where is the man in her family? She's been divorced for a long time and lives alone with her two children. Besides, wealth and honor are achieved through risk. Don't you even understand this?"
Dongying's voice came from outside: "Qiangqiang, are you going or not? If you don't go, I will go to the city with Damao. You are in your twenties and you don't even have money to watch a movie. It's really shameful!"
Jin Qiangqiang gritted his teeth and asked his sister in a low voice: "Divorced? Does she have a son?"
"I have two sons. One is only four years old, and the other is only thirteen years old."
Jin Qiangqiang frowned: "A thirteen-year-old boy is not small anymore, he has a lot of brute force! Look at me, I'm so thin..."
She said coldly, "Her eldest son doesn't live with her, and even if they do, he can't help. You haven't seen him being beaten, and he didn't even have the courage to fight back. He's just a coward."
Speaking of this, Jin Minmin's mouth corners slightly raised.
It's not just about asking Jin Qiangqiang to steal money. This time, she is planning a bigger game.
By then, she will make Meng Jinyu lose everything and put their entire family into an irretrievable situation!
Who made it so that Meng Jinyu owed her this?
Jin Qiangqiang's brows relaxed, his eyes flashing with greed, "Let's act soon, Dongying is still waiting for me to give her money to take her to the movies!"
"If you want to do it, do it quickly. When I left home this morning, I heard her daughter ask for leave from the team leader, saying that she had a fever and needed to rest at home."
Jin Qiangqiang grinned: "Today is a great opportunity! But, sister, are you sure her son is a coward?"
Jin Minmin rolled her eyes: "Absolutely true."
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