Chapter 187: Sworn Sisterhood Then I will become your sworn sister now? ...
Shen Qingwan cried for a long time on the phone.
Yao Zhizhi listened and roughly understood what was going on.
For children from a combined family, when they have a stepmother, their biological father becomes the stepfather in the actual sense. Their biological mother lives in harmony with their real stepfather's family and has no time to care about them. They are no different from their stepmother, so Shen Qingwan becomes a redundant person.
There was no place for her on either side, and the only person who treated her well was her aunt who was busy with her career.
Unfortunately, my aunt was transferred to another place on business at that time and would not be able to return to the capital for three years. Far water cannot quench a nearby fire.
So when she went to the countryside to work in the fields, her stepmother signed her up before she could even react.
In this way, the stepsister and stepsister will not have to suffer in the countryside.
In the first two years, Shen Qingwan tried to write to her aunt, but for some reason, she never received a reply. Later, her aunt was transferred back and still did not reply to her. She became discouraged and gave up completely.
At this moment, the aunt and nephew talked on the phone and found out that it was Shen Qingwan's stepmother who did it.
"She said you were transferred to the Northwest, and the address she gave me was also in the Northwest." Shen Qingwan was very angry. Her aunt left in a hurry and did not have time to say goodbye to her in person.
She was fooled by her stepmother.
Chen Shuyun sighed with emotion: "I went to the southwest, and I was also deceived. They lied to me that you eloped with a man and went to Hainan."
"I didn't. I got married here because I was bullied by the locals. I had to find a man to rely on, but he changed his mind and kicked me out with his whole family." Shen Qingwan was so angry. Her stepmother was so disgusting. Not only did she let her join the queue and suffer, but she also threw dirty water on her.
"Good boy, give me your address and I will send you some money. Don't worry, things have come to this point, let's move on. Your aunt will come to see you later. You should do a good job with Xiao Yao first, and you will have the chance to come back later." What else could Shen Shuyun do? She couldn't say anything about the policy, so she had to wait a little longer.
Shen Qingwan nodded: "Okay, don't worry, aunt. Just write the address here as Xiao Yao."
After hanging up the phone, Shen Qingwan wiped away her tears and looked at Yao Zhizhi beside her, feeling very embarrassed: "I'm sorry for talking for so long. I'll pay for the phone bill."
"No, no." Seeing that this woman was having a hard time, Yao Zhizhi suggested, "If you're willing, come over tomorrow and help me take care of the two children during the day. My wife and I will find you to go to class in the evening. Your salary will be based on the salary of urban employees, and you won't be short of material coupons or anything like that."
"Thank you so much." Shen Qingwan calmed down and asked, "How about we start today?"
"Don't worry, I'll take you to where we live first to get familiar with the route and get used to the environment." Yao Zhizhi took the key and said, "Come on, I'll take you to get another set of keys."
When they arrived at the place, Shen Qingwan was very surprised: "This yard is so full of life."
She thought it would be desolate if no one lived there.
Yao Zhizhi smiled and said, "There are many people in my family, so we need green onions and garlic, so I planted a lot in each yard. Ding Can and Zhao Maimiao live in the east room, so would you like to live in the west room?"
"I'm fine with anything. I'm not picky." Once upon a time, Shen Qingwan was also a favored daughter of heaven. Her father was a university teacher and her mother was a high school principal. All her childhood friends had to curry favor with her.
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. When she was thirteen years old, her parents divorced.
From then on, her situation went from bad to worse, her pride was broken, and her anger was ignited.
She only had one thought left, which was to study hard, become a promising person, and make her parents regret it.
Unfortunately, before she could take the college entrance examination, she was completely kicked off the platform and became a clumsy laborer in the fields.
She also believed that labor was the most glorious, so she tried hard to adapt to the new environment and never cheated. However, these educated youth rarely received respect from the locals. After all, their arrival would only make the already poor food problem in the area even worse.
Naturally, others don't treat them well.
The most hateful thing is that those people will treat them as fallen phoenixes, humiliating them in every way and mocking them as being worse than chickens.
A girl who came with her couldn't stand such cold stares and argued a few words, and was raped that night.
Later, she gave birth to a child out of wedlock and was laughed at, so she simply committed suicide by jumping into the river.
She didn't want to end up like this, so she accepted the pursuit of a local young man.
Who would have thought that what awaited her was still suffering.
She was about to give up the fight, and the flame of unwillingness in her heart was only a tiny, weak one that could go out at any time.
She didn't want to let herself become completely numb, so she could only take out a pen and paper from time to time, recall the high school questions, and remind herself all the time: Shen Qingwan, you are a student preparing for the college entrance examination, don't give up, maybe one day there will be a turning point.
Now, she finally waited for her turn, and she couldn't help but pull Yao Zhizhi's arm, leaning on her shoulder and crying: "I'm sorry, I can't imagine that someone will pull me out. I can't control myself. Please don't laugh at me, okay?"
"I won't laugh at you." Yao Zhizhi listened quietly to her crying about the hardships she had gone through over the years.
"I also heard about the time when your parents went to Yaowangzhuang to recognize their relatives, but we educated youth didn't like to join in the fun and were afraid of being bullied, so we didn't go. I just heard that you were very successful in the city." Unexpectedly, this successful woman would be so kind and willing to help her.
Yao Zhizhi patted her shoulder and said, "Don't give up. We'll take the exam together and succeed together."
"Yeah." Shen Qingwan calmed down silently, stood up and said, "You go back to accompany the children, I will go over to help you take care of them in the afternoon."
Yao Zhizhi felt very emotional, thinking about what fate was like.
If the college entrance examination had not been stopped, Shen Qingwan would have graduated by now, and would have realized her wish of "being famous", making her parents regret it.
But fortunately, it’s not too late at the age of 26, and there is still a chance.
She comforted him, "Don't worry. I'm taking a break today. Come back tomorrow. Here, here's the money and notes. Consider it my advance for your first month's salary. I'll take you to the state-owned mall later to buy you some new clothes. We have everything else here. You just need to buy a toothbrush or something."
"Okay." Shen Qingwan did not pretend to be noble. She took the money and ticket readily and followed Yao Zhizhi to make keys and buy things.
In a state-owned shopping mall, Yao Zhizhi met Li Man and her daughter whom she hadn't seen for a long time.
Upon asking, I found out that Li Man asked the blacksmith to introduce a poor boy from the countryside to her eldest daughter as a son-in-law, and they were going to get married next month.
"I came here today to buy red paper to write invitations. Since you are here, I just want to tell you that you must come to the wedding." Li Man was very polite.
Yao Zhizhi smiled and asked politely, "Will your husband also attend? If he's too busy to attend, then ask your brothers from your mother's family to come and support the party."
Li Man smiled and said, "Well, my husband is already very ill and sick, so it's not convenient for him to come and disrupt the child's wedding."
Yao Zhizhi thought to herself, Li Man is really something, she has still concealed the news of Zhang Tianping's death.
Well, anyway, no one has evidence to prove that Zhang Tianping is dead. These four mother and daughters continue to use his name without harming anyone. They just want to live a more stable life.
Yao Zhizhi didn't want to cause any more trouble, so she smiled and nodded: "That's good, then you guys get busy, I'm going shopping with my friends."
"You must come, Xiao Yao." Li Man is a smart person. She invited Yao Zhizhi not only to express her gratitude for the help she received from her eldest daughter, but also to have a new backer after Zhang Tianping's death could no longer be concealed.
After all, Yao Zhizhi's parents' family and husband's family are both very prominent.
Yao Zhizhi knew what she was planning and said with a smile, "I'll see if the publishing house is busy when the time comes. If they're really busy, I'll send someone to go in my place."
"Okay then." Li Man didn't want to force it. She looked at the woman next to Yao Zhizhi and asked curiously, "Who is this?"
"She's my friend, and we call each other sisters. Aunt Li can just call her Xiaoqing." Yao Zhizhi didn't want to reveal too much.
Li Man is anxious to find a new backer, and Shen Shuyun's status is indeed worth relying on.
But Yao Zhizhi didn't want to.
Shen Qingwan is still in a difficult situation, so it’s better not to make her relationship with Shen Shuyun public for the time being.
Li Man didn't think much about it and smiled, "Okay, see you later."
After the two groups separated, Shen Qingwan asked, "Who are these four mothers and daughters?"
Yao Zhizhi gave a brief explanation, but did not mention that Zhang Tianping was already dead, as she had no evidence.
He just reminded her: "Don't tell anyone about your relationship with Aunt Shen for now. Who knows what these people will come up with. If someone asks you in the future, just say your name is Xiaoqing. If someone is curious about your last name, just say your last name is Xie. Xie is my mother's last name."
"Okay." Shen Qingwan is easy to talk to. Anyone who can lead her to a good life will definitely not harm her.
After shopping, they returned and tried out their new keys. Once everything was settled, Yao Zhizhi got up and went back home. "The kitchen is fully stocked. You can cook dinner as you like or go to my place."
"Okay, I'll go over later. I'm not used to being alone." After all, Shen Qingwan was in the city for the first time, and she always felt a little nervous when she was alone.
She was even afraid that everything before her was just a dream and that everything would be empty when she woke up.
Yao Zhizhi understood her helplessness and nodded, saying, "Okay, I'll wait for you at home. I'll get you a bicycle tomorrow, so it'll be more convenient."
"It's okay, I'll just take a walk, I'm fine." Shen Qingwan didn't feel comfortable bothering her anymore.
Yao Zhizhi insisted, "That won't work. It's still a bit far to walk there. I'll get you a car. It will be much more convenient for you to buy things or visit me at the publishing house. You don't have to worry about it. If you feel embarrassed, then I will become your sworn sister right now. You won't be embarrassed to accept something your sister gives you, right?"
“Ah…” Shen Qingwan was a little flattered, “Really?”
"Don't believe me? Come, let's become sworn brothers now." Yao Zhizhi walked back, took her hand, and knelt down in front of the big tree in the yard. "Heaven above, and earth as my witness, I, Yao Zhizhi, and Chen Qingwanyi are sworn brothers. We will share happiness and hardship together."
"Okay, let's share the good times and the bad times." Shen Qingwan finally smiled. Everything will be fine, for sure.
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