Chapter 1 The Ungrateful Childhood Sweetheart
Ji Huaizhi was awakened by the cold.
When I opened my eyes, I saw white and green hospital walls, and I smelled a strong disinfectant odor.
"You're finally awake." The man who spoke breathed a sigh of relief: "I really couldn't stand your sister anymore. She kept crying and crying in the hospital. People who didn't know better would have thought you were dead."
The system has crashed, and Ji Huaizhi, still confused about the situation, has remained silent.
He raised his hand and touched his forehead; the original owner had bumped his head.
"Your sister is still bothering the doctor to ask about your condition since you haven't woken up yet. I'll go and wake her up for you." The man said and left the ward.
She thought to herself that Ji Huaizhi and her cousin seemed to have a rather close relationship.
She cried like that today, as if her husband had died.
Ji Huaizhi closed his eyes and pretended to sleep. The system was currently frozen. Just as he was wondering if he should lose his memory first, memories suddenly flooded into his mind.
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The person he just mentioned is not the original owner's sister, but her childhood sweetheart, Jiang Xiaomei.
The two lived close to each other and had a good relationship since they were young, but Jiang Xiaomei's family wouldn't let her continue her studies after she finished junior high school.
After the original owner went to high school, the two became much more distant. In addition, they were both in their adolescence, so they basically didn't speak to each other. However, Jiang Xiaomei's gaze towards the original owner...
She must have been secretly in love for a long time.
Jiang Xiaomei is the eldest child in her family, with two younger sisters and a younger brother.
Her family wanted her to drop out of school so they could keep her at home doing chores.
I was thinking of finding her a good husband when she got to a certain age.
The original owner was the second child in her family, with an older brother and a pair of twins.
Therefore, neither of them were considered favored at home. Jiang Xiaomei was like the family's workhorse, while the original owner was ignored at home.
The reason the two have a good relationship is actually because they appreciate each other.
After graduating from high school, the original owner was admitted to a university in the province, but the Ji family never intended to support his studies.
After all, universities at that time were not like they used to be, where they guaranteed job placement.
Plus, being so far from home, what if I don't come back after going to university?
So they let the original owner go out with the villagers to work in the factory.
The original owner of this body would certainly refuse. This is a university! How many university students are there in the village?
After having a big fight with her family, she ran out to sulk. While sitting by the river, she ran into Jiang Xiaomei, who was herding ducks.
She was genuinely happy for him when she heard that the original owner had been admitted to university. The original owner could also see the envy and other emotions in her eyes; he wasn't stupid.
Some students in the class were in early relationships, and he knew that Jiang Xiaomei liked him.
He also had feelings for Jiang Xiaomei, but he wanted to go to a big city.
He didn't want to stay in the countryside forever. He wanted to marry a girl like Jiang Xiaomei and have a child like them.
What future can you have working for someone else?
He knew from his school days that if he wanted to get ahead, he either had to study hard or become a boss.
Now that he has been admitted to university and stepped out of the village, he never expected that his family would not support his studies.
Looking at Jiang Xiaomei, and thinking that she was the most hardworking person of her age in the village, the original owner had some other thoughts.
He confessed his feelings to Jiang Xiaomei.
He asked her if she would like to go to the provincial capital with him.
Jiang Xiaomei was surprised, surprised that he confessed his feelings to her, and even more surprised that he wanted to take her to school together.
The young girl's first stirrings of love, initially intense and surging, quickly subsided.
Seeing her reaction, the original owner pressed her advantage: "Do you want to stay here for the rest of your life? To be your brother and sister's slave for the rest of your life?"
"Don't forget, your grades were better than mine back then. If they hadn't forced you to drop out, you would have received your acceptance letter by now, just like me."
“But if I go to the provincial capital with you and you go to university, what can I do?” She also wanted to say that he was now a university student and she, a junior high school graduate, didn’t look good standing next to him.
"You can find work in the provincial capital," the original owner tried to brainwash her. "It's still better than you being a workhorse at home like this."
Even if you work as a nanny outside, you still get paid.
"Do you really want to stay here forever and marry another man like your father?"
These words persuaded Jiang Xiaomei.
She once had grand dreams, but now she is a junior high school student.
"What are you afraid of?" the original owner asked her. "We grew up together since we were little, sticking together for warmth. My feelings for you are genuine."
"I really want to take you with me. Are we going to starve to death in the provincial capital?"
Jiang Xiaomei was truly moved.
The man in front of her was someone she had liked since childhood, so although she appeared hesitant on the surface, her heart had already tipped in his favor.
"It's still early before school starts, think it over carefully," the original owner said earnestly. "But I hope you can give me an answer soon."
"I plan to go to the provincial capital in advance to find a temporary job to earn tuition fees."
"If you've made up your mind, I'll take you with me."
Jiang Xiaomei returned home in a daze, almost losing two ducks in the process.
In the end, she made a decision. On an ordinary day, she packed her things and quietly boarded a train to the provincial capital with the original owner of the body.
The two found jobs at a restaurant that included meals and rented a single room nearby for 200 yuan.
The original owner worked as a temporary worker, earning less than Jiang Xiaomei, and the two quickly developed feelings for each other through frugal living. Although the original owner was selfish and shrewd, he knew he couldn't let Jiang Xiaomei get pregnant.
When I was in high school, someone was in a relationship, and the female classmate got pregnant. I heard she almost died.
He was afraid of being held responsible for any mistakes, so he was still very cautious in other aspects.
Of course, sweet words are indispensable.
Jiang Xiaomei was happy that he cared about her health. He acted like the best boyfriend both in daily life and at work, which made her have a very sweet period of time.
Life was simple, but I was truly happy.
Jiang Xiaomei was blinded by love and gave all her salary to the original owner so that he could pay his tuition.
In addition to working at the restaurant, the two also found a job delivering milk in the mornings.
After saving the tuition money, there was still some money left. Jiang Xiaomei kept 300 yuan for herself and gave the rest to the original owner, saying that there are all kinds of people in college, and if you don't have money, some people will look down on you.
To be honest, the original owner was really touched at the time.
At the same time, I felt that I was lucky to have brought her out of poverty.
After entering university, the original owner's living expenses and tuition fees were all saved up by Jiang Xiaomei. She was reluctant to eat or wear anything extravagant, fearing that the original owner would be looked down upon at school.
She didn't feel that life was too hard.
I was able to come to the provincial capital because of him, and he doesn't look down on me now that he's a college student.
Jiang Xiaomei did everything she could to be good to the original owner of this body.
The original owner did like her, but also looked down on her.
Because he needed Jiang Xiaomei's salary, he never acknowledged his relationship with Jiang Xiaomei at school.
He told Jiang Xiaomei, "I ran away with you. If people find out, they will look down on you and think you are immoral. I can't bear to let others say that about you."
Jiang Xiaomei, who was still heartbroken, immediately stopped being sad when she heard the original owner say that.
It turns out he was only thinking of himself.
Because of Jiang Xiaomei, the original owner had a good life at school and could be said to have never suffered any hardship. Jiang Xiaomei usually did not want him to do part-time jobs, feeling that he was already working hard enough studying.
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