Zhiqiu and Yao Jianfen both hoped that Zhixue would abort the baby and continue her studies, but Zhixue was determined to give birth to the baby and was even willing to die, so the two had no choice but to let her do what she wanted.
Afterwards, Yao Jianfen, as the head of the family, came up with an idea and sent Zhixue to another town more than ten kilometers away and rented a house for her.
In February of the following year, Zhixue gave birth to a boy in the hospital in that town.
Around April, Yao Jianfen brought the child home and announced to the public that the child was from a distant relative. The family was poor and could not afford to raise the child, so they wanted to throw the child away. She couldn't bear to see the child go, so she took the child home to raise and named him Yao Xiaonian.
Because of Yao Xiaonian, Zhiqiu's original partner, who was about to get married, had objections and they broke up.
In June, Zhixue, who had been pretending to repeat her studies, came back. Then she didn't want to study anymore and just stayed at home to take care of the children.
With another child, life naturally became more stressful. Time flew and more than a year had passed. Zhiqiu, the elder sister, had no objection to Zhixue's education. But now she had a bitter face all day long, like a nagging woman, taking care of a child and not making any money. Zhiqiu really didn't like her many opinions.
Zhiqiu was becoming more and more dissatisfied. She and her mother worked so hard, but her younger sister spent the whole day taking care of the children, feeling bitter and resentful, as if everyone owed her something. How could it be like that?
At her age, she should get married. If she delays any longer, she will become an old maid! And once she gets married, it is impossible for her to continue working in the bun shop without getting paid to support her mother, right?
So Zhiqiu suggested that Zhixue go to work, or directly help out in the bun shop while taking care of the children.
It was simply because Zhixue was born late and was a good student, so they had never let her suffer in the past. Getting up at 3am to make dumplings was truly impossible, especially with a child in tow, and sleep was already difficult.
Zhiqiu, who originally did not agree to keep Yao Xiaonian, now disliked the mother and son. After a series of unpleasantness, the relationship between the two sisters became worse and worse.
When Yao Xiaonian was 3, Zhiqiu got married. His family owned a small restaurant, and although she wasn't particularly fond of it, she made do with it. She was 25, considered old in this small town.
After getting married, Zhiqiu of course left the bun shop and started a small restaurant with her husband.
Without Zhiqiu, Zhixue was only concerned about her own children and couldn't help at all. Yao Jianfen was exhausted and had to hire employees in the end.
The enthusiastic landlord directly introduced a girl from a relative's family to work as a helper. The girl didn't ask for much salary and seemed honest, so Yao Jianfen kept her.
As a result, one year later, when the rent was due, the landlord asked for a huge rent increase. No matter how much Yao Jianfen begged, it was useless. The rent had to be increased, and it was an exorbitant price!
Yao Jianfen had no choice but to pack up and leave the bun shop that she had run for more than ten years.
After all these years, Yao Jianfen had saved some money. She bought a small house of more than 40 square meters, and then rented a shop again, preparing to continue running the bun shop.
What surprised her was that their original bun shop had reopened!
Yao Jianfen then realized that the working girl was the landlord's future daughter-in-law, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law conspired to steal her skills!
Many people buy things not by the person but by the store. And if the buns still taste the same and haven't become any worse, of course they will continue to buy from this store.
Yao Jianfen was furious, but what could she do? The store belonged to someone else, so she had no choice but to accept the loss.
Yao Jianfen had just opened a new bun shop, but business was not as good as before. Although business was not good, the work was not much less, and Yao Jianfen, who did not dare to hire anyone, worked hard inside and outside.
It was obvious that Yao Jianfen fell ill because of depression and overwork. The doctor then said that she had a severe lumbar disc herniation and could not overwork, especially not do heavy work. She absolutely could not open the bun shop. If she did not rest well, she would probably need surgery in the future.
Zhiqiu felt sorry for her mother. She had worked hard her whole life to raise her two sisters. Now, at an age when she should be enjoying retirement, she still had to earn money to support her grandchildren? Why?! Zhiqiu was very firm and refused to let Yao Jianfen open a shop. She would pay her pension every month to support her.
As for Zhixue, her younger sister, she had to either find a job to support herself and her son, or find a man to support them. As the older sister, it was impossible for her to control them.
Zhixue was crying and said that she was not good at her job and could not do anything well. She had been working hard for more than a year but had not earned much money.
Yao Jianfen couldn't bear to see her daughter and grandson starve to death, so she could only subsidize them.
Zhiqiu was angry, and her husband's family also had many complaints.
Since you can't support yourself, you have no choice but to get married!
Yao Jianfen also knew that this could not go on any longer and she had to find a man for Zhixue to rely on, so the two of them decided to ask a matchmaker to introduce a partner to Zhixue.
Although she has a sad face all day long, because Zhixue is beautiful, there are still many men who are attracted to her and are willing to raise her "brother-in-law".
Zhixue didn't like this one and didn't want that one. She cried and refused to agree to everything. But this time, even Yao Jianfen was very firm and insisted on getting her married.
She is old and in poor health. It is impossible for her to take care of them all her life. She must find a man for her daughter to rely on.
Zhixue was stubbornly unwilling to marry, and after another year, she could not earn enough money to support herself, and was unwilling to get married, so she jumped into the river.
Dead!
As if struck by lightning, Yao Jianfen fell ill again due to the shock. Overnight, she seemed to have aged seven or eight years. She was only forty-six years old, but now she looked as if she was in her sixties.
An old man and a six-year-old boy, what can they do?
Zhiqiu felt sad, but she couldn't ignore them. She could only secretly give money to Yao Jianfen and help them out a little bit amid the complaints from her husband's family.
But the shrewd mother-in-law knew exactly how much profit the restaurant made. Because Zhiqiu supported her parents' family, quarrels often broke out at home.
Less than a year after the quarrel, Zhiqiu's husband had an affair and the mistress became pregnant. As a result, the two divorced and the daughter went to her.
Zhiqiu moved in with Yao Jianfen and his daughter, and then went to work in a factory, working 12-hour shifts. He often worked overtime to get more bonuses, and worked himself to death to support three people.
Because of the hardships of life, Zhiqiu has a bad temper. When children are ignorant and willful, she will beat them directly with a clothes hanger.
Her daughter was afraid of her, and as long as she looked gloomy, she would behave herself, so she rarely got spanked. Yao Xiaonian, who was raised by Yao Jianfen and Zhixue, was spoiled by them, and since he was a boy with a lot of mischief, he got spanked quite often by Zhiqiu.
Zhiqiu was exhausted from work and had spent all his energy on money. He didn't have the patience to reason with his children. Whenever the children were disobedient, he would beat them!
Especially when Yao Xiaonian shouted "You are the ones who forced my aunt to death", Zhiqiu beat him even harder.
Then, more than a year passed, and one day, when Yao Xiaonian was eight years old, he suddenly disappeared...
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