Jiang Yilu originally thought that the person who came was the company's accountant, and he even booked a hotel room for him. Now it was Ruan Ruan, and Jiang Yilu naturally felt embarrassed to let him sleep outside. Grandpa Ruan and Grandpa Bai lived next door. If he dared to do so, he would be beaten to death by the two old men.
The two old men were in their early seventies and retired two years ago. They got up early every day to practice Tai Chi, kept a few starlings for fun, ate well and slept well, and were as energetic as those old men in their sixties. Jiang Yiliu thought that now that Ruan Ruan was here, Grandpa Ruan would probably be in a better mood.
In recent years, the Jiang family's siblings have each developed their own careers. Sister Jiang made up her mind and quit her iron rice bowl at the textile factory despite the dissuasion of everyone around her, so as to concentrate on helping her brother manage the textile factory. Xiang Qianjin's wife followed her husband's example, took a leave of absence from her job, and came to the capital with him. He invested in Ouyang Huzi's transportation company and now manages the branch in the capital. This small long-distance transportation company is no longer the size it used to be. From three and half-abandoned trucks to the current fleet of thirty people, it only took a few years for the business to be booming, bringing Xiang Qianjin a lot of income every year. Xiang Qianjin saw that his wife was becoming more and more capable, and more and more people were coveting his wife. Naturally, he would not be satisfied with this achievement. In his spare time, he learned car repair technology and opened several auto repair and car wash shops. With the increase of private cars in the country, the business is getting better and better.
As early as five years ago, Jiang Dani and Xiang Qianjin brought their daughter to the capital and settled down here. Before the one-child policy was officially implemented, Jiang Dani gave birth to another daughter, whose nickname was Jiaojiao and whose full name was Xiang Nuan. This girl was as smart and cute as her sister. Gu Dongmei was worried that her daughter did not give Xiang Qianjin a son. Even though Xiang Qianjin still loved his little daughter to the bone and did not think there was anything wrong with not having a son, Gu Dongmei still wanted to encourage her daughter to have another baby. Anyway, she had money now, so she could go to Gangcheng to hide for a year and come back after giving birth to a son. In her heart, a woman cannot live without a son.
Fortunately, Jiang Dani stood firm on this matter and did not compromise because of her own mother's words. She focused on the factory and her two daughters and had no intention of having another child. The third and fourth children might not give birth to a son, and might even make the daughters sad, which was not worth it at all. Gu Dongmei was anxious, but she could do nothing about it.
As soon as Jiang Erni graduated, she joined the hospital where Mr. Bai worked. With the old man's careful training, she was successfully promoted from an intern to a full-time neurosurgeon. After performing several major operations, she became somewhat famous in the industry. Even though the old man is retired now, his prestige is enough for Jiang Erni to benefit from.
She now lives in the house allocated to her by the hospital. The People's Hospital has good performance and the unit welfare has always been at the forefront. Although Jiang Erni is not married, because of Mr. Bai's relationship, those who organized the housing distribution also allocated her a small house of more than 60 square meters. Jiang Erni moved out of Jiang Yilu's house after she got the house. Most of the time, she lives in the staff building of the hospital. Occasionally, she will go back to live for a few days to accompany the old man.
Jiang Erni, who just turned 30 this year, has become the most troublesome person in the family. Grandma Miao is not short of money now, and she doesn't care about the dowry for her granddaughter. But her elder sister is not married, and it would not sound good to tell others that her younger brother Jiang Yilu has married first. Grandma Miao has no way to deal with this self-willed granddaughter. Now, as long as she agrees and is willing to get married, she would be willing to do so even if the old lady pays for it.
Unfortunately, Jiang Erni still doesn't seem to have this intention. She goes back and forth between the hospital and home every day, acting like an old maid.
Jiang Sanni went to the United States six years ago. During her college years, she started her own food business part-time. She started with steamed buns and roujiamo, and gradually expanded her food business. Over the years, she has been doing well in the United States. It seems that she is reluctant to give up her achievements. She only comes back once a year during the Chinese New Year, and stays for only ten or twenty days. Looking at her energetic appearance, you can tell that she has come out of the emotional injury of Fu Yunsheng, but she seems to be devoted to her career again. She is 27 years old this year and has no intention of getting married. In the hearts of Old Lady Miao and Gu Dongmei, the degree of worry is second only to Jiang Erni. Moreover, this granddaughter rarely hangs around in front of them. She is far away and only sees her once a year. Even if they want to nag, they can't find anyone to nag.
Jiang Sini was the most stable among the sisters. As soon as she graduated, she obeyed the assignment and went to the tax bureau to be a small cadre. She lived a stable life, but she had a good vision. She invested in many businesses with the money she saved over the years and the money she earned from working part-time in Jiang Yiliu's store. She secretly bought several houses and hoarded several pieces of land behind her brother's back. In fact, she had already become a small rich woman without making any noise. The dividends from the businesses she invested in over the years alone were equivalent to her salary for decades. However, Jiang Sini liked to play the pig and eat the tiger. Except for her close sister and brother, even Gu Dongmei and her parents didn't know that their daughter had such a rich fortune.
In terms of love, Jiang Sini is the one who is least worried by the old lady and Gu Dongmei among the siblings. She has already found a partner, Gao Cheng, who is from the same system as Jiang Sini and one year older than her. They have been dating for two years. The man is also from the capital, tall, fair and handsome, wearing glasses, and looks gentle. The elders in the family are very satisfied with him.
Jiang Yilu once saw Gao Cheng taking off his glasses. Maybe it was because of his severe myopia or for some other reason, but he actually looked a little silly and cute, which was completely different from his temperament when he was wearing glasses.
Jiang Sini once let it slip that what she liked was Gao Cheng's silly personality. Such men were easy to coax and cute. Jiang Sini knew that although she hid it well, she actually had a strong desire for control. If she really wanted to get married, it would be a disaster if the man was more chauvinistic. Gao Cheng was just the right person for her, and although he might not have much success, he could bring Jiang Sini enough sense of security and happiness.
Jiang Yilu watched the harmonious way the woman worked outside and the man worked inside get along with each other, and did not interfere too much in Fourth Sister's choice of a spouse. Matters of the heart are like drinking water, only the person who drinks it knows whether it is hot or cold. As long as Fourth Sister feels happy, that's all that's good.
Then it was Jiang Yilu's turn. He had promised Jiang that he would teach at the school as soon as he graduated, but now that his business was expanding, teaching had become an impossible task. Fortunately, the strict implementation of family planning gave him a chance to breathe.
Starting in 1983, the country changed its previously relaxed family planning policy and implemented the one-child policy. Every day, the Family Planning Office was busy taking women who had already given birth to children for sterilization, or taking women who already had children but became pregnant again to have abortions. People were panicking everywhere. After all, in the eyes of the older generation, having more children means more blessings, especially if there is no male in the family, so they would sell everything they had to give birth to a male.
In order to avoid the eyes and ears of the Family Planning Office, women who had exceeded the birth limit resorted to guerrilla warfare, underground warfare, and all kinds of tactics to give birth to their babies.
In the process of implementing the family planning policy, there have been many bloody and inhumane scenes, especially those who were caught when they were eight or nine months pregnant. The babies were still breathing when they were aborted, but they could only watch them drown in the toilet. Those who finally gave birth to a son also faced huge fines and even had their walls peeled off...
But to be honest, Jiang Yilu didn't sympathize with those people. In his opinion, the murderer who killed those children was not the seemingly heartless policy, but those adults who already had children and were willing to give birth to a son in order to have one. Haven't they seen the bloody endings around them? They knew that it was their son who gave them the greatest courage.
Is it really that important to have a few more pounds of meat?
Family planning is in line with the current national conditions. Although from a humanitarian point of view, it stifles freedom, to some extent, China's women's rights can catch up with most Asian countries in the next few decades, thanks to this policy. There is only one child in the family, even if it is a daughter, she is the baby of the family. All resources are tilted towards one child, to provide her with education, cultivate her talents, so that those girls' knowledge and capital are not inferior to any men. When women in Goryeo and Japan are still trapped in the family, Chinese women can struggle in the workplace like men. This is already a great progress.
When Old Lady Miao learned about this policy, she was almost mad. Her dream was for her grandson to give her a bunch of great-grandchildren. Although Jiang Aiguo and Jiang Aidang had fulfilled her wish and gave her a great-grandson and two great-granddaughters, in her heart, her beloved great-grandchildren were still different. Just like Jiang Dahai's son made her happier than Jiang Dachuan's son, in the heart of Old Lady Miao, who was getting more and more partial as she aged, her most precious ones were still Jiang Yilu's future children.
Originally, she thought five would be best, and seven, eight, or nine would not be too many. However, once the national policy came out, the old lady's dream was directly killed. During that time, the old lady held her little heart every day and felt sad for her precious grandson. If her grandson's wife was unlucky and gave birth to a girl, then the grandson would have no descendants.
After learning that the grandson was not a civil servant, had a rural household registration, and that his first child was a daughter and that he could have a second one, the old lady finally came to her senses. She forced her grandson not to stay in school to be a teacher and encouraged him to start his own business.
Whatever dissatisfaction Jiang had was suppressed by the old lady, and Jiang Cheng was actually a little discouraged. He was also afraid that his grandson would be like his father, who had only daughters in his past. If he was included in the system, he could only have one child in the future. Wouldn't that be a dead end? Therefore, he turned a blind eye and let Jiang Yi go further and further on the path of capitalist cancer in his eyes.
Having a child is still a long way off for Jiang Yilu, and in his opinion, a daughter is a thousand times better than a son. He doesn't care about the little tricks of his grandparents. If he really gets married and has a daughter in the future, he will get a sterilization to completely put an end to their thoughts and tell others that it is his own problem. It is difficult for his wife to get pregnant, and the only one that can get pregnant is God's blessing. If there are too many lice, you are not afraid of them biting you. All the pressure should be on yourself.
Ruan Ruan didn't know about Jiang Yiliu's thoughts yet. Now Gangcheng has not returned yet. Even if it has returned, the "one country, two systems" policy has made Gangcheng outside of this policy. The little girl followed Jiang Yiliu into the house and looked at Jiang Yiliu's tall back carrying many bags. Ruan Ruan, who was not ashamed to think about giving birth to a son like Jiang Yiliu in the future and a daughter like her, had no idea that the man in front of her was already prepared to get a sterilization after giving birth to a child.
However, the two of them haven't even started dating yet, so it's too early to think about these things.
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