Xin Huimin gazed at Su Jinyan in front of her calmly. She suppressed the longing she had felt for the past few days and wondered in her heart, how could Su Jinyan have changed so much in the past few years?
I used to be proud, simple to the point of being a little stupid, even a little arrogant, but now...
Xin Huimin didn't know how to describe her daughter for a moment.
The changes were so great that she felt unfamiliar.
After a long while, she said, "Just talk about your marriage, don't tell me you like it."
Su Jinyan was in a state of panic. Xin Huimin across from her made her feel overwhelmed. She thought about it for a long time before deciding to tell the truth. "I'm sorry, Mom. I disappoint you."
"I didn't know people's hearts could be so sinister. After I went to the countryside, I realized that the food for the educated youths in the educated youth institute was so bad."
"They couldn't get enough to eat even with corn grits. For three meals a day, they had corn grits, boiled potatoes or cabbage, and black and hard corn steamed bread. I couldn't get used to it, so I took my money and went to the town to buy some oil, grain and seasonings. I also bought some eggs, potatoes, sweet potatoes and vegetables from the villagers and started cooking on my own."
"At the beginning, I felt sorry for them, so I stewed potatoes or gave them some to improve their lives."
"But who would have thought that people are greedy and they wanted to eat with me, saying that we should eat a combination of fine grains and coarse grains. They would cook for us, but I didn't agree, so we left."
"I thought, my money and notes are enough for me to eat fine food every day, why should I cooperate with them? Moreover, they fried most of the eggs I bought without my consent. Two female educated youths even rushed to wear my clothes, saying that I had new ones and had money, so I gave them the old ones. After I quarreled with them, I was isolated."
"I thought that getting along with my classmates would be fine after a while, and I hadn't experienced the harsh punishments of society. I didn't expect them to be so bad. The whole village started to spread gossip about me, saying that I was the eldest daughter of a landlord and ate fine grains and eggs every day."
"Maybe it's because I have a pretty face? The boys in the village followed me around all day to help me with work. Some male comrades in the Youth Workers' Institute also showed their courtesy and helped me collect firewood. I was a little complacent at the time. After all, the work was too tiring and I just couldn't do it anymore."
"But I don't want to employ them for nothing. They work for me, and I treat them to meals every now and then, which is considered as paying them."
"But I never thought that within half a year, my bad reputation of being lazy, a vixen, a seducer of men, a landlord's daughter, etc. would spread everywhere."
"In the second year after I went to the countryside, I was washing clothes by the river when I had an argument with an educated youth. The woman pushed me and pushed me into the river."
"It was Zhao Yuanyi who saved me at that time..."
"My reputation was gone. Zhao Yuanyi was good-looking, and I saw that he was very prestigious in the village, so I married him."
"After we got married, he treated me very well, and the Zhao family treated me very well too. They didn't let me work or do housework, so I lived a pretty good life."
After more than ten minutes of explanation, the living room fell silent again.
Xin Huimin lowered her head, not knowing what she was thinking. Su Chengguo sat on the stairs smoking silently. The clock was ticking. Su Jinyan picked up the water cup and drank it all in one gulp, then counted the ticking sounds out of boredom.
Although the matter had been beautified by Su Jinyan, from what she said, her daughter was just as bad as they knew her.
In the past few days, Xin Huimin also asked someone to check what happened to Su Jinyan in recent years and got a general idea.
After about ten minutes, or even longer, Xin Huimin asked calmly, "Have you told their family about our family?"
Su Jinyan shook his head, "I called my dad that day and planned to bring them back, and I told Zhao Yuanyi a little bit. My dad works in the military area, and you are a researcher, and that's all. But don't worry, Zhao Yuanyi is tight-lipped and didn't even tell his parents."
Xin Huimin narrowed her eyes without commenting, then stared at her and asked, "Where is the money your family gave you in the past few years?"
If it was all spent and spent on that poor family, then she could not rule out the possibility that Zhao Yuanyi's family had their eyes on her daughter's money.
Su Jinyan pursed her lips and said, "I saved it all. Apart from buying clothes for me and my child a few times, which cost me dozens of yuan and cloth coupons, I saved the rest of the money and exchanged the coupons for money with the villagers."
"The Zhao family is useless? Then what do you eat every day?"
Such a poor family refused to accept her daughter's contribution. It was a shame for them to save face. Xin Huimin felt sorry for her daughter, but at the same time, she also blamed Zhao Yuanyi, whom she had never met before.
Su Jinyan smiled and said, "Mom, don't worry about this. Zhao Yuanyi has his own way of making money. Since I married him, I haven't spent any money. I only eat fine grains every day. I haven't even eaten corn bread."
This was somewhat unexpected, but, "How do you make money? Illegally obtained money?"
Su Jinyan paused, and under the huge pressure from Xin Huimin, he decided to help Zhao Yuanyi reveal the truth in advance, "He may be making some money on the black market. Mom, in this era, without a job, it's hard to get enough to eat with the few work points earned from the land, let alone feed your wife and children. Your niece is still drinking milk powder now, and the regular income is the few work points earned from working, how can she support him?"
Husband, I really have absolutely no intention of betraying you. I just want to give you a heads-up so that they can be prepared.
Xin Huimin glanced at her indifferently, not knowing what she was thinking, and said nothing.
Time ticked by again. Su Jinyan was so sleepy that he yawned and said with a flattering smile, "Mom, how about we go to sleep first? If you have any questions, we can ask you tomorrow. I will tell you everything I know."
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