However, that day was the last time Xia Jin saw her. The next time he heard from her was at his own wedding. His classmates told him that she was forced by her parents to marry a gambler and that she had tried to escape countless times but failed.
Every time she ran away, she was beaten. Her money was taken away by the gambler. When she lost, he would go home and ask for money. If she had no money, he would beat her. After she had a child, her condition gradually improved.
Her life could have been a little better, but later her affair was exposed, her child was thrown to death by a gambler, her adulterer was killed, her gambler husband was sent to jail, and she went crazy.
If her classmates hadn't mentioned it, Xia Jin would have forgotten that such a person had appeared in her life. Xia Jin was also quite touched when she heard about her ending.
But that's all in the past. Meng Yan is still dreaming of going to the south to get rich overnight and live a carefree life. Xia Jin is still happily eating with his family. No one is thinking about their future life at all.
Xia Jin went to the old store and called his second brother, then went home to put down his bicycle, and the three of them took a car to his eldest brother's store together.
The five of them ordered a lot of dishes. During the break, Xia Jin told them about the teacher's fate. After hearing it, her second brother said happily: "Serves her right. How can such a person be a teacher? And her uncle is so shameless."
"Well done for arresting him! He's so old, yet he still does shameless things. He calls himself an intellectual. He's worse than us country farmers. We still know propriety, righteousness, and honor."
Liu Hongshan said somewhat unconfidently: "People like this would be paraded in our place. How can they be so shameless?"
Xia Jin knew that once the results were announced, her second brother would definitely be the one who spoke the most, but she didn't expect her cousin to speak too, because he was always quiet when he was with them.
No matter what was said, he never interrupted, just waiting for orders, and did whatever he was told, without saying whether it was good or bad, so she felt very strange about his words this time.
There was also a sense of accomplishment that an old mother felt when she watched her son learn to walk. She was very happy because Xia Jin saw the changes in him.
It's good that he can change and not be complacent. In fact, he has taken a big step forward by daring to speak boldly now. If he is not an ambitious person, he can continue like that, and Xia Jin will always give him a job.
But he is trying to change himself, change the self of the past eighteen years.
Xia Yanbing looked at Xia Jin for a long time without saying anything, and said excitedly: "Why are you scared by Hong Shan's words? How about I teach you."
"My cousin works really hard. Every time we go out, he doesn't speak. He thinks you might be unhappy because he's too silent, so he comes to ask me for advice."
"I encouraged him for a long time before he dared to take the first step. Now he dares to ask for directions on the street. Although his voice is a little low and he still stutters a little, he is doing very well now."
When my cousin was young, he was slow to react and was laughed at by the children in the village. He also spoke slowly, and the villagers liked to tease him about this. Gradually, he became less talkative. No matter how much they encouraged him, he just wouldn't speak.
Xia Jin didn't know about this, but they did. His sister might just think he was quiet and dull, but they knew that wasn't the case.
He was laughed at by the people in the village, and because he was slow to think, no one wanted to play with him. Gradually, he became quiet and during the slack season, he locked himself in the house all day.
Later, my aunt gave birth to a little cousin. He was still young at that time, and people in the village always said that his parents gave birth to a little brother because he was stupid, and they would not want him when he grew up.
Although his aunt had made a scene at those people's homes, the laughter in the village had died down and no one said those things to his face anymore, but the impact it had caused had already existed.
The aunt and the others had no choice but to watch him become more and more silent. Fortunately, they were lucky enough to have a good sister.
She arranged jobs for them and helped them plan their future. Seeing how hard she worked to help them, her cousin seemed to be changing as well.
In fact, when he came to knock on his door that night and stammered out those words, he was happy and touched. It was because his relatives saw him that he wanted to muster up the courage to be bolder, and he was really happy.
If only he wasn't so silent, his aunt wouldn't have to worry so much about him. She could give some of her money to her little cousin and wouldn't have to worry about him being single.
So these days, whenever he has time, he would encourage him, take him to the stalls in the morning market, and train him. From the first five minutes when he couldn't say a word, now he can stammer and ask strangers for directions.
Xia Jin smiled and said, "It's my first time, I'm very happy, my voice is very nice, next time I'll be bolder, just say whatever you want to say, it's not that difficult to speak."
"We are all family, you don't have to worry about saying the wrong thing and offending us, hahaha." I don't know if this can be considered progress, but I will definitely write it in the next letter I write, hehe.
While they were eating and drinking and chatting, my cousin always sat there alone. But now that the pain was gone, Xia Jin could see that he was trying hard to integrate with them.
Halfway through the meal, Xia Yanjun said, "Mr. Gu, I have to thank you again this time. If it weren't for you, this matter would definitely not have ended like this. We are useless and cannot protect Xia Jin. Fortunately, she did not suffer any injustice because of you. Thank you."
Gu Jingmo had just put the food on Xia Jin's plate when he heard his future brother-in-law say this. He quickly said modestly, "It's all my duty. Besides, we will be a family in the future. There's no need to say thank you or not."
Xia Yanbing smiled and said, "Let's put things in perspective. Although you helped Xiaojin in this matter and we are all very grateful to you, if you treat Xiaojin badly in the future, we will not hold back when we beat you up."
Xia Jin was touched and amused when he heard this, and said very considerately, "Brother, you can't beat him."
Xia Yanbing said unconvincedly, "Nonsense! It's impossible that so many of us can't beat him alone. Sister, which side are you on?"
"Well, I can beat you if I can."
"That's right. How can we boost others' morale and destroy our own prestige?"
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