The Ruan family lived in a cowshed not far from the end of the village.
Ruan Tang went to the cowshed alone.
Ruan Zhou was already standing at the door waiting to pick her up. Ruan Tang was a little surprised. "Are you waiting for me? It seems like you knew I was coming?"
Ruan Zhou lifted the heavy straw curtain for Ruan Tang and let her in. "Your man said so."
"He's been here?"
"I gave away a lot of things during New Year's Eve."
Ruan Tang was somewhat moved. She didn't expect that Ji Nanfeng would be willing to do all this and never asked for credit from her.
Father Ruan heard the commotion and came out. "He didn't say anything? So it seems like he's barely getting by."
When Ruan Tang followed her father into the house, she saw that although the cowshed had a strong smell, it was tidy and there were two quilts on the bed.
The last time she was digging the canal, she only saw a quilt.
"Don't look at it anymore. These were all brought by Xiao Ji. He brought two thick quilts and asked me to sew some big patches on them, so it just looks a bit shabby. Xiao Ji also brought some rabbit fur, and we each made a rabbit fur vest. It's warm, so don't worry."
The Ruan family asked in detail about the reasons for the remarriage. After learning that Du Xueqing married Xu Yan, they guessed that the Du family must have been involved.
Du's father would have taken advantage of the situation and gotten in touch with the vice-president. If the vice-president fell, he would definitely be implicated, and the problem would probably be quite serious.
Only then did Ruan Tang understand why Du Xueqing had hurriedly married Xu Yan.
After Ruan's mother prepared the meal, she asked Ruan Tang to find Ji Nanfeng to come for dinner.
Ruan Tang refused. If so many people were to eat one meal, her family would have to tighten their belts for a month or two.
"No matter what happens between you two in the future, as long as you don't get divorced, he is the son-in-law of the old Ji family. It's only natural to treat the new son-in-law to a meal."
Just as Ruan Tang was about to go out to eat, Ji Nanfeng came with Ji Xiaodi and He Kun to have dinner.
He Kun's eyes fell on Uncle Ruan, and after a long while he asked tentatively, "Are you Uncle Ruan from the first generation?"
Father Ruan looked up at He Kun, but he couldn't remember him even after searching his memory. "You are—"
"My grandfather is He Zong. Three years ago, he was injured and fell into a coma. It was you who went to Beijing to perform a craniotomy." Tianlai Novel Network
Father Ruan suddenly realized, "So you are Mr. He's grandson. I didn't expect to see an old friend here."
As He Kun ate his meal, his eyes shuttled between Ruan Tang and Ruan's father and mother. Not to mention the noble air between her eyebrows, she looked quite similar to him... So, Ruan Tang was Ruan's father and mother's daughter.
After returning to Ji's house, He Kun started to circle around Ji Nanfeng.
"You're incredibly lucky, you know? Do you know who Uncle Ruan is? Brain science expert, just wait and see. Before long, as long as a big boss needs Uncle Ruan, the Ruan family will be able to return."
Ji Nanfeng responded, "Oh."
He Kun was anxious. "Do you understand, brain scientist? Even if someone wants to mess with the Ruan family, they wouldn't dare to leave him too far away. It only takes one night to get to Shanghai by boat. You have to hurry. If Uncle Ruan returns to Shanghai, my sister-in-law will most likely follow him!"
Ji Nanfeng: "Yeah."
"What nonsense are you talking about! If you knew what was going on, go back to your room and take care of your child! If you succeed in one stroke, you'll be rich because of your child. I didn't hear any noise in your room last night. That's not right. You should learn from your neighbor who's still working hard at three o'clock in the morning."
Ji Nanfeng couldn't bear it any longer and kicked He Kun away.
It's no use bringing up this topic. Which newlywed has such a miserable life as him? He only met his wife once after more than a month of marriage.
Soon, Ji Nanfeng found out that his best comrade was even worse off than him.
Meng Qiongying successfully persuaded Yu Chengmao, and the two of them got married in fake marriage. After a period of time when the storm had died down, they divorced.
On the same day, Meng Qiongying received her marriage certificate.
Yu Chengmao borrowed Ji Nanfeng's car and came to pick up Meng Qiongying in person.
The marriage certificate had already been obtained, and despite Qu Wenli and the other educated youth's persuasion, they were no longer willing to go. They simply said they wanted to see Meng Qiongying off and help her get acquainted with the route. Ruan Tang and Du Xueqing also arrived.
When they saw Yu Chengmao's dilapidated thatched hut, the educated youths' faces changed when they looked at Meng Qiongying.
There wasn't even a place for people to sit in the thatched hut, so the educated youth dropped the people off and then went back.
Ruan Tang, Du Xueqing, and Meng Qiongying were all hastily married, and the difference between them was immediately apparent. Ruan Tang's husband lived on the rations, but she still had to take care of the whole family, young and old. Du Xueqing was different. Both of her sisters were dual-income earners in the city, and her husband worked at the supply and marketing cooperative. If she had children, the team leader might be able to find her a job.
Besides, the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University had started recruiting again this year. As long as Captain Xu recommended me, I was pretty much guaranteed a place.
Even Qu Wenli, the female educated youth leader, ignored Ruan Tang. Ruan Tang didn't care and just rode her bike away.
Du Xueqing sighed as she looked at Ruan Tang's back.
"Alas, I didn't expect Tangtang and I to come to this point. I thought Tangtang would understand me. Xu Yan must marry me, and I can't afford to offend the Xu family."
"As long as Ruan Tang says a few soft words to me and begs me, I can help her get a place in the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University in front of my parents..."
After hearing this, the educated youth became more determined to get close to Du Xueqing.
Ruan Tang rode her bicycle back to the village first, and saw the two sisters of the Xu family coming back to their parents' home to pay New Year's greetings.
When Du Xueqing was escorted home, she heard Second Sister Xu share a shocking piece of news: the higher-ups were likely to implement planned childbirth, meaning that couples could only have one child from now on.
When Xu's father heard this, he was furious. He only had one son, Xu Yan, and had hoped that Xu Yan would have ten or eight children. But who would have thought that Xu Yan would have to control the population just after getting married?
Xu's mother immediately told the young couple to go back to their room and go make a baby. "I'll bring you dinner. It's still a few days before the third child starts work, so stay in your room for the next few days. I'll bring you anything you want."
Du Xueqing's face turned pale. She couldn't stand the harshness in Xu's mother's words. Besides, she didn't want to have a child. She was still so young and didn't want to stay in the countryside forever. She wanted to return to the city. Having a child would be a burden.
"I'm not a sow. My child, I can only let fate take its course."
Father Xu knew that his daughter-in-law from the big city was arrogant, so he promised: "As long as you give birth to a son, I will fight for a place in the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University for you."
Du Xueqing suddenly raised her head and stared at Father Xu, "Really?"
As long as she goes to the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University, she can leave this crappy place!
Father Xu nodded: "My grandson's mother is a college graduate, so she won't have a bad future."
Second Sister Xu quickly gave Xu Yan a look and asked him to take Du Xueqing back to the house.
Xu's mother was busy preparing to give her son some nourishment.
At first, the Xu family kept this secret. Later, Xu's mother asked her son's family for the secret recipe for the disease and accidentally let it slip.
By the time the news reached the Ji family, it was already early morning. Ruan Tang's life had already ended, and Ji Nanfeng was also about to report to the Ji Machinery Factory.
On the night of New Year's Eve, the whole village turned off the lights and went to bed early.
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