It's 1976 now, and the college entrance exam will be reinstated next year. The education in this small place is definitely not as good as that in Kyoto.
Mu Jingheng secretly told Xu Xinning about the possibility of resuming the college entrance examination.
Although Xu Xinning is now a university teacher, Mu Jingheng still hopes that she can continue her studies.
In Mu Jingheng's mind, Xu Xinning was suited to stay in the field of academic research. With him protecting and working hard at home, she could do what she liked.
Just as she wished, the very next day, Xu Xinning saw Shen Yuqin on the street while she was out on business.
At first, Xu Xinning didn't recognize her; she was completely different from before.
She used to always dress very appropriately, and the style and design of her clothes were quite sophisticated. She also liked to wear dresses and long coats, and always wore low-heeled leather shoes. Her hair was also well-groomed, and she always looked like a delicate and elegant woman.
But in fact, she had deliberately acted out the whole thing, simply because she had heard that Mu Jingheng's mother was like that.
Everyone knew that Mu Zhenting and Song Shiwen had a good relationship, so after Shen Yuqin took a liking to Mu Zhenting, she kept inquiring about Song Shiwen's preferences and imitating them. She thought that this would win Mu Zhenting's heart, but things didn't go as planned. Forced love never works.
But Shen Yuqin has changed a lot now.
Her hair was cut very short, and she was wearing a gray short-sleeved shirt that looked altered; it probably wasn't originally hers. She wore thin black cotton pants, a fabric that wrinkled easily and looked rather shapeless. On her feet were black square-toed cloth shoes, and she wasn't even wearing socks.
Right now, I'm rushing around, not knowing where I'm going. It's hot, and I'm in such a hurry that sweat is clearly streaming down my face.
Mu Jingheng noticed that Xu Xinning kept staring outside, so he followed her gaze and saw Shen Yuqin.
Knowing that Xu Xinning was curious, he said, "Although Wang Yanping did not steal any substantial intelligence, he had already taken action. He was originally going to be sentenced to death, but considering his active cooperation, he was sentenced to life imprisonment."
Wang Yanping was able to cooperate like this because Shen Yuqin was already pregnant when she was arrested. With this bond, she had a strong desire to survive.
Shen Yuqin was also taken away at the time, but after a long interrogation, they couldn't get anything out of her, so they released her. However, the surveillance on her has never been relaxed.
After Wang Yanping was arrested, Shen Yuqin was abandoned by the Shen family. They were afraid that Wang Yanping's matter would affect their Shen family, and they even lost the desire to curry favor with Jing Shu. They only wanted to sever ties with Shen Yuqin.
Ever since Wang Yanping was arrested, the Wang family has vented their anger on Shen Yuqin, always believing that their Wang family was of impeccable lineage and that Shen Yuqin was responsible for Wang Yanping becoming a traitor, until Shen Yuqin gave birth to their grandson.
Wang Yanping's situation affected his family. His parents were struggling because of him, not to mention Shen Yuqin, who was heavily pregnant.
However, this woman was quite capable. She used every means to survive, and even tried to use the same trick to cling to a factory manager.
The factory manager was a widower who had lost his wife, and he was not young, almost sixty years old. The widower was willing, after all, Shen Yuqin was quite pretty. However, the widower's son and daughter were powerful, and Shen Yuqin ultimately failed. Because of this, Shen Yuqin's reputation was even worse.
Wang's wife cursed at her every day, saying all sorts of nasty things, and even took her son away, making Shen Yuqin's life even more difficult.
However, to be honest, I quite admire her hard work and diligence these days. At least she's supporting herself with her own hands and hasn't abandoned her son, continuing her entanglement with the Wang family.
Xu Xinning listened attentively, but just when she thought there was more to come, Mu Jingheng stopped.
Xu Xinning: "That's all?"
Mu Jingheng laughed and playfully pinched her chin, saying, "What else do you want to hear?"
Xu Xinning: "Did she take her son back?"
Mu Jingheng: "Originally, it wouldn't have been so easy to take it back, but the child is too young and easily gets sick. At this time, the mother is especially needed. After all, breast milk is better for the child's health, which is something that Old Lady Wang's rice water cannot compare to. For the sake of their grandson's health, the old couple let Shen Yuqin move back to the Wang family home, still in the room she shared with Wang Yanping, since the two are still husband and wife."
Xu Xinning: "Is she no longer working at the hospital?"
Mu Jingheng: "She was fired from the hospital a long time ago. Although our family didn't do anything to her, people always flatter the powerful and step on the weak. She was too embarrassed to go back to work at the hospital. Being pointed at and isolated by others is not a pleasant feeling."
Xu Xinning: "How does she live without a job?"
Mu Jingheng: "When she was heavily pregnant, she couldn't do anything, so she took matchboxes home and glued them together to earn a meager living. With the money she had saved up when she was in the Mu family, it was enough to support her until she gave birth."
Xu Xinning: "Do you think she ever thought about Jingshu?"
Mu Jingheng was stunned for a while, looking out the car window, and said, "Maybe she thought about it, maybe she didn't. After all, Jing Shu has broken off her relationship with her. Besides, she knows that Jing Shu is no longer within her reach. If she really wants Jing Shu to live a good life, she will never see him again in this lifetime."
Xu Xinning felt sorry for Mu Jingshu. She knew that Shen Yuqin used to treat Mu Jingheng only as a tool to win her husband's heart, so Mu Jingshu had never enjoyed her mother's love since childhood, and perhaps she hadn't enjoyed much of her father's love either.
But none of that matters now. She has two brothers who love her and two sisters-in-law who love her, as well as the Xu family who treat her like their own daughter. So, in a way, Mu Jingshu is lucky.
Mu Jingshu, who was catching snails, eels, and loaches in the field, suddenly started sneezing incessantly. She wanted to rub her itchy nose, but her hands were covered in mud and were too dirty. So she could only use her relatively clean arms to twist her neck and rub her nose in a very strange way.
Xu Laosan saw her from afar and walked over: "Jingshu, what's wrong?"
Mu Jingshu: "Brother Rui, it's nothing, I just sneezed and my nose is itchy."
Old Xu frowned. "You've caught a cold?"
Mu Jingshu thought for a moment and said seriously, "I think it's more like someone is talking about me behind my back."
Xu Laosan rolled his eyes and said, "Do you think anyone would dare to provoke you like this? You're a notorious female demon now."
Mu Jingshu roared, "Xu Laosan, you've got some nerve, haven't you?"
After roaring, she grabbed a handful of mud and threw it at Xu Laosan. Xu Laosan dodged it quickly. Mu Jingshu was still not satisfied and grabbed more mud to throw at him. Xu Laosan was not an honest man, so the two of them chased each other and threw mud at each other.
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