On the evening of the first day of the Lunar New Year, Shen Anning took her younger brother, sister and niece to visit her grandparents.
Grandma Wang cooked a table of Zhejiang dishes herself, including Dongpo pork, vegetarian roast goose, and braised meat with dried vegetables. The dishes were sweet, which suited Shen Anxuan's taste very well. She ate a lot of the dishes on the table, and her belly felt noticeably bigger.
After dinner, Shen Anning looked at his grandfather and asked, "Grandpa, is the Wang Zhiqing we saw in the cowshed last night related to Grandma Wang?"
"You're talking about that girl Wenjia. I remember I saw her when she was a child. She's the granddaughter of your grandmother Wang's brother. This girl is really pitiful. She's the only one in the family. As for your grandmother Wang, she also has a distinguished family background. The Wang family was a member of the Westernization Movement during the Republic of China. Later, most of the men in the family joined the army. However, their family later had some connections with Taiwan. Alas, fate plays tricks on people!"
Shen Zhaolin thought about his youth when he had nothing and his life was tied to his belt. He had it today, but it might be gone tomorrow. When there were not so many twists and turns, they were all brothers. So, sometimes people really can't be in power.
Noticing the changes in his grandfather, Shen Anning stuffed the little niece in his arms into his arms, "Grandpa, you have us now, and the past is over. We will live a good life as a family in the future, and it will definitely be fine."
After comforting her grandparents, Shen Anning took her younger brother and sister home. Wang Wenjia was a variable for her. She believed that Wang Wenjia would not do anything for her aunt, but what about Lin Erjun?
Growing up in a family environment like the Lin family, Shen Anning still didn't understand what kind of person Lin Erjun was. She had to think the worst of people and had to be on guard.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, more people were walking around in the village. This was the day when the daughter returned to her parents' home. Shen Anning had to stay at home today. This was not a good day to visit relatives.
After dinner, Shen An Ning sent her younger brothers and sisters to play in the east wing. She sat on the kang, babbling with Shen Zixi while tangling the wool in her hands. She was going to knit a thin sweater for her second brother.
At about half past nine, Wang Wenjia came to the door with a basket of pickled vegetable stems she made herself. Shen Anning heard the noise and opened the gate. She saw Wang Wenjia standing at the door. She was the only one there, which made Shen Anning somewhat impressed.
"Come in, Wang Zhiqing."
Following Shen An Ning to the north wing, Wang Wenjia did not look around.
He took the basket from Wang Wenjia's hand and said, "Come sit on the kang, it's warm."
Wang Wenjia looked at Shen Anning and smiled, "Shen Zhiqing, thank you for saving me this time. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid my mother and I would be in yin and yang..."
"This time it's your own good fortune. It's just a small effort on my part. You don't have to take it too seriously." Shen An Ning looked at Wang Wenjia with clear eyes. With her experience in judging people, she felt that Wang Wenjia was a person with a strong heart.
So she was really curious why the girl married a villager just one month after she went to the countryside, and even now it seemed that she was willing to do so.
"Wang Zhiqing, why did you choose to marry Lin Erjun?" Shen Anning looked at Wang Wenjia and asked the question in her heart.
Wang Wenjia was a little embarrassed. "Chen Zhiqing, to be honest, I planned this marriage myself, did you know? My family is all gone. I was able to come here to work in the countryside with the help of my aunt and cousin. I could come here as an educated youth. After a month in the countryside, I couldn't stand it. I lived in pain every day, all alone. It was at this time that Erjun came into my sight. I didn't want to marry him. Later, he helped me with work every day, and he was always sneaky, for fear that the villagers would see us and misunderstand our relationship. I thought at the time that my identity was doomed to have no hope. Marrying this man would give me a long-term meal ticket. Do you think I am bad? I lied to him for so long, and we had no children after marriage. He said in the village that it was his problem. In fact, we were married for a year before consummating the marriage. It was all my unwillingness, so I was willing to give him a child."
Shen Anning was a little surprised. She didn't expect things to be like this. She originally imagined it to be a hero saving a beauty, and she thought it was a repayment of gratitude, but she didn't expect it to be such a result.
This is what young people in later generations call green tea, but Shen An Ning didn't dislike Wang Wenjia at all. Maybe it was because she was too frank, or maybe Shen An Ning saw helplessness and indiscriminate spirit in her, so she found a way out for herself.
"You are quite bad, but they say that when Zhou Yu fights Huang Gai, one is willing to fight and the other is willing to be beaten. I don't think there is anything wrong with that, but the Lin family is not a very peaceful place. Although you have separated now, Mrs. Lin is his biological mother after all." Shen An Ning felt that judging from Wang Wenjia's strategy, it was very likely that she directed and acted in the drama when she gave birth, because she wanted to separate the family and gain her freedom. She didn't resist after marrying into the family for two years, but she made a scene when giving birth. Grandpa Cao and others came here two weeks ago, and Shen An Ning seemed to understand something.
Shen Anning, who had figured it out, looked at Wang Wenjia with different eyes. They seemed to be the same kind of people. Shen Anning thought that if someone asked her at this time whether she was willing to sacrifice her marriage to protect her family, Shen Anning's answer would definitely be yes. She would not only marry that man, but also try her best to coax him and make him her strongest backing.
Looking at Wang Wenjia, Shen Anning handed him the wool in his hand, "Then you should have guessed my story. It was my grandparents who went to the cowshed that day. They were good friends with Grandpa Cao. I came here as an educated youth so that I could take care of them more conveniently."
"So, thank you and Grandpa Shen. I have limited ability now, and I don't have much money in my hands after the separation of the Second Army. I am really grateful."
"No, I'm sending gifts just to show the precious affection between the elderly."
"However, I think we can be friends in the future. You just separated from your family. If you need anything, you can come to me. Things or money are all fine. I don't mind being your creditor." Shen An Ning was also thinking about Wang Wenjia. If he was still entangled with Mrs. Lin after the separation, it would be no different from not separating the family at all.
Wang Wenjia smiled sincerely, "If I were to owe someone something, I'd prefer you to be my creditor."
The two sat together and chatted for the whole morning. Wang Wenjia helped Shen Anning wind the wool. They talked about a lot, from their childhood to their youth, and then to the present. Although they only communicated for a few hours, the two people were more like good friends who had not seen each other for a long time.
When Wang Wenjia left, she borrowed 150 yuan from Shen Anning and asked Shen Anning to help her contact bricks and tiles. She planned to allocate a piece of residential land near Shen Anning's home to build a small courtyard, and her family of three would live here in the future.
"I cannot thank you enough for your kindness, An Ning, please take care of me in the future."
Ana Shen waved her hand, “No problem, go home quickly, your son must be hungry, it’s been several hours, wait until your house is built, I will help you get the iron pot.”
After sending Wang Wenjia away, Shen Anning felt much more relaxed. This was like finding a "comrade-in-arms" for herself. Although her back could not be easily handed over, at least she could have basic trust.
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