After getting married, Li Chunlan felt sorry for her and took care of all the household affairs.
After the college entrance examination was resumed, although she was worried, she still supported Chang Jinguang to enter university.
But unexpectedly, Chang Jinguang never returned after he passed the exam. At first, the two of them wrote back to ask for money and things, but after graduation, they simply cut off contact.
Thousands of miles away, when Li Chunlan dragged her child to find the school, the school actually did not find such a person.
Chang Jinguang was a worthless person. Even the name of the school he gave was fake. Li Chunlan was so angry that she fell ill.
When Uncle Tian and Aunt Jingui received the news from Dashuping after taking a day and night by train to rush over, they only found Li Chunlan, who was so cold that she couldn't close her eyes, and Da Mao, who was crying heartbreakingly beside her.
Jiang Li looked at Li Chunlan, wondering if Chang Jinguang had started to act.
She was a little worried, so she pulled Li Chunlan over and asked, "Xiaolan, tell me what kind of person you want to find, so I can help you find one!"
Li Chunlan blushed and spoke in a voice as quiet as a mosquito, "I, I want the one who looks pleasing to the eye, who is a little cultured and well-mannered, preferably."
There was a figure in her mind, but she didn't dare to think too much about it.
She is an educated youth who came from the countryside and might fly away one day. How could he be interested in a country girl like her?
Jiang Li's heart sank. It's over. Isn't this talking about Chang Jinguang?
"Xiaolan, you have to think it through.
He may look good, but he is totally useless when it comes to work. You may even have to support him at your own expense."
"In other families, women take care of the household, while men do the heavy work. But you do the work of two people, while he reads a book with his hands swinging like a master.
Why did you marry him? To make him hungry?"
"Besides, you want him to be educated, but he won't want you to be capable and treat you like an elder."
"But, after we get married, we are a family. What's the difference between you and me? If he doesn't like to work, it's okay for me to do more."
"If a man likes you and loves you, how can he let you work like a slave?"
Jiang Li's words woke Li Chunlan up.
She was also a young girl with love in her heart. She just felt that those educated people in the village were different from others and didn't think too much about it.
Jiang Li concluded, "Xiao Lan, remember this. This man's words are deceiving.
Anyone who says they care about you but doesn’t actually do anything will be treated as a liar.”
Auntie Jin Gui almost clapped her hands and cheered. That's the truth! Li Zi is still good at persuading people.
Nothing is better than seeking real benefits. Marry a man and you will have clothes to wear and food to eat.
She was worried that the girl was too proud and looked down on the men in the village, and would be in big trouble if she fell in love with the educated youth.
Li Chunlan also nodded, "Lizi, you have read a lot of books and understand a lot of principles. I will listen to you."
These are words that parents have tried to persuade them to listen to but they just won't listen. But when a childhood friend says them, won't they listen to them?
Auntie Jin Gui held Jiang Li's hand, her eyes becoming more loving, "Li Li is a beautiful child, smart and well-behaved, and never lets the elders control her. I wish she was my own daughter."
"Auntie, if you don't mind me, I will accept you as my godmother," Jiang Li snuggled softly in Auntie Jingui's arms, her face full of dependence and satisfaction.
Aunt Jingui couldn't stop smiling, "I'm very happy to have picked up such a fair and beautiful lady. I have to find a good husband and set up a good banquet.
From now on, the Li family is your natal family. Even if you get married, you will not be bullied. If you are unhappy, come back home and your aunt and uncle will support you."
Li Chunlan was also happy. In her heart, Jiang Li was her sister. Now she was really her sister.
"Auntie, there's something else I need to discuss with you. This is a big deal, please call my uncle over."
Li Tian was chopping trees, his body and hands were covered with sawdust, he hurried in, sweat on his forehead, "What's the matter, you three mothers, what do you want to say? Why are you sneaking around and asking me to do it behind people's backs?"
"Uncle, aunt, this is it. The two rooms in the east wing of our house where I live now were originally given to my family when my parents were still alive.
Now that I am getting married, these two rooms are vacant anyway. If your family is willing, these rooms will be left for you to live in.”
Such a huge surprise hit him head on, and Li Xiaotian's first reaction was to look at his wife.
Seeing his wife's face full of emotion, he spoke carefully, "Lizi, think carefully, these two rooms are big tiled houses with green bricks, and they can be sold for hundreds of yuan.
If you keep it, you'll at least have a place to stay when you return to your parents' home."
"Yes, Lizi, we can't take advantage of you for nothing."
Jiang Li shook her head. "Auntie, you know how greedy my uncle's family is. If I get married, even if these two rooms are locked, they will try their best to break in and move in.
I'm not here, so I can't watch them all the time. What if they don't return it after a long time?
I thought about it, instead of giving it to them cheaply, I would rather lend it to you to live in.”
Aunt Jingui was really tempted. There were many people in her family but few rooms, and now several boys were living in one room.
Seeing that the second son and the first son are about to get married, it is impossible for the youngest son and his wife to sleep on the same kang with a rag curtain outside to separate them.
The east wing of Jiang Li's house is against the west wall of her courtyard. If the wall is demolished and these two rooms are enclosed, this place in the house will become more spacious.
Not only can each person live in one room, but when you have children in the future, you can build two more rooms between the east wing and your own west wing, so that no matter how many children you have, they can accommodate them!
Jiang Li also reminded, "Auntie, you know how difficult it is to deal with my uncle's family. It will take a lot of effort to live in these two rooms.
Fortunately, the documents from the Wang family are still there, and it clearly states that the two rooms on the east side belong to my father."
Auntie Jingui made the decision, "I want these two rooms. I'll pay a hundred dollars for them, and that's it. I'll buy them.
Your uncle's family is not afraid of causing trouble, do you think there is no one left in our Li family?"
Aunt Jingui gave birth to four naughty boys, all of them were tall and strong. Even the smallest one, Shitou, was taller than an old man. When they were lined up in a long row, it made people feel uneasy just by looking at them.
Dealing with Jiang Changyi is a piece of cake.
"Auntie, if it doesn't cost a hundred, fifty will be fine." Jiang Li didn't say she didn't want money, but took the initiative to lower the price.
One was to repay Auntie Jingui's kindness in taking care of them, and the other was that after receiving the money and signing the contract, Auntie Jingui and her family had a clear conscience to live there.
Aunt Jingui agreed, Jiang Li wrote a sales contract on the spot, and both parties put their fingerprints on it.
When it was time to pay, Li Botian stuffed 80 yuan into Jiang Li's pocket.
Jiang Li refused, "Auntie, whatever you say is what you get."
"You silly child, the remaining ten is a gift from your godfather and godmother. Take it yourself, don't tell your man, and buy yourself some snacks."