"Well, Sister Maizi, he's from the village where I went to work. He's three years older than me and the son of the village production team leader. He's very kind to me and takes good care of me. When I first arrived in the countryside and couldn't do farm work, he did it for me. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have earned any work points and would have gone hungry."
Wu Jiahong spoke slowly, the smile on her face gradually deepened, and happiness filled the corners of her eyes. It seemed that she really liked that person.
"Jiahong, are you willing to marry her?"
The blush on Wu Jiahong's face deepened. "Well, Sister Maizi, he and his family are very good to me. I am willing to live with him. If I have to marry that Zheng Zhenhua, I would rather marry him."
Cheng Maixiang heard her tone was very firm, without any doubt, and reminded her, "Jiahong, I can help you, but you have to think about it. You have a city hukou. Once you marry him, unless he has the ability to obtain a city hukou, you will have to live with him in the countryside for the rest of your life."
In this era, such things were very common. Many educated youth could not bear the hardships in the countryside and chose to marry local people. However, when the policy of returning to the city was implemented, many people regretted their decision. In order to return to the city smoothly, they divorced their rural partners and abandoned their children, causing countless social problems.
Naturally, she also didn't want Wu Jiahong to settle for second best in order to solve the current dilemma, and then regret her original impulsiveness.
Wu Jiahong smiled faintly, "Sister Maizi, my family has a city household registration, but how is that better than others? His family may be in the countryside, but it's much better off than mine. I'm wronging him by marrying him. Even if I could return to the city, I wouldn't be able to go to school and would only be able to work as a factory girl. It's better for me to be free and easy farming in the countryside."
Seeing that she was determined, Cheng Maixiang stopped trying to persuade her. Just as she was about to discuss how to reject the marriage, Lin Jiayu suddenly said, "If you do this, your brother's future will be completely ruined. If your mother cries and begs you, will you be able to bear it?"
"He never cared about my life or death, so why should I care about his future? A future is earned by oneself, not by betraying one's family."
A strong resentment emerged on Wu Jiahong's originally calm face. When she knew that her mother was going to marry her off, she had gone to ask her brother for help. She had thought that since she had sacrificed so much for him over the years, even if he couldn't make the decision, he would at least try to persuade her mother. But she never expected that he would actually persuade her to be obedient.
"Jiahong, you'll get married sooner or later anyway, so it doesn't matter who you marry. Zheng Zhenhua is the son of the deputy factory director. If you marry him, you can return to the city from the countryside and work as a factory worker. No matter how many people beg you for it, you still don't want to do it. You're really stupid. Besides, Zheng Zhenhua is paralyzed, isn't he? A man like him is easy to control and will never go out and do something stupid. With your weak personality, I'm afraid you won't be able to control him even if he marries a good man."
Is this my brother?
He has always used her as a stepping stone, climbing up on her flesh and blood. Why should she still care about such a person?
"Okay, since you said that, for the sake of my partner, I'll save you this time. I can ask the Zheng family to cancel the marriage, but you have to find a way to return to the countryside and get married before your mother finds you another family."
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