Chapter 109 Chapter 109 Being a human background for my wife...
Jiang Ling knew that Song Guanshu had always been thinking about his sister.
In mid-May, Jiang Ling finished her competition and took a ten-day leave to look for her family before she even knew the result.
This was the first time for both of them to travel far away. They sat on a green train for twenty hours. When they got off the train, they finally experienced the feeling of being on solid ground.
With the letter of introduction and the reissued marriage certificate, they checked into a room at the guesthouse and rested for a day.
The next day I went to the largest local newspaper office. What did I do there?
They advertised with great fanfare and sought to find the martial arts champion as the spokesperson for their long-lasting moisturizing face cream. The advertising endorsement fee was a very considerable sum, which was the amount that ordinary people could only earn in more than ten years.
He accomplished two things at once: he increased the popularity of the Hengjiu facial cream in the central cities and also found Zhuang Ruonan.
After placing the advertisement, Jiang Ling and Song Guanshu did not wait for Zhuang Ruonan to come to them. Instead, they went together to find local department stores and supply and marketing cooperatives to sell the advertisement.
It was three days later when the newspaper called the front desk of the guesthouse.
There was nothing Zhuang Ruonan could do after returning home from the competition. In her line of work, besides improving herself, she also had to participate in competitions to prove herself.
There are not many martial arts competitions across the country, and her parents do not allow her to go to the south to participate in competitions, so the competitions she can participate in are even more limited.
On days when she is not participating in competitions, in addition to daily training, she also does laundry, cooking and takes care of the family. Zhuang's mother is in poor health and her younger brother has to go to high school, so she is the only one with free time at home.
The family's financial situation was very bad, and she was thinking about finding a job to earn money and reduce the burden on her family.
The neighbor came to her house with a newspaper and asked if it was her in the newspaper.
That was a photo of her winning the Qingcheng Wushu Competition. When she brought the newspaper home, her parents showed it off to the neighbors.
Zhuang Ruonan had never been to school and didn't know many words, so she asked her neighbors to tell her what was in the newspaper.
She could recognize that this was not a newspaper from Qingcheng.
The neighbor was so excited, "Ruonan, you are going to be rich. It says here that we want you to be the brand spokesperson and give you 3,000 yuan!"
Zhuang Ruonan blinked her black and white eyes and looked at the other person, "What is a brand spokesperson?"
The neighbor didn’t know either, so he forced an explanation, “It’s just to give you money.”
"He can't be a liar if he gives so much money, right?" Zhuang Ruonan was skeptical.
She asked her neighbor for the newspaper and went home to discuss it with her parents. When her parents and brother saw the huge sum of 3,000 yuan, they let her go without hesitation.
Even buying a girl would only cost a few hundred dollars, why would you need three thousand?
They definitely won’t lose out.
Persuaded by her parents, Zhuang Ruonan found a newspaper.
When a newspaper places an advertisement, we get paid for it, so of course we will do our best.
The two sides met under the arrangement of the newspaper.
Zhuang Ruonan and Song Guanshu were both very nervous, one was afraid of being cheated, the other was afraid of admitting his mistake.
Jiang Ling asked in great detail, "How old is Comrade Zhuang this year, and how many years have you been practicing martial arts?"
"You are such a young talent. We saw your photo in the newspaper and felt that you fit the characteristics of our brand perfectly, being self-reliant and unyielding."
After listening to her praise, Zhuang Ruonan asked in a low voice, "What do you mean by brand spokesperson in the newspaper?"
“Oh, that’s right. If you were a buyer, would you know about a brand and buy it just because your favorite celebrity recommended it?”
Zhuang Ruonan nodded slightly.
Jiang Ling said seriously, "That's what I mean. We want to increase our popularity and we urgently need a celebrity to recommend us."
"Me?" She pointed at herself. "I'm a celebrity?"
"Of course." Jiang Ling smiled, "The main reason is that I think you look kind."
If these two people were not so good-looking, Zhuang Ruonan would definitely suspect that they were human traffickers.
But the other party was giving money, and her family really needed the money, so even if he was really a human trafficker, she had to agree.
"When will you give me the money?" Zhuang Ruonan had only one goal.
Jiang Ling agreed readily, "Don't worry, you won't be left without any help."
Zhuang Ruonan was given a form to fill out, which included her name, age, birthday, family members, home address, awards she had received, and even a 300-word self-analysis.
Zhuang Ruonan could only write a limited number of words, so she had to ask Jiang Ling after writing two. Jiang Ling simply asked Zhuang Ruonan to say it and she would write for her.
Zhuang Ruonan had never been to school and envied Jiang Ling for her beautiful handwriting. "You are amazing. You can write a lot of characters."
"I'm lucky."
Zhuang Ruonan has difficulty writing, so asking her to write a short essay would be like putting things in a difficult position for her.
Jiang Ling asked her to go back and wait for notification.
After getting the address, Jiang Ling and Song Guanshu went to Zhuang Ruonan's home to inquire about the situation.
This is not the first time Jiang Ling has done this, so everyone is familiar with it when doing this kind of thing.
The banker is surrounded by old neighbors who have lived there for decades and know each other very well.
It is said that Zhuang's mother had not given birth to a child for more than ten years after her marriage. She adopted a child from a relative, but the child was later taken back by the relative.
In that era, if you couldn’t have children, people would gossip about you behind your back.
Zhuang's mother's health was not good to begin with, and as a result of this, she became seriously ill and collapsed.
Later, no one knew where Zhuang's father got a little girl from, who was as pretty as a fairy.
After having a child, although it was only a daughter, Zhuang's mother's health gradually improved, and she actually became pregnant with their youngest son who was in high school.
The neighbors all knew that Zhuang Ruonan was not the biological daughter of the old couple Zhuang, but no one would be so mean as to spread the news. After all, the eldest daughter of the Zhuang family was promising, and if she didn't want to offend the old Zhuang family, she had to control her mouth.
After learning from the neighbors the exact time when the Zhuang family brought back their eldest daughter, Jiang Ling glanced at Song Guanshu.
After coming out, she asked him, "When was your sister lost?"
"March 12, 1968."
"The time also matches, so it's very likely that she's your sister."
The two went back to have a meal and then went back to the guesthouse to have a good rest for the night.
The next day, I went straight to Zhuang's house. Zhuang Ruonan was digging the soil in the yard. It rained last night, so now there was no need to water the seeds after sowing them in the ground.
Zhuang Ruonan's eyes lit up when she saw her, and Jiang Ling waved her hand to call her out.
Because they were both girls, Jiang Ling got along better with her. Song Guanshu followed Jiang Ling with a very low presence. His presence was only to ensure Jiang Ling's safety.
"Are mom and dad home?"
Zhuang Ruonan nodded.
Jiang Ling said gently, "I need your cooperation. Can you please keep quiet for a while?"
Zhuang Ruonan's gaze fell on Jiang Ling's clasped hands. Her hands were so white and tender, unlike hers, whose fingers were thick and her palms were covered with calluses due to doing too much housework and practicing martial arts in the wind and rain.
Such beautiful hands. She didn't even have the heart to hold it hard.
"What do you want to say to them?" She looked defensive.
This is really a very handsome and beautiful face. Printing it on the outer packaging of skin care products can increase sales just by this face.
Jiang Ling smiled and said, "Just stay with me. If I say something inappropriate, you can stop me at any time. You have the right to stop me."
For the sake of money, she agreed.
Jiang Ling pulled Zhuang Ruonan into the house. The old couple of the Zhuang family were frightened by the sudden presence of a stranger in their home.
"Who are you? What's going on?"
Jiang Ling held Zhuang Ruonan's hand all the time. She said, "I have investigated. You two should give us an explanation?"
Her tone was too harsh, and Zhuang Ruonan stood beside her without saying anything, her gesture was very telling.
Look at this couple, they are well dressed, the man is handsome and the woman is beautiful, and the eldest daughter standing next to them seems to be of the same kind.
After all, the Zhuang family's parents were guilty of their crimes, so they thought about their eldest daughter's life experience.
Zhuang's mother said confidently, "So what? If my husband hadn't taken this girl home and given her a meal, she would have starved to death long ago."
Zhuang's father had practiced martial arts and had a very strong and sturdy body. "At that time, I saw her as a little girl standing alone on the roadside. I thought someone's family didn't want the child anymore, so they took her home. For so many years, our family has been deprived of her food. Even if she has no merits, she has worked hard."
Jiang Ling just made a random fry, but unexpectedly the effect was so good, and it exploded directly.
Zhuang Ruonan was stunned, and her outlook on life collapsed, "You are not my biological parents?"
The banker couple looked at each other, what was going on, this girl didn’t know about this, so what were they talking about?
Jiang Ling held Zhuang Ruonan's hand tightly and said, "It's like this. My husband once lost a sister. We accidentally saw your photo winning the award in the newspaper. He thought it looked like his sister, so we came all the way here to find you."
Zhuang Ruonan spoke with difficulty, "You mean, he is my brother?"
"We're not too sure, we just thought you looked a bit like you, so we came all the way here. Even if there's a one in ten thousand chance that it's you, we can't give up." Her voice was choked with sobs.
Zhuang's mother almost bit her teeth off. She had raised her daughter to this age, and of course she didn't want her to just go back to her biological parents when she grew up and could make money. Then what would all their efforts over the years be worth?
No, we can't let this girl leave like this.
When Zhuang's mother saw that Jiang Ling and Song Guanshu were wearing clothes that looked very expensive, she thought that they must be rich people. She remembered that when her husband brought Zhuang Ruonan home, she was wearing a little skirt, which was obviously something that only rich people could afford.
Since they came to look for my sister, they couldn't come empty-handed.
"We raised her for our old age, and now you just take her away without any hesitation. No way."
If you want to take someone away, you absolutely cannot do so without paying.
Zhuang Ruonan quickly recovered from her shock. She was not sure whether the two strange men and women were her brother and sister-in-law, but her mother's behavior made her feel heartbroken.
In the past, she was the one who did all the heavy work at home and had no share of the delicious food. Even though she gave all the prize money she won from competitions to buy clothes for her younger brother, she didn't keep any for herself, thinking that they were a family and should share the good and the bad.
But she
She hadn't decided yet to leave with these two strangers, but she was eager to get rid of her.
No, he wanted to use her to exchange for money.
Although these two claimed to be her brother and sister-in-law, what if they were bad people? They claimed to be the most loving and caring parents, but they did not care about her safety.
The only thing in my mind is whether I can get the money.
Jiang Ling turned to look at Song Guanshu, "Does your sister have any characteristics, similar to a birthmark?"
Song Guanshu shook his head, "No."
She is not his biological sister and she is a girl. How could he know the characteristics of the birthmark on his cousin?
Jiang Ling shrugged helplessly, "In this case, there is no proof that your girl is my sister-in-law. You just said that you have been together for so many years and have a deep affection for each other. It is really cruel to separate father and daughter. We should not disturb you anymore."
How could Zhuang's parents let Jiang Ling and Song Guanshu leave? She said nicely that she would not disturb them anymore, but Zhuang Ruonan already knew that she was not their biological daughter, and cracks had appeared in their relationship. No matter how much they tried to whitewash the situation, it would never go back to the way it was before.
The best way now is to make some money from this couple who might be Zhuang Ruonan's brother and sister-in-law.
Only in this way can we avoid wasting so many years of investment and stop future losses.
"We don't want her anymore. You should take her away quickly. But before you leave, you must return all the money we spent on her." Zhuang's mother stretched out ten fingers and counted the money she spent on Zhuang Ruonan over the years. "I won't ask you for too much money. You have been raising her for nearly twenty years. One hundred yuan a year, so just give them two thousand yuan."
It was clearly seventeen years, but after she rounded it off, it became twenty years.
She said, "My husband has been teaching her martial arts with all his heart. He hired a martial arts master to teach her, and he paid more than ten dollars a month. I'll give her one hundred dollars a year, two thousand for twenty years, and a total of four thousand for us."
Her price is really fair. An ordinary person would have to go without food or drink for seven or eight years to earn 4,000 yuan.
Mr. Zhuang took the child away, and as the victim's family, we have to pay him back.
Jiang Ling sighed, "How can you ask for money to raise a child? We are lucky that we didn't go to the police station to arrest you two for trafficking the child. My poor sister, she was kidnapped to such a family at such a young age to be a slave. She must have been exhausted these years."
The more she spoke, the louder her voice became, with a faint sound of crying.
Having practiced martial arts before, Zhuang's father was used to using his body to win. The hand he stretched out was slapped away by Zhuang Ruonan.
Mr. Zhuang is old and lacks exercise on a daily basis, so he is naturally not as good as Zhuang Ruonan, who is in his prime and on the rise.
Even though she is just a woman.
"Let's talk, don't use force."
Before Zhuang's father could say anything, Zhuang's mother screamed, "You ungrateful bastard, you actually fought with your father for an outsider!"
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