After teaching her son a lesson, Li Qiulan went to wash up. After a busy day outside washing dishes, she came back and saw Bai Ruoxin directing Bai Lishan to wipe the table. She frowned and took the rag and wiped it herself twice, then asked, "Xinxin, have you registered to go to the countryside?"
Bai Ruoxin was immediately unhappy when she heard this. "I'll go," she said, frowning as she saw Li Qiulan sigh. "Mom, why are you forcing me to go? Am I not your daughter? Ming Ruozhen is obviously old enough, so why won't you let her go?"
Li Qiulan was furious at her daughter's disobedience. "How old is she? How old are you? She didn't even celebrate her seventeenth birthday. You're nineteen already, an adult, don't you know? You're the eldest sister, don't you know? And you should have gone last year after graduating from high school, but you've been dragging your feet. What do you want now? Do you have to let the Revolutionary Committee arrest your father before you're satisfied? It was supposed to be you who went, what else do you want? Only one person can stay in the family, and you have to go when your brothers and sisters grow up and graduate."
Li Qiulan's tone was not nice. Bai Ruoxin felt even more aggrieved after being yelled at by her. She wiped her tears with her hand and cried, "Why don't you retire and let me take over? I earn money and bring it back to support the family, and I can spend it myself. You also know that I am nineteen years old. At this age, I can find a partner and get married. What should I do if I go to the countryside? Am I going to marry a farmer? Why?" Especially when she thought that Bai Ruozhen's mother and father might give their positions to their younger siblings after graduation, she felt very uncomfortable. Bai Ruoyun and Bai Lishan were still young, who knew what would happen to them in the future. There were so many people in the family, why should she go to the countryside? She refused.
The policy was that each family could only have one child, but the policy also had requirements. If the parents automatically retired early and gave their jobs to the child, the child would not have to go to the countryside. Bai Ruoxin told her mother this when she graduated from high school last year, but her mother refused. Bai Ruoxin didn't want to go to the countryside, and she pretended to be sick and desperate, delaying it until now. Finally, she couldn't delay any longer. The street office also issued a notice that if she didn't go this year, the Revolutionary Committee would come to arrest her.
"If I come down, what will I do with my family with that little salary?"
Li Qiulan had considered this before, but her current monthly salary was only 35 yuan. If Bai Ruoxin took over, she would have to start as an apprentice, making only a dozen yuan a month. A dozen yuan plus Bai Jiansheng's fifty yuan wouldn't be enough to support several children, not to mention Bai Lishan's constant care. Of course, there was another reason: Bai Ruoxin was getting older, and in two years, when she got married, she would finally get a regular job and a higher salary, and she would move in with her in-laws. By then, Bai Jiansheng would be the only one earning money, and there would be no way out.
More importantly, Bai Liqiang will graduate after the New Year. The eldest son is not allowed to go to the countryside no matter what, so she plans to let Bai Liqiang take over her job after Bai Liqiang and Bai Ruzhen graduate.
Everyone has selfish desires, but Li Qiulan thinks this is the best way for her family.
Bai Ruoxin actually knew what her mother was thinking, but she just didn't want to leave. Only a fool would want to give up her life in the city and go to the countryside. Besides, she was already nineteen years old and had just started dating someone some time ago. She had told people that she could take her mother's job soon, which was how the deal was made. If she went to the countryside at this critical juncture, she would never be able to come back in this life.
As Bai Ruoxin thought about it, she felt more aggrieved and burst into tears.
Bai Jiansheng thought it would be better for him not to get involved in this matter, so he urged the children to go to bed, and he also took the younger Bai Ruoyun and Bai Lishan to lie down on the bed.
Li Qiulan was annoyed by her crying. After putting the bowl away, she said angrily, "It's already like this, so just leave it at that. Go to bed. If you want to blame someone, blame your parents for being incompetent and unable to find you a job."
Bai Liqiang and Bai Ruoxin have always had a good relationship. They exchanged glances and went into the inner room, where they huddled together and whispered something.
Bai Ruozhen didn't want to listen and didn't want to listen, so he closed his eyes and went to sleep.
Because the Bai family was large and the house was small, the three siblings had to share a bed. Bai Ruoxin lay on the side of Bai Ruozhen, looking at his sleeping face and wanting to scratch it with a knife. Why was she the one going to the countryside, and why not this second daughter?
Bai Ruoxin angrily pulled the quilt up, bringing in a cool breeze. Bai Ruozhen felt a little cold, muttered a few words, rolled up the quilt and fell asleep.
Bai Ruoxin was so angry seeing her actions that she raised her hand to slap Bai Ruzhen to wake her up.
"Big sister." Bai Liqiang stopped her, pointed at Bai Ruozhen's head and whispered to Bai Ruoxin, "Big sister, she's already like this. If you really hit her mother, she'll definitely be even angrier."
Bai Ruoxin thought so too, so she put her hand down and said bitterly, "She got it for free."
Seeing that Bai Ruozhen was soundly asleep and showed no signs of waking up, Bai Ruoxin suddenly had an idea. She leaned over and said to Bai Liqiang, "Brother, what do you think about asking her to go to the countryside for me?"
Bai Liqiang asked in surprise, "Isn't this possible?" Although he was also reluctant to part with his elder sister.
"Why not?" Bai Ruoxin glared at him angrily, "I knew you were lying when you said you were best with the eldest sister. I knew you had the same intentions as her since you went out with her. What's wrong? Are you worried about your second sister because you let her go?"
What Bai Ruoxin is most proud of is that she has made the twins, a boy and a girl, not on the same page. Of course, if she hadn't been good at talking and giving them some benefits from time to time, Bai Liqiang wouldn't have been nice to her, the eldest sister.
Bai Liqiang thought about the things his elder sister had given him in the past and Bai Ruoxin's words, and he wavered, "This...but she's not old enough. Besides, would she be willing?"
Hearing there was a chance, Bai Ruoxin said, "Age doesn't matter. Many people go there right after graduating from junior high school. She's been in high school for more than a year and should graduate in another six months. Why can't she do that?" She paused and snorted, "Brother, you're thinking about your second sister, but she may not be thinking about you. When you both graduate from high school, do you think your parents will retire early and let you two go? One of them will definitely have to go. Besides, you two are the same age, and she's better at talking than you. Do you think your parents will give it to her or you? Forget about raising a son to provide for your old age. Don't forget that you have another son outside, and he's the youngest son."
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