He Ruixue tried her best to search through the original owner's memory and finally found this person.
Speaking of which, the person who looks like her grandmother is indeed her aunt, not her great aunt.
She is an older woman, so she is naturally of a higher generation.
The person who came was called Zhao Cuiya, two years younger than Zhao Meiya, and was her cousin.
The two grew up in the same family, but they didn't get along since childhood and almost broke their heads over half an egg.
I heard that she married into the mountains, which was far away and remote, and it was not easy for relatives to visit her. Zhao Meiya went back to her parents' home every year, but only saw her twice.
All of this happened when He Ruixue was still young, so naturally he didn't have much impression of her.
"Okay."
Zhao Meiya looked at them with disdain and said, "Don't act like an elder in front of Dongbao. You came all the way here, so I'll treat you well for a few days as a relative. If you have anything else to say, don't ask."
"Zhao Cuiya, back then you always argued with me about everything. You even got up in the middle of the night to secretly cut a hole in my flowery dress with scissors. How dare you come to me like this?"
"I……"
"You know me. I'm the hardest-hearted person. Even if you starve to death at my doorstep, I won't even frown. No matter what, even if you say it to the sky, I won't listen."
"Old sister, we were all ignorant back then. It was just a trivial matter, but you still remember it until now. Aren't you afraid of making a fool of yourself by the younger generation?"
"Humph, whoever is living a bad life is a joke. Anyway, it wasn't me who had the nerve to come to your door."
These words were too harsh. Although Zhao Cuiya had made sufficient mental preparation before coming, she was still very angry.
Her face flushed as she glanced at her husband who was sitting next to her. He was just holding the boiling water in silence, looking a little embarrassed.
A hint of sarcasm flashed across her eyes. It was obvious that he benefited the most, but she was the one who had to take the lead.
It's said that relatives are easy to talk to, but she has been given such a difficult time. This person is as dead as a scumbag, and he didn't even come out to help smooth things over.
It is said that male chauvinists are too concerned about their reputation and cannot say certain things without being embarrassed. So, her reputation is not important?
The more she thought about it, the more resentful she became, and she cursed, "What a useless thing! Why doesn't he just fall into the water tank and drown?"
This would save her from coming here at such an old age and being laughed at.
Zhao Meiya admired her expression and drank the sugar water, feeling that she had finally gotten rid of her anger.
Don’t be fooled by Zhao Cuiya’s pitiful appearance. She has been tempered by life. She used to be very arrogant.
When she was at her mother's house, fighting with her for clothes and food was a trivial matter. He had always had many bad ideas since he was a child. He took her to the mountains to pick fruits, and sneaked down the mountain halfway under the pretext of peeing, causing her to be almost killed by a wild boar.
If she hadn't run towards the trap, she might not have survived.
Afterwards, she cried and said that she was late because she came back to get some water. At first, she thought it was just an accident, but later she overheard her complaining to others.
Then she realized that although this man did not want to kill her, he wanted her to stay in the mountains, preferably with a broken leg. She was less than ten years old at the time, but he was so cruel.
Before getting married, Zhao Cuiya was jealous that her dowry was larger than hers, so she secretly wore her wedding dress.
After being scolded by her, this man teamed up with the lame bachelors in the village to spread rumors about her and planned to take her body. Even if she married into her husband's family, her life would be difficult.
Fortunately, she was prepared in advance and took advantage of the situation. However, Zhao Cui Ya was not a fool and refused to marry the cripple.
In fact, the poor did not care about chastity. In an era of hunger and war, it was good enough to be able to marry a wife, no matter whether it was her first or second marriage.
But it was embarrassing to make this matter public, so she was married to a remote mountain village. Because of her incident, the Zhao family was criticized by the villagers.
Her family members had grievances against her and were not very warm when they entertained her. Over time, Zhao Cuiya became unwilling to return to her family's home.
Zhao Cuiya was probably at her wit's end, so she said with a smile, "Old sister, even if your bones are broken, they are still connected. Your grandparents and parents are all gone, and we brothers and sisters rarely get together and are separated from each other. Now that we have lost a few of our brothers and sisters, there are not many people left who can talk to you.
My health has been getting worse recently, and I don’t know how many years I have left to live…”
Obviously, playing the emotional card is useless with Zhao Meiya. She said calmly, "Really? I'll set off two strings of firecrackers for you then."
Except for He Ruixue, she didn't take her other children too seriously.
As for the person who can have a say, what, is she the last one?
Zhao Cuiya's face turned purple and blue in an instant. He Ruixue was afraid that her mother would get angry and get hurt, and then be blackmailed by her.
"Mom, Auntie, please talk nicely. I'll go get some candy."
She turned around and grabbed a handful of hard candies. The children didn't dare to show their heads, their eyes full of greed. Zhao Cuiya quickly put the candies in her pocket, and she finally felt a little relieved.
"Look at you, elder sister. You've lived to such an old age, but you're still not as sensible as your daughter. How big of a grudge can one family have? Ruixue, don't learn from your mother. People with cold hearts are not welcomed anywhere."
She thought she had grasped He Ruixue's weakness, thinking that the young girl was shy, not good at saying no, and unwilling to make too many enemies with others, so she would agree to any request that was not too excessive.
He unconsciously wanted to suppress her, and his words were somewhat impolite, and he pointed out with an air of authority:
"I heard you're doing a good job. You should understand these principles in the future. Otherwise, when your boss sees you don't treat your relatives well and you're not someone who values relationships, who would dare to hire you?"
But she underestimated He Ruixue. As the daughter of Zhao Meiya, she had plenty of strength and means.
When she heard someone belittling her mother, she sneered, "Aunt is the one who values affection. A gift from a thousand miles away is a token of affection. How come our own relatives came all the way here and didn't even bring a single vegetable leaf? I just thought Dad let in beggars from outside."
Jiang Yanxu and she had always been at odds with each other, so he deliberately said, "Dongbao, where do beggars come from on our street? People with hands and feet can never starve to death. Only lazy and greedy people want to take advantage of others.
If you really have difficulties, you can just go to the street office and ask for food. How can they refuse to give it to you?"
"Aunt, don't get me wrong, we're not talking about you. By the way, I've remembered your life experiences and will definitely avoid them in the future. Otherwise, how can I live like you?
They say you cross the river by feeling the stones. From now on, I will cross the river by feeling the stones. Please tell me more and I will write it down. After all, they are all lessons learned from failure.
Zhao Cuiya couldn't believe that although she looked delicate, her eloquence was no worse than Zhao Meiya's. They were indeed mother and daughter.
And her husband, a gigolo who lived in the woman's house, even started to make fun of her.
She suppressed her anger, and with a cruel heart, she pushed the little girl forward and said, "Ruixue, our family is really struggling to make ends meet. This is Xiaocao. She will stay with you as a maid from now on. Please be kind and give her a meal."
Not to mention He Ruixue, even Zhao Meiya was shocked. "What do you mean? This is a new society, and we don't care about slavery anymore. Are you deliberately trying to harm our Dongbao?"
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