Of course, Jianshu is not saying that she shouldn't fight back. After all, the one who provokes first is the meanest. It is also a fact that the old lady of the Dong family is partial to her. The bad reputation she has now is the consequence she should bear.
But the appearance of the little girl from the Dong family made Jianshu not have much affection for her.
Captain Dong and his wife have four children. The oldest is eight years old, the youngest was born at the beginning of the year, and their only daughter is four years old this year.
If this kind of family conditions happened in a novel, the little girl from the Dong family would definitely be the "darling" of the whole family, loved by her brothers and sisters, and regarded as a treasure by her parents and elders.
But reality is not fiction. In an era when boys are valued more than girls, there are people who love their daughters, but the little girl didn't meet one of them.
Speaking of which, the family situations of the little girl from the Dong family and Li Li are quite similar. Both are the only daughters in the family and both have older brothers, but the little girl is even more miserable than Li Li.
Li Li has a second brother who loves her very much and warmed her during her cold childhood. After she grows up, he also plans to help her find a job and introduce her to an upright person to spend the rest of her life with.
But the little girl from the Dong family didn’t have that.
Among the four children in the family, she was the smallest. Although her brothers and younger brother were not very strong, they had rosy complexions and had not suffered much abuse.
Outsiders always think that the old lady in the family is partial to boys and favors girls over girls, and Captain Dong’s wife is powerless to do anything, so the little girl has a hard life.
But is this really the case? If someone could take good care of three sons and ruin the reputations of Old Lady Dong and her two nephews, could he really not take good care of his own daughter if he wanted to?
After understanding all this, it was difficult for Jianshu to have any good feelings towards Captain Dong’s wife.
She feels more disgusted when women favor boys over girls than when men do.
If women don’t take care of themselves, can they expect others to take care of them?
Therefore, Jian Shu didn't hesitate to assume the worst of others. A flash of understanding flashed in his eyes. "Did Captain Dong's wife agree to change her quota? To use that little girl?"
Of the four children in the Dong family, the two older ones are over the age limit, and only the two younger ones meet the requirements. Apart from the little girl, the other one is still breastfeeding at home. Captain Dong's wife does not have a job and can take care of the children herself, so she has no intention of arguing.
Jianshu could even guess what she was thinking.
She must have thought her son was still young, and her two nephews were already five years old. They would only stay for a year at most. By the time they left, her son would be almost two years old, so it would be more appropriate to send him to a nursery. There was no need to argue with her mother-in-law over such a thing outside, and then cause unrest at home when she returned.
And if she doesn't agree, given her mother-in-law's temper, she will still have to pay for her two nephews to go to school. How unprofitable would that be?
As for her youngest daughter? I'm afraid she's never considered it. She might even think it's better for her to stay at home and help take care of her younger brother, killing two birds with one stone.
"How do you know? Were you there too?" Wu Xiufang asked in surprise, not caring about being angry.
"What's there to not know? With Captain Dong's wife's personality, isn't this what she would do?" Jian Shu asked back.
Wu Xiufang suddenly realized, "Yes, you have never really liked her." Then she sighed, "You are good at judging people. Unlike me, I was fooled and thought she was just a poor little thing."
"I am also a bystander who can see things clearly, so I can see it so accurately." Jianshu patted her shoulder and comforted her.
The reason why Wu Xiufang was deceived was, firstly, because the other party's acting skills were indeed good, and secondly, more importantly, because the two people's experiences were very similar, so she looked at people with a few more filters and thought everything in a positive way, which was why she felt this way.
"Think about it, you're not the only one being deceived. You've seen it clearly before, right?"
Wu Xiufang felt happy because of this. After hearing this, she quickly cheered up and said, "You are right. Many people were deceived by her today. When I came back, many people said that she was pitiful and that the old lady was too arrogant."
If she hadn't cared about the little girl from the beginning, she wouldn't have noticed the clues and wouldn't have discovered the problem.
"That's normal. After all, the old lady of the Dong family has a reputation for being arrogant and mean, which is deeply rooted in people's hearts." Jian Shu nodded, not surprised at all.
Why did Captain Dong's wife put so much effort into this? Wasn't it just for this?
When a person forms a stereotype of a bad person, even if she has not done anything bad, others will think that she did it, not to mention that the old lady of the Dong family was not in the right in this matter.
That's why Jianshu doesn't sympathize with her. To put it bluntly, both parties in the quarrel are villains, and the little girl who is used as a raft is the most pitiful. Her father doesn't love her, her mother doesn't love her, her grandmother is partial to her, and her brother is not a good person either. She is obviously her own family, but she lives the most miserable life.
"What's the final result? The higher-ups probably won't agree to exchange places, right?" Jian Shu couldn't help but ask.
"Of course not!" Wu Xiufang's face was filled with schadenfreude. "You don't know how awful their faces were when they thought they had a deal, only to have it rejected outright by their boss."
"The leader said that whoever gets the quota gets it. Even if the child's biological mother comes, she has no right to deprive him of it. The army is not their home, they can do whatever they want. The army has rules. Since it stipulates that only direct blood relatives can be accepted, then only direct blood relatives can be accepted. Adoptive parents are not allowed! Unless it is confirmed that you are infertile and cannot have children."
"Pfft—" Jianshu burst out laughing, "The leader is really mean."
Which man is willing to admit that he is infertile?
But it’s better this way, as it saves a lot of people from thinking of adopting the children, and it also provides some protection for some children who are not favored at home.
"Right! When the leader said this, the two men's faces turned green. The old lady wanted to howl, but was immediately held down by the leader." Thinking of that scene, Wu Xiufang felt extremely happy.
A seemingly suggestive sentence about the child's biological mother almost ripped off the person's mask. Fortunately, her acting skills were good and she covered it up quickly, so no one else noticed.
"Hey, do you think the leader said that on purpose or unintentionally?" Wu Xiufang pushed Jianshu and asked curiously.
Jian Shu's lips curved up, "Old people are always wise. Leaders have been through so many ups and downs. They can tell who's a good person from a bad one at a glance. How could they be so easily fooled?"
With that kind of acting, it's OK to fool ordinary people, but to fool an experienced person? Isn't that like showing off one's skills in front of an expert?
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