Orange Soda

Song Shixia traveled through a book, and a mechanical voice in her mind told her that the "Song Shixia" in the parallel world wanted to exchange lives, and she agreed without hesitation.

After knowing that she was in a book, she relaxed. Since she found out that she was in the spiritual spring space, she dropped out of school and started a business. She opened a high-end health tea house and also ran a tea business. She came into contact with many top bosses. Although she made a lot of money, she was slightly neurasthenic at an early age and was confused about the future.

She was tired of the stressful life day and night. The burden and pressure on her made her breathless, and the cautious interpersonal relationships made her exhausted. As long as she could completely get rid of her current life, she would even travel back to the Jurassic Age.

She tried to recall the plot the mechanical voice had given her, but could only remember the outline of the story.

The story is set in the 1980s, and the heroine Chen Jiao is a reborn girl. Before her rebirth, Chen Jiao was a village girl who married a man from the same village, had children, worked hard, and lived an ordinary life. She did not have a good ending before her death. After her rebirth, Chen Jiao fought hard and made her cousin who harmed her marry her ex-husband in her previous life, and she chose a man who was remarried. The other party's ex-wife was an educated youth who went to the countryside. She left her husband and children and returned to the city. After the college entrance examination was resumed, the man was admitted to a university and stayed in the school to teach. The man will become a professor in the future, and one of his children will be a future singing queen and the other a real estate tycoon.

Song Shixia is the stepmother comparison group. The original mother had a smooth life at home since she was a child. She was spoiled by her older brothers and sisters and supported by her younger brother. She was raised to be arrogant and despise the poor and love the rich. Village girls generally get married early, and she was unmarried at the age of 20 because she looked down on the men in the village.

Originally, she was well-known in the surrounding villages for her good looks and good figure, and she was the dream lover of many young men. She was unwilling to stay in the village to marry and farm, so she ran away to the capital to live with her distant relatives. By chance, she met someone who was looking for a stepmother for their child, so she volunteered to cook and take care of the children and didn't want to work, and the two sides agreed to it.

After Song Shixia took over the original owner's memory, the original owner hit her head and luckily picked up the "Female Supporting Character Counterattack System", which claimed that it could change the life of the supporting character, so the original owner happily went to her world and became a rich woman with nothing but money.

Song Shixia was sitting on a bumpy bus, feeling very carsick, and clutching her sleeves tightly with her hands.

She thought about it for only three seconds before she decided to just let it go. She wanted to go back to the village to farm. She just wanted to live a leisurely life now. She didn't want to face the earth and work with her back to the sky. She wanted to lie down.

In the original novel, Song Shixia doesn't have many roles, and every time he appears it's just to set off the female lead, like a little clown.

In terms of raising children, the heroine's two stepsons are the top of their grades, while Song Shixia's stepson always ranks last in exams; the heroine's family is harmonious and her husband is considerate, while Song Shixia's husband is away on business all year round and is no different from a widow. Song Shixia takes out her anger on her children whenever she gets into trouble, and finally touches her husband's bottom line and is thrown a divorce agreement. In the end, she returns to the village and becomes the laughing stock of the whole village, and is introduced to an old bachelor.

Song Shixia observed her cheap husband beside her calmly. He was wearing a white shirt and black casual pants, with his jacket draped over his forearms and his cuffs folded up to his elbows, revealing strong and lean muscles. Is this really the physical fitness of a college teacher?

Song Shixia is too lazy to think deeply, she just wants to enjoy life. No matter how the heroine struggles, she will not fight with her. The true meaning of life is to lie down, why do you have to fight?

Song Shixia's hometown is in the countryside of the next province. She went to the capital and met her cheap husband by chance. This man has good looks and a house allocated by the company. No matter how you look at it, Song Shixia is the one who got the upper hand.

But why is this motion sickness problem hereditary?

At this time, the roads in the suburbs were almost all pristine, pure ecological mud roads. The bus was bumping up and down on the yellow mud roads, and she felt like she was sitting on a boat in a stormy sea and couldn't find a place to land.

The key point is that the driver always brakes suddenly, and I don’t know who ate the leek stuffed buns and the smell of sweaty feet from the front seat is really unbearable.

After she became rich, she had never ridden in a luxury car worth less than one million dollars, and had always traveled in first class. She had never experienced the feeling of motion sickness, which was like the torture of being half-dead but unable to die.

Song Shixia wilted like an eggplant hit by frost. In the end, she felt dizzy and her legs were weak, so she had to be helped out of the car by her cheap husband.

She decided not to travel far before the expressways and national highways were built. Fortunately, she likes to stay at home. In a few years, infrastructure construction will begin, and the classic saying "To get rich, build roads first" will be widely circulated.

"Are you okay?" The man next to her finally spoke. Song Shixia thought he was mute for a moment.

This man spoke coldly and said little, just like his aloof temperament, he didn't look like an approachable person. If it weren't for his good-looking face that bewitched Song Shixia, she wouldn't want to get along with him.

Of course, being quiet has its advantages, as it will prevent him from noticing that this body has been replaced. In Song Shixia's memory, this was the second time she met her cheap husband. The first time was a blind date and she also filed a marriage report, and the second time was when she took him home to get the household registration booklet and announced the marriage.

Song Shixia felt like she had lost half her life: "I may have to slow down. I can't take a car for the time being."

Ji Weiqing frowned, not understanding what gentlemanly and considerate meant: "It's still far from the family area."

Song Shixia covered her mouth and waved her hands: "I don't want to take the bus. Why don't you go back first and I'll catch up." She said she didn't want to take the bus at all. She subconsciously wanted to vomit when she heard the word "car".

Ji Weiqing frowned. He had only taken a week off, and the trip had already taken five days. "Then let's go get the certificate. It's not far from the Civil Affairs Bureau."

Song Shixia complained helplessly: "Okay, you lead the way." As long as we don't take the car.

After walking nearly three kilometers, Song Shixia breathed in the fresh air and finally perked up.

She was a little dazed holding the newly-issued marriage certificate. She had never had the heart to fall in love before. It wasn't that no one pursued her, but she thought those people who fell in love at first sight were too frivolous, either after money or sex. She was so focused on her career that she didn't have time to waste getting to know someone, nor did she want a fast-food romance.

It felt like a dream to get married so quickly in this life, and she has never even held the hand of a man of the opposite sex.

She had mixed feelings but no regrets. If she stayed in the village, her parents would arrange a marriage for her. No matter what she chose, she would have to serve her parents-in-law and farm. If she got a mama's boy or a man who wanted a son to carry on the family line, she would be doomed to a lifetime of poison.

At least the husband that the original body chose was not bad. He didn't have to live with his parents-in-law, his husband was often away on business, and there was no heir to the throne. Most importantly, she was obsessed with looks and voices, and this man's appearance and voice perfectly met her standards for choosing a spouse.

The cheap husband said, "I will give you my salary for safekeeping, but you have to fulfill my promise to me. Don't have children within five years and take good care of my...son."

Song Shixia suppressed her joy and pretended to understand: "I will definitely keep my word. Your child is my child."

As long as she didn't raise her son in a wrong way, she might not have to give birth in five years. Pregnancy and childbirth are very harmful to a woman's body, so she didn't really want to have one.

After confirming the agreement once again, Ji Weiqing's expression finally eased.

As they were about to reach the bus stop, Song Shixia wanted to find an opportunity to drink some spiritual spring water to prevent herself from getting carsick, but she didn't know that there was no chance at all.

She didn't want to go to the bathroom. The public bathrooms at that time were nothing like those in the future. It would be a good thing if she didn't vomit after going in.

Fortunately, her cheap husband knew to buy her a bottle of old soda.

"The soda should help ease the nausea. Just get over it for now. This is the last bus for the day."

Song Shixia nodded blankly, but in her heart she was thinking that she had always wanted to marry a city man, but ended up living in the suburbs. She didn't know how she felt.

He paid for the bus ticket and also took the initiative to pay for the certificate. Perhaps he impressed the original body with his spending.

While Song Shixia was daydreaming, the bus arrived.

She got up and got out of the car: "Are we here so soon?"

Ji Weiqing said succinctly: "Someone is here to pick me up."

Oh my, a sedan came to pick me up in person, could this person be a hidden boss?

Song Shixia had no intention of prying into other people's privacy. After greeting the driver, she closed her eyes and pretended to take a nap.

Ji Weiqing admired this about her. He chose her because she had a simple family background, was independent, would not cause trouble to his work, and was very suitable to be the child's mother.

The driver, Xiao Li, was worried. Should he take the initiative to talk to him? This woman was Professor Ji's newlywed wife, but they looked so unfamiliar that they didn't look like a couple.

He had heard a lot about Professor Ji. Professor Ji was a government-sponsored overseas student who had only been back a few years ago. At a young age, he had obtained a double doctorate degree abroad and also studied aerospace engineering. He was highly regarded by the school. However, he was notoriously cold, and his major life events were the most troublesome. It was said that Professor Ji had been introduced to several girls by the principal but none of them worked out, and he even made a girl cry. So some people secretly said that Professor Ji was arrogant and rude, and had learned all the foreign diseases.

He had met Professor Ji several times, but he just felt that Professor Ji was not talkative and did not see any arrogance in him.

His heart was beating like a drum.

"Where is your sister-in-law from?"

Song Shixia "happened" to wake up.

"Hmm? Are you asking me?"

Xiao Li was so moved that tears welled up in his eyes. Finally someone paid attention to him.

"I was asking where my sister-in-law is from. Professor Ji has just returned after a week's leave."

It has to be said that my sister-in-law is really pretty. I have been driving for my boss for all these years and I have never seen anyone more beautiful than my sister-in-law.

"My home is in H Province, a remote rural village."

Song Shixia didn't think there was anything embarrassing about coming from a rural background.

Xiao Li reacted excitedly: "I am also from H Province, we are from the same hometown. I am from S City, where is my sister-in-law?"

This is a coincidence. Song Shixia smiled and replied, "I'm also from S City."

The man who had dozed off as soon as he got on the bus slowly opened his eyes, his brown pupils revealing no emotion.

“Keep your eyes on the road while driving.”

Xiao Li fell silent immediately, and Song Shixia continued to take a nap with his eyes closed.

Ji Weiqing didn't think he was ruining the atmosphere and felt confused. He just reminded Xiao Li to drive and watch the road, but why did he act like the bad guy?

Song Shixia didn't feel anything. She was just being polite to Xiao Li. She didn't need to continue the awkward conversation. As for Ji Weiqing's thoughts, they were even less important. When he got busy, there would be only her and the child at home. The child still had to go to school. Wouldn't it be wonderful to have only her at home?

When she arrived at the place, Song Shixia felt that it was different from what she had imagined.

The university and the family area are backed by a mountain. Unfortunately, she didn't see any bus stop signs along the way, otherwise she would have known where it was by guessing.

Ji Weiqing didn't continue to remain silent.

"This is the Yenching University family area. I am currently a professor at Yenching University."

Yenching University? Wasn't that later the top university in the country?

The cheap husband that the original body found was of such a high status, and he was a professor at a young age. This resume showed that he was treated as a key talent among returned overseas students. If nothing unexpected happened, he would be a figure in future textbooks.

Is her life of lying flat going to be ruined? Forget it, if the enemy comes, the general will block it. If the water comes, the earth will cover it. Why think so much? As long as it doesn't make her mentally exhausted, no matter what his profession is, she will live the most comfortable way.

Song Shixia pretended to be deceived: "You didn't say you were a university professor before, you only said you were a teacher."

"I'm sorry, I didn't word it right, but the responsibilities of teachers and professors are both to teach and educate people, there is no difference."

Song Shixia looked at him with a serious expression and said, "I think you are right."

The two fell into strange silence again.

The car passed through layers of checkpoints and went through several procedures before finally stopping at the door of a two-and-a-half-story building.

The buildings on both sides of the road are completely different.

On the right is a small single-family house of the same size, resembling a country villa thirty years later. It has a large yard and a separate entrance, which ensures privacy.

Opposite is the ordinary faculty dormitory. Through the clothes drying outside the window, you can see that the houses are allocated according to the size of the family. The staff dormitory has a shared bathroom and washbasin on each floor, and the corridor is half a kitchen. It is particularly lively every morning and evening.

There is a green belt and a wire fence blocking the middle of the road, and you can only vaguely see people passing by on both sides.

Song Shixia breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, she lived in a single-family house. If she lived across the street, she would not be able to stand queuing up to wash and go to the toilet every day, talking loudly at home could be heard by the neighbors, and maintaining a relationship with neighbors who did not want to socialize.

Maybe he was a government-sponsored overseas student, or he had to have some other identity to be allocated such a single-family house.

Song Shixia followed him into the house. There was a cobblestone path from the gate to the steps under the eaves. The yard was empty on both sides with nothing planted but the lush spring grass.

Entering the living room, the interior decoration of the house is quite characteristic of the 1980s.

The floor is made of tiles with different patterns. The rectangular pattern is based on large areas of crushed stone, with symmetrical blue clouds at the four corners and orange petals and green leaves in the middle circle. The floor patterns are all low-saturation colors, not too bright and making the red and green look tacky, but more romantic than ordinary floor tiles.

Song Shixia is very satisfied with the floor tiles. She will put a doormat at the door when she changes her shoes, so she won't have to mop the floor every day.

The stairs are facing the door. On the left are the dining room and kitchen. The dining room has a rectangular solid wood dining table and six identical dining chairs. There is a refrigerator and a sideboard in the corner. Oil paintings of fruits and tableware are hung on the wall.

The kitchen has a clay stove, a coal stove and a gas stove. The chopping board is placed against the wall and the cupboards are neat and clean.

There are clocks and decorative paintings on the walls of the living room, and a brown leather sofa with a coffee table and a five-drawer cabinet in the same color, on which are placed an old-fashioned radio and photo frames. There is a window behind the sofa, and you can see the yard when you open the curtains.

The bathroom was at the bottom of the stairs. It had a flush toilet and a faucet, which made Song Shixia breathe a sigh of relief. Now that her biggest worry, washing, had been solved, she no longer had to worry about anything.

Ji Weiqing's voice rang out.

"There are three bedrooms and a study on the second floor. There are a few boxes of books in one of the bedrooms. Don't move them yet. The third floor is an attic."

She followed Ji Weiqing upstairs to put their luggage. Now that they had obtained the marriage certificate, they had to face some facts, such as sleeping in the same bed as a couple.

Song Shixia was well-receptive. She felt that she did not owe him such a handsome husband. As for the lack of feelings for him, she could cultivate them slowly.

Not to mention a passionate love relationship, at least the two of you can get along if you can get along with each other. Even the most passionate love will eventually turn into family. You can even eat an extra bowl of rice if you choose a partner who pleases you.

Song Shixia had no psychological reservations at all. She came here just to change her lifestyle. It was a rare opportunity to meet someone she liked, so why not give it a try.

After entering the master bedroom, there is a mirrored wardrobe and a combination cabinet on the left. The bedroom has a standard old-fashioned double bed. There is a desk and a table lamp on the right side of the bed, and a bedside table and a table lamp on the left.

There is a single sofa and a small coffee table by the window. Opposite the bed is an old-fashioned TV cabinet and TV. The cabinet can lock the TV.

Song Shixia looked down from the window. His own yard was bare with only grass, while the yard next door was divided into several sections, where leeks, scallions and green vegetables could be seen.

Ji Weiqing turned his back to her and unbuttoned his shirt: "You can use the closet as you like. I don't have many clothes."

Song Shixia turned around without any preparation, and seeing that his clothes were half undressed, she whistled in her heart, thinking that he had a good figure.

Ji Weiqing probably didn't expect that she would come back.

"Excuse me, I'm going to take a shower."

He took his clothes to the bathroom and almost fled.

Only then did Song Shixia discover that there was a bathroom on the second floor, and she was even more satisfied.

While Ji Weiqing was taking a shower, she took the clothes out of the woven bag. He had helped carry the luggage along the way, and she realized that these were her things.

When I opened the woven bag, I found clothes and daily necessities inside. The rest included a bright red four-piece swimming suit, a thermos bottle, an enamel cup, and other odds and ends. Maybe they were her dowry?

Song Shixia laid out the things one by one and placed the four-piece set of "Yanyan Xishui" on the bed.

A small cloth bag fell out of the pillowcase and she picked it up and opened it.

The cloth bag was filled with crumpled change. She had no memory of it, but it must have been secretly put in by her original parents. They couldn't stop their daughter from getting married, and marrying so far away, so they could only give her some money to keep her company. Forty yuan was two months' salary for the head of the family.

Song Shixia packed the money with mixed feelings and waited to find time to send it back to her family. Although she disliked the colorful clothes, she did not throw them away because the material could be used as pajamas.

She leaned in closer and smelled it; the clothes had a faint scent of detergent. Only then did she feel at ease to hang the clothes in the closet, clearly separating them from Ji Weiqing's clothes.

She noticed that Ji Weiqing had two identical white shirts, three sweater vests of different styles, and three sweaters and windbreaker jackets.

The winter clothes were not in the closet, and the pants were neatly stacked. She didn't count them deliberately, but she guessed there were three pairs.

Ji Weiqing took a quick shower and when he came out his hair was dripping with water.

"I'm going to a meeting later. Take my meal card and go to the cafeteria. If you can't find the teacher's cafeteria, go to the student cafeteria. Just follow the students. I'll show you the way next time. I'll tell you the rest when I get back. I'll put your salary in the second drawer of your desk."

Song Shixia nodded: "Okay, do you need me to save some food for you or send you food?"

Ji Weiqing buttoned up his shirt to the top and said, "Meals are usually provided during meetings." However, he didn't expect that he miscalculated this time.

After he left, Song Shixia remembered that she forgot to ask where the child was and whether he needed to be taken home. But he didn't say anything, so she thought he was staying at a relative's house.

She walked around the house to check for any gaps.

There is no washing machine at home, this is a must. I don't know how much he earns every month, and raising two children may be a bit expensive. If it is really impossible, she can open up the yard to grow vegetables. She quietly pours some spiritual spring water to ripen the fruits to ease the financial burden of the family.