Chapter 282 The Female Cannon Fodder Who Falsely Claims Favors in the Historical Literature 23
Chapter 282 The Female Cannon Fodder Who Falsely Claims Favors in the Historical Literature 23
The Sun family's house has a total of two rooms, a kitchen and a yard. There is a sturdy big tree in the yard, which looks very suitable for cooling off in the summer. There is also a well next to it. Overall, it looks good.
"Well, it looks okay. Did Brother Sun tell you the price?" Jiang Yueshu nodded with satisfaction.
"I've told you it'll be two dollars a month if you rent it. I can lend it to you first." Cheng Shuo said hurriedly, fearing that Jiang Yueshu would change her mind if he was late.
He ran to the town early this morning to discuss it with Brother Sun to avoid wasting more time.
Fang Ruoyao also nodded, "It's great, let's rent this place!"
Jiang Yueshu smiled, "What do you mean we? Aren't you living in the Youth League?"
"No, no, no, Erya, I have made up my mind. I want to rent a house with you. Didn't I tell you at the time that I would always be with you!" Fang Ruoyao shook her index finger, blinking her eyes.
"Why? You live well in the youth training camp, so why do you need to spend more money? Aren't you going to save some for candy?"
"Oh, Erya, I haven't wanted to live with them for a long time. That group of people look down on me, and you know that I don't like them either. I just like living with you, so let's rent a house together! Rent!" Fang Ruoyao kept acting coquettishly.
Seeing Fang Ruoyao's firm attitude and not pretending, Jiang Yueshu agreed immediately.
That night, Liu Hongjuan came in person, condescended to visit the woodshed, and started brainwashing Jiang Yueshu.
Liu Hongjuan, who usually had a bad face, showed a friendly smile in front of Jiang Yueshu for the first time, "Er Ya, you are not young anymore, it's time to put marriage on the agenda."
On the small single bed, Jiang Yueshu's face was in shadow, making it impossible to tell what was happening in her expression. All one could hear was her extremely calm voice, "What did Aunt Liu want to say?"
Liu Hongjuan laughed awkwardly, "I've discussed this with your father. You know your current situation. We have many children. It's hard to say when your illness will be cured. We'll need money everywhere in the future, and your father and I can't take care of you all our lives."
"Girls have to get married eventually, but it's really hard to find one with your current fertility situation. To put it bluntly, a wife and children are the best thing to have. It's no use marrying a wife who can't give birth to children. These days, your father and I are very worried about your second half of life. Let's not be so picky. There is a man in your cousin's family who doesn't despise you. The man is honest and simple. His previous wife is gone, and there are three children at home. If you go there, you don't have to worry about giving birth."
"The man's family is also relatively well-off. You can take good care of yourself there. It will be good for you too. The three little ones are all sensible and obedient. Even if you don't have children in the future, you can still let them take care of you in your old age."
Liu Hongjuan talked a lot, but the girl next to her didn't respond at all. She simply stopped and asked her opinion, "What do you think?"
Jiang Yueshu suddenly turned her head, and her whole face looked a little gloomy under the moonlight. Liu Hongjuan shuddered, and quickly steadied herself, feeling angry.
"From my cousin's family?"
Jiang Yueshu listened to this familiar description and slowly reconciled it with the words from her previous life.
Liu Hongjuan nodded quickly, "Yes, we have relatives over there, so your father will be relieved, right?"
"Really?" Jiang Yueshu asked inexplicably, "Aunt Liu cares about me so much!"
Liu Hongjuan felt an itch on her back because of the frivolous tone of voice. She glanced behind her unconsciously, and when she found nothing, she instantly regained the dignity and oppression of an elder.
"Look at what you said. No matter what, you should call me Aunt Liu. My family has raised you for so long, and you don't know how to be grateful at all?"
Hearing this, Jiang Yueshu chuckled.
"I've also heard of the man Aunt Liu mentioned. There is indeed a family on my cousin's side. I heard that the man seemed to have cheated on his wife and was beaten in the lower body by the other woman's husband. His temper also became irritable and he must have beaten his first wife away! Unfortunately, that family is well-off and they also have three children. I just don't know if this is the family Aunt Liu is talking about?"
Jiang Yueshu looked straight at Liu Hongjuan, as if trying to judge whether it was true by her expression.
Liu Hongjuan let out a strange "ah", seeming to be extremely shocked, but Jiang Yueshu could clearly see the guilt and shock that flashed across her eyes.
"Er Ya, have you been deceived? The person you are talking about is not the same person as the one I was talking about. You haven't been to your cousin's house in these years, how can you know so clearly? Maybe someone is deliberately scaring you because of your young age. Your father and I can't harm you, and isn't your cousin's family also in that village?"
"Ah, right, right!" Jiang Yueshu stabbed her sarcastically, "Aunt Liu, you are right."
Liu Hongjuan: “…”
I'm clearly recognized, so why do I feel weird?
Liu Hongjuan was a little unhappy, but she knew that a man of insight is a wise man. Erya had already agreed, so there was no need to argue anymore.
That's good as long as you agree. Liu Hongjuan was just about to say a few more words to finalize their marriage when she heard Jiang Yueshu speak.
"We do have a lot of children in our family, but I'm just afraid that some people in the Jiang family are big resentful people. They are raising other people's children while wearing hats!" Jiang Yueshu smiled defiantly at Liu Hongjuan.
"!!!" Liu Hongjuan subconsciously touched the corner of her clothes, her body a little tense.
The next second, she had a rebuke on her face, "Er Ya! What are you talking about! Qing Qing and Zhuang Zhuang both followed me here, and now they are the children of the Jiang family. How can you say that you are raising children for others? Don't you think of them as your own siblings all these years?"
Jiang Yueshu looked at her with a half-smile, "Aunt Liu? My mother didn't give me a sibling like that, how can they be considered my real siblings?"
"As for the two children brought by Aunt Liu, Dad really loves them. Otherwise, why does brother Zhuangzhuang look so much like Dad? It must be sister Qingqing—"
Jiang Yueshu paused slightly, feeling the increasingly rapid and nervous breathing of the person next to her, and asked another question.
"Aunt Liu, what do you think is Sister Qingqing's father's surname? Is it Li? Or is it Wang?"
Liu Hongjuan responded with a tense expression, "Of course the last name is Li."
"Really?" Jiang Yueshu said cryptically, "I always feel that the name Wang Qingqing is more pronounceable!"
When Liu Hongjuan heard the name "Wang Qingqing", her pupils shrank and she swallowed subconsciously, "What do you mean?"
Was she lying to her, or did she really know something?
But even so, does she have evidence?
Thinking of this, Liu Hongjuan's tense nerves relaxed a little. As long as there was no evidence, no one would believe her even if she said it.
"Aunt Liu, don't worry." Jiang Yueshu reached out and gently touched the corner of Liu Hongjuan's clothes. "I just want to tell Aunt Liu that sometimes being too greedy is not a good thing. If you really think I'm a burden to the Jiang family, just kick me out. Why humiliate me like this?"
Liu Hongjuan was silent for a moment, then said, "This is your father's decision."
The implication is that Father Jiang is the head of the family, and no one can change what he has decided, including her.
"Really?" Jiang Yueshu just asked these two words lightly.
Liu Hongjuan had a cold expression and a disdainful tone, almost tearing off her usual disguise, "Yes, even if you don't want to, you are also your father's daughter. You have to do whatever he tells you to do. What can you do to resist?"
"Is that so? Then I may have to trouble Aunt Liu to help me." Jiang Yueshu still smiled fearlessly.
Liu Hongjuan sneered, "This is the destination your father carefully selected for you. It's all for the sake of your second half of life. How could Aunt Liu possibly stand in the way of your happiness? You are young and don't know the importance of children. Maybe you will understand it when you are older. Maybe you will thank me then."
After saying this, Liu Hongjuan was ready to turn around and leave. She originally wanted to have a good talk with the other person, but since she was unwilling, she was here to inform her and she just needed to obey.
"Sister Qingqing is at the Changming Garment Factory, right?"
A female voice sounded behind her. Liu Hongjuan paused and looked over with anger and vigilance.
"H-How do you know?"
Jiang Yueshu shrugged, "I know, I also know how Sister Qingqing got in. Unfortunately, I ran into you guys in town."
"What do you know?" Liu Hongjuan stared at Jiang Yueshu's face with a vicious look.
"Aunt Liu! I've made it very clear from the beginning to the end. If you think I'm a burden, throw me away and don't push me into the fire pit. Otherwise, I will drag you into it before I die!"
"I can know nothing, or I can know everything. Aunt Liu, don't think about finding someone to cause trouble! That way the covered secrets will be revealed faster. I have made several friends, and if I don't show up, they will act separately." Jiang Yueshu threatened Liu Hongjuan with malice.
Liu Hongjuan was really panicked now. She thought she was in control of the situation, but the other party made one move after another and accurately grasped her weak spot.
It was at this moment that she suddenly realized that Jiang Erya's whereabouts had been extremely unstable during this period. She only knew that she occasionally did not come home for dinner. At that time, she was secretly happy that she could save some food, but now she was a little frightened because of these unknowns.
Could it be...is everything she said true?
But wouldn't that mean she would have to listen to her completely?
Liu Hongjuan clenched her hands tightly, thinking of a solution, but in the end she found that she couldn't refuse at all.
"As long as you leave the Jiang family, you won't know anything?"
Jiang Yueshu nodded, "That's right."
"Then make a written agreement that after you leave the Jiang family, you will no longer interfere in any affairs of the Jiang family." Liu Hongjuan emphasized.
Jiang Yueshu smiled and said, "As long as you convince my dad and grandma, I don't need to care about their affairs. I don't care."
If she could really do it, she wouldn't have to worry about these two people taking advantage of her and asking for money anymore. That would be great.
Liu Hongjuan nodded and left absent-mindedly.
The next morning, Liu Hongjuan's attitude towards Jiang Yueshu changed subtly. In the past, she would roll her eyes and glare at her from time to time, and always assigned various housework to her.
Now there seemed to be a barrier between the two of them. Even when they passed each other, there was no change in their eyes or brows. It was as if they were both blind and could not see anything.
In this way, Jiang Yueshu felt more at ease. Basically no one in the Jiang family cared about her, so she was happy to watch the show.
Liu Hongjuan took advantage of the night to talk with Jiang's father again. She directly applied the information she got from Jiang Yueshu to that family. Jiang's father didn't know the details. When he suddenly heard what Liu Hongjuan said, he frowned and became skeptical.
However, Liu Hongjuan said with certainty that she had specially asked someone to investigate and found out that the man had indeed cheated on his wife and was injured in her genitals, and finally beat his wife away.
After saying this, she began to lament Jiang Yueshu's tragic experience with tears in her eyes, which brought out the shallow fatherly love deep in Jiang's father's heart, and Jiang's father obviously began to waver.
Seeing this, Liu Hongjuan, who knew Jiang's father very well, started to act again. She began to lament how much money it would cost for a family to raise a child, and what would happen to Jiang Erya at home. It would not be appropriate for her to get married. She also mentioned that Jiang Erya was willing to take the initiative to leave the Jiang family and did not want to be a burden to the family.
Finally, Jiang's father made a confused decision, which was to let Jiang Yueshu go out and be self-reliant. This was also the last bit of affection between father and daughter. After all, the family really couldn't afford to raise her, and they couldn't just send her to the man who beat his wife!
Although he had already made the decision, in order to avoid appearing so cold-hearted, Jiang's father decided to take a roundabout approach and let Jiang Yueshu leave the Jiang family voluntarily.
Seeing that the plan was mostly completed, Liu Hongjuan immediately gave advice to Jiang's father without any sleepiness.
The next day, Jiang's father went to work with a haggard look on his face. During lunch time, he visited several families in the village, asking to borrow money all the time. He said that his Erya couldn't find a husband because she was unable to have children, and the family had several children to support in school and eat, and Qingqing had just started working, so the family really had no money.
As a father, he couldn't bear to see his daughter living alone and helpless for the rest of her life, so he wanted to borrow money to support her.
Of course, after his excellent performance as a singer and songwriter, no one was willing to lend him money, after all, no one was rich. But many people began to admire how responsible he was as a father, which made him very happy.
The bad reputation that was previously damaged by not wanting to spend money on Erya's medical treatment has recovered a little. They now understand a little bit. The reason why they didn't give money was because the family had no money.
But there were also people among the crowd with sharp eyes, thinking, the Jiang family has no money?
Okay, okay, then what about different treatments?
A non-blood-related stepdaughter who went to high school, wore flowery clothes, and had a job?
As for Jiang Erya, she went to elementary school for a few years, her patched clothes looked familiar, and she fainted from exhaustion from work?
People clerk?
But people just follow the crowd, rumors are rampant, and three people can make a tiger. There are always very few people who are sober, or they can be said to be wise after the event.
Jiang Yueshu learned about this amidst everyone's envious and sympathetic eyes.
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