Wang Ying could never have imagined that she had been single until her death in her previous life, but in this life she would have to find a husband for herself at a certain age.
After thinking about it, Wang Ying could only say with regret that there were no high-quality men to choose from in the original owner's memory.
There were a few bachelors in the brigade, but those who were still alive all had some problems or came from extremely poor families.
Wang Ying would never choose such a woman, even if she wanted to marry her son-in-law.
Besides, when living together, you have to consider the other person's quality. You can't just marry any man you catch.
Apart from these bachelors, there were a few others of similar age, but Wang Ying had no impression of any of them and couldn't pick one at the moment.
After weighing all factors, the educated youth turned out to be the best choice.
Wang Ying thought that during these ten years, the educated youth could not return to the city, and she also needed a stable family environment.
When the college entrance examination is resumed, even if the other party returns to the city, at least I can live a peaceful life for a few years.
The environment became more open shortly after the college entrance examination, and she could do anything at that time.
After this calculation, Wang Ying had an idea in her mind.
At this time, Li Chunjuan's voice came from outside: "Sanya! Sanya! Come over for dinner!"
Uncle Wang Yongshun had returned and was sitting at the dining table with a smile on his face. On the table was a large pot of fragrant chicken stew.
Perhaps seeing the hope of getting rid of Wang Ying, Li Chunjuan became much kinder.
"Come and try it! This is air-dried chicken nuggets. It smells delicious!"
When Wang Lingling went to the Xu family to exchange chicken, she could only get air-dried chicken. Xu Shuang was a cook, and her pickled and dried food was better than other families. Take the chicken nuggets in front of her for example. The chicken was broken open, and then covered with a layer of salt and various spices, which were crushed into fine powder. After spreading evenly, it was left to air-dry. In the middle, it was also seasoned twice, and during the Chinese New Year, it was also sprinkled with a little sugar.
After this operation, the chicken meat is firm and the fragrance can be smelled from a long distance.
Li Chunjuan's cooking skills are neither good nor bad. She just puts the chicken pieces into the pot, and then adds half a basin of cabbage and potatoes. It becomes a big fragrant pot. If you can't finish it, you can wait until tomorrow to add some vegetables. This kind of meat-flavored dish can be eaten for four or five days in a row.
Wang Lingling sat at the table, eating absent-mindedly.
She had eaten too many delicious things in her previous life, especially Xu Shuang, who had never let her down, so now she is always picky about the food she eats.
There were too many vegetables in the chicken nuggets, so it tasted bland. Wang Lingling felt bad for Li Chunjuan because she thought half a chicken was not enough for one person to eat. Was it really necessary to do this? Was it meat or vegetables
This is her eighteenth birthday!
"By the way, Lingling, didn't you see Xu Shuang when you went to Xu's house? He didn't show any sign of appreciation for your birthday today?"
Li Chunjuan's chopsticks fell like raindrops, and she was able to ask questions in between, which made people marvel at her ability.
Wang Lingling ate her bowl twice and replied, "No... His mother isn't home either."
Li Chunjuan wondered: "Then how did you change the chicken?"
Wang Lingling said sullenly, "It was hanging under the beam of her house, and I took it directly. Why are you asking this? I left the money anyway."
Li Chunjuan felt a little regretful: "I was thinking that if Xu Shuang was here, you probably wouldn't have to pay. Xu Shuang is the same, you didn't even bother to give me something for your birthday."
Wang Lingling thought of Xu Shuang's stubborn attitude in her previous life and said angrily, "He is just stubborn!"
Li Chunjuan didn't say anything else. No matter how stubborn Xu Shuang was, he was still a cook who worked for the government. He was much better than those men in the team who were looking for wives.
Wang Yongshun coughed twice and said, "Don't talk about this. It's normal for young people to forget."
He was not as confused as Li Chunjuan. If he counted the people in the whole commune, it would be hard to find someone like Xu Shuang even with a lantern. Even if it was just for the convenience of his family's food in the future, he was very satisfied with Xu Shuang.
Because he was satisfied with this marriage, Wang Yongshun was very tolerant towards Wang Lingling.
He has two daughters. The eldest daughter, Wang Pingping, married into the town, which was considered a good marriage. The betrothal gift alone cost her 100 yuan.
Wang Yongshun calculated in his mind that Wang Lingling would be eighteen years old and could get married to Xu Shuang next month. Given Xu Shuang's condition, giving her 150 yuan would not be too much.
With the money, he could buy some more things for Yaozong.
Wang Yongshun is not the kind of fool who only knows how to work hard. Yaozong is the only precious son in his family, so he must send him to the city. At the very least, he must go to the town to eat public grain.
Wang Ying didn't say a word since she sat down. She just buried her head and focused on eating.
If she treated her uncle's family calmly a few days ago, now she no longer had any patience for this family.
There's no need to talk to these black-hearted people!
Hmm... How is this air-dried chicken made? Why is it so delicious
The chicken was chewy but not dry, and even had a strange elasticity after soaking in the vegetables. The vegetables on the side of the pot were also delicious, with soft potatoes and sweet cabbage.
After a while, Wang Ying ate two bowls.
Li Chunjuan was so heartbroken that she was crying.
Wang Yongshun coughed twice, trying to attract Wang Ying's attention.
He called Wang Ying over with great fanfare, and it was certainly not for such a trivial matter as celebrating her birthday.
"San Ya, your sister Ling Ling is already an adult and has been engaged. You are the only girl in our family. Your parents passed away early, especially your mother asked me to take care of you before she passed away... Uncle knows that you have been wronged in the past, but we are a family after all, and we are connected even if our bones are broken. You are seventeen years old, and uncle can't just take care of your second sister and ignore you... I asked your aunt to show you a few families, they are all very friendly families, do you want to meet them?"
Wang Ying did not comment: "I wonder which family my aunt told me about?"
Li Chunjuan thought it would take a while to persuade Wang Ying, but unexpectedly Wang Ying was so straightforward and asked directly.
But it was understandable. As a little girl, she didn't dare to really fall out with her only relative. If she did, could she still go back to her parents' home
Li Chunjuan added hurriedly, "His surname is Zhao, and he's from the next commune. Although it's the next commune, it's not far away. He's a platoon leader in the army. I saw his photo and he looks very energetic... Sanya, although your aunt was confused before, she must be doing this for your own good. Take this time for example, this family has the best conditions in the surrounding communes! Food and drink in the army are free, and the monthly allowance is several hundred. You see, your aunt is very kind to you, right?"
"The young man also took it seriously and said he would be back in the next few days..."
"I disagree—"
Li Chunjuan added: "Don't be stubborn, Sanya, I have such good conditions..."
Halfway through her speech, Li Chunjuan realized that the roar that seemed to break through the throat did not come from Wang Ying, but from her daughter Wang Lingling.
Wang Lingling's face was pale, she was filled with anger and was even trembling a little.
Only Wang Ying could see clearly that after the Zhao family was mentioned, Wang Lingling's expression began to change, from shock at first to fear and anger later, until now her whole face became like a taut string.
"I don't agree!"
Li Chunjuan was a little dissatisfied: "Lingling, don't interrupt me, I'm talking to San Ya."
Wang Lingling was so frightened that she couldn't bear it any more. The fact that she might miss Zhao Jun made her tremble all over.
"I said, I don't agree! Why should she marry Zhao Jun!"
Wang Lingling gathered all her strength and roared out loudly.
Li Chunjuan's face was full of confusion: "Lingling, what are you talking about?"
Wang Yongshun also frowned tightly: "This has nothing to do with you, who are you yelling at!"
Wang Ying was the only one present whose eyes flickered as if she was thinking about something.
When Li Chunjuan mentioned it just now, she only said that the family's surname was Zhao, but she didn't say that the man's name was Zhao Jun...
Even Wang Ying herself heard this name for the first time.
When Old Mrs. Zhao and Li Chunjuan were hiding in the house and gossiping, she didn't mention that her third son was called Zhao Jun.
Wang Ying narrowed her eyes. This cousin was really interesting.
First, her temperament changed drastically, and she had to kick out her fiancé who she had always used as a show-off. Then, she took me out to eat meat buns, stared at me mysteriously, and now she even blurted out Zhao Jun's name...
Wang Ying had a guess in her mind.
Wang Lingling didn't care about anything at this moment. Tears were streaming down her face. She choked with grievance and said, "I don't want to marry Xu Shuang! Mom, why don't you marry me to Zhao Jun?"
Li Chunjuan was startled by her daughter's tears at first, but she lost her composure after hearing this: "Lingling! What are you talking about! You don't want Xu Shuang's good conditions, you want to enter the Zhao family? Do you know that the Zhao family..."
Wang Yongshun interrupted in time: "We have been in contact with Xu Shuang's family for several years. What's the point of you saying this now?"
It was only after Wang Yongshun took over the conversation that Li Chunjuan remembered that there were not only their family in the room, but also Wang Ying.
Wang Yongshun also looked apologetic: "San Ya, why don't you go back first? Your sister Lingling didn't sleep well and is talking nonsense."
Wang Ying blinked her eyes: "But I'm not full yet..."
Wang Yongshun looked at Wang Lingling who was crying breathlessly and made up his mind: "Then you can take this pot of chicken away. Your aunt and I are full."
With food available, Wang Ying became much more talkative and simply picked up the chicken stew in front of her and left.
Anyway, she could hear what was being said here even though they were separated by a room.
As soon as Wang Ying left, Wang Yongshun's face fell: "Tell me, what's wrong with your brain? You want to marry a divorced woman instead of Xu Shuang."
The daughter even knew the other party's name, and it was obvious that she had known about the Zhao family's situation for a long time.
Wang Yongshun couldn't tell whether he was more angry or had more doubts in his heart, so he could only grab Wang Lingling and interrogate her first.
Wang Lingling wiped her tears and said, "You don't understand. Zhao Jun will definitely have a great future."
Wang Yongshun was annoyed: "Does his success have anything to do with you? He is a second-married man, and you come in as a stepmother, a maid. How successful can he be? Take you to join the army?"
Wang Lingling stiffened her neck: "You don't understand!"
Zhao Jun has a bright future. He will voluntarily retire from the army and bring his family together to make a fortune. He will be the first among the surrounding communes to become a millionaire with an annual income of ten thousand yuan!
Not only is he a millionaire, he is also the richest man. His sons and daughters are both very successful!
Wang Lingling felt that her parents did not know what was good in her. Marrying someone like Zhao Jun now would be like catching a stock that was destined to hit the daily limit. All she had to do was sit back and wait for it to appreciate in value!
Wang Lingling begged: "Dad, please let me marry Zhao Jun! I know everything. I'll be a stepmother. It will save Zhao Jun's two children a lot of trouble. I'm fine with being a stepmother."
As soon as these words were spoken, before Wang Yongshun could say anything, Li Chunjuan exploded first.
She pointed at her daughter's nose and started to scold her: "Are you crazy or have you scratched your eyes? Is it so easy to be a stepmother? You will be an outsider after you marry into the family, a little maid who serves others! They have sons and daughters, but you are nothing! Your sister married to a divorced woman in town, but you marry a divorced woman? How do you expect your brother to live his life in the future? How can you talk about your wife?"
Although Li Chunjuan loves her daughter, she gets angry when she thinks about her daughter falling into depravity and becoming a stepmother. Is it so easy to be a stepmother
Not only will you suffer, but there will also be a group of people watching you, and the whole team will point at your family and curse your stepmother for being a bad person.
Forget about Wang Ying. If she gets married, Wang Yongfu's branch will be extinct, so no one can blame her.
But if Wang Lingling gets married, it will affect the reputation of the whole family!
Li Chunjuan didn't even dare to imagine what impact that would have on Yaozong.
Wang Lingling wiped away her tears and looked determined: "Anyway, I am going to marry Zhao Jun! I don't want to marry Xu Shuang!"
Wang Yongshun was furious. This damn girl was lazy and gluttonous. He thought that marrying Xu Shuang would be a contribution to the family. Li Chunjuan would coax her if she wanted to. Who knew that she would spoil her into such a dishonest person
Wang Yongshun stood up and slapped Wang Lingling: "You're dreaming!"
Li Chunjuan also shed tears: "Why don't you listen to me, girl? Xu Shuang's conditions are so good, what are you being picky about!"
Wang Lingling's cheek was swollen from the beating, but she still said unconvincedly: "What do you know? Xu Shuang is such a loser, whoever marries him will be unlucky!"
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Listening to the argument next door, Wang Ying finally understood why Wang Lingling was so strange.
Wang Lingling was so stubborn, insisting that Zhao Jun would have a great future, and asserting that Xu Shuang was a waste... Wang Ying thought about what Wang Lingling had done recently, and the answer was clear.
Her cousin was probably reborn.
Wang Ying shook her head. Although she didn't know how unhappy her cousin's life was in her previous life, she knew that the first thing she did after returning to the past was to change men. It was obvious that she was not very smart.
Think about it again, Li Chunjuan and Wang Yongshun originally planned to introduce Zhao Jun to me...
Wang Ying understood, and guessed that in the previous life, the original owner married Zhao Jun, who was said to have great prospects, and became a stepmother, and this cousin should have married Xu Shuang, but Wang Lingling obviously attributed all her misfortunes to choosing the wrong man. So next time, she was going to pick a potential stock to cultivate.
Tsk tsk, Wang Ying didn’t know what to say. She was still considering how to refuse, but after Wang Lingling did this, she basically didn’t have to worry about it anymore.
If she were a reborn girl, she would definitely try her best to change her man.
This is a confrontation between my uncle's family, and all I have to do is wait and see.
Sure enough, early the next morning, Li Chunjuan got up with dark circles under her eyes, while Wang Lingling was detained at home by Wang Yongshun.
Wang Lingling didn't make any noise in the room. She just sat there quietly and no one knew what she was doing.
Two days passed like this. In the evening, someone suddenly rushed to Wang's house and shouted to Wang Yongshun, "Yongshun, go and see. Something has happened to the Xu family. They say their eldest son was involved in the Anti-Rightist Movement and has been sent down to the countryside!"