Wang Ying instinctively wanted to ask, "Who are you?" but she swallowed the question.
The man opposite had a scruffy beard, was quite tall, and looked handsome, but he smelled bad all over. Wang Ying knew at a glance that it was definitely the smell of mold from clothes that were not washed properly and not dried thoroughly enough. The wrinkled shirt on his body greatly reduced his decent appearance.
Wang Ying parked the car between the two of them. Seeing her resistance, the man consciously moved three steps away.
Despite the long distance between them, Zhao Jun's questions did not elicit any response from Wang Ying.
Zhao Jun frowned. After all, they had been married for decades. Later, Wang Ying died a year before he was reborn. At that time, he and his children were busy, and the last time they met was in the morgue of the hospital. But no matter what, Wang Ying was his wife in the previous life. He was busy with work, and the two of them didn't spend much time together, but husband and wife are husband and wife, and they are far from being so guarded and polite in daily life.
Wang Ying's silence made it seem to Zhao Jun that Wang Lingling's words that day were not aimless.
Zhao Jun sighed and continued to talk: "Wang Lingling has been sentenced, and she herself admitted that she was the one who got involved and used some tricks to marry me. I didn't come back earlier than you two, so I didn't see her greed..."
Zhao Jun told Wang Ying how Wang Lingling resold the hoarded grain. At this point, Zhao Jun didn't know how to continue.
He came back late, but Wang Ying should have known it well. However, she allowed Wang Lingling to change everything about her previous life without stopping her, which clearly showed that she had some resentment in her heart.
Wang Ying listened calmly to what the man opposite her said. Her mind was racing, and the identity of the man in front of her was already clear.
Zhao Jun.
He is the brother-in-law that the reborn cousin Wang Lingling has been thinking about all the time, and the husband of the original owner in the previous life.
Wang Ying still didn't say anything, she was also worried that she would be exposed. Zhao Jun must have done well in his previous life, so he would definitely not be as stupid as Wang Lingling. After all, she was not the original owner who had lived with Zhao Jun all his life. If she was found out, he would definitely ask where the original Wang Ying was.
Wang Ying pieced her words together, desperately hoping that Zhao Jun would say a few more words.
Zhao Jun organized his words and said, "I know that I ignored your feelings because I was too busy before. Since you are with Xu Shuang now, I won't say anything. Xu Shuang is a good person. You should be able to live well with him..."
Zhao Jun had been dealing with the mess left by Wang Lingling recently. The grain was handed over, but as Wang Lingling's man, he was inevitably investigated. Fortunately, he was innocent and was quickly cleared of suspicion.
Wang Lingling was also sentenced. Although hoarding grain was a bad crime, she did not sell it, and Zhao Jun handed it over in time and reported the Li family, so she was not sentenced too severely. In addition, Mrs. Zhao died unexpectedly, so Wang Lingling was sentenced to four years in prison and four years of labor reform.
Zhao Jun's brothers were dissatisfied and thought Wang Lingling's sentence was too light. She killed a person, so how could she not eat peanuts
Only Zhao Jun himself knew that his mother had high blood pressure. In this era, high blood pressure is very rare, so many people don't know about this disease. In the previous life, it was because of complications caused by Zhao's high blood pressure in the later stage. Zhao Jun took his mother to the county hospital for a checkup.
Therefore, the old lady’s death was not entirely Wang Lingling’s fault. It might have been a sudden blood clot and coronary heart disease.
Zhao Jun accepted the verdict, and several of his brothers almost broke off with him completely.
Zhao Jun had no words to grievance. He had originally only taken a month's leave, but it took him four or five days to get home, and another four or five days to go back. In total, he was only able to stay at home for more than half a month.
But now, he has been at home for a month.
On one hand, he had to wait for Wang Lingling's results, cooperate with the investigation, and hold his mother's funeral. On the other hand, his two children were completely left without anyone to take care of them.
When his mother died, his brothers divided up the family property and fell out with each other, and no one was willing to take care of his children. Old Zhao's wife had died, and he would throw and beat Zhao Jun whenever he saw him, threatening to beat him to death.
Zhao Jun didn't know what it meant to be in a rush until now. The two children were very noisy, wanting to eat and drink, and they had to deal with bedwetting at night. The clothes had to be washed after going out, and the cooking was very picky.
Zhao Jun took care of the child for a month, and he was no longer as energetic as before.
He didn't think about going to find Wang Ying. Although Wang Lingling's words were unpleasant, Zhao Jun would not believe them completely, but he would look at the facts.
The fact is, Wang Ying did marry Xu Shuang.
Zhao Jun is not so shameless as to rush to get close to Wang Ying. He has his own moral constraints. Since Wang Ying is already married, he will not complain.
Everyone has their own aspirations.
Since she is willing to live an ordinary life, he will let her go.
In fact, if he hadn't seen Wang Ying riding a bicycle in the town today, he wouldn't have gone out of his way to look for Wang Ying.
But looking at Wang Ying, who was even more beautiful than in his previous life, Zhao Jun didn't know why, but he always felt a little lost. He stopped the man and wanted to ask Wang Ying why she had to marry Xu Shuang instead of the good life she had in her previous life.
But when he really stopped him, he talked a lot but didn't know how to ask what was on his mind.
Zhao Jun: "… Since you have made a different choice, then live a good life. By the way, Zhao Dong and Zhao Xi are doing well now. If you want to see the children, I won't stop you."
Zhao Jun's matter-of-fact words sounded very unpleasant to Wang Ying.
According to Zhao Jun, in the world before his arrival, the original owner should have married him, a second-married woman. Later, she lived a good life, her family's material conditions should be good, and the two children should be particularly outstanding. Otherwise, they would not have attracted the reborn Wang Lingling to snatch them away.
But from Wang Ying's own perspective, it seemed a little strange.
Zhao Jun has become successful, Zhao Dong has become successful, Zhao Xi has also become successful, but what about the original owner
Wang Lingling had always been bossy to her, and even after she figured out that she had been reborn like her, she still acted the same way. It was obvious that she didn't take her cousin seriously.
Does that mean that, in the eyes of onlookers like Wang Lingling, Wang Ying in her previous life was a housewife who relied solely on her husband and stepchildren
Wang Ying immediately got angry. She thought for a moment and said to Zhao Jun coldly, "No need. I have nothing to say to your family. I have been cooking for my whole life. Now I have a man who can cook for me. I think my life is much better than before."
Zhao Jun was stabbed but he didn't even notice it, and he felt even more annoyed.
Wang Ying added fuel to the fire: "Besides, I've had enough of raising children who weren't my own in my previous life."
Zhao Jun's face was full of confusion: "If you think so, why didn't you say it earlier? If you had said it earlier, we could have another child after Zhao Xi grew up..."
Wang Ying deeply understood the original owner's feelings, with anger surging in her chest: "Zhao Xi wants another child when she's older? How old is old? I'll have another child when she's 18. Don't you know how dangerous it is for older mothers?"
This was the first time in Zhao Jun's life that Wang Ying pointed at him and scolded him. He felt uncomfortable. "I don't understand you. You obviously agreed to this before. I forgot about it later. But isn't the child's future more important than anything else? Is it important that you gave birth to him? Why bother so much?"
At this point, Wang Ying suddenly realized.
Haha, no wonder she didn’t feel the original owner’s existence after she traveled through time. No wonder Zhao Jun and Wang Lingling were both reborn, but the original owner was not.
The original owner pieced together her past life, first being treated harshly by her uncle and his wife, then becoming a stepmother. The man she married was successful, but that success was for herself and his children, and the original owner, who had devoted her whole life to him, got nothing.
The original owner didn't even have children of her own in her entire life. Instead, she devoted her life to Zhao Jun's two children, allowing her stepson and stepdaughter to live a good life and have a future.
Pooh!
Wang Ying's expression changed completely: "Bah! Zhao Jun, you and Wang Lingling, you two are really a pair of turtles and tortoises, you two are made for each other! Don't come near me anymore, I feel sick when I see you."
Zhao Jun frowned and said, "Why are you acting like a shrew now
Wang Ying was so angry that she laughed: "What's wrong with being a shrew? In your eyes, I should raise your children, take care of you inside and outside, be your rear support, wait for you to become successful, and work myself to death in exchange for your qualified words, right? Who do you think you are? Are you the emperor? You must think you have good conditions, right? You think you have achieved a lot by yourself, and you can easily find a woman to take care of your family. You should be grateful to find your woman, right?"
Wang Ying chuckled: "Just wait and see, Zhao Jun. You despised women, and now you have to atone for it in this life."
Zhao Jun was disdainful. He regarded Wang Ying's words as a curse from a hysterical woman.
Zhao Jun: "Whatever you want."
He now felt that Wang Ying was unreasonable. After living together for decades, he had no idea how he had offended her to cause her such deep hatred.
Wang Ying glanced at the man with contempt. As a time traveler who replaced the original owner, she finally knew why the original owner was not here.
Such a man is really disheartening and I never want to talk to him face to face again.
After Wang Ying left, Zhao Jun sorted out his thoughts and put aside everything about Wang Ying.
He will never look for Wang Ying again!
Like Wang Lingling, she is an unsatisfied person.
Wang Lingling started her life over again and gave up the good life she wanted to live in contentment with a good life, insisting on pursuing a better life.
Isn't Wang Ying's behavior another kind of dissatisfaction? She gave up the good life with him and ran to Xu Shuang to live an ordinary life with her husband by her side.
Why doesn't she think about this: which successful man revolves around his wife and family
The man works outside and the woman works inside. Which family doesn't live like this
Why is it that others are capable but she is the only one who is so pretentious
Zhao Jun calmed down and thought it was fine. Wang Ying was no longer the good wife and loving mother she was in her previous life, and that was indeed no longer suitable for him.
This is fine, rebirth is a great opportunity, everyone has the right to choose their own life.
Wang Ying felt dissatisfied with her previous life, so she just lived the ordinary life she wanted. People always regret it after trying.
As for himself, as long as he follows the path of his previous life, he will definitely surpass his achievements in his previous life.
Zhao Jun encouraged himself and got through the panic period after his rebirth. He finally had time to plan for the future. He was ready to seize every opportunity and make greater achievements.
but…
The most urgent thing is to find a wife first.
Zhao Jun himself was overwhelmed. He was a widower with a child, and the conditions in the countryside were not good, so it was difficult to find a partner back then. Now that he had Wang Lingling, his ex-wife who was in jail, and a history of marriage, it would be even more difficult to find a partner.
But you have to look for it.
What Zhao Jun is most worried about now are his two children. Before he had a wife, his children could be taken care of by his mother, and his brothers' families could also help take care of them.
But now that my mother is gone and my brothers have separated, the two children have become hot potatoes and no one wants to take care of them.
Originally, Zhao Jun didn't plan to find one now. After all, after he went back to the army to handle the formalities, he would be able to transfer to the county in a few months. Because he had a rank and was assigned to a good unit like the supply and marketing cooperative, it would not be difficult for him to find another one with good conditions.
Although Zhao Jun himself had little education, he knew the importance of studying. Not to mention that the college entrance examination would be resumed in a few years, and Zhao Dong would be about the same age and in middle school by then.
If the foundation is not laid firmly in these years, what will we do if the children cannot keep up
Zhao Jun knew that many people nowadays did not take studying seriously, and he could not expect the school to teach, so he could only find someone with a higher education, like Wang Ying in his previous life.
He remembered that Zhao Dong was reluctant to go to school at that time, and Wang Ying taught him how to write and read with books every day. Later, when the child was brought to the city, he quickly caught up with the progress without much trouble.
When Zhao Jun thought of this, he walked faster. Today he was going to visit a distant relative in the town. The other party had many connections in the town, and it was the other party who found his first wife.
Zhao Jun went to his relative's house. Both sides talked politely and the other party sent Zhao Jun away calmly.
As soon as the person was sent out the door, the distant relative spat fiercely.
The distant relative’s daughter-in-law was a little puzzled: “Mom?”
The distant relative pulled his daughter-in-law aside and started to complain: "Did the Zhao family's third son's brain get kicked by a donkey? What is he thinking? He asked me to find him a high school graduate and a virgin girl to marry him as his second wife, preferably a girl from town."
The daughter-in-law was also shocked: "Did he really say that? Didn't he already marry a second wife?"
The distant relative waved his hands and said, "That girl was not married well. I heard that she had committed a crime and was imprisoned. They have even divorced her."
The daughter-in-law tilted her head and thought for a while: "That's not appropriate. His situation is so complicated, why would he want to find a girl in town?"
Distant relative: "Who said it wasn't? He dared to bring it up, but I didn't dare to agree. He has now separated from his parents, and his brothers are at odds with each other. He lives alone. And he has two burdens! If he had said he wanted to find a widow with children, I could have pushed him, but he asked for a first marriage right away, and a high school graduate! My goodness, a high school graduate can easily find a job in the commune! A girl who is getting married for the first time has a job and can find one in the city! He is so arrogant that he asked for a stepmother right away!"
Daughter-in-law: “So what did you say?”
Distant relative: "I told him to take a look, but he may not see it. What a joke! Even if I have the right person, I can't ask for it. I'm just trying to arrange a marriage for him or just to upset him. No girl can agree to it. Who knows, she might even get beaten out of her!"
Daughter-in-law: "That's right, didn't you ask him why he said that?"
"Haha, this guy is so cunning. He said he will be transferred to a supply and marketing cooperative in the county to be a small director. He asked me to make it clear to the girl that when he transfers to the county, he can bring his wife and children to the city once he has a stable job."
The daughter-in-law had little experience, so when she heard this, she was actually puzzled and said, "So it seems that if he wants to find a high school student who is still a virgin, he should be able to give it a try?"
The distant relative was furious and glared at her daughter-in-law. "If he says yes, then yes? Remember, men's words should not be taken seriously unless they are followed through! In recent years, all those who have approached me to propose marriage have exaggerated their conditions. Zhao Jun said that he can go to the city to be a small leader. Can he definitely do it? He hasn't been demobilized yet, so how can he know where he will be assigned now? And he wants to be the director of the supply and marketing cooperative. If you believe him, you are a big fool! The girl will be married by then and she will be a stepmother. If he comes back dejectedly and says that he can't go to the city, what will he say then? Will the girl want to divorce again?"
The daughter-in-law was scolded by her mother-in-law so much that she couldn't even raise her head. She turned around and thought about what her mother-in-law said, and felt that it was right.
You said you will be the director of the supply and marketing cooperative in a few months, so you are the director? The supply and marketing cooperative is such a good unit, how can it be so easy to get in? And you are so decisive about something that has not been done, nine times out of ten you are lying!
The more the distant relative thought about it, the more she felt that something was wrong. She discussed it with her daughter-in-law and decided to send someone to tell Zhao Jun after four or five days that no one was suitable.
You can't get involved in this matter.
Zhao Jun never expected that he originally said that he wanted to be the director of the supply and marketing cooperative in order to give himself some bargaining chips, but because he was too sure, he was misunderstood.
But he had no time to care about these things. The troops urged him several times to return quickly.
Zhao Jun waited for a few days and contacted several matchmakers around him according to his own request, but there was not a single suitable girl, not even one to meet!
Zhao Jun couldn't wait any longer and had to entrust the child to a relative in the brigade.
The brothers didn't want to think about it anymore. Ever since Old Mrs. Zhao was buried, the brothers refused to speak to him when they saw him, and the two children were also ordered not to go to the old house again.
Zhao Jun had no choice but to pay 10 yuan a month to entrust the two children to a cousin and return to the army.
Let’s talk about Wang Ying. After meeting Zhao Jun, Wang Ying felt extremely unlucky.
She was a person who was usually indifferent to emotions, usually very stable and rarely angry. But towards Zhao Jun, she could not contain her anger.
Who is this person!
Wang Ying prayed in her heart, hoping that Zhao Jun would never find a wife in his life. A male chauvinist like him should take care of his children by himself and experience the life of a so-called worthless housewife!
Near noon, Wang Ying took the medicine and had lunch at the state-owned restaurant. Xu Shuang served her a bowl of noodles with celery and pork.
The tender green celery pieces, with the aroma of pork belly, are spread on the hand-rolled noodles, and the homely taste is very tempting.
Whenever Wang Ying came to the state-owned restaurant to eat, Xu Shuang would usually serve meat dishes. This was the normal mentality nowadays. Since they were already in the restaurant, they would feel like they were missing out if they didn't eat the meat dishes that didn't require meat tickets.
Wang Ying ate the noodles and her anger subsided a little. Xu Shuang was busy during the lunch rush and brought her a cup of barley tea.
Wang Ying asked him to make this tea because she felt that she had gained weight over the summer.
Xu Shuang didn't think Wang Ying was fat, and secretly thought that fatter people were better, as they would be softer when hugged. But Wang Ying felt that after she gained weight, her shirt became tighter, and it would be too troublesome to ask Old Lady Xu to change it, so she insisted on drinking.
In the end, Xu Shuang compromised, fried a small pot, and placed it in the restaurant, waiting for Wang Ying to come so she could make some.
The tea made from the newly harvested wheat smells very fragrant.
Wang Ying loved it just for the scent and held it tightly in her arms, unwilling to let go.
Xu Shuang: "Not angry anymore?"
Wang Ying was awkward: "How can you tell that I'm angry?"
Xu Shuang: "You haven't even finished your meal."
Wang Ying: "…Who said that? I clearly finished eating!"
Xu Shuang: "That's because I saw you were angry, so I picked some out in advance. But you didn't even notice after you finished eating, and you didn't ask me for more noodles."
Wang Ying's anger dissipated immediately, and she said unhappily, "I just feel that some men who take advantage of others and refuse to admit it are really ugly."
Xu Shuang: “???”
Xu Shuang carefully pulled Wang Ying's hand and immediately began to reflect on herself. Has he taken advantage of her recently? It seems not, right? Maybe I just used the balloon a little too much recently... Does that count
Xu Shuang's expression pleased Wang Ying, and she drank the barley tea in one gulp: "I'm not talking about you."
Xu Shuang breathed a sigh of relief.
Xu Shuang touched Wang Ying's hand and said, "I'm going into the city later, do you want to come?"
Wang Ying thought about it. She had originally planned to go to the mountains to pick herbs this afternoon, but she was so sick of Zhao Jun that she didn't want to work at all. She just wanted to go out and relax.
Xu Shuang added: "The commune should have a projection team coming to show a movie tonight. You can stay here and watch the movie when you come back from the county. Wait for me to get off work and leave together."
Wang Ying: “Okay!”
Wang Ying and Xu Shuang rode their bicycles into the city. When they first entered the city, Wang Ying didn't notice anything wrong. But when they entered Chen Dong's courtyard, Wang Ying found something wrong.
The families in the front yard have lost a lot of weight, the kind that can be seen. When people are thin, their faces are pale, not white. Wang Ying looked at the front yard and even the children, and she couldn't help but feel worried.
These are several people in the family, and they are all starving. I wonder how Chen Dong is doing.
Xu Shuang and Wang Ying entered the backyard. Originally, the backyard was connected to the front yard, but at this time a wall and a wooden door suddenly appeared between the front and back yards. The original feng shui wall had been demolished long ago, and the wall was built right on the line of the feng shui wall, so it didn't look abrupt.
Xu Shuang knocked on the door. Chen Dong usually went home to rest in the afternoon, so he came to open the door when he heard the sound.
"Hey, why are you two here? Come in quickly."
Wang Ying saw that Chen Dong looked fine. Although he was a little thinner, he was in good spirits.
Chen Dong said cheerfully: "You are just worrying too much. Even if there is a drought for three years, the cook will not starve to death. It has only been a few days. There won't be any problems here."
Xu Shuang opened the lunch box he brought. The two dishes that Wang Ying asked him to prepare before she left were put in the lunch box while still hot, in case she ran into Chen Dong who was extremely hungry, so she would give them to him.
Chen Dong's eyes lit up, he took a pair of chopsticks and started eating, praising as he ate: "This fried gluten is really tasty! It's just like the unique gluten I had in Tianjin before!"
Wang Ying asked him, "How is the city these days? Master, do you have enough food and vegetables at home?"
Chen Dong: "It's just like that in the city. It's not a big deal right now. We estimate that food will be delivered by the end of next month at the latest. Even if there is a food shortage, it will only last for the next two months. Everyone is tightening their belts. Our restaurant has been closed every other day recently. We have no choice. People who have no food come to eat in our restaurant, and the restaurant can't bear the consumption."
Wang Ying looked around and said, "How about asking Xu Shuang to bring you some more?"
Xu Shuang had delivered food once before, giving Chen Dong a sack of coarse grains and various dried vegetables, but Wang Ying didn't see it.
Chen Dong waved his hand: "No need!"
"Ying girl, think about it, now all the restaurants are closed and no one can eat. If I stock up some food at home and don't get affected, wouldn't it be an eyesore later? I sold part of the food Xu Shuang sent me, and I hid the rest. Don't worry, I will definitely not starve, but you don't need to send me too much."
Chen Dongshen followed everyone secretly, so he lost some weight during this period, so that people would not be able to tell that he still had things at home.
After Chen Dong finished his meal, he felt refreshed and took out a ticket from the house and gave it to Wang Ying.
Wang Ying was overjoyed: "Is this a radio ticket? Master, you are so awesome!"
Chen Dong looked very proud: "I got this in exchange for it when I was selling grain. It's Shanghai brand! I heard it's only the size of two palms. It's the latest model!"
Wang Ying accepted it happily.
Chen Dong continued, "You two should hurry up and place your orders today. This new model might be out of stock anytime soon."
Xu Shuang and Wang Ying rushed to the supply and marketing cooperative, and sure enough, there was only one new model left, so they quickly grabbed it.
The new model of radio is really expensive, but it looks good too, with an iron casing, about the same size as the later ones, a honeycomb pattern on the bottom, several digital frequency bands on the top, and a retractable cord at the back.
Wang Ying held the radio and couldn't let it go.
Xu Shuang spent 120 yuan on a radio.
Even the salesperson was envious: "This new one is the most expensive. The old-fashioned ones we usually buy only cost sixty."
The young couple went out of the door under the envious gazes of others in the supply and marketing cooperative, but before they had taken a few steps, they were stopped by someone.
A young man with shifty eyes came up and handed Xu Shuang a cigarette: "Brother, can you sell your radio?"
Xu Shuang handed the radio to Wang Ying and stood in front of her: "No."
The young people looked at the palm-sized radio with envy. This was the latest model, and the ticket was specially made! If it wasn't so, they would have bought it long ago! They could make money by selling it and reselling it.
The young man tried to impress him with profit: "I'll give you the original price, and I'll give you a radio box as an extra."
Xu Shuang was about to refuse when Wang Ying poked her head out from behind him: "Radio box? What is that?"
The young man felt very pleased with himself. As expected, women are easy to fool.
"It's a radio. We brothers made it ourselves. Don't worry, the contents inside are the same as the one you have. They work just as well."