When Uncle Niu came to Li Huan's house, Cheng Qiao was reading a letter sent by Yang Mei. After reading the letter, Cheng Qiao burst into tears and made a decision at the same time. She wanted to return to her hometown in Huizhou.
In the staff quarters of Huizhou No. 1 Iron and Steel Plant, Xia Fen looked at several street workers in front of her, her hands shaking. Her daughter's quota to go to the countryside had clearly been given to Cheng Qiao, so why was she allowed to go to the countryside again
"This must be Wang Qin's home, right? We are here to inform her to go to the countryside on time next Monday to build up the rural areas of our motherland."
"No, no, there is no Wang Qin here."
"Your daughter's original name was Wang Qin, so why did she change her surname after she got married? But what's the point of changing it? She is not Deputy Director Cheng's child."
"You... why are you talking like that? I am Deputy Director Cheng's lover, and we are married."
"I know, I know. You and Deputy Director Cheng have obtained the certificate. So, Deputy Director Cheng came to us to help Wang Qin sign up for going to the countryside. Otherwise, he would not be qualified to help Wang Qin sign up."
"What? Cheng Liguo signed up for my daughter."
"You can help Deputy Factory Director Cheng's daughter sign up for the rural program, so why can't others help your daughter sign up for the rural program? And Deputy Factory Director Cheng has already changed your daughter's last name back."
"You... I... wuwuwu..."
Xia Fen was speechless for a moment. What had happened? Cheng Liguo was obviously very good to Cheng Qin. He even agreed to let her change her surname. Even when Cheng Qiao went to the countryside to replace Cheng Qin, he just frowned and said nothing. Why did he change so suddenly today
"I'm notifying you once again that Comrade Wang Qin will report to the train station on time next Monday to go to the northwest to build the rural areas of our motherland. Here are the resettlement allowances and train tickets for the educated youth going to the countryside. Please keep them."
Xia Fen held the brown paper envelope and watched helplessly as someone forced her fingers to press the fingerprints. She was so heartbroken that she almost fainted. The girl she had raised since she was a child was about to suffer.
After completing their mission, these people left, completely ignoring the hatred in Xia Fen's eyes. In their eyes, without Cheng Liguo, this woman was nothing.
If Cheng Liguo's wife Zhao Min had not died of illness, Cheng Qiao would still be young and he would have been busy with work and would have needed someone to take care of Cheng Qiao.
It just so happened that this woman's husband also died of illness, leaving behind a young daughter. The family lost its source of income and was kicked out by her mother-in-law. She didn't know how to live, so someone introduced her to Cheng Liguo.
Cheng Liguo was very satisfied when he saw that Xia Fen was pretty and had a daughter who was about the same age as Cheng Qiao. He thought that if the two girls grew up together, they would not be lonely.
Before getting his marriage certificate with Xia Fen, Cheng Liguo acted like a mean guy at first but then a gentleman, and told her clearly that he didn't really want to get married, and that he was pretending to be married to her just to find a woman to take care of Cheng Qiao.
In return, he will be responsible for the life and residence of Xia Fen and her daughter. After Cheng Qiao gets married, they will go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to divorce. At that time, he will give her a pension and her daughter a dowry.
Xia Fen was surprised when she heard this, but she thought that as long as they got the marriage certificate and spent more time together, they would become a real couple, and when they had a son, she was not afraid that the other person would not be attracted to her, so she agreed immediately.
Thus, the two families became one family, and Xia Fen took care of Cheng Qiao wholeheartedly, especially when Cheng Liguo was at home, Xia Fen treated Cheng Qiao much better than she treated Wang Qin.
Cheng Liguo didn't really believe Xia Fen. He would suddenly come home from time to time and ask Cheng Qiao privately how her new mother treated her. Cheng Qiao would happily tell him that her new mother treated her very well.
Xia Fen never let Cheng Qiao do the laundry, cooking or housework. Cheng Qiao could dress up beautifully every day and go out to eat, drink and have fun, while Cheng Qin had to work at home.
Over time, Cheng Qiao's reputation plummeted due to Xia Fen's wanton propaganda. Some people even maliciously said that Cheng Qiao had capitalist ideas and should be sent for reform.
Cheng Qiao was scared to death. At this time, Xia Fen stood up to defend her and said that it was difficult to be a stepmother and asked everyone to stop saying bad things about Cheng Qiao.
From then on, Cheng Qiao was completely controlled by Xia Fen. She took out the pocket money that Cheng Liguo gave her on her own initiative and treated Xia Fen and her daughter to food and drinks. She also gave all her clothes to Cheng Qin.
As time went by, the neighbors next door discovered Ni Duan, but they didn't dare tell Cheng Liguo, for fear that if he had a stepmother, he would also have a stepfather. They were all employees of the steel plant, and didn't dare to offend the deputy director.
But they also reminded Cheng Qiao explicitly or implicitly that she must be careful, after all, Xia Fen was not her biological mother. Unfortunately, Cheng Qiao retorted every time.
Even Yang Mei, who was closest to Cheng Qiao, was angered by her and swore never to care about her affairs again. In this way, no one would meddle in her affairs anymore. Seeing that everyone had faded out of Cheng Qiao's life, Xia Fen was able to control Cheng Qiao even more easily.
It was not until Cheng Qiao went to the countryside to replace her daughter that she relaxed and prepared to make good arrangements for her daughter, either to get her married or to find a job.
Over the years, she has never been able to win over Cheng Liguo and has given up on this man. She can put some plans into practice while he has not divorced her yet.
She packed up all the things she could take from home, including the things that Cheng Liguo asked her to send to Cheng Qiao, and sent them to her mother's home in the countryside. If they got divorced in the future, at least she would still have the things in her hands.
Everything went smoothly according to Xia Fen's plan, until she found something that shouldn't be there, and Xia Fen's thoughts changed again...
Besides, Cheng Liguo was actually satisfied with this kind of life. His daughter lived well under Xia Fen's care. He was just a little depressed why this child would go to the countryside for someone else.
It was not until Cheng Liguo received a call from Cheng Qiao, asking him to be careful, that Cheng Liguo began to pay attention to the mother and daughter, and immediately discovered many problems.
For example, Cheng Qin had many more clothes, shoes and socks in her wardrobe than Cheng Qiao, and at the post office she found the parcel lists that Xia Fen sent to the countryside from time to time.
Also, some of Cheng Qiao's mother Zhao Min's things in his room were missing. These things were insignificant in the past, but at this critical moment, they are life-threatening things.
Zhao Min's parents' home is in Beijing, and her father is a professor who studied abroad and teaches at a university, so Zhao Min would naturally have English-language books, but now none of these books are available.
There were also some large dowry items of Zhao Min, such as a sewing machine, a radio, etc., which were not known when they arrived in Xia Fen's room.
Cheng Liguo did not show any expression, but contacted Yang Mei. He knew that Zhao Min saved her when she was almost sold by her mother. From then on, Yang Mei regarded Zhao Min as her own sister.