"By the way, I haven't seen the twins from your uncle's house, and I don't know if the twins really look so similar."
Ma Chunmei cheerfully changed the subject and talked about the twins she talked about earlier.
"Yeah, these twins are really rare."
Everyone talked a lot and asked to see the twin baby girls of the Jiang family. Yao Huilan thought that the two children were probably still awake after feeding at this time, and she did not refuse everyone's request and took them to the old lady. house.
The relatives and friends who came to the house wanted to see the child Pan Xiuluo would not refuse. She welcomed them into her room and told Yao Huilan to greet the guests. She went to the kitchen and brought everyone the freshly steamed sticky bean buns.
"Why do the twins look different?"
One of the young daughter-in-law pointed to the two children in the cradle and asked curiously, she thought the twins should all look exactly the same.
"It's not very similar. I heard Jianjun say that some twins just look different."
Jiang Jianjun is well-informed and has seen many similar or dissimilar twins. Yao Huilan also heard about this from his mouth, "The one wearing the red cotton jacket is my elder sister Chao Nan, and the one wearing the grey cotton jacket is my younger sister Liu Nan. ."
She indicated the identities of the two children to these guests, and picked up her preferred sister, Chao Nan, and coaxed them for a while.
"Sister looks good."
Ma Chunmei glanced at the child in Yao Huilan's arms and said that she was really shrewd, and she could tell how favored the two children were in the Jiang family just by Yao Huilan's movements and her subtle expressions.
But this is also true, the twins are simply reverse growth.
The elder sister Jiang Chaonan picked up the advantages of her parents. After being raised in Jiang's family for a while, she showed her good facial features. Her skin was pink and white, her eyes were big and round, and it was especially painful when she laughed.
The younger sister Jiang Liunan is different. She combines the shortcomings of her parents. She has dark skin, which is in contrast to her sister. Her mouth is a bit big. This is because of her father Jiang Xiangdang, and she did not inherit the Jiang family logo. The big, sexual eyes have instead inherited her mother's slightly slender eye shape. I don't know if it's because they haven't opened yet. The eyes are like slits. I don't know if they will grow bigger in the future.
"what-"
Jiang Liunan snorted proudly when others praised Jiang Chaonan for being good-looking.
In his previous life, this cousin was the most beautiful of all his sisters. He had wanted to marry this cousin off at a high price countless times, but it was a pity that although the other party was taught by his grandmother to be willing to sacrifice for him, it was a life-long matter. She would never compromise.
He covets Jiang Chaonan's monthly salary, and it's not easy to tear his face with her, so he can only be angry that this cousin doesn't know what is good and bad, and is unwilling to marry a rich man to live a delicious life.
In this life, he has become Jiang Chaonan's twin sister. No matter what, this face is still good-looking. If the other party praises Jiang Chaonan, it means praising him.
"It's just that this sister is a little ugly."
But Ma Chunmei's next sentence made Jiang Liunan stunned.
"This child's nose is a little flat. While she is still young, she pinches the bridge of her nose every day. I don't know if I can pinches the bridge of her nose."
This is not Yao Huilan's daughter, Ma Chunmei naturally doesn't have to say some compliments hypocritically. Besides, this child is indeed not good-looking.
"Chunmei, don't say that, this child is pathetic enough."
It doesn't matter if your parents are unreliable, and now you have grown up like this, will you despair of life when you grow up and become sensible
The words of sympathy on this little daughter-in-law's mouth and the compassion in her eyes were enough to give Jiang Liunan a clear understanding of her appearance.
At this moment, his mood can't be better described as a thunderbolt from the blue.
It was bad enough to become a woman, but now he has become the child of his uncle and aunt, and even an ugly child. Jiang Liunan deeply felt the malice of the world towards him.
God let him be reborn, did he really let him enjoy it? It looks ugly, this is not even giving him the chance to be a sugar daddy!
Jiang Liunan was very angry and wanted to cry, but because "myself" had something to say before, if he dared to cry, he would have to send him to his uncle and aunt's house. soup.
But a group of women couldn't see the misery in his heart, and they were still adding fuel to the fire there.
"It's not that I speak badly. If it's a boy, it doesn't matter if he doesn't look good, but it's a girl. How can you say her husband's family if she doesn't look good."
Ma Chunmei spoke on the side, if Jiang Liunan was Jiang Jianjun's daughter, her words would be nonsense. After all, the girl's family capital is not strong, and it is also related to the girl's marriage. Jiang Jianjun is rich, and as his daughter, she looks ugly. It doesn't matter at all.
However, Jiang Liunan is Jiang Jianjun's niece. The three daughters of her family still can't feel the pain, and how good can she be with the niece in the next room.
The three most important things for a woman are her family, her appearance, and her ability. Jiang Liunan was born without two of them. As for whether she will be able in the future, no one knows, so Ma Chunmei should sympathize with her. .
"That's how hard it is to be a woman."
Ma Chunmei's words spoke to the hearts of all the women present, as long as a man can make money, he can marry a woman in his 40s or 50s, but most of the time a woman's value is linked to her age and appearance, even now the government I call for equality between men and women, but everyone is a woman. Ask yourself, are you equal now
No!
The more they sigh, the more Jiang Liunan's heart palpitates.
Is it really that hard to be a woman
Thinking about the lives of his sisters in the past life, Jiang Liunan became more and more flustered.
*****
Jiang Jianjun is in a good mood, because of his wise decision, the guests who come to the door these days can always see the awards hanging on the wall for the first time, and hear the continuous praise from the guests.
The same is true for Pan Xiuluo and others. The elders are always the happiest and proudest when their children are prosperous.
In the whole family, Jiang Liunan is probably in a depressed mood, because no one will guard against a child who was born less than 100 days ago. These days, he has heard a lot of other people's opinions on his appearance, and he has also deeply realized that this era has a lot to do with women. of deep malice.
Even if he couldn't be called a woman, he could only be regarded as a baby girl, but the demands of others on women were still imposed on him from this moment.
Because of her depression, Jiang Liunan didn't gain much weight even though she drank milk on time every day. In contrast to her twin sister, who was getting whiter and fatter, she looked even darker and uglier.
His heart was bitter, but at this moment, he had long lost his belief in hunger strike.
******
There will be no more guests on New Year's Eve, just to prepare meals for the New Year's Eve, and the whole family is also very busy.
According to the rules of previous years, Jiang Xiangdang's family will come to the eldest brother Jiang Jianjun's house for New Year's Eve dinner. After all, Pan Xiuluo is still alive, and the whole family is always happy when they are together.
It's just that this year is different. Not long ago, Jiang Jianjun went to his brother's house and beat him up. No one knows if Jiang Xiangdang's family will come to the door this time.
Jiang Jianjun wanted his daughter to go to his brother's house to ask questions, but was stopped by Pan Xiuluo. According to Pan Xiuluo, the other party loves to come, and if he doesn't come to pull him down, he takes the initiative to come to the door, as if they are still flattering his second brother Jiang.
Because of Pan Xiuluo's words, and Jiang Jianjun was really angry that the younger brother and his wife were ignoring their niece these days, they simply let it go.
But how could Jiang Xiangdang really be willing to completely cut off contact with this rich brother? It was just dawn on the 30th day when he sent his three daughters over to help.
Seeing the three nieces who were a little shy, Yao Huilan asked the youngest Wang Di to take care of the two twin sisters. As for Zhao Di and Pandi, they followed Jiang Yanan and the three sisters to do some light work, and did not add their grievances to Jiang's second child. On a few poor children.
In the evening, Jiang Jianjun lit firecrackers according to the auspicious time. After a while, Jiang Xiangdang and his wife finally appeared.
"Yo, rare guest."
Pan Xiuluo snorted, shook her younger son's face, and turned her head back to the house.
"Big brother."
The smile on Jiang Xiangdang's face froze, and then he smiled at Jiang Jianjun again.
"Since you're here, let's eat."
On New Year's Eve, Jiang Jianjun didn't want to make too much trouble.
After listening to Jiang Jianjun's words, Jiang Xiangdang quickly followed, and Lu Xiaohua naturally followed her man's pace.
"Brother and sister, don't leave in a hurry. I still have several dishes that haven't been cooked yet. Come and help me in the kitchen."
Yao Huilan stopped Lu Xiaohua, saying that she had sympathy for this sister-in-law before, but what she has done recently is enough to drain Yao Huilan's sympathy.
It is not easy to prepare meals for the New Year's Eve. Now she is still busy in the kitchen, but Lu Xiaohua wants to eat ready-made food, don't even think about it. She really thought that she was a soft-hearted bully who agreed to help her raise the two girls, and if she dared to crawl on her head and shit, she dared to tear her apart.
When Lu Xiaohua met her sister-in-law's cold and stern expression, she felt extremely miserable in her heart. If she had given birth to a son, perhaps her situation would be different now.
At this time, Lu Xiaohua completely got into a dead end and attributed all her misfortunes to the fact that she did not have a son.
"mom."
After entering the room, Jiang Xiangdang shouted to the old lady again to please the old lady, "I was confused before. Mom hurts me the most, I don't know, I should beat me, I should scold me."
Jiang Xiangdang, who had come to his senses, also knew that what he said before was wrong, but he couldn't hold back his face to coax the old lady, so he could only choose the time of New Year's Eve to give both parties a step down.
"Humph."
The old lady snorted, she felt that the most credible words said when people were in a hurry.
It's just that the person in front of her is her son. Only children can be ruthless and disrespectful to their father and mother, and how can Laozi's mother really be ruthless and cut off relations with unfilial sons.
Pan Xiuluo was in such a dilemma at the moment, so she could only treat her son with a cold face, and let him weigh her current attitude in the future.
"Xiaobao, this is the lucky money that Uncle gave you."
Jiang Xiangdang saw that the old lady ignored him, took out a red envelope with red paper from his pocket, and stuffed it into his nephew Jiang Liu's hand.
He thought about it, he has no son, and he will have to rely on his nephew to support him in the future. From now on, he has to curry favor with this child.
From entering the house to now, he has never seen the pair of daughters in the cradle. Although Jiang Liunan knows what kind of person his uncle is, he is still a little chilled at the moment.
After all, the one who is being neglected and ignored now is him.
Jiang Liu glanced at the battered little black girl out of the corner of his eye, and then opened the red envelope carelessly.
"Hey, don't open it, the red envelope has to be left on the bedside for one night before it can be opened."
Jiang Xiangdang gave his nephew this red envelope because he wanted to show his face in front of his mother and brother, and let them know that his son/brother also remembered his nephew, but he knew that there was not much money in the red envelope. If the face is not, there is no face.
But he said it too late. Before his last word could be heard, Jiang Liu had already opened the red envelope.
From it, he poured out a steel pot, a steel pot with a face value of a penny.
What can a penny buy in 1988
A candy? A fifth of a flatbread
Ten years ago, when my uncle gave his nephew lucky money, he had to give him at least a dime. Now, even in rural areas, the red envelope is at least one piece or two.
A penny is no longer a matter of more money and less money, but a matter of attitude.
"Uncle really has no money now. When Uncle becomes rich in the future, he will definitely give you a big red envelope."
Jiang Xiangdang smiled awkwardly, not daring to look at the expressions of his mother and brother at this time.
"Okay, let's eat."
Jiang Jianjun glanced at the younger brother rather feebly. He really couldn't understand what he was thinking. Even if a red envelope of a penny is not given, it is better than giving it.
When it comes to eating, I can finally calm down a bit.
As an apprentice of an old tailor, Jiang Yanan has very little time off. Apprentices these days are different from those of later generations. Not only do they have to pay money, but as an apprentice, they also have to take care of the master's clothing, food and daily life. Jiang Yanan only has one day off a month. During Chinese New Year, you can take five days off in a row.
It is rare to get together with his family, so Jiang Yanan naturally has to show his filial piety.
She gave her grandmother and her parents dishes with chopsticks each, and then showed her love to her brother.
"Bao'er, don't you like to eat hoofs the most? I watched and stewed this pot of hoofs. After burning it on the stove for a long time, the skin and flesh were simmered."
Jiang Yanan gave his brother a piece of pork trotter with skin, and the oily pork skin looked delicious.
"Xiaobao, I helped you pick out the fish bones. It's your favorite fish maw."
Jiang Lainan was naturally not to be outdone.
"Drink a bowl of soup first to warm your stomach."
Jiang Shengnan was a little awkward and put a bowl of soup in front of his younger brother.
"Good good!"
Seeing the scenes of several grandchildren's girlfriends loving her younger brother, the old lady couldn't keep her mouth shut. This must be the credit of her day and night education.
Jiang Zhaodi and Jiang Pandi saw that their cousins' behavior of loving their younger brother was praised by their grandmother.
Naturally, their actions were also praised.
Even Jiang Wangdi, who was over six years old, followed suit. She put her favorite but hard-to-eat braised chicken in her cousin's bowl, and then looked at her grandma expectantly, waiting for her praise.
Although Jiang Liunan, who was lying in the cradle, could not see the scene at this time, as a person who had come here, he could imagine the pride on his "self" face at this time, and the fact that his sisters took him for granted.
He couldn't help swallowing. Could it be that when he was a little older, he would have to please take care of "self" at the request of his parents.
Jiang Liunan wondered more and more about the meaning of his rebirth.
"Xiaobao, you did very well in the exam this time. Whatever reward you want, as long as your father can give it, it will satisfy you."
After taking a sip of Xiaobaigan, Jiang Jianjun looked at his son cheerfully and asked, "Of course, Shengnan, if you want anything, you can also tell Dad."
Thinking that this little daughter has also made a face for him recently, and that the other party lost his temper before, Jiang Jianjun didn't forget her this time.
"As for Lai Nan, your grades are not good, but your grandma said that you are very good when you are at home, and you will help grandma and mother take care of your younger brothers and sisters, this time Dad will give you a big red envelope, don't worry, this red envelope you Mom can't take it away."
Jiang Jianjun was very satisfied with his children. He didn't miss the eldest daughter, and he also praised a few words, saying that he would bring her some more beautiful skirts when he went to the south next time. The girls are getting older, so it's time to dress up.
"Dad, Mom said that you are going to leave in the second year of junior high. This time, you are going to Pearl City. I heard that Pearl City is very prosperous. Can you take me with you this time?"
Jiang Liu put forward his own wishes, which made Jiang Jianjun a little embarrassed.
This time he went to Pearl City to make quick money. At the end of the year, the train station is crowded, and the police will not check the train station and other places with a lot of traffic at this time, so it is the safest to sell things at this time. of.
Jiang Jianjun has already thought about what to buy in Pearl City this time, and the time to come and go, but if he brings his son, his plans will change, because he must come back before his son goes to school.
But if he couldn't do what he said, it would be a slap in the face. Jiang Jianjun met his precious son's small hopeful eyes, and he had no resistance at all, and he agreed in a dizzy manner.
"Dad, I want to go too."
Jiang Shengnan plucked up the courage to make a request.
She also yearned for the scenery of Pearl City, and when she heard that her brother was going to play in Pearl City, she was also moved.
"no."
Facing his daughter's request, Jiang Jianjun refused without even thinking about it.
He's doing business, not playing. Bringing a son is enough trouble. If he brings a daughter, I'm afraid he won't even think about doing business. It's too late to take care of the two children.
Besides, the boy is sturdy, how can he take care of him as a big man with the daughter Sheng Nan.
Jiang Jianjun refused too decisively, and Jiang Shengnan began to feel uncomfortable again.
"Dad, let the third sister go with me. It just so happens that the third sister can still take care of me."
Jiang Liu glanced at the lost third sister, and said with a smile, "Three sisters can help me pick fishbone, open cans, and do laundry for me."
Jiang Liu adopted a completely different educational policy towards his sisters.
The life of the eldest sister Jiang Yanan is generally smooth sailing, as long as he does not drag the eldest sister back like the original body; the second sister Jiang Lainan is inherently stable and comfortable with the ordinary. If you insist on cultivating her in the direction of a strong woman, it may still It will be counterproductive; as for the third sister Jiang Shengnan, it is different. She is brave enough to fight and has a strong will to not admit defeat, but now her strength is useless, and she only knows to look at the one acre of land in front of her. Competing with his younger brother for the attention and favor of his parents, Jiang Liu felt that it would be great to let Jiang Shengnan see the outside scenery more, increase her vision, and let her know how vast the outside world is.
This trip to the Pearl City may be a good opportunity.
Now there are many wastes waiting to be rebuilt, and Pearl City is also a developed city at the forefront of reform. The vigorous atmosphere there, and the prosperity that is completely different from the small county town, will definitely allow Jiang Shengnan's ambition to grow and sprout, and there will be another suitable opportunity. She may not be able to soar into the sky.
"Yes, I will take good care of my brother."
Jiang Shengnan looked at the arrogant younger brother, not sure if the other party was really pampering or interceding for her, but she wouldn't foolishly say that she didn't want to help her brother wash clothes and pick fishbone, she quickly nodded and promised to take care of it younger brother.
"This-"
Jiang Jianjun hesitated a little, and he didn't know whether to refuse the expression his daughter expected.
"Bring both children with you. There are more opportunities to make money. This trip is to take the two children out to meet the world. With Shengnan here, I can rest assured."
In Pan Xiuluo's fixed mindset, it is still up to women to take care of others. Although she trusts granddaughter Lai Nan more than her granddaughter Sheng Nan, after all, it is Sheng Nan who has the best test scores, and she also knows how much this granddaughter is. Be strong, this time she obeyed her will, maybe she can be more attentive to her brother Xiaobao.
"Well."
Jiang Jianjun gritted his teeth. If he really can't do it, he will make less money. Anyway, he has made a lot of money in recent years. However, with the continuous increase of self-employed, the speculative business has also begun to decline. Jiang Jianjun didn't go to Pearl City this time just to buy goods. He wanted to inspect the factories in Pearl City to see if he could go back to his hometown and replicate the business model of the factory in Pearl City.
He has found that as long as the country's reform and opening up continues to strengthen, speculation will definitely not last long. He has to choose a more stable business and save enough money for his son.
"Brother, are you going to Pearl City this time?"
Jiang Xiangdang listened to the conversation of the eldest brother's family and couldn't help but interrupted and asked.
He never knew what business his eldest brother was doing, how much he had earned over the years, and thinking that he still owed his eldest brother 400 yuan, Jiang Xiangdang couldn't help but feel moved, and wanted to do some small business with him.
"This Pearl City is good. There are a lot of rich people. Wasn't Xiaohua a child born in Pearl City before? I went there and it was an eye-opener."
Jiang Xiangdang talked about what he saw and heard in the Pearl City, focusing on the terrible housing prices in the Pearl City, as well as the extremely investment-oriented housing market.
Of course, these are not his thoughts, but he repeated the words of Lu Xiaohua's distant cousin.
"You know a lot."
Jiang Jianjun quite agrees with his younger brother's opinion. Why didn't he realize that his younger brother was quite far-sighted, and he was able to realize the prospects of the real estate industry in a short period of time in the Pearl Market.
It's just that Jiang Jianjun still doesn't have enough money on hand. Otherwise, he also wants to take a hand in this industry. After ten or twenty years, he will definitely be able to make a lot of money.
"Brother, if you bring me this time, I can also help you take care of the two children. You know, for the sake of those two children, my house has been ripped up, I can't live in the old house all the time, I have to Plan for the child."
The eldest brother's praise made Jiang Xiangdang happy. He felt that the time seemed ripe, and suddenly the conversation changed, and he proposed to let Jiang Jianjun take him to do business.
"Aren't you weak, how can you stand a long journey?"
Pan Xiuluo rejected the younger son before the eldest son.
He is not expected to do business at all, otherwise, Pan Xiuluo would have let his eldest son take him to make a fortune, especially after the previous incident, the old lady even saw that his nature was selfish and cold. When something happened, he was the first to bite his brother out.
Hearing his mother talk about the ligation operation he had just done, the restlessness that had just popped up in his heart disappeared immediately. Yes, he is destined to never have a son, and earning so much money is not cheap to others.
Jiang Xiangdang suddenly lost the heart to do business with his eldest brother, and once again fell into the trouble of not having a son.
Seeing his listless look at this moment, the old lady was relieved.
Jiang Liunan, who was on the side, was confused when he heard that his father was going to take "you" and his third sister to Pearl City.
Did this happen in the last life