Jiang Xiaoxiao bought half a pound of at. The butcher was their neighbor.
He even specially cut her half a pound of at with a lot of fat.
Jiang Xiaoxiao kept asking for lean at, but the man simply didn’t listen.
He probably thought the little girl was too shy to insist.
After all, in this era, every household preferred more fat and less lean at, so they could render fat for oil. Who could understand Jiang Xiaoxiao’s troubles?
She didn’t want the fatty at.
But it was their special care.
Jiang Xiaoxiao carried the half pound of at and walked back with her third brother, Jiang Shitou.
Jiang Shitou was sulking, "Xiao Xiao! How about I change my na? They keep calling Shitou, Shitou, it’s too unpleasant. I feel it’s embarrassing. I asked, Dad said I can! Just a word with the police station will do.
What do you think I should change it to?"
Jiang Xiaoxiao pursed her lips and smiled.
Here it cos.
Third brother just didn’t like the na Jiang Shitou.
In a previous life, he changed his na to Jiang Lei.
Still ans "stone."
But as long as third brother is happy, it’s all good.
"Go with Jiang Lei! It’s the character with three stones!"
Jiang Shitou jumped up high, smiling happily.
"Great! Sister, you really are sothing. You study well, and this Lei character is good, three stones, why didn’t I think of it? From now on, I’ll be Jiang Lei! If anyone calls Jiang Shitou again, watch beat him up."
He couldn’t be more pleased.
This Lei character feels quite cultured, doesn’t it?
Jiang Shitou didn’t even finish high school, mainly because schools hadn’t resud classes these years.
Whether he was in class or not made no difference at school.
Jiang Xiaoxiao barely graduated from high school, thanks to having a good neighbor, Bai Ranluo, whose parents were teachers. Their family was protected by a father who fought in the Liberation War.
So they weren’t sent down as part of the Five Black Categories.
Jiang Xiaoxiao and Bai Ranluo were childhood friends, or as people would call it later on, besties.
Only then could they gain so advantage.
Completed high school studies at ho; otherwise, it would have been the sa for them.
Might even be worse.
Back ho.
Jiang Xiaoxiao passed the at and handkerchief to her mother.
Fan Xiuying’s little heart was pounding.
Afraid that her daughter might mishandle and lose the handkerchief, which was worth more than eight yuan.
"Mom, I bought so newspapers."
Jiang Xiaoxiao said nothing else, brother-in-law Qin Dazhuang was still there.
Even though brother-in-law was a good man, later on, he did a lot of things upon his parents’ instigation that broke her sister’s heart.
She didn’t think this matter should be known to Qin Dazhuang.
If Qin Dazhuang knew, the Qin family might soon co by to take advantage.
She wasn’t risking it for Qin Dazhuang.
"Oh dear! You prodigal child, a whole yuan and you bought newspapers and books, I... I..."
Holding her hand up as if to hit Jiang Xiaoxiao.
Jiang Shitou egged her on, "Mom, hurry up! Sister is really disobedient now, better discipline her, or she won’t know the sky is high and the earth is thick. I’ll find the feather duster for you, it’s handy for spanking.
Be careful not to hurt your hand!"
And he really went to find the feather duster.
Jiang Xiaoxiao stood with her hands on her hips, "Jiang Lei, Jiang Shitou, are you really my brother? What kind of brother wants his sister to be beaten by their parents? Mom, I was wrong! I just thought, when you get to that place, likely the house will be shabby, better to paste up the walls a bit, so I’m not afraid of dirt falling."
She clung to Fan Xiuying’s arm, swaying and shaking.
Her mother was very fond of this act, unlike in the past when she only argued with her parents.
This ti, she tried a softer approach.
Sure enough, when Jiang Lei ca back with the feather duster, Fan Xiuying simply grabbed it and gave him a swat on the bottom.
Jiang Lei jumped three feet high.
"Mom, mom, what are you doing? I didn’t ask for it, oh, it’s so unjust, mom, you are really biased, your heart is way off in the crook of your elbow."
He ran around the room holding his backside.
Jiang Xin, with her belly sticking out, blocked her mom’s feather duster with a smile.
"Mom, I’m hungry!"
"Oh dear! It’s all these two troublemakers, with their interruption! Made forget to cook, wait, I’ll go make food. You two behave, don’t ss around, have a good chat with your sister."
Fan Xiuying quickly took off her apron and tied it back on, heading to the kitchen.
Jiang Xin pulled Jiang Xiaoxiao to sit down, "You kid actually beca sensible, smart beyond your years, you... oh..."
Jiang Xin clutched her belly as her face changed.
Jiang Xiaoxiao was startled too.
Sister was going to give birth.
"Second sister, don’t panic, breathe slowly, inhale, brother-in-law, hurry and take my sister to the hospital, third brother, go to Uncle Li’s next door and borrow a handcart, second sister can’t walk, hurry up."
In a rush, Jiang Lei ran out.
He wasn’t used to such a scene.
He’d never seen won giving birth before.
Fan Xiuying heard, and ca out quickly.
"Oh my, this is just seeing red, it’s okay, your sister’s first child, it’ll take so ti."
As soone who’d been through it, naturally she knew the first labor didn’t happen so quickly.
But Jiang Xiaoxiao wasn’t assured, for her second sister’s first labor was quick in her past life.
"Mom, better hurry anyway! Just in case!"
Fan Xiuying gave her daughter a side-eye, "You little girl, what are you fussing about, go aside."
Though she didn’t delay either.
The family hurriedly helped Jiang Xin outside, with Jiang Lei having fetched the tricycle already.
Helping her onto it, Qin Dazhuang, Fan Xiuying, and Jiang Xiaoxiao protected Jiang Xin, while Jiang Lei pedaled quickly on the tricycle.
Before leaving, Jiang Xiaoxiao didn’t forget to store those books in the space.
If soone casually took them, she’d suffer a huge loss.
In these tis, nothing placed in the yard was safe.
Arriving at the hospital.
It didn’t take more than ten minutes.
Jiang Xin gave birth to a daughter.
Five pounds and six ounces.
Not exactly chubby, but fair and clean.
Qin Dazhuang laughed happily, his eyes squeezing with joy.
Jiang Xiaoxiao could hardly look.
Her brother-in-law was good in every way, just had too simple a nature.
At least he wasn’t biased toward sons over daughters.
In a past life, her second sister only gave birth to a daughter, and her mother-in-law really made a scene, hinting insults.
Almost accused her second sister of cutting off the Qin family line.
It wasn’t just Qin Dazhuang, there were two big brothers too.
The old lady favored those two more.
The Qin family’s eldest and second brothers had four sons between them.
Their line wouldn’t die out.
Jiang Xin was a bit disappointed, knowing her mother-in-law constantly wanted a grandson, but a daughter was fine too.
Seeing how Qin Dazhuang liked the child, Jiang Xin felt relieved.
As long as Qin Dazhuang sided with her, she feared no hardship.
Fan Xiuying rushed back to buy chicken to make chicken soup for her daughter to boost milk production.
Jiang Xiaoxiao stayed with her second sister, and Jiang Lei pedaled back with mom on the tricycle, also returning it to its owner on the side.
In a little while, the Qin family arrived.
The old lady of the Qin family was surnad Liu, called Liu Ladi, and her na alone reflected the family’s preference for sons over daughters.
Otherwise, she wouldn’t have this kind of na.
No wonder she had such feudal thoughts.
Upon seeing Qin Dazhuang, with a face full of joy, she asked.
"Where is my eldest grandson, let hold him."
She didn’t even glance at Jiang Xin.
Didn’t treat her daughter-in-law as a person at all.
Jiang Xiaoxiao smirked.
This lady would surely make a scene.
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