He Aiguo glanced at Jia Shu, whose face remained expressionless.
It’s been three days! Jia Shu hasn’t said a word.
The face was as gloomy as a blackened pot.
He Aiguo and the few other male educated youth didn’t dare to say much.
Even Gu Dali, who usually loved to argue with Jia Shu, didn’t dare to ss around.
After so private inquiry, they finally knew that sothing had happened at Jia Shu’s ho.
No one would be so insensitive as to poke at soone’s sore spot at such a ti.
Jiang Xiaoxiao didn’t explain the situation to everyone, as it was really hard to speak about.
He Aiguo saw Jia Shu alone and then followed her inside.
Today it was Jia Shu’s turn to cook, and Jiang Xiaoxiao ca back late.
He Aiguo entered the kitchen, helping to stoke the fire.
Jia Shu didn’t say a word, silently doing her work, kneading the dough.
Today everyone would eat noodles with fried sauce.
Freshly picked so wild vegetables from the mountain, washed clean, they can be dipped in sauce and eaten.
"Jia Shu, I have a little money here, it’s not much, but you can take it first. I know your family is having difficulties, and everyone has tough tis. You’ll get through it, don’t be upset about it, being distressed will only harm your health. It won’t really help your family either."
He Aiguo actually didn’t have much money left himself, he didn’t bring much when he arrived. Adding to that, the money issued at the end of the year, he loaned to Jia Shu, and sent two yuan back ho. Truth be told, his own pocket was clean as well.
He said he’d loan Jia Shu money, but it was actually borrowed from Song Moting. He thought it would be better for him to lend money than for Jia Shu, a girl, to ask for it.
Jia Shu looked at He Aiguo in surprise; He Aiguo was a good person, saying these words without knowing what the situation was at her ho.
He thought she was worried because of her family.
Even outsiders were better than her own family. She always protected her family, even thinking about ’don’t wash dirty linen in public.’
Bottled up, kept it inside without saying anything, but seeing how He Aiguo treated her, her heart was truly unbalanced.
Unable to understand why her parents were treating her this way. Hadn’t she done enough?
At ho, as the eldest, she always did more than her younger siblings and never said anything, let alone felt jealous, even though her brother received the best due to her parents’ bias.
Thinking it was only natural—who doesn’t love their sons?
But now her parents and brother were forcing her to her limit, deceitfully tricking her—does a family need to deceive their own?
If her parents could say these words, she would certainly help her family as much as she could.
But now, her parents used deceit like outsiders, had they really co to see her as less than a stranger?
Tears suddenly fell.
He Aiguo hadn’t expected Jia Shu to cry like this, sowhat helpless and confused, he hadn’t said anything offensive, so why made Jia Shu cry like this?
Wanting to comfort her but didn’t know how, he was awkwardly at a loss, as a big man, not knowing what to do.
"Jia Shu, don’t cry. If there’s anything, say it. Don’t cry, please. If you cry, I really don’t know what to do. When they co back, they might think I’ve bullied you. Then it would be really hard for to clear my na."
Jia Shu almost chuckled at his words.
Jia Shu suddenly felt relieved, and the tears flowed out, her heart seed much more comfortable.
"Actually, I envy everyone, more than anyone else. I envy everyone, envy each one of you. My parents valued sons over daughters since I was young, though I don’t mind that, valuing sons—isn’t everyone like that?
More care and attention are given to boys. I’m the eldest in the family, and I understand this. But what I don’t get is why my parents tricked into borrowing money—how many years must I work to pay back a thousand yuan?
They actually used their health as an excuse to force to borrow money. I worried about my family to death, couldn’t sleep or eat. I feel like they never treated as their biological daughter, I’m just a tool to bring money ho. Raised for so many years, now they send away just to earn money for the family.
Never considered if I could eat well here, if I could stay warm. Suddenly I feel so ridiculous."
Jia Shu, having spoken her mind, seed completely relaxed.
The worries weighing on her heart like heavy stones suddenly vanished without a trace.
Facing He Aiguo, she felt no discomfort.
"What is your experience like? If you knew my stories from childhood, you’d think your parents treat you better than mine initially did. They were just biased, biased towards their own son.
But what I face is that my father never treated as his son. Frankly, if I weren’t his biological son, he probably would have thrown out long ago. My departure to beco educated youth was in itself complicated.
My mother passed away early; my father remarried when I was two. The stepmother had her own children a year after the marriage—you can imagine what my situation was like.
This ti when I left, my father discovered that the two siblings of my stepmother weren’t his biological offspring. My father was hit hard, but I’ve co to rely solely on myself; I don’t expect any help from ho!
I don’t need his help; I’ll take care of him, but nothing more, feelings are that way. Of course, I don’t expect to gain anything from him. We should live our own lives."
He Aiguo’s face showed a look of hopelessness; Jia Shu felt a bit sorry, not expecting her words to trigger his sad past.
Thinking about it, she was quite lucky; at least her parents hadn’t treated her like that, still regarded her as a daughter, even if a less valuable one.
But He Aiguo didn’t have a real mother, and his real father was like this. People say having a stepmother is like having a stepfather, which is true. He Aiguo had no ho after leaving for the farm.
No wonder He Aiguo treated everyone well, stayed here peacefully, and worked diligently. He never argued for anything.
Because in his heart, he probably felt he’d root himself here, having no desires—it made Jia Shu feel He Aiguo was far more pitiful than herself.
The naturally arising empathy suddenly made her feel at peace.
"Don’t be like that, even though your father treats you this way, you now have so many friends who are close to you, who treat you as a brother. Moreover, even without relying on your parents, you can still return to the city if you study hard and get into college.
You can still make a future for yourself with your own hands, you see both you and I have been miserable, so we must work even harder. Xiao Xiao often says, the worst thing isn’t our circumstances, but our mindset.
If we accept what others demand, then we are truly miserable, but if we choose not to give, we can live better. How well we live depends on our own efforts. Let’s cheer each other on and work together."
Jia Shu suddenly saw the light ahead.
He Aiguo nodded, "That’s right, let’s cheer and work together. We are truly a loving family."
Their eyes t, and suddenly their hearts ward.
They would be each other’s back-up and support.
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