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Chapter 1149 It’s Really Hard to Be the Big Sister
Just as He Jiawen was about to lower his head, he was hit on the head.

"I've been so distracted lately that I've fallen behind on several subjects."

He Jiawen covered his head and pouted aggrievedly: "The teacher rarely teaches anymore..."

"You're still right. Are you asking me to study for the teacher? Starting tomorrow, I'll give you extra lessons when I come back."

"Oh."

Seeing He Jiawen being humiliated, the third brother He Jiayi laughed secretly.

Grandma He was also smiling, while Zhou Guilan asked in confusion: "If the teacher doesn't teach, then what do you do in school every day?"

Because Qin Hao had always been the top student in his grade since he was young and his studies had never given her any worries, she didn't ask Qin Hao much about things at school.

He Jiali explained: "Now the school has classes in the morning and agricultural studies in the afternoon. Besides, the college entrance examination has been cancelled. Many students in our class simply don't come to class and hang out outside all day."

Talking about the college entrance examination, Zhou Guilan couldn't help sighing. According to Qin Hao's grades, it would have been no problem for him to get into a university. However, the college entrance examination was cancelled before Qin Hao even entered high school. It is still unknown whether it will be restored or not.

Grandma He also shook her head: "I heard from Changsheng and Meixin that they are also working half a day now, and have a meeting in the afternoon. I don't know how long the quarrel will end."

"I heard that Boss Tang is being criticized every day now, but unfortunately I haven't seen it with my own eyes." He Jiali said with some gloating.

Grandma He said sternly, "Jia Li, you can't do this. Although Big Brother Tang bullied your father, it's not a deep hatred. He's in trouble now, and the whole family is suffering with him. It's not good to gloat over other people's misfortune, understand?"

"Oh."

When He Jiali thought of Tang Weimin's miserable condition, she felt a little sympathy for him. After all, she hated Boss Tang. As for Tang Weimin, she just felt annoyed, not to the point of hating him.

After returning home, Zhou Guilan told Qin Hongqi about the incident, and Qin Hongqi nodded: "Based on the old lady's attitude towards people and things, the He family's family tradition will not be distorted."

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye it was 1969.

Just after the Chinese New Year, the He family received good news: Liu Meixin was pregnant again.

This time, He Changsheng was much more cautious than usual and no longer discussed with anyone whether the baby was a boy or a girl. Perhaps he had lost confidence after having four girls in a row before.

The third child, He Jiayi, was the most cunning. He knew what the adults wanted to hear, so he said that he saw in his dream that Liu Meixin was pregnant with a younger brother. This made He Changsheng and Liu Meixin so happy that they gave her all the greasy residue during the meal.

This caused He Jiali and He Jiawen to complain: "A flatterer."

"Who is the flatterer?" asked the fourth brother He Jiahuan crisply.

"That's your third sister."

"Oh, Third Sister is a flatterer."

He Jiayi was so angry that she pinned the fourth child down on her legs and spanked him hard several times. She couldn't beat the eldest and second sisters, so she couldn't beat the fourth child either.

He Jiahuan was beaten so hard that he cried loudly. From then on, he and He Jiayi became enemies and vowed to take revenge on him when he grew up.

Just when Liu Meixin was five months pregnant, the He family received good news again. He Changsheng was promoted. Although he was only a team leader and had no formal cadre establishment, it was a breakthrough from 0 to 1. He Changsheng was so happy that he didn't sleep for several nights.

"It must be our fifth child who is carrying me in her belly."

"Shh, you've been promoted now, so don't say such things outside. It'll be troublesome if someone with ulterior motives finds hold of you. Anti-superstition is being campaigned against everywhere now," Grandma He warned.

"I just said it casually at home."

He Changsheng's progress suddenly made Liu Meixin feel a sense of crisis, so she joined the MSG research and development team and worked harder than usual.

"Uncle He, Aunt Liu's belly is so big, and she's still working so hard every day. Will it affect the baby in her belly?"

As an outsider and a child, Qin Hao couldn't directly persuade Liu Meixin, so he could only remind He Changsheng.

He Changsheng thought it made sense, so after returning, he tried to persuade Liu Meixin to take a break.

"Comrade He Changsheng, you are a party member, but your ideological awareness has not improved at all. Or are you afraid that I will do too well in the MSG group and be promoted ahead of you?"

Liu Meixin was unhappy when she heard this.

He Changsheng could only accompany Xiaoxin: "You want to make progress, I will definitely support it with both hands, but the key is that your current situation is not special."

"It's nothing. When I was pregnant with Jiali and the others, I still went to work with a big belly. This one is only five months, it's still too early." Liu Meixin didn't care.

Seeing this, He Changsheng didn't know how to persuade her anymore. He knew his wife's temper. She was like a donkey that obeyed the will. The more he forbad her to do something, the more enthusiastically she would do it. When she was in a rebellious mood, she wouldn't listen to anyone.

As a result, half a month later, He Changsheng was at work when a co-worker came to report the news.

"Lao He, you should go to the health center right away. Your wife has fainted and I heard she's bleeding."

He Changsheng was struck by lightning. What he feared really came true. On the way to the health center, he could only comfort himself in his heart: "The child is fine, the child is fine."

However, as soon as he arrived at the health center, the doctor told him good news and bad news.

Bad news, the child was not saved.

Good news, the adults are fine.

"Doctor, is the child... a boy or a girl..."

"It's a boy."

He Changsheng burst into tears instantly: "How could it be... why is it a boy?"

The boy he had been thinking about for so many years finally came...

Grandma He's face was also full of disappointment, but she still managed to pat He Changsheng on the shoulder and comforted him, "As long as the adults are okay, there is still hope in the future."

"Mom, I'm fine, I'm fine... Please go in and see Mei Xin."

He Changsheng said in a crying voice.

The three sisters, He Jiali, He Jiawen and He Jiayi, all stepped forward and hugged He Changsheng. The fourth sister, He Jiahuan, had legs too short to reach him and could only stand aside and worry.

The miscarriage was such a huge blow to He Changsheng that he applied for a business trip before Liu Meixin even finished her confinement. Qin Hongqi was afraid that something might happen to him, so she went with him.

The entire He family was shrouded in a gloomy atmosphere. He Jiawen felt that even his favorite malt sugar was not as sweet in his mouth.

"Ouch, it hurts."

After being hit on the head, He Jiawen pouted and glared at Qin Hao in dissatisfaction.

"You deserve to be beaten for not paying attention in class." Qin Hao knocked on the desk, signaling He Jiawen to concentrate.

"I'm not going to study today. I'm not in the mood." He Jiawen started to throw a tantrum.

Qin Hao didn't force him: "Then make up for today's lesson tomorrow."

"The college entrance examination has been cancelled, why are you still taking it so seriously?" He Jiawen muttered softly.

"Since it can be cancelled, it can definitely be restored. Opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared."

He Jiawen tilted his head and thought for a while: "If I don't recover in my lifetime, wouldn't it be a waste of preparation?"

"Knowledge is not just for coping with the college entrance examination. Do you feel regretful that you learned the knowledge but didn't wait until the college entrance examination was resumed, or that you were not prepared for the college entrance examination after it was resumed?"

"It seems to make sense, but is college really that good? Is it worth waiting like this?"

Qin Hao thought for a moment and said, "Let's put it this way. College may be the best opportunity for children from ordinary families like us to change our destiny."

"Is it that exaggerated? I heard from my dad that a group of college students came to their foreign trade company, and their salaries are not as high as his."

"That's not the time when they are needed."

Seeing He Jiawen's skeptical expression, Qin Hao did not continue to persuade him. It was better to take a hard approach at this time.

"If I don't make up for tomorrow's class, the supply of maltose will be cut off this month. I'll see when I can make up for it."

"what."

Half a month later, He Changsheng and Qin Hongqi finally came back. After going out for a walk to relax, He Changsheng's mood eased a lot. He took the initiative to admit his mistake to Liu Meixin, and the dark clouds hanging over the He family gradually dissipated.

However, before He Jiali could be happy for long, a piece of news soon came.

"Dad, is my sister really going to the countryside to be an educated youth?" He Jiayi said reluctantly. Even though she always protested that He Jiali wore new clothes, she was really reluctant to let her elder sister go suddenly.

He Changsheng sighed, "There's nothing we can do. The street office has already allocated a place. For a family with so many children like ours, only one could be left. Considering that you are still too young, we only let your eldest sister go."

He Jiali didn’t quite understand what going to the countryside meant, she just couldn’t bear to leave her parents and grandmother.

He Jiawen ran to the next door and knocked on the door: "What's wrong, Jiawen?"

"Where's Qin Hao?"

"It's in the back room."

Zhou Guilan looked at He Jiawen's hurried back and was a little confused: "This girl is usually very steady, why is she so impatient today?"

After arriving at Qin Hao's bedroom, He Jiawen asked anxiously, "Are you going to the countryside?"

"There is an age limit for going to the countryside. The minimum age is 14. Besides, my family is a dual-income family, so why should I go to the countryside?"

He Jiawen heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this, and then said in a pleading tone: "Can you help me make more maltose?"

"For your elder sister to take it to the countryside?"

"Well, you know everything?"

"Someone from the street office came recently. Given your family's situation, only your eldest sister can go."

Facing He Jiawen's pleading eyes, Qin Hao said seriously: "Let's start tomorrow."

"Thank you."

A week later, the list of people going to the countryside came out. He Jiali was assigned to Feixi, which was pretty good as it was not too far from her home. Zhang Qiufang was also on the list, but she was in Feidong.

On the day of farewell, the entire He and Qin families went out.

He Jiali wore a red flower and carried a quilt, with both hands stuffed full. A classmate beside her joked, "Are you going to move your home over there?"

"Go, it's none of your business."

He Jiawen hugged her with red eyes: "Sister, remember to hide the jar of maltose, don't let anyone steal it."

"You think everyone is the fourth one."

He Jiahuan, who was named, was immediately unhappy: "Sister, I didn't eat secretly."

"Okay~~~ You didn't cheat, I was the one who cheated, okay?"

Grandma He took out a handful of banknotes from her pocket and stuffed them into He Jiali's pocket.

"Grandma, I don't need it. My parents have given me money."

"A poor family has a rich road. The countryside is not like here... take care of yourself." As Grandma He spoke, her eyes became red.

Qin Hao walked up to He Jiali and handed her a small box: "Here, these are some medicines for colds and fevers that I got. There is no clinic in the countryside, so these medicines will come in handy."

"Then I won't be polite to you. I'll treat you to delicious food next time I come back." He Jiali accepted it with a smile.

As they were talking, Mr. Tang and his family squeezed out from the crowd.

In the past few years, Mr. Tang has aged at least ten years, and more than half of his hair has turned white. Even the usually strong Mrs. Tang now looks at people with lowered eyebrows.

"The eldest son of the Tang family is also going to Feixi to work in the countryside?" He Changsheng frowned.

Grandma He whispered to He Jiali, "Control your temper when you get there and don't cause trouble."

"Don't worry, grandma. I don't want to bully him." He Jiali raised her chin and glanced at Tang Weimin.

The workers' propaganda team beat drums and gongs to see off the educated youth going to the countryside. The sound of firecrackers completely drowned out the family members' shouts of farewell, and the thick smoke made the convoy that was moving further and further away even more blurred.

The He family was unable to recover for three days after He Jiali's departure. He Changsheng would blurt out from time to time: "Jiali, help me get a..."

Halfway through his words he remembered that his eldest daughter had left.

"Dad, leave any matters at home to me. Now that my eldest sister is gone, I am the oldest among them." He Jiawen said courageously.

Looking at his second daughter's still slightly childish face, He Changsheng smiled and said, "Okay, you are all daddy's good daughters."

In the next six months, He Jiawen had to help take care of the family and had much less time to come to Qin Hao for tutoring, but she was not so resistant to tutoring.

In the words of He Jiawen: After my eldest sister passed away, I realized how tiring it was to be the eldest sister. Not only did I have to help with housework every day, but the third and fourth children were always in conflict. When they fought, my mother said that I didn't take good care of them.

"Now you know how hard it is to be the boss, right?"

He Jiawen was very dissatisfied with Qin Hao's gloating: "Just laugh, when Uncle Qin and Aunt Zhou give you another brother or sister, you will have a headache."

"Okay, stop changing the subject and solve this problem quickly."

"Oh, why is high school math so much harder than junior high school math?"

Ho Ka Man lamented.

In the second half of the year, Qin Hao and He Jiawen were already in the first year of high school. They were young when they went to school, and now junior high school and high school are both two years long, so they will only be 15 years old when they graduate from high school.

Originally this was a good thing, but now that the college entrance examination has been cancelled, it has become a disadvantage. They need to wait a year until they turn sixteen before they can start working.

Liu Meixin often talked about this at home, which made He Jiawen feel a little hopeful about the resumption of the college entrance examination.

In the blink of an eye, 1969 was coming to an end, and every household began to prepare for the New Year. Qin Hao and He Jiawen went out early in the morning to queue up to buy meat. There was no other way, as pork was in limited supply. Many families had saved up meat coupons for a year, waiting to have a good meal during the New Year. If they came too late, they couldn't even get a pig hair.

"Here, put it in your hand and you won't feel cold."

He Jiawen took the small box handed over by Qin Hao. It was made of iron inside and covered with a layer of protective cover woven with wool. There were a few small pieces of charcoal inside.

"Comrade, where did you buy this?" a girl with a ponytail asked, pointing at the warming box.

"I do it by myself."

"Is that so? Comrade, can you make one for me too?"

"No."

Before the girl could finish her words, He Jiawen interrupted her and even switched seats with Qin Hao.

Due to the special times, I cannot write a lot, so I will push the timeline faster. Please forgive me.