Back to youth, the child's mother became a female president

On the third day after Jiang Ruonan returned home, someone came to her door.

The sound of the motorcycle was particularly loud in the quiet morning. The person who came was a young woman. She waved her hand affectionately and called out, "Ruonan."

Jiang Ruonan also called her in a more friendly way: "Big Sister."

This is Jiang Ruonan’s 22-year-old sister, Jiang Zhaodi. She got married early at the age of 18 and moved to a village at the foot of the mountain. She always comes back before the Chinese New Year.

The man traveling with her was her husband Zhang Yuantao. Jiang Ruonan nodded to him as a greeting. Because Jiang Ruonan lived alone, it was not convenient for Zhang Yuantao to go in. He just said something to Jiang Zhaodi and then walked around casually.

Seeing that she was wearing thin clothes, Jiang Zhaodi touched her sleeve and said worriedly, "Why are you wearing so little? What month is it now? Didn't I buy you a winter coat last year?"

Jiang Ruonan didn't answer.

Because she was tall compared to her peers, most of the clothes her sister sent her were unwanted clothes, and their sizes were not suitable for her.

She just said, "Go in."

"Okay." Jiang Zhaodi nodded without paying attention to her expression.

Having not been back to this shabby house for a long time, Jiang Zhaodi shrank her neck in the cold, put her hands in her pockets, and could not help complaining, "Why is it so cold?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Ruonan's back stiffened, and Jiang Zhaodi also realized that what she said was wrong, so she pursed her lips and pretended that she had said nothing.

He cleared his throat awkwardly, "Ahem."

The two sisters sat by the brazier and warmed themselves by the fire.

Jiang Ruonan lowered her head and used a stick to poke the charcoal fire covered with ash. Jiang Zhaodi kept her eyes on her. After a long time, she spoke: "Ruonan, I brought you some things. Your brother-in-law and I spent a long time picking them."

As she spoke, Jiang Zhaodi dragged the snakeskin bag that she had just taken off the motorcycle in front of Jiang Ruonan and took out a lot of things from it.

These things looked new and were much more expensive than before. Jiang Ruonan lowered her long black eyelashes, her face darkened, and she watched her elder sister's actions calmly.

Jiang Zhaodi looked a little unnatural, and she didn't even dare to look Jiang Ruonan in the eye. She just kept talking about what she brought.

Seeing this, Jiang Ruonan guessed it with a high probability.

She got straight to the point and said, "Sister, just say whatever you want to say."

Jiang Zhaodi was a little embarrassed, twisting the hem of her cotton coat with her fingers, but after hesitating for a moment, she finally spoke: "Ruonan, do you think that my eldest sister is living a much better life after getting married?"

Jiang Ruonan remained silent. Without waiting for her response, Jiang Zhaodi continued to speak: "You...you can actually consider marriage."

"Just find someone to marry. There's no harm in that."

In fact, when Jiang Zhaodi said the first sentence, Jiang Ruonan roughly guessed why she came today. No, it should be that she understood the moment she saw her stepping into the yard with her bags.

She came here today to propose marriage to her.

In the past, her sister would bring her daily necessities, but most of them were worn or unwanted by her in-laws. But today...

The clothes and shoes were new and in her size, as well as the branded oil, cereal, milk, candy, paper towels from the big supermarkets... all of which she usually couldn't afford to buy, even the expensive sanitary napkins.

Sure enough, there was a reason why she came back today.

Her eyes were clear and bright, like an irresistible X-ray that seemed to burn through Jiang Zhaodi. Jiang Zhaodi was speechless for a moment, and the rest of the words were stuck in her throat, unable to come out.

In the past, she might have been a little afraid of her second sister, but on second thought, now that she is married and living a happy life, she has the confidence to preach.

She, who had always been timid, acted like an older sister and preached earnestly, "Ruonan, what can a family like ours do? Look, your parents don't really support your studies. How hard it is for you now."

"You have to travel back and forth on the mountain road, and you have to work hard to make a living. What about your college education? I heard that college fees are not cheap. Do you have to earn tuition and living expenses by yourself?"

"You can definitely find someone to take care of your living expenses and send you to college. Then your parents will also..."

Jiang Ruonan had been listening to her quietly, but she interrupted her bluntly when she heard this. She only said one sentence in silence: "Sister, I'm only sixteen years old."

Jiang Zhaodi choked and was completely stunned. Her eloquent lips became dry and chapped. After a while, she awkwardly said, "Well, I'm not forcing you to get married now. I just want you to choose and see if you are suitable."

"I'm thinking of you too. More people to help means more options. You can also relax a little."

In fact, she felt guilty even saying this.

Jiang Zhaodi has a very weird personality.

She has been timid, sensible and obedient since she was a child, and because she is the eldest sister, she takes on the responsibility of housework and taking care of her younger siblings.

She was particularly afraid of Jiang Jian and Wang Fen, and obeyed their orders without any say at home. When she was 18, Jiang Jian asked her to marry a man from the next village for a dowry of 10,000 yuan, and she agreed without thinking.

For this, Jiang Jian was so happy that he immediately took the money and bought a house in the town.

Jiang Zhaodi felt a strange sense of happiness in her heart. She felt that she finally had a sense of existence in this family. Her parents, who used to only praise her younger brother, would now treat her better.

Because she can also make her parents "proud", everyone within miles will praise Jiang Jian's eldest daughter for being sensible and buying a house in town for the family.

Raising a daughter means making money!

The most important thing is that her husband treats her well, and she quickly feels happy, which also makes her acquiesce that she is on an equal footing with her sister.

In Jiang Zhaodi's heart, she envied her younger sister Jiang Ruonan for her excellent academic performance. At the same time, she admired Jiang Ruonan's unyielding and stubborn character from the bottom of her heart. Because she did not have these things, she did not dare to resist at all.

But sometimes she felt that Jiang Ruonan was too stubborn. She didn't even beg for mercy when being beaten. She endured the pain silently, but she never wavered in her determination to give up studying.

She envied the unruly and brave souls yet was content with the present moment.

Her tangled state of mind made her what she is now.

Weird, isn’t it…

On the one hand, she felt inferior, but on the other hand, she was glad that she had escaped from suffering early and lived a much better life than her sister. She was also qualified to speak in front of the excellent Jiang Ruonan.

Before she left, she still boasted, "Listen to me, I will never lie to you. You can get to know them. Your brother-in-law also knows them. They are all brothers and friends who know each other well."

He is about the same age as Zhang Yuantao, which means he is probably almost ten years older than Jiang Ruonan.

Jiang Zhaodi became more and more excited as she spoke, and she was secretly delighted as if she had picked up a great bargain. She lowered her voice and said, "He has two houses and a shop in the city, which is enough to support a college student."

"Their family also likes college students with diplomas."

Zhang Yuantao graduated from elementary school. Jiang Ruonan has never heard of any friends with high education levels, so they are probably about the same.

Jiang Ruonan lowered her eyes, a trace of contempt flashed across her eyes, haha... like a college student with a diploma? I'm afraid he's thinking of finding a smart wife to give birth to a son to improve his genes, and then use the child to trap him for life.

It's just a common tactic used by men.

When they were about to get in the car, Jiang Zhaodi held Jiang Ruonan's hand and said earnestly, "Think about it carefully."

Jiang Ruonan pulled her hand out without leaving a trace, her cold brows were stained with the chill of the cold wind, and she responded in a low voice: "Yeah."

……

Sitting on the motorcycle on the way back, Zhang Yuantao couldn't help but ask Jiang Zhaodi: "How is it, did she agree?"

Jiang Zhaodi hugged Zhang Yuantao's waist and sighed deeply: "Alas, you know Ruonan's temper. Wait a little longer, she will understand by then."

Zhang Yuantao recalled the shabby house just now and tried his best to recommend it, boasting loudly: "My brother is really good, your sister will definitely not lose out."

"And then you two sisters will be close to each other, which is great."

The more Jiang Zhaodi thought about it, the more she felt that he was right. She quickly nodded and agreed with her husband, "Yes, I'll try to persuade her next time."

……

Jiang Ruonan was sitting under the eaves. Suddenly, she looked up at the green mountains opposite, the lush, swaying trees, and the red camellia flowers in full bloom not far away. The mist made it feel like a fairyland on earth, which was different from the snowy winter described in the books.

This is the winter green scenery unique to the southern mountains, and it is a beautiful scenery highly praised by poets.

But for some reason, her heart slowly became silent, as cold as if she was exposed to the bitterly cold night. She felt so cold that she didn't see the beauty in it.

My thoughts gradually turned to my sister.

In fact, Jiang Ruonan understood that it was inevitable for women in the mountains to be assimilated. The only difference was the length of time. It was precisely because she knew this that she studied very hard and endured day and night.

Only reading can change her current destiny.

She had no other choice.

She didn't blame her because it didn't make any sense.

Choosing what kind of life to live is a question without an answer. She cannot make decisions for others, and she will never allow others to interfere.