Husband, please lend me your virtues

He Zhuru was speechless when she saw her usually docile daughter suddenly become sharp. She was stunned for a moment, then she pulled the corner of Xu Zijin's clothes and said in a low voice:

"Isn't it all for the good of our family? Zijin, your words are so hurtful."

Seeing that her daughter didn't say anything, He Zhuru wanted to say something to restore her image as a loving mother, but the door was suddenly opened by Qiao Jizu with a gloomy face.

"That's enough! Mom, stop talking. I'm the only male in the family, and I should be responsible for going to the countryside!"

He was neither proactive nor averse to the idea of ​​going to the countryside, but his mother was determined not to let him go and wanted Xu Zijin to go instead of him.

He Zhuru heard this and shouted at Qiao Jizu: "Jizu! Shut up, you are still young and don't understand your mother's good intentions."

"Your father and I have raised her for so many years, and it's time for her to repay us. She has to go to the countryside even if she doesn't want to!"

After hearing Qiao Jizu say that he was willing to go to the countryside, He Zhuru could no longer maintain the smile on her face. She glared at Xu Zijin viciously and stopped pretending to be a kind mother.

"Aunt He, I just heard at the door that Zijin has found a job."

Qiao Shuxue came in carrying the things she had prepared for Xu Zijin to replenish her body, handed the basket to Xu Zijin, and stood in front of Xu Zijin.

"The original purpose of the "Sent-down Youth" program is to allow unemployed young people to go to the countryside and make a difference. Since we have a job, we don't need to sign up to go to the countryside. We should follow our ancestors and go to the countryside."

In her opinion, the person who reported her father intended to send his only son to the countryside to work as a farmer.

But her father and stepmother were planning to send Xu Zijin to the countryside, which would mean someone in the family would go to the countryside, and they could shut that person up so that their son wouldn't have to go through the hardships of going to the countryside.

It was true that her biological mother divorced under the pressure of her grandmother and had nothing to do with He Zhuru, but this stepmother was not a good person either. Although she was not as bad to her as she was to Xu Zijin over the years, she had caused her to suffer a lot of losses. She was happy to destroy her good stepmother.

When He Zhuru saw that her stepdaughter was merciless and was destroying her stage, her already sullen face darkened even more.

"Jizu is still young. Even if I am not your biological mother, Jizu is still your biological brother. How can you bear to let your biological brother suffer in the countryside?"

Xu Zijin also cried and looked at He Zhuru, "I am also your biological daughter! You can't bear to let your son suffer, so are you willing to let me suffer?"

"This is different. Jizu is the only male in our family and he will be the one to support the whole family in the future."

The tea on the table spilled onto the table without anyone paying attention. The excited He Zhuru slammed the table again, pointed at Xu Zijin's face, and scolded her for being heartless. The cup was shaken to the ground, leaving a mess.

When the people who were listening to the commotion outside Qiao's house saw a man in a Zhongshan suit coming, they all made way for him.

"Open the door!"

Bang, bang, bang, the door of the Qiao family was knocked violently. He Zhuru opened the door and found that it was someone from the Youth League Office.

"Are you Qiao Qingfeng's wife? Our Youth Office has received a report that you abused your position and power for personal gain, and that none of your children should go to the vast countryside to receive education from the middle and lower poor?"

A middle-aged, gentle man wearing glasses and holding a document in his hand showed the document to He Zhuru.

"On behalf of the Youth Educated Office, I am giving you a final notice. If anyone from your family is not on the list of this batch of youth educated to go to the countryside,

Our unit has the right to report this situation to the Revolutionary Committee and your and Qiao Qingfeng’s units.”

When He Zhuru saw that the people from the Youth League Office moved so quickly, her face turned pale and she quickly bent down to explain.

"This... is a misunderstanding! Comrades, this is all a misunderstanding! The older ones in our family got jobs after getting married, and the younger ones are not yet old enough to go to the countryside. It's not that we don't support the leader's decision."

He Zhuru anxiously explained to the educated youth office staff in front of her.

"This is your family affair. As long as we see that one of your family members has gone to the countryside,

Don’t you have a son of the right age? He’s unemployed and about to graduate, so just let him sign up!”

The man said this impatiently, shook his head and walked away with his hands behind his back.

He Zhuru watched him leave and stayed there for a while. Then, as if her fighting spirit was ignited, she walked back into the house in a menacing manner.

"Xu Zijin, you must give me a definite answer now. You also heard what the Youth Office official just said!"

She softened her tone and said earnestly, "If the Youth League Office finds our unit and puts a hat on us, your Uncle Qiao will definitely be suspended from his job."

"But, Mom, I have a job that can support myself. Why should I suffer in a remote place for you?"

Xu Zijin, with her hands folded in front of her arms, uttered a few words lightly, shocking He Zhuru who was standing opposite her.

He Zhuru was so angry at Xu Zijin's words that she was shaking. Her chest was shaking up and down. It was obvious that she was very angry. "You! You! You! Old Qiao and I have raised you for nothing, you heartless thing!"

"When I brought you to Uncle Qiao's house, you were only five years old. It was only with your Uncle Qiao's salary that we were able to support our mother and me."

"Do you still have a conscience? You totally ignore your own mother and Uncle Qiao who raised you!"

Changing his posture, Xu Zijin, who gently caressed Qiao Shuxue to the side, looked at He Zhuru with a half-smile, and said sarcastically, "My father died in the line of duty. His pension is more than enough to support the three of us."

He Zhuru, who was standing on the moral high ground and accusing Xu Zijin of being unfilial, became very flustered after hearing Xu Zijin's words. She tried to stop Xu Zijin from going on, but was stopped by Xu Zijin.

"Besides, Uncle Qiao was just a porter in the steel mill before he married you. After the factory learned that he was raising Xu Zhou's orphan, they promoted him step by step until he became the head of the logistics department."

As Xu Zijin's voice got louder, the steel plant workers and their families were attracted to him. Xu Zijin ignored He Zhuru who was looking at him with murderous eyes and continued to speak loudly.

"And wasn't your job also due to the steel mill's care?"

The onlookers and their family members all stood up for Xu Zijin and spoke out one after another to seek justice for him.

They were all old employees of the textile factory or their families. If Xu Zhou had not sacrificed his life to prevent the leakage of chemicals used in the steel factory's production process,

Their entire steel plant and the residents living nearby are probably not alive today, as they all died in that accident.

They usually took good care of He Zhuru, but He Zhuru broke her daughter's head during an argument with her, which chilled their hearts and they no longer stood by He Zhuru unconditionally. That was the only daughter left by Xu Zhou!

"Sister Qiao, this is your fault. Zijin is an orphan that the factory takes special care of. If someone from your family needs to go to the countryside, it won't be Zijin's turn."