The Wenhao system helped me become a killer

Shen Wenjiao looked at Grandma Shen in surprise. Could it be that she had heard it wrong just now? Was she smoking a hookah or something like that which is equivalent to modern cigarettes?

"It's good that grandma didn't smoke. This opium paste is not a good thing. It can make people addicted." Shen Wenjiao didn't care about her uncle's family, whom she had never met, and first cared about her own grandmother. To put it bluntly, Shen Wenjiao's original body was able to grow up well, and it was also protected by the old lady.

"Oh, you little girl even know about opium paste! This stuff is good. I heard that smoking it can make people as happy as gods. But it costs a lot of money, I can't bear to spend it~"

To Shen Wenjiao's surprise, in the eyes of Grandma Shen, this opium paste was not a bad thing. After all, this thing had a well-known alias in this era, Fu Shou paste. It was a good thing that could add fortune and longevity. In many cases, smoking opium was a trend in wealthy families and a way to show off their wealth.

Apart from anything else, many people with a good reputation during the Republic of China period smoked opium.

"Mom, you can't smoke this opium paste! It's addictive. You have to smoke it every day. If you don't smoke it for a day, you will feel uncomfortable all over. And this thing is not good for your body. If you accidentally smoke too much, it will easily kill you."

Shen Wenjiao didn't know that the opium of today was different from that of later generations. At least the opium of this era was addictive and would slowly damage the human body and make people look emaciated. But there was still a chance to quit. At least the concentration and degree of addiction were far less than the various drugs of later generations.

Grandma Shen still didn't quite believe it, but she took Shen Wenjiao's words to heart.

"Got it, got it! I'll ask your uncle and the others to stop smoking. If that doesn't work, just smoke something cheaper!"

In fact, at this time, some people have been promoting the harm of opium paste, but this thing is like boiling a frog in warm water, slowly affecting the human body. There is no immediate killing power, and people are not very vigilant about it. Just like in modern times, everyone knows that smoking is bad for the lungs, but in the end, how many people can make up their minds to quit!

Seeing her mother's indifferent look, Shen Wenjiao suppressed all the emotions in her heart and decided to look for the report in the newspaper! Without any evidence, her mother would definitely not take her seven-year-old child's words to heart.

"Don't get involved in adults' affairs. You might as well study hard. I'll pass on this message. It won't be long before your father sends someone to pick you up to Peking! Later~"

Grandma Shen touched Shen Wenjiao's bun with pity, paused for a moment, and finally revealed the truth.

"Jiao Jie'er, don't blame me. The Feng family is my roots, and I can't just sit there and watch my family suffer. I have to help them~"

Grandma Shen lowered her head and said in a gloomy tone, how could she not know that no matter how much she helped, no matter how much money she gave to her mother's family, as long as her mother's family was useless, everything would be in vain! This was how her life would be, she was already stuck in the mud and there was no other possibility, but Jiao Jie'er was still young, so it would be better for her to leave this place early.

"Mom, is it worth it? Are you tired?" Shen Wenjiao couldn't understand Grandma Shen's behavior. When she married into the Shen family, her family was greedy and snobbish and did not give her enough dowry, which made her unable to hold her head up in the Shen family for the first few years.

If it weren't for the fact that Grandma Shen had been serving the old lady wholeheartedly while Master Shen was studying abroad, and even though she said bad things, she was always kind to everyone in the Shen family's backyard, who knows what would have happened to Grandma Shen now. Shen Wenjiao probably didn't even have the chance to be born.

Is it worth it? After hearing what her daughter said, Grandma Shen was silent for a long time. Looking at her daughter's sincere and concerned eyes, she finally sighed, "No matter whether it is worth it or not, it is always my mother's home, the home where I was born and raised. I know it in my heart~"

Grandma Shen looked at Shen Wenjiao's childish appearance, and it seemed as if she had returned to the past. When she was as old as Jiao Jie'er, the Feng family was still thriving. Although they were not a wealthy family, they could still hire a female teacher to teach her to read and write, which showed that the family was still in good condition.

No one knew when the Feng family's business began to decline. As a girl who was raised in seclusion and unknown to the world, Grandma Shen didn't know much about it, but by the time she knew it, the Feng family had to rely on these married girls to maintain their dignity.

At that time, in order to get a good ranking in the foot competition so that she could have a chance to marry into a good family and help her parents' family, Grandma Shen wrapped her feet again and again, and it was really painful.

Fortunately, Grandma Shen was lucky. Her hard work paid off and she won the first place in the foot competition that year. She was married into the Shen family and became the head of the family. Her husband was also an outstanding academic performer and had a bright future.

Grandma Shen thought of her glory days back then, and the corners of her mouth gradually curved up. Who wouldn't envy her, Feng Ya'er, at that time? It was also at that time that she got a formal name. She was no longer a dispensable, maid-sounding Ya'er. She had the nice name of Ya'er.

Yaer, what a nice name! She and the master had been in harmony at first, but who knew that after Master Shen went out to study, he received new knowledge and his thinking changed rapidly!

Even though she has let it go, Grandma Shen still feels bitter when she thinks of that time. She can only grit her teeth and pretend not to see or hear the occasional letters from her husband that show his disdain and admiration for other women. She also has to pretend to be normal and serve the old lady diligently to please her.

Days like this slowly eroded all of Grandma Shen's hopes for her husband, and the subsequent pregnancy plan was her last ditch effort. Without her husband's respect and love, she had a son to look forward to for the rest of her life!

Unfortunately, fate did not favor Grandma Shen after all. The child she had worked so hard to have did not bring her the wish. Shen Wenjiao was not a useful boy, but just a girl who was going to get married when she grew up.

At that time, Grandma Shen really resented her daughter from the bottom of her heart. Why is it a girl? It would be much better if it was a boy! Then even if Master Shen would never come again, she wouldn't have to worry about anything.

Later, as the days passed, Master Shen never came back. As Grandma Shen grew older, she slowly began to accept that she might only have Shen Wenjiao as her biological child in this life.

In short, Grandma Shen’s maternal love for Shen Wenjiao is unfortunately not as great as her own, and even her family has always been a drag.