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Chapter 186 Selfish Motives

Is this a complete break with the countryside?

Xiao Fen sighed, "That's right."

"Regardless of the outcome, this incident means that Du Mei has completely severed ties with her father's side. But it's probably for the best that she's cut ties with a father and brothers like that."

This person will inevitably continue to live here in the future.

To be honest, she sympathized with Du Mei's plight, but the family couldn't support another person indefinitely. After all, even life in the city wasn't easy these days.

"By the way, Sui Sui, are you really planning to have Du Mei take care of your child?" Xiao Fen suddenly remembered something and couldn't help but ask.

"How much money will this cost? And she's a young woman who's not even married yet, does she even know how to take care of a child?"

"Why don't we just let Mom help take care of the child? It's the older generation who has the experience to take care of the child. What if something happens if you let a young, unmarried woman take care of the child?"

It wasn't that she looked down on Du Mei, but rather that she was telling the truth.

Xu Sui looked up at Xiao Fen and immediately saw through her thoughts. "Sister-in-law, you wouldn't be eyeing Mom's job already, would you?"

"Mom has only been working at the textile factory for less than a month. Aren't you being a little too impatient?"

With her thoughts exposed, Xiao Fen stopped trying to hide them and simply laid them out openly.

"Then listen to what I said; isn't it unreasonable?"

"Everyone loves their own child, and you're carrying more than one baby. Are you really going to let a young girl who's never taken care of children before help you?"

Anyway, the child isn't hers, so if something happens, she won't be the one who suffers.

Although she had her own ulterior motives for saying those words today, she didn't just say anything carelessly.

Seeing Xu Sui remain silent, Xiao Fen sighed and said again, "You're still young, it's normal that you don't understand some things."

"To be honest, between you and Xiaomei, I'm definitely on your side. After all, we're sisters-in-law. Xiaomei may be pitiful, but she's not part of our family and has no experience taking care of children. You should think about it carefully."

"By the way, if you can't make up your mind, you can ask your mom. She lives next door to us. A mother is always thinking of her daughter's best interests."

"Your mother is a smart woman; she'll definitely come up with a good solution for you."

Xu Sui remained silent for a moment. She had to admit that Xiao Fen's words did make some sense. Xiao Fen hadn't hidden anything and had clearly laid out her thoughts to her.

However, now that things have been settled and Xiaomei's family has encountered this situation, it wouldn't be appropriate for her to go back on her word.

"Sister-in-law, I understand."

Seeing this, Xiao Fen stopped talking and buried her head in her bowl of hard-to-swallow cornmeal porridge. After only a few bites, her throat was sore and she couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Thankfully, I don't have any children.

If you're pregnant and still eating this stuff all the time.

She was really afraid that she would be so jealous of Xu Sui that she would die.

However, Xu Sui eats fine food every day, not because of her husband's family, but because she married a good man who loves his wife and is capable.

Some things you can't get through jealousy; you can only watch with envy.

After finishing the meal.

Xu Sui tidied up and went to work. Qin Yunzhou's leg was almost fully recovered, so he would walk her part of the way every morning.

Xiao Fen watched the young couple leave, then looked at Qin Yunzhou's legs, which could now walk steadily without crutches.

It seems that in a few days, this family will be missing one more person.

Xiao Fen turned around to clear the dishes and suddenly noticed that there was still a little bit of white porridge left in Xu Sui's bowl. She looked left and right, and realized that no one was home except for Xu Sui.

She couldn't resist any longer and secretly picked up the bowl, tilted her head back, and drank the last bit of white porridge in one gulp, smacking her lips for a long time.

I have to say, these refined grains really do taste different; they're so much more fragrant and sweet.

If one day we could eat refined grains every meal, I would be willing to give up ten years of my life.

……

In the afternoon, Xu Sui got off work.

On my way home from the grain depot, I would sometimes happen to pass by the textile factory.

Xu Sui could also leave work with her mother, Wang Yinhua, or run into her mother-in-law, Tian Hua.

Today, I ran into Wang Yinhua.

She suddenly remembered what Xiao Fen had told her that morning, so she took Wang Yinhua's arm and walked home, quietly telling her what had happened.

Upon hearing this, Wang Yinhua nodded in agreement, "Putting everything else aside, what your sister-in-law said makes some sense."

"You should have discussed this with me sooner. But young girls have their advantages too. I've observed that Du Mei is reliable and capable. Newborn babies can be quite fussy, sometimes crying several times a night. Older women might not have the energy to keep up."

"Who knows how they'll brush you off when you can't see them?"

"Of course, older people have more experience, so they can handle things more quickly if anything happens."

"Why don't you ask your mother-in-law's opinion and see what she says?"

Xu Sui thought for a moment, then leaned close to Wang Yinhua's ear and whispered about her plans to take the college entrance exam and her plans to take her child to Beijing.

She was confident that she could get into Beijing through the exam.

In that place, there's no need to worry about housing; as for other things, Qin Yunzhou can help find connections to solve them.

These days, Xu Sui works during the day and studies for exams at night. Although she is tired, she is living a fulfilling life.

After hearing her daughter's words, Wang Yinhua was stunned and didn't come to her senses for a long time. She subconsciously gripped her daughter's hand tightly, "...Sui Sui, are you...are you serious?"

"Of course I'm serious, Mom. Trust me, I'm confident I can do it." Xu Sui nodded earnestly.

Wang Yinhua was filled with mixed feelings and for a moment, she simply didn't know what to say.

Her daughter clearly had the ability, but she gave up taking the college entrance exam, which has always been a regret in her heart.

When it comes to studying, apart from Gu Shu from before, no one in the entire tenement can compare to Sui Sui.

Even the school teachers came to our home to try and persuade us.

With her abilities, Sui Sui could easily get into university. After graduation, she would be a college graduate, and the government would assign her a job. How respectable would that be?

Unfortunately, Sui Sui insisted on auditioning for the military arts troupe and refused to continue her university studies.

Unexpectedly, after all these twists and turns, Sui Sui is now planning to take the college entrance exam again.

only……

Wang Yinhua looked at Xu Sui's large belly, her eyes filled with worry, "If that's the case, then we can't just ask anyone to handle this."

"Whether Du Mei is suitable or not is hard to say. Sui Sui, you need to reconsider this matter. It concerns the child, so we can't be careless."

Going to university means spending at least several years there.

Moreover, Sui Sui will be in school at that time and won't have time to look after the child, and their relatives won't be around.

What if we find an irresponsible person or someone who is incapable of taking care of two children?

If something goes wrong, it will be too late to cry.