Framed at the beginning: Female educated youth forced to marry disabled military officer

Xia Mengjiao had a miscarriage and a broken ankle. After the operation, she lay on a bed in Hai City Hospital.

Looking at the snow-white ceiling, two lines of clear tears fell from the corners of his eyes.

When she found out that she was pregnant and had a miscarriage, she didn't cry, but when the doctor told her that she was no longer fit to dance in the future, tears welled up in her eyes.

Zhang's family thought she was so sad because she lost her child, and Zhang Huaqing kept comforting her in a low voice beside the bed. But only she knew that she was not crying for her child at all. She cried because she realized how important dance was to her, but she would lose it forever in the next moment.

"Jiaojiao, don't be sad. The doctor said, take a good rest and there will be more children in the future. If you like it, we can have more children in the future."

A sarcastic smile appeared on Xia Mengjiao's lips.

She doesn't want to have children at all. She even hated herself for giving in to her mother and mother-in-law's words and giving up her dancing career for the sake of marriage and children.

"Let's get a divorce."

Zhang Huaqing thought he was hearing something, so he asked again, "What did you say?"

"I said, let's get a divorce."

The voice is low but firm and clear.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Why are you asking for divorce for no reason? We can have children again in the future. Mom and I don't blame you." Zhang Huaqing said anxiously.

"Not because of the children."

"What's the reason? This time it's my fault. I didn't take good care of you. If I had known you were pregnant, I would never have let you do that crappy dance. Jiaojiao, please don't be impulsive. This was just an accident. I promise that I will take good care of you in the future and won't let you get hurt."

He fell in love with Xia Mengjiao the first time he saw her, but he was eight years older than her and she was so good that she might not be attracted to him. When he learned that she was willing to marry him, he was excited for a long time and secretly vowed to treat her well.

Zhang Huaqing held her hand and talked a lot, but Xia Mengjiao closed her eyes and didn't want to listen anymore.

To be fair, Zhang Huaqing is very good to her. Although she is older, she has a good appearance and figure and does not look old. If possible, Xia Mengjiao would be willing to live together like this.

However, his family only has one son, and his parents-in-law attach great importance to continuing the family line. They often joke that having more children will make the family more lively in the future. Zhang Huaqing also thinks this is normal, and he can afford to raise him anyway. Only Xia Mengjiao felt very uncomfortable. None of them even asked her for her opinion, as if she was just a fertility machine without self. When they gave an order, she had to obey.

In the end of the five-person show, Xia Mengjiao was left alone to go on stage. Although they did not do it on purpose, they still felt guilty.

The four of them bought some things and went to the hospital to visit Xia Mengjiao.

I thought I would have to face Xia Mengjiao's accusations, but I didn't expect her attitude to be so calm.

"This has nothing to do with you. I wanted to jump on my own."

After saying that, he stopped talking.

The atmosphere became awkward for a moment.

After a few people said they would have a good rest, they went their separate ways.

Xia Mengjiao actually wanted to ask Meng Xiaoman what she would choose between having a child and a career, but she didn't say anything in the end.

Now that I have made my decision, there is no point in asking others.

After the Lantern Festival, Grandma Wu packed up her things, left Haishi, and set off for Xiangcheng.

Before leaving, Meng Xiaoman paid one year's rent in advance.

Let her get some more money and stay with me on the way.

Meng Xiaoman sent An An to a nearby nursery. There were no elderly or children to take care of at home, so Aunt Zhou and Aunt Li were no longer needed. Meng Xiaoman gave them an extra half month's salary and sent them away.

After returning from school, Li Siqi brought Meng Xiaoman specialties from Jiang City. There is a new roommate in the dormitory, from the chemistry department, named Xiao Yu. He doesn't talk much and looks very quiet. The atmosphere in the dormitory is much better than before.

Sun Miaomiao has also changed a lot. She is no longer as arrogant as before, rarely talks to people, and no longer holds a position in the class. She doesn't come around, and Meng Xiaoman doesn't take her seriously.

Going to school, making clothes, and spending time with her children, Meng Xiaoman lived a fulfilling and stable life. Regarding Xia Mengjiao, Meng Xiaoman heard several times from the family meetings that she divorced Zhang Huaqing after she recovered. However, the Zhang family did not agree and remained in a stalemate.

Grandma Wu was very happy to see her relatives in Xiangcheng. She wrote a letter back and said she planned to spend more time with her grandchildren there.

In early summer, Jiang Ruolin brought several kinds of cloth with bright colors and cool touch, "This is the newly printed and dyed domestically produced cloth. How about you touch it? Then help me make some more good-looking clothes. I want to wear them with Lao Gu." Go have dinner with the person in charge of the mall.”

There was Dacron before, but it was all imported and relatively expensive, so most people couldn’t afford it.

Unfortunately, the personal economy has not been liberalized yet, so even if Meng Xiaoman wanted to make a batch of clothes to sell, she had no way to do so. Moreover, there was the problem of cloth coupons.

Fortunately, she has now developed some military officers' wives as clients, and her income is increasing steadily.

At the end of 1979, the state finally introduced a policy to allow individual businesses to operate, and at the beginning of the next year, Meng Xiaoman applied for a business license for individual businesses. She rented two storefronts near her home and opened the An'an Tailor Shop.

An An Tailor Shop is different from other tailor shops in that it only makes custom clothes and does not alter them.

Of the two houses, the inner one was converted into a tailor's room, and Meng Xiaoman bought another sewing machine. The other room is a place for entertaining customers, with three walls converted into a place to hang clothes. The hanging clothes are clothes that have been prepared for customers but have not yet come to pick them up. They mainly serve to display and attract customers.

There are also sofas, coffee tables and chairs. Next to the sofa is a three-story small bookshelf, which contains Meng Xiaoman's clothing designs based on recent trends, as well as some clothing patterns selected from magazines for guests to choose from.

For those who need to be redesigned, an additional design fee will be charged. The buttons sent from Yushan are far from being used up in making clothes, and small pearls for clothing decoration are also sold in the store.

With some scraps of fabric left over from making clothes, Meng Xiaoman hired Aunt Zhou and Aunt Li to teach them how to make headbands.

After making it, sell it in the store as well.

These things are not expensive and basically everyone can afford them, which has attracted a lot of traffic to the tailor shop.

At the beginning, Meng Xiaoman's business was not very good and was mainly maintained by previous customers. However, as more people tried it and word of mouth spread, it gradually became famous.

After two or three months, everyone in Jinping Street, where the tailor shop was located, knew that there was an An'an tailor shop that made beautiful clothes even though it was a little expensive. There were even young girls who loved beauty coming from other districts to get their clothes made.

Meng Xiaoman also hired a girl named Mao Hongdan to help run the store.

After her junior year, the school classes gradually became less frequent, and Meng Xiaoman spent most of her time in the store.

Meng Xiaoman's fighting spirit infected Xiao Xiangxue and others. They are now sophomores and have adapted to school life. They also have some free time on weekdays. Seeing Meng Xiaoman working so hard to make money, they also want to do something.

When they came to Haishi, they saw the bigger world and understood the importance of money better.