The Fat Wife of the 1980s Awakens

Ever since Gu Xiaoling's family had a falling out with Gu Tingting, the six of them squeezed back into a small room and naturally had their eyes on this independent room.

But unfortunately, this house was built by Xie's father specifically for Chunyan after the family split up.

Given that the relationship between Xie's father and mother and Gu Xiaoling's family had broken down, they gave the house to the third son without hesitation.

In the end, the right to use the house fell into the hands of the eldest sister, and the three sisters all moved into this slightly crowded little house.

When Qin Yunli stepped into the room, she saw Dahua concentrating on folding clothes with her head down. Her movements were mechanical and repetitive. Erhua and Xiaohua were still playing outside and had not returned yet.

Dahua noticed her mother coming, looked up quickly, then lowered her head again. The clothes in her hands were folded and unfolded repeatedly, and it was obvious that her mind was not here.

Qin Yunli was so distressed that she could almost hear the sound of her own heart breaking. She sat silently on the edge of the kang, watching her daughter's every move. There was an indescribable silence between the mother and daughter.

After a long time, Qin Yunli finally spoke to break the silence, "Dahua, are you blaming mom? Blaming mom for not letting you continue to go to school?"

Dahua didn't say anything, but her eyes gradually turned red, which was a silent accusation.

Qin Yunli's eyes also became moist, and her voice was full of helplessness and pain. "Mom has no choice. You know the situation at home. It's really too tight. Your brother is still so young, and your two sisters can't interrupt their studies. Your father and I can't afford the living expenses of so many people. Dahua, you have to understand Mom's difficulties!"

Qin Yunli's tears welled up in her eyes, and she continued with a trembling voice: "Dahua, even if I have a thousand faults, I have never done anything to let you down! I raised you with great difficulty until you were sixteen years old. Although I couldn't let you eat all the delicacies, I never let you go hungry. You only wanted to go to school, so I sold everything I had to support you. For you, I even didn't let you worry about your brother's affairs!"

"Look at the outside world, how many girls never leave their houses, don't even have the chance to step into the door of school, and spend the whole day doing housework and taking care of their younger brothers! Dahua, you are also an aunt, you should be sensible and share some of the responsibilities of the family!"

"Am I lazy? Didn't I help take care of my sisters? From washing clothes and cooking to collecting firewood and making fire, from cleaning to tending the vegetable garden, to cutting grass for pigs and collecting cow dung, which one did I not participate in? Which of my two sisters was not raised by me?"

Dahua's emotions finally broke down, and her tears poured out like a flood that could no longer be held back.

Seeing that Dahua actually mustered up the courage to refute, Qin Yunli's heart was suddenly filled with complex emotions, with both burning indignation and deep pity for the child who had to bear too much responsibility: "Do you know when your brother has ever made you worry about him? Now, not only do you not understand my difficulties, but you vent your dissatisfaction at me. You should check your conscience and ask yourself, as a mother, how have I wronged you?

"Before we separated, your third aunt and her family always bullied us, an orphan and a widow, in various ways. Our limited food was often taken away by them. Every time I went hungry, I would find ways to make sure you three sisters had enough to eat. As a mother, I have suffered so much for you. Isn't this considered doing my best?

"If I could have half of your luck, and have a mother who loved me as much as you do, how happy I would be! But the reality is that my mother never allowed me to go to school... Not to mention learning to read and write, even having a full meal was a luxury. All the good things were left to your brother. As long as I didn't work fast enough, or if your brother was a little careless, all that awaited me was endless scolding and cold eyes! Look at the scar on my arm," Qin Yunli said as she rolled up her sleeves, revealing the shocking burn mark that seemed to still be telling of past pain, "Just because I was careless for a moment and didn't keep an eye on your uncle, he accidentally fell, and your grandmother poured boiling water on me without saying a word!"

Dahua stared at the scar, tears welling up even more. Although she had heard these past events countless times, every time she recalled them, it was like a new wound, causing her heart to ache for her mother...

Although she understood that her mother was invisibly transferring the suffering she had endured to her shoulders.

After crying bitterly, Dahua compromised, "Okay, I understand. I will stop going to school and go home to help, but I have one condition. If my two younger sisters want to study in the future, we must support them to continue their studies."

"Okay," Qin Yunli nodded repeatedly with tears in her eyes, her eyes flashing with determination, "As long as you are willing to come back to help the family, our burden will be reduced. We will find a way to raise the tuition for your two sisters no matter what."

Faced with such a reality, what choice could Dahua make? In order to prevent her sisters from repeating her fate, she resolutely took on the burden of the family.

From then on, Dahua’s journey of studying came to a regrettable end.

At the age of sixteen, she could choose to work in the production team to earn work points, or try to find job opportunities outside.

Qin Yunli originally planned to let Dahua find a job in the city, which would be decent and not as hard as farming, and the salary in the city would also be higher.

However, the positions in the city have long been filled by competitors, and it is not easy even for city people to find a job, let alone Qin Yunli who lacks personal connections.

She had thought about asking Xu Xiufang for help. After all, Xu Xiufang could help Xie Chunyan find a job, and perhaps also open a door for Dahua.

She noticed that Xu Xiufang had an unusual appreciation for Dahua, and secretly hoped that Dahua could give it a try, but Dahua firmly opposed it.

Afterwards, she tried to use the connections of Xie's parents, but was flatly rejected by Xie's mother.

Finally, she remembered that the last time she went to register for elementary school, Xu Xiufang took the initiative to greet her and didn't seem to mind the past, so she plucked up her courage and decided to go to her house in person to ask for help.

However, things in the world often don’t go as planned…

She didn't even have the chance to mention Dahua's dropping out of school to Xu Xiufang. Xu Xiufang knew the truth very well. Although she could understand Dahua's predicament, she still couldn't feel good about Qin Yunli. In addition, the past grudges had not been resolved. Naturally, her face was not very good when she saw Qin Yunli coming to visit.

Qin Yunli was a sensitive person. Even though Xu Xiufang appeared polite on the surface, she could still keenly sense the unwelcome atmosphere.

She always had a little fear of Xu Xiufang, so she made up an excuse and hurriedly ended the visit.

Although Xu Xiufang was willing to help others and was concerned about Dahua's situation, job opportunities were scarce in the city, and even the educated young people who returned to the city were struggling for employment.

To secure a position for Dahua, one would probably need to owe a lot of favors.