Three or Two Things about Rebirth

Qiu Luming returned home and told He Manshu about Han Meifen's situation. He Manshu sighed, "Alas, this is a poor child."

"When I went there, Meifen had given birth several hours ago and she hadn't eaten yet. I made her a cup of milk powder. She said she wasn't hungry, but she gulped it down anyway."

"Probably just sleeping all the time."

"The key is that no one prepared food for her in advance. She said she was in pain for about two days, so why couldn't she prepare anything? What I can't stand the most is that she acted like she had accomplished some great mission and was trying to take credit for it. She flattered her mother-in-law and said, 'Mom, I gave you a grandson!'"

"This child... Oh, oh, happiness or not is a personal experience. She was neglected by her parents, and now she gets along well with her mother-in-law, which is not a bad thing. Don't pour cold water on her."

"I didn't pour cold water on her. I just felt that it wasn't harmony. It was more like she was manipulated by her in-laws. I also suspected that there was something fishy about the abortion! Mei-fen must have become a reproductive tool! The first baby was a girl so she was aborted, and then she got pregnant with the second one quickly. Didn't you see her mother-in-law? She got a grandson and laughed so hard that the hospital roof was blown off!"

"Okay, okay, some things just need you to understand, but don't talk to Meifen about it openly!"

"Mom! Don't you feel sorry for Meifen?"

"I don't think it's any use. It's up to her parents and siblings to realize it, and she has to wake up herself. The Han family is different from ours. Theirs is the law of the jungle, where the fittest survive and the strong are respected. Meifen's life in her mother's house is not good, and it has something to do with her own personality. She should be very satisfied with her current life. Don't worry about her. Maybe in a few years, she will be trained by her mother-in-law to be an invincible King Kong."

"It sounds a bit scary. She is now completely focused on her husband's family. She basically doesn't contact her parents, nor does she contact Huifang and me. If her mother-in-law wants to bully her, she won't even have anyone to help her!"

"You have to walk your own path. Yoyo, have you learned anything from Huifang and Meifen? Marriage is not just marrying one person, it is marrying the big family behind him. Even if you move thousands of miles away, you will still be affected.

The most important thing is that you need to be strong yourself to forge iron. Your parents will give you everything they can, and the rest depends on you. You will eventually form your own family and become the hostess of a new family. Remember, you are the hostess!

You also need to remember that you have been loved by many people and are still loved now, so you don’t need to cling to being loved anymore!

At your age, you should do what you should do! You should become a strong person, have a certain social status, and occupy family resources and power! You are water, powerful and silent. "He Manshu's expression was serious and earnest.

This was not the first time Qiu Luming had heard his mother reiterate these things. He listened a little absent-mindedly, but still nodded to his mother, "Mom, I remember it!"

"Don't be offended, Meifen would suffer less if she had her mother to discipline her."

"Yes! Mother!"

***

Yang Dawei got married very quickly, in early December. The wedding was a bit hasty. They only took simple wedding photos in Jiayang and bought wedding supplies in Jiayang. I heard that Li Lu's family was a little dissatisfied about this, but Li Lu herself had no opinion at all and got married happily.

The marriage was so hasty that anyone with a discerning eye could tell that it was another pregnancy-related marriage, but at most everyone just made a few jokes about it as it was nothing new.

While Qiu Luming was lamenting the rapid change in social customs, he was also worried about his wallet. He had too much money to spend. He had just given Han Meifen a hundred yuan gift for her childbirth, and now he had to give her another two hundred yuan. Nearly half of his monthly salary was gone. After the Spring Festival, he still had two hundred yuan waiting for him from Ma Mingjun!

In fact, nowadays the gift money is not that much. When classmates and colleagues get married and have children, it is usually 50 yuan, or at most 100 yuan. But how can the marriage of the members of the Jiayang Seven Monsters be the same as that of other classmates!

However, no matter how big their group was, the Seven Freaks of Jiayang were beginning to fall apart.

Han Meifen was in confinement after childbirth, so naturally she couldn't attend the wedding. Only Fu Xinyang went. Lu Jiaming and Qin Huifang were both in the spotlight, so naturally they didn't go either, but they did arrive.

After returning from Russia, Qiu Luming, under her mother's advice, began to learn to save money. Because she studied abroad at public expense, her company reimbursed her tuition and travel expenses when she returned. With the remaining money, she had more than 50,000 yuan. She simply deposited 50,000 yuan in a five-year fixed deposit at Lin Haiying's savings bank to boost her performance.

Qiu Luming has no business acumen, but she will never be short of money. Sister Meng came in happily and put a remittance slip on Qiu Luming's desk. "Okay, Qiu, the magazine has remitted the money to you. You have become a writer now!"

"No way, Sister Meng, I just submitted it randomly."

When Lao Bai heard this, he immediately ran over and snatched the remittance slip. "Let me see, let me see! Oh, eighty yuan! What does it say? Let us see it!"

Qiu Luming took back the remittance slip and looked at the address. "I translated a few short articles from Russian magazines before and tried to submit them. I didn't expect that one of them was actually accepted."

"Is it the package of books that the Russians brought? Hey, can this thing be translated casually? Then you will be rich!" Lao Bai said excitedly.

"It's not that easy. I can't just translate it casually. I have to get the consent of the author and the publisher. I'm asking my classmates to help me contact them."

"Hey, Qiu, you have to treat us!"

"Okay, what do you want to eat?"

"Just give me some melon seeds!"

"Come on!" Qiu Luming took out two ten-yuan notes from his wallet, "Brother Bai, you can choose it yourself. But I'm sorry, I'm a poor man and can't afford anyone else."

"Don't cry about being poor. If you were poor, we would have starved to death long ago." Lao Bai took the money, turned around and shouted to the driver, and went to the street to buy melon seeds.

"This little bit of sunflower seeds isn't even enough to pay for gas." Sister Meng laughed, "But congratulations, Qiu. This royalty is different from other money. It sounds awesome! It's even more enviable than a 10,000 yuan bonus!"

Qiu Luming was also very happy.

In the afternoon, she left work half an hour early, went to the post office to collect her royalties, and gave eighty yuan to He Manshu when she got home.

"What do you mean, you finally remembered to pay for the food?" He Manshu teased.

Qiu Luming laughed, "This is the manuscript fee. It's different from other money. The first one must be given to my parents!"

When He Manshu learned that it was royalties, she was very happy and even added a dish to dinner. The whole family warmly congratulated Qiu Luming, as if she had done something great.

A week later, she received another 60-yuan manuscript fee, and the previous sample issue was mailed. Her colleagues rushed to pass it around, and even Director Wu knew about it. He gave her a thumbs-up and said, "Well done, Xiao Qiu!

As winter approached, the number of people introducing potential partners to her decreased significantly, and Qiu Luming breathed a sigh of relief. She did not object to her father's previous suggestion, but she did not give Zheng Wei any positive response either.

Zheng Wei, on the other hand, has always been a little timid and doesn't dare to express his feelings directly.

Until Ma Mingjun got married, she asked them to be bridesmaids and groomsmen.

How could Qiu Luming not know what Ma Mingjun meant? He has always had the best relationship with Zheng Wei and always tried to bring them together.

Qiu Luming agreed to be a bridesmaid, even though she had never been one before.

Lin Haiying must have a better friend who could be chosen as a bridesmaid. The reason why she was chosen as a bridesmaid was probably half because of Ma Mingjun's persuasion and half because of the fixed deposit.

On the wedding day, Qiu Luming chose a light gray mid-length wool sweater with a brown cashmere coat on the outside. She was about the same height as Lin Haiying, so she matched it with a pair of flat-heeled high-waisted leather boots. She simply tied her curly hair into a ponytail and put on light makeup.

No matter what, she couldn't steal the bride's limelight.

The weather in early March was still cold, Qiu Luming wrapped himself tightly in a cashmere coat, and sat in a car behind the wedding car with Zheng Wei. Qiu Luming didn't know if other families had the same arrangement, but the best man and bridesmaid sat in a separate car. Zheng Wei looked even more nervous than the groom, with beads of sweat on his nose.

"Will someone beat us?" Qiu Luming was a little worried.

"It shouldn't be too harsh, just a few handfuls of grains. But to be on the safe side, don't rush to get off the car. Wait until everyone goes upstairs, then go up. The same goes for the hotel. During the ceremony, you stand next to Lin Haiying. Lao Ma has prepared a bottle of water. When toasting, you hold the bottle and just pour wine for Lin Haiying. Don't worry about anything else."

Qiu Luming felt much more relieved after hearing this.

After the convoy circled the city, Zheng Wei couldn't help but remind her again, "Don't be in a hurry to get off the bus. They still want to take pictures in front of the lead bus. It's cold outside."

After a burst of firecrackers, the bride and groom got off the car. A group of young people rushed up, whistling and throwing a shower of firecrackers. Zheng Wei cursed and immediately got off the car, swinging the coat in his hand, and squeezed into the crowd in a few steps.

Qiu Luming couldn't see the specific situation, but he heard a burst of laughter and then everyone dispersed. It was obvious that the bride and groom had crossed the "blockade line" and went upstairs.