1959Siheyuan, a Turnaround

That night, there was constant crying sound coming from the Jia family's house.

Jia Zhang cried so miserably, Qin Huairu was also sobbing quietly beside her, and even the children in the family joined in the fun.

The crying sound echoed in the quiet courtyard, as if telling the family's misfortune.

But when the neighbors heard the cries, none of them showed sympathy.

Everyone looked down on the behavior of Jia Zhang, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

Qin Huairu obviously wanted to keep the ten dollars that Li Dajiang paid for herself, and she also planned to eat and drink for free in the yard as before.

Yi Zhonghai, who used to protect them, is no longer with us. Who will pamper them now?

Now, the Jia family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law only have eight dollars left in their hands. Their future days will definitely be difficult, just like the sun being blocked by dark clouds, making it pitch black.

Qin Huairu was still worried, but she didn't expect that early the next morning, Jia Zhang would take her to the hospital to get an IUD.

As the sun came out in the morning, the sunlight shone on the stone road of the courtyard.

Jia Zhang's face looked very unhappy. She pulled Qin Huairu's arm and walked out. Her attitude was very determined and she didn't allow Qin Huairu to resist at all.

Qin Huairu was so frightened and scared that she could hardly walk.

Why would a widow like her wear an IUD? If this gets out, the neighbors' spit will drown her.

She had disagreed since Jia Zhang brought up the matter, but in front of Jia Zhang, it didn't matter whether Qin Huairu agreed or not.

She begged, "Mom, this is too urgent, can we discuss it?"

Qin Huairu's voice was trembling and there were tears in her eyes.

Jia Zhang pretended not to hear anything and just pulled her away, muttering, "There's nothing to discuss. We are the only two of us with three children. If you don't think of ways to make money, who else can you rely on?"

Jia Zhang was a hard-hearted person to begin with. The more than one year she spent in labor reform in the northwest made her realize the cruelty of reality. In order to achieve her goal, she ignored everything else.

When we arrived at the hospital, a pungent smell of disinfectant hit us in the face.

Jia Zhang dragged Qin Huairu to the obstetrician and gynecologist's room.

Qin Huairu sat on the cold chair, her hands clenched nervously, her body trembling slightly.

Jia Zhang smiled and said to the doctor: "Doctor, she just gave birth to a child, when can she get an IUD inserted?"

The doctor glanced at Qin Huairu and asked, "It takes more than a month after giving birth to get an IUD inserted. How many days have you been postpartum?"

When Jia Zhang heard this, she said disappointedly, "What? It will take more than a month. Why is it so troublesome?"

Qin Huairu's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she quickly stood up and said, "Doctor, I just gave birth ten days ago..."

The doctor waved his hand and said, "No, the mother has been giving birth for too short a time and the IUD cannot be inserted. You should go back first and come back in two months."

Jia Zhang wanted to argue a few more words, but the doctor's strange look made her dare not say anything more.

What if she behaves too obviously and the doctor becomes suspicious?

In the end, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had to leave the hospital in disappointment.

On the way back, Jia Zhang was angry and scolded Qin Huairu, "You are useless! Our Jia family is unlucky to marry you."

Qin Huairu also had a hard time during the next two months of maternity leave.

She had no time to take good care of herself after giving birth. She had to get up before dawn every day to make breakfast for the family. After cooking, she had to do housework again. She had no time to rest at all.

All these housework were like mountains, weighing her down to the point of suffocation.

When she had free time, she would go out to find odd jobs, hoping to earn some extra money to buy food for her family.

With no other options left, she went back to her parents' home in Qinjia Village to borrow food.

As long as she goes there shamelessly, her brother and sister-in-law from her natal family may be unhappy, but they will not drive her out.

During this period, she also thought about borrowing money from Li Dahu, but she was too embarrassed to do so.

After all, it was she who hurt Li Dahu regardless of everything, and now she really didn't have the courage to beg Li Dahu.

As for Jia Zhang, every day she either scolded her children or stayed in the house without coming out.

When she went out occasionally, the neighbors avoided her and she could only walk around the yard and then go back home.

She was hoping that Qin Huairu's maternity leave would end soon so that she could go to the hospital to get an IUD inserted so that life at home would be better.

During these two months when Qin Huairu was extremely busy, Li Weiguo was preparing for the college entrance examination every minute.

He knew that this college entrance examination was very important to him and the entire Li family, so he didn't dare to relax for a moment.

In a blink of an eye, it was July 15th, the day of the college entrance examination. Today, a particularly important day for the Li family, had finally arrived.

Grandma Li got up early before dawn and the light in the kitchen was on.

She boiled all the remaining eggs at home, cooking them steaming hot.

Although Grandma Li is not superstitious, she still hopes that Li Weiguo can get good grades.

As soon as Li Weiguo and Li Weimin entered the house, Grandma Li pulled Li Weiguo to sit at the table and said, "Weiguo, eat more eggs. I wish you good luck in the exam."

Grandma Li looked at Li Weiguo with eyes full of love.

Li Weiguo looked at the egg in his hand, nodded with a wry smile, knocked it on the table, peeled the egg and started eating.

Li Weimin joked, "Brother, look how partial grandma is. She only gives you eggs to eat."

Grandma Li glanced at Li Weimin and said, "There's more in the pot. Grandma is not partial."

When Li Weimin heard this, he quickly ran to the kitchen, smiling and saying, "Brother, why don't you take the college entrance examination every day? Then I can have eggs to eat every day."

Li Weiguo replied speechlessly: "Please let me go!"

Afterwards, Grandma Li went to the side room to wake up the other children in the house: "Weihua, Weijun, Weidong, get up quickly..."

Today's breakfast is very rich, with homemade multi-grain steamed buns and fragrant fried dough sticks bought from outside.

After a while, the whole family got up and sat around the table to eat happily.

Li Dajiang patted Li Weiguo on the shoulder and said, "Weiguo, don't be nervous. Just play your best. We all believe in you."

Li Dahe and Li Xinchuang also nodded and cheered him on.

"Yes, Weiguo, don't panic, just treat it as a normal exam."

"Weiguo works so hard, he will definitely pass the exam."

Li Weiguo took a deep breath and said seriously: "Don't worry, I will work hard."

After breakfast, Li Weiguo packed up the things he needed for the exam and left the house surrounded by his family.

Grandma Li stood at the door, her hands clasped together, muttering something, her eyes fixed on Li Weiguo's back until he disappeared at the entrance of the alley.

The college entrance examination, which affects the fate of countless people, was in full swing and took two full days to complete.

When Li Weiguo walked out of the examination room, he felt mixed emotions. He felt relieved that he had finished the exam, but he was also worried about the results.

Next, Li Weiguo faces a one-month vacation.

Li Weiguo stood in the yard, wondering what to do in this month?

On the other side, Qin Huairu was called into the office by Li Huaide again.

As soon as she walked in and closed the door, Li Huaide seemed like a different person and hugged Qin Huairu.

Surprisingly, Qin Huairu did not resist but closed her eyes, allowing Li Huaide to touch her.

Soon, Qin Huairu's suppressed low moans were heard in the office, but Li Huaide had already made preparations in advance, so no one would know what happened in the office.