Quick travel: The poor little thing in the period novel strikes back

"Jiaxue, you should go back to school early tomorrow morning and get along well with your classmates. I'll get you some money and tickets later."

"Mother also exchanged a meat ticket for you. You can use it to eat with your classmates. Don't let yourself get thirsty outside. If you need money, come to mother."

Widow Wang kept muttering to herself, and Liang Jiaxue listened absent-mindedly and went to bed early that night.

The next morning, Widow Wang got up early. She not only baked 2 to 30 pancakes made of 20 grams of flour for Liang Jiaxue, but also brought all the fine grains in the house to Liang Jiaxue to take to school. Finally, she gave him meat coupons and yuan.

Liang Jiaxue returned home empty-handed, but left with a lot of rewards. He felt sorry for his mother, but at the same time he was determined to work hard in the future to repay his mother and let her live a happy life.

In fact, the town has been getting more and more chaotic recently. Several teachers in the school have disappeared. I heard that they were taken away for investigation, but they have never appeared since. So Liang Jiaxue’s schoolwork is not particularly heavy. Most of the time at school, he can only study on his own because there are no teachers.

So after Liang Jiaxue returned to school, he, who never skipped classes before, often skipped classes to go see Shi Xiaolian. Shi Xiaolian no longer lived in the guesthouse, but was arranged by Liang Jiaxue to live with others in a small courtyard in an alley. The owners of the courtyard were an elderly couple, and they had a small room for storing miscellaneous items, which was completely enough for Shi Xiaolian to live alone.

The old couple turned a blind eye to the young man who always came to see Shi Xiaolian. If it were someone else, they would definitely gossip about it. This made Liang Jiaxue feel fortunate.

In fact, Liang Jiaxue had no experience in getting along with lesbians, so every time he came to see Shi Xiaolian, he would bring his textbooks with him and tell Shi Xiaolian what he had learned. Shi Xiaolian would always listen quietly to every word Liang Jiaxue said.

Every time Liang Jiaxue stayed with Shi Xiaolian, he would feel extremely peaceful and proud at the same time, because although Shi Xiaolian didn't talk much, she would always look at him seriously with bright eyes and admiration when he spoke, making him feel that more than ten years of study were not in vain.

In order to allow Shi Xiaolian to live in the town before he became independent, he sold all the fine grains he brought from home on the black market or exchanged them for coarse grains. The money that Widow Wang gave him to win over his classmates was also used on Shi Xiaolian.

It was not until Shi Xiaolian learned embroidery from the old lady of the landlady's family and was able to help people make some simple clothes to earn some pocket money that Liang Jiaxue had a little more financial security.

However, Liang Jiaxue always felt that he would feel more confident if he had money in his hands, so he still gave away the fine grains, or went to the back mountain of the village to find some mountain products and sold them on the black market. Gradually, he saved some money, and he gave all the money to Shi Xiaolian, asking Shi Xiaolian to help keep it.

Although they are not husband and wife, the way they get along and their unspeakable tacit understanding are undoubtedly like those of a husband and wife.

After Liang Jiaxue graduated, he was admitted into a machinery factory as expected and got a stable job. The happiest person was Widow Wang. She had outlasted her husband and stepson, and now her own son was a worker, so she had nothing to worry about anymore.

Before she even started arranging her son's marriage, matchmakers from the surrounding villages came over like dogs smelling meat, and the threshold of her house was almost broken down by them.

Although Widow Wang didn't want her son to marry a country girl, sometimes when she encountered a girl who gave a large gift, she couldn't help but nag in front of her son.

"Mom, I know how to handle marriage, so don't worry about it. If you don't want to work in the fields, then don't do it. Now that my son is making money, he can support you."

Liang Jiaxue has now lost his youthfulness. He now has a slender figure and a cold temperament between his brows. Just sitting here without saying a word, he gives people a sense of security.

"Okay, okay, I know you are filial, but I am still young and can still work. Keep your money for yourself. Get along well with your boss. You work in an office and have many opportunities to meet with your boss. Be sweet-talking. Don't forget the etiquette during the New Year and other festivals. Do the work you are asked to do. You are a newcomer to the factory. Be down-to-earth and hardworking, and be sweet-talking. Only then will the boss like you."

Although Widow Wang seemed to be a bad person in every way in the eyes of outsiders, she was the best mother in the world for Liang Jiaxue.

"I understand, mother. Don't work too hard."

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Because of what her son said, Widow Wang had been holding back from arranging a marriage for him. Even when matchmakers came to ask, she sternly refused. It was not until Liang Jiaxue had been in the factory for four years and was already 4 years old that she saw that boys of the same age as her son had already married and had children, while her son, apart from having a decent job and being able to earn money, had never found a daughter-in-law. Widow Wang finally became anxious.

In the past, she was worried that as a village woman who had never seen the world, she would embarrass her son by going to the town to look for him. This time, for the sake of her son's marriage, she went to the machinery factory for the first time in four years, but she received news that shocked her.

"Auntie, you are Accountant Liang's mother, don't you know? Your daughter-in-law was sent to the hospital last night. She said she was about to give birth. Accountant Liang also went with her. If you don't know the way, I can give you a ride."

Widow Wang didn't know what a daughter-in-law was, but she knew that her son was Accountant Liang. Although she was surprised that her son had a wife without her knowing, she didn't show it on her face so as not to ruin her son's future. Instead, she followed them to the hospital with a smile on her face.

When Widow Wang rushed to the hospital, the child had already been born. It was the fat grandson that Widow Wang had been waiting for for a long time, and there were two such fat grandsons at once. The moment Widow Wang saw the child, she no longer had the heart to blame her son for hiding the secret. She picked up the little grandson and was unwilling to let go.

"Mom, why are you here?"

Liang Jiaxue protected Shi Xiaolian, who was lying on the hospital bed with a pale face, behind him, and his expression was a little flustered for a moment.

"Why are you hiding? Who do you think your mother is? Anyway, you have your own ideas and your mother can't control you anymore!"

"Oh, grandma's little grandson is really obedient. He is white and chubby and doesn't cry or make a fuss. You can tell at a glance that he has a promising future!"

Although Widow Wang did not take the initiative to ask about Shi Xiaolian, Liang Jiaxue still took the initiative to explain the situation after all the friends and leaders who came to visit the child in the evening had left. Unexpectedly, Widow Wang was not angry. She just hit her son with some resentment, and then continued to cherish her good grandson.

The young couple, who were originally a little nervous, breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the old lady's reaction, and then smiled at each other at the same time.

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Liang Jiaxue is a smart man and a visionary. He started as an accountant in a state-owned machinery factory and later resigned to start his own company to speculate in real estate and stocks. He has made various choices. But if someone asked him which choice he thought was the most correct, he would definitely say:

That must have been spending 20 kilograms of food and 10 yuan to buy the love of your life.

If you ask him which moment in his life is the most unforgettable, it must be the moment he met his wife by the river.

(Finish)

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