Reborn before the famine, kicking away the scumbag's family and living a carefree life.

115. Entanglement

Su Jinru also generously gave her vegetable seeds to her neighbors and taught them how to grow vegetables.

But their vegetables don't grow as well as Su Jinru's.

Unbeknownst to them, Su Jinru secretly added magical water to the water the children used to water the vegetables.

Neighbors believe that Su Jinru may have concealed the cultivation techniques.

Su Jinru told them that the vegetables were planted by her two children, and she hardly had to take care of them.

An Xin proudly said, "Yes! My brother and I planted these vegetables, watered them, and sold them ourselves. We split the money we made."

The neighbors always saw the child selling vegetables. Although they were puzzled, they could only lament that their vegetable-growing skills were not even as good as the child's.

Su Jinxuan is already in his second year of high school.

It is located at Nanyang County No. 1 Middle School, which is the only middle school in the entire county.

It's not far from Su Jinru's house.

Su Jinru told her younger brother to come over for meals more often when he had time.

Because collective canteens have been disbanded across the country, school canteens are no longer free, and students have to pay for their own meals.

The monthly food expenses for students vary from one to five yuan depending on their family's circumstances.

Su Jinru gives her younger brother five yuan a month.

My younger brother said that's too much, two yuan is enough.

Su Jinru told him to save the rest himself; it was definitely the right thing to do to have some money on hand for a rainy day.

Su Jinxuan initially refused to accept the money, but after eating at his elder sister's house and seeing that his sister's two nephews were selling vegetables and saving money on their own, with the two little ones managing to save three yuan a month, and that his sister's family had a good standard of living, eating well and dressing well, Su Jinxuan accepted his sister's kindness.

Su Jinxuan thought that once he started working and earning a salary, he would repay his older sister properly.

Since Su Jinru's family moved to the county town for work and study, Su Jinru's clothes are no longer patched upon patched.

She cut off her two long braids and cut her hair into a short bob that reached her ears, making her look capable and energetic.

Su Jinru cut her hair short mainly to save time and make it easier to wash and comb.

This hairstyle is very ordinary and nothing special to many people, but it suits Su Jinru perfectly. Her eyes are dark and bright, and her nose is high and straight. This hairstyle makes her eyes and nose stand out even more, making them appear bigger, darker, and brighter. Her high and straight nose complements her small mouth, making her look delicate and cute.

With this hairstyle, Su Jinru doesn't look like a twenty-eight-year-old, almost thirty-year-old mother of two at all.

She looks like a young girl in her early twenties.

Su Jinru was soon targeted by a man.

This man is a steelworker named Liu Dazhuang, thirty-eight years old. His wife starved to death during the famine, leaving behind three children, aged sixteen, fourteen, and ten. The eldest is a son, and the youngest is a daughter.

Liu Dazhuang happened to see Su Jinru coming out of her house, and he was immediately stunned.

He later learned through inquiries that Su Jinru was already married, but was now divorced and raising two children alone. She was also a full-time employee at the agricultural technology station, which made him interested in her.

He felt that the two of them, one divorced and the other widowed, were quite suitable, so he found a matchmaker to come and propose marriage to Su Jinru.

Su Jinru understood the other party's purpose and immediately refused.

"Thank you for your kind offer, but I don't want to consider remarrying."

Matchmaker: "Why? You're still young, only twenty-eight. Why don't you find someone?"

"I don't want to be a stepmother, nor do I want to find a stepfather for my two children."

Su Jinru spoke very directly, hoping that the other party would give up and stop pestering her.

But they didn't know whether they didn't understand or thought Su Jinru was making excuses.

"I heard that you filed for divorce because your ex-husband was cheating on you. Don't worry about that. I will be absolutely devoted to you and will never cheat on you."

Su Jinru was speechless.

There are many men in this world who don't cheat. Just because they don't cheat, does that mean she has to accept them?

The matchmaker chimed in, "That's right! Dazhuang never does any of those shady things, and besides, you two both have stable jobs, you're a good match."

Seeing that Su Jinru remained silent, she continued to persuade her: "It's not easy for you, a woman, to raise two children alone. There has to be a man in the family."

Su Jinru: "I don't need a man to live a good life. You don't necessarily need a man to live a good life."

“I know you’ve been hurt before, so you don’t want to find another man, but you have to move on! You can’t let the past hold you back. The steel mill is a great place to work, and many girls want to marry someone from the steel mill! Such opportunities are rare.”

“I’m really doing quite well. I have enough to eat and wear, and my two children are healthy, well-behaved, and obedient. I’m very satisfied with my current life and don’t want to find another man to ruin it.”

Perhaps Su Jinru's tone was a bit harsh, because the matchmaker successfully shut her mouth.

She said to Liu Dazhuang, "Listen to this, if they don't want to look anymore, there's nothing I can do."

As she was leaving, Liu Dazhuang tried to stop her, but failed.

Liu Dazhuang glanced at the matchmaker who had already walked away, then looked at Su Jinru.

"Comrade Su Jinru, please reconsider. I really like you. If you are with me, I will treat you well."

"I'll come back to you another day, and you can think about it again."

As Liu Dazhuang spoke, he ran after the matchmaker.

Su Jinru shouted at his retreating back, "Don't come again. I won't accept you."

Su Jinru thought that after Liu Dazhuang went back and thought about what she had said, he would understand that she would not remarry, let alone accept him.

Once he understands what she means, he should give up.

But from that day on, Liu Dazhuang came knocking on the door every day.

He would send Su Jinru a piece of floral fabric, some rice, or even a piece of pork one day.

Although these things were quite rare at the time and considered very valuable gifts, they meant nothing to Su Jinru.

Su Jinru naturally refused them all.

Liu Dazhuang was not discouraged at all, and even showed a tendency to become more courageous after each setback.

Because he had heard that good women are afraid of men who are persistent, he was convinced that as long as he was patient enough and thick-skinned enough, he would eventually win over Su Jinru.

More importantly, people like Liu Dazhuang are very confident, but also very stubborn.

He only trusts himself and only considers his own feelings.

Other people's words were like water droplets on a lotus leaf to him, easily slipping away.

He can never empathize with other people's feelings.