On the morning of December 20, 1968, Luo Yu sat at the dining table, slowly eating her breakfast. Her mother, sitting opposite her, glared at her with a long face.

"Hey, Fifth Brother, didn't you see your dad and me sitting here? You just ate the eggs without a care in the world? You didn't leave any for us?"

"Fine, I won't eat it, but your dad has to go down the mine. He works so hard; how can he manage without good food?"

Luo Yu ignored her mother, slowly stuffed the last bite of egg into her mouth, picked up the watery cornmeal porridge—no, it should be dishwater—and barely swallowed the yolk.

Everyone says she doesn't like egg yolks because they're too dry!

Luo Li, the fourth daughter of the Luo family, quickly handed her egg to Luo Ping, saying, "Dad, have this one. Mom is right. You work hard and should eat better."

The anger that Luo's father felt for not letting Luo Yu push him to eat the egg was instantly soothed, and he smiled and pushed it back, saying, "Dad doesn't want to eat it, you eat it yourself."

Luo Li refused twice more, but seeing that her father really didn't want it, she took it back to eat, and glanced triumphantly at Luo Yu.

Luo Yu ignored her, and by then she had finished drinking the cornmeal mush in front of her.

"Give way? How can I give way? This is the first time in my life I've ever eaten a boiled egg, and the first time I've ever tasted what an egg tastes like. It's also my birthday today. You're telling me to give way?"

Why don't people usually give way to me?

Luo Yu's voice was cold, as cold as the howling north wind outside.

Seeing that Luo Yu's voice was off, the atmosphere at the dinner table became tense. The Luo family's twins put down their chopsticks at the same time and said, "Mom and Dad, we're done eating. We're going to school now."

Everyone at the dinner table looked up at the twins.

They slipped away pretty quickly.

In the blink of an eye, the two ran out of the house hand in hand, and the eyes of Luo's father, mother, and Luo Li once again focused on Luo Yu.

Compared to the previous tense atmosphere, Luo's father now looked somewhat embarrassed, while Luo's mother frowned slightly. Luo Li looked indifferent and secretly glared at Luo Yu.

Mr. Luo looked at Mrs. Luo, "Fifth son has never eaten an egg before?"

Luo Yu was both angry and amused upon hearing this.

Even if the original owner had no presence, she had stayed in this family for eighteen years, eating three meals a day at the same table. He, as her father, hadn't even noticed whether she had eaten or not.

Is this your biological father?

Recalling the original owner's eighteen years of forbearance and sacrifice, Luo Yu wiped his face.

What a messed up life!

Even as an orphan in her previous life, she was happier than the original owner of this body.

Mother Luo didn't take it seriously and said matter-of-factly, "These days, who can afford to eat eggs every day? How much money do we have to spend like that? We have many children, so we have to be careful with our money."

Upon hearing this, Mr. Luo nodded, "Your mother is right. We have many children in our family. How could we survive without calculating our resources?"

Luo Yu laughed and said, "Yes, if you don't scheme, you can't survive, so you only scheme against me?"

Who in the family hasn't eaten eggs? At the very least, they've eaten them on their birthdays, right?

But every time it's my birthday, either they forget or they give the eggs to Luo Qianjin and the others, and I don't even get a crumb of yolk.

Look at the rest of your family, and then look at me. Everyone in the family, while not exactly overweight, at least looks presentable. And me? I'm skin and bones. Do you still think it's only natural for me to give up my place?"

The three younger members of her family were all fatter than the last, hardly resembling a family that was starving. Among her seven siblings, she was the only one who was extremely thin.

To put it bluntly, even wolves would cry if they saw her.

This time, Luo's father remained silent, looking at his daughter-in-law with disbelief and reproach in his eyes.

Is this how you bully the fifth brother? Not even an egg for his birthday?

Luo's mother frowned, wanting to offer some further explanation, but was interrupted by the impatient Luo Yu.

"Speak up, what's the matter? Otherwise, you wouldn't still be at home now; you should have been at work by now."

Hurry up and tell her, then she can leave this house smoothly.

Luo's mother didn't explain further. Her eyes lit up, and she exchanged a glance with Luo Li, who had the same expression. Their eyes and brows were practically beaming with joy.

Luo's mother spoke kindly and gently: "It's like this, Fifth Brother, you said yesterday that you passed the exam to become a broadcaster at Ping'an Mine."

Look, the country is now encouraging educated youth to go to the countryside, and young people who are unemployed at home are encouraged to go to the countryside to gain experience.

You and your second sister are the only two people in your family who are of marriageable age. You've found a job, but your sister hasn't.

If she doesn't have a job, she'll have to go to the countryside soon.

You know your sister has never done any housework since she was little, unlike you, who is used to doing housework at home.

So I'm thinking, you should let your sister go to work, and you should sign up to go to the countryside.

In this way, your sister will have a job and won't have to go to the countryside anymore, and you can earn another living by going to the countryside.

You know how difficult things are at home. If there's one less person, we can save a lot of money by having more food.

Your nephew is growing up, and there are many places in the family that need money. Your sister can also help the family by earning money.

what do you think? "

not so good!

Although it wasn't the first time she'd heard it, Luo Yu was still furious.

The original owner died of anger last night because she overheard Luo's mother and second sister Luo Li plotting how to make her give up her job and go to the countryside. After she arrived, she inherited all of the original owner's memories, including these words.

Luo Yu glanced at her father, "Dad, what do you think?"

Mr. Luo glanced at Luo Yu and said, "That's what I meant too. Our family is struggling financially and we need money for many things. Please understand."

"And we're not abandoning you. Once you're sent to the countryside, your mother and I will send you five yuan every month. Combined with the food you earn, that'll be enough for you to live on in the countryside."

Luo's father spoke with an air of superiority, as if he were bestowing a favor upon someone.

Luo Yu sneered and looked at Luo Li again.

"Second sister, did you and Mom discuss it yesterday? I'll go to the countryside, and you can go to work."

Luo Li glanced at her mother and nodded arrogantly, "We've discussed it. I'm doing this for your own good. Working is tiring, and there's a lot of housework to do. I still have to do housework after work. If you go to the countryside, I'll have to do all the housework."

Luo Yu laughed, "You've already discussed everything, so you just need to let me know, right?"

Luo Li nodded. "You can think that way too."

Why is this fifth brother talking so much today? If I tell you to give up your job, just do it now. Why are you asking so many questions?

Luo Yu tapped her fingers on the table, drawing all three people's attention to her.

Do I look like an idiot to you?

The three of them were taken aback and looked at each other.

Luo Yu continued, "I'm not stupid, and I'm actually the smartest one in the family. Otherwise, I wouldn't have dragged my two useless older sisters through high school. Without me, could they have graduated? They would have been expelled from school long ago."

Two good-for-nothings who have been imprisoned for two consecutive years—no matter how rich their families are, the school won't want them.

When Luo Li called herself a piece of trash, she immediately got angry and stood up abruptly.

Who are you calling trash?

"I'm talking to you. What's wrong? You have a problem with that? If you do, keep it to yourself."

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