country bumpkin

Gao Meiqi quickly looked at her mother, her questioning eyes fixed on her, curious about what had happened.

Yang Zhaodi swallowed the food in her mouth, took a sip of soup, and then continued speaking.

"At lunchtime today, it was almost time to leave work, and we had all finished packing up and were about to close the windows. A woman came up to me and insisted that I open the window in front of me to get food. I had already told her to go to the window at the very end. That was the only window that was open; all the others were closed. This woman was acting like a lunatic; she just wouldn't go to that window and insisted that I open it. She even said I had bad character and a terrible attitude, and that she would complain about me and report me to the manager. Oh my god! It really made me furious."

Gao Qingyun slammed his hand on the table with a loud "bang..."

He immediately started cursing, "What kind of madwoman is this? How dare she bully my wife and bring bad luck to her? She's asking for death..."

Yang Zhaodi and Gao Meiqi were startled by the sound of the table being slammed.

Without thinking, Yang Zhaodi raised her hand and slapped Gao Qingyun on the back.

"Ouch! What are you doing? You scared me to death!" she said, patting her chest to catch her breath.

Gao Qingyun wasn't angry at all after being slapped. He just wanted to make his stance clear and state his position. Whether at home or outside, his wife came first, he second, and everything else was secondary.

Yang Zhaodi falls for this kind of thing; otherwise, why would she be so devoted to this good-for-nothing? [Yang Zhaodi's inner thoughts]

In other words, she didn't make the decision about having children. Otherwise, she could have found a better, more responsible man.

There was absolutely no chance for the two of them to get together at the time; it was all thanks to Gao Qinglian.

When Gao Qinglian was young, she was a kind and lively person. She was just a bit talkative and had a rather impulsive personality.

Once, at the market, Gao Qinglian's mother bought a string of candied hawthorns. With many children in the family, they were usually reluctant to spend money recklessly.

This time, it was after her two daughters begged her so much that Grandma Wu gritted her teeth and finally bought one skewer. She planned to share it with her three children at home.

On her way back, Gao Qinglian skipped and jumped happily. Running very fast, she wasn't paying attention to where she was going and was knocked down by Yang Zhaodi, who was riding her bicycle and looking around carelessly on her way to the market. Naturally, the candied hawthorns rolled to the ground, and Gao Qinglian's face turned black.

Yang Zhaodi also fell down, and instead of apologizing, she yelled at Gao Qinglian for not watching where she was going. They started arguing back and forth.

Granny Wu and Gao Qingyun, who followed behind, learned what had happened and kept apologizing to Yang Zhaodi, saying that it was her fault that her sister had run too fast.

Yang Zhaodi initially didn't take Gao Qingyun seriously, only saying, "I hit him, so I'll pay for the damaged things."

After saying that, he threw down a dollar and rode away on his bicycle.

Gao Qingyun saw that she casually pulled out a dollar and guessed that the girl must come from a well-off family, so he had a wicked idea.

So he ran after her, wanting to return the one yuan to Yang Zhaodi. It wasn't that he didn't want the money, but rather that he wanted to play the long game.

He was determined to win over this wealthy girl. After relentless pursuit, he finally caught up with Yang Zhaodi's bicycle and arrived at her front door.

Gao Qingyun's eyes lit up when he looked at the big red brick house.

He pretended to be honest and steady, and politely handed the money back to Yang Zhaodi.

Yang Zhaodi's attitude towards him softened a bit. She said something polite and was about to turn around and go home when she heard Gao Qingyun say that he wanted to apologize to her on behalf of his sister and invite her to dinner.

Yang Zhaodi had a better impression of him, so she accepted his invitation.

Later, they ate together several times. Gao Qingyun paid for the first meal, but Yang Zhaodi paid for most of the other meals. Gao Qingyun was very good at sweet-talking and had Yang Zhaodi completely under his thumb.

After dating for two months, Gao Qingyun, emboldened by alcohol, coaxed her into becoming his girlfriend. They moved in together that very day.

It wasn't until after their marriage that Yang Zhaodi realized Gao Qingyun had deceived her. He wasn't a polite and kind person at all; his naivety was just an act.

However, he listens to her and can make her happy, so she no longer wants to leave him, and she is also pregnant, so she can only make do like this.

(Back to the topic) Gao Meiqi was also startled by the sound of the table being slammed, and asked at the opportune moment, "Dad, how do you plan to avenge Mom?"

Yang Zhaodi glared at him angrily and said sternly, "I want to see what kind of good idea you have to get revenge for me. Otherwise, you will definitely not let me off the hook for scaring me just now."

Gao Qingyun stammered and couldn't come up with any solution, which angered Yang Zhaodi so much that she slapped him on the arm again. The pain made his mouth twitch.

Yang Zhaodi knew that this guy was all talk and no action when it came to real problems.

Gao Meiqi couldn't bear to look at her father's pathetic state. She just couldn't understand how her mother, with such an outstanding personality, could have fallen for a coward like her father.

After lunch, Yang Zhaodi took a nap. By the time she got off work, it was 1:30 PM. After getting home and having dinner, it was already 2:30 PM. She'll take a one-hour nap, get ready, and then go back to work.

The factory starts serving meals at 6 PM, so you just need to arrive before 4:30 PM. This gives the cooks enough time to prepare the food.

They usually wash all the vegetables they need for the day in the morning and then chop them directly in the afternoon to avoid being overwhelmed.

They need to be at the cafeteria by 5 a.m. to get breakfast at 7 a.m. The breakfast is simple: rice porridge with a spoonful of pickled vegetables and two steamed buns.

Around 7:30 in the morning, they began preparing the ingredients needed for lunch. After assigning tasks, the women went about their respective work.

Yang Zhaodi felt exhausted every day and had no time to rest. Fortunately, her second daughter was diligent and could help with laundry and cooking, unlike her eldest daughter who was always procrastinating. If asked to cook a meal, she could stay in the kitchen all morning.

I don't know if she's slow or deliberately dawdling. Anyway, she's not likable.

In the evening, those who had gone out to visit friends or ask classmates for calligraphy practice all returned home after work.

As always, Gao Meiqi prepared the meal, waiting for the family to come home. They were used to this lifestyle; as long as someone had done the housework and there was food ready, who cared who did it?

Perhaps in this era, being the second child in a family means being destined to be diligent and hardworking.

Yunya is the same way. At home, she's always the one caught in the middle, doing a lot but getting little in return. She never gets any good things and always gets all the credit for her hard work.

Furthermore, anyone who says they have a child who was sent away to be raised, or that they sold a child, is always the second child.

Nine out of ten are children caught in the middle. Unless there are many children in the family, the second child is usually the one who suffers the most, or the third child is the one who gets wronged; they are never the eldest or the youngest.