noffsinger Chapter 146 The Good Daughter in a Historical Novel 4
Chapter 146 The Good Daughter in a Historical Novel 4
Back at the Yao family home, the whole family gathered for a meeting.
Hu Fenfang spoke first: "Sanni, you know your own illness. It's not that your family won't treat you, it's that it can't be cured. Since you're already like this, you should go to the countryside. Just consider it helping your second brother."
Yao Daqiang: "Third sister, don't worry, I will remember all your kindness. After you are gone, I will pay my respects to you every year, and I will also have the children burn paper money for you."
Upon hearing this, Hu Fenfang slapped him in annoyance. "What are you saying? You're not thinking straight. It's obvious they want Sanni to die in the countryside!"
They may think that way in their hearts, but they can't say it out loud, you silly child.
Hu Fenfang held Qingmo's hand and said awkwardly, "Sanni, don't listen to your second brother's nonsense. He didn't mean it that way. He just wanted to say that no matter what, the whole family will remember you. Don't overthink it."
Mr. Yao: "Sanni, don't worry, I'll have your mother give you fifty yuan. You won't have too much trouble living in the countryside. You can find someone to marry and have a son or daughter. It won't be a waste of your time coming here."
Yao Dani: "Third sister, you can sleep in my bed for the next few days. I'm going to stay in the dormitory. Here's five yuan, take it, it's a little something from your sister."
Si Ni: "Third sister, here, this is my secret stash of money. Take it, I don't hold a grudge against you for hitting me. Be well after you go to the countryside."
Yao Xiaoqiang: "Third sister, I don't have much to give you. Don't worry, I will take good care of Mom and Dad when I grow up. Don't worry about the family."
Clear foam: ...
She hadn't even said a word, and they'd already made arrangements for her? Fine, whatever makes them happy.
He took the three yuan from the two sisters and then reached out to Hu Fenfang, saying, "Alright, since you want me to go to the countryside, it's not impossible. But I need 260 yuan. Besides the 50 yuan subsidy from the educated youth office, you need to give me another 210 yuan. Otherwise, I won't go."
Upon hearing this, Hu Fenfang flew into a rage. Giving her 50 yuan was already more than generous, and asking for 210 yuan was like asking her to cut off her own flesh.
Hu Fenfang: "Sanni, are you crazy? Don't you know what the situation is at home? Where would we get the money to give you? Besides, do you really need that much money to go to the countryside?"
Qingmo sneered, "Mom, you don't need to worry about that. I've never had a good life since I was a child. I just want to have a few comfortable days in the next few years, with enough to eat and drink. I'll be content when I die. If you don't want to give it to me, that's fine. I want to see if the government will force me to die when I go to the countryside with this body."
Qingmo didn't want more, but the family didn't have much money, and she would have to live here in the future. They couldn't just drain her dry all at once. Besides, 260 was also not a good number, and 250 didn't sound good either.
Yao's father watched coldly, as if this was the first time he had really looked at his daughter. They were both his own children, and they knew she was sick and dying, so it wasn't that they didn't feel sorry for her.
It's just that ten fingers are of different lengths, and both the palm and the back of the hand are flesh. Some children are destined not to receive fairness. Since her body is already like that, it doesn't matter if she sacrifices a little for this family.
Unexpectedly, after more than a decade of quiet obscurity and never resisting, now that she is about to be sent to the countryside and die, this daughter has suddenly become assertive.
It was clear that Qingmo wouldn't go to the countryside without money. After a long silence, Yao's father finally made the decision: "Give it to her, go and get it for her."
Although Hu Fenfang was unwilling, her husband had already spoken, so she could only angrily go back to her room to get the money.
Qingmo sat quietly, looking at everyone calmly. After receiving the money, Qingmo turned and went back to her room.
The next day, the children went to work early, and the two younger ones were not there either. Only Qingmo was left at home. She was going to the countryside in a few days, and no one wanted to provoke her. After all, she was about to die, and if she went crazy, who could stop her?
Qingmo leisurely took out a bowl of soy milk and fried dough sticks to eat. After finishing, she went to Hu Fenfang's room, found the household registration book, and went out, heading directly to the educated youth office.
They went straight to the point and didn't go to the countryside.
The older woman who greeted her immediately frowned upon hearing this. "Young lady, your name has already been submitted. It's impossible for you not to go. This is national policy, and you have to support it. If you don't want to go, then you have a problem with your thinking and you'll be sent to a farm."
Qingmo took out the doctor's certificate and placed it on the table. She said weakly, "Comrade, it's not that I don't want to, but someone secretly signed up to take my place. The country says that educated youth should go to the countryside, but I'm not an educated youth because I didn't even finish elementary school. Look at my medical record, I'm about to die. Aren't you forcing me to die? I want to find the leaders and report this."
When the older sister looked at the medical record, she saw that it was indeed stamped with the hospital's official seal. This sickly person was about to die, so why was he going to the countryside? Wasn't he just making things worse? But she couldn't make such a decision on his own.
"Young lady, don't worry. This is the first time I've encountered this situation. Even if you report it, it won't change anything. Here's what I'll do: I'll find a supervisor for you and see what we can do."
This matter is neither a big deal nor a small one. The medical record clearly states that she doesn't have many years left to live, cannot be stimulated, and cannot work. If we really send this young lady to the countryside, wouldn't that be treating human life like dirt?
Besides, those who have been sent to the countryside can still apply for medical retirement and return to the city. This girl's illness is quite serious.
The leaders of the educated youth office arrived quickly. After hearing the situation, they also felt it was a difficult case, since the names had already been submitted. Qingmo saw how troubled they were.
We're not unreasonable people, so let's go to the police station together to report it.
A real-name report alleges that Yao's parents disregarded human life, sending a sickly, uneducated man to the countryside in place of their son.
This is deceiving the country and the government. Sending such people to the countryside is just dragging down our fellow farmers.
This matter had to be made a scene; otherwise, no one would care. Qingmo took the police and the people from the educated youth office directly to the machinery factory.
Mr. Yao had no idea why the factory manager wanted to see him. When he went in and saw his daughter and the police officers in uniform, he immediately sensed that something was terribly wrong.
Upon hearing the reason for the incident, he simply denied it, claiming it had nothing to do with him. In any case, he wasn't the one who registered Yao Sanni. Even if he wasn't the one who registered her, he still knew about it and had to give her a serious reprimand.
They went to the textile factory to find Hu Fenfang, who was so frightened that her legs went weak. She kept saying that she was wrong and would never dare to deceive the government again.
This isn't a big deal; it's mainly a family conflict. It hasn't caused any serious consequences yet. Just give Yao's parents a little criticism and education, and that's it, since they are their own child.
The difficulty lies in the issue of sending her to the countryside. Forcing her to go is tantamount to sending her to her death. Besides, Qingmo is adamant about not going. What can be done? We can't really send her to her death.
In the end, Qingmo's name was removed and changed to Yao Daqiang, which was a win-win situation. Those who should go to the countryside could go, while the sickly one could stay in the city.
Not only were Yao's parents criticized by the police, but they were also publicly criticized by the factory.
Now they're infamous. Everyone knows they were the parents who mistreated their daughter and sent her to her death, and their reputation is ruined.
These kinds of things happen a lot these days, and most people are like that, but nobody does it openly.
Now that it's out there, even though we're all the same kind of people, those who deserve contempt still deserve it, just to prove that I'm different from you.