Chapter 84: Want to go back

Lin Shuyin was with a female educated youth. Jiang Li recognized the female educated youth; she was an older educated youth at the point, named Zhang Laidi. Seeing Jiang Li return, Lin Shuyin quickly stepped forward and said to Jiang Li, “Jiang Zhiqing, please help Zhang Zhiqing, she’s not feeling well.

She suddenly felt unwell and almost fainted just now.” Jiang Li led them into the medical room and checked Zhang Laidi’s pulse. After Zhang Laidi sat down and extended her hand, Jiang Li took her pulse and said, “Your body is too weak, Zhang Zhiqing. You earn a lot of work points every year, but you need to improve your living conditions and not be too hard on yourself. If you don’t take care of your health, sooner or later you’ll have problems.” Zhang Laidi was one of the more capable educated youths in the countryside.

She worked diligently every day, not only earning enough work points for her own rations but also earning an extra ten yuan from the brigade every year. Logically, her body shouldn’t be in this state. However, Zhang Laidi had always been frugal, and years of hard work combined with malnutrition had caused her body to break down.

The reason for her frugality was simple: she sent all her earnings and rations back home to support her family. Her parents always wrote to her about their difficulties, so she could only save on herself. She couldn’t bear to spend the money she earned, sending it all home, even sending a portion of her own rations home every year.

Hearing Jiang Li’s words, Zhang Laidi sighed, “Jiang Zhiqing, my family is struggling, my mother has been sick several times this year, and we need money for medicine. I can only save and help my family. Could you get me some medicine to help me recover? I need to hold on.” Hearing Zhang Laidi’s words, Jiang Li didn’t know what to say. “Zhang Zhiqing, I think you should write to your neighbors and ask about your family’s situation.

 I’m afraid your mother is perfectly healthy and is deliberately deceiving you to send money home to save for your brother’s wedding. Learn to love yourself before loving others, don’t be too selfless. Your parents don’t care about you, they only know how to exploit you, don’t you know how to plan for yourself? Don’t wait until your body completely breaks down before you regret it.

” Zhang Laidi was stunned, then asked her, “Jiang Zhiqing, how do you know about my family? My mother isn’t like that, she’s very good to me, she wouldn’t deceive me.” Jiang Li thought that Zhang Laidi was really being manipulated, her name said it all; her parents couldn’t possibly be good to her. She didn’t want to explain further to Zhang Laidi, if it weren’t for her pity, Jiang Li wouldn’t have said so much.

 She said indifferently, “Zhang Zhiqing, don’t worry about how I know, just write to your neighbors and ask if what I said is true.” Jiang Li then let Zhang Laidi go. Her body couldn’t be treated just with medicine; the key was to increase nutrition, otherwise, it would all be in vain. Seeing Jiang Li’s confident manner, Lin Shuyin said to Zhang Laidi, “Zhang Zhiqing, what Jiang Zhiqing said is right, write a letter home and ask your neighbors about your family’s situation.

Your mother has been sick so many times in half a year, which is unusual, and she’s been using various excuses to ask you to send money and food back for years. Don’t let your family exploit you and ruin your health.

” Zhang Laidi took it to heart. She knew her parents favored sons over daughters, so it was possible.  Sigh, she should write a letter home and ask. If she found out that her parents were deceiving her about her mother’s illness and that the money wasn’t for treatment but for her brother’s wedding, she had to plan for herself.

Jiang Li stayed at the educated youth point for a while and went back when it was time for lunch. On her way back, Jiang Li saw Sun Wenwen approaching Li Dazhu, deliberately falling in front of him to seek his help.

 Seeing Sun Wenwen fall and unable to walk, Li Dazhu went to ask about the situation. Sun Wenwen looked at Li Dazhu pitifully, “Dazhu ge, I think I twisted my foot, can you help me up and take me home?” Sun Wenwen’s helpless appearance did evoke a protective instinct. Jiang Li saw this scene with an amused expression. Could this Sun Wenwen be trying to get back together with him? People often only realize the value of something after they lose it.

Faced with Sun Wenwen’s plea, Li Dazhu hesitated, “Sun Zhiqing, this isn’t appropriate, you’re a woman, and I’m a man, it’s not suitable for me to help you. I’ll call someone for you, notify your family or ask a woman to help you.” Sun Wenwen didn’t expect to be rejected by Li Dazhu. Li Dazhu’s attitude towards her in her past life wasn’t like this.

Before, as long as it was her business, Li Dazhu was very attentive. When she needed help, Li Dazhu never refused. Because of rebirth, even Li Dazhu has changed from his past life? Sun Wenwen was very sad, she had thought that she was sure of Li Dazhu, but now she knew that she might not even be able to keep Li Dazhu. Sun Wenwen was unwilling, she grabbed Li Dazhu’s sleeve and deliberately leaned against him. “Dazhu ge, what’s wrong with this? You’re helping someone, not doing anything bad.

 I don’t mind, why do you care so much?” Li Dazhu saw Sun Wenwen leaning against him and became even more anxious. He quickly moved back, “Sun Zhiqing, it’s not that I don’t want to help you, but it’s not appropriate for me to help you. I’ll call someone for you, just wait, it won’t take long.” Li Dazhu looked around and then saw Jiang Li in the distance. The moment Li Dazhu saw Jiang Li, his eyes lit up.

He was excited not only because he saw a woman who could help Sun Wenwen home, but also because he had a secret crush on Jiang Li. He had a crush on her since she first came to the countryside. But knowing Jiang Li’s good conditions, Li Dazhu, despite his crush, had never confessed.

“Jiang Zhiqing, Sun Zhiqing accidentally twisted her foot, could you help her get home?” Li Dazhu spoke to Jiang Li proactively for the first time, feeling excited and nervous. Seeing Li Dazhu’s expression towards Jiang Li, Sun Wenwen remembered that he had been like this when he spoke to her in his past life. Happy and nervous.

 So Li Dazhu was so indifferent to her in this life because he liked Jiang Li? Thinking of this possibility, Sun Wenwen’s hatred for Jiang Li intensified.