Chapter 366: Strong Fortitude

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

“What did her friend experience?” Li Xiaoran couldn’t help but ask.

Jin Xiaojing glanced at her daughter and saw that she wasn’t paying attention, so she pulled Li Xiaoran to the courtyard at the back.historical

“That girl was so pitiful. The man she married was very meek. Although the man was diligent, he wasn’t very capable. After he went out to earn some money, the money was taken away by his parents. In the end, the couple barely even had enough to eat. Under such circumstances, that girl actually became pregnant.”

“She was only sixteen years old, so she didn’t understand many things. When she got pregnant, she just thought she was sick. After her mother-in-law urged her to wash clothes, she accidentally slipped. Then, the girl bled and the child was gone!”

At this point, Jin Xiaojing felt a little upset.

“This girl was already unfortunate to have a miscarriage, but the other party still blamed this girl for not protecting the child properly when she was pregnant. That girl was already weak from the miscarriage, but she got beaten up by that family. She could only run out with all her might and return to her family’s house. That’s how she survived!”

“After Sisi saw that girl, she only said one thing when she came back. Mother, if I can earn money, I won’t have to be at other people’s mercy after I get married. I’ll also be able to see a doctor when I’m sick! Sister Sisi was bullied by her in-laws because she was incompetent and couldn’t earn money on her own!” Jin Xiaojing repeated what Zhao Sisi had said.

When Li Xiaoran heard this, she finally understood.

“Actually, I think Cousin Sisi is right. Women also have to have the ability to earn money. As long as they have money in their hands, everything will be easy to deal with. Of course, women can’t be too soft-hearted. If they have a meek personality, the money they earn will be snatched away, so the most important thing is to have strong fortitude! As long as they have a strong fortitude and the ability to earn money to support themselves, things will be much easier for women!”

When Jin Xiaojing heard her niece’s words, she fell into deep thought.

“Since Cousin Sisi is also interested in knife-cut noodles, let’s learn from Xiao Qing! In the future, when we get married, we can earn more money!” Li Xiaoran thought of something and said.

“How can that be? This is your way of earning money!” Jin Xiaojing quickly waved her hand and said.

“It’s fine, Second Aunt. If Cousin Sisi learns it, she can set up a stall elsewhere to sell noodles in the future. She can also cook noodles in my shop now and I’ll give her a salary every month. Coincidentally, I also want my mother to have free time to do what she likes!” Li Xiaoran voiced her thoughts.

Li Xiaoran didn’t think of this at the last minute. She really had a plan.

Since her mother liked to make jewelry, she definitely couldn’t work in the shop all the time.

Therefore, it must be very tiring for her sister, Xiao Qing, to run this knife-cut noodles shop alone.

Therefore, before this, Li Xiaoran was thinking of finding another person to learn how to make knife-cut noodles.

Since they were going to teach them how to cut noodles, they had to be very careful when choosing people.

After all, they might become business competitors in the future!

It was also for this reason that Li Xiaoran couldn’t find a suitable candidate.

This time, when Zhao Sisi came to send her off, she saw that Zhao Sisi was very interested in knife-cut noodles and she immediately had the idea of hiring Zhao Sisi.

Jin Xiaojing didn’t expect Li Xiaoran to say that, but this was her niece’s kind intentions, so she naturally couldn’t refuse.

Besides, she was lucky to be able to learn a skill and get a salary at the same time!

“How about this? I’ll go back and discuss it with your second uncle and ask Sisi. I’ll give you an answer in a few days, okay?” Jin Xiaojing said.

“It’s fine. There’s no hurry. Take your time to consider it!” Li Xiaoran wasn’t in a hurry to get an answer.

After looking at the shop, Li Shun also brought his father-in-law and two brothers-in-law to look at the land he was farming and the furniture business he was going to do in the future.

After Zhao Huaishan looked around, he stroked his beard.

“You’ve finally figured it out. This is how things should be! Look at you. Didn’t you find a way to earn money in the end? Men have to support their families in order to hold their heads high!”

“That’s right. I only understood this after decades. It’s all thanks to your guidance!” Li Shun marveled.

“Son-in-law, you’re not stupid. You’re a very capable person. It’s just that you were deceived by your parents in the past! Now that you have a new house and your own business, you have to live your life to the fullest in the future! I only have one daughter. You have to treat her well in the future!” Zhao Huaishan couldn’t help but remind him again.

“Father-in-law, I know what you’re worried about! Don’t worry! I’m no longer the same Li Shun as before. I won’t let others control me. To be honest, when this house was just built, my parents came looking for me again. It’s just that later on, I thought of a way to make them dare not to take advantage of me anymore!” Li Shun said with a sneer.

“Oh really, what did your parents do this time?” Zhao Huaishan asked. Li Shun wasn’t afraid of exposing his dirty laundry, so he told them what had happened.

After Li Shun compared his biological parents’ actions, he realized the truth. Even his parents -in-law treated him better than his biological parents did.

At least, Zhao Huaishan, his father-in-law, was sincerely thinking for his sake. That was why he kept reminding him and helping him regain his dignity as a man.

When Zhao Huaishan heard his son-in-law’s words, he was shocked.

As parents, it was shocking that they could do these sorts of things.

“How did I do it? I didn’t do anything! At this moment, I finally understood that my eldest brother and second brother are the sons my parents dote on the most. I’m the only one who’s been disliked since I was young. I’m already a father, but I was sent away to be dowry by my parents!” Speaking of this, Li Shun’s heart ached.

There were parents who doted on their children, and there were also parents who were not worthy of being parents at all.

To him, his parents were not worthy of being parents.

“Son-in-law, speaking of this, I have a question too. Why have your parents disliked you ever since you were young? Have you asked about the reason?” Zhao Huaishan even suspected that Li Shun wasn’t a child of the Li family.

Li Shun knew what his father-in-law meant and smiled bitterly.

“I’ve also asked around.. Unfortunately, I’m really my parents’ biological son!”