The next summer, Jiang Rui gave birth to a boy.

The child was born with a white and fat appearance, which amazed people.

The speed of Jiang Rui’s postpartum recovery is even more jaw-dropping.

She had spent a lot of thought at the beginning, trying to make this child more like Zhao Nan instead of her. Now he is really like an ordinary child in every aspect, just smarter.

The child needs to be taken care of. So, Jiang Rui simply moved the work from the clothing factory home and used the guest bedroom as a workshop. Anyway, it was just making clothes and it was the same everywhere. After she made samples, she would send them to Shi Kaiming.

Now she and Zhao Nan go back once a year.

Zhao Qianqian and Zhao Bei got married one after another and each had their own small family.

Zhang Xiaohua has set up a small department store stall for two years and has become a well-known ten-thousand yuan household1, leaving Wang Tonghua speechless. Recently, she wrote to Jiang Rui that she planned to rent a storefront in the county and open a real shop. Nowadays, she rarely complains to Jiang Rui in letters. The career that has flourished has made her whole person full of confidence and she doesn’t care about the things she used to care about. Perhaps it is her nature to be so straightforward and open-minded.

After Du Baozhen graduated from university, the family expected her to be assigned a good job. However, she went home and told Wang Tonghua that she wanted to marry someone. That person was Han Wenke, an educated youth who was previously sent to Chaoyang Commune and is currently teaching in a high school in the provincial capital.

Wang Tonghua objected fiercely.

The Han family “has a bad composition”, the ancestor is a landlord, and he was beaten into the five black categories2 during the special period. So later, other educated youths could find a way back to the city, but he waited until the college entrance examination resumed before returning to the city.

She heard that there was no one in his family, not to mention his family background. He was just a poor teacher. If Du Baozhen married him, she would not even have a house to live in, so she could only stay in the teacher’s dormitory allocated by the school. Wang Tonghua wholeheartedly expects her daughter to marry into a good family, how can she accept it?

Moreover, the Du family spent so much energy on Du Baozhen to study. Now that she graduates, she does not say to give back to the family, but instead subsidizes others, which really makes people uncomfortable.

But no matter how much the family objected, Du Baozhen had to get married because she was already pregnant.

Wang Tonghua’s heart suddenly became cold. She kicked Du Baozhen out of the house, stating that she would no longer care about her business, and she didn’t let Du Baozhen in no matter how much she cried.

Jiang Rui was not at home, all these were learned from Zhang Xiaohua.

When Du Baozhen and Han Wenke got married in the provincial capital, no one else in the Du family showed up, only Jiang Rui.

As soon as she saw her, Du Baozhen cried out of breath.

Jiang Rui asked if she regretted it, but she just shook her head.

Since she doesn’t regret it, she can only move forward on the path she chose.

After she got married, she was pregnant first and then had to take care of the child. She was unable to go out to work and it was difficult to maintain the family’s expenses with Han Wenke’s salary alone.

The original sweetness and contentment were gradually consumed by firewood, rice, oil, and salt. The two began to accuse each other, quarrel, and the cold war, repeating itself again and again.

One day, Du Baozhen discovered a love poem written by Han Wenke to a female student.

He praised and admired her, just like he did to her back then.

Du Baozhen was surprised at her calmness and even thought in her heart: Look, he is as dedicated as ever, dedicated to the innocence of the girl, dedicated to the romantic romance, dedicated to the beautiful love in his imagination.

She suddenly remembered that on the day of her wedding, her sister came alone and asked her if she regretted it.

There is no way to regret it.

She sent those love letters written by Han Wenke to the school principal, every teacher, and the parent of the female student.

How can a person with a problematic lifestyle and a person with no morality be a good teacher? Han Wenke quickly lost his job and his family was forced to move out of the school dormitory.

Du Baozhen did not care about him and did not tell her family about it, so she rented a small house by herself. Because she has children, she can’t do other work, so she can only go out to set up a stall and sell some needles and brains.

Before Zhang Xiaohua set up a street stall, she avoided it. Unexpectedly, it has now become a means of survival.

Whenever she was about to be unable to hold on, she asked herself, do you regret it?

There is no way to regret it.

The child’s growth rate is always surprising as if the baby who was still babbling with him yesterday has grown into a handsome boy today.

Children grow up and grow old with their parents.

Jiang Rui’s appearance hasn’t changed much, but the word Chuan between Zhao Nan’s eyebrows has deepened year by year and there are also cold and hard lines on the corners of his mouth, which makes him look more powerful and majestic.

Of course, there may also be credit for his increasing rank.

Thanks to him, now that Jiang Rui is going out, everyone who knows her background is very polite and doesn’t dare to offend her in the slightest.

Shi Kaiming’s garment factory is getting bigger and bigger, the brand’s reputation has spread throughout China, and the next step is to go global.

He learned from foreigners and gave Jiang Rui the title of Chief Designer. Recently, another fashion exhibition is going to be held, which is very grand and even broadcast on TV.

As the Chief Designer, Jiang Rui can not avoid attending, and now she is at home trying out the clothes she will wear.

This is a pure white dress with a relatively conservative design. It does not reveal a large collarbone or the entire arm. It is only made of close-fitting fabrics, which perfectly sets off her exquisite figure.

Even so, Zhao Nan was still not happy.

His unhappiness showed that he had to send Jiang Rui to the scene that day, and was sitting in the car, ready to wait until the end of the show to pick her up and go home.

Jiang Rui could only lean over and kiss him before getting out of the car, “I’ll be out soon.”

The security guard driving ahead watched this scene and was used to the love of the Chief and his wife.

Jiang Rui only showed her face in the venue. Shi Kaiming asked her to come on stage to say something but was rejected.

Even so, her appearance still attracted most people’s attention. Everyone is guessing about her identity and her age.

She seems to have both the beauty of a young woman and the amorous feelings of a mature woman. Her every move is calm and graceful. Whether it was a small smile at the corner of her mouth or a slight nod, she showed excellent posture, and it was also guessed that she must live a pampered life.

Many people wanted to strike up a conversation, but Shi Kaiming calmly blocked them. Someone secretly made fun of the two of them, but Shi Kaiming sternly denied it.

If it was earlier, he would have passed it with a laugh. But now he doesn’t dare, she has become the general’s husband, and he is watching over there.

Not long after Jiang Rui left, Shi Kaiming sent her out. The two said a few words outside the venue. Then, Zhao Nan got out of the car. Shi Kaiming quickly swallowed the rest of the words back into his stomach and watched Jiang Rui leave.

A young man chased her out of the venue and wanted to talk to Jiang Rui, but only saw her back. Regretfully, he pulled Shi Kaiming and asked, “Mr. Shi, who is that lady just now?”

In this situation, Shi Kaiming had already dealt with it easily, and only asked him: “Did you see the person next to the car?”

The young man took a closer look and nodded, “It looks familiar, who is that? It seems to be very close to the lady.”

“It’s familiar, go back and watch the TV today, and maybe see him on the news.” Intimate is also right, he is the husband of the lady.” After Shi Kaiming finished speaking, he patted him on the shoulder and left.

The young man froze in place. After a long time, he finally remembered why the cold man was so familiar. Then, he trembled in fright, secretly glad that he did not strike up a conversation frivolously just now.

In the car, Zhao Nan did not say a word.

Usually, when he is like this, the person opposite is always scared and afraid to breathe, but Jiang Rui is not afraid, and hooks his finger with her little finger: “Not happy yet?”

Zhao Nan slowly gathered her palms, held her little finger in the palm, and said, “No.”

“No, why don’t you speak? Do you show me your face, eh?”

Zhao Nan looked at her, his eyes showed the helpless indulgence that he had when facing her, “Say what?”

“Just say anything.” Jiang Rui said, “You haven’t said whether my clothes look good today.”

Knowing what he was not happy about, but she insisted on mentioning it, Zhao Nan had to say, “It looks good.”

Jiang Rui chuckled, resting her head on his shoulder, and whispered in a low voice: “Why do you get stingy as you get older? I will stay with you for the rest of my life. Do you have to worry about talking to others?”

Zhao Nan stared at her.

She did not know, he did not only care about other people talking to her, but he even cared if others looked at her more.

He wouldn’t say such words and only kissed Jiang Rui on the forehead, “It’s a deal.”

It is definitely a lifetime.

Jiang Rui did what she said.

The children of the two of them grew older, and gradually they had their friends, their love, and their own lives. He is mature enough and strong enough to bear the fact that his parents have passed away.

After Zhao Nan passed away, Jiang Rui left the world.

She woke up in a palace, for a moment in a daze where she was, until someone called her.

“What?” she asked subconsciously.

Gong’e said respectfully: “The Immortal Sovereign told the Fairy that everything went well.”

Jiang Rui nodded slowly.

Gong’e said again: “The Immortal Sovereign also asked the Fairy, do you want to take a look?”

“….No need.”

Gong’e quickly retreated. Jiang Rui stood in place for a while, withdrew from the Yuanshen, and went to the next world.

*****

Translator’s Comment:

Really respect Zhang Xiaohua. With such conditions, she still could stand up even her mother-in-law against her, as it was especially not easy for women in the era of 60′ – 70’.

I didn’t expect such a tragic ending for Du Baozhen.

It will be a new arc in the next chapter. Are you excited?

Spoiler: the next arc is the entertainment industry. (^.~)☆

Btw, I will be on vacation so I can not give an update. Happy vacation, everyone! New chapter will be updated after my vacation. ଘ(੭ˊᵕˋ)੭* ੈ✩‧₊˚

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