novelraw Chapter 402 - 8: How to Earn Enough for a Dowry_3
Chapter 402 - 8: How to Earn Enough for a Dowry_3
Chapter 402: Chapter 8: How to Earn Enough for a Dowry_3
The opening describes Zhao Weihong’s past life, and then it’s about her rebirth.
After being reborn, she gradually meets Shi Suifeng, falls in love, and the female protagonist uses her advanced vision and words to shock and captivate the male protagonist...
In the middle to late part of the story, the two get married, but not long after the wedding, Shi Suifeng goes on a mission. When he returns, just like in Zhao Weihong’s past life, they adopt the children of a fallen comrade...
Following this is their daily life raising the kids. They are a few messy little brats, coming from two troublesome families, even getting a bite to eat requires them to throw a tantrum.
So, they become mischievous and lazy in the village, causing Zhao Weihong a lot of trouble. But a female protagonist is a female protagonist, she soon tames them, and then...
That’s when Wen Juan stopped reading.
She wanted to read about Tian Tian’s romance, and could accept a story of love after marriage or child-rearing, but the male lead hardly appeared, and she was just playing a minor role. The female lead, Zhao Weihong, is talented in housework and praised by everyone for being virtuous...
The delayed rebellious psychology led her to quickly lose interest, and in the end, she didn’t read it at all.
But even without reading, she could guess that stories from that era all follow the same pattern: the husband rises to heights, the three children all excel, and the future life of the female lead Zhao Weihong would certainly not be lacking.
But more specific details, like some specifics of achieving fame and fortune, she wasn’t sure if it was because the author was afraid of censorship, or if the single perspective of the female lead wasn’t clear, or maybe she just didn’t pay enough attention...
Wen Juan fumbled her words, unable to explain.
...
All perspectives unfold from Zhao Weihong’s side, how could she know how Shi Suifeng suddenly achieved so much success?
But...
"But Mom, there’s no one better looking than Shi Suifeng in a hundred miles around here. I don’t want to work in the countryside, I want to move to the city. Not being able to follow the army now doesn’t mean I won’t be able to in the future."
She muttered discontentedly.
The mother was also stumped.
That was true.
Young girls, who wouldn’t fall for a handsome young man?
If their family didn’t spoil their daughter, she wouldn’t have said these things—poor parents the world over!
She sighed: "I understand everything you said, I’m an experienced woman too, but I asked someone, and they refused on the other side. It’s not worth pursuing so aggressively, our girls have a precious reputation."
"Listen to your mom, just let it go!"
"I’ll ask around, maybe find you someone with a city household registration?" This was coaxing the child. Nowadays, unless there’s an issue, city folks generally don’t want to marry someone with a rural registration.
But Wen Juan wasn’t willing to just let it go.
Having just graduated college and coming over, this girl was so pretty, much more outstanding than her previously mediocre self.
With such good looks, there’s no way she could stay in the village as a farmer’s wife.
Besides, according to the history she knew, it would take seven years before she could take the college entrance exam.
Seven years!
She couldn’t just study every day.
But if she didn’t study, the knowledge she gained at graduation was almost forgotten, and if she continued not to study... Wen Juan was self-aware, she might not be able to get into a prestigious school.
So, she should seize the opportunity to hold on to a big shot, so when she joins that family, regardless of whether she studies in the future or not, good days are ahead.
A college degree would be the icing on the cake.
Without one, she could still raise a few successful kids, and by then, with money, power, jewels, and luxury brands, everything would be within reach.
She definitely wouldn’t give up!
...
Every family has its own plans, and Chu River had hers.
In just one afternoon, her savings reached a whopping 11 yuan.
After all, her second brother couldn’t provide meat, to avoid a beating, she had to pay a hefty price.
yuan.
She squatted at the courtyard gate, holding a cluster of purple flowers in her hand. It was a bunch that her eldest niece brought back while collecting pigweed—not because it was romantic or beautiful, but mainly because the heart of the flower was sweet. Plucking one and sucking on it would spread a sweet flavor across the tip of her tongue.
Although her eldest niece got a scolding and wasn’t given dinner for the past few days, she was actually eating much better than before, naturally returning the favor.
At that moment, the little girl was tasked with watering the vegetable field again, while her eldest nephew was idle, playing with ants with a piece of grass.
Chu River plucked a flower and put it in her mouth, asking, "How much do you think it costs to marry a wife back?"
Her eldest nephew got excited instantly.
He spent every day goofing off, wandering around, and the folks in the village chatted freely. He knew quite a bit about it.