Phoenix Girl in the 1990s - Chapter 2

Chapter 2

Faced with this situation, Xia Zhimin could only thicken his face and go to his eldest brother Xia Zhijun’s house to borrow money.

The money was borrowed, but Xia Zhijun’s wife, Liu Chunping, is not a good match.

The next day, she spread the story of Xia Zhimin’s loan all over the village.

She also said Li Xiuqin is a misfortune, not only can’t give birth to a son.

She’s also been taking money from her mother’s family for her brother, who could only be paralyzed in bed even after he’s been treated.

Even their daughter’s money set aside for tuition fees is not spared.

Having four daughters in a row has been a “blemish” on Li Xiuqin’s life since she was young.

Because of this, her in-laws treated her coldly and she suffered a lot.

She and Liu Chunping are sisters-in-law because Liu Chunping’s first child was a son.

After giving birth, she became the aunt of the Xia family, and the birth of her second child was also a son.

Her parents-in-law took care of her completely, and even the confinement period was helped by Li Xiuqin.

She just didn’t realize that more than 20 years had already gone by.

The youngest daughter Xia Wen is already fifteen, and she is still criticized for not giving birth to a son.

Add to that the fact that the money was indeed used by her, and the fact that her big brother was lying in the hospital.

Not knowing if I’ll be able to stand up in this life. Lots of misfortune stack one after the other.

To make the already dispirited Li Xiuqin more and more broken, a moment of unbearable thought before she drank the pesticide.

In the hospital, Xia Zhimin and his four daughters are gathered in front of the bed.

Li Xiuqin was pale and looked frail.

“Don’t do anything foolish next time, we’ve got a great family here.” came the resounding words of Xia Zhimin to his wife.

“What if something were to happen to you,” he reasoned out.

Xia Zhimin was scared that his wife couldn’t be saved this time.

Then the heavens would really have fallen. They’ve been together for more than 20 years and have a strong bond.

He was looking forward to a lifetime with his wife.

Eldest daughter Xiahe also said, “Yes mom, if you hear anything bad, rush up and slap her.”

“Or tell us either way, why sulk on your own, doesn’t that make it more of a problem for the loved ones?”

“Mom, if something really happens to you, I won’t be able to sleep for the rest of my life, it’s just money for school fee, which is less important than your life in my eyes.” voiced out by Xia Lin.

The second daughter Xia Lin’s eyes were red from crying. In her opinion, if it wasn’t for the tuition fees for her own school.

Her father wouldn’t have borrowed the money, and her mom wouldn’t have been taunted by her aunt.

Then the incident of her Mother committing suicide would have never happened, everything started because of her school fees.

“Xiaolin, don’t be silly our family is only experiencing difficulties for a while, You’ll graduate and join the workforce in two years, when I get my salary, won’t it be easier for our family?” Xia He assured her sister.

In Xia He’s opinion, those who can’t see her family are all a bunch of poorly educated dogs!

If the two sisters can all go to college and find a good job.

Does anyone still dare speak ill of their parents when the family is better off?

She learned in school that the economic base determines the social structure.

When your wallet is bigger, your back is stronger. So whatever.

Several of her sisters had to go to college, and even if she, as the oldest sister, stayed at home to help out after graduation without thinking about her personal problems, she had to provide for her sisters.

When Xia He said this, Xia Qing, the third sister of the Xia family, glanced at Xia He and found that this elder sister was very calculated.

As for second sister Xia Lin, there’s still a lot of room for growth.

Because in a few years, she will grow into an excellent career woman.

Xia Qing is a transgressor who just crossed over two days ago.

Not yet adapted to the new identity and environment encountered Li Xiuqin drink pesticides, but also thanks to her.

Otherwise it would be impossible to stop Li Xiuqin so quickly, and the Xia family wouldn’t have thought of using saline solution to induce vomiting, because Xia Qing was in a novel of the past era.

The heroine of the novel is Xia Lin, the second daughter of the Xia family, and the opening chapter is Li Xiuqin seeking death.

But Li Xiuqin in the novel was not so lucky, because she drank a can of pesticide and died after not being rescued.

There was also a complete feud with the eldest sister’s family.

Then a series of things happened, the eldest-uncle’s family because of Li Xiuqin’s matter no longer stoic opted for the Police to deal with it.

The construction team compensated the eldest uncle with a sum of money, and the eldest aunt paid back the Xia family’s money.

Another five thousand dollars was given as compensation for the sake of several nieces.

Xia Lin went to school in the capital and worked very hard in college.

Whenever school’s not in session, she goes to her part-time job and goes back to her dormitory to study till midnight.

With this hard working spirit, Xia Lin was able to get a scholarship every year.

The school counselor knew about her family’s problems and helped her apply for a grant.

That’s half the cost of tuition, plus scholarships and part-time jobs.

And Xia Lin is pretty much self-sufficient.

In her junior year of college, Xia Lin got an internship with a company and met Cheng Jiang, the main male character.

Cheng Jiang is the son of a high-ranking official. He went into business after he was transferred from the army.

The company had a tough start, and the staff they hired always turned up and left.

When Xia Lin came to the company, not only was she able to quickly take charge of the business, but she was also able to take on a new role in the company.

Helping the company to get back in order, there is still a sense of defiance in her heart.

Xia Lin’s spirit of hard work and endurance attracted Chen Jiang.

After impressing Xia Lin with his sincerity, the two married.

Together, they’ll expand and grow that company.

There’s not much about the rest of the Xia family in the novel.

It’s just a side story about a couple of sisters who are doing well.

She never expected that she would be donning the third sister, Xia Qing, who was in the novel in a handful of lines.

Xia Qing was recalling the novel’s plot.

Xia He mentioned her name.

“Thanks to Xiao Qing today, if she hadn’t found the situation early and knew to use saline water to induce vomiting, mom would have been in quite a bit of danger this time.”

Xia Qing thought to herself, Could this be considered as dangerous?

If it weren’t for the fact that she knows the plot.

Ever cautious, at this point Li Xiuqin will not be lying in the hospital as simple as that.

Having come back from the dead, Li Xiuqin’s mindset is completely different from before

She strained to raise her hand and motioned for some of her daughters to come closer.

Holding the hands of her daughters tightly.

“I’ve kind of died once, and I thought about it a lot during the resuscitation.”

“Indeed I should not have done anything foolish; I cannot close my eyes before I have seen all of you make a family, that is, after I am dead.”

Following that, she looked at her husband, Xia Zhimin.

“You go back and return the three thousand dollars to them, and we’ll think of another way, I don’t believe that apart from borrowing from her, Liu Chunping, we don’t have any other way to live.”