In the blink of an eye, Zheng Ai Min had been staying at the old lady’s house for half a month.
Life had been bearable these past two weeks.
Besides Qin Huai Ru occasionally coming over to have Zheng Ai Min cook something better, Zheng Ai Min’s meals consisted of nothing but rice porridge.
With the help of the neighborhood committee, Zheng Da Ma had taken on many odd jobs, and her income for the past half a month was almost as much as an apprentice’s salary at the factory.
“Why hasn’t she come back yet?” Zheng Ai Min felt a little worried.
His adoptive mother had gone out early in the morning, and she should have been back by now. It was almost noon, and she still hadn’t returned. What if something had happened to her?
Not only Zheng Ai Min, but the old lady was also quite worried.
Thankfully, Zheng Da Ma finally returned, but she had changed her clothes and trousers.
“Shu Fen, what happened?” the old lady asked hurriedly.
Zheng Da Ma simply explained the situation.
In short, a comrade had accidentally fallen into the river. He couldn’t swim, and his legs cramped. He was about to drown when Zheng Da Ma happened to see him. Without thinking twice, she jumped into the river and pulled him to safety.
Jumping into a freezing river in this cold weather, it was unimaginable.
Later, Zheng Da Ma and the man she saved were sent to the hospital.
Worried about her child and the old lady, Zheng Da Ma changed her clothes and trousers in the hospital and rushed back home.
Zheng Da Ma was fine, but the man she saved had a high fever. It was unknown if his fever had gone down.
“Jumping into the river to save someone in this cold weather? You really…” the old lady didn’t know what to say.
Regardless, Zheng Da Ma was doing a good deed. The neighborhood committee would be praising her, perhaps even awarding her a banner and holding a meeting to publicize the “Zheng Shu Fen spirit.”
But the old lady was against jumping into the river to save someone in such cold weather.
Zheng Da Ma wasn’t in good health. It was incredibly reckless. If anything had happened to her…
The old lady didn’t dare to think about it.
“I didn’t think too much at the time. After all, it was a life. Besides, the river wasn’t that deep,” Zheng Da Ma said.
She brought the coal stove to Zheng Da Ma’s side. Then, the old lady, leaning on her cane, went to prepare some ginger tea.
At the hospital, Zheng Da Ma had already taken a hot bath and taken some medicine. She had also drunk some ginger tea, but she still felt cold on the way back.
Now, with a coal stove in front of her and a cup of ginger tea, she felt much warmer.
At this moment, Er Da Ma came for a visit.
Soon, others came as well.
Before the afternoon arrived, news of Zheng Da Ma’s heroic act of saving someone outside had spread throughout the courtyard.
Many people praised Zheng Da Ma for jumping into the freezing river to save someone, but secretly, they thought she was foolish.
No one went to the neighborhood committee to report the incident, so they were still unaware.
Jia Zhang Shi, who was at home fattening herself up, said: “It’s so cold outside, yet she jumps into the river to save someone? She’s asking for trouble! She’s clearly lost her mind.”
If it had been her, Zhang Cui Hua, she would never have jumped into the river.
Qin Huai Ru glanced at her mother-in-law. She suspected that if Bang Gen had fallen into the river, Jia Zhang Shi wouldn’t even jump in to save him.
After all, Jia Zhang Shi was very selfish.
Of course, perhaps she was thinking too poorly of her mother-in-law.
After hearing about Zheng Da Ma saving someone outside, Qin Huai Ru didn’t entirely agree with it, but she still admired Zheng Da Ma somewhat.
It had to be said that Zheng Da Ma had a kind heart and was inherently upright.
However, there were many good people in this era, many who were willing to sacrifice themselves for others.
But while Qin Huai Ru admired it, she couldn’t bring herself to make such a sacrifice.
For Qin Huai Ru, her children were the most important, followed by herself.
As for Jia Dong Xu and Jia Zhang Shi, naturally, they were not as important to Qin Huai Ru as herself.
Of course, on the surface, she, Qin Huai Ru, was a virtuous wife, a good mother, and a good daughter-in-law.
Who in the neighborhood didn’t praise her, Qin Huai Ru?
“Yi Zhong Hai said he’s taking Dong Xu to work overtime today,” Jia Zhang Shi suddenly said.
In this era, you couldn’t just work overtime whenever you wanted in the factory.
Jia Dong Xu was only a first-class fitter.
There were countless fitters in the factory who were better than Jia Dong Xu.
Moreover, Jia Dong Xu wasn’t Yi Zhong Hai’s only apprentice. Among Yi Zhong Hai’s apprentices, Jia Dong Xu ranked last.
Even this was only because Yi Zhong Hai often guided Jia Dong Xu. If it wasn’t for Yi Zhong Hai’s guidance, Jia Dong Xu might not even have been able to pass the exam for a first-class fitter, and he would have been even worse.
Yi Zhong Hai could work overtime every day at the factory without any problems, but it was much harder for Jia Dong Xu to work overtime.
But with Yi Zhong Hai’s intervention, the workshop director would give him some face.
Therefore, as long as Yi Zhong Hai was willing to take Jia Dong Xu, Jia Dong Xu could occasionally work overtime.
The benefits of working overtime didn’t need to be said.
Therefore, both Jia Zhang Shi and Qin Huai Ru hoped that Jia Dong Xu could work overtime every day.
Even Jia Dong Xu himself wanted to work overtime every day.
And with some overtime, Jia Dong Xu could brag for a long time.
“Yi Da Ye said it, so it should be fine, right?” Qin Huai Ru said.
“Nonsense, he’s not the workshop director,” Jia Zhang Shi said with disdain.
Qin Huai Ru frowned. Yi Zhong Hai had helped the Jia family a lot, but her mother-in-law didn’t know how to be grateful. Instead, she took it for granted.
However, Yi Zhong Hai was also willing to contribute to the Jia family.
It was true that in the past, before Yi Zhong Hai got divorced, he was an only child and wanted Jia Dong Xu to take care of him in his old age. But now that he was divorced, he could have easily married someone who could bear him children.
Yet Yi Zhong Hai continued to be as kind to the Jia family as ever.
This made Qin Huai Ru a little puzzled.
She couldn’t understand what Yi Zhong Hai was thinking.
Or perhaps, Yi Zhong Hai didn’t want people to gossip, so he would delay remarrying for a few months, or even a few years. And since he had been helping the Jia family all along, it wouldn’t be good to suddenly stop helping them.
Everything had a process.
Thinking about it this way, it made sense.
That must be it!
But as long as the Jia family benefited, she was happy with it.
However, if the Jia family’s interests were harmed, she wouldn’t agree.
…
Lying on the kang, Zheng Ai Min rolled over.
Seeing that Zheng Ai Min could actually roll over, the old lady was quite surprised.
Zheng Da Ma was very happy.
“This child is really smart,” the old lady said.
Zheng Ai Min buried his head. He was smart since childhood?
Heh…
Rolling over was no longer a challenge for Zheng Ai Min. The next step was to sit up.
By the way, Zheng Ai Min was almost certain that he had been reborn.
Just like when he was a child before transmigration, he had the same birthmark. So, it wasn’t a soul transmigration, but rather his body directly transmigrated here.
Transmigrating to a few decades ago, his body shrinking back to an infant, that was understandable, right?
Next, Zheng Ai Min continued to toss and turn on the kang.
Lying down all the time was boring. Being able to roll over was a form of entertainment.
Up to now, there was still no system or personal space, so Zheng Ai Min gave up hope.
Therefore, he was a transmigrator without any cheats.
That didn’t seem quite right. Knowing the development of the next few decades, understanding the pulse of the times, and possessing some knowledge, he could still make a name for himself by working hard.
Even if he collected some stamps in the future, he could sell them for a lot of money decades later.
In the future, he could go to university and have a promising career after graduating.
Or, he could invest in something after the reform and opening-up.
Financial freedom wouldn’t be too difficult, would it?
Or, he could buy a few houses in the capital city and live comfortably in the future.
But when he thought about the present, sigh!