After dealing with the Nine-tailed Fox and others in the Absolute Beauty's Red Envelope Group, Ding Yun lived a carefree life for a while. However, when she returned and was going through the final review of her golden finger trial report, she still heavily criticized its flaws.
Then, she submitted the trial report and randomly selected another mission and golden finger.
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[Client: Song Mingyue
Mission: I hope someone can take care of my daughter until she grows up, gets married, and has children. I also wish that the person who stole my money dies a terrible death.
Reward: Ten soul points]
After reading the mission, Ding Yun had a guess in her heart. However, she distinctly felt someone pinching her philtrum with such force that she thought it would break if she didn't wake up soon.
So, she had to temporarily put aside organizing her memories. Instead, she focused on merging with the original body and forcing her eyes open.
As she opened her eyes, someone nearby exclaimed excitedly, "She's awake, she's awake! That's great, she's finally awake."
"Oh my, you scared me to death. I almost thought she stopped breathing. For a while, I couldn't feel her breath. It's good that she's awake now."
"Sister, don't be too sad. The Public Security Bureau will definitely bring you justice. Please control your emotions!"
"Yes, being alive is more important than anything."
"You must hold on. The thief will definitely be brought to justice. You must believe in the Public Security Bureau."
Through the comforting words of the people around her, Ding Yun generally understood the original body's situation. It seemed she had been robbed of a considerable amount of money. She came here to report the crime, and then for some unknown reason, most likely because she felt the money would be difficult to recover, she was overwhelmed by the shock, pain, and regret, which led to her death.
Those who lost a small amount of money might not understand this despair. However, if a person has almost no source of income and all the money they've saved over the years is stolen, despair is inevitable.
In response, Ding Yun first thanked everyone. Then, she excused herself, saying she needed to recover, and walked to a nearby stool, leaning on the wall to sit down and organize her memories with her eyes closed.
The original body was born in 1955. Her family situation was quite ordinary. She had an elder brother above and a younger brother and sister below. She, of course, took on the responsibility of the eldest sister. She had neither the right to study nor the leisure to slack off. From the age of four or five, she started helping with housework. By the age of ten, she was already skilled at doing chores and housework, not only doing chores but also gathering pig feed and other tasks to earn work points.
Because she was capable, even though her elders favored males over females, they didn't skimp on her food. After all, if she ate too little or too poorly, it would affect her ability to work, and they could calculate this economic balance. Additionally, the original body's lifelong willingness to work hard earned her good reviews from those around her, especially matchmakers who thought she would make a good, hardworking daughter-in-law in a few years.
So, when the original body was a bit older, around sixteen or seventeen years old, there were still many families willing to consider her. If her parents hadn't demanded a dowry of a full one hundred and twenty yuan and explicitly stated that it wouldn't be returned to the groom's family, there would likely have been even more suitors. After all, in those days, there weren't as many free love relationships, and mothers-in-law, who were the core of choosing a daughter-in-law, cared most about her ability to work, her diligence, and her fertility, not her beauty. If the original body's family background hadn't been slightly inferior, she would have attracted more than just a few suitors.
After such careful selection, the original body's parents specifically chose a factory worker from the city for her. Although he was just a temporary worker at the time, in their eyes, it was still better than others working in the fields. Moreover, with a son-in-law working in the city, it would be more convenient to buy things in the city in the future compared to others in the village. Most importantly, marrying a city dweller, a worker, would bring them face. Therefore, even though the dowry offered by the other party wasn't high, considering the status, her parents finally decided on Yuan Hai, the original body's husband.
The entire process of engagement and marriage wasn't entirely smooth sailing but didn't involve major setbacks. They argued for a while over issues like the betrothal gifts, the bride price, the dowry, and where to hold the wedding. However, no matter what, the marriage was ultimately successfully concluded, and the young couple was reasonably satisfied with each other.
Then, of course, came married life. Because Yuan Hai was only a temporary worker and hadn't been officially employed, he didn't even qualify to apply for a single apartment, let alone a small room to live with the original body. So, after getting married, they still lived together as a whole family. Nearly ten people lived in a house of less than fifty square meters, which was incredibly cramped. Even the original body wasn't quite used to it. Although her family was from the countryside and their house quality might not have been as good as the brick and tile houses in the city, it was at least spacious. Her room, shared with her sister, was fifteen to sixteen square meters. Here, after getting married, she and her husband didn't even have a room; they had to share a room with her elder brother and his wife, separated by a curtain. On average, the bedroom area for the couple combined was at most five to six square meters. After placing the bed, wardrobe, and other items, there was almost no space to stand. But the original body had no choice. As the saying goes, "When married to a chicken, follow the chicken; when married to a dog, follow the dog." She could only endure it. Furthermore, she was much more diligent than her sister-in-law. Her mother-in-law had little to fault her on, so the family atmosphere was acceptable. Although there were occasional squabbles between the sisters-in-law, she at least wasn't oppressed by her mother-in-law.
This living situation continued for nearly three years. Yuan Hai was successfully regularized two years later, and only then did things improve. The steel factory assigned him a small single room. The factory had many factors to consider when assigning housing, such as the employee's urgent need, seniority, hard work, contributions, and also considering older employees or those who hadn't been assigned housing in previous rounds. It was impossible to be completely fair, but it couldn't be too unfair either, at least so that most people in the factory had no complaints. Otherwise, it could easily lead to conflicts. Yuan Hai's seniority at the factory was definitely not enough, but fortunately, he was conscientious and responsible in his work, had made two minor contributions during his tenure, and his family's housing situation was indeed tight. If he and his wife moved out, it would indeed alleviate their family's housing pressure. Most importantly, he was willing to pay half the cost. In this way, compared to others who were unwilling to contribute anything, the factory was naturally more inclined to assign him a house. Not only was he assigned a house, but because he paid for it, the factory also directly gave him the property rights. Although other people didn't go through this process, the factory generally wouldn't take back the assigned houses, but there was a difference between not being able to take it back and not being able to take it back. Having the property rights certificate fully inscribed with their names as husband and wife undoubtedly made them even more satisfied. Therefore, they didn't mind spending all the money they had saved through frugality over the past two years.
On the afternoon they received the house, the couple excitedly began to move. As for the issue of household division, their family's house clearly couldn't be given to Yuan Hai, the second son. Besides the house, many things in the family only had one set, and they couldn't be divided either. It had also been agreed upon years ago that the original body and her husband would only pay for household expenses, and the rest could be saved by themselves. Money wouldn't be divided during the separation. Therefore, they had nothing to divide. There was no need to deliberately negotiate the household division. Simply stating they were moving out and taking their belongings was, in effect, a household division.
At this point, the original body and her husband finally began to live their own lives, without needing to be furtive about anything. They no longer had to worry about their elder brother and sister-in-law separated by a curtain. Thus, the original body, who had had no movement for three years, became pregnant within half a year after moving into their small but truly private and undisturbed little house.