Rich in the 70s: I Made a Rugged Veteran a Millionaire novel Chapter 219

Chapter 219: Chapter 219: Return Journey

"Jiang Cheng’s" sigh was perfectly timed.

The rather loud sigh drew the attention of Sister Lian and Gui Ying toward her by the window.

"Oh—Comrade Gui Ying, about my situation—"

Jiang Cheng choked up.

Sister Lian was dumbfounded.

Sister Lian: Somehow, Jiang Cheng is going to reveal some grand twist?

Jiang Cheng tilted her head down, covering her forehead with one hand, her silhouette and hanging strands of hair speaking of sorrow.

"Comrade Gui Ying, at least you have a family that loves you wholeheartedly, but I... boo hoo..."

As the crying began, Sister Lian felt a shiver run through her.

My goodness, what are you planning to do?

"When I was little... I never had a full meal, I was so hungry I had to fight chickens for bugs to eat."

"From a young age, I was doing laundry and cooking, chopping wood on the mountains before dawn, fishing in the river during the harsh winter, getting my hands covered in chilblains."

...

"As I grew up, the workload increased! I even starved myself at one point because I didn’t want to grow up!"

Jiang Cheng’s narrative was full and heartfelt, bringing Gui Ying to tears, while Sister Lian was unsure whether to believe it or not.

She knew Jiang Cheng had a tough childhood, but was it really this harsh?

"I thought I found something to rely on, but it turned out to be just another wolf’s den."

....

Jiang Cheng spoke of the Lin Family.

In her account, her mother-in-law was difficult, her sister-in-law a drama queen, the old lady a fuss-maker, the father-in-law a hypocrite, and Lin Chengyuan was truly a big scoundrel.

The fear in Gui Ying’s mind about married life was rising in a straight line.

Gui Ying thought, if she married Zhang Dazhu, would she live such a life?

Seeing the end at a glance, yet seeing no end in sight.

Sitting between the two, Sister Lian stopped guessing and wiped her tears, filled with sympathy.

Jiang Cheng’s "misery" continued.

"I finally managed to break free from the Lin Family, begging everyone along the way hoping to support myself, but it’s really hard!"

"As an honest, simple girl who knows nothing, how can I stay in the city?"

Sister Lian continued wiping her tears, her heart aching, as if having a heart attack, almost suffocating herself.

Honest and simple? Ordinary girl? Hard to find a job?

Which of these phrases suited Jiang Cheng at all?

Next, Jiang Cheng narrated her "difficult" job search process.

Encountering bad people while working an odd job at a recycling plant and losing the job; being a single woman attending night school and running into a human trafficker.

Finally took a train trip and encountered a train derailment.

Gui Ying listened with fear, focus, and sympathy.

Sister Lian’s expression contorted as if her eyelids were fans.

For a moment, even fake crying seemed impossible.

Encountering bad people at the recycling station? But didn’t you send those bad people to jail?

Meeting a human trafficker? Didn’t she hear that the trafficker was beaten up beyond recognition by a crowd?

Train derailment?

That did happen, but why didn’t you mention how you used that to meet foreigners, starting your journey of deceiving them and earning foreign currency?

Jiang Cheng continued to "pick and choose" her narrative, making it uncomfortable for Sister Lian stuck between the two.

Because her niece behind her believed with all her heart, an utterly gullible girl.

While the person in front of her perfectly displayed one character: miserable!

"Boo hoo hoo—Comrade Jiang Cheng, you’ve had it so rough!"

Comrade Gui Ying couldn’t help but push Sister Lian aside, hugging Jiang Cheng tightly.

She cried while patting Jiang Cheng’s back, saying, "It’s okay, everything will be fine, don’t be sad."

"All those bad things are behind you, everything will get better."

Gui Ying turned around and began to console Jiang Cheng.

Deeply into the act, Jiang Cheng sobbed uh-huh-uh-huh, her arms trembling as she hugged Gui Ying.

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