The Red Era: Starting from a Truck Driver

Chapter 245 Niece Jiang Juan
"Mom, Dad, come with us to grandpa and grandma's house."

"Your dad is busy during the New Year and has to deliver goods everywhere. Let's go back by train with my sister. Zhaodi, you have never been on a train before, right?"

"Then I won't go. I want to spend the New Year with my dad."

Jiang Zhaodi was quite happy when she heard that she was going to visit her grandparents in Nanjing, but when she heard that her father Jiang Cheng was not going, she didn't want to go anymore.

At this time, four-year-old Jiang Pandi was looking at her mother Zhou Lingying and slowly moving towards the door. It was snowing outside and she wanted to go out and play.

Jiang Zhaodi and Jiang Pandi both have short and pretty hair, and actually look a lot like Zhou Lingying when she was a child. Zhou Lingying also had short hair when she was a child, just like a tomboy.

She even inherited her dimples, and Jiang Zhaodi has two dimples when she smiles. Jiang Pandi has big eyes and looks quirky. As for the third child, Jiang Niandi, she inherited Zhou Lingying's love of eating, and always craves her sister's milk.

"You have to go. Your father is not at home during the day. You will starve to death." Zhou Lingying said to Jiang Zhaodi, then turned to Jiang Pandi who was already close to the door and pretended to be angry and said, "Pandi~."

"Mom, I~." Just when Jiang Pandi was about to make some excuses, the door suddenly opened. A big hand suddenly picked up Jiang Pandi from behind. Even though she couldn't see his face clearly, the familiar feeling made Jiang Pandi immediately shout, "Dad~."

It was indeed Jiang Cheng who showed up. As soon as he showed up, in addition to the small cotton-padded jacket held by Jiang Pandi, the other two cotton-padded jackets also came over. As for what Zhou Lingying was holding, it could only be described as a small short shirt.

Zhou Lingying saw this scene, although she was used to it, but she always felt strange in her heart. She was the one who raised the child, and her husband was only at home for a few days a month due to work.

During the New Year and other holidays, he was busy during the day and only at home at night. But the daughters at home were very close to their father. Jiang Zhaodi and Jiang Pandi would please Jiang Cheng, and even the two-year-old Jiang Niandi would please Jiang Cheng.

"Dad, you're cold. There's a lot of snow on your body." Jiang Zhaodi walked to Jiang Cheng. She had been acting rebellious in front of Zhou Lingying before, but now she acted like a beautiful girl from a small family, calling him "Dad" in a very sweet voice.

"It's cold. A kiss from my dear daughter won't make you cold anymore." Jiang Cheng said lovingly.

In one sentence, Jiang Zhaodi immediately kissed him, and Jiang Pandi followed suit. As for Jiang Niandi, she probably didn't understand anything, she just followed suit.

"Where are you going this time? Let's leave after lunch." Zhou Lingying put the fourth child, who had just finished breastfeeding, into the wooden barrel rocking cradle, and then asked naturally.

Jiang Cheng always does this every time he is going on a long trip. He fills up the car with gas and does some maintenance in the morning. Then he comes back to rest, eat lunch, and leave.

However, Zhou Lingying felt that Jiang Cheng seemed to have come back a little early today. In the past, after inspecting the car and refueling, he would not go home before ten o'clock.

"I'm not going anywhere. I'm retired. The logistics director of my unit talked to me today and asked me to go to the hospital to get an IUD and get a certificate for the insertion. He threatened that if I didn't get the IUD, he wouldn't let me go to work. I was afraid of him and would just say I quit." Jiang Cheng took off his hat and said domineeringly.

When Zhou Lingying heard Jiang Cheng's words, she panicked for a moment, but she calmed down immediately.

The family had saved a lot of money, all stored in wooden boxes. Jiang Cheng's monthly salary plus subsidies was actually less than 100 yuan, mainly because having a job in this era was a matter of face.

Especially since Jiang Cheng's job is a driver, it's not a question of money, but it's a respectable job and people will look up to him wherever he goes.

Zhou Lingying didn't expect that having a baby would affect her husband's work.

But the child still has to be born. Jiang Cheng has talked to Zhou Lingying many times. It doesn't matter if there is no son, a daughter is the same.

Moreover, Jiang Cheng was really good to his daughter. Zhou Lingying had seen many families that favored sons over daughters. Their daughters didn't eat well and wore clothes that others didn't want. Zhou Lingying could see that Jiang Cheng wasn't saying these words to comfort her, but she just wanted to give Jiang Cheng a son. Without a son, Jiang Cheng would be laughed at wherever he went.

Even Zhou Lingying thought about finding someone to foster or adopt a child, after all, the Jiang family had to have a boy.

But Jiang Cheng was firmly opposed to adoption, especially after he had four daughters, his attitude was extremely firm.

Jiang Cheng was a time traveler. He had seen many skits, all of which were about an adopted son being loved by four sisters. Then the biological son got lost due to an accident, and when he was found, the adopted son acted like a "green tea bitch". The four sisters also helped the adopted son deal with the biological son.

Anyway, I would never adopt them. Jiang Cheng actually has more than four daughters, but it is true that he has no biological sons. He has traveled through time for more than six years and made mistakes, but after having a daughter, he has finally come to terms with his past.

"Jiang Cheng, will you go to my parents' house for the New Year this year? I said before that I would take the children back. Now that you are unemployed, can you also go to Nanjing with me?" Zhou Lingying asked.

"No problem, we will not only go to Nanjing. After the New Year, I will take you to BJ. When Juanzi has winter vacation, we will buy train tickets and set off." Jiang Cheng said with a smile. He also wanted to relax after he lost his job.

At this time, Jiang Cheng was holding a daughter in each hand, and the eldest daughter Jiang Zhaodi was crawling on his back. Jiang Pandi's face was leaning against Jiang Cheng's, her eyes half squinted, and a triumphant smile rose at the corner of her mouth.

Jiang Pandi had a hunch that since their father had not yet sat down or lay on the bed and was still holding them like this, he would definitely take them outside to play.

"Juanzi should be on vacation soon. Should we go back to our hometown when she has the vacation?" Zhou Lingying asked.

"Well, take some things back with you. I won't be going back to my hometown for the New Year this year. Tell my parents about it." Jiang Cheng said.

The Juanzi they were talking about was actually their niece Jiang Juan, who was currently studying in junior high school in Changcheng and lived in the side room of Jiang Cheng's family.

She is 13 years old this year and is a graceful young lady. She started primary school in the countryside when she was six years old and was supported by her uncle Jiang Cheng. Jiang Cheng's elder brother Jiang Quan also passed away that year, leaving behind a sister-in-law, a niece and two nephews.

Also because Zhou Lingying couldn't give birth to a son, Jiang Cheng's parents Jiang Changhe and Zhao Yuxia now dote on their two grandsons.

As for Jiang Juan, Jiang Cheng's parents and sister-in-law originally planned to stop her from studying after she finished primary school. After all, the three children were all depending on Jiang Cheng, their uncle, for support, and they thought that Jiang Juan was a girl, and that it was good enough for her to finish primary school and be able to write and calculate in the countryside.

There is no junior high school in the commune. To attend junior high school, you have to get up early and walk to the county town every day. It is very troublesome to go back and forth for lunch. Many junior high school students in other rural areas bring their own lunch to school. Even in cold weather, they only eat cold rice and cold dishes at noon.

Originally, not letting Jiang Juan go to school was the decision of her own mother and grandparents, and Jiang Cheng was not so saintly to interfere. But before the Chinese New Year two years ago, Jiang Cheng took some time to go back.

Eleven-year-old Jiang Juan found Jiang Cheng in private and knelt down to beg him to let her continue her studies. She said she would repay him and her aunt in the future.

After all, she has called Jiang Cheng uncle for many years, and every time Jiang Cheng goes back, Jiang Juan is very polite when she sees him.

In the countryside, although Jiang Changhe was still the boss, the next morning after Jiang Juan came to him privately, Jiang Cheng simply announced that Jiang Juan would go to the city to study after the new year, and he would take care of his niece's food, drink and accommodation.

In the rural Jiang family, Jiang Cheng could not even send his niece to the city to study. Even if he asked Jiang Juan to be adopted by him, it would only take a word. If Jiang Cheng's two nephews wanted to live a good life in the future, they still had to rely on him as their uncle.

According to the grandfather Jiang Changhe, if his two grandsons can study, they should study hard. If they are not good at studying, they can go to the city to find their uncle Jiang Cheng when they grow up. Jiang Cheng is very capable in Changcheng.

(End of this chapter)