"That shameless little brat, just sending her to the countryside was enough for her to try hanging herself. It really pissed me off."
"Mom, just sweet-talk her a bit. My job depends on her agreeing."
"I know, Jing'er, don't worry. The job at the embroidery factory is definitely yours... If not, I'll just knock her out and send her to the Zhang Family... As long as she goes to the Zhang Family, your job will still be secured."
"What about Dad?"
"You don't have to worry about your dad. If he really cared about this daughter, he wouldn't let her go to the countryside in your place..."
The voice was filled with irony!
Yi Chichi lay on the narrow wooden bed listening to the two women outside talking unrestrainedly, her expression unchanged.
Who would have thought, that half an hour ago this body had changed its core?
She was originally the representative inheritor of the national intangible heritage project, Su Embroidery, in the 21st century. However, because of a small stone, she fell flat and came to the 1970s.
She became a 17-year-old girl named Yi Chichi, with the same name as hers.
The original owner was a poor little thing, her warehouse manager mother sacrificed herself to protect national property from a fire when she was three years old.
Her father, Yi Yong, leveraged her mother's sacrifice to climb up in the textile factory, reaching the position of director of the production division.
If he were a man with a conscience, the original owner wouldn't have had such a hard life.
However, Yi Yong was ruthless and a heavy advocate of male chauvinism.
Before the end of her mother's seven-day mourning period, Yi Yong remarried and brought in a daughter along with Zhang Lanxiang.
As the saying goes, "once there's a stepmother, there's a stepfather."
Especially after the stepmother gave birth to fraternal twins the following year, the original owner became a little pitiful and a little slave.
It's normal not to have enough to eat or wear, and getting beaten and scolded was a regular occurrence.
Not only that, just a couple of days ago, Yi Yong actually wanted her to give up her job at the embroidery factory for her stepsister and then take her place to go to the countryside.
The original body naturally wasn't willing, but she couldn't resist Yi Yong.
The result of crying and refusing was that Yi Yong beat her so hard that she couldn't get out of bed.
She was even registered to replace her stepsister to go to the countryside.
Learning that she had lost her job and that going to the countryside was inevitable, the original owner was so angry that she made a big scene, even threatening with hanging herself.
She didn't die, but she infuriated Yi Yong who then gave her another beating.
That beating cost the original owner her life.
The one who woke up was her.
Touching the large bump on the back of her head, Yi Chichi sighed. What a pitiful soul she had taken over.
Living for 17 years, and her biggest wish turned out to be just to eat a full meal.
The strong hunger pushed her to crawl out of bed with her weak body; the most important thing was to fill her stomach first.
The long-term lack of food and proper clothing left the original body severely malnourished, along with a stomach ailment.
She needed to nurse this body back to health first.
As for the future…
She will deal with things as they come!
A living person can't be choked to death by urine.
The Yi Family's home was a two-bedroom, one-living-room setup, with actual square footage, lacking the public share area of later generations. Compared to others, the Yi Family's accommodation was quite spacious.
But in such a big house, the original owner could only stay in a dark, narrow, and damp storage room. How the hell can someone reason with that?
Yi Chichi opened the door, and the creaking sound made the two women chatting unscrupulously outside feel a jolt of panic. When did the little brat wake up, and could she have overheard them?!
Seeing Yi Jing's flustered eyes, Zhang Lanxiang sighed. This child really lacks cultivation, she has none of her patience.
Zhang Lanxiang, who patted Yi Jing's hand reassuringly, calming her panic, adjusted her expression before looking at Yi Chichi.
"Xiao Chi, you're awake. You really don't know what's good for you sometimes!"
"Your sister hasn't treated you poorly these past years, has she?! Letting her have your job and going to the countryside for her isn't a big deal, why make a fuss and trouble yourself?!"
"Listen to mom, go live in the countryside for two years. When the policies loosen up, I will work something out with your dad to bring you back. It's not like you'll stay in the countryside forever!"
Her voice was as gentle as a flowing stream, and her expression was all kindly affection, but the words she said were heartless.
Originally named Zhou Jing, renamed Yi Jing, the stepsister also put on a pitiful look to chime in, "Sister, I'm sorry, but I really have no choice, you know that sister isn't well."
While speaking, she observed Yi Chichi's expression, watching her remain expressionless. She bit her lip, her eyes reddening, tears starting to fall as she whimpered softly, "Sister, I'm begging you, will you help sister just this once..."
Yi Jing wasn't ugly, more like a delicate white flower at its finest, making her tearful appearance quite endearing.
Yi Chichi, however, felt not a tinge of tenderness, finding it rather amusing. Such an under-trained little white flower, her pretentiousness was truly nauseating.
"Okay!"
"What?!"
Zhang Lanxiang and Yi Jing looked at her in shock.
"Xiao Chi, are you really willing to let me have the job and go to the countryside in my place?"
Yi Jing was in disbelief, her excitement and joy nearly spilling from her eyes, though she tried hard to suppress it.
"Sister, I really didn't want it to be this way either."
"But don't worry, sister... sister will remember your kindness for the rest of my life... Sister, I'm sorry to put you out like this..."
Speaking joyfully yet tearfully, she started to cry pitifully yet happily.
Yi Chichi looked at her false pretenses, still not feeling sympathetic.
She just thought how pitiful the original owner was to endure living with a family with such skewed views for so many years under the same roof.
A touch of sarcasm flashed in her eyes, but her pale, thin face appeared sincere.
"It's alright, sister. Only sister, you do know life in the countryside is tough."
"Yes, I know."
Precisely because she knew, she didn't want to go.
Grabbing Yi Chichi's hand, Yi Jing rushed, "Sister don't worry, I'll have mom prepare the things you need in the countryside, so you can live a bit better."
"Right."
Zhang Lanxiang, being surprisingly smart for once, promptly chimed in to reassure Yi Chichi, fearing she'd change her mind.
"Xiao Chi don't worry, mom promises to prepare everything perfectly for you."
Speaking impatiently, she added, "So, can the matter of the job be transferred to your sister today?"
Her hasty appearance looked as if there was no tomorrow.
"Not today."
"Why not again?"
Zhang Lanxiang just wanted to start scolding, but Yi Chichi wasn't willing to give her the chance.
"I haven't talked to the leader yet."
Blinking her eyes, her bloodless lips uttered words that reassured the mother and daughter.
"I'll go talk to the leader now, and after that, I'll rush back after work to call sister to handle the procedures."
Looking at Yi Jing, her thin face sincere, "Sister, don't worry, the job is definitely yours, what's mine is yours. We are good sisters after all, inseparable. I know sister cares about me the most, so I have to care for sister too!"
Soon I'll go to the intellectual youth point and register her.
Good sisters naturally share blessings and hardships, it's unreasonable for her to go to the countryside while Yi Jing, this unqualified little white flower, stays in the city working as a worker.
What a dream!