Siheyuan: Rebirth 54 years ago, neighbor is stupid

Chapter 588: Fantasy in Despair

After Hu Yunxiu finished speaking, he did not stay here, but found an excuse to go back.

So only Chen Yun and Xiao Caihong, mother and daughter, were left in the ward.

Chen Yun looked at his still dazed and stupid daughter, feeling very upset, and talked to himself for a long time...

"Rainbow, it would be great if you could get better now. As long as you can help the leader solve the case quickly, not only can you get justice quickly, but you might even be lucky enough to get in touch with them and study together..."

"Your brother is in the countryside now, and the conditions there are tough. When your father wrote to you last time, he felt that he wanted to come back very much. His time in the countryside has been filled, but... there are no more places for him to return to the city."

"The situation has changed now. More and more educated youth are returning to the city, and it's getting harder and harder to find a job. With our family's financial situation, we can't get a spot for your brother to return to the city. What should we do if your brother keeps waiting in line and never comes back?"

"Your brother can't come back, and you're in this state now. How can our family get better? Now everything is going wrong and we are being oppressed everywhere. Can we really change in the future?"

Chen Yun muttered to himself for a long time, mostly expressing his unwillingness.

But Xiao Caihong still didn't react much.

After a long while, Chen Yun sighed deeply, as if he had accepted his fate. He said helplessly, "Alas, maybe this is our family's fate. We can't seize the opportunity even if we have it. We can just make do with it for the rest of our lives. I just hope your father's job won't have any problems again. Maybe he can pass the job on to your brother in the future, and our family shouldn't be so poor that we can't really make ends meet."

Although he seemed to have accepted his fate, his words were actually filled with anxiety.

Because over the years, ever since the incident with Xiao Caihong, Xiao Jianliang's work has not been going smoothly.

In terms of qualifications and skills, he should have been promoted after so many years. Not to mention becoming an official, he should at least be a sixth or seventh-level worker. However, not only did he not get promoted over the years, he was also constantly entangled in trivial matters, resulting in an extremely bad impression in the eyes of his leaders. In the end, he gradually changed from a skilled worker to a handyman.

It is obvious that all this is suppression and exclusion, but the problem is that they have no evidence. The decisions made by the factory are all based on evidence.

Moreover, even if there was evidence, what would it matter? Xiao Jianliang had no say in the factory, and calling the police was useless because the police station was also suppressing his family.

If Xiao Jianliang had not endured all these years, he would probably have been fired. After all, if he made any trouble, the higher-ups would make a fuss out of it and put the blame on him.

The pressure Xiao Jianliang has been under over the years is no less than anyone else. He has to be cautious in everything, even in the smallest matters, to avoid being caught in any evidence. However, the disadvantage of this is that he has never been promoted.

Because if you want to get ahead, you have to deal with others and you will always have certain relationships with some people. Not to mention bribery, but you will always have connections with people.

Once you establish contact with others, there is a possibility that they will use dirty tricks on you.

So Xiao Jianliang has been forced to live alone these years. As a factory worker, being alone means that he can only do odd jobs. The solution to odd jobs is naturally needless to say...

Therefore, what Chen Yun, and even the entire Xiao family, can do now is to pray in their hearts that Xiao Jianliang will not be cheated again in the factory, otherwise he will only be able to sweep toilets.

All I can do is hope that nothing unexpected happens to my son while he's in the countryside.

What we can do is....the family should not get involved with anyone else, so that they may not be killed in desperate situations.

This is the tragedy of the lower class, but this phenomenon is actually not uncommon.

Helpless to despair, desperate to the point of becoming numb. Occasionally, I experience something stimulating me while numb, and then I continue to be numb after being hurt. The cycle continues, and I can only keep a glimmer of light in my heart, hoping that the younger generation can be promising and change this situation.

But it will only remain a fantasy, because if it is like this for one generation, it is basically destined to be like this for generations to come, unless a genius appears in the next generation and changes the family with his unstoppable ability.

And the probability of a genius appearing is just a fantasy, because the environment and resources since childhood have already determined that it is basically impossible for the next generation to have an unstoppable genius.

However, fantasy is sometimes also a driving force for survival. People always think about working hard, what if they succeed? So even though the elders know that reality is cruel and have given up hope, they will still encourage their children to succeed, and then the cycle will repeat from generation to generation, becoming resources and tools in the hands of others.

This phenomenon is particularly serious in this era.

Although the situation has improved in later generations, with compulsory education and equal opportunities to enter university, it is still very difficult for ordinary families to stand on their own feet. However, compared with this era without education, people in later generations can comfort themselves by finding joy in suffering. After all, at least there are more opportunities, right?

Chen Yun didn’t know what would happen in the future, she only knew what her family situation was like, so she was desperate now. Moreover, she couldn’t grasp the hope even though she saw it, which made her even more desperate.

Xiao Caihong is also like this...

.........

Two days passed by unknowingly.

Chen Yun's complexion now looked a little worse than before. He had just lived in numbness before, but now he was stimulated by Hu Yunxiu's words and had not yet digested them, so he felt more uncomfortable than before.

That night, she stayed in the ward with her daughter, talking to herself the whole night. Because there was nothing to say and she had no hope anymore, she just confided in her daughter about how she had been married to the Xiao family since she could remember, and how she had become what she is today. She recounted everything in detail, as if she was replaying a movie in her memories.

It was not until dawn that Chen Yun came to his senses.

She glanced out the window, then at her daughter who was still awake, and asked with concern, "Rainbow, do you want to go to the bathroom?"

Xiao Caihong shook her head.

Chen Yun was still immersed in her own emotions and did not notice that her daughter's subconscious movements were abnormal. She stood up and said, "Then don't sleep for a while. Mom will go out to buy you some soy milk and fried dough sticks. After you finish eating, have a good sleep."

After saying that, he walked out, without noticing that his daughter's clear eyes on the hospital bed were moving as he left.

A few minutes later, Chen Yun returned to the ward. He seemed to have calmed down a lot and his face was not as gloomy as before.

Handing the soy milk, fried dough sticks and extra meat buns to Xiao Caihong, she said lovingly, "Eat it. You loved this when you were a kid. Now that Professor Li has paid for our medical expenses, Mom still has enough money to buy you these, so don't worry about wasting money."

"Mom..." Xiao Caihong suddenly called out with a faint cry in her voice.

Chen Yun thought his daughter was feeling unwell, so he quickly asked, "Are you feeling unwell? Wait here, I'll call the doctor over now."

Then he stood up and was about to go out.

Finally, he was grabbed by a hand.

Chen Yun turned around and wanted to say something, but Xiao Caihong choked up and said, "Mom, I'm fine. Please sit down and eat with me. I don't like stuffing."

Chen Yun's face suddenly became strange. He looked at his daughter and felt that something was wrong.

suddenly!

Her eyes narrowed and she trembled, "You...you...what did you call me just now? What did you say just now?"