Quick Transmigration: Reversing the Life of a Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character

"It's alright, Grandma. My comrades sent a lot. I live alone and can't eat much. Please finish this frozen fish before it thaws. The ham and cured meat are well preserved and can last a long time."

"Really? I've never seen these things around here before. How do you preserve them?" the old lady asked curiously.

Lian Yanyan knew a little bit, but she couldn't say it.

"I'll teach you in a moment," Mo Yan said patiently.

"My grandma doesn't know how to make it either, why don't you teach her?" Lian Yanyan suggested.

"Okay, Grandma Lian, I know how to do it. I'll teach you." Mo Yan smiled and glanced at her partner before turning to talk to the old lady.

Mo Yan's cooking skills were excellent thanks to her adoptive mother's careful instruction. She went into the kitchen and explained the recipes to the old lady as she cooked. After finishing, she had a meal at the Lian family's house.

That evening, after Mo Yan left, Grandma Lian said to her granddaughter with great satisfaction, "Yanzi, this little Mo is really good. He can cook, and while he was cooking, he also cleaned up the stove. He's very efficient. You should keep an eye on him."

"Okay, Grandma, that's a big piece of cured meat. Steam a plate of it every day."

"You little glutton, we have meat dishes several times a month, which is better than many other families. How come you're so greedy?" The old lady teased her granddaughter with a smile.

It's true that it's hard to go from extravagance to frugality!

"I'm growing taller, so I need some oil and fat."

"Okay, okay, she's growing taller. My granddaughter is getting taller." With a monthly salary coming in, even her grandmother's lifestyle has gradually changed. She no longer feels the pinch when it comes to eating meat.

"Grandma, what kind of wife are you and Grandpa planning to find for Uncle?" Lian Yanyan suddenly asked.

Why are you suddenly bringing this up?

"I heard someone asked you to arrange a marriage for my uncle."

When this was mentioned, Grandma Lian was a little worried. Back in the village, she wanted to find someone kind-hearted, capable, and able to support the family. Other things like looks and experience didn't matter. As long as he could still have children, even a widow would do. But now that Lian Sanzhu had suddenly been taken to the city by his granddaughter and had a job, her and her husband's ideas changed, and they became more picky.

But as soon as the news started circulating, people came to propose marriage. One was a widow with a city household registration but no job and three children; another was a young woman from a nearby town, but no job and with large birthmarks on her face; and the third was a city dweller with a temporary job, but she required separate housing, to hand over all her wages, and not to live with her parents. I inquired and found out she didn't have a very good reputation.

The old lady was not satisfied with any of them and refused to agree to any of them.

"We didn't hide your uncle's situation from you, but the match we introduced him to wasn't quite right." The old lady said with some worry. Her third son was already 23 years old. Before giving birth to him, she had several children who didn't survive. When she became pregnant with him, her body was severely depleted, and she wasn't getting enough to eat. The time it took to give birth to him was too long, which caused him to be mentally impaired. This made the old couple feel sorry for their third son.

They've been trying to find him a wife, but he's been too picky and not good enough. In the countryside, people his age are usually married. The two of them had already accepted reality. A widow with children would be fine too, as long as she could support the family and give their third son a biological child. But just then, Lian Sanzhu found out he had a job.

"Grandma, my uncle always mentions someone from the village."

Who is it?

"Do you know her, she's called Sister Lan Ying?" Actually, even San Zhu didn't mention her often, but in his past life, there weren't many female characters, and this one, who was clearly neither an elder nor a relative, stood out.

"Her, she came from a poor background. Before liberation, her mother was a concubine of a landlord. After liberation, the landlord was executed and his property was confiscated. Her mother was pregnant with her at that time and was frightened when she gave birth to her. Her mother never remarried and barely raised her. She got married at the age of 16, but her husband fell into a ditch and died less than half a year later. Her husband's family spread rumors that she was unlucky and could not have children. When she ran back, she was covered in bruises. Her husband's family wanted to torture her to death."

"Huh? Doesn't the government care?"

"They took action, the police went, and only then did her in-laws calm down. Otherwise, they would have wanted to arrest her and take her back. After that, the village restored her household registration, and she settled down in the village. The following year, her mother passed away. People in the village secretly spread rumors that she was unlucky and avoided contact with her."

"My uncle said she was kind-hearted. He doesn't know how to use tricks when doing chores, and she taught him many times."

"Really? He didn't tell us." Grandma Lian seemed thoughtful, preparing to ask her youngest son that evening. Putting everything else aside, Lan Ying was indeed a good match—capable and intelligent. She just didn't know if she was really destined to be unable to have children.

Even Yan Yan didn't think much of it; she just got carried away with the conversation. She hoped her uncle would marry a reasonable and understanding aunt, since they would both live in the city and spend more time together. Her plan was to take the college entrance exam next year, but she didn't have high expectations for herself and just wanted to go to a local university to study something like Chinese.

On Lunar New Year's Eve, apart from departments like the production line and security department that required shift work, all other departments left work two hours early. Lian Yanyan looked at Wu Qingya, who came to find her, with surprise.

"Yan Yan, I need to talk to you."

"Oh, what's up?" Lian Yanyan had let her uncle go home first today; she wanted to go see a movie with Mo Yan.

Wu Qingya glanced at the unfamiliar man behind her: "This is a private matter for our family. It's not appropriate for outsiders to be here. Come here."

"He's not an outsider now, so just say it. I don't have anything I can't say openly."

Wu Qingya didn't care at all about the first sentence about not being an outsider; her hasty attempt to stop her daughter had another purpose.

"Yan Yan, give your job to your older brother."

Lian Yanyan simply raised an eyebrow calmly: "Why should I? What am I supposed to do if I give it to him?"

"The deputy factory director's son is single. He saw your photo and thinks you're nice. Once you marry him, whether you work or stay home to take care of the kids is just a matter of a word. Let me tell you, the deputy factory director's family is well-off..."

"I disagree," Lian Yanyan interrupted calmly.

"What? Why don't you agree?"

"Because I'm not like you, who can marry anyone who has good conditions, no matter how much you don't like them."

"What do you mean? I've been teaching you since you were little, and you haven't taken it to heart at all." Wu Qingya had instilled in her daughter the idea that marrying well could change everything since she was young, because she herself practiced this. Her ex-husband's family was rich and educated, which allowed her to pull herself out of the quagmire of her original family and even get an education, which enabled her to have a job. After the policy changed and her ex-husband's family had a problem, she decisively severed ties and endured the disgust to marry Lian Dazhu, whom she disliked very much. She had never suffered since she got married.