"If you don't want to eat, then don't eat." Aunt Li rolled her eyes at her, looking somewhat impatient.

Ever since we found out she gave her recommendation spot to an outsider, everyone's attitude has changed drastically. The son is alright, but his wife is always so rude and disrespectful. But which son, after getting married, doesn't care about his own family?

Their family is actually quite harmonious. Unlike other families where the mother-in-law mistreats the daughter-in-law and the daughter-in-law beats the mother-in-law, nothing happens.

They're just talking a big game; they're not really going to do anything bad.

But the current situation is that this toad is just lying on my feet, which is really disgusting!

"Mom, why are you in such a hurry? This is your fault to begin with, and I didn't say anything wrong. You know, it's one thing to give it to your sister, but why give it to an outsider? I'm just thinking of you, aren't I? If your sister comes over and makes a scene, won't you be the one who gets annoyed?"

"Let her make a fuss, I've given her a chance!"

At the time, she thought, "She's the younger sister I raised since she was little. Now that I'm successful in the city, I should at least help her out a bit." But what did she do? She insisted that she, as the older sister, was being heartless, refusing to arrange a job for her and making her take an exam instead. Is this how a real sister acts?

She tried her best to persuade her child to take the exam, since it would at least be a job. But the child wouldn't listen and simply refused to take it.

At the time, I thought they must be out of their minds. The opportunity was right in front of them, why were they turning it away?

But now that I think about it, I understand. Even if they got the exam slot, they wouldn't pass. With their brains, they'd be lucky to even pass.

Who would want a spot in an exam that no one can pass? It's definitely better to just take the position directly.

Anyway, my sister's family are idiots. I'll visit them and bring them some things, but I can forget about them working.

As for the family members, the two daughters-in-law had quite a few complaints. If their sister didn't want the spot, their own family could have taken it, but it ended up going to an outsider. Who wouldn't have some complaints in that situation?

"Alright, I heard that person got a perfect score and even got into the finance department. Can you get a perfect score? Can you get into the finance department?"

"So impressive? Are you sure he's just a country bumpkin?"

"The chicken you ate last time was a gift from someone. Alright, alright, let's put this matter behind us and not mention it again."

"oh."

What's done is done, and bringing it up again will only cause more trouble. It's better to deepen the relationship between the two families; who knows, they might be able to help each other out in the future when the other achieves something.

Half a month passed peacefully like this, and the eggs at home were almost gone, so it was time to go to the countryside again.

"Mom, this is a drawing of me and you. I live happily with you. There's a dog, a cat, and birds in the tree too." Little Mingyue excitedly shared the drawing with her mother.

Lin Jingyue looked at the very simple line drawing on the paper, which was similar to the house and sun she had drawn when she was a child. Although she hadn't had any intensive training when she was young, she didn't know how this kind of thing had become so common among children all over the country.

"You drew so well, baby!" she said, lying through her teeth. It was indeed very simple, but for a child, all they wanted was a simple compliment.

"But we're going to the countryside today, so change your clothes and we'll head back soon."

After receiving several payments for her writing, she went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy two new outfits for her child. Children use less fabric, so the prices are lower. Even cheaper would be to buy fabric and make them herself, but firstly, she didn't have any fabric coupons, and secondly, her handiwork was really bad, so she simply bought ready-made clothes.

The textile factory also provided employee benefits, distributing some flawed fabrics to everyone. She took them home and made them into bed sheets, duvet covers, and curtains. The small room was gradually transformed into a warmer and more homely space.

We didn't throw away the child's old clothes, nor did we use them as rags. We washed them and put them in a suitcase, and the child wore them quite well when we went to the countryside. Firstly, to pretend we were poor, and secondly, why would we need to wear such nice clothes up in the mountains?

This world may lack the high technology of cell phones and computers, but it possesses the most precious joy of childhood. Children in the countryside are mostly raised in a free-range manner, but they tend to be more physically robust than those who are carefully pampered.

Running and jumping together, picking wild fruits on the mountain with other children, catching fish and shrimp in the river—these childhood joys will be fondly remembered in the future.

Taking children to the countryside not only allows them to enjoy the fresh air of nature, but also helps generate income for the family. We don't need to catch anything extraordinary; finding a few wild eggs will suffice.

I haven't been up the mountain for a while now; I bet the pheasants that have gone up have laid a lot of eggs.

On the way, they encountered an oxcart from the village, led by the village head. The oxcart was loaded with a lot of luggage, and a group of neatly dressed young men followed beside it.

He exuded a scholarly air, and his haughty, condescending attitude made it easy to guess who he was.

Due to the wave of people going to the countryside, many young people signed up to go to the countryside; these people were collectively referred to as educated youth.

"Captain, what a coincidence, you just picked up the educated youth?" Lin Jingyue greeted them as she led her child forward.

The brigade leader turned around, saw her, and nodded with a smile. "A few more educated youths have come to this team. I don't even know if the educated youth settlement will be able to accommodate them all. Sigh."

Including the previous batches of educated youth, the number is almost over twenty. The educated youth settlement only has two dormitories, and there won't be enough room for any more.

However, his fellow villagers' families were unwilling to accept outsiders, and he didn't know what to do. This really worried him.

"If there's no place for the educated youth to stay, then build a few more houses."

"You make it sound so easy. How many houses can you build with the money from the educated youth office?" The brigade leader sighed. If he used the brigade headquarters' money to build houses, the villagers would devour him alive.

"It wasn't said that you would pay for it. If any of them want to move out, they can just pay for their own construction. There's no policy from above that says educated youth can't build houses. Anyway, the land belongs to our team, and they can't take the houses with them when they leave." Even if they don't leave, they'll still have a place to live here, and they won't have to squeeze in with others.

If this house is built, it can also generate income for the team.

"Hey, this really is a good idea. I was too focused on the details and didn't think of it this way." The captain slapped his forehead, and the more he thought about it, the better he felt the idea was.

When the educated youth leave, won't this house belong to their team?

It can be considered as spending money to build houses for their team.

The group of educated youth behind them weren't deaf to their words, but what they thought in their hearts was their own business.