Stay in the 60s, Family Matters

[Historical + Patriotic + No CP + System + Ensemble Cast + Family Life + Slice of Life + Gossip]

One-sentence summary: Xiang Mianmian, who traveled to the 1960s, uses a s...

Chapter 16 The strong wind

Xiang Lihua's hands were shaking and his whole body was stiff and he dared not move.

Xiang Lidang and Xiang Lili were curious and went over to take a look, but they were all stunned.

Oh my god, what kind of good person could find a letter of recommendation on the street?

Oh, it turns out to be their youngest sister Xiang Mianmian, that’s not surprising.

After everyone was surprised, Xiang Mianmian had already pushed Xiang Lili to sit in front of the desk, took out the pen and ink bottle, and said while unscrewing the cap:

"Stop talking. Fifth sister, your handwriting is beautiful. Please fill in the information about Third Brother Xiang Lidang."

"If someone finds out about this..." Xiang Lihua, who has always been brave, said timidly. He was afraid of being exposed.

After all, this must have been bought by someone as a temporary worker, but who knew it would be dropped accidentally and picked up by Xiang Mianmian by luck.

On the contrary, Xiang Lidang, who usually kept silent, calmly took out his own student information and said, "Youngest sister is right. Fifth sister, please write more neatly and copy my student information."

Bought it?

So what!

There is no evidence to prove that as long as Xiang Lidang's name is written on this letter of recommendation, it means that he got the temporary worker position from the Xiang family. Who can prove that it was someone else who lost it?

Xiang Lili gritted her teeth and said, "The brave will die of overeating, and the timid will die of starvation. Never mind. I'll try writing it down on some scratch paper first. I can't be hasty."

She tried her best to control her shaking hands and copied Xiang Lidang's student information beautifully. "Brother, take a look. Is this okay?"

She is a good student. She helps teachers correct homework and write semester comments. She has imitated the teachers' handwriting many times. This time she wrote very well, and her handwriting is no different from that of adults.

Xiang Mianmian shook her head. "Fifth sister, cursive writing is not acceptable. Official letters are very formal and must be written in regular script, stroke by stroke."

This is indeed a small loophole. Teachers have to correct so many homework assignments every day. In order to increase efficiency, they all use running script. It is normal to have connected strokes, but this is not allowed in official letters.

Xiang Lili understood. She changed the font and wrote neatly on the draft paper. It was actually no different from the printed text. It was amazing that she could switch between the two fonts freely and write both so well.

Everyone checked it carefully again and confirmed that there were no flaws, and asked Xiang Lili to write it down.

It took Xiang Lili more than ten minutes to write dozens of words, with steady hands.

My hands are shaking so badly after I finished writing this.

While waiting for the ink to dry, Xiang Lili wiped the sweat from her head: "Mianmian, you are really the lucky star of our family. I didn't believe it when my mother told me before, but this time I really believe it."

She even began to recall the temporary workers her elder brother had bought from Liguo. Could it be that her younger sister had also contributed secretly, but they just didn't know about it?

While her mind was working at high speed, she also tried to recall whether she had offended her youngest sister.

After all, who wants to offend Lucky Star?

Smart people like to think too much. When Xiang Lili even wondered whether Zhang Jidi's temporary job was thanks to her, Xiang Mianmian rolled her eyes.

"Stop talking about superstitious things. It will be terrible if others hear them." Xiang Lidang said with a serious face.

It would be terrible if my youngest sister was arrested and paraded around.

The brothers and sisters soon fell silent.

"When mom comes back at noon, my youngest sister and I will show this to her. You two just pretend you know nothing." Xiang Lidang put away the dried letter paper, folded it as it was and put it into the envelope.

Xiang Lili and Xiang Lihua, the twin boy and girl, nodded in unison for once. If they were not really stupid, how could they say such a thing?

Take a nap and forget about this. They spent the whole day making matchboxes. The youngest sister went out? She went out to play. What letter of recommendation? I've never seen it!

By noon, Zhang Jidi had no time to cook and was pulled into the room by the brother and sister as soon as he came back.

"What's wrong with you two? Why did you pull me in so quietly? Did you do something wrong?" She looked curious.

Xiang Lidang decided to do this, so he wouldn't let Xiang Mianmian attract attention. He said calmly, "Mom, my little sister found a letter of recommendation. I can go to the coal factory as a temporary worker."

"What a joke you two are! How is this possible?"

Xiang Lidang asked Xiang Mianmian to tell him how he picked up the letter, and took out the envelope to show Zhang Jidi.

"I went out to play this morning and saw a colorful butterfly flying around..." Xiang Mianmian naturally told the story of picking up the letter in a modified form.

She said she was chasing butterflies and found it under a corner of the wall.

After hearing the whole story, Zhang Jidi was stunned.

He then looked at the letter his third son handed him, touched the official seal on it, and said in a vague voice, "...As the old saying goes, money doesn't just come from the wind. Turns out it really does..."

I found a letter of recommendation in broad daylight. No one would believe this nonsense.

It happened right before her eyes.

Looking at the bright red official seal, Zhang Jidi seemed to see 40 big black stones!

This is a big deal. Her husband's salary is only 86 yuan, and she has to work diligently for five months to get it, and it can't be used for family expenses.

This unexpected windfall stunned Zhang Jidi. She pulled Xiang Mianmian over and gave her a solid kiss:

"My dear girl, you're amazing," she said, her joy overflowing with words, her face flushed with excitement. "Lidang, remember, this is the job your youngest sister gave you. From now on, you have to hand over 5 yuan to her every month. Is that okay with you?"

The rule in the Xiang family is that if you have a job, you have to pay household expenses, and this applies to everyone.

The eldest brother Xiang Liguo is a temporary worker with a salary of 15.8 yuan, and he hands over 10 yuan every month; the second sister Xiang Meimei is a regular worker this month with a salary of 21.6 yuan, and she hands over 15 yuan every month.

What? Money for making paper boxes?

These were all kept by Zhang Jidi. After all, there were so many children in the family to feed, so she did odd jobs within her ability. Occasionally, when she was happy, she would give the children 10 cents as pocket money.

Xiang Lidang was no exception. He worked as a temporary worker and handed over 10 yuan to his family. He then saved 5 yuan for Xiang Mianmian, leaving him with only 1.8 yuan.

But he agreed very readily: "Okay, Mom, I promise."