The 60s: Living Alone and Lovin' It

(A female protagonist who is outwardly cold but rich in inner world, a plain slice-of-life story, purely fictional with no research value, writing is hard, please be lenient, dear readers.)

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Chapter 237 This is really a choice!

Anyway, she definitely wouldn't. She would just feel a little awkward about suddenly having another relative, and feel helpless about how to get along with him.

She herself is not a talkative person, and her stepfather is even less talkative. If it weren't for Cen Zixiang, a talkative person, to mediate, she and her stepfather would not say a word to each other for the whole day.

She felt a headache when she thought about the packages the family kept receiving after her stepfather passed away. The packages came from all directions, and they were all mailed by her uncle, second uncle, and three brothers of the Cen family.

So many things are not practical, such as white, pink and yellow dresses. Those things can be worn in the countryside. You don’t need too many of them. They will change color after a walk.

Not to mention, if she really wore it and walked around the village, she would become a strange sight in the village. How weird would it be? How could she work dressed like that?

When the educated youth first arrived, they wore skirts to work in the fields. She didn't know how long the villagers had been fussing about it. She didn't want to be the object of their criticism.

Not to mention those colorful hairpins and the small leather shoes on her left and right. It is said that the clothes, shoes, accessories, etc. that these girls wear are all bought by her eldest aunt and second aunt who are almost going crazy waiting for a daughter.

There was even more food and drink. I don’t know if these families sent her all the food they had at home. How could she eat so much by herself?

Not to mention her cheap father, who wanted to mail all his wealth to her. Every time she went to pick up a package, she had to take that deserted path. On the way back to the village, she was even more sneaky, for fear of being seen by other villagers and gossiped about.

Every time she saw those things, she would feel a little panicked. She didn't know how to get along with those people who were still strangers to her, and she also felt a panic that her peaceful life was about to leave her.

Chen Ye nodded: "That's good," as long as he doesn't cause trouble to others.

"You haven't told me yet whether you're not satisfied with either of these two jobs. If that's the case, we won't go there. We can always find a job you like by asking around."

It doesn't matter if she doesn't look for one. It's not like the family can't afford to support her. The reason I find her a job is that I don't want her to work in the fields anymore, as that would make everyone in the family feel bad.

Chen Ye quickly shook his head: "That's already very good, then choose warehouse keeper."

She knew her own shortcomings. She was a slow-to-warm-up person and didn't understand those complicated things. A simpler environment was just right so that she could read in her spare time.

There is no library now. If there were one, she would prefer to work in a library so that she could read whatever books she wanted and would not have to worry about having no books to read.

"That's a deal, but little sister, please don't force it. We're all family. If you like it, you like it. If you don't like it, you don't like it. It's very painful to do a job you don't like."

Just like him, if he were asked to work as a researcher in a research institute, he would feel as unfree as being in prison, and would rather go to the countryside to be an educated youth.

"No, I will do my best to fulfill the things I have decided to do." I dare not say that I will do it well, but at least I can do my job well.

Cen Zixiang patted Chen Ye's head helplessly. Didn't this little girl understand what he meant?

Forget it, let my younger sister try it first. If she really doesn’t like it, she can change jobs. I still have some ability in this field.

The three of them strolled to the city's food factory. It was said that the food factory here was a large factory. The various snacks produced in the factory were very popular, especially during festivals, when they were in short supply.

"Ye Zi, think about it carefully. Although warehouse keeper's job is usually easy, it is still very tiring when the factory is busy. I think accountant is better. It will only be busier at the end of each month."

The main reason is that it is clean to sit in the office. He always feels that the warehouse is a place that requires a lot of moving around. It is not as easy as sitting on a chair and using an abacus.

"No, this one is fine."

She always felt that working in accounting was a huge responsibility. She could guarantee that she would not make mistakes, but she could not guarantee that others would not make mistakes either. What if others made mistakes and blamed her? It would be so troublesome to argue with them later.

She has watched many TV dramas about offices, and they all feel similar to harems, with everyone having eight hundred schemes on their minds and scheming against others all day long.

As someone without any social experience, she felt that going to the office was like a little white rabbit entering a fox den. She couldn't handle it!

If Cen Zixiang knew what Chen Ye was thinking, he would definitely talk to Ye Zi about it. TV dramas are different from reality. The descriptions in TV dramas are exaggerated. If real life is that complicated, how tiring it would be to live.

Unfortunately, he didn't know that his younger sister might just not like to interact with too many strangers, so the warehouse job was not bad.

Shuanzhu pulled Chen Ye's hand. Chen Ye lowered his head slightly and looked at Shuanzhu, indicating that Shuanzhu should speak if he had anything to say.

"Sister, are you going to work here in the future?" There was amazement in the tied little eyes. This was the first time he stood at the door of a factory at a close distance. Just look at the gate, it looks very imposing.

Chen Ye also followed the tied eyes to look at the gate of the food factory. The gate of the food factory was very spacious, but it was just an iron fence gate. There were clear and mottled marks on the iron bars, and it looked a bit old.

Three big words "Food Factory" are hung above the gate, and a sign hanging on the side has the full name of the food factory written on it. There is a small room on the other side of the gate, which should be a place similar to a mail room.

"Yes, I will work here from now on."

"Really? This place is really big and looks very impressive. Sister, you must work hard and strive to be a worker here for a long time."

For the villagers, being able to become a worker in the city is a big deal. If a family has a worker, they can walk around the village with their heads held high.

Chen Ye...

She looked back at the gate of the food factory again. This was the grandeur that caught her mouth. It was a bit funny and a bit sad. Children in rural areas in this era had even less experience. Even this ordinary big iron gate was the grandeur that caught her eyes.

"Okay, I'll definitely work hard and strive to be a worker here forever."

"Then sister, will you no longer be a villager from now on? Will you become a city dweller like Erchun's father?"

Erchun is a child of the same age as Shuanzhu in the village. Erchun's father works in the county town and is one of the few people in the village who eats public meals. Because of having such a salaried person, the family is the focus of the village.