"Isn't it good for time to pass slowly? It's just right for you to spend some time relaxing. If you get busy, you'll probably complain that time passes too quickly." Jianshu feels deeply about this.

Let’s not talk about this life for now, let’s talk about the previous life. The six years of elementary school were the easiest time of my life, but I didn’t know how to cherish it at that time. I looked forward to growing up every day. But when I entered junior high school and high school, the academic workload became heavier and I no longer had the leisure time I used to have.

Later, she looked forward to going to college and becoming independent, but after she finally became independent, she found that what she missed most was her carefree childhood that she could never go back to.

Oh, no, others can’t go back, but she went back once and experienced her childhood twice, so she got what she wanted.

Wu Xiufang thought about it and realized that this was true. When she was busy in the past, it was rare for her to have some free time before going to bed, but it would pass in a flash, and as soon as she opened her eyes, it was another busy day.

"You are right. I don't know how lucky I am now." She shook her head and smiled.

Jianshu knew that this was not entirely true. Wu Xiufang felt that time was passing slowly. Firstly, it was because she suddenly had free time and felt a little lost. Second, she was probably feeling a little lonely.

After all, they are different. Her experiences in her previous life have made her accustomed to staying at home. She has no problem not going out for ten days or half a month. But Wu Xiufang is different. She has always been unable to sit still. Wouldn't she feel suffocated if she stayed at home every day with no one to chat with?

She also understood a little about her experiences these days. She couldn't say that anyone had any problems, but it was just that they were in different circles.

In the past, they were a group of housewives who worked at home every day to take care of the family, chat about household chores, and complain about their husbands and children. They had a lot of common topics, but now it is different.

But now it’s different, there is this “outlier” Wu Xiufang.

One person said the man at home was too lazy and didn't even help hold the soy sauce bottle at home. Another person said the boy at home was naughty and his clothes were covered in mud, which was troublesome and tiring to wash...

How did Wu Xiufang join in on these topics? She said her husband and children were diligent and washed their own clothes. If she said that, others would think she was showing off.

Helping others to stand up for injustice and letting them go back to discipline their men and children? Apart from Jian Shu, who would suddenly meddle in other people's family affairs?

Of course, the reason why Jianshu dared to do it was, firstly, because she had a good relationship with Wu Xiufang. She felt that even if Wu Xiufang disagreed, she would not be ungrateful and instead accuse her of meddling in other people's business. Secondly, she did not care much about the results. Even if she was blamed, it was okay. She would just have less contact with her in the future.

But if it were someone else, she wouldn't care about it. Whether people are compatible or not depends on fate. The results showed that she and Wu Xiufang were destined to be together.

Thinking of this, Jian Shu pondered for a moment and said, "Sister-in-law, what are your plans for the future?"

"Plans?" Wu Xiufang was a little confused. "To be honest, I really don't know right now. I've been working since I was a child. Before I got married, I helped my parents with work. After I got married, I helped my husband's family with work. It seems like there's only endless work to do in this life."

"Don't worry if you laugh at me, I've always thought I'd have to do this job until the day I die, just like my mom and my sisters. Back then, I felt like I could see the end of my life at a glance, but now... I really don't know what else I can do."

Jianshu can understand her confusion caused by the sudden change in her life. Everyone has a comfort zone. If it is suddenly gone, wouldn’t she be confused?

However, we can't just leave it alone like this. She started it, and there's no reason to just give up halfway and let someone hit their head and get hurt.

Jian Shu didn't keep the conversation a secret and went straight to the point, "Sister-in-law, have you ever thought about finding a job? The family couldn't live without you before, but now that you've pulled away, finding a job would bring in some extra income. Captain Zhao's salary is more than enough for your family to live comfortably without those extra expenses, but no one ever complains about having too much money."

She didn't say anything about killing time or not getting sick from overthinking. She just talked about one key point - money.

Men may betray you, children may be unfilial, but the money in your hands will always be the most real.

Sure enough, Wu Xiufang's eyes lit up when she heard about money, but then dimmed again after thinking about something. "It's not that easy to find a job. Besides, I don't have a high level of education. Even if a job opportunity came up, I wouldn't be able to win it."

When she was a child, the world was not peaceful and no one would pay for her to go to school. Later, when the village was carrying out literacy campaign, she attended classes for a while, but the literacy class didn't last long and she only learned the basics and could barely recognize some common characters.

It was only when the eldest child went to school and came back to teach his younger siblings how to read that she started learning as a teacher, and she learned from him, that she finally learned to recognize all the characters. Otherwise, she would still be illiterate.

In the past, the army had been offered some quotas for canning factories and food factories, and she had been tempted, but she hadn't been selected, so she hadn't thought about it. If you don't think about it, you won't be disappointed.

Jianshu understood that this meant that you wanted to go to work but didn’t have the opportunity, so that was easy to deal with.

"Sister-in-law, there's an opportunity soon. I heard the army is going to set up a nursery and a training class. The training class has educational requirements, so your chances aren't great. But the nursery is different. The educational requirements are definitely not strict. You've been with the army for so many years, you have a lot of experience, and you can even read, so your chances are still great."

Nurseries are similar to kindergartens in later generations, but there are also some differences. There is no age limit. Babies who are less than two months old can also be sent there. They will not teach too many things. The main job is to take care of the children and ensure that they are well fed and well clothed. Older children will be taught some basic knowledge.

The Yuhong class is a preschool class. The difference from the preschool class is that students need to take an exam after completing the Yuhong class and can only go to elementary school if they pass it.

In the past, the army didn't have many dependents accompanying them, and due to limited resources, these supporting facilities were never built. Even the school supply and marketing cooperative was only built a few years ago. Now, with more and more dependents accompanying them and more and more children, life has become inconvenient for those whose parents both work.

In order to address these needs, we were discussing this matter some time ago. It was only finalized two days ago and has not been announced to the public yet.

As for how Jianshu knew this, well, her parents must be incredibly impressive. A high-ranking official who had recently been transferred here was an old comrade of her mother's. Seeing that she had been unemployed, he asked her if she wanted to teach at the Yuhong class. Of course, it wasn't a backdoor deal; after all, with her education, teaching a group of preschoolers was more than enough. If she applied, she was guaranteed the job.

But Jianshu had no such plans. She wanted to be a teacher, a preschool teacher at that. She couldn't handle it. If she really went, she and the naughty kid would definitely go crazy.

Not to mention that she had no intention of working now, even if she did, she wasn't cut out to be a teacher. She'd better not harm the flowers of the motherland, or she'd be punished, and she couldn't bear it.

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