"Mother~" Shen Huixiu tugged at her mother's sleeve, pleading and shaking her, "Please, help me think of a way. If I can't find a job, I'll have to go to the countryside."
After graduating from high school, three groups of educated youth went to the countryside, scheduled for early July, early August, and early September respectively.
The group that started in early July has already left, and registration is now open for the groups starting in early August and early September.
Registration is mandatory.
At this point, young men and women who have just graduated only have two choices: one is to find a job and devote themselves to the predetermined destiny of building the motherland, and the other is to go to the countryside, which is also to build the motherland, but the difference between them is quite large.
Just thinking about going to the countryside terrifies Shen Huixiu, waking her up in the middle of the night.
Looking at her fair and tender hands, Shen Huixiu could not imagine herself becoming someone who toiled in the fields, her back to the sky.
She's a city dweller, a noble city dweller, and she has no desire to go to the countryside to become some kind of lowly peasant.
"Mom, I don't want to go to the countryside, please help me."
As Shen Huixiu spoke, she cautiously glanced at Shen Fenghua's face.
She knew that Chen's mother was just a housewife with little status at home, and that she was unimportant outside...
Then there's no need to even mention it.
The mother was caught in a dilemma, and besides, they were all her children. She could see right through Shen Huixiu's intentions; she just wanted to use her to pressure the second son into helping her find a job.
Sigh~
Looking at her pitiful little daughter, and then thinking back to how lively and playful she used to be by her side when she was little, Mother Shen really couldn't bear to let her go to the countryside.
"Okay, okay, stop shaking me, it's giving me a headache."
With a laugh and a scolding remark, Mother Shen withdrew her hand and turned to meet Shen Fenghua's emotionless eyes.
It was as if a thousand words were stuck in my throat, and I couldn't say them.
I immediately felt a little ashamed and annoyed. This child has no sense of propriety at all.
No wonder Hye-soo didn't want to be around her. With that cold face every day, who wouldn't be annoyed by her?
Thinking of her youngest daughter's current predicament, Mother Shen sighed and thought, "Well, if she can handle Huixiu's matter well, that's fine too."
It's just a grumpy face; you can just ignore it. It won't cause any harm to your family.
“Feng Hua, look at this…”
Shen Fenghua raised his hand, shrugged, and said rather shamelessly, "I can't watch it."
Mother Shen: "..."
Shen Fenghua remained calm, her gaze sweeping over the whole family before finally settling on her sister-in-law who was coaxing the child.
She chuckled lightly, "Mother, look at what you're saying, as if I have some great ability or skill. I'm just a minor deputy director in the factory, and I only managed to hold onto this position because of what happened five years ago."
Seeing her sister-in-law listening intently, Shen Fenghua's smile deepened. "Besides, have you forgotten? A couple of years ago you asked me to get you a job, but I didn't manage to do it, and it just fizzled out."
At this point, Wan Shuhua, who was holding the child, looked up and smiled, "Yes, Mother, look at you, aren't you making things difficult for Second Sister? Both of you are my flesh and blood. We are heartbroken to hear about Third Sister's situation, but you can't just ignore Second Sister's life or death."
She smiled slowly, shifting her position while holding the child. "Mom, if you ask me, parents have to treat their children equally!"
Mother Shen was so angry that her hands were trembling. This little bitch was just waiting here to say something to her.
Shen Fenghua is no good either; he always makes excuses and delays when it comes to getting things done.
You know, Wan Shuhua is an outsider, while Huixiu is her own sister. How can she not know what's good for her!
“Shuhua,” Mother Chen said, barely suppressing her anger, “you can’t say that. What happened to you two or three years ago, when Fenghua had just taken up the position of deputy director. To put it more politely, oh, right, it was called ‘still shallow in the system.’”
“But things are different now. This deputy group leader has been in this position for quite some time now. It shouldn’t be a problem to squeeze one or two people in, right?”
Upon hearing this, Shen Huixiu's eyes lit up instantly. "That's right, that's right. Sister-in-law, you didn't get in because you missed the right time, so don't ruin my plans."
Wan Shuhua: "..."
Those two bastards, neither of them is any good.
"Well..." Wan Shuhua rolled her eyes. "There's always an order to things, right? When it comes to finding a job, I should ask Feng Hua to help first. If she can get someone in, she should prioritize me!"
"Don't you think so, Feng Hua?"
Shen Fenghua nodded seriously, "I think my sister-in-law is right. First come, first served. There is indeed a reason for that."
Mother Shen almost fainted from anger. This ungrateful wretch who turned his back on his own side.
"Don't try to fool my second sister!" Shen Huixiu was furious. She should have waited until Wan Shuhua wasn't around to say it. Now, there was another one to contradict her. She glared at Wan Shuhua and yelled at Shen Jianguo, "Big brother, are you going to do anything about your wife? She's going to bully your sister to death!"
Shen Jianguo, who had initially kept quiet about the matter, slowly raised his head after being called out by Shen Huixiu. "I think your sister-in-law is right. Don't you understand the principle of first come, first served?"
After saying that, she even gave Chen's mother a proper order, "Mother, don't always spoil the third son. Look at what he's become. He's unreasonable and disrespectful. Look at how he talks to his sister-in-law. Doesn't he understand the principle that an elder sister-in-law is like a mother?"
Hearing Shen Jianguo's outburst, not only Shen Huixiu, but even Shen's mother was dumbfounded.
This...this son is siding with outsiders too.
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