Jiang Hui and Han Ling were discussing getting their marriage certificate when Ma Huifang arrived with a group of educated youth and islanders. Although nothing happened between them, the two unmarried individuals being alone in a room late at night was the subject of much gossip and pointing from the islanders. Left with no other choice, they quickly got their marriage certificate.
Jiang Hui didn't explain his situation to his family in detail. He only mentioned that something unexpected happened, and they got their marriage certificate first. He would bring his girlfriend home to meet his family during the Spring Festival this year.
Jiang Ruyu was a smart woman. When the news of Jiang Hui's sudden marriage came back, she guessed that something must have happened on the island that forced them to get married suddenly.
She couldn't help but want to find a way to bring her younger brother back, but this job wasn't easy to find. Sigh, she'd better ask around and see.
The twins are almost a month old. They don't plan to celebrate; they just have a meal with their relatives and take a photo at a photo studio.
Jiang Jianguo has recently noticed a decline in his health. He is over fifty years old and has developed high blood pressure. He gets dizzy if he stands for too long, which has made him consider retiring.
Now men can retire at 60 years old with 10 years of service. He is not old enough, but he has enough years of service. His physical examination showed high blood pressure and a mild stroke, so he can retire.
If he were to retire due to illness, his retirement pension would be affected. However, the factory leaders, considering that he was among the first batch of employees and a veteran technician, allowed him to retire normally.
However, the factory was busy before the Lunar New Year, so I couldn't officially retire until February.
He mentioned this to Wang Shuhua, who hesitated: "If neither of us goes to work and we have no income, we'll have to live off our savings. What if Jiang Kai and Jiang Jun are unfilial?"
Jiang Jianguo waved his hand: "You underestimate your son. No matter what they think, whether it's the eldest or the second son, they will never be confused about supporting their parents. Besides, we both have retirement pensions and savings. They give us some living expenses every month. When we get older, no matter who we live with, our savings will be enough for us to live on."
"If you've thought it through, then retire." Wang Shuhua is very peaceful now. She spends her days cooking, taking care of the children, and picking them up from school. The things that happened in the past seem to have no effect on her. That's how selfish people are; as long as they are doing well, they won't use so-called morality to condemn themselves.
People in the alley say she's like a turtle, never showing her face, but she seems not to hear them. She doesn't care about Jiang Kai and Jiang Jun's cold attitude towards her.
As for the kind of life her daughter Jiang Ruyi was living, she seemed completely unconcerned.
Jiang Jianguo knew that Wang Shuhua was just like that; he was content as long as she didn't make a fuss and lived a peaceful life. His current concern was whether he should find a better job for his eldest son's wife, since she still harbored resentment about her job situation after all this time.
"I want to give this job to my eldest son's wife so she can get a support staff position."
Wang Shuhua frowned: "Won't that affect your retirement pension?"
See, when it comes to her own life, her first thought is whether it will affect her future.
If you retire normally, your retirement pension will be much less than your salary, but it will still be enough to live on. However, if you take over the family business, you will lose the basic pension subsidy.
"It's alright, let the eldest son give me that job. I can resell it and make quite a bit of money." Jiang Jianguo was looking further ahead. Eliminating the knot in his daughter-in-law's heart would benefit them, as well as their son and grandson.
Not long after, Jiang Ruyu heard her grandmother tell her about it: "Sigh, your eldest uncle finally realized he wasn't senile. He changed Jiang Kai's wife's job to a logistics officer at a steel plant. The job is easy and respectable, so the two of them won't bring this up so often when they quarrel in the future."
Jiang Ruyu nodded: "Yes, what my sister-in-law can't get over isn't her work, but the feeling that my uncle and his wife are biased. She's been living with my uncle for several years now. Sigh! Every family has its own problems."
Then she remembered her sister-in-law's job: "Hey, Grandma, how does your sister-in-law handle her job?"
"Your uncle was going to bring it over to see if any of our relatives needed it. It cost him several hundred yuan back then." Grandma Jiang hadn't thought of her grandson yet; she hadn't told him about Jiang Hui suddenly getting his marriage certificate, and she was afraid he'd worry.
“My uncle and I bought this job. I want Jiang Hui to come back. He and Han Ling, the girl he liked there, got their marriage certificate. He didn’t say how it happened, but I guess someone plotted against him and he had no choice but to do it.” Jiang Ruyu told her grandmother about this.
"Huh? Hui'er has already gotten his marriage certificate? This, this, we haven't even met the girl yet!" Old Mrs. Jiang was a little anxious. Jiang Hui is the eldest son, and we have to pay attention to the wife he married. If she's not good, it will affect the relationship between the three siblings in the future.
"Grandma, don't worry. I've already met her, haven't I? She's a beautiful, smart, and steady woman. She's a perfect match for Jiang Hui. You'll see when you meet her. You'll definitely like her."
Jiang Ruyu had a very good impression of Han Ling. We can't choose our family background, but Han Ling didn't become self-conscious or sensitive because of it. She worked hard to survive as a woman, which is truly commendable.
"I'm relieved that you said it's okay. Sigh, I should come back. I don't know how many more years I can live with this health condition. Now that he's married, I've finally put down another huge weight."
As people get older, they can't help but murmur these things. Jiang Ruyu could only comfort her grandmother and tell her that if she looked at the children, she wouldn't think about these sad things.
They grew up, and their loved ones grew old—an inevitable process. Thinking of her grandfather and her grandmother, who was now dependent on a cane, Jiang Ruyu felt a pang of sadness. She only hoped that day would come a little later…
With the Chinese New Year approaching, Jiang Jianguo's retirement date was postponed to February after the holiday. He was quite busy before the New Year, so after discussing it with the factory leaders, they decided to let him retire after the New Year.
Jiang Jianguo readily agreed; after working for more than ten or twenty years, he didn't want to retire all at once.
And what about Fang Meili? When she learned that her father-in-law was preparing to retire and had changed her job to a logistics office job, she was filled with mixed feelings and hid in her room crying for a long time.
After that, she specially brought her child and some gifts to visit her father-in-law. She didn't say anything, but just cooked them a good meal. After that, she came often, never empty-handed, and always with a smile on her face.
When Jiang Jun and Kong Xuefang found out about this, neither of them had any objections. They were already very satisfied that they could come back. Now that their sister-in-law could get over her troubles, that would be the best thing.
Jiang Ruyu also took the opportunity to tell her uncle that she wanted to buy her sister-in-law's job and bring Jiang Hui back.
"Then let's give it to Jiang Hui. Let's not talk about buying or not buying between us. Jiang Hui is coming back with his wife, which is a great thing. Let's not talk about money, that would make us too distant."
Jiang Jianguo naturally wouldn't accept money from his own family, and Jiang Ruyu couldn't refuse to give him money either: "Uncle, it's precisely because we're family that we should give you money. Even close brothers should keep clear accounts so that we can get along better in the future. I know what you're thinking, but it's because you care about us that I should give you this money."
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