Chapter 4 Enlistment Notice
Right, she had food coupons, meat coupons, and money, so she could have had a meal of braised pork.
Lin Shuyin did what she said. She first went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy a lunch box, and then went to the state-owned hotel and ordered three large steamed buns, a serving of braised pork, and a bottle of soda.
Lin Shuyin hadn't eaten meat for several months, and she was very greedy. When the food was served, she ate three big steamed buns and a portion of braised pork like a starving ghost.
Lin Shuyin touched her stomach with satisfaction, thinking that there would be some leftovers from the dishes and steamed buns, so she would pack them up in a lunch box and store them in the space, and eat them secretly when she was hungry. However, there was nothing left.
After leaving the state-owned hotel, Lin Shuyin took a walk outside to digest her food before returning home.
Before entering the house, I took out the small mirror I carried with me and looked carefully to see if there was any oil around my lips or any food on my teeth.
It was one o'clock at this time, at noon, and Lin's father and mother were not in the living room. They were taking a nap in the room. Brother Lin and sister Lin were not there either.
The former is probably on a date, but I don’t know about the latter.
Lin Shuyin went back to her room and changed her clothes first.
The clothes that Old Lady Zhang got for her was a military uniform. In this era, young people all longed to wear a green military uniform.
Green military uniforms are a popular trend of this era and also a unique aesthetic of this era.
Her younger sister Lin Shuyi has a set like this, and she asked her mother to make one for her on her birthday last year.
Lin Shuyin put the clothes she had taken off in the space, planning to return them another day.
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Time quickly came to December.
Lin Shuyin received the enlistment notice, and the unit he was going to was in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Province.
Lin Shuyin’s home in her previous life was in Mongolian Province, Khorchin, Mongolian Province.
However, she had been to Hohhot and was very familiar with this capital of Mongolian Province. But now it was the 1970s, and fifty years ago, the two should have been very different.
Lin Shuyin was a little looking forward to it.
The Lin family didn't know that she was going to join the army art troupe, and Lin Shuyin didn't tell them either. She transferred her household registration to the army, and only told the Lin family about it one day before she was to leave after everything was done.
Lin's mother was shocked. "What? You're going to join the military art troupe?"
Lin Shuyin smiled and nodded, "Yes, Mom."
Father Lin, "Why didn't you tell us when this happened?"
Lin Shuyin smiled, "I wanted to give you a surprise."
Lin Shuyi murmured, "What kind of surprise? It's more like a shock."
"Ah? Why are you scared, Shuyi? Isn't it good for me to join the army? I'm going to bring honor to our Lin family!" Lin Shuyin chatted in a teasing manner.
It is glorious to be a soldier. No matter what job you do in the army, even if you are cooking in the cafeteria, it is glorious.
Brother Lin, Lin Jianye, said, "Little sister, you are doing something so great without telling us. Why didn't you tell us anything before?"
"I told you I would give you a surprise, and I'm not sure if I can be selected," Lin Shuyin said with a smile.
"You kid, you didn't even tell us in advance that you saved their grandson's life, such a great favor, and the Zhang family just introduced you to a job and that's it?" Lin's mother blamed Lin Shuyin.
Lin Shuyin directly exposed Lin's mother's thoughts, "Otherwise, Mom, do you still want others to introduce a job to your son?"
Lin's mother curled her lips, "It's not impossible since their family is so powerful."
"Mom, don't be so greedy. It was me who saved the man, not Lin Jianshe."
"Why did they introduce him to a job? According to what you said, how can a job repay such a great favor as saving my life? You gave me, Jianshe, Shuyi, and the money for my eldest brother to marry, and the money for my eldest sister and brother-in-law to have children and raise them? Did you pay for all of them?"
She really admired Lin's mother. She was so shameless. How could she be so shameless!
Mother Lin never expected that her usually docile second daughter would dare to refute her. Not only did she refute her, she also lectured and ridiculed her. She instantly became angry.
"Okay, okay, Lin Shuyin, you've grown wings, right? I said one thing, and you gave me ten replies. What did I say? I just want your brother to have a job. Otherwise, with your brother's physique, can he go to the countryside to work?"
Lin Shuyin rolled her eyes and said, "Alright, Mom, I was born by you, how could I not know what you are thinking?"
"If you really care about Jianshe, you can step down and give your job to Jianshe. My eldest brother is getting married soon, so you can stay at home to take care of the grandchildren and cook for him."
Lin Shuyi was unwilling to accept the offer. "Then what should I do?"
"When the time comes, I can just let Dad step down and give you the job. That's all, it's that simple."
"This way, you two won't have to go to the countryside anymore, and your parents can take a break after working so hard all their lives."
"Right, Mom and Dad." Lin Shuyin said caringly.
Lin Shuyi looked at his father. Both of them were furious. Mother Lin said, "No way. Don't try to take over our job."
They love their son as much as they love him. They are not stupid. If they lose their jobs, they will have no income, and they will have to live their lives according to their son and daughter-in-law's mood.
Is it good to live your life by liking other people's faces?
Lin Shuyin, "I'm not planning on your jobs, it's you two little bastards who are planning on it."
Lin Jianshe raised his hand weakly, "Can I say something?"
Everyone, "Just say it."
Lin Jianshe, "Actually, I just need to go to the countryside. You don't need to quarrel about my work."
Although he didn't want to go to the countryside, there was no solution, so he just went to the countryside.
"Alright, alright, let's just take it one step at a time. We can talk about this later. Shuyin is leaving tomorrow, so please don't start a quarrel."
"Give me some money so I can buy some food and our family can have a good meal. This is such a big happy event, we must celebrate it." Father Lin said to Mother Lin.
Although his youngest son's job has not been settled yet, it is indeed an honor to be a soldier. He is proud that his second daughter is joining the army.
This is what Lin's mother thought too. Although she felt a little regretful that she couldn't ask the Zhang family for two jobs, she felt proud when she told her colleagues that her second daughter had joined the army.
She stood up and said, "Wait."
He went inside and took out some money and gave it to Lin's father, "Buy a fish and two pounds of meat. Use the rest to buy a few bottles of soda."
"Okay."
The Lin family lived in the machinery factory compound. Father Lin went out to buy groceries and met many acquaintances and colleagues along the way. Seeing how happy he was, everyone asked him about his father and he said, "My son Shuyin is going to join the military art troupe."
"Yes, I joined the army, haha."
I tell everyone I meet, even if they don't ask, I'll still go and tell them, which causes me to come home half an hour late.
I stewed the fish I bought into sauerkraut fish, stir-fried a large plate of meat, fried eggs, and mixed some cold vegetables, making a total of four dishes.
The staple food is steamed buns made by mixing corn flour and white flour.
While cooking, Lin's mother thought, "Boss, should we ask the eldest brother and his wife to come over?"
Logically speaking, we should order it, but the eldest son-in-law has a big appetite, and the eldest brother and his wife are coming, so we can’t stop making this dish.
Father Lin thought for a moment and said, "Well, don't shout, our whole family can eat it."
"OK."