Chen Jiao took the two little ones to buy new schoolbags and bought several beautiful hairpins for the little girl. The family returned home with a full load.
By the time they got to the tractor, most of the people on board had already returned.
An old lady from the village glanced in their direction. Without saying anything, Wu Guilan looked embarrassed and said with a smile, "Oh, Sister Xu, you see the watch I'm wearing! My daughter-in-law just bought it for me at the Friendship Store. I said I didn't need it at my age, but she still insisted on buying it for me."
Wu Guilan said this while giving Chen Jiao a reproachful look.
Just don't be too obvious in your show-off look.
Chen Jiao: ...
She had never realized before that her mother-in-law was such a show-off.
She was wrong.
As soon as Wu Guilan said this, she immediately received a lot of sour and jealous looks from people.
"Oh, Wu Guilan, your wife has a job, and your son will soon resume work. You are incredible! You should have a watch."
"Gui Lan, after Zheng Xu resumes his work this time, he will still go to the army, right? Then won't you, your daughter-in-law and your two grandchildren be the only ones left at home?"
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Wu Guilan said with a smile: "How can that be possible? Our Zhengxu is a battalion commander in the army, and his family members are eligible to accompany the army. This time, Jiaojiao will bring the two children back with him!"
Wu Guilan's words attracted another wave of envious and jealous glances towards Chen Jiao.
"Oh my, that's incredible. Are you and your whole family going to the city to enjoy a good life?"
Some people were saying sour words, but some smart people had already thought about Chen Jiao's job.
"Gui Lan, your daughter-in-law is going to join the army with Zheng Xu, so does she have to quit her job?"
"I heard from them that jobs in the city can be transferred. If your daughter-in-law quits, why don't you transfer the job to my son? Don't let outsiders get the upper hand."
With Wu Guilan around, Chen Jiao didn't need to respond to these conversations.
But she couldn't help but look at the person who spoke.
She wanted to see who was so bold as to ask her to give her a job right away.
The person who was speaking was from another family of the highest caliber, as famous as Lu Wenbo's. Her husband's family also had the surname Lu, and the woman was called Tian Cuihua, who was somewhat related to Lu Zhengxu's family.
Before Lu Zhengxu woke up, she often ran into Tian Cuihua under the big locust tree at the entrance of the village, making up stories with others, saying that Lu Zhengxu would not wake up, and that she, Chen Jiao, could not stay with him for much longer and would definitely have to run away.
Chen Jiao didn't think much of it at the time. After all, people of this era have limited knowledge.
Under the circumstances at the time, they felt it was understandable that she wanted to run away.
But she didn't expect that this person could spread rumors everywhere and then ask Wu Guilan for her job without changing his expression or heartbeat.
Wu Guilan probably didn't want to deal with such a person, so she rolled her eyes and went to talk to the person next to her.
Tian Cuihua didn't mention asking her to work again.
Chen Jiao thought the matter was over.
Unexpectedly, in the evening, Tian Cuihua and her husband Lu Dazhong came to the door carrying about five kilograms of sweet potatoes.
After Wu Guilan opened the door, the couple stepped into the courtyard and asked, "Guilan, let me tell you, I went back today and told Dazhong about that matter. Dazhong was very happy and even asked someone to pick out five kilograms of big sweet potatoes to thank you!"
Wu Guilan was confused herself. "What's going on?"
Tian Cuihua gently touched Wu Guilan and said, "Hey, it's about transferring your daughter-in-law's job to our Jiefang family!"
"I'm telling you, I brought these sweet potatoes to your family, but I picked the biggest ones carefully. They're very sweet! Your daughter-in-law's job will be given to someone else, but others won't be as thoughtful as our family."
Chen Jiao: ...
If she sold her job outside, she could get at least one thousand yuan, and she would give five hundred yuan to Lu Wu. It was a price based on family affection and also a way to repay Lu Wu for helping her save the child.
Who is this Tian Cuihua?
Five pounds of sweet potatoes in exchange for her job?
If Tian Cuihua had said this to her directly, she would have slapped him in the face.
But Tian Cuihua was talking to Wu Guilan, and as a junior it was not appropriate for her to interrupt.
But with Wu Guilan's temper, even if she didn't beat Tian Cuihua, she would beat the couple out with a big broom.
After Tian Cuihua finished speaking, Wu Guilan didn't even have time to speak, and her husband Lu Dazhong knocked on his pipe and said, "Okay, Guilan, ask your daughter-in-law to go to the city with us and complete the procedures for the job transfer!"
When Lu Dazhong said this, Tian Cuihua sniffed hard in the direction of the kitchen, poked Lu Dazhong, and said, "You old man, why are you in such a hurry? Those people with stable jobs in the city have already gone off work. Who will handle the procedures for you if you go to the city?"
"Hey, Guilan, are you stewing meat at home? It smells so good!"
As she said that, she pulled Lu Dazhong towards the kitchen, "Dad, since we are here, let's eat at Zhengxu's house!"
As they were talking, Tian Cuihua had already pulled Lu Dazhong into the kitchen and directly lifted the lid of the pot.
The pot contains radish and pork bones stewed together. The pork bones are carefully selected by Chen Jiao and have lots of meat.
Chen Jiao had also marinated the pork bones with salt a few days in advance. The salted pork bones had a special salty and fragrant smell, and when stewed with sweet radishes, it was extremely tempting.
There is no one in this era who doesn’t crave meat.
Lu Dazhong stared at the meat in the pot with his eyes wide open. He swallowed his saliva again and again, but said, "Their food is not bad. Let's eat here!"
"Get a big basin and free these bones and put some of them back!"
"Okay!" Tian Cuihua responded readily and turned to look for a basin in the cupboard. Her movements were even more skillful than at home.
Wu Guilan, who was ignored by them, felt her blood boiling.
She gave this couple face, right?
She pulled out the fire tongs that were holding the fire in the stove and waved them at Tian Cuihua and her husband, "Get out! You two shameless bastards, get out of here right now!"
"ah--"
The fire tongs touched the back of Tian Cuihua's hand as she was trying to pick up the bowl, and at the same time waved in front of Lu Dazhong.
Tian Cuihua screamed because of the burns, and Lu Dazhong was so scared that he took two steps back and left the kitchen.
"Wu Guilan, what are you doing? Are you crazy?"
Tian Cuihua looked at the back of her hand where a blister had formed from the burns and cursed angrily.
Wu Guilan put her hands on her waist and said, "What am I doing? Why don't you tell me what you two did? You two shameless bastards! Not only did you bring a few rotten sweet potatoes to mess with my daughter-in-law's job, but you also dared to lift the lid of my pot and steal my food!"
"I'm telling you, this matter is not over yet! I will report it to the police station and sue you for burglary!"
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