"No, no, maybe this is his last year working on the farm at home. If he goes to a big city to study or work, can you still expect him to come back to work? No, he must stay at home to work this year."

Ye Lian: "I find you so awkward. The eldest child has poor grades, so you blame him for being incompetent and having to stay home to do farm work. The third child has good grades and has gone abroad to study, but you blame him for flying too far and not being able to come back to work. Tell me, what do you want to do?"

Lin Dawei: “…”

"Well, we can't let him go anyway. The results haven't come out yet, and it's still unclear whether he can pass the exam. Where can he go? Just stay at home and collect the food from the few acres of land behind. When the results come out and he gets the admission letter, he can go earlier."

"Hey, you..."

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Listening to the two of them arguing, Lin Yuyao said, "Mom, why don't you just listen to Dad. If Lin Ping passes the exam, someone will have to go back to investigate, and he will have to go back. It may take three days to come here, and another three days to go back. It will take him only a few days to stay here. Wait until everything at home is done, then you can let him come over, and I'll pick him up later."

Ye Lian thought about it for a moment and said, "That's fine. Then should I call you, or the number you gave me last time?"

"Yes, that's the store's phone number."

"good."

"By the way, Mom, did you go to the Lu family to ask them to pay you back?"

"Well, I didn't want to go. The Lu Cong couple's pockets are cleaner than their faces. They worked hard to save some money to marry their son, but ended up giving it all to Widow Fang by that prodigal son Lu Jiangting."

Lin Yuyao said, "Why don't you give Lin Ping the IOU when he comes over and have him bring it to me."

"Bring it to you?"

"Yes, where did Lu Jiangting's parents get the money? I'll go ask Lu Jiangting and Fang Qing for it."

Come to think of it.

"Okay, I'll ask Lin Ping to bring her to you later. It's time for him to go out and have a look. If it weren't for his studies, he would have been able to find a wife."

She and Lin Ping both started school relatively late, there was nothing they could do. At that time, the village school only had one class, and it only admitted one first grade every five years. The children in the class were either very young or very old.

Lu Jiangting was one of those people who started school early, and he started attending primary school at the age of five or six.

Lin Yuyao was younger than him and couldn't catch up that year.

By the time Lin Yuyao was old enough to go to primary school, something bad happened: the only class in the village was closed.

Because the brigade is building a relatively large school and accepting new students every year.

Once that school opened, all primary schools in the surrounding villages were closed and everyone had to go there together.

Unfortunately, due to some reasons, the construction period was delayed and the opening date of the school was pushed back by another year.

At that time, Lin Yuyao was already ten years old.

Children who had accumulated their experience for several years flocked to the school, resulting in fierce competition for both junior high and high school entrance exams.

There were so many people in that class that the school couldn't accommodate them all. Lin Ping, who was supposed to go to elementary school with Lin Yuyao, was forced to go the next year.

It was a blessing in disguise, as the competition pressure on them this time was much less.

In that era, the management of all departments was very chaotic. Now it has improved a lot, and various systems will be gradually improved in the future.

…

The owner, Fu Leyi, who hadn't been to the store for a long time, came over. Today she was wearing a pair of flat cloth shoes and a slim-fitting long skirt, but she didn't look so slim-fitting, and her belly was slightly bulging.

Her husband was the man whom Lin Yuyao initially mistook for a driver. He held an umbrella to shield her from the sun and supported her carefully.

When we arrived at the store door, he threw the umbrella outside the door first, helped her sit on a stool inside the store, and then went back to collect the umbrella.

Fu Leyi laughed and said to him, "I told you it's okay, but you really treat me like a cripple."

Pan Hong said: "Of course you have to be careful, because you are carrying our parents' baby."

"Then it's not your Pan family's treasure?"

"That's right, he is the treasure of both our families."

Pan Hong put away the umbrella, took out a cup, opened the lid and handed it to her.

A pink thermos. It is not easy to use such a fashionable thermos in this day and age. Judging from the logo on it, it must have been bought from abroad.

Fu Leyi drank some water and rested for a while before she started talking to the three of them.

"I haven't been here much these days because I'm pregnant and the weather is hot so I don't want to go out."

Zhou Jing smiled and said, "This is what pregnant women are like. You should get more rest. If you have any problems, just call us."

She nodded, looked around, and said, "This small bookstore is doing very well, thanks to the efforts of the three of you."

“This is what we should do.”

"I'm bored in the city, so I plan to go back to the countryside to take care of my baby. Phones may not be that convenient in the countryside, so I won't be able to take care of the store."

ah?

The three looked at her in surprise.

"It's probably not as convenient to take care of your baby in the countryside as it is in the city. If you are going to give birth, it will be troublesome to go to the hospital. Sister Fu, you should think about it." Zhou Jing advised.

Without waiting for Fu Leyi, Pan Hong beside her said, "It's not inconvenient. My home is not far from the city, and there is a road leading into the village. We can drive back. If anything happens, it's very convenient to drive to the hospital."

Um?

Or go back to Pan Hong’s hometown?

Fu Leyi smiled and said, "It's already been decided. I'll be leaving in two days. I came here today mainly to explain the work."

As she spoke, she looked at Zhou Jing and said, "Zhou Jing, you have been here since the bookstore opened, and you know the bookstore business like no other. During the days I am away, you will be in charge of contacting the publishers and acting as the store manager."

"Ah? Me? Sister Fu, I'm afraid I can't do it."

"You have to do it even if you can't. If you can't do it, then the other two can't do it either. Don't worry, I won't let you work for nothing. Starting next month, each of you will get an extra 10 yuan salary. Zhou Jing will be the acting store manager, and I'll give you an extra 20 yuan a month."

This……

Wouldn't it be thirty dollars more all of a sudden?

For the sake of money, Zhou Jing happily agreed.

Fu Leyi reached out, took the thick notebook from Pan Hongxun, handed it to Zhou Jing and said, "I'll give it to you for the next few months."

"Okay, don't worry, I will do my best."

"Well, if you need anything urgent, you must find me, my cousin Fu Huaiyi."

"good."

After explaining the work, she casually asked about their respective situations, their opinions on the work content, their needs for the work environment, whether they were tired, and other such formal questions.

After asking, we decided to give them a typhoon fan.

Let Zhou Jing buy it and have it reimbursed through the official account.

Finally, his gaze fell on Lin Yuyao.

"You've been here for two months, right?"

Lin Yuyao nodded, "More than two months."

"Well, are you still used to the work?"

"I'm fine. Thank you for your concern, Sister Fu."

Fu Leyi smiled and said, "That's good, work hard, and I'll give you bonuses after the New Year."

"Thank you, Sister Fu."

After a short while she left and the three of them gathered together.

"Sister Zhou, congratulations, you are now the store manager."

Zhou Jing smiled and said, "This is only temporary. When the boss comes back in a few months, I will be a clerk again."

"He's also the store manager, and he makes over twenty bucks a month."

"We've all had a salary increase. Ten dollars now is enough for our food expenses for a month."

They are both locals and eat at home in the morning and evening. Lunch is just a meal, which is enough for them.