Chapter 372 Wanting them to help me find a job
Lin Jidong's repeated words made Huo Chunyan unable to ignore them any longer. She frowned and said, "Xiangyang's parents did not leave us any inheritance. I adopted him simply because I feel a connection with this child and I like him very much. There is no other reason."
Zhang Junying's expression was also somewhat awkward. She wanted to get along well with Huo Chunyan, but Lin Jidong's words were too harsh. Every time she felt that she and Huo Chunyan were having a good chat, he would come over and undermine her, which was really speechless.
She felt that Lin Jidong was a troublemaker, and if she had known he was like this, she shouldn't have brought him along, but it was too late to say anything now.
“Ji Dong, just say less. My second brother and sister-in-law are also struggling financially. They don’t have any inheritance. I heard that Chunyan’s family often helps them out. They’re just kind-hearted to help raise the children. It’s not like what you’re thinking.”
Lin Jidong opened his mouth, seemingly about to say something again, but Zhang Junying, fearing he would say something that no one would like to hear, quickly said, "Chunyan's family are all good people, and the Huo family is also powerful. She and her husband both have jobs and high incomes, so why would they care about any inheritance? I see you doing nothing all day long, just fantasizing. If they were after any inheritance, they wouldn't have given my second brother and sister-in-law so much money before. I heard that every year, they give my second brother a sum of money, and they also send them a lot of grain during the New Year."
Huo Chunyan glanced at Zhang Junying, her expression softening slightly. She said, "I've never heard of any inheritance. I only took Xiangyang in because I heard that no one wanted to adopt him. He's so young, and no one wanted him. It's too pitiful."
If even one relative were willing to take care of Xiangyang, then Xiangyang wouldn't have been hidden away by Sun Baojun.
Zhang Junying didn't really believe that Huo Chunyan's family was so noble and virtuous. Although she knew that Sun Baojun and Huo Chunyan had given money to her second brother every month, she thought that her second brother must have saved some money.
But they couldn't find a single penny. What does that mean? It means that the money must have been taken by Huo Chunyan and her gang. Even if it wasn't much, it was still money. But they couldn't afford to offend Huo Chunyan, and they had no evidence to prove that she had taken the money. So Zhang Junying decided not to bring up the matter again.
If she gets along well with Huo Chunyan, the benefits will be enormous. But if she really offends Huo Chunyan, it won't be good for anyone.
"Who knew this would happen? My second brother and sister-in-law were so young, and they had such a young child. And now, they're gone. Life is so unpredictable. These days, even survival is difficult. Some people are perfectly fine one day, and then they're gone the next. There was an old lady next door who was like that too. She was with me buying breakfast the day before yesterday, and a few days later, we heard she was dead. Sigh..."
Zhang Junying wanted to get closer to Huo Chunyan, so she talked a lot.
Huo Chunyan is a nurse at the health clinic and is married to a soldier. Her brother is a deputy division commander and is still very young. He will definitely have the opportunity to be promoted to division commander in the future.
She naturally wanted to curry favor with someone like that.
Zhang Junying talked a lot, rambling on and on: "Xiangyang and I used to have a very good relationship. He was very close to me, and I often cooked for him. But I don't know what happened this year, he has become much more distant from me. It seems that he has suffered too many blows. Well, he is so young, and his parents died. He must be heartbroken."
As she spoke, Zhang Junying burst into tears, looking very sad.
I don't know if her tears were real or not.
But Huo Chunyan was also a little sad, after all, Zhang Junying was right, Xiangyang was indeed a boy with a hard life.
When Shen Zhixia came out, she saw Zhang Junying crying very sadly.
She felt that Zhang Junying was mostly acting. If she really sympathized with Xiangyang, why would she have ignored him? Now that so much time has passed and someone has adopted Xiangyang, she's starting to feel sad.
What was she doing earlier?
And if she were asked to adopt Xiangyang now, she'd probably run away faster than anyone else.
How could someone like that have such intense emotions? It's obvious she's faking it.
Shen Zhixia said, "Sister Zhang, it seems you have a good relationship with Xiangyang and the others?"
Zhang Junying nodded and said, "Of course it's good. He's Ji Dong's younger brother. We grew up together and often eat together. Our relationship is very close."
Lin Jidong said, "That's right, he's my own brother. No one else's relationship can compare to ours."
Shen Zhixia was speechless. If their relationship was really that good, then they would not care about their younger brother's child at all. They might as well start showing off their relationship now.
That's pretty outrageous.
Zhang Junying said, "When my second brother and sister-in-law were alive, they always did everything with us. Now that they are gone, we haven't been able to help them at all, and we feel very sad. So we thought that although we don't have the ability to raise their child, we should still visit him occasionally and help him, which can also ease your burden. Of course, we should also do our duty, after all, this is the only bloodline left by my second brother."
"It's just that my current job isn't good enough, and Jidong doesn't have a job either. If Jidong had a job, that would be great, and we could help him a lot more."
Having said all that, Shen Zhixia understood.
So all that groundwork they laid was in the hope that they could help Lin Jidong find a job.
This is actually normal; it would be strange if they came without any purpose.
They came to Huo Chunyan's family not because of the child, but simply to ask for their help in finding a job. That was actually quite kind of them, otherwise, if they had started arguing about the adoption, it would have caused a huge uproar.
Shen Zhixia then asked, "Uncle, what kind of job do you want? What are your salary requirements?"
Lin Jidong wanted to say something, but Zhang Junying glared at him, so he had no choice but to shut his mouth reluctantly.
Zhang Junying said, "He's not in good health right now and can't do too strenuous work. As long as he has a job, he's satisfied. We have nothing to complain about. As for the income, it's fine as long as it's enough to have enough to eat."
Lin Jidong was somewhat dissatisfied. His previous job actually paid quite well, but it was very dangerous. No matter how high or dangerous the place was, he had to climb up to do it. That's why he fell and got injured.
Actually, it's not that he can't find a job, it's just that he can't do many manual labor jobs now, and he wouldn't be interested in low-paying jobs. That's why he's been resting at home.
Now that he's finally found an opportunity to get a good job, he naturally wants one that's easy and pays well. But Zhang Junying made him sound so cheap, which is really annoying.
Huo Chunyan thought for a moment and then said, "Our cafeteria is short of a helper. The job is quite easy; it's just helping people get food every day. Do you think that's okay?"
There are actually enough people in the cafeteria; every seat is taken. But we can also arrange for a temporary worker to help out. So even if they go in to help, it won't be too busy, and they can still get some pay, although the pay isn't much.
When Lin Jidong heard that it was a menial job, and in the cafeteria no less, he was unwilling to go. Just as he was about to refuse, Zhang Junying said with a smile, "Okay, of course, that's great. I think he's perfect for this position. He can't find a job right now, so it's really good that he has something to do. We are very grateful to you for helping him arrange this job."
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