"It's that Wang Yaqiang." Tang Wenya didn't actually believe that Xu Qingning and Wang Yaqiang had anything going on, but that's what everyone in the courtyard was saying, so of course she wouldn't explain for Xu Qingning. "Wang Yaqiang is Zhao Jingyu's younger brother. After Zhao Jingyu went to sea, he took good care of Xu Qingning, and over time, the two of them got together."
Tang Wenya had her own reasons for saying that.
That is, once the news about Xu Qingning and Wang Yaqiang spreads, no one will talk about Xu Qingning's past relationship with Xiao Tingshen anymore, because it makes her feel disgusted.
"Such a thing actually happened." Jiang Yumei believed it. "Let's see how Zhao Jingyu explains it when he comes back. We can't let him kick us out again, or we'll have nowhere to stay."
"Mom, don't worry, Zhao Jingyu won't be back until the end of the year. She'll be having a baby by then, so we have to wait until she gives birth." Tang Wenya didn't think that much about it and said disdainfully, "If she didn't have a child, Zhao Jingyu wouldn't have married her."
The mother and daughter gossiped about Xu Qingning for a while, then started talking about work. Jiang Yumei thought the job of meter reader was very suitable for Tang Wenya: "Although the salary is low, the pocket money is enough, and you can also review your lessons. It's not tiring, so it's a win-win situation."
"That's what I thought too, but Ting Shen has been busy with gatherings with his classmates these past few days, so I haven't asked him." Tang Wenya had been keeping this in mind. Being a meter reader isn't a great job, and the fact that she was willing to do it already showed that she had humbled herself.
Logically speaking, arranging such a job should be a simple matter of Director Gao's word.
I don't know why, but it's been dragged on and on, and a decision still hasn't been made.
"Don't worry, with Director Gao here, there shouldn't be any problems," Jiang Yumei said nonchalantly. "Didn't Director Gao say he'd treat us to dinner next week? We'll ask him then, and I'll have your dad prepare some gifts to show our appreciation."
"Mom, Dad doesn't need to prepare a gift. My parents-in-law can handle this." Tang Wenya felt that the Xiao family was finding a job for her as their daughter-in-law, and her own family didn't need to make any arrangements.
“That’s fine, as long as you have a job.” Jiang Yumei thought about it and agreed. “Yesterday your dad said that Director Gao is treating us to a meal because of your father-in-law, so we can’t go empty-handed. He said he’ll bring two bottles of wine.”
"Let's forget about it. What good wine could we possibly have at home?" Tang Wenya said lightly. "I'll go back in the next couple of days and have my father-in-law prepare it. Once I'm settled, I'll try to get Chen Meili a job and transfer her back."
"I heard there are quite a few companies hiring now, but I don't know if we can get a spot." Jiang Yumei had a very good impression of Chen Meili. "If Chen Meili comes to work, you can look after each other. That girl is very nice."
"Yes, that's what I think too." Tang Wenya also hoped to transfer Chen Meili back as soon as possible, and also let those two idiots, Wu Xiufang and Zhou Chunyan, know that getting close to her wouldn't do any harm.
People like Xu Qingning are the ones you can't rely on.
She can help Chen Meili solve her job problem, and Xu Qingning can help her two sisters-in-law return to the city? Dream on!
After Zhao Lei left in tears, Yang Yuelan also shed tears. She never expected things to turn out this way. If she had known, she wouldn't have gone to work.
This whole mess happened for no reason, and my daughter-in-law got blamed for it.
"Mom, don't be sad, I don't care." Xu Qingning didn't care about Zhao Lei's accusations. In her eyes, Zhao Lei was almost like a lunatic, and she wouldn't stoop to the level of a lunatic.
“Like Jingyu, Leilei didn’t grow up by my side. I know they all resent me.” Yang Yuelan cried until her eyes were red. “But what can I do? I don’t have money to support them. When Leilei got married and had children, I was in the countryside and couldn’t help her. She always felt that I valued my sons more than her.”
“Mom, my sister lives with her in-laws, so you can’t go and take care of them!” Xu Qingning wasn’t being hypocritical, but rather, Yang Yuelan was in the countryside taking care of her grandson at that time. How could she take care of her grandson and her daughter?
Leaving aside whether Zhao Lei's parents-in-law would be willing to let Yang Yuelan come to their home to take care of the children, Wu Xiufang and Zhou Chunyan would definitely disagree.
Besides, Zhao Lei has her own mother-in-law helping to take care of the children, so why does she keep comparing herself to her brother and brother? Speechless.
“Sigh, that’s true, but she just can’t seem to get over it. Don’t be angry with her about what happened today. She’s just arguing with me, not with you.” Yang Yuelan wiped away her tears. “I’ll go see her again in a few days after Chengjun and Qiyuan go back.”
Xu Qingning remained silent.
How Yang Yuelan and Zhao Lei get along is their own business, but in any case, they don't get along.
It's still that inexplicable Wu Huihui. If Wu Huihui keeps causing trouble, I'm going to go see their leader.
Since we're just killing time anyway, it wouldn't hurt to expand on the hidden storylines.
The next morning, Tang Wenya returned to the tenement.
Before Xiao Yaodong arrived at work, she quickly brought up the matter of the meter reader. Xiao Yaodong was reading the newspaper when Tang Wenya asked him, and he said unhurriedly, "Director Gao is in the provincial capital for a meeting these two days and is not home. Let's talk about it when he comes back!"
"Dad, is your company hiring recently?" Tang Wenya asked again. Xiao Yaodong was a leader in the machinery factory, so it wouldn't be a problem for him to give her a job opening.
"Who wants to go?" Xiao Yaodong asked her.
“It’s Chen Meili, the girl who was my bridesmaid,” Tang Wenya said hurriedly. “She was sent to the countryside in Nanping as an educated youth, and she was very hardworking.”
"Oh, it's her!" Xiao Yaodong vaguely remembered her. "The positions we're currently hiring for aren't suitable for girls. I'll let you know when we find a suitable one."
"Thank you, Dad." Tang Wenya's eyes lit up. She had a good impression of her father-in-law. She added, "By the way, Director Gao is inviting us to dinner in a few days. Should we prepare some gifts?"
“Yes, we should prepare. You don’t need to worry about these things; I’ll take care of them.” Xiao Yaodong put down his newspaper and said seriously, “These are minor matters. We need to get your job settled as soon as possible.”
“Being a meter reader isn’t a good job, why prepare a gift and make such a big fuss?” Liu Yuzhen, who was listening nearby, felt that Tang Wenya being a meter reader was a disgrace to them. “You’re so young, you should find a more respectable job.”
"Mom, the main problem is that my health prevents me from doing other jobs. Meter reading is easier and suits me well." Tang Wenya immediately objected. "Or, could you find me someone more suitable?"
"How many jobs are you going to find by yourself?" Liu Yuzhen didn't expect Tang Wenya to talk to her like that. She said coldly, "It's your own problem that you can't go to university. Our family is just being a safety net for you."
"Alright, stop talking." Xiao Yaodong hated women bickering the most, and waved his hand. "Let's talk about it when Director Gao comes back. Meter reader is meter reader. There's no such thing as a noble or lowly job. Let's just do it first."
"Dad, is Director Gao confident about this?" Xiao Tingshen came out of his study. He had been having gatherings with his classmates these past two days and hadn't gone to see Tang Wenya, but he was still paying close attention to the meter reader matter. "I heard that Fang Meiyuan was also asking about the meter reader."
"Is she planning to appoint one of her own people as meter readers?" Tang Wenya's heart sank. No way, this job is really suitable for her.
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