Chapter 46 Suspicion
Wei Dai has been very busy recently because his superiors are coming to inspect.
Wen Jiajia, on the other hand, had quite a lot of free time. Ever since she finished writing the manuscript on the sulfonamide series of products, Director Xue had not assigned her any new work, saying that he wanted her to take a break for a while.
Today is payday, and workers are in particularly high spirits on this day of every month.
Even people like Li Haijun who always has a sullen face, and Qiao He who has gloomy eyes, smiled from time to time. Their tempers were better than before, and they were even willing to talk a little more.
Sha Yue was amazed and whispered to Wen Jiajia, "It's still the money that matters. The two men in our office are finally willing to use their precious mouths."
Wen Jiajia: "It's a day to make money, who wouldn't like it?"
She was also very happy, especially since she was promoted this month and got the salary of level 16, which was 37 yuan.
But she is not the highest paid in the office. Qiao He is paid more than her, and is paid 42.5 yuan at the 15th level. This is the advantage brought by education. He is a technical secondary school student, and he can get 37 yuan after graduation, and 42 yuan after becoming a regular employee, which is considered a high-income group.
If he works harder, he might be able to get a level 14 salary, but he is happy with his life and thinks it is good this way.
Sha Yue sniffed the small green plant on Jia Jia's desk and asked, "Jia Jia, are you going to night school?"
"Huh? Night school?" Wen Jiajia turned around and asked in surprise: "What, what night school?"
Sha Yue was shocked: "Don't you know? Our factory is planning to hold a political night school for workers and their families. Everyone thinks that they can make better progress after attending night school."
In fact, it is easier to get promoted.
Wen Jiajia had never heard of this before. She frowned and thought for a moment: "I can't go."
She really wanted to see the night schools of the time, but the classes were held in the evening, which was not convenient for her.
Sha Yue advised, "After entering the night school, you can apply for a dormitory. It's no problem to live there for a few months. You may get a promotion after you finish your study. This is a good opportunity."
In her opinion, even if she is married, she should not miss such an opportunity.
Wen Jiajia still shook her head. She regarded these years as a transition. She would take a leave of absence after the college entrance examination was resumed. If the night school was open during the day, she could go, but forget it at night.
"Okay." Shayue didn't want to persuade him anymore.
Wen Jiajia smiled. If she didn’t know that the college entrance examination would be resumed, she probably would have taken it.
"What about you? Are you going?" she asked Shayue.
Sha Yue touched the leaves and said, "Yes...wait, Jia Jia, why is your pot of daffodils so badly planted?"
Wen Jiajia refused to admit it: "What's wrong with it?" This was the best pot of green plants she had ever grown.
Sha Yue laughed: "I think your daffodil will die again in two months. You should stop planting these flowers and grasses and give them some life."
Wen Jiajia denied it: "It's the soil that's the problem. The flowers and plants in my house are growing just fine."
A lot of roses bloomed in her house some time ago, and the corner of the wall looked like a sea of flowers. It was a few days before someone came to inspect, and Wei Dai felt that the yard looked too shabby with too many flowers, so he transplanted the flowers to the back hill. Otherwise, he would have to cut a few flowers for Sha Yue to see.
Sha Yue pointed out mercilessly: "That must have been planted by your Wei Dai. I asked you to help me water the plants for a few days, but you almost watered my pot of clematis to death."
Wen Jiajia was completely speechless because everything Sha Yue said was right.
She was good at growing vegetables, but not expensive flowers and plants, which she would usually kill within a few days.
Wen Jiajia didn't want to talk about this topic anymore. Suddenly she remembered something and asked Shayue, "I remember you and your guy are going to get married next week?"
Sha Yue blushed: "Yes, next Saturday, you must come."
Wen Jiajia: "How many tables do you have?"
Sha Yue whispered, "We can still host a few tables at this time, so let's host two or three tables as a token of our appreciation. You may not know that the purchasing department of our factory was originally managed by another director. The director's son got married and hosted five tables, but was later reported."
"What happened next?"
"Later? He was dismissed later."
At that time, the company was at the center of a storm, and everyone was worried. It was already a good thing that I could just quit. From then on, no one in the factory dared to have more than four tables for wedding banquets, and usually only three tables.
Wen Jiajia thought, it was a good thing that she got married in her hometown, otherwise she would have been caught.
She nodded and said she would definitely go.
The area is close to the sea and there are many typhoons in summer and autumn. When Wen Jiajia saw the sky suddenly darken outside the window and the weather turned from sunny to cloudy, she knew that a typhoon was coming again.
In the afternoon, the wind blew in gusts.
It was not strong at first, but then it gradually grew stronger, causing the trees to sway left and right.
"Bang--"
Wen Jiajia was frightened when she heard the noise and quickly closed the window. It turned out that someone's window was blown out.
Looking at the fallen leaves swirling in the air outside the window, Wen Jiajia was a little worried. The wind today was obviously stronger than the previous times. She didn't know if it would rain heavily when she went there in the evening.
The typhoon did not ruin other people's mood, and everyone was looking forward to it.
The pharmaceutical factory is so big that the finance department has been paying salaries all day today.
In the morning, we dispatched workshops one, two, three and four, and in the afternoon, we dispatched workshops five and six. Li Haijun, who had just returned from using the restroom, said, "We are almost done dispatching workshop five. I just saw Mr. Wu from workshop five coming out of the finance department."
Upon hearing this, Wen Jiajia immediately closed her notebook and ran to the door to wait.
The others were no exception, and those in the workshop all ran to the door of the finance office.
"Workshop 6, we're at workshop 6."
Soon, someone came running and shouted.
At this time, Wen Jiajia would not fall behind others and rushed forward very fast.
She was like a girl running a 100-meter sprint, and she ran to the finance office in less than a minute.
At this time, there were already about 20 people lined up in front of her.
Sha Yue ran out of breath and panted: "Why are you running so fast this time?"
Wen Jiajia said seriously: "If you are not active in collecting money, there is something wrong with your brain."
Besides, she still had to go to the department store after getting the money. She had been eyeing a pair of leather shoes for a few days and didn't know if anyone had bought them.
That pair of leather shoes is made of real leather and has a good design. It is a classic style that will not be outdated even after decades. Wen Jiajia really likes it.
Shayue was speechless and hurried to line up at the back.
Wen Jiajia was at the front of the line, and it was her turn more than ten minutes later.
Touching the freshly-made 37 yuan and a few bills in his hand, Wen Jiajia's mouth almost stretched to his ears.
After get off work, Wen Jiajia rode her bike to the department store and bought a pair of leather shoes before going home.
It was already dark, and in the distance there seemed to be a large dark cloud floating towards the city.
Wen Jiajia didn't dare to delay any longer and pedaled as hard as she could, and managed to return home before the strong wind came again.
Wei Daisong let out a sigh of relief and helped her get out of the car: "Are your legs sore?"
Wen Jiajia grimaced, touched her sore legs and nodded, "I rode all the way back with our troops, and never fell behind. This is the first time I've ridden so fast."
It almost flipped over, okay?
Wei Dai said she was stupid: "Don't you know to follow the army's car back?"
Wen Jiajia said: "You think I don't want to? The car is full, otherwise I would have sat in it long ago."
"By the way," Wen Jiajia added, "Did you bring any goods with you to your truck? They should be unloading the goods now."
Wei Dai shook his head: "I went to the village today and bought a lot."
It's been a typhoon season recently, and both the military logistics and the families in the family compound have stockpiled a lot of things.
Wen Jiajia ran to the kitchen and opened the cupboard. As expected, there were a lot of dry goods inside, and she also saw a large bag of flour in the rice jar, which made her feel relieved.
The typhoon roared in, and this time the wind was particularly strong, several times stronger than in the afternoon.
"Do you want to check the roof?" Wen Jiajia asked him.
Wei Dai: "You can just check it out."
Probably nothing serious, because it was checked just before the last typhoon.
Wen Jiajia went to the utility room to get the ladder out, stood under the eaves holding the ladder, and Wei Dai climbed up.
I thought everything was fine, but who knew I would actually find something on it.
"Jia Jia!" Wei Dai shouted, "Look what I found up there."
Wen Jiajia was extremely curious: "What?"
Wei Dai carefully returned to the ladder and took out two bird eggs from his pocket when he got back to the ground.
Wen Jiajia was surprised: "Which bird is so stupid as to lay its eggs on our roof?"
Wei Dai smiled and said, "Do you want to eat?"
Wen Jiajia was speechless: "Two bird eggs are not even half the size of an egg, not even enough for a bite."
Wei Dai: "Then send it to the bird's nest on the tree?"
Wen Jiajia: "Forget it, you've already touched it, the bird can smell the odor. If you put it there, it might not even want the eggs in its own nest."
Wei Dai put the two eggs on the table and asked her, "Is this what the book says?"
"What else?" Wen Jiajia said as a matter of course, "Many birds are like this."
Wei Dai: “…”
He started reading books, and gradually, he read quite a few, but he had never seen any book that talked about these things. Why did he sometimes always feel that something was wrong?
My wife is too knowledgeable in some aspects and too ignorant in others.
A violent storm finally hit.
The sky looked like there was a big hole in it. It was clearly evening, but it was as dark as night outside.
Wen Jiajia was a little panicked. Firstly, she was afraid of water accumulation, and secondly, she was afraid that Wei Dai would have to go out to rescue her.
Wei Dai consoled him, "This rain is temporary. As long as it doesn't rain for two or three days in a row, there's no need to worry about the lake flooding."
Such a big lake can regulate itself, it's not easy to overflow.
As for the rescue...
Wei Dai said: "Last year's typhoon was stronger than this time, but nothing happened last year, so this year should be fine too."
As long as the power is on at home, Wei Dai feels at ease, which means everything is fine.
Sure enough, the sound of rain gradually subsided in the middle of the night. After Wei Dai noticed it, he got up and went to the window, opened the window and listened quietly to make sure that it was not his illusion.
Only then did he feel at ease.
However, in the evening, Wen Jiajia, who was extremely panic-stricken, was already wandering in her dreamland. She was sleeping so soundly that there was no sign of fear at all.
"You have such a big heart." Wei Dai said softly, and he went back to bed, hugged his wife and finally could sleep peacefully.
The next day.
It is still raining outside, but from the rainfall we can tell that the typhoon has passed, and now only the tail of the typhoon remains above this land.
It was dripping, and seemed like it would stop soon.
It was already daybreak, but Wen Jiajia was still sleeping soundly. Even the loud and oppressive alarm did not wake her up.
What sound?
Wei Dai sat up suddenly the moment the alarm sounded in the room.
Wen Jiajia just frowned, mumbled unconsciously, turned over and went back to sleep.
Wei Dai was forced to turn on the phone urgently, threw back the quilt and hurried out, reaching the door without opening the umbrella.
Many neighbors came out. When Xie Yang saw Wei Dai, he approached and said, "It's okay. I just asked Lao Wang. The upstream wanted to release the flood. The commune borrowed our army's radio to broadcast the alarm."
Wei Dai: "Flood discharge? In Gaoyang? If so, do we have to go there?"
As soon as the flood discharge occurred, Wei Dai realized that he would have no time to rest. This time the typhoon was more harmful than he had imagined.
Xie Yang nodded: "I think we need to be prepared. You guys should be the main force."
Wei Dai didn't talk much. He went back to the room to pack his luggage and then heard the call to gather. He didn't even have time to eat.
When Wen Jiajia woke up, she didn't see Wei Dai and didn't care until she saw the note on the table and realized that Wei Dai had gone on a mission.
"Is Jiajia home?" Sister Bao came outside the house in the rain.
Wen Jiajia: “Here I am!”
Sister Bao pushed the door open and walked in. She had known Wen Jiajia for a long time, so she knew her temper and would always knock on the door before entering her house.
"Don't worry, they are actually going to the village to check if anyone's house has collapsed and to help relocate the villagers. There is no danger. We have many typhoons of varying sizes here, and we have to make one or two trips every year."
Sister Bao is a very considerate person. When she saw that Jia Jia looked worried and that she seemed to have just gotten up, she knew what she was worried about and took the initiative to explain.
Wen Jiajia felt slightly relieved.
She asked Sister Bao: "Sister, what can I do for you?"
Sister Bao asked directly: "Does your factory plan to recruit people this year?"
Wen Jiajia didn't expect that Sister Bao was asking about this. But when she thought about Sister Bao's eldest son graduating from high school next year, she realized that this was a plan to avoid going to the countryside.
"I don't know whether they are hiring or not." Wen Jiajia shook her head and said, "The pharmaceutical factory is too big, and hiring depends on the higher-ups, but they have been hiring every year in the past, and they will definitely be hiring next year as well."
Sister Bao sighed, pulled Wen Jiajia aside and whispered, "Please help me find out who in your factory wants to sell their job during this time. If there is any, please help me reserve it first."
Wen Jiajia took out the tea that was roasted in May this year from the cupboard, rinsed it with hot water from the stove, poured a cup and placed it next to Bao Jie: "Is it so early?"
Sister Bao took a sip of her tea and said, "Of course, it will be too late to wait until next year. Next year, even street sweeper jobs will be in high demand."
She took another sip and said in surprise, "What kind of tea is this? It's really delicious. Why does it taste so sweet?"
Wen Jiajia smiled and said, "It's the wild tea picked from the back mountain."
Sister Bao shook her head: "Among us, your family still knows how to live."
How could they know how to roast tea? They don't even know when to pick the tea.
Wen Jiajia said, "That's because you are from the north. We grow tea there. Even if you have never worked with tea, you have learned some tea-making techniques from what you have seen and heard."
It's a geographical difference. After all, the country is so big.
Wen Jiajia agreed to help Sister Bao, which was not difficult.
In fact, children in the military have one more option than children outside, which is to join the army.
Compared to others, they have innate advantages. Wen Jiajia doesn't understand why Sister Bao doesn't let her eldest son join the army.
As far as she knew, the eldest daughter of Bao Jie had gone there and was now in the cultural troupe. She had come back two months ago. The girl had inherited the good qualities of her parents and was very pretty.
Bao sighed, "I do want to, but I don't know what's wrong with this kid. He is extremely nearsighted. It's strange. He has never scored 60 points since he was a child, and he has never read more than two pages of a book. He is nearsighted... He has been like this since he was a child. I thought he was born a cultured person."
Wen Jiajia: Uh.
No wonder Bao Jie’s eldest son wears glasses every day.
"Okay, I will definitely help you pay attention to this matter." She assured again.
Before leaving, Sister Bao reminded her again: "If someone asks you for help, you must remember me first." Wen Jiajia is very popular now, and many people will definitely come to her.
Wen Jiajia nodded: "Okay, okay."
She didn't take Sister Bao's words to heart at the moment, and only started to complain when many people came to her one after another to ask for help.
The heavy rain destroyed everything in the yard. Wen Jiajia couldn't bear to see it, so she started to clean up after breakfast.
Two pumpkins fell from the vegetable garden. Wen Jiajia saw that both of them had cracks, so she carried them into the house.
The newly planted green onions were blown all over the place, with the leaves tangled together. She straightened them out.
Even the tender yellow buds of the osmanthus flowers that had just emerged were knocked to the ground by the rain, filling the area under the tree with a fragrant scent.
The least affected are the succulents on the wall. They were planted by Wen Chun and Wen Xuan and are their little world.
After a night of rain, the land was wet.
Wen Jiajia let the chickens out. At that time, the wind stopped and the rain stopped. The sun gradually came out. It was the time when earthworms were moving in the soil, so it was a good opportunity for the two chickens to eat.
The chickens at home are local chickens and they don’t lay eggs that quickly. Wen Chun gets anxious waiting and has to check on the chicken coop every day.
Wen Jiajia didn't expect that this girl was so patient. She had insisted on selling eggs to buy a radio until now.
After tidying up the vegetable patch, clean up the yard.
After clearing the broken branches and fallen leaves in the yard, Wen Jiajia thought about doing a thorough cleaning.
So she rolled up her sleeves and started again.
As the sun grew stronger, the moisture on the ground was baked into the air, and the air was very humid at this moment.
Wen Jiajia took a rag and wiped each cabinet, then moved the tables, chairs and benches into the yard and rinsed them with water.
By the time she had finished cleaning the house inside and out, the sun had already set, and she was so tired that her back and waist ached, her hands were as soft as cooked noodles, and she felt extremely weak.
Wei Dai arrived home at around seven o'clock.
"Wow, why is the house so bright now?"
He took off his backpack and was about to put it on the living room floor, but when he saw that the floor was so clean that he could even lie on it, he put it at the door.
Wen Jiajia was quite surprised: "I thought you were going to be away for several days." She had even packed her backpack.
Wei Dai took a towel and wiped his face: "This time the situation is not bad, the flood discharge was under control in time, so just help transport the things."
Wen Jiajia nodded and said proudly, "Is the house extra clean today?"
"You cleaned it up?"
"That's right. I've been busy from morning till evening, and I only need to rest for an hour to recover." Wen Jiajia complained in her heart but didn't show it on her face. If she knew she would be busy for so long, she wouldn't have thought of cleaning up.
Wei Dai laughed at her: "You just come and go..." Three minutes of enthusiasm. After cleaning this time, I'm afraid she won't think about cleaning again until the end of the year.
night.
Wen Jiajia told Wei Dai what Bao Jie had asked her to do. "Actually, that's congenital myopia. Bao Jie or her husband probably has the same condition. It's probably hereditary."
Vision is something that is really hard to explain. Some people can only see 200 degrees after hiding under the covers for three years while looking at their cell phones, but some people can see up to 500 degrees.
Wen Jiajia was not prone to myopia in her previous life, but she wore glasses throughout her adolescence. Her vision is even better this life, and everything she sees is clear. She has to thank the original owner.
Wei Dai thought for a while and said, "I have met Bao Jie's father. His eyesight is not very good."
Wen Jiajia: "I said, it must be hereditary."
She patted Wei Dai on the shoulder and said, "You must protect your eyes. Wearing glasses is very troublesome." She especially cherished the opportunity of not having to wear glasses in her life.
Wei Dai: “Have you ever worn it?”
Wen Jiajia: "...I saw my classmates wearing it."
Wei Dai went over and kissed her: "Silly girl, you should go to sleep." It would have been fine if he had no doubts, but when he started to doubt, he felt that everything his wife said was full of flaws.
The tone of voice he used was exactly the same as if he had worn it himself.
Wei Dai couldn't figure it out. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't imagine where his wife would come from decades later.
If you can't figure it out, don't think about it. My daughter-in-law's growth trajectory is clear. She was born in Fuyang and grew up in a family compound in the county town. She has never left the county town for more than ten years.
Wen Jiajia buried her head in his arms. She realized later that she felt a little guilty. She didn't dare to say anything and closed her eyes and pretended to sleep.
The matter passed so calmly. Wei Dai never asked again, and Wen Jiajia never mentioned it again.
Next Friday.
Wen Jiajia brought back a box of fresh butterfly cakes. She complained, "Nowadays, butterfly cakes come in iron boxes and are ten cents more expensive than before."
Wei Dai: "You once said that bags always break and get damp easily."
Wen Jiajia: “…”
Did she say that? Definitely not.
Wen Jiajia refused to admit it and only said, "I will bring the iron box with me next time I buy it."
Every penny saved counts. After Wen Jiajia started working, she suddenly saved a lot.
Because making money is really tiring, she is reluctant to spend it.
I have been relying on data traffic all my life, and I have to count the money on my card to know whether it is seven or eight digits.
After time traveling, life was hard for a while, but her family had savings to store food. Although she wanted to save money, she lived in a rural area and had golden fingers to help her. Wen Jiajia didn't have much to spend money on.
Besides, it’s other people’s money that I’m spending, so although I feel bad, it doesn’t hurt that much.
The same thing happened after I married Wei Dai.
The hard times didn't last long, and she got married. Her husband had savings, so this time she only felt a little bit of pain.
Until she started earning money and spending it, Wen Jiajia felt reluctant to give away every dollar.
Wei Dai sighed: "You have grown up."
I know how to feel sorry for the money.
Wen Jiajia rolled her eyes and said, "What are you talking about? You don't know whether I have grown up or not."
If you don't grow up, you're committing a crime.
Wei Dai looked at the sky outside; it was quite bright.
Is it okay to say such vicious words in broad daylight?
Wen Jiajia was speechless. She stuffed the iron box into the cabinet and said, "I'm going to a wedding tomorrow, so don't let the two sisters eat too many butterfly cakes."
Wei Dai: "Whose wedding is it?"
"It's from Shayue, you don't know him."
Wen Jiajia was a little confused: "Here...how much gift money do you think I should give?"
Wei Dai: "Are you on good terms?"
Wen Jiajia: "It's pretty good, and he's a nice person."
Wei Dai: "Then go for three or five yuan, or you can buy a pair of pillowcases or something, that will be enough."
Wen Jiajia thought she should just give the money, as she would be leaving tomorrow and wouldn't have time to buy a pillowcase.
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