Chapter 13 Procurement of Supplies!
After leaving the Chen family, Su Yue felt completely at ease.
The backup plan left by her mother was her sharpest sword against Su Guohua and Lin Xiuzhen.
As for the "suburban villa" mentioned by the adulterous couple, she already had a plan in mind.
That place must hold more of their secrets, and it might even be a hideout for transferring assets.
I have to go and see.
If she doesn't expose their true colors, she'll change her name to something else!
Upon returning to the Su family home, Su Yue went directly to Lin Xiuzhen.
At that time, Lin Xiuzhen was in a terrible state because of the stolen private money. She was annoyed by everyone, and she was even more unfriendly to Su Yue.
"What is it now?" Her tone was sharp and sarcastic, and her annoyance was almost overflowing.
Su Yue seemed completely oblivious to her bad mood, and instead innocently leaned closer, her tone carrying the coquettishness and self-righteousness of a little girl.
"Mom, I'm leaving the day after tomorrow. Don't you need to give me some money and tickets?"
She counted on her fingers, doing it very seriously.
"Qiong Island is a poor, remote place where everything is lacking. I need to carry some money with me, right? What if I get sick? What if I need to bribe someone? Besides, when I leave, I'll have to transfer my household registration there, so it's safer to put the money in my own account, isn't it?"
As she spoke, she blinked, her clear eyes filled with an innocent look that seemed to ask, "Am I wrong to think of myself?"
Lin Xiuzhen was so angry at her self-righteous attitude that her heart ached.
Having lost so much money, she now values money more than her life, and she's unwilling to spend any more.
But Su Yue's words left her speechless.
It was the couple's idea to send her to join the army.
At this critical juncture, if even travel expenses and resettlement allowances are not provided in full, and the matter reaches Su Guohua's hands, it could lead to another bloody conflict.
Moreover, Su Yue mentioned the household registration booklet.
This thing definitely needs to be taken out and used.
Lin Xiuzhen was feeling irritable, but her mind was racing.
As long as we get rid of this big shot first, let her go to Hainan Island, out of sight and out of mind, we can deal with the rest later.
"Alright, alright, I know!" She waved her hand impatiently, reluctantly counted out five hundred yuan from another drawer where she hid her money, and slammed it on the table along with a large stack of receipts.
"Spend wisely! Don't think money grows on trees!"
Su Yue smiled and took the money and tickets without even looking at them, stuffing them directly into her cloth bag.
"Thank you, Mom. You're so kind."
The word "Mom" was sweet and crisp, but to Lin Xiuzhen's ears, it sounded grating.
Having dealt with Lin Xiuzhen, Su Yue turned to find Su Guohua.
Su Guohua was sitting in his study, sulking, when he saw Su Yue come in, his expression softened a little.
"Yueyue, have you packed everything?"
“Dad.” Su Yue walked to his side, her tone carrying a hint of maturity and shrewdness, “I inquired about Wan’er’s job transfer today, and it’s not as simple as it seems.”
Su Guohua frowned: "What do you mean?"
"These days, a secure job is incredibly valuable. I'm giving her my job; that's called an internal transfer, or 'special handling.' Don't you have to grease palms when it comes to getting things done?"
Su Yue lowered her voice, as if she knew the market inside and out.
"Can I borrow those two bottles of fine wine and that pack of foreign cigarettes from your bookshelf? I need to bring them with me when I go over, otherwise they won't process it, and Wan'er's job will be ruined. This is for my sister's future, Dad, you can't be stingy, can you?"
These words left Su Guohua speechless.
He had always thought that his eldest daughter was spoiled and ignorant of worldly affairs, but he never expected that she would actually understand these social etiquettes.
He felt both gratified and heartbroken, realizing that his daughter had truly grown up.
Thinking that he could use these few things to give Lin Wan'er a good future and also make Lin Xiuzhen quieter, he agreed without much thought.
"Okay, go get it. Let me know if you need more."
Su Yue deftly took out two beautifully packaged bottles of Moutai from the liquor cabinet, and a carton of "555" brand cigarettes, and solemnly put them into her cloth bag.
"Thank you, Dad! I'll go take care of Wan'er right away!"
She carried a heavy cloth bag, called out to Lin Wan'er who was still having a sweet dream in her room, and then called out to Lin Xiuzhen.
"Mom, sister, let's go, we're going to the factory to complete the formalities!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Xiuzhen and her daughter were overjoyed, forgetting all the unpleasantness from a couple of days ago, and happily followed behind Su Yue.
When Su Yue arrived at the entrance of the textile factory, she stopped in her tracks.
She turned around with a serious expression and spoke to the mother and daughter following behind her.
"Mom, Wan'er, you two wait for me at the door."
"Why?" Lin Wan'er asked, puzzled.
"Are you stupid!" Su Yue glared at her with exasperation. "The three of us went in together, carrying all that stuff, as if we were afraid people wouldn't know we were pulling strings? You'll be drowned in spit! Do you even want to hold your head up in the factory after this?"
Lin Xiuzhen and her daughter nodded repeatedly at Su Yue's words, feeling that Su Yue had considered everything very thoroughly.
"Yes, yes, Yueyue is right, we'll wait for you here."
Su Yue nodded, picked up her cloth bag, and turned to walk into the factory gate.
As soon as she turned into the building and avoided the security guard's sight, she immediately slipped into a corner where no one would notice her.
With a thought, the two bottles of fine wine and the pack of good cigarettes in the cloth bag vanished instantly, neatly stored in her spatial storage.
This is a good thing. It's better to give it to my maternal grandfather and uncle, or to use it for more important things in the future, than to give it to unrelated people.
After doing all this, she straightened her clothes, walked upstairs unhurriedly, and knocked on the door of the Labor and Personnel Department.
When she came downstairs again, a middle-aged man with a big smile was following behind her.
"Section Chief Liu, this is my sister Lin Wan'er, and this is my mother," Su Yue introduced warmly.
Upon seeing Lin Xiuzhen and her daughter, Section Chief Liu immediately adopted a businesslike expression and took out several forms from his briefcase.
"Come on, Comrade Lin Wan'er, fill out this employee file form, and then hand over a photocopy of your household registration book and a one-inch photo."
Lin Wan'er was so excited that her hands were trembling. She quickly took the form, leaned over the stone table at the factory entrance, and carefully filled it out stroke by stroke.
Section Chief Liu cleared his throat and said to Lin Xiuzhen, "This family member's job transfer is a special case and involves many procedures. We completed the formalities today, but Comrade Lin Wan'er will have to wait until next Monday to officially report for work."
"Okay, okay, no problem!" Lin Xiuzhen was overjoyed. What was a week's wait if the job could be secured?
After finishing their business, the three left the factory.
Su Yue glanced at the sky and said to Lin Xiuzhen, "Mom, it's still early. I want to go to the supply and marketing cooperative and the department store to buy some things for the trip, and I also want to deposit the money into my own account."
Lin Xiuzhen's wish had now been fulfilled, and she couldn't wait for Su Yue to finish shopping and leave, so she agreed without a second thought.
"Okay, then go by yourself. Be careful and come home early after you've bought your things."
She paused, then added a special reminder.
"By the way, don't tell your Uncle Qi and the others about this family matter, lest the old folks be upset and worry about it."
She was afraid that Su Yue would go and complain, making a big fuss.
Su Yue lowered her eyes, her long eyelashes concealing the coldness in them. When she raised her head again, a sweet smile was on her face.
"Okay, Mom, I understand."
She agreed verbally, but inwardly she was already sneering.
Not going to tell?
How could that be?
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