Chapter 10 Blame it on your dad and ask him to think of a solution
"Your mother is about to retire, it would be nice if she gave you the job."
"You are the only one among your brothers and sisters who went to the countryside. Your mother should compensate you well."
"You have a family to support, so you can't be without a job."
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Aunt Zhao is a chatterbox. She keeps talking about everything she knows, regardless of what other people are thinking. Many people know that Su's mother is going to retire. Her age is there, and Su's mother is not a cadre. She doesn't need to wait until she is 55 to retire. She can retire at 50.
"But is your sister-in-law willing to let your mother give up her job to you?" After saying those words, Aunt Zhao deliberately added this sentence.
Some people just can't wait to see quarrels in other families. Aunt Zhao is one of those people. If other families are not doing well, her family will seem better and she will be happier.
“My mother is going to retire?” Amelia Su frowned.
"Yes." Aunt Zhao said, "Your mother wants to retire. She said before that her legs and feet were not good and she was looking forward to taking care of her grandchildren."
“…” Amelia Su was silent. It was not that she didn’t know that her mother was about to retire. She just didn’t think for a moment that her mother would give her job to her family.
If Su Yamei hadn't encountered many setbacks in finding a job today, she would have run into someone she used to know. The person she used to know would have said that there are too many educated youth returning to the city now, some of whom come back alone, and it's hard for those people to find jobs, let alone someone like Su Yamei who comes back with her family to find a job.
Even if it is a temporary job with a low salary, there are many people scrambling to do it.
Although there are private enterprises, many of them are small and do not recruit many people. Some private enterprises were originally state-owned factories, and they have not completely taken over the people of state-owned factories, so some people still have to be laid off.
At present, the employment situation is not good. Some people open restaurants, but not everyone makes money. Most of the restaurants are run by couples. At most, they ask their family members to help a little. They rarely hire people unless the restaurant business is very good.
After a day of looking for a job, Amelia Su was exhausted. She hoped that a job would fall on her head. According to acquaintances, Amelia Su and her husband might not be able to find a job within a month.
"You two have to have a job with your child," said Aunt Zhao. "You can't just stay at your parents' house forever and rely on them for food, clothing, shelter and transportation. That won't work. You still have to have a job. If you have a job, it will be easier to get a house in the future. If you want to rent a house, you can go out and rent one."
Aunt Zhao said a few words and then left.
Amelia Su and her husband dragged their tired bodies back, they were sticky, but there was nothing they could do. Finding a job is like this, you have to run around everywhere, and those things are not up to them.
When it was time for dinner in the evening, Amelia Su and her husband sat together with Su's mother and others.
“Mom, are you going to step down?” Amelia Su asked.
Before dinner, Amelia Su was a little entangled in her heart. She wanted to find a job by herself without relying on her family. But she had already gone out to look for a job today, and it was not easy to find one. She might not be able to find a job in a few months.
"I haven't retired yet. I will retire when I am close to retirement." Mother Su was eating. She knew what her eldest daughter was planning after a little thought. "There are many people in the family. Only when three people work can we support the family. I will leave this job to your sister-in-law. Don't think about it."
"Doesn't Dad still have a job? My third brother also has a job! They all have salaries, and Dad's monthly salary is not low, he..."
"Your father will retire in the future, and when he retires, your third brother and his wife will work." Mother Su interrupted Amelia Su, "Why, you insist that I give you the job, and then your third brother will be the only one to earn money to support the family. Do you want us to starve?"
Amelia Su listened to her mother’s words. She didn’t expect Amelia Su to talk about work so quickly.
Amelia Su is a person with a strong sense of self-esteem. She encountered obstacles everywhere today. She was afraid that she really couldn't find a job, and she was also afraid that her mother and her brother and sister-in-law had already completed the formalities. So Amelia Su talked about the handover of work during dinner. She wanted to see what her mother's attitude was.
When Amelia Su learned that her mother was unwilling to give her the job, she was very sad.
"We are both going to eat sand." Amelia Su said, "Mom, can't you think more about me? At the beginning, you didn't give me the job, so I went to the countryside. But now..."
"You have to come back by yourself. Find a job by yourself." Su's mother said, "I'm already old, and there are so many people at home. How can I give my job to you? As a married girl, how much money will you bring back a month?"
"I……"
"Do you want to take half of the salary, or just two or three yuan?" Su's mother said, "Your daughter needs to go to school, and she needs to spend a lot of money. If you can't find a job, you can just set up a stall like those people, selling roasted sweet potatoes or cold noodles, it doesn't matter."
"Why can't my third sister-in-law go? Why must I go?" Amelia Su was dissatisfied.
"Your second sister doesn't have a job, and I didn't give her my job. Your youngest sister doesn't need me to give her a job either." Su's mother said, "How can you, as the eldest sister, be so ignorant?"
Su's mother was about to be mad at her eldest daughter's words. According to the customary rules of the people, they would rely on their son for their old age. The people of Su's mother's generation still have old-fashioned ideas. For someone like Amelia Su who had resentment towards her natal family after going to the countryside, Su's mother could not expect Amelia Su to provide for her in her old age.
Under such circumstances, Su's mother didn't think about compensating Amelia Su for anything, because it was impossible to compensate her.
“Mom, why don’t you know that I don’t want to give half of the salary?” Amelia Su said.
"How many people signed before, but it doesn't count anymore." Third Sister Su said. She knew some people would do this. They had already agreed with their parents, but then it didn't count anymore. They were unwilling to give the money and insisted that their parents were not good to them and that they owed them. "Sister, Mom is about to retire. In a few years, Dad will also retire. Dad, Mom, and Grandma are the three elderly people in the family. My husband and I also want to have a child. We have to have one anyway. Do you think it's enough money for your third brother to support three elderly people and a child alone?"
Mrs. Su became more and more angry as she spoke. "Everything costs money. You have lived in the city before. You need money every time you open your eyes. There are so many things to spend money on."
Su Xueqing was eating at the side, she couldn't eat, maybe she shouldn't come back at this time. But she wanted to take the food back and check the situation, fearing that her family would rush to the original plot.
“That’s all a few years later. We can’t live together as a couple now!” Amelia Su said.
"Can't you survive in the countryside?" Third Sister Su said, "Sister, it's not that we don't want you to go back to the city, but we can't leave us without food just because you go back. You came back so suddenly without telling us in advance, and we didn't make any preparations. We don't have much money, and we are under a lot of pressure."
Last year, some money was spent on Mr. Su’s funeral, and some money was spent on Mrs. Su’s illness.
Mrs. Su San didn't know how much money her parents-in-law had, but she knew that she and Brother Su San had very little money.
“This is my home!” Amelia Su emphasized.
"..." Mrs. Su was speechless, "You're already married."
"After I get married, this is also my home!" Amelia Su said, "This is my home, I can live here, I can..."
“Enough!” Su’s mother had a headache. If Amelia Su didn’t come back, Su’s mother’s job would naturally be given to Third Sister-in-law Su, and there would be no other problems in between.
It happened that Amelia Su came back, and she didn't find a job, so she started to think about Su's mother's job.
"It's still more than a year before I retire." Su's mother said, "By then, we are still unsure of what will happen. Boss, it's not like you can't stay in the city without my job. I told you to set up a stall and sell roasted sweet potatoes, cold noodles, or something else. You have hands and feet, do you have to keep an eye on these few things at home?"
"Am I the one staring at you? You are being unfair to me!" Amelia Su's eyes turned red as she spoke. "I suffered so much in the countryside, and you didn't care about me. When I came back, you were thinking about your future, not mine. Dad, Mom, you have been in the city for so many years, can't you think of a way to find us a job? And you, Amelia Su, aren't you a college student? Don't you have a way?"
"Me?" Su Xueqing pointed at herself with her index finger, quite puzzled.
She was still a student, so how could she know whether there were jobs or not? She didn't pay attention to those job openings.
Su Xueqing only knew classmates and the like. She couldn't just run to a great professor and say, "Professor, can you find a job for my sister? My sister is very hardworking..."
If that were the case, Su Xueqing would definitely be called over by the counselor. The school cafeteria also has a limited number of staff, not everyone can go. Su Xueqing is a student, so she can't take care of so many things.
"Your younger sister is still just a student." Su's mother frowned.
"Yes, she is a student, but she is a college student!" Amelia Su really wanted to overturn the table. She stood up, but her husband was quick to hold the table. The couple looked at each other. They both knew that Amelia Su could not overturn the table at this time. If the matter was too big, her mother would be even less likely to throw the job to her, "Mom, if you are still my mother, you should think more about me, you should give me the job!"
"you……"
“Isn’t it just about retirement?” Amelia Su said, “If you really give me the job, I will definitely provide for your retirement.”
Mother Su didn’t believe Amelia Su’s words. They had already made such a fuss, how could Amelia Su provide for her in her old age?
"Don't force your mother. Ask your father to think of a way to see if there is a shortage of temporary workers." Mrs. Su said that it was not a good idea to continue making trouble like this. "Don't always stare at the food on your plate. If you want to fight for it, go fight with those outsiders. What kind of ability is it to snatch things from your family?"
"I'll think of a way." Father Su spoke. Now that the oldest elder in the family has spoken, how could Father Su remain silent?
Father Su is under great psychological pressure, not without a little pressure. In the past few years, his son got married, his father passed away, his mother got sick, one thing after another, all of which required money. Father Su and Mother Su have calculated that if there is a big thing at home, they will probably have to borrow money from others. There are three employees in the family and no children for the time being. This is true, but Amelia Su and others also grew up from children.
You don't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are until you become the head of the household. When Su Yamei was in the countryside, she spent as little as possible, and basically grew some onions, ginger and garlic at home. In the city, onions, ginger and garlic basically had to be bought, but in order to save money, Su's mother grew some onions, ginger and garlic in the backyard.
I planted two cucumbers in a very small area in the backyard to save some money on vegetables.
When Su's mother said she wanted to spend money, Amelia Su thought that Su's mother was deliberately making things difficult for her. In the countryside, you can actually spend less money, and in the city you can spend more money. Before Amelia Su went to the countryside, she basically didn't have to worry about how much money the family spent in a month.
"Xueqing." Old Madam Su looked at Su Xueqing, "Just focus on your studies and don't worry about these issues. Your sister is not your mother, you don't owe her anything."
Mrs. Su didn’t like what Amelia Su said. These things really had nothing to do with Amelia Su. Whether Amelia Su could find a job was a matter of her own ability. How could she let Amelia Su find a job for her?
"Yeah." Su Xueqing nodded slightly. She had no choice. It was true that she was a book lover, but she had not established a large network of relationships in this life. She worked in an architectural design institute in her previous life and had only a vague understanding of other jobs.
"Yamei, don't blame your mother all the time. You've only been back for a day and you're already blaming this person and that person." Old Mrs. Su said, "Do you regard us as your relatives or your enemies?"
"I……"
"When you went to the countryside, your little sister was only two or three years old. Why are you targeting her like this?" Mrs. Su was dissatisfied. "Let your father think of a solution first. As for you, just shut up and stop saying those messy things in front of the child. Why do relatives have to make such a fuss? Don't you know how to set a good example for your daughter?"
"I……"
"Okay, let's eat." Old Mrs. Su really didn't want to say these words.
Xu Ruyun came back from her aunt's house. She originally thought that she would hear the news that Amelia Su had a falling out with the Su family and Wei Shanshan was missing, but it turned out that Amelia Su and her husband were still in the Su family with their children.
"How is this possible? She has such a stubborn temper, she didn't run away?" Xu Ruyun didn't understand. She suddenly felt a little flustered. Could it be that someone in the Su family was reborn? No, no, if Amelia Su and her husband were reborn, they didn't have to go to the Su family. People who were reborn knew how soaring their future would be. It was impossible for them to act so humble. "Didn't those people quarrel with her?"
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