Chapter 17: Scare so many people, don't go
Ning Yanjing looked at the man coldly, "You are a hooligan forcing others to be with you. Do you want to go to the police station?"
"Who... who are you trying to scare?" That person was not Su Xueqing's classmate, but just from the same school. "Are you attracted to her and trying to scare me on purpose?"
The man was in his thirties and had a wife and children in the countryside. He abandoned his wife and children and came to the city, and lied to his wife that he was studying in the city and would bring his wife back when he got a job in the city. In fact, the man wanted to find another girlfriend in the city.
Many men like young and beautiful people, and that man is no exception. He saw Su Xueqing several times in the library, and he fell in love with her pretty face. In addition, his friends encouraged him, saying that men are more attractive as they get older, and men are in their prime at 41. Those people also said that Su Xueqing often met him, and maybe Su Xueqing did it on purpose, and she fell in love with him.
His roommate said that he was so talented, it was normal for young girls to fall in love with him.
Then, that person came to Su Xueqing with full confidence, and really thought that Su Xueqing liked him.
"I don't know you and I don't like you." Su Xueqing said seriously, "If you want to go to the police station, you can go now."
The man looked at Su Xueqing, then at Ning Yanjing and his sister, and then he said, "It's not too late if you regret it now. If you regret it later, I won't give you face."
"Let's go to the police station." Ning Jiaxuan said, "Why waste time talking to him? By the way, which college is he from? You can also tell the counselor!"
Ning Jiaxuan hated these toads. It was not that these men could do whatever they wanted just because they went to a good school. Su Xueqing didn't know this person, but he had the nerve to pester Su Xueqing and say such things.
"You're acting like a hooligan. Do you not want to graduate?" Ning Yanjing narrowed his eyes.
The man was afraid that he really wouldn't be able to graduate, so he ran away.
Su Xueqing looked at Ning Jiaxuan. She felt a little embarrassed. She had not expected something like this to happen. "Thank you. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you."
"No way, you are so beautiful, of course there are many people who like you." Ning Jiaxuan said, "This is a jerk who overestimates his own abilities. He thinks he can touch girls just because he is a top student. If he dares to come again, tell me."
Ning Jiaxuan thought that she didn't need to wait until the next time. Right this moment, she would teach that person a lesson for daring to bully her friend like this.
"Do you know what his major is?" Ning Jiaxuan asked.
"I don't know." Su Xueqing didn't remember this person. On the same floor of the library, it was impossible for her to remember everyone who was reading on the same floor.
"It's okay." Ning Yanjing said, "Just ask someone to find out."
Ning Yanjing was holding a bouquet of flowers in his hand, which he picked from his own yard. They came downstairs to the dormitory to wait for Su Xueqing, and Su Xueqing could put the flowers in the dormitory and didn't have to carry them with her. Ning Yanjing had thought it through, it was not good to come empty-handed, in addition to a bouquet of flowers, there was also a box of cakes.
Su Xueqing accepted the flowers and pastries sent by Ning Yanjing. This was the first time she was so close to Ning Yanjing.
"Xueqing, I'll put your things in the dormitory first." Ning Jiaxuan said, "You guys go for a walk first, and when you want to go to lunch... No, you can go to lunch first. We'll meet at the training class in the afternoon."
Ning Jiaxuan looked at her brother cautiously, thinking it would be better for her not to follow him. When two people are dating, it is always bad to have one more person. Ning Jiaxuan was afraid that if she was there, Su Xueqing would be embarrassed to ask questions, and she was also afraid that she would not be able to help but speak.
On one side is her little brother, and on the other side is her good friend. How could she really not speak? She couldn't possibly pretend to be invisible.
Ning Jiaxuan didn't wait for Su Xueqing to say anything else. She took the things from Su Xueqing's hand and said, "I'll put the things on the table for you and find a vase for you later. When you come back, you can arrange the flowers yourself."
After saying this, Ning Jiaxuan hurried to the dormitory. She had no intention of being a light bulb.
"..." Su Xueqing originally thought that Ning Jiaxuan was going to go with them, but she didn't expect Ning Jiaxuan to run so fast.
Ning Jiaxuan was still thinking about finding out who that person was. Although it might not be of any use, it would be good to let the school leaders come forward to warn that person. If someone said that others liked him right away, that person must have a problem with his brain.
"Is it too hot?" Ning Yanjing looked at Su Xueqing.
Su Xueqing didn't wear any makeup, she just simply tied her hair up, which made her look very energetic.
"It's okay, our school has a lot of trees." Su Xueqing didn't feel particularly hot. It was good to have many trees in school.
"Shall we take a walk?" Ning Yanjing asked.
"Okay." Su Xueqing nodded. She had no objection.
It's past ten o'clock now, not yet eleven, so we can still have dinner at half past ten.
Su Xueqing had eaten something in the morning. It would be bad to wait for Ning Yanjing to come with an empty stomach. It would be bad if her stomach growled when the two of them met.
"Can I take a walk around the school?" Ning Yanjing asked again.
"Okay." Su Xueqing said.
Su Xueqing was not afraid of being seen by others walking with Ning Yanjing. They didn't have to be together just to walk together. Men and women could be friends separately. They were walking together openly, and there was nothing wrong with that.
There are still some people in the school during the summer vacation. It is not deserted. It is relatively safe for them to walk around the school.
"Do you mind that I'm six years older than you?" Ning Yanjing asked, "Actually, I should be five years and a few months older than you, not yet six."
"I don't mind." Su Xueqing really didn't mind that the man was five or six years older than her. The most important thing was whether the man would treat her well.
Ning Yanjing looked OK, with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and he looked very masculine. Ning Yanjing was also quite imposing, and even though he was much gentler in front of Su Xueqing, Su Xueqing could still feel this strong imposingness.
"There is a huge gap between my family and yours." Su Xueqing said.
"This is about finding a partner, not a business partner." Ning Yanjing said, "The family has enough money to spend, so there is no need for a business marriage. For a business marriage, there is Jiaxuan."
"Huh?" Su Xueqing didn't react for a moment.
"She prefers someone who is well matched with her." Ning Yanjing said, "Women are more likely to suffer losses."
"Yes." Su Xueqing nodded. In the original novel, Ning Jiaxuan was indeed thinking of the male protagonist who was of equal status and had a relationship with the female protagonist, and that was why the problem arose.
"I'm serious about you, this isn't a joke." Ning Yanjing said.
“…” Su Xueqing had never been in love in her past life. She didn’t know what to say, “I have trouble at home.”
"I have troubles at home too." Ning Yanjing said with a smile, "Every family has problems. If you want to help someone, that's fine."
“There’s no one to help for now.” Amelia Su couldn’t help but wonder if Ning Jiaxuan had told Ning Yanjing about Amelia Su.
At this moment, Amelia Su was arguing with someone. Her daughter Wei Shanshan was laughed at when she went out. Others said that Wei Shanshan was a little bald head and wanted to be a little nun. They surrounded Wei Shanshan and said ugly things. Wei Shanshan was cowardly, but rabbits bite when they are anxious. She pushed the person in front of her directly. The child cried when he was pushed down, and attracted the parents.
Wei Shanshan was also frightened and cried, and Amelia Su hurried over.
"He's from the country after all, he has no manners at all," said the boy's mother.
"What's wrong with being from the countryside? If you count a few generations back, they are not from the countryside anymore?" Amelia Su glared at the child's mother. "Your child is so young and knows how to speak ill of others. Is he okay?"
"you……"
"My daughter shaved her head because she was afraid that lice would grow on her hair and spread to your heads." Amelia Su said, "I should not have shaved her head if I had known earlier. I should have let your children have lice on their heads before I shaved her head."
In fact, it is not only country people who have lice on their heads. Some city people also have lice on their heads, but city people have lice less frequently.
"A boy is so talkative, I don't know who he looks like. Don't become a sissy in the future." Amelia Su said, "Don't think that our Shanshan is easy to bully. Shanshan still has me as her biological mother. She grew up in the countryside, but I didn't. I was born and raised here."
Amelia Su then turned back to look at Wei Shanshan, "What are you afraid of? He cries, and you cry too? You can scold him back, but crying won't kill anyone. The more you cry, the more others will bully you, and think you are weak and can be bullied."
The boy’s mother still wanted to speak, how could Amelia Su let her child be bullied.
"A boy who only knows how to cry, what will happen in the future? He will stand behind his wife. He didn't help his wife, but he still needs his wife to help him." Amelia Su said, "In the future, let his wife be the boss."
“Amelia Su, you said this…”
“What’s wrong with what I said?” Amelia Su said, “You think we are easy to bully. Yes, we just returned to the city, but that doesn’t mean we will let you bully us.”
“You…you…”
"Why don't you go back? Do you want to educate your son here?" Amelia Su said, "You have a bad mouth. You don't teach him, but you talk about others. What kind of parents you have, what kind of children you have. It's better to give birth to a piece of barbecued pork than to give birth to such a son."
The boy's mother said "Pooh" and left with her child. The boy's mother was upset and said, "Don't cry next time. Go and hit someone if you have the guts."
Amelia Su heard what the boy’s mother said, and she deliberately said, “Shanshan, if someone hits you, you hit back, don’t be afraid. Your father, grandfather, and uncle are all here!”
"..."Wei Shanshan was a little scared and she didn't want to come out.
“Stand up straight, isn’t it just a bald head? It’s not like you won’t grow hair again.” Amelia Su said, “After you shave your hair, there will be no lice on your hair. When the time comes, if other children have lice on their heads, they can’t blame you!”
Amelia Su was angry. Why wasn't her daughter like herself? Her daughter was so timid and it made people angry just by looking at her.
At noon, Ning Yanjing took Su Xueqing to a restaurant near the school for lunch, and did not go any further. Ning Yanjing knew that although he was Ning Jiaxuan's brother and Su Xueqing's roommate's brother, he and Su Xueqing were not very familiar with each other, and if he took Su Xueqing to a farther place, Su Xueqing might feel uneasy.
Ning Yanjing had already briefly introduced his family's situation, and even mentioned that his elder brother and sister-in-law would be transferred back in a few years. They could move out before then, and then they wouldn't have to live with their elder brother and sister-in-law. Ning Yanjing had prepared another house, which was far away from Nancheng University and on the same street as Ning's parents' house.
"You can think about it carefully. There's no need to rush to answer me." Ning Yanjing was worried that Su Xueqing would reject him directly.
"If you have someone else you like, you have to tell me in advance." Su Xueqing said, "We can break up."
"No one else." Ning Yanjing said, "Is there anyone else?"
"Even if we break up, we have to break up peacefully. Your future girlfriend or wife can't cause trouble for me." Su Xueqing said, "It's a very bad move to look for an innocent ex."
Amelia Su is a rational person. Although she is a college student, she is not so eager for love. Amelia Su knows that if she does not date Ning Yanjing, she will be forced by Amelia Su to go on a blind date with other men.
Even if Amelia Su found a job, she might still do that.
Amelia Su likes to target Amelia Su, and Amelia Su has already felt it. Amelia Su is not a fool, she can't let Amelia Su target her, and she can't always consider Amelia Su. Amelia Su is not Amelia Su's biological mother, and Amelia Su has never paid anything for Amelia Su. There is no need for Amelia Su to give Amelia Su too much face.
Regardless of whether Amelia Su suffered when she went to the countryside, it had nothing to do with Amelia Su.
"Of course." Ning Yanjing nodded. He did not interrupt Su Xueqing because he wanted to listen carefully to what she said.
If Ning Yanjing interrupted Su Xueqing casually, it would inevitably make people feel that he did not respect Su Xueqing.
"Does this count as us being in a relationship?" Ning Yanjing asked.
Many people of this era are more direct, without so much ambiguity, without dragging out the questioning for a long time, and just asking questions purely.
"Okay." Su Xueqing said.
Amelia Su has already considered it. She has a suitable partner. Amelia Su can't force her, and the Su family can't say that those blind dates are so good. Parents and grandma are on her side now, but in the future, that may not be the case.
At that time, Amelia Su will find a man who looks good in all aspects and say that she wants Amelia Su to go on a blind date. Maybe her family will think that man is good and ask Amelia Su to agree.
Don’t think about whether your loved ones will always stand by your side; it’s unlikely.
Su Xueqing knew clearly that her parents were not her own. Rather than saying that Su Xueqing took the initiative to move back to the school dormitory, it would be better to say that she saved her face. If she waited for other people in the Su family to tell her, it would seem that she did not know how to consider her elder sister and her family, which would be embarrassing.
Ning Yanjing was very happy when he heard what Su Xueqing said, "This is my first time in love, my first time dating someone, if there is anything I do wrong, tell me. If you need me to do anything, just tell me directly."
"Yeah." Su Xueqing nodded.
Ning Yanjing picked up some food for Su Xueqing and asked her to eat more. He ordered a few meat dishes. Ning Yanjing knew that Su Xueqing usually ate less meat, so he had to order more meat dishes when he ate with Su Xueqing. Ning Yanjing knew what to do without Su Xueqing telling him.
The school is on summer vacation, and since there are many students staying in school, counselors from each department take turns on duty.
Ning Jiaxuan soon found out who the person who blocked Su Xueqing was, and she went directly to the Humanities College to find the counselor. Ning Jiaxuan clearly pointed out that the person was ignorant, narcissistic, and arrogant. He also harassed female alumni and forced others to be with him.
"He is being a hooligan. If others don't want to be with him, it's their problem. He is already over 30 years old, and he still lusts after young girls."
"It's terrible. Does he think that the girls in our college are easy to bully?"
"You are threatening people in broad daylight?"
…
Ning Jiaxuan did not come alone. She also found classmates who stayed in school, male and female classmates, and several people came together. They couldn't let others bully people in their major. What was going on? They were not in the same major. The books related to the School of Humanities were not on the same floor as the books of their major. It was obvious that the man had deliberately gone to their floor.
Although the library doesn't have specific floors to determine who can't go there, and everyone sits wherever there are seats available, this doesn't mean that narcissistic and stupid men can mess around with other women.
"Has he been in the countryside for too long? He thinks that if he ruins the girl's reputation, the girl will marry him?" Ning Jiaxuan slammed the table.
The counselor on duty at the School of Humanities was shocked by Ning Jiaxuan's aura, and then looked at the other people behind Ning Jiaxuan.
"Don't worry, we will have a good talk with him." The counselor said, "If this incident doesn't cause too much impact, let's leave it at that."
"That's it?" Ning Jiaxuan sneered. "If he dares to go again, and if he gets hit in the middle of the night, he deserves it. If he does that again, we'll call the police and see if the school will punish him."
Ning Jiaxuan knew that the school would protect the students, and those leaders would think it was just a small problem and it would be over after a few words. She was afraid that someone would also think it was a small problem, and they would dare to do it again.
The school leaders all want to keep the situation peaceful and want students to graduate smoothly, rather than prevent them from graduating.
After Ning Jiaxuan and the others left, the instructor on duty at the College of Humanities went to find the male student and had to give him a good talk. He said that people should not be so shameless. If he went to another floor to read, then he should go. He could not say that others could not read on that floor.
There wasn't only one female classmate reading a book on that floor, so why did the male classmate only see one female classmate?
This shows that the male student was just attracted by beauty and is a pervert!
The male classmate went back to the dormitory and criticized Su Xueqing, saying that Su Xueqing had gone too far and that even if she was reserved, she shouldn't have insisted on doing so.
"She is too materialistic. She dislikes that my flowers are made of paper, not money."
"I think she is fishing, casting a net to catch fish, and she will be with whoever has a better family background."
"Today, that guy was still standing in front of her. Maybe they have been together for a long time, and he is still pretending to be innocent."
"You're right. A woman like this looks pure on the outside, but she's actually really dirty on the inside. I don't know how she got into our school."
…
When the counselor on duty walked over, she was standing at the door and heard what the boy said, as well as what his roommate said.
"Do you still want to graduate successfully?" The counselor was a woman, and she was very angry when she heard those words.
All they do is bully others behind their backs, and they didn't expect to meet a tough guy.
The students were stunned for a moment, they didn't expect the counselor to come over. The female counselor was accompanied by a male security guard, she didn't dare to come to the male dormitory alone, especially when she wanted to talk about something, it was more appropriate to have other male colleagues around.
"Don't just learn the good things and learn the bad things," said the counselor.
Some intellectuals always have some bad habits. Not only intellectuals, but ordinary men also like to point fingers at women, as if they are very awesome. In fact, there is nothing good about these people. They are all bastards.
"If you don't want to graduate, just apply for withdrawal." The counselor said, "The classmates have complained to me. Next time, they will call the police and see what you will do. You still have the nerve to say bad things about others in the dormitory. You can go to the library, but others can't?"
When the counselor thought about what Ning Jiaxuan and the others said, she felt that these male students were really not human. They were still talking about others' faults in the dormitory. Whose faults were they? Didn't they know what was going on?
"Teacher, she was on the same floor with me, and it wasn't just once..."
"The floor you went to mainly has books on science and engineering," the counselor said. "The books on architecture and civil engineering are on that floor. If they don't stay on that floor, then which floor should they stay on? You went to that floor by yourself, but you don't allow them to stay there? If you tell others about it, aren't you afraid of being laughed at? How old are you? You're over 30, and you still have the nerve to stare at a young girl."
The counselor knows more than others. She knows that many college students in their thirties already have families. Some say they are divorced, but in fact they are not. Some did not get a marriage certificate when they got married, so they do not need a divorce certificate when they get divorced.
If this matter gets out of hand, it will be difficult to deal with.
"Don't talk about him anymore," the counselor said. "If he really gets punished, he won't have a good job when he graduates..."
"Teacher, is it true that she did nothing wrong?" said the male student.
"She's not wrong. It's your fault, your fault!" the counselor said. "Why, just because she's a woman, it's her fault?"
The counselor is also a woman. She hates those people who look down on women. They just want to take advantage of them, and when they can't, they blame the women.
What did the woman do wrong?
Too pretty? Too smart?
The counselor severely criticized these people, "If you do it again, you will be punished. Don't be expelled accidentally and regret it later."
The other male students in the dormitory looked at each other. Of course they would not admit that it was their problem.
"We were just talking about it, but we didn't expect him to take it seriously." Someone distanced himself from the matter.
"Yes, yes, we just talked about it in private, just for fun." someone said.
After lunch, Ning Yanjing took Su Xueqing for a walk. Since Su Xueqing was going to a baking training class, the two did not go to the movies. Ning Yanjing bought Su Xueqing a hat with a delicate big red flower on it. It was a very beautiful hat.
"Do you want to buy one for Jiaxuan?" Su Xueqing asked.
"No, she will buy it herself. She has a lot of hats." Ning Yanjing said, "You are friends. I am Jiaxuan's brother, but when we are together, you don't have to consider Jiaxuan."
Ning Yanjing didn't want Su Xueqing to talk about Ning Jiaxuan all the time and bring things for Ning Jiaxuan. Some things can be brought, and some things should not be brought. They don't need to think about Ning Jiaxuan all the time.
If Ning Jiaxuan were here, she would definitely say a few words to her brother, and then she would say to Su Xueqing: Yes, my brother is right, I haven’t been a light bulb when you were dating, so don’t think too much about me and let me be an invisible light bulb. I don’t like it.
"Okay." Su Xueqing nodded.
Ning Yanjing didn't ask much about the Su family. The work problems of the Su family were not unsolvable. Su Xueqing said that they didn't need help, so Ning Yanjing couldn't really do nothing. If the Su family was allowed to solve the problem slowly, Su Xueqing would suffer.
In the afternoon, Ning Jiaxuan waited for Su Xueqing at the door of the training class, and the two went to class together.
"I'll leave Xue Qing to you." Ning Yanjing said, "We're already dating, and she'll be your sister-in-law in the future."
Ning Yanjing emphasized that he could not let Ning Jiaxuan treat Su Xueqing casually as before, and he could not let others think that Ning Jiaxuan was just Su Xueqing's follower or maid.
"I know." Ning Jiaxuan said.
Su Xueqing felt a little embarrassed and her cheeks felt a little hot.
"Let's go to class." Su Xueqing said.
"You go ahead, I'll pick you up later." Ning Yanjing said.
Ning Yanjing opened his own company and did a good business. He didn't need to stay in the office every day and had his own time. Ning Yanjing was very capable and he arranged everything perfectly.
Ning Yanjing started his company not long after the reform and opening up. Even though he had not yet graduated from university, he knew he had to seize the opportunity.
After arriving at the training class, Ning Jiaxuan looked at Su Xueqing a few more times and deliberately teased, "Sister-in-law."
"..." Su Xueqing's mouth twitched slightly, "Call my name."
"My brother really likes you." Ning Jiaxuan said, "Before, when Second Aunt and her people brought people to my brother for a blind date, my brother ignored them."
"Those people have better family backgrounds." Su Xueqing said.
"What's the use of having a good family background? If my brother doesn't like her, then it's useless." Ning Jiaxuan said, "A family like ours doesn't necessarily need a daughter-in-law with a good family background. You are good enough. When you give birth to a baby, the baby will definitely be very beautiful."
"It's still early." Su Xueqing's cheeks became even redder after hearing Ning Jiaxuan's words.
Ning Yanjing did not go back home, but went to find someone. He had already made an appointment with someone yesterday. It was really not a good thing for Amelia Su and her husband to always live in the Su family. They still had to be arranged a job. It was unrealistic to immediately get a room if they had a job.
Many people who have been working for many years are waiting for housing allocation but have not received one.
If Amelia Su and her husband really had jobs, they would have to wait for the room allocation. Ning Yanjing was either unable to operate, or operated too much, and then Amelia Su and the others would have other ideas. Therefore, Ning Yanjing did not intend to show it too obviously.
Ning Yanjing opened a restaurant with someone else. Many people are unemployed now, so the restaurant is not short of people, but they can add one more person and let Amelia Su go to work there.
When Su Xueqing and Ning Jiaxuan came out of the training class, Ning Yanjing came over.
Ning Yanjing took Su Xueqing and Ning Jiaxuan to eat together at a nearby restaurant. This time, Ning Jiaxuan did not leave first.
"Eat." Ning Yanjing picked up some food for Su Xueqing.
Ning Jiaxuan bit her chopsticks. She felt that she shouldn't have come over. Her brother seemed not to have seen her.
"Sweet and sour spare ribs." Su Xueqing didn't pick up food for Ning Yanjing, she picked up food for Ning Jiaxuan.
"My sister-in-law is always nice to me." Ning Jiaxuan said.
"Call my name." Su Xueqing said.
"Okay, okay, Xueqing." Ning Jiaxuan said, "Don't be embarrassed, my brother is a very responsible person. If you two date, he will definitely be responsible for you."
"Eat." Ning Yanjing said, "You are still in school, you should do whatever Xueqing says."
Ning Yanjing is older, so he has more things to think about. Su Xueqing hasn't graduated yet, so if Ning Jiaxuan calls her Su Xueqing like that at school, it might not be a good idea. She's used to calling her Ning Jiaxuan, and it's hard to change it later. If someone hears it at school, if something happens later, Su Xueqing will be in trouble.
"Okay, okay, you're just dating, not married yet, little brother, you should follow your husband's lead." Ning Jiaxuan laughed, and she also picked up some food for Su Xueqing, "Eat, eat more."
After dinner, Ning Yanjing sent Su Xueqing back to school. Su Xueqing did not go back home, but asked someone to deliver the things to her family.
After Su Xueqing returned to the dormitory, she saw the vase on the table. This vase was prepared for Su Xueqing by Ning Jiaxuan, and Su Xueqing could just put the bouquet in it.
Su Xueqing had just returned for a while when people from the next door dormitory came over. They were all classmates, and some of them had just followed Ning Jiaxuan to the Humanities College office building to find a counselor.
"Many of us are reading in the library. If anyone is still touching you or talking nonsense, tell us." Tian Jiao lives next door. "Those people think we are easy to bully. We can't just keep silent."
"Thank you." Su Xueqing said.
"What are you thanking me for? It's just a small thing. You're just too pretty, so people stare at you." Tian Jiao said, "There are few good guys among those stinky men. Especially those in the College of Humanities, those who study Chinese and journalism, some of them have evil hearts."
There is a saying in school that liberal arts students are more complicated than science and engineering students. Liberal arts students are more likely to think in circles, and may have several meanings hidden in one sentence. On the other hand, science and engineering students are very clear about what they mean.
"An old man in his thirties must have a wife and children in the countryside." Tian Jiao said.
"I don't know." Su Xueqing said.
"What I mean is that you should not be fooled by the romantic ideas of those people." Tian Jiao said, "Those people only know how to say some poems and songs, and say some love words. They are just good at talking, but it's useless."
"Indeed, it's useless to just talk." Su Xueqing said, "I can't be fooled by them."
"If you want to go to the library, you can go with us. We didn't go together, and there are many students from our department on that floor." Tian Jiao said, "Everyone said that if you have any problems, go to them. They will definitely not let you be bullied by people from other departments."
"Thank you." Su Xueqing said gratefully.
"If Jiaxuan hadn't told us, we wouldn't have known about this." Tian Jiao said, "Jiaxuan even treated us to dessert."
"..." Su Xueqing didn't expect Ning Jiaxuan to do these. Well, Ning Jiaxuan has always been very good.
Grandma Su received the pastries that Su Xueqing had someone pass on to her, and she took out two pieces and gave them to the person.
"No, no, Xueqing has already given it to me." The neighbor didn't feel comfortable taking more, so two pieces were enough.
The neighbor went back soon, and Grandma Su came back with some cakes.
Father Su found someone, gave him cigarettes and alcohol, and finally found a temporary job for Wei Dashan. This job was to help move things in the factory, to put it bluntly, as a temporary porter, and do some miscellaneous things. Father Su originally wanted Wei Dashan to learn technology like the third brother Su, but Wei Dashan was already in his thirties, and he would be almost forty. What was there to learn at this time? I'm afraid it would be difficult to learn well.
Others asked Wei Dashan about his skills, but knowing that he was from the countryside and didn't know many words, they didn't want to take him to learn skills. So they asked Wei Dashan to do manual labor, so that he could at least make a living. Even if the money was a little less, it was better than no money at all.
“Just moving things?” Amelia Su frowned.
"Yes, moving things." Father Su said, "It's a job like this, and there are always many people watching."
“It’s too tiring to move things.” Amelia Su said, “It will hurt your waist.”
"I can." Wei Dashan said quickly. Isn't this what doing rough work is like?
This isn't good, and that isn't good either. One is bad for my waist, and the next is bad for my spine. So I don't think I should still be doing anything.
"If you can do it, do it." Father Su said, "If you can't, there is no other job for the time being."
Father Su was in a dilemma. He looked for several people, but some of them directly refused.
At this time, someone knocked on the door. It was Su's mother's friend Wu Qinfang who came over. Wu Qinfang was the head nurse in the hospital and was also Amelia Su's godmother. Wu Qinfang had already heard about the Su family's affairs. This time, Wu Qinfang came to talk to Su's mother about Amelia Su's work.
"I know someone who owns a restaurant. They are short of staff to wash vegetables and help the chefs." Wu Qinfang said, "The salary is not too low. Food and accommodation are provided. If accommodation is provided, you live with other people. If you don't live there, there is also a small subsidy."
"So good?" Su's mother looked at her good friend in disbelief.
"It's a private hotel, not a state-owned one. It's a big hotel, not an ordinary restaurant." Wu Qinfang said, "The treatment is good. It's just that many people feel it's unstable, but many people still go there. If we didn't know each other and knew your family's situation, I wouldn't come here."
Wu Qinfang heard about it from others, so she came over to tell Su's mother. She pulled Su's mother aside and whispered, "Yamei has such a stubborn temper. Even before I came here, I heard people say that she has a loud voice."
"Alas." Su's mother sighed, "Brothers and sisters, she is the only one who went to the countryside as an educated youth. She feels wronged. We also know that she feels wronged, but the policy is like that. We can't let Xueqing, who is only two or three years old, go to the countryside. What can she do in the countryside? Let others feed her?"
Mother Su had a headache just thinking about it, Amelia Su really had a bad temper.
"When she goes to work, she can work in the kitchen, which is fine." Wu Qinfang said, "It's okay if she doesn't go out to entertain guests. Private restaurants now pay attention to service attitude, which is different from those state-owned restaurants. The state-owned units, that is, the people in the supply and marketing cooperatives, all have their tails up to the sky. Private restaurants are different. They open their doors to do business, and they need customers to be willing to spend money. If the customers are in a good mood, they will naturally come again in the future."
Wu Qinfang didn't want Amelia Su to get angry over there after she went to work. If that happened, why would Amelia Su go to work? Amelia Su went to work, not to be a big boss, and she had to work like a job.
"She has to take care of the children, so it's not suitable for her to live in a hotel. Then rent a house." Wu Qinfang said, "It's not a good idea to let her live in your house all the time. Is there a cheaper house nearby? Rent one first. If it doesn't work, you and your wife can pay them two months' rent first. When they earn money, they can pay the rent themselves."
The two talked in the backyard for a while and then went into the living room.
Wu Qinfang talked about working in the hotel, so there was no way Amelia Su would be unwilling to go.
“Is it far?” Amelia Su asked.
"It's not far. It's quite close to here. It takes more than half an hour to walk. If you take the bus, it will be much faster. It will take about ten minutes. If you wait for the bus, it will take about twenty minutes. There are quite a lot of buses going here, which is very convenient." Wu Qinfang said.
Amelia Su knew that Wu Qinfang was a friend of Su's mother, and Wu Qinfang was also Su Xueqing's godmother. When Su Xueqing was born, Amelia Su heard the conversation between Wu Qinfang and Su's mother, and they had talked about adopting a goddaughter early on.
At that time, Amelia Su was still wondering why Wu Qinfang didn't recognize her as her goddaughter, but recognized a newborn child. Wu Qinfang was not Amelia Su's biological mother after all, so Amelia Su couldn't confront Wu Qinfang, so she could just confront her own biological mother.
"If possible, we can go there tomorrow." Wu Qinfang said, "Of course, you have to pack up and sort it out. It's okay to go in two days. If you don't want to go, just let me know."
"Go, of course I have to go." Amelia Su wondered if these people wanted her to move out earlier, so that Amelia Su could go home.
Su Xueqing did not come back tonight, and she did not eat at home last night.
Amelia Su looked at Wu Qinfang. Wu Qinfang must love Amelia Su very much. After all, Amelia Su has been in the city all the time.
"I've talked to your mom and asked her and your dad to pay two months' rent for you to rent a house nearby." Wu Qinfang said, "The children will go to school here, too. When the time comes, when you go to work and need to pick up and drop off the children, your mom and the others can help out a little."
It’s unrealistic to let Amelia Su live far away.
Wu Qinfang knew that Su's mother was embarrassed to say those words, so she said it herself. This matter had to be resolved. If it wasn't resolved, there would be problems sooner or later.
"Let's talk about it after the job is settled." Amelia Su clenched her fists. She was afraid that these people would unite to fool her. That job seemed a bit abnormal. It provided food and accommodation. Although it was not easy for a married person to live there, the food could save a lot of money, and the salary was also acceptable.
Amelia Su was afraid that Wu Qinfang and Su's mother would join forces to drive her out first. After the three of them were driven out, the Su family could do whatever they wanted.
“According to the original one month.” Mother Su understood that Amelia Su was afraid that they would cheat her.
At this moment, Xu Ruyun and her brother had already boarded the train. They were going to other places to purchase goods. Xu Ruyun looked down at her hands. She was still good at making hairpins and the like. She had learned a lot in her previous life to dress up her daughter. However, Xu Ruyun did not want to sacrifice for others in this life. She wanted to work hard for herself and live for herself.
"Is it possible?" asked Brother Xu.
"Yes, of course." Xu Ruyun said, "Second brother, just follow me."
Xu Ruyun thought that in this era, money is everywhere, it depends on whether they can grab it. If it weren't for the difficulty of making money by herself and the easy problems, Xu Ruyun would not want to bring her family with her, and would rather support herself.
There are many people on the train, the smell is mixed, and there are a lot of petty thefts.
Xu Ruyun sat by the window, and the second brother Xu sat next to her. The two siblings hid their money and hid it separately, fearing that thieves would steal their money. Putting eggs in two baskets makes it less likely that both will break.
In the middle of the night, just as Xu Ruyun fell asleep, she heard someone screaming. Xu Ruyun opened her eyes suddenly. The scream was quite loud and happened to come from the carriage where Xu Ruyun was sitting. If it was in another carriage, plus the rumbling sound of the train moving forward, Xu Ruyun might not be able to hear the scream.
"Don't go." Xu Ruyun held down the second brother Xu who was about to get up and go over. In her previous life, Xu Ruyun would have rushed over by herself, but now, she wanted to change her mind, "There are so many people here, don't go!"
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