Upon hearing this, Chen Guihua deflated like a punctured balloon, speechless.
Yes, that's work, who would be willing to give that up!
Xie Daguo was so angry that he flew into a rage, cursing Xie Yan like a shrew and even insulting Xie Yan's ancestors for eighteen generations.
As Xie Ting listened to her father's vile and offensive words, her disgust for him grew even stronger.
He felt that the culprit behind all this was his father, who was incompetent and unwilling to listen to other people's advice.
That's both stupid and vicious.
But since he still needed his help, he could only suppress his disgust and flatter him with a fawning expression, saying, "Dad, what should we do now?"
"I'm completely lost right now."
Xie Daguo was very pleased with his son's words. This feeling of being the head of the family instantly calmed him down. He glanced at his son, slowly sat back down on the sofa, and said calmly, "What are you in such a hurry for? As the man of the family, you should be calm in the face of things."
"It's such a small thing, why are you so anxious?"
"Don't worry about it. Let me think of something and see if I can get a temporary job."
Xie Ting gave a bitter smile that looked more like a grimace. "Dad, it won't work. They're offering permanent positions over there. Temporary workers are useless unless our family can also offer a permanent position."
Upon hearing this, Chen Guihua couldn't help but burst into tears, "How can this family possibly find a position for a full-time employee?"
"If we could get it, we would have done it for you already. Why would we need you to take my place?"
At this point, everyone in the room froze, as if they had been struck by a magic acupuncture.
Yes, if we can't get a full-time position, we can just find someone to fill in!
Xie Ting pretended to have just thought of it, and looked up in surprise, pleading with Xie Daguo, "Dad, you haven't been going to work for a while, so, could I cover for you for a few days?"
“I’ll let Maple Leaf take over my job for now, and then I’ll say it’s a job I found for her. Then we’ll get married right away, and I’ll give the job back to her after the wedding.”
"Don't worry, I'll definitely give your job back to you then, Dad!" He raised his hand and swore, "Dad, I swear, if..."
Chen Guihua interrupted him, saying, "Son, put your hand down! Don't we trust you?"
"But what if the maple leaf later finds out it's been tricked and gets angry?"
Xie Ting tilted her head back and said nonchalantly, "It's fine. We'll be married by then. What can she do even if she finds out?"
Chen Guihua's eyes lit up immediately. She thought the idea was brilliant and looked at Xie Daguo with anticipation.
Xie Daguo, with a cigarette between his fingers, remained silent, only taking deep drags on his cigarette.
This was indeed a good idea, but he still felt uneasy about having his son take over his job.
Although he knew that Xie Ting was his son, he couldn't help but feel uneasy about it.
Xie Ting could easily see his father's hesitation, and he sneered inwardly.
Look at how selfish this person is!
He always says he's doing it for his own good and is willing to give anything, but in the end, he won't even cover for someone else's shift for a few days.
Xie Ting was not one to give up easily. He immediately slid down to his knees in front of Xie Daguo, grasped his father's hand, and said with tears streaming down his face, "Dad, I'm begging you."
"How about this? I'll give you all the money I earn working for you, and just leave me five yuan for living expenses. What do you think?"
Upon hearing this, Xie Daguo stopped smoking.
Thinking about it carefully, not having to go to work and endure people pointing fingers and gossiping, while still getting paid, seems pretty good indeed.
Xie Ting keenly sensed his father's wavering and pressed his advantage, continuing his persistent persuasion. Soon, Xie Daguo gave in.
Not long after, Xie Ting and Feng Ye got married.
When they first got married, the family seemed to be getting along well on the surface.
Xie Daguo is very satisfied with his current situation. He doesn't have to go to work and still gets paid every month. He lives a carefree life.
However, a year later, Shettin had firmly established himself in the steel mill, and Maple was pregnant.
Using pregnancy as an excuse, Xie Ting began halving Xie Daguo's wages. After the child was born, she used the high cost of raising a child as an excuse to give Xie Daguo only five yuan a month.
At this point, Xie Daguo finally realized something was wrong and wanted to switch jobs back, but it was too late.
The factory workers had long accepted Xie Ting. Although Xie Ting was just a substitute when he first started working, as time went on, everyone tacitly accepted that he had taken over Xie Daguo's job.
When Xie Daguo discovered that he had completely lost his job, he was stunned, as if struck by lightning.
After Xie Ting returned, he became even more unreasonable, refusing to give him the last five yuan, claiming that Xie Ting had caused trouble at the factory and embarrassed him.
Now the elderly couple is completely unemployed and can only live a miserable life where they have to live at the mercy of their son and daughter-in-law.
Chen Guihua is better off, as she can help take care of the children, cook, do laundry, and manage all the household affairs.
But Xie Daguo was in a terrible situation. He did nothing and still wanted to continue being a pampered lord, but as a result, he was scolded mercilessly by Fengye every day.
He was so scolded that he didn't dare go home, because if he did, he would have to do chores, and housework at that. For Xie Daguo, who considered himself to have lived a respectable life, this was an utter disgrace. How could he bear it?
If they didn't work, they would be scolded, and the Xie family began a chaotic daily routine of cursing.
Of course, Xie Yan had nothing to do with the Xie family's tragic events.
At this moment, Xie Yan's family was busy packing up the things they had brought back from Beijing.
Under Gu's mother's guidance, and with the Gu family's sewing machine, Yu Yuehui became even more adept at needlework. He made fashionable clothes for Qian Hong and Yu Shan, which were popular in Beijing.
Of course, the adorable bald egg also has its own new outfit.
As for the rest of the people, they simply bought two bolts of cloth and went back to have Liu Lanlan make them.
The various fraudulent photos they took in Beijing were also developed by Xie Yan.
I even bought a photo album and put all my photos in it.
There were many items, big and small, which didn't seem like much, but after packing them up, they turned into three large bags.
In order to go home and spend the Lantern Festival with their families, on the tenth day of the first lunar month, they boarded the train back with Gu Bin's family.
This time, Chaochao was much more comfortable traveling by car and was no longer as flustered and helpless as before. But even so, after two days of train travel, everyone, including the children, was exhausted and their faces were etched with fatigue.
As soon as Xie Yan got off the train, he saw the village's oxcart and Yu Yuehua standing beside it. He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Luckily, his brother-in-law had brought the village's oxcart. At that moment, he really didn't want to walk another step; he just wanted to go back to his warm kang (heated brick bed) and rest.
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