Chapter 116 I’m Afraid You’ll Reject Me
Su Wan returned to the army. As soon as she stepped into the family compound, she saw Sister Wei waving at her and shouting, "Xiao Su is back."
"Sister-in-law Wei."
"You're finally back."
Mrs. Wei took Su Wan's hand and helped her carry the things in her hand. "Why are you carrying so many things? Let me help you go inside first. You must not have eaten yet. I have some vegetables in the pot. Put your things away and come to my house for dinner. It's almost noon now, and your place is still dusty. Come to my place for a meal first."
Facing Sister Wei's enthusiasm, Su Wan smiled and thanked her, "Thank you, Sister Wei!"
"Why are you so thankful? If you hadn't lent me money before, I wouldn't know where to find it! Last time you came, you were in such a hurry that I finally saved up the money to pay you back, but you left before I could even return it to you."
After putting the things in the house, Su Wan locked the door and was pulled into Mrs. Wei's room.
Her room was a little deserted this year, and Su Wan asked curiously, "Sister-in-law, are you home alone?"
"They all went out to buy groceries, and I was home alone. They won't be back until tomorrow."
Mrs. Wei said, and then quickly gossiped, "Do you still remember Wang Mei?"
"Remember, Deputy Battalion Commander Zhang's wife." Su Wan certainly remembered. After all, she was famous in the army because of what Wang Mei said.
"She and Zhang Tao went back to their hometown. I don't know how they came to an agreement, but Wang Mei took the child and moved in. She said she would send her 80 yuan every month to support the child, and Zhang Tao agreed.
"I've seen Zhang Tao having a tough time these days. He's been taking on dangerous missions in the army, seemingly risking his life. Now, he's in trouble."
Hearing this, Su Wan was stunned, "What happened?"
Mrs. Wei sighed and continued, "A mission before the Lunar New Year was very dangerous. The weather was bad this year, and being at sea was already dangerous. He was shot more than a dozen times during the mission in an effort to gain more merit, and he's still in the intensive care unit!"
"Is it that serious?" Su Wan gasped. "Deputy Battalion Commander Zhang actually works very hard. He spends all of his monthly salary, which is just over a hundred yuan, on his family and doesn't spend it recklessly. This money is more than enough to support the whole family. It's just that what Wang Mei did..."
Su Wan didn't know what to say. After all, she was the one who was slandered.
Mrs. Wei understood what she was thinking and waved her hand, saying, "The army is paying for the medical expenses. Wang Mei brought the child here a few days ago. If you don't go back in the next two days, you might see her."
"Isn't she staying in the hospital?" Su Wan was surprised.
"She said it was inconvenient to bring the child with her, so she moved back to the family compound. But Zhang Tao didn't allow her to stay here before, and now I don't know what to do. It seems she still wants to live here."
As he said this, a voice suddenly came from outside the door.
Before they could get up, the voice of looking for sister-in-law floated in from outside, "Is Xiao Su back?"
Su Wan stood up and looked at Sister Zhao, who was wearing a red coat, and called out, "Sister Zhao, Happy New Year!"
"Happy New Year!"
Mrs. Zhao smiled and said to Su Wan, "Xiao Su, why haven't you been back for so long? Chen Yuan's salary hasn't been paid to you yet. Lao Zhao and the others have gone to the provincial capital, and they specially left the money and bills with me. Can you calculate it and see if there is anything wrong?"
From May 1983 to February 1984, a total of nine months' money was given to Su Wan.
After Su Wan finished the calculation, she nodded and said, "Thank you for taking the trouble, Sister Zhao. The money is correct."
"I wanted to give you some money a while ago, but you never came and left in a hurry. My husband, Zhao, even joked that I should give it to you quickly so that you wouldn't be left with nothing later."
Mrs. Zhao was also a very smart person. She joked with Su Wan and asked him to come to her place and sit for a while when he had time before leaving.
"Mrs. Zhao seems to be in a good mood today."
Su Wan asked after Mrs. Zhao left.
Mrs. Wei sighed, "That's not the case. She should be very happy now. I heard that the higher-ups are planning to promote Captain Zhao to another unit, and he's going to be promoted to a higher rank. How could she not be happy?"
Hearing that it was a promotion, Su Wan didn't feel jealous.
Captain Zhao used to be a very capable person, but he is old now and has been in this position for a long time. However, his qualifications are there, so it is normal for him to be promoted.
"That's a good thing."
"Yeah, it's a pity that my old Wei hasn't been promoted for so long. I think there's no hope for him."
Mrs. Wei spoke, looking at Su Wan with a bit of envy, "Xiao Su, why do I feel that you are taking better and better care of yourself now? Your little face is white and rosy, and it looks better than that of an unmarried girl."
"I'm so busy every day that I haven't really paid much attention to my skin."
Su Wan glanced at her fair and slender hands and realized that Sister Wei seemed to have a few more wrinkles than last year.
She finally realized something and asked her, "Sister-in-law Wei, do you have anything to say?"
Sister-in-law Wei was a little embarrassed, but thinking about the situation at home, she still spoke shamelessly, "Xiao Su, sister-in-law does have something I want to ask you, so I'm asking you shamelessly now. If you think it's not possible, just treat it as a joke."
"Sister-in-law, tell me if there's anything I can do to help, and I'll definitely help."
"I just want to ask if your store still needs employees. I know you have a clothing store, and I want to sell clothes in your store. Is that okay?"
Su Wan was indeed planning to find another clerk. After hearing what Sister Wei said, she thought for a moment before saying, "Sister-in-law, my store does need a clerk, but our clerks have to go to work every day. Do you have the time for that?"
Although they were from the same compound, Su Wan still had to make it clear.
Mrs. Wei nodded and said something difficult to put into words, "Something happened at home and we owe a large sum of money. If I don't help make money to pay it off, it will be hard for Old Wei to bear all the debt. After all, we have been married for so many years and have weathered many hardships together. I want to help pay off some of the debt."
"How much time do you have every day, sister-in-law?"
"I can be there before 8am, and I need to be back in the evening, around 6pm. Is that okay?"
Mrs. Wei thought about it before asking Su Wan.
"There's no problem with the timing. The more you sell, the more commission you get. If you think you can do it, come and try my shop. I have a lot of customers during the day, so I really need a helper."
Su Wan didn't ask Sister Wei to work as a cashier either. She trusted Qian Juan and Zhao Ni more for such matters.
Mrs. Wei's eyebrows were filled with joy, "Xiao Su, I really thank you for your help, I..."
She was so excited that she was incoherent and tears were falling. "I thought you would reject me."
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