In April, the morning sun was already quite scorching. Xue Ping took out the damp clothes that had been piling up for days to air them out, complaining, "I shouldn't have let Nuonuo go to teach in that rural area. With this awful weather, I wonder if she's even safe there."
Xu Jinan had been worried for several days, looking anxiously at the sky: "They should be back today, right?"
"Who knows? If they don't come back soon, I'll go pick them up myself tomorrow. I can't feel at ease being out here all day."
Xu Jinan lowered his head, took a sip of white porridge, and then put a piece of pickled vegetable in his mouth. Suddenly, he sighed, "Ping, what do you think about finding Nuonuo a job? Look at that Xiaofeng who came a few days ago. She works at the supply and marketing cooperative. She's doing well and it's so nice."
Xue Ping walked over, sat down at the table, picked up half a salted duck egg, scooped out a mouthful of the salty yolk and put it in her mouth, thinking quite far ahead: "I think so too. With Nuonuo's looks, if she finds someone who loves her and has a big, healthy son, her life will be so secure."
During breakfast, the two of them turned it into a daydream session, even thinking about how many children Xu Nuo wanted to have in the future. Just as the two elders were discussing what to name the boy, there was a knock on the door.
Xu Jinan and Xue Ping exchanged a glance and said in unison, "Nuonuo is back!"
Xu Nuo stood outside the door and whispered to the person behind the corner of the stairs, "I'm here, you should go now."
The door opened, and Xu Nuo quickly turned around.
"Dad, Mom, I'm home."
Xue Ping and Xu Jin'an were both happy and angry. Xue Ping pulled him in and couldn't help but say, "You brat, you have no idea how worried I was. You've been gone for so many days. I heard that the village of Gaoshan below was flooded. Are you alright?"
Xue Ping and Xu Jin'an carefully examined the person and found that their beloved daughter had not lost weight or looked haggard. She stood there smiling, looking both well-behaved and endearing, making it impossible for them to utter a single word of reproach.
"I'm fine. Luxian Village is just flooded, it's not that serious." Xu Nuo hugged Xue Ping warmly, and seeing that the two were really worried, she explained, "I've been staying at the brigade leader's house these past few days, it's very safe."
Xu Nuo was staying at the home of the brigade leader of Luxian County, which Xue Ping and Xu Jin'an knew, but it was still a temporary stay, not their own home. The more Xue Ping thought about it, the more heartbroken she felt: "So, you quit your job and don't go to that rural area anymore. It's fortunate that Gaoshan Village was flooded this time; it was Luxian Village that was going to be in trouble. So, what do you want your father and me to do?"
Xu Jin'an chimed in, "Yes, you won't go. Dad will find you a job. Your Uncle Chen knows someone at the textile factory. Dad can help you..."
Xu Jinan's friend is the factory manager of the textile factory. Getting Xu Nuo in there is just a matter of a word.
Xu Nuo refused without hesitation: "I'm not going to a textile factory, I want to go to university."
Xu Jinan and Xue Ping originally supported Xu Nuo's decision to go to university, since Xu Nuo was academically excellent and intelligent. However, the recent flooding of Gaoshan Village, which killed many people, really frightened the two of them.
Xu Jinan didn't expect Xu Nuo to achieve anything great; he only hoped that she could live a peaceful and happy life and marry into a good family in the future.
This time, neither of them spoke, their eyes wandering, neither looking at Xu Nuo.
Xu Nuo could tell from their expressions that something was wrong; if it were the original owner of this body, she would have already started a hysterical outburst.
But Xu Nuo was a smart girl and knew how to reason with them and appeal to their emotions. She hooked her arm around Xue Ping's and shook it twice: "Are you worried that I'm too far from home and you won't be able to take care of me?"
Xue Ping and Xu Jin'an were quite surprised that Xu Nuo didn't fly into a rage. Hearing her tone, their eyes welled up with tears again: "Mom was worried that you would suffer outside. You know, it's fortunate that it was Gaoshan Village this time. If it had really been Luxian Village, then..."
Parents' hearts are always full of love and concern. Xu Nuo knew Xue Ping and Xu Jin'an's good intentions and was very moved. She pulled the two of them to sit down on the sofa and took out tissues to wipe Xue Ping's tears. When Xue Ping saw how well-behaved and sensible Xu Nuo was, she couldn't help but tear up again.
Xu Nuo smiled and said, "Mom, do you know my nickname?"
Xue Ping was taken aback: "What?"
Xu Nuo leaned closer mysteriously and said in a sweet voice, "Little crybaby."
Xue Ping stopped crying and started laughing. Xu Jin'an said, "That's right. You were so cute when you were little. You would cry all the time."
"Now I know why."
Xu Jinan asked her, "Why?"
"It's hereditary from your wife."
"You brat!" Xue Ping slapped Xu Nuo on the back, but the force was so light it was like a tickle. She laughed and scolded, "You're joking with your mother."
Seeing that Xue Ping had recovered her mood, Xu Nuo snuggled back into her side and said coquettishly, "Mom, I want to go to university. You should support me."
Xu Jin'an doted on Xu Nuo the most, and always granted her every request. He gently advised, "It's not that we don't support you, but wouldn't it be better for a girl like you to settle down?"
"How good is it?" Xu Nuo sat up and calmly asked, "Would you spend your whole life cutting thread in that textile factory?"
Seeing that she was unwilling, Xue Ping also tried to persuade her, "The textile factory isn't all about cutting thread ends. If you stay there long enough, you might get promoted to a minor leader and have a much easier job, right?"
It was indeed a leisurely life, but Xu Nuo was unwilling to accept such a life. She poured herself a glass of water, took a sip, and said, "But I don't like that kind of life. I don't want to stay in the textile factory for the rest of my life. I want to go to university and find a better job in the future."
She rested her head on Xue Ping's shoulder, nuzzling softly, and said sweetly, "Although going to university doesn't guarantee a good life, at least I'll have more choices than I do now, and my chances of being happy will be greater, right?"
Xu Jinan and Xue Ping couldn't stand her like this. She had been pampered and spoiled since childhood, and was so sensible and well-behaved. Let alone helping her get into university, they couldn't bear to refuse her for anything.
Having achieved her goal, Xu Nuo went to boil water for a bath, completely satisfied.
Xu Jinan and Xue Ping were about to go to work when they said, "Comrade Lin Xiaofeng from the supply and marketing cooperative came to see you."
Xu Nuo's eyes lit up; she roughly guessed why Lin Xiaofeng had come.
Lin Xiaofeng came to buy body oil.
Xu Nuo had previously mentioned that only her great-aunt had access to the moisturizing oil, so Lin Xiaofeng kept that in mind and asked Xu Nuo if she would be willing to increase sales.
Lin Xiaofeng works at a supply and marketing cooperative and has some connections, including many wealthy clients.
Everyone loves beauty. If moisturizing oil is really that effective, why worry about not people buying it?
She used the moisturizing oil for half a month to confirm its effectiveness before excitedly going to the store.
After packing up, Xu Nuo put a few bottles of moisturizing oil in her bag and went out to the supply and marketing cooperative to find Lin Xiaofeng.
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