Chapter 12 Discussing Work
"elder sister--"
Doudou ran over to open the door.
"Xiaotong is here, come in quickly, your uncle is cooking in the kitchen, come in."
Aunt Jing Qian saw Lin Xiaotong coming and called to Wei Jianyuan who was busy in the kitchen: "Old Wei, Xiaotong is here. Take out the spare ribs you bought today and add them to the dish tonight."
"Oh! My uncle-in-law is cooking today, so I finally made it."
Lin Xiaotong took the things out of the bag and put them on the table.
"Xiaotong is here. Today, your uncle will make your favorite garlic-flavored spareribs. I guarantee you'll want more after eating it."
Wei Jianyuan was busy in the kitchen, waving a spatula. When he heard Jing Qian's words, he hurried out to take out the ribs and put them in the sink.
"Wife, put on an apron for me, I'll fry some garlic oil."
"Just cook some dishes and you just order me around every day."
Jing Qian said this with a smile on her face.
"Sister, is that for your dear Doudou in your bag?"
The little kid's eyes were glued to the bag in Lin Xiaotong's hand, and his eager eyes were so sharp that they could be seen through.
"Yes, I'll take the things out first."
"Okay."
Doudou walked to his little room with his short legs, took out a bottle of Arctic Ocean and handed it to Lin Xiaotong like he was presenting a treasure.
"Thank you, Doudou. Come and give your sister a kiss, muahmu."
"Look, auntie, this is the woolen material I bought a few days ago. My mother-in-law made two tops for me."
"It was just made today, so I brought it here. Auntie, try it on and see if it fits you."
"This color looks good on my skin. I knew you were thinking of my aunt when you had something good."
Aunt Jingqian compared the tweed jackets with a smile on her face.
"This collar is so well-cut, and the buttons are so chic. Your mother-in-law has such a skillful hand."
"Did you buy the fabric for your mother-in-law?"
"I bought it. The other day I saw my mother-in-law looking at the flowery dress worn by the neighbor's aunt for several times, so I specially picked out the one with flowers for her, and she loved it."
Lin Xiaotong took out a can of Friendship Cream, a box of clam oil and a box of fruit candy.
"Aunt, the last time I came here I saw that the bottle of vanishing cream on the bedroom table was empty, so I bought you a bottle."
"This is clam oil for my uncle-in-law. He rides his bike to and from get off work every day, and his hands are all cracked. This clam oil is perfect for him."
"This is some fruit candy for our Doudou. I'll leave it with you, Auntie."
"Jianyuan, Jianyuan, look at what Xiaotong bought for you. Our Xiaotong is really sensible."
Aunt Jingqian is a sentimental person. She was almost moved to tears when she saw the things Xiaotong bought for her.
Wei Jianyuan looked at his beautiful wife and quickly gave her a wave of flattery.
"Oh, our Xiaotong is really sensible. You look really good in this, my wife."
"Mom, Doudou is also very good. Can you give me a piece of fruit candy as a reward?"
Doudou is a little kid with a big heart. Seeing his mother so happy today, he quickly pushed his father away, hugged his mother's thighs, and started to act coquettishly and cutely.
Jing Qian teased Doudou: "Okay, okay, but Mommy wants to reward you with two, what should I do?"
Doudou's eyes rolled and an idea came to him.
"Doudou is a good and obedient child. Mommy said two, so I'll just take it reluctantly."
“Haha ...
Bursts of laughter and joy came from the Wei family, and the warm yellow light was filled with deep love.
After Lin Xiaotong finished dinner and washed up, she lay on the bed in a "spread" position, lazily touching her stomach with one hand, savoring the garlic spare ribs she had for dinner.
The fried spareribs with garlic oil are fragrant and crispy, worthy of being my uncle's specialty.
As I was thinking, I fell asleep. The door opened a crack and then closed gently.
"Is the child asleep?"
Wei Jianyuan, who was lying on the bed reading a newspaper, asked Jing Qian, who came back and continued to apply cold cream on her hands.
"Both children are asleep. Old Wei, I see Xiaotong is smiling more recently. Before that, she never smiled at all. Her little face almost looked unrecognizable."
When Jing Qian thought of her sister and brother-in-law, her heart suddenly clenched into a ball. Who could have imagined that they were so young and would just be gone like this, without even seeing the daughter she raised get married.
"Wow, Old Wei, our Xiaotong has such a miserable life. She's only this young and already lost her parents."
Wei Jianyuan jumped down from the bed, hugged his wife and whispered softly: "It's okay, don't cry, wife."
He looked at the tears welling up in Jing Qian's big eyes and thought to himself, his wife is really made of water, she cries so easily.
"Wife, I see that our Xiaotong is as lively and cheerful as before. Xiaotong has realized that the best choice is to live a good and happy life on her own. My sister and brother-in-law can rest assured down there."
Before Lin's father and mother got into trouble, Lin Xiaotong was even more outgoing than she is now. She was a smart kid since she was young. All the girls in the compound liked to play with her, which made the boys in the compound dislike her at first.
"Besides, we are here to look after her. We should be more careful and consider Xiaotong."
"When I returned home that day, I observed Xie Yi carefully. He's a good guy, ambitious, and not dull. He always smiles when he speaks, and he doesn't have any ulterior motives."
"Before Xiaotong got married, I asked my old comrade's mother to inquire about the character of the old couple from the Xie family."
After all, the nature of Xie Yi's work means that he spends less time at home, and Xiaotong spends more time with her in-laws after she gets married.
If the parents-in-law don't make trouble, the daughter-in-law who marries into the couple will not have a miserable life.
"The Xie family only has Xie Yi as their child, so there's not much conflict. Xiaotong is a very honest child, and I'm afraid she'll get into trouble if she encounters a difficult sister-in-law."
"Although her mother-in-law has a bad reputation, she is a straightforward person with no ulterior motives."
"Her father-in-law is quiet, doesn't smoke or drink, and goes home after get off work. The Xie family has a good family tradition. Xiaotong will have a happy life if she marries him."
Wei Jianyuan touched Jing Qian's black hair, and the couple leaned against each other and talked about their inner thoughts.
"Old Wei, you're right. Seeing Xiaotong happy now, I, as her aunt, should be happy too."
When Lin Xiaotong was old enough to go to school, she lived in the Wei family. At that time, Jing Qian and Wei Jianyuan had no children, so it can be said that they always treated Xiaotong as their own child.
"Old Wei, I remember that Aunt Niu's daughter on the second floor is going to join the army now. Do you think her job is suitable for Xiaotong?"
In fact, after Lin Xiaotong's parents died, the leader of the street office came to their home and said they would arrange a job for them.
It’s just that there was a trend of going to the countryside some time ago, and many families with connections secretly arranged jobs for their children.
Good positions are very popular and have been filled up long ago. Now there are very few positions left to choose from. Among the short ones, the best one is to be an executive in the Fourth Garment Factory.
Wei Jianyuan asked someone to find out, and found out that the factory had not been doing well in recent years, and it was almost impossible to pay the workers' wages. The atmosphere was very chaotic, and it was unknown whether the factory would be closed down one day.
Finally, the family sat together to discuss and then took the certificate of children of martyrs to the street office to negotiate terms, exchanging the job for a small house with a yard. The house was not big, but the location was good, and it was next to Peking University.
Jing Qian thought that as for work, she would wait and see if she could use her connections to get a job after some time.
This small house has a good location, but it is messy. It was previously lived in by servants of a landlord. After it was raided, it was used as the office of the street office.
During that period, another landlord was confiscated and his house was bigger. The street office moved there again, and the original small house became vacant.
After a lot of wrangling, the small house was registered under Lin Xiaotong's name. Jing Qian asked someone to clean up the house a little and rented it out again, with a monthly rent of five dollars.
"Aunt Niu's daughter? The one who works as a salesperson in the department store?"
Wei Jianyuan looked at his wife who had stopped crying and hesitated to speak: "You want to..."
"Silly, I just want to know if I can discuss privately with Aunt Niu's family and spend money to buy that job?"
"When I was chatting with Aunt Niu before, she told me that her daughter, Niu Caidie, has a leisurely job and good benefits at her company."
"Each salesperson is responsible for one counter, and when they have nothing to do, they can chat with their colleagues."
Wei Jianyuan nodded in agreement: "This is a good job. Our Xiaotong is good-looking, sweet-talking, and she is not stingy when dealing with outsiders. She is very open and generous."
He really wasn't bragging, it was just because his own child was so good.
"Then when should I talk to Aunt Niu about this? There must be a lot of people waiting to see what's going on."
These days, having a job means having a stable job. With a job, even if Xie Yi has bad intentions in the future, Xiaotong can still rely on herself.
It is better to rely on yourself than on others. Men are never everything to women. Only career and ability are the foundation for women to settle down.
"This job is easy and respectable, so Aunt Niu's asking price should be quite high."
Wei Jianyuan was calculating how much savings his family had and whether he should touch the old capital.
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