Chapter 17 New Worker
A while after Fu Wenlei left, the neighbors around him began to gather in groups of three or four, talking in low voices.
"Did you hear that? Xia Caiyun's scream."
"I heard it. I peeked through the crack in the door and saw Xia Caiyun was hitting it until she stopped making any noise."
"Oh my god, he really doesn't look like what he seems. He looks like an honest man, but who would have thought he would actually beat a woman behind her back."
Fu Wenlei didn't know that a corner of his fake mask had been torn off, and was still trying to find a job to report to Zhao Yunyun.
Taking advantage of the fact that there was no one around, he looked around and walked into an alley.
“Knock knock knock—knock—knock knock—”
He knocked on a door and went in.
After a long time, he sneaked out again, adjusted his expression, and went to work at the Second Food Factory.
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Let’s talk about the slum.
The Zhao family's father and daughter had just returned from the hospital, with Zhao Jingxiang and Zhao Yunyun walking in front.
Zhao Yunyun still had gauze on her face, but she looked in good spirits.
Zhao Dahai walked behind, holding a bag in his hand, which contained Chinese medicine wrapped in oil paper. These were medicines for Zhao Yunyun to nourish her body.
When they saw the three people come in, the talking in the courtyard stopped and no one spoke again, pretending to be busy with their own things.
Zhao Yunyun ignored the strange looks, looked straight ahead, and walked back home calmly.
"Hey, did you see that? There's white gauze on Erya's face. She's probably disfigured.
She also reported Xia Caiyun to the Women's Federation, causing great disgrace to the Fu family.
Now it will be difficult to marry into the Fu family!"
Diao Yulian was originally hoping that someone would agree with her, but when she turned her eyes, she realized that Gao Xiulan, who loved to watch the fun, was gone.
I felt extremely bored in an instant, snorted, twisted my waist and went back to the backyard.
Gao Xiulan was busy entertaining guests at home, smiling from ear to ear.
"Oh, what a coincidence! You're going to join the army, and my Xiaotong's husband is also a soldier."
"Auntie, you're talking as if Xiaotong is your daughter."
Niu Caidie finally understood why Lin Xiaotong and Gao Xiulan had such a good relationship as mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
"Mom, you and Caidie chat here, I'm going to get something from the house."
"Hey! Caidie, do you want some pumpkin seeds? I just fried them yesterday. They're so delicious. Try some."
"Oh, okay, thank you, auntie."
Gao Xiulan's enthusiasm almost made Niu Caidie unable to resist.
Lin Xiaotong found the household registration book and grain and oil book in the small iron box in the house and took them out.
"What! What did you two come home for?" Gao Xiulan stopped cracking melon seeds.
Oh no, Lin Xiaotong was so busy enjoying the show that she forgot to tell Gao Xiulan about her job change.
"Mom, I almost forgot to tell you that my aunt and Sister Caidie's family have agreed to 'switch' the department store salesperson job to me."
Lin Xiaotong ran and summed it up in one sentence into Gao Xiulan's ear.
"Department store! You mean you're going to be a salesperson in a department store?
Oh wow, our Xiaotong is really impressive, so you guys should go quickly."
"Let's go first, Mom."
Lin Xiaotong looked at the clock in the main room and it was already four o'clock in the afternoon.
"Remember to come back early for dinner."
Gao Xiulan waved her hand and ran to the kitchen to busy herself.
Lin Xiaotong and Niu Caidie rode their bikes all the way to the department store.
Compared to the supply and marketing cooperative, which is about ten minutes away, the department store is a little further away from the slum, and it takes about twenty minutes to ride a bike.
The department store is a four-story building located at a busy intersection.
Niu Caidie took Lin Xiaotong to the third floor to find Manager Cai of the department store to handle the work handover procedures.
"Manager Cai, it's me. This is Comrade Lin Xiaotong. She's here today to handle the work handover procedures. She's also a military wife."
Manager Cai looked at Lin Xiaotong and could tell at a glance that this girl came from a well-off family.
He has black hair, a ruddy complexion, is tall, and looks at people with a confident manner.
Lin Xiaotong was also looking at Manager Cai. He had a baby face and it was hard to tell his age. He always smiled at everyone he met and looked very friendly.
Hmm, just from this face, why does he look a bit like another manager named Cai from the supply and marketing cooperative?
"Oh, you are also a military wife, welcome, welcome,
Then Caidie, take her downstairs to familiarize herself with the counter. Let's do it the day after tomorrow. She can come back to work the day after tomorrow."
Manager Cai took the household registration booklet and grain and oil certificate handed over by Lin Xiaotong.
"I'll go help you transfer your household registration here in the next few days and get your food and oil supply settled."
"Okay, thank you, Manager Cai. You go ahead and do your work. I'll go downstairs and familiarize myself with the counter with Sister Caidie."
Lin Xiaotong noticed out of the corner of her eye that there was a pile of documents on Manager Cai's desk, and she knew that he was busy with something else, so she tactfully ended the conversation.
Niu Caidie brought Lin Xiaotong to the counter on the first floor.
The items sold on the first floor are dazzling and mainly include daily necessities and means of production.
The daily necessities area sells rolls of cloth, pillowcases, quilt covers, bed sheets, needles and thread, and ready-made clothes.
The toiletries area has toothbrushes, washbasins, towels, soap, laundry detergent, shampoo, toothpaste, vanishing cream, hand oil, etc.
The non-staple food area sells brown and white sugar, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, cigarettes, white wine, tea, etc.
The stationery area includes pens, pencils, knives, erasers, ink, slates, chalk pencils, exercise books and pink toilet paper, etc.
The second floor mainly sells large electrical appliances, such as the four most famous wedding items: a three-turn and one-ring bicycle, a sewing machine, a watch, and a radio.
The third floor is mainly an office area. Lin Xiaotong has not gone up to the fourth floor yet and doesn’t know what it is used for.
The large yard behind the first floor is a warehouse where various items are stored.
It's almost time to get off work, and there are not many people around. Most of the salespeople are leaning on the counter doing nothing or gathering together to chat.
Niu Caidie was previously in charge of the counter in the toiletries area, and now that Lin Xiaotong has taken over, it is naturally this counter.
"Sisters and aunts, I will be joining the army in a few days. This is a younger sister from my mother's family.
She will be working here from now on, Xiaotong came to say hello to everyone."
As soon as Niu Caidie opened her mouth, the sales clerks on the first floor all looked up. After hearing the purpose of their visit, everyone's eyes were focused on Lin Xiaotong.
Anyone else would have been so nervous that they wouldn't know what to say, but Lin Xiaotong was open and confident enough to let people stare at her without any stage fright.
"Hello, sisters and aunts!
My name is Lin Xiaotong, and my home is nearby. From now on, you can just call me Xiaolin."
Everyone saw that Lin Xiaotong had a loud voice and was pretty.
Everyone knows that Niu Caidie's job is not cheap, so Xiao Lin's family background is not simple, and he is probably not someone who can be easily messed with.
"Caidie, how come all the girls from your family are so pretty? I feel better after seeing them."
The person who spoke was a sister standing at the daily necessities counter. Lin Xiaotong's eyes lit up when she saw this sister.
What a bright and beautiful lady!
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