Chapter 23 The Flying Swallow
"You are already so old, why are you still going to college?
You said you are doing a good job now, Chunyan, you can't be confused."
Diao Yulian had just finished cooking and was thinking that her daughter might get some good news from the social gathering today, but she didn't expect something unexpected to happen as soon as she came back.
Wu Chunyan looked directly at Wu Shengli, who was sitting at the table preparing to eat, and said seriously:
"I'm not asking for your opinion. I'm just telling you that I want to go to college. I'm going to go."
Wu Shengli winked at Diao Yulian, who was going crazy nearby, and asked his daughter the crucial question.
"Chunyan, are you coming back after going to university for further studies?"
Wu Chunyan was silent for a while and then told the truth.
"I can't guarantee that."
Because the factory opened a new factory in Shanghai this spring and also needs manpower, she will most likely be transferred to the new factory after completing her training.
“No, I absolutely disagree.
What will happen to your job if you go to college and never come back?
That’s our Jiabao’s job!”
When Diao Yulian heard this, she rushed to the door and pushed Wu Chunyan hard.
Wu Chunyan looked coldly at her mother who was trying to stop her and her father who clearly disapproved, and continued:
"I was asked to take over the job at that time. I worked hard for so many years.
You're dreaming of returning the job to Wu Jiabao when he reaches adulthood!
These words ruthlessly shattered the couple's beautiful dream.
Diao Yulian was furious: "What nonsense are you talking about? That should have been our Jiabao's job!"
Wu Chunyan's suppressed emotions finally erupted, and she spoke word by word in a low voice.
"I was the one who took over the job after graduating from high school. I was also the one who worked hard from the workshop to the technical room. Nothing should belong to him!"
Although in this era people rely on recommendations from their employers to go to university, schools do not select talents through exams.
Originally, Wu Chunyan had planned to participate in the recruitment of workers in the factory's technical department, train for two or three years, and then apply to the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University.
The couple deceived her and asked her to work in the workshop as compensation from the factory first. She then worked her way up from the workshop to the technical department step by step.
What she could not accept the most was her family's deception. Being willing and being deceived were two different things.
In order to make her work in the factory wholeheartedly, the couple racked their brains to make up a lie.
Diao Yulian realized that her eldest daughter was very determined this time, so she panicked and quickly took her hands and said softly in a low voice:
"Chunyan, calm down, didn't we agree on this?
If we stop interfering in your future marriage, will you agree to help Jiabao take over his job?
Didn’t we agree on this at the time? Chunyan, Jiabao is your biological brother, right?
"Chunyan, Dad knows that we treated you badly back then, and Dad also knows that you are smart.
But you also know that Jiabao is in poor health. What will happen if he loses his job in the future?"
Wu Shengli also stopped sitting and stood up to play the emotional card with Chunyan.
The old father's eyes were filled with tears, as if he was telling how difficult his life was.
Wu Chunyan stared into Wu Shengli's eyes and said:
"Isn't that your own fault, Dad?
If you hadn't secretly gone out to drink with the worker on duty that night, how could you have injured your hand?
If your hand wasn't injured, wouldn't Wu Jiabao be able to take over your job?"
A thunder exploded beside Wu Shengli's ears.
"Chunyan, Chunyan, what are you talking about?
You, you, you...that's how you knew about this."
He was so frightened by this sentence that he sat down on the bench, his injured hand shaking.
It turned out that a batch of goods in the factory accidentally caught fire a few years ago, and the person on duty that night was a good friend of Wu Shengli.
The two people thought nothing would happen at night, so they relaxed their vigilance.
They ate some peanuts and drank some liquor, and the more they drank, the more they felt. They leaned against each other and fell asleep in a daze.
It was not until Wu Shengli woke up due to the urge to urinate that he discovered the fire, but it was too late and the fire had spread.
He rushed into the sea of fire, ran to the warehouse door and sounded the alarm.
His hand was hit by a piece of fallen wood. After the factory staff came to rescue him, they managed to save half of the goods.
Wu Shengli was later named a model worker of the factory, but due to a hand injury, he was unable to perform delicate workshop work.
I had no choice but to transfer to the Security Department, and of course my salary was much lower.
In addition, Wu Jiabao was too young to get the job offered by the factory.
He had no choice but to turn his attention to his eldest daughter who was still in her second year of high school.
He also knew that his daughter was arrogant, so he and Diao Yulian agreed to lie to Wu Chunyan and say that he was cheated out of money and his family owed more than a thousand yuan.
Wu Chunyan still remembers how her biological parents deceived her step by step.
"Chunyan, my dear Chunyan, my dad was betrayed by his brothers.
It was my dad's fault that he was cheated out of more than a thousand dollars, more than a thousand dollars!
That's the money your mother and I have saved our entire lives. Dad is too embarrassed to see you."
When Wu Chunyan was called out by her class teacher, she didn't know what was going on.
"Dad, what did you say? How could you owe someone money?
One thousand yuan, so much money?"
Wu Chunyan was stunned when she heard this. Her father was kneeling in front of her, crying bitterly and slapping himself while crying.
Wu Chunyan thought for a while and thought about what to do next.
"Dad, our family has not been able to come up with any money in the past few years?
Or I could sell the job I was awarded as a reward from the factory to deal with the emergency. Any bit counts.
If the remaining amount is not enough, I will pay it back slowly after I start working."
"Chunyan, it's all Mom's fault. I thought your dad could make money.
I have been spending money lavishly in the past few years, and Jiabao is not in good health, so the cost of medicine is high.
So the family…the family didn’t save much money.”
The usually radiant Diao Yulian now looked pale, her eyes were swollen and red, and tears rolled down her face as soon as she finished speaking.
"Mom, don't cry. What should we do? We have to think of a way."
Wu Chunyan hurriedly wiped Diao Yulian's tears.
"Dad really can't say it, Chunyan.
Or I can sell my job, and my dad can sell his job too. If we pool our money together, we should be able to get about 700 or 800 yuan.
The remaining dad secretly sold blood to pay back the money even if he had to sell blood!"
Wu Shengli gritted his teeth, wiped his tears and snot with his hands, stood up and prepared to go back to work.
“Dad, don’t be impulsive, you can’t sell your job.
Where will we live after we sell our house? How will we make a living?"
Wu Chunyan hurriedly stopped Yixin from rushing out to Wu Shengli.
"It's all my fault. I'm weak, otherwise I wouldn't be able to take on this job and go to work in the factory."
Diao Yulian began to sob again, crying and blaming herself.
The job offered by the factory was in the processing workshop, but she had severe allergic rhinitis, so she couldn't take it.
“Dad, you don’t have to sell your job, I’ll go.
I'm going to stop going to school and go to work, so I can definitely pay off the debt."
Wu Chunyan finally said the words the couple wanted to hear most, and she only put forward one condition.
"But Dad, I'm thinking... can I make my own decision about finding a partner in the future?"
"Okay, okay, Dad has promised you, Chunyan. Dad knows I've wronged you."
Wu Shengli held Wu Chunyan's hand, his eyes red.
"Mom knew Chunyan was a filial and sensible child."
Seeing that her goal had been achieved, Diao Yulian suppressed the smile in her heart and hugged her daughter tightly with both hands.
In Wu Chunyan's blind spot, the couple exchanged glances without a trace of sadness in their eyes.
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"You coaxed and lied to me back then, didn't you just want me to give up studying and take a job instead?
If I hadn't overheard my dad talking drunkenly this year, I probably wouldn't have known the truth until I died."
Wu Chunyan clenched her fingers tightly, her nails digging into the flesh, leaving bloody marks.
Before Wu Jiabao was born, she always thought her parents really loved her, but she didn't expect that she would work for Wu Jiabao.
Why didn't you just tell her the truth directly, but chose to lie to her?
"I've been working for the past few years and I've given most of my salary back to my family every month. It's over 500 yuan, so I'll just consider it as paying you back.
I will be out of town and won't be able to come back often, so you guys...just live your lives well."
After saying this, Wu Chunyan turned around and left, taking nothing with her, disappearing into the night.
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