After entering the house and setting up the lunch box, the old man didn't ask why we got up so early today. He always just wanted to have food, drinks and someone to chat with, and he would not ask about other things if he could.
Unless the other party needs it.
At this moment, Qiu Yuling was obviously not as cheerful as usual.
"What's the matter? Tell me, old man."
"Well, nothing much. I just found out that the finance department of Yimao Factory was hiring last month, and I was so relaxed that I didn't pay attention to it."
"What does Yimao Factory recruiting people have to do with you?" The dish the girl brought today was really good, salty, spicy and flavorful.
"If I had known in time, I would have taken the job exam. Maybe I would be sitting in an office right now and getting paid next month."
"...What are you thinking? You'll graduate peacefully and the government will assign you a job. If you take the exam now, you know how much trouble you'll have to deal with. Will the employer accept you? Will the school let you go? Which hurdle is easier to pass? It's only a year or two away, so why rush?"
Why did Qiu Yuling say she was anxious? If she said it out loud, she would become a monster. She could only smile awkwardly and said, "I'm just anxious for no reason."
"You're just worrying for no reason. You've already passed the exam, so just focus on your studies and speak according to the current situation. Why are you running around like a headless chicken now? Eat more. You look so skinny, you're only growing taller, not gaining weight."
What he didn't say was that he originally thought she was a smart person, but after getting to know her for a long time, he found out that she was just a fool and not smart enough to be useful at all.
Those who don’t care about food or clothes just get by.
"I still have some cloth coupons here. You can use them to buy some clothes. You have already picked out your trouser legs. As a girl, you need to dress up.
Also, you say you love meat, but every time this dish comes, you don’t eat it properly. You only eat it yourself, and you never consider saving it for others…”
The old man had noticed this girl's problem a long time ago. The longer he got along with her, the more he felt that she was a silly girl, so he just told her everything.
Qiu Yuling: ...
I swear to God, she simply couldn't eat the greasy meat. I don't know why this character setting becomes more and more solid.
Finally, under the old man's titanium eyes, she forced herself to pick up several pieces of fat meat from the pot of stew.
The old man couldn't help himself when he saw her eating delicately with her teeth.
"Why should I feel bad? This little bit of food is not going to make your grandpa broke. Eat as much as you want. As long as you can catch up with the meal, your grandpa will make you meat and vegetables every day."
"I can't make it, seriously. I have to work at the radio station this afternoon. Just take care of yourself. I won't starve myself, seriously."
He was so panicked that he almost swore an oath. Only then did the old man's expression ease a little.
The old man was not lying. He just had a meal, but he actually found several cloth coupons, some one foot, some two feet, and some three to five inches. All in all, there were eight feet and two inches of coupons.
He stuffed all of it into Qiu Yuling's pockets and told her to go get some cloth to buy herself some clothes.
Then he thought of the cloth he had given him after the New Year but had asked his daughter to take away, and he was furious. "You said you were picking up your trouser legs, and you were generous enough to imitate others in giving gifts. Hey, maybe I've ruined you."
If I hadn't extorted eighty yuan from my daughter for her, I would have lost even the bicycle ticket.
If this girl isn't stupid, who else would be?
Qiu Yuling took the ticket and went to the department store that weekend. She used all the tickets to not only make a set of clothes for herself, but also a coat for the old man.
Of course, those few tickets were not enough. When the old man asked her about it, she said without hesitation that she had bought them from the elderly people in her classmate's family.
"Please don't mention the money. If that's the case, I'll just do what I want from now on."
"Okay, I'll save all the cloth coupons and give them to you later."
People are like this. If you are calculative, I will be calculative too. If you are generous, I will be even more generous than you.
The old man thought this kid was good and he wanted to make sure she didn’t suffer any loss.
Neither side intends to make the other suffer, so the relationship will be harmonious.
Qiu Yuling was living a happy life, and Qiu Jianshe and his wife were no less happy.
Ever since the eldest son and his family went to the farm, only the two old people were left in the house, and the only thing left in the backyard was the chickens and the gray donkey.
Both husband and wife are willing to work hard. They get full work points every day. There is no other hard work when they get home. They just eat, drink, and fall asleep.
It's bound to make people envy them, but the couple doesn't feel happy at all.
It's not good to be too quiet. Li Qingmei told Qiu Jianshe more than once, "As parents, we are born to make our children suffer. If there is no one around to worry about us, life will be boring."
Qiu Jianshe did not comment. Several times he thought of his daughter's words "You have to endure the hardship without suffering", and swallowed the words back when they came to his lips.
It is better to have less trouble than more. Let my wife say whatever she wants. Anyway, when I open my eyes again, it will be time to go to work again. I don’t have time to think about those things.
Li Qingmei was actually thinking about her triplets. She didn't think much of these little people before, but after the hustle and bustle, she could hardly bear the sudden silence.
After she told Zhang Wanhua this, her best friend didn't know there was a word called Versailles, but this was what it meant.
"You better put it back on quickly, or someone might hear you and scold you, saying you're just a widow moaning and looking for trouble.
You don't want such a peaceful and quiet life, but think you have to be busy to the point of being miserable to find it interesting, right? Look, who in the team doesn't envy your family?
The eldest brother has a stable job, guaranteed income; the second brother is in the army, never worried about food and drink; the third and fourth brothers are even better, they will be cadres when they are released. If you keep shouting, believe it or not, those jealous people will put sacks on you and beat you up.
After someone talked her into it, Li Qingmei calmed down and became clear-headed. She worked with great vigor and energy, and the rake she used was so powerful that no one dared to stand within a two-mile radius.
"Hey, Jianshe, please hold back a bit. Someone who doesn't know you might think you're digging a grave."
"What kind of magic medicine did the second brother take? He's old, but he's more energetic than a young man."
"If my children can live up to their expectations, I will have endless energy."
“…”
Without her little grandson to disturb her loneliness, Li Qingmei reintegrated into the women's brigade. She talked and said what she needed to say. Gradually, she let go of her worries and lived a carefree life.
Every Friday when he went to the market, he would exchange five feet of flowered cloth with someone, and use the good cloth taken from old clothes at home to make himself a flowered shirt for the first time.
"Old man, am I too coquettish in this?"
Qiu Jianshe was startled by this and quickly stood up to see that the door was hung tightly.
"Young, it does look young, and it looks very good."
"Then I'll buy some floral fabric for Yuling at the market next time and make one for our daughter."
"Can it be done? Our daughter will definitely look better in it. Well, why don't we save some for the second son to get married?"
"Second brother, it's still early, let's just focus on this for now."
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