Qiu Yuling did not expect that she would receive the May Day labor insurance benefits on her first day of work, including a pair of cotton gloves, a white towel and a water bottle with a leader's portrait printed on it.
After saying goodbye to her new colleague, she excitedly planned to buy a bicycle.
After a busy day, Sun Tianxia went home from get off work to prepare dinner. She told her husband to start eating and casually mentioned that Qiu Yuling had already registered. "I met the girl our father recommended today. She's a very good girl. When you send the money to our father next month, please let him know in the letter."
It was worth it that her father-in-law recommended her in letters left and right.
"Well, it's up to you. You don't need any special care to avoid causing trouble. But you still have to be careful. Don't let your age cause you any harm, or your father will nag you later..."
Qiu Yuling still thought that she had earned this treatment through her own ability.
When I returned to the alley, I was so happy.
"Eh? Mom~ When did you come here?"
"I've been here for a day. How long have you been here?" The room looked bright and new inside and out. It was obvious that it took more than a day or two to complete.
"Oh, it's been a few days. Thinking about settling down for a long time, I didn't rush back. I cleaned up my yard inside and out first."
"Then you didn't even know to ask someone to deliver a message. Ever since you sent the letter last month, I've been waiting anxiously, terrified that something unexpected would happen."
"What could possibly have happened? I've already reported in today. The things in this net bag are given to me by my employer. You can take them back and use them. I don't need them."
Li Qingmei took the net bag and drank water from a bowl at home. "This jar is really beautiful. You can keep it for yourself and use it at work. It would be a waste if I took it back."
After looking at it, he pushed it back.
"You've put so much effort into this! This yard is no longer the same as it was before."
"Well, you know that I've been able to do it since I was little."
As soon as she finished bragging, Qiu's mother rolled her eyes.
After flipping through the pages, Li Qingmei smiled again, "You are indeed capable. Mom brought you some wild vegetables from the fields, and ground half a bag of flour for you. There is some unground wheat under the house. I will take it back when I return today. I will send it to you when the team rests one day."
This is very good. You can stay by Mom's side. As long as Mom and Dad are not dead, there will always be something for you to eat. You don't have to go to the fields to work, and you can let Mom and Dad see you from time to time. This is better than anything else..."
Li Qingmei talked a lot, but she couldn't hide her satisfaction and happiness.
Only then did Qiu Yuling realize that not only she had found a place to stay, but her third brother had also been successfully assigned to the metallurgical plant. Although it was an internship, as long as the school transferred the files and household registration, there would basically be no major problems.
"I said I was going to send a letter to my third brother and the others tomorrow, but I have to wait for his letter first before I can send it out."
"Why are you panicking? He's a grown man, he doesn't need anyone to worry about him. But you, you can't be as childish as before. When you start working, dress older so that people won't think you look young and bully you..."
"Oh, dear mother, you have said the same thing over and over again, so you just sit back and wait for your daughter to pay her tribute."
"Mother didn't ask you to be filial. You should keep what you earn. Don't be too loose-lipped and don't trust others too much, or you will be fooled by those bad guys. By the way, did you get your period?"
"Which one?"
"Oh, you damn girl, who else could it be? That one!"
"No, which one?"
Seeing that Mother Qiu was getting anxious and raised her hand as if to hit her, she pretended to understand and said, "You said 'relatives'? They're here. They just arrived this semester. What's the matter?"
Li Qingmei suppressed her embarrassment and explained the whole thing to her daughter using gestures. Qiu Yuling held back her laughter as she watched her mother explain the science.
Especially when Qiu's mother started teaching how to fold straw paper, she held her stomach and laughed so hard.
"Silly girl, I'm trying to teach you something, but you don't listen carefully. Who else can tell you this? Girl, if you don't take care of yourself now, you'll have a stomachache in the future."
Qiu Yuling put her arm around Li Qingmei's shoulders and said, "Mom, I know everything. It's been half a year now. The girls in the dormitory have taught me everything a long time ago. By the way, did you cook for me? If not, I'll take you out to eat."
"I've made some noodles, mixed some bitter melon, and fried eggs for you. I'm going to start cooking them as soon as you come into the house."
Qiu Yuling went to the company cafeteria at noon, which was a great bargain.
Below Li Qingmei, she leaned against the door frame and reported on the canteen meals she had met at noon.
"The blackboard says braised pork 0.13 yuan, cabbage with oil residue 0.03 yuan, scrambled eggs with tomatoes 0.05 yuan, and steamed pork with rice flour only 0.13 yuan... From now on, I won't cook at home, I'll just eat in the company cafeteria.
It's cheap and delicious, and you don't have to send me noodles or vegetables. I can go back by myself on holidays."
"That's fine too. If you cook your little cat food at home, it's a waste of firewood and food. Since the food in the cafeteria is so good, you can eat it there. Oh, and I got your wolfskin hat back before Grandma left. It's in your room."
After Qiu Yuling was happy for a while, she remembered something else, "Mom, you know, I suspect that the reason I was assigned such a good position as soon as I got in has something to do with my godfather.
Hey, I owe you two favors for my brother and my business. It’s not easy to repay this favor when you’re so far away.”
Li Qingmei tapped the noodles in the pot with her chopsticks. "How did you know this time? Did the old man tell you?"
"How could that be? I'm not that kind of person. I was just guessing. I remember when I was cleaning the picture frames in his room, I saw a photo of his son and daughter-in-law when they were young. After Section Chief Sun left today, I felt that they looked more and more alike..."
The mother and daughter continued the conversation while eating. "How about I look for some local specialties at home? Didn't you say that Grandpa loves your Cistanche deserticola? When I have some free time, I'll go dig some with your dad and send them all to Grandpa."
"That's fine, but you don't need to dig too much. Just give me a little every year. I have other things to give you. Just don't forget this feeling."
"By the way, Mom, I need to buy a bicycle. I want a smaller one. I need to go to the market to look for one. Are you free to go with me?"
When Li Qingmei first heard about the bicycle, she thought that she might as well exchange it for the donkey that her eldest daughter-in-law brought as a dowry and the bicycles they left behind.
Then she heard her daughter say that she wanted a small one, and she swallowed the words with her noodles.
"Whether Mom has time or not is another matter. The point is, it won't be of much use for Mom to go. How about I go back and tell your dad to take a day off to accompany you?"
"No rush, let's discuss it after three months of regular employment. It's still early now. That's all I'm saying..."
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