Chapter 144 Xiumin, why are you here?
Jiang Xinbai looked in the direction Jiang Xinhong pointed and said with a smile, "Well, it's just a space separated for storing rice and flour. It's not a big space."
“That’s practical, too.”
"Sister, the thing I envy most about Xiaobai's house is the bathroom. Come and see, it's right here." Jiang Xinlan couldn't wait to pull Jiang Xinhong towards the bathroom.
"Big sister, look, this toilet and bathroom is great! You can take a shower inside and go to the toilet outside. It's better than competing with others for the toilet. You can also build one in your yard."
Although there is a toilet on each floor of the housing estate where Jiang Xinlan and her friends live, there are only a few stalls, and people have to queue up every day. Some were so anxious that they almost peed in their trouser pockets. It was so frustrating.
Jiang Xinhong lifted the curtain hanging inside and said with a smile: "Xiaobai, you really know how to enjoy yourself. You even use the bathtub. Not bad. After seeing what you have done, I will definitely get one in my house. If nothing else, at least I don't have to fight with a bunch of people for the toilet early in the morning."
"Yeah, that's what I thought at first. I saw there was space in the backyard so I arranged it right away. Big sister, if there is space in your house, you really should arrange one."
Jiang Xinhong nodded repeatedly, "Okay, let's go to my house first. I just got the key and haven't seen it yet! If possible, I will do as you say."
So Jiang Xinbai locked the door and followed Jiang Xinhong to her house.
"Alley No. 15, house number nine. Let me see. Is this the right house number?" Jiang Xinhong took a piece of paper in her hand and looked at the house number on the door carefully. "It's here. Yes, I'll open the door first."
Before entering the house, Jiang Xinbai started to complain, "Sister, this door is not strong, you need to replace it. Also, this house doesn't get much light, it's blocked by the house in front. Also, why is it the last house? It's too far away. Fortunately, there are only boys in the house, so it's okay."
Jiang Xinhong's bungalow is the last one at the end of a long alley. It is located in a corner and the sunlight is blocked by the houses in front, making it not very bright.
Jiang Xinhong opened the door and said helplessly, "Do you think you can choose any house you want? It's good enough to have one. The factory said that if you want to live in a building, you have to wait. But do you think we can afford to wait? Although this house is a bit out of the way, it's big enough for our family of five."
At this point, Jiang Xinbai remembered that he had forgotten to ask his brother-in-law what position he would take after his demobilization, so he just asked.
Jiang Xinhong heard her younger sister's question and said with a smile, "Your brother-in-law suffers from lack of education. This time, he was assigned a job in the security department of a steel plant as a deputy section chief, which is considered an official position."
"Hey, Deputy Section Chief, my brother-in-law is very capable. How much is his salary?" Everything else is empty talk. The salary is the most real. What's more, my eldest sister's family now depends entirely on my brother-in-law to work, so a high salary is the most important thing.
"It's said to be 38 yuan a month, plus a subsidy of 10 yuan per month, so the total is 48 yuan." Jiang Xinhong said she was satisfied, but she was also dissatisfied because her husband's salary was 55 yuan a month before he changed his job, and after changing his job, his salary is even less, which makes her unwilling to accept.
"Forty-eight! That's not a small amount." Jiang Xinbai herself now makes 20.5 yuan a month, and her husband Yang Jinsheng's salary has also increased, to 35 yuan a month. The total for the two of them is 50.5 yuan a month. Her eldest brother-in-law's salary is almost as much as the couple's, so it is indeed a large amount.
Jiang Xinhong shook her head. "You don't know that your brother-in-law was assigned the lowest position among those who were transferred to civilian jobs. Some of his comrades were directly assigned to work at the Public Security Bureau. They are all educated people. That's why I said that your brother-in-law suffered from his lack of education."
"Ah, that's a big gap!" Jiang Xinlan thought, if she did well in the Public Security Bureau, she could continue to be promoted, maybe even become a director, but if she worked in the factory, the highest she could do was the head of the Security Department.
But Jiang Xinbai didn't think so. It was not easy to be a policeman nowadays, and it was not easy to get promoted without a background. With his brother-in-law's personality and no one at home to help him, it would be more appropriate for him to work in the security department of the factory.
"Oh, by the way, sister, my second brother also works in the steel mill. He seems to be a loader." Jiang Xinbai suddenly remembered that his second brother bought a job as a loader in the steel mill.
"Yes, my mother told me. But it seems that Hehua felt uncomfortable because of this. She said that there were six brothers and sisters in the family, and only Baoguo was still digging for food in the fields. She said that my parents didn't help them."
Although Jiang Xinhong is unemployed now, her household registration has been changed to an urban one, so strictly speaking, Jiang Baoguo is the only one in the family who is still working in the fields to make a living.
Jiang Xinlan raised her eyebrows, "That's not wrong. My second brother was able to find a job because of his own ability. My parents didn't help him at all. Why is she saying that?"
"Okay, don't think that Hehua is narrow-minded. Put yourself in her shoes. If it were you, and all your brothers and sisters have moved to the city, but you are still the only one living in the countryside, would you not feel a psychological gap? Would you be willing to accept it?" As the eldest sister, Jiang Hongxin feels the same way about her younger brothers and sisters, especially for her eldest brother Jiang Baoguo. She might feel more distressed for him.
"Sister, although that's what you said, you can't let your second brother not go to the city to work just because your eldest brother and sister-in-law are unwilling to accept it, right?" Jiang Xinbai knew that his eldest brother and the others would definitely feel a psychological gap, but it all depends on their own abilities, and it doesn't matter who is weak is right.
"Okay, okay, I just said that, and I don't mean anything else." Jiang Xinhong naturally understood this, so she took the initiative to end the topic and instead talked about the layout of the house.
"What do you think of my house? It looks similar to Xiaobai's. How about I decorate it according to yours?" Jiang Xinhong was too lazy to think about it anymore and just copied the decoration of her younger sister's house.
Jiang Xinbai looked around inside and out, then pointed to the living room and said, "Sister, you may need to make the room bigger. You have three kids, so you should put in at least three beds!"
Jiang Xinhong touched her chin and nodded, "Well, it should be bigger, or we can swap the position of the master bedroom over here with that one, and let the three of them live in the big room. Your brother-in-law and I will live in the small room that is separated out. This way, the living room can be a little bigger, so that even one person can fit in."
"That's fine. It's up to you."
"Well, that's settled. Introduce the master who will repair your house to me, and I will finish the house before your brother-in-law comes back."
"Okay, I'll ask Jinsheng to talk to the master and make it for you as soon as possible." Jiang Xinbai had just stepped out of the door when he inadvertently saw a familiar figure arguing with a man.
"Xiumin, why are you here?"
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