Chapter 4 You Deserve Not to Be Able to Buy a Job
Yang Jinsheng ignored his sister-in-law's yelling and stared at his mother, Sun Erni. "Mom, you have to pay more attention. Whether your grandson can come early depends on you."
Sun Erni rolled her eyes at her youngest son and said, "You're just talking nonsense. Isn't it said that the girl is not even 18 years old yet? What's the point of being so anxious?" Although she really wanted a grandson too.
"Oh my god, she's going to be eighteen soon. Let's settle it first. Her second sister is getting married next month. Guess who she's marrying?" Yang Jinsheng looked mysterious.
"Stop being weird. If you want to say something, say it now." Sun Erni patted her younger son.
"Hey, Brother Yitai from the Zhao family upstairs." Yang Jinsheng stretched out his hand and pointed upwards.
Sun Erni raised her eyebrows and said with a smile, "I was wondering why your Aunt Xu looked like she had found some money a few days ago. It turns out that Yitai is getting married. This is a good thing."
"That's not true, Mom. Look how enthusiastic other people are about marrying a daughter-in-law. Unlike you, you need me to urge you to do it." Yang Jinsheng said sarcastically.
"Alright, alright, I know what you're thinking. Don't worry, I'll find a time to ask a matchmaker to come over."
Sun Erni thought that she should find Xu Fengni to find out about the situation of the Jiang family. Her youngest son kept urging her to propose marriage, but she didn't know anything about the girls of the Jiang family, so this wouldn't do.
Mrs. Yang reached out and patted her husband's thigh, signaling him to speak.
Yang Jinqiang glanced at his mother and younger brother, and coughed lightly, "Mom and Dad, there's no need to rush Jinsheng to get married. He has to find a city girl. Look, Jinsheng works in a meat processing factory, and there are plenty of city girls willing to marry him. There's really no need to find a country girl."
Yang Jinsheng glared at the eldest brother of the Yang family and said, "Brother, I'm the one who found my wife. I like her, so don't bother me."
"Well, you don't know how to appreciate it even though I'm doing it for your own good. You said you'd find someone from the countryside, but what about the monthly food ration? Wouldn't that mean we'd have to feed our entire family?"
Yang Jinqiang felt that although he was selfish, what he said was right. His wife and his second brother's wife were both registered as urban residents, so they had food rations every month and did not have to worry about it. If his younger brother married a rural sister-in-law, he would not have to eat their share.
Yang Fugui knocked on the table, looked at his eldest son and asked in a deep voice: "Boss, just tell me what you want to say, don't bring up your younger brother's affairs."
Yang Jinqiang knew that his father had sharp eyes and had seen through his little thoughts long ago, so he didn't hide it anymore and said directly: "Dad, I won't hide it from you. Huifen found a temporary job for 200 yuan, and we are short of money, so I thought of borrowing some from you."
Yang Jinwei and Su Qiuyan looked at each other, and then both pairs of eyes fixed on the old couple. If the eldest brother succeeded in borrowing, then they would also want to borrow, anyway, they couldn't suffer any loss.
Yang Fugui was old and shrewd, so he could understand his sons' thoughts. He paused and asked, "How much difference?"
"One hundred and two,"
Sun Erni, who had been silent the whole time, was dissatisfied. "Your entire savings is only 80? Boss, you have been working for six or seven years, right? I didn't count the low salary when you were an apprentice, but I haven't asked for your salary since you and your wife had a child. You pay 10 yuan for food every month, and you still have 18 yuan left. Even if it's been three years, you have more than 600 yuan. Now you tell me that you can't even take out 200 yuan? Who are you trying to fool?"
Li Huifen couldn't help but listen to her mother-in-law's words. She whispered in defense: "Mom, didn't we lend our money to my brother to get married?"
Sun Erni got angry when she heard this. "Your brother wants money from you, a married sister, for his wedding. You are so generous. If that's the case, why are you still borrowing money from us? I tell you, forget it. We don't have a penny."
"Mom, this is a rare opportunity, I..." Yang Jinqiang still didn't give up. He wanted to continue saying something, but was soon interrupted.
"Boss, don't be so selfish. Your younger brother is getting married, and there are many places to spend money at home. Not to mention that we have no money, even if we did have money, what would you want us to do? What if we borrow money from your second brother's family?" Sun Erni pointed at the second brother and his wife who were staring at her hungrily.
"Mom, that's not the way to say it. Jinsheng is only 22 years old. It doesn't matter if he gets married later. Job opportunities are rare. Just lend it to me first." Yang Jinqiang kept begging Sun Erni and didn't mention the matter of the second brother and his wife.
Yang Jinsheng was unhappy when he heard this. He stood up and stared at Yang Jinqiang. "Brother, please say it again. I want to get married right away. If any of you prevent me from getting married smoothly, I will not live with you. You know me."
"Third brother, sit down. How dare you talk like that?" Yang Fugui couldn't help it. Looking at his youngest son who stood up like a mountain, he kicked his calf hard, signaling him to sit down quickly.
Yang Jin stiffened his neck and refused to sit down. "I won't. Whoever makes me uncomfortable, I will make him uncomfortable too."
Yang Fugui knocked on the table and said, "Okay, I won't lend it to anyone. Just do what you can. I don't care about anything else. Let's eat."
"Dad, I..." Yang Jinqiang wanted to say a few more words, but when he met his father's stern eyes, he shut up.
Yang Jinsheng looked at his elder brother and sister-in-law smugly. Humph, if you want to ruin his good deeds, no way.
After dinner, in the room, Sun Erni took out the passbook and looked at it, sighing, "This is another sum of money to spend. This money is really hard to earn, but easy to spend. But old man, the eldest brother is right. If the third brother marries a rural wife, what will happen to the food ration? When the time comes, we have to buy grain at a high price, and the eldest and second brothers will definitely have opinions. You say this is also a difficult problem."
Yang Fugui glanced at her and said, "What can we do? If we marry someone from the city, they won't like our place. If it's not good, your youngest son won't like it either. We'll talk about it when the time comes. There's always a way."
Outside, Li Huifen looked at her sister-in-law who was quietly washing her hair beside her. She smiled and said, "Xiu Min, your brother is going to get married soon. It's great that the family will be lively again. But I think you will be wronged. Your room will be vacated for your brother to use as his wedding room. You can only sleep on a bed in the living room."
Yang Xiumin paused while washing the dishes. She was angry and said unhappily, "Sister-in-law, you should mind your own business. You only think about your brother from your mother's family every day. You gave all the money that your brother earned to your mother's family. You deserve that you can't buy a job this time."
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