Wang Xiangxiu thought of the idiot's behavior, and cursed, "I don't know how this family of idiots could raise a daughter who graduated from high school. My family is just not well off. If I were well off, I would be able to get into college."
She thinks she is much better than Priscilla Chan.
Because her family was too poor, she didn't get to study that long. She just barely finished junior high school and hasn't graduated yet.
Wang Xiangxiu snorted heavily, curled her lips and made a hissing sound. She was hit on the face many times and it really hurt.
This is too ruthless, bastard! Although Wang Xiangxiu was the one who came to the door this time, she was still very annoyed after being hit so many times for no reason. Her luck has been so bad recently. Why do she always meet such idiots? Good things have turned into a mess.
Wang Xiangxiu thought of Bai Fendou again and became even more dissatisfied. If he was willing to lend her a bicycle, she wouldn't have to walk so far.
Wang Xiangxiu went all the way home. When she arrived at the door of her house, it was already completely dark. The days were long in summer, so it was already around nine o'clock. Even the people who were sitting outside chatting had dispersed and went home. It was obvious that it was getting late.
She walked in with a sad face, and saw Aunt Su was a little unhappy. She complained, "Xiu'er, where have you been? Why did you come back just now?"
When he saw Wang Xiangxiu being beaten, he quickly said, "Oh, what's going on? What happened? Who beat you? Did you meet a bad guy? I came to see if it's serious. Oh, why is this happening? My Xiu'er."
Wang Xiangxiu's heart warmed up a lot, and she said, "Mom, I'm fine."
She said softly: "I am also unlucky. I met a bad guy."
Gurgle gurgle.
Before I could explain, my stomach started growing.
Aunt Su hurriedly said, "I'll get you a steamed bread, and we can eat it together."
She explained, "There weren't many dishes tonight, and the children ate them all. I didn't eat anything while I was waiting for you."
Aunt Su is always the best at controlling Wang Xiangxiu. Wang Xiangxiu was immediately touched and said, "Mom, look at you. If you are not feeling well, just eat early. You don't have to wait for me. I... Oh, by the way, where is my cousin Hu Huihui?"
Hu Huihui has been going out early and coming back late recently. How come she doesn't even come home at night?
Aunt Su curled her lips and said, "He hasn't come back yet."
She said, "Your cousin is not a serious person either. She was able to hide it when she first came, but now she completely ignores it. You see through her."
Wang Xiangxiu smiled proudly and said, "That's not true. After all, she is my cousin and our two families are not far away. Hu Huihui is, well, just average."
Their mothers are sisters, but their relationship is just so-so. They are very competitive with each other, so it is the same for their younger generations. It can't be said that their relationship is very good. They can just be considered relatives.
She said: "But it's better if she doesn't come back. It saves food for the family."
Hu Huihui gave her eight yuan a month under her insistence, including accommodation, breakfast and dinner. Now that she doesn't come back to eat, it's really appropriate. She muttered: "It would be nice if there were more relatives like this."
Aunt Su laughed and said, "How can there be such a good thing?"
After a pause, she suddenly thought of something and said, "By the way, I heard that you were transferred to clean the toilets. Is this true or not?"
In fact, she knew in her heart that this was true and Jiang Lu would not lie about such a big thing, but she still hoped it was false.
Wang Xiangxiu said unnaturally: "Really."
She said unhappily, "It's all because of that bitch, Mei-Fen Liang. She went to work in the factory for no reason. She's now in the workshop. The workshop transferred me out. I don't know what the boss is thinking. It's really shameless."
"Ah, then we need to consult the leader about this matter. How can they do things this way?"
Wang Xiangxiu pursed her lips and said, "I looked for it, but no one paid attention to me."
She sighed.
Aunt Su looked at Wang Xiangxiu with contempt in her eyes. You are a pretty young wife, can't you handle this kind of thing? If she was young, this would not be a big deal. Now seeing Wang Xiangxiu can't handle it, she is helpless.
Aunt Su just thought it was a waste of time.
She asked: "So did you go to see your boss after get off work?"
Wang Xiangxiu: "No, how can I find the leaders? They are all avoiding me now, for fear that they will be affected by me and their reputation will be affected. I guess it's useless to find them now. I guess, even if they have the intention, they don't have the courage. Everyone has been paying attention to me recently. I don't know that the unlucky star is still spreading the news that I slept with Yu Baoshan. Even if they really want to help me transfer, they are afraid of ruining their reputation."
"Aren't they bullying women? Can cleaning the toilet be a job for women? You should ask the Women's Federation of the factory for help. Isn't the Women's Federation supposed to fight for the rights of female comrades in the factory?" Aunt Su pointed out.
Wang Xiangxiu's eyes lit up and she nodded: "You are right, I will go to the Women's Federation tomorrow."
Jiang Lu was from the Women's Federation, but Wang Xiangxiu never mentioned Jiang Lu. In her opinion, Jiang Lu was useless. And he didn't want to lose face among the neighbors. Although she was cleaning the toilet now, she was still an upper-level resident in their yard.
Wang Xiangxiu ate a steamed bun dry, choked, and drank a sip of water.
Aunt Su: "I'm done eating too."
She said, "I'm old now, and my appetite isn't very good. I thought I'd wait for you to eat together, but I'm too hungry to eat."
Wang Xiangxiu: "Mom, don't wait for me next time. But our family just received 200 yuan in compensation, plus I also got some money. You can buy some white flour and steamed buns."
Aunt Su quickly waved her hands and said, "No, I'm not worthy of eating white flour buns at my age. Leave this to the children."
Wang Xiangxiu: "Mom, don't say that. Your appetite isn't very good. You should eat some fine grains."
Aunt Su was still waving her hands to refuse, and said firmly: "That's definitely not possible. Leave this to the children. At worst, you can eat it. I can't do that. I don't do much work at home, so I can't eat good food. Listen to me and don't argue with me. By the way, Xiu'er, you didn't go to see the leader. What did you do after get off work?"
Wang Xiangxiu felt unlucky when she talked about it. She spat and said, "It was all Liang Meifen. I wanted to teach her a lesson, so I went to her parents' home. But the Liang family is really a family of fools. You don't know how mad I was. They... Look how they beat me..."
She kept on talking, and after listening to her, Aunt Su could only sigh that no wonder Leung Mei-fen looked dull, because there was no smart person in her family.
It would be bad enough if he was just stupid, but he was also smart and self-righteous.
She said, "You, if you're tired after a day's work, just come home early. If you have something like this, you should tell me and I'll handle it. You made a trip for nothing. Now that you've made such a fuss, no one will listen to me if I say anything more. You, you're just an impulsive child."
Wang Xiangxiu: "I didn't expect them to be so stupid. Bai Fendou refused to lend me his bicycle, so it was delayed a little longer."
When it comes to Bai Fendou, Aunt Su is also unhappy and says, "What kind of person is this? He won't even lend me a bicycle? Even if he is not your lover, isn't he still a neighbor? He is so cold-hearted. I think he was nice to you before just to get your body. He has no good intentions. Look, now he is in trouble and can't be a man anymore. He immediately turned cold to you. He is so heartless. He deserves to be wiped out. He should be happy to have a beauty like you as his wife. How dare he refuse?"
Wang Xiangxiu bit her lip and said, "Since that day...he has ignored me. He must have seen what happened between me and Deputy Director Cai."
Aunt Su: "So what! Love is tolerance. You just made a small mistake. Besides, you haven't gotten married yet. What's wrong with you making some sacrifices for your family, your children, and your life? If he were a man, he would be generous and not care about it. He is not a man if he cares about it like this. Oh, yes, he is not a man at all."
Wang Xiangxiu nodded.
Aunt Su: "Besides, even if he wants to break up with our family, he can't not lend the bicycle. These are two completely different things. And there are a few hundred dollars from selling his job. He is a single man, why should he spend money? There is no place to spend money, so it is better to support us. Isn't it good to give this money to those in need? He doesn't even have a child. When the time comes, he may have to ask our Jin Lai and others for help."
Wang Xiangxiu felt that what her mother-in-law said made sense, and she agreed: "You are right, he shouldn't be so petty. A few hundred yuan was enough to solve a lot of problems for our family before..."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law became excited and discussed how to get the money.
The two of them didn't see that the person standing at the door hesitated for a long time, but didn't come in. Hu Huihui stood at the door and listened for a long time, then turned around and left. She couldn't cross this threshold, mainly because she had never seen such a shameless person.
After living here for a while, she will feel that she is a kind and good person.
Hu Huihui shook her head vigorously and left silently.
Hu Huihui left. Aunt Zhou stuck to the door like a gecko, looking out and whispering, "That girl is gone. Who is she?"
Even though she just came back, she has quickly immersed herself in the new gossip. She is deeply addicted to it and cannot sleep at night. She wants to catch every piece of gossip to make up for what she has been missing these days.
"This is the Hu Huihui I mentioned. She ran away from her marriage. She is Wang Xiangxiu's cousin. She lives here and makes eight yuan a month."
Wang Zhaodi was shocked at the thought. This was too much money.
Not to mention a country girl like her, even Aunt Zhou was shocked. She was also shocked and sighed, "This woman is really vicious. She wants a lot. This Hu Huihui is too easy to bully."
Wang Zhaodi nodded and said, "Yes, Hu Huihui spends money every month, but rarely comes back for dinner. We all see it."
Aunt Zhou was deeply saddened when she saw this. She felt that she had been very mean, but she didn't say that she treated Wang Zhaodi like this. Look at the Su family, they can be so cruel to their relatives. They are really nothing.
Suddenly, Aunt Zhou thought of something and said quickly, "Jiang Lu, Jiang Lu, come here."
Jiang Lu had already lain down. She was prone to sleepiness as a pregnant woman. When she heard the noise, she frowned and rubbed her temples, unhappy. Zhou Qun, who was standing next to her, was also woken up and said, "Mom, what are you doing? If you have anything to say so late at night, tell me tomorrow."
Aunt Zhou was unhappy and thought to herself that her son was really something and only cared about taking sides with his wife.
But she still quickly came over with her clothes on and said, "I have to tell you now, otherwise I won't be able to sleep."
"What's wrong?"
Zhou Qun turned on the light and Jiang Lu stretched out his hand to block it.
If there was enough space at home, she would not share a room with Zhou Qun. They had to sleep separately. It was so annoying.
She said, "What?"
Aunt Zhou said seriously: "I can't sleep if I don't tell you about this. I'm afraid I'll forget about it after a while, so I'm telling you in advance. Please make way."
She pushed her son, sat on the bed, and said to Jiang Lu, "The weather is good now, and it's okay in the summer, but it will get cold and cold in a while. You must be careful, even in our yard. You have to be careful, I tell you, beware of the Su family."
Jiang Lu was a little confused about whether he was sleeping or not, so he immediately asked, "Why?"
Aunt Zhou sneered, "Why else? They are doing something tricky. Let me tell you, although Aunt Su looks like a kind old lady, she is a bad person. She is the best at doing bad things and pretending to be innocent. You young people all think she is a good mother-in-law, but in fact, I know best that she is not a good person. When Liang Meifen was pregnant with Xiaoyanzi, Aunt Su's son was gone at that time. You can see how bad she is. She just can't stand seeing other people's happy events. In the middle of winter, she deliberately poured water outside. Don't you know what the temperature is in winter in our city? Not to mention a night, there is a thin layer of ice in an hour. She poured water into the yard every day. Liang Meifen fell on the ice and almost had a miscarriage. Fortunately, she was lucky and she was fine in the end. Xiaoyanzi was born prematurely, more than a month earlier."
"Oh My God."
Jiang Lu perked up all of a sudden and asked, "Is she so bad?"
"Isn't that right? She knelt down at that time, saying that she didn't mean it, that her son was gone, that she was in a trance every day, and that she was sloppy in her work. In fact, you are just talking nonsense. At that time, her son had been dead for more than half a year. Who would believe her when she said this? Besides, why didn't she seem in a trance when she went to the factory to complain and make trouble? She was in a trance at this time. I saw it all. She stared at the banker several times before throwing water. I exposed her at that time. But this person is the best at acting. She knelt down and cried miserably, and she defended herself that she really didn't mean it, and she was crazy. She slapped herself hard. This acting was too real. At that time, all these people in the courtyard believed her, even Zhao Guihua believed it. You say they are stupid or not, only my old rival, the most sharp eyes. I knew at that time that she was not unconscious at all. Doesn't his family have three grandchildren? She is afraid that others are better than theirs. She is jealous of the Zhuang family's good life. She is also jealous of our family, so Jiang Lu, you must be careful, no matter what, you should stay away from their family. I am here when you are at home, but after work, you have to be careful of Wang Xiangxiu. "
Jiang Lu's face turned pale and blue.
"She harms others and gets nothing."
Wang Zhaodi, who was following behind Aunt Zhou, whispered. Aunt Zhou turned around and sneered, "She gets nothing, but she's happy when we're not doing well. If a person is vicious, you can't expect him to do anything good."
Wang Zhaodi didn't dare to say anything, but in her heart she had upgraded Aunt Su to a higher level, from a two-faced old lady to a vicious and harmful old lady.
Jiang Lu believed what Aunt Zhou said immediately. She said, "I understand. Thank you, mother-in-law."
Aunt Zhou: "Why thank me! You are pregnant with our Zhou family's only child. If something goes wrong, our Zhou family will be extinct. Aunt Su, who knows? She is so good at pretending, she will definitely not do anything directly, but it is not impossible for her to use the same old tricks again."
"Okay, I understand."
At this time, Jiang Lu did not blame Aunt Zhou for waking her up, and was particularly serious.
In fact, she knew about the slip of Mei-Fun Leung, after all, she was married at that time, but she didn't remember much about it. As I said before, she didn't have children before, and women who can't have children these days are under a lot of pressure. She also put a lot of pressure on herself, basically she wouldn't get close to pregnant women, and she also stayed away from things related to them. So she has some impressions, but not much.
Jiang Lu: "Thank you, Mom. I really need to keep an eye on her more in the future."
Aunt Zhou: "I know that. Okay, you guys take a rest."
Jiang Lu nodded, but she couldn't fall asleep when she lay down. She said, "Zhou Qun."
Zhou Qun: “Hmm?”
Jiang Lu: "Do you feel that your mother has changed a little?"
Zhou Qun was silent for a while, then hummed.
Aunt Zhou used to be mean, domineering and aggressive, with a foul mouth, and everyone wanted to slap her.
But this time when she came back, she was still domineering and aggressive, and her mouth was still bad. However, she could at least reason with him.
It's just, it's very strange.
However, it's not surprising. This man was in prison for nearly three months and really received some education.
So sometimes it is really necessary to go in and transform.
“It would be great if everyone who went in there could turn over a new leaf,” she said.
Zhou Qun: "Not necessarily. My mom is good by nature."
Jiang Lu: “Ugh.”
She turned around and stopped talking.
She plans to talk to Mingmei and Lifang about this tomorrow. She doesn't think Mingmei and Lifang knew about it but didn't tell her. Although they didn't spend much time together, she can see that Mingmei grew up in a well-off family, is a warm and righteous person.
As for Li Fang, she doesn't talk much, but she says what she thinks and doesn't mean anything.
Mingmei didn't know about what happened a few years ago, and Lifang probably didn't take it to heart, but she still wanted to talk about it.
In fact, sometimes, a compound needs people like her mother-in-law who are not afraid to think the worst of others, which can avoid many problems. For example, Aunt Wang and Zhao Guihua believed that Aunt Su did not do it on purpose, which may have encouraged the arrogance of such people.
Many people are like this.
Maybe she did a few small bad things at the beginning, and then because she got away with it, no one blamed her, and she did more and more bad things, and they became more and more excessive. She snorted, turned over again, lay flat on the bed, and stroked her belly.
This was her child, and no one could hurt him.
Jiang Lu tossed and turned for a long time before she fell asleep. The next morning, she got up and went straight to the banker. Mingmei was making milk powder at this time. She had to drink a cup every morning recently. Her mother found a way for her to buy it, which ordinary people could not.
Hearing a knock on the door, Mingmei put away the milk powder bag and asked, "Who is it?"
"It's me."
Mingmei: "Come in."
She didn't hide it from Jiang Lu. After all, Jiang Lu's family was well-off and didn't need this, so it didn't matter to her.
She said, "Why are you here so early in the morning?"
Jiang Lu: "Let me tell you something..."
She said this in a crackling voice, and then added: "Ask your mother-in-law and sister-in-law."
She said, "I'm going to Li Fang's place."
Now the three pregnant women in the hospital have formed a common alliance.
Mingmei saw Jiang Lu in a hurry. She looked down at the milk cup, drank it in one gulp, wiped her mouth and went to the main room. Zhao Guihua was cooking porridge. She asked, "Why is Jiang Lu in such a hurry to go to your place?"
Mingmei: "She reminded me to be careful of Aunt Su. She said that the weather is fine now, so it doesn't matter. It will freeze in a few months. It happens that we are pregnant and have difficulty moving. If we slip, we will be finished."
She looked at Liang Meifen and said, "Auntie Zhou said that Auntie Su was the one who caused my sister-in-law to slip on purpose."
Liang Meifen was steaming steamed bread made of two-grain flour. She was stunned and then slapped her head: "Yes, yes, yes, yes, I slipped when I was pregnant with Xiaoyanzi. My Xiaoyanzi was born prematurely. But she didn't do it on purpose..."
After a pause, Leung Mei-fen stopped and looked at her mother-in-law.
She lowered her voice and asked, "Mom, do you really think she didn't do it on purpose?"
Zhao Guihua was silent for a long time, and then she said seriously, "I believed she didn't do it on purpose at first, but now, seeing what she did, I don't believe it anymore..."
When Su Xiaozi passed away, Wang Xiangxiu was still in confinement after giving birth, and Aunt Su was in charge of the family. As soon as Wang Xiangxiu was in confinement after giving birth, she took over the job and Aunt Su took care of all the children in the family, the youngest of whom was still a baby.
It's tiring after a few months.
If she said that she was tired and dazed, and looked sloppy every day, everyone would believe it.
Zhao Guihua also believed it, and even the victim Liang Meifen herself believed it. After all, Aunt Su's usual personality was there, and she was not considered a bad person. So although an accident occurred, Liang Meifen and Xiaoyanzi were fine, so the Zhuang family finally let it go.
Because no one thought it was an accident at the time, no one thinks much about it now.
If Jiang Lu hadn't brought it up today, they really wouldn't have taken it to heart, but once it was brought up, they couldn't help but feel uncomfortable.
Zhao Guihua: "Aunt Su is a very cunning person, and you never know for sure..."
Liang Meifen threw the steamed bread in her hand and said, "I'll go find her!"
Zhao Guihua quickly grabbed her and said, "Why are you going? It's been so many years. If you go and ask for justice, will they pay any attention to you?"
She said, "You are going to bring up old issues with her now, but you don't have any evidence. Then people will accuse you of being unreasonable and bullying an orphan and a widow. Don't you think it's not worth it?"
Priscilla Leung: "I can't swallow this."
She stared angrily in the direction of the Su family. In the past, she thought Aunt Su was the best mother-in-law. She was very nice and enviable. But now it was different. She really wanted to kick this vicious old lady to death.
Even though there is no evidence, Aunt Su's image has collapsed recently. Even if she seems to have done nothing, there are still many things going on in the Su family, and no one is a fool.
Now she still wants to play the role of being weak and innocent, so everyone should think about it.
Zhao Guihua: "It's pointless to bring up the past, but we should be more careful in the future. If she dares to do anything, I will slap her. Don't worry, she will have to jump in front of me, and I will teach her a lesson."
"I'll be there too!"
Miriam Leung said anxiously.
Mingmei: "Me too... uh, I'll go after I give birth to the baby."
Several people laughed.
The female comrades were filled with righteous indignation, and the male comrades did not dare to interrupt rashly, but as the atmosphere eased, they all relaxed a little.
They got up early today. Zhao Guihua had called them over. She had something to tell the two boys. After that, she got down to business: "As you know, it rained a lot this summer. It even rained for seven consecutive days recently."
Everyone nodded.
Zhao Guihua: "There is so much rain that it actually affects the growth of crops. I estimate that the price of crops will increase or it will be hard to buy this year. So I want to buy some now and keep it at home. Although the crops bought now are not as delicious as the new crops in autumn, we should store some crops so that we can have food and drink at home in case of food shortage."
"OK."
Zhao Guihua: "You are all members of the family, you can't just rely on your mouth. I only charge ten yuan per room per month for living expenses, you know this. As for the food in our house, you know it even without me telling you, there are six adults and two children. Even if your father and I contribute another ten yuan, thirty yuan is not enough for the food, not to mention that there are other things in life that I bought for them. For example, Xiaoyanzi's tiger-head clothes and the quilt for the unborn child."
Xiaoyanzi and Hutou both bought new clothes and school bags this summer. These were all prepared by Zhao Guihua, and she didn't ask for any money.
Similarly, Zhao Guihua also prepared a soft little double-breasted jacket and a small quilt for Mingmei's unborn child.
Zhuang Zhiyuan and Zhuang Zhixi both nodded silently.
They knew that they were able to live comfortably now because of the support from their parents. Their father was a level 6 riveter with a salary of over 60. Their mother managed the household in an orderly manner. They had a lot of meat and fish for free.
You know, this is the most rare thing nowadays.
As the eldest son, Zhuang Zhiyuan took the initiative: "Mom, just tell us what you want to say. We will listen to you."
Zhao Guihua: "I won't ask you to pay for food either, but starting from next month, each room will have to pay an additional five dollars for living expenses. So pay fifteen."
She added, "Eldest couple, you should prepare everything for the children, don't always think of taking advantage of me. Third couple...you two don't take advantage, but don't be too lazy. In the past, your sister-in-law did the housework, but now I'm the only one who doesn't work, and there's a lot of housework to do. You should also pay more attention."
Zhuang Zhiyuan and his wife said yes embarrassingly.
Zhuang Zhixi, on the other hand, smiled jokingly: "Laziness is human nature, hehe."
Zhuang Zhixi: "Mom, look at you, you are angry again, aren't you? Mom, how about you store the food, and my husband and I will pay for it."
Zhao Guihua glanced at him and said, "No need for that. This is at most advance consumption. I can figure it out."
How to say it?
Even though she seems to be at a disadvantage now, the old couple subsidized their son to buy food, but in fact, her money is not gone just like that. The food is always there. They still have to pay the living expenses of the two families every month.
When we couldn't buy food, we would have living expenses left over, which would be used up little by little to buy food.
So this is the same principle as young people using cards decades later.
They don't take the money now, but it is equivalent to "repaying" on time every month in the future.
The reason is simple, so Zhao Guihua did not ask her son for money, but she still proposed to increase the living expenses, which was also carefully considered. Five yuan is the minimum standard for living expenses. His family's living expenses are not the lowest.
It's a high standard.
Besides, we cannot stop treating children as human beings.
The two little cubs, Hutou and Xiaoyanzi, didn't eat less at all.
Zhao Guihua: "Boss. Don't think that I gave the eggs and delicious food to your sister-in-law. Your sister-in-law is pregnant and should be nourished. Even if she is not, they should eat better. Your family is already taking advantage. You two families pay the same price. You have two more people to eat."
Zhao Guihua is now learning from the lessons of her previous life. In her previous life, she did not explain what she did. She thought she was fair, but everyone thought she was unfair. Later, she realized that maybe she really did a lot of things wrong.
So in this life, no matter what happened, she would say it to her face. Once she made it clear, everyone thought she was the most straightforward. Instead, they all believed in her. You can imagine how this happened.
Even Leung Mei-fun, who had been muttering to herself all day in her previous life, now nodded in conviction.
Zhao Guihua: "Okay, let's eat."
"Okay."
Zhuang Zhixi: "Mom, are you going to the black market to buy food? Do you want me to go with you?"
Zhao Guihua: "Yes, you and your brother, go secretly after get off work today, each one go separately, don't let anyone see you, each buy a bag of noodles. It would be best if you could also buy some rice, forget it, let me buy the rice. I also want to buy some two-grain noodles."
"Buy so much?" Zhuang Zhiyuan was surprised.
Zhao Guihua glared: "Why don't you just not eat it. How can you know these things if you are not the head of the family? Do you think we are the only ones who buy it?"
Zhuang Zhixi suddenly realized: "Yang Lixin sneaked out to buy food." No wonder Yang Lixin sneaked out, he thought of what he had seen before.
Zhao Guihua: "Are you at work or are you spying on me? How do you know everything?"
Zhuang Zhixi: “Hehe.”
Zhao Guihua warned: "Boss, you are not as smart as your brother. When you go to the black market, you must be careful and don't get cheated. You must be extra careful. If you see a red armband, you would rather lose money than run away. Do you understand?"
Zhuang Zhiyuan: "...Why do I look inflexible?"
Zhao Guihua glanced at him and said, "You are my child, and I don't know you? You are so stubborn."
Zhuang Zhiyuan: “…”
Zhuang Zhixi laughed with joy.
Zhuang Laonian also smiled and said, "You two both have jobs, so be careful. My dear, look at me..."
Zhao Guihua glanced at him and said, "Don't get involved. You can't do this. There are only wrong names, not wrong nicknames. You went to the black market and hesitated until someone caught you."
Zhuang Laonian: "..."
This time Zhuang Zhiyuan also laughed.
Anyway, it's not him who is being criticized.
The village was bustling early in the morning. Aunt Su came out to fetch water, tiptoed to look at the village, and muttered quietly, "What's going on so early in the morning?"
In this courtyard, the one that their family envied the most was the Zhuang family. How should I put it? Although their family was not the richest in the courtyard, nor did they have the most sons, and they were not even the courtyard manager of the courtyard.
But Aunt Su was still the most jealous of the banker.
The population of the banker is thriving, which makes people jealous.
All the dealers are in good health, which makes people jealous.
Among the banker's six adults, five are at work, which makes people even more jealous.
The only ones in their family who eat free meals are Zhao Guihua and two children. Everyone else goes to work. It is really unmatched for an ordinary person to have so many people working in the family. That's why it makes people jealous to the point of going crazy.
We all live in the same compound, why should your family be the only one living well?
Aunt Su stared at their house with resentment, but quickly looked away and went home carrying the basin of water.
She walked in and saw Wang Xiangxiu making breakfast. A hint of displeasure flashed in her eyes. She was cooking too slowly. But she still said softly, "Look at you. Let me do it. You're at work."
Wang Xiangxiu smiled and said, "Mom, this little job is nothing."
Aunt Su: "Hey, Mom, I listen to you. You said that I was very lucky in my previous life to have such a good daughter-in-law like you. If there is an afterlife, we must be mother and daughter. No, now we are also mother and daughter, not biological children, but better than biological children."
Wang Xiangxiu laughed and hummed heavily.
Aunt Su: "Oh, yes, you are now cleaning toilets and removing feces in the logistics department. Before you get off work, you should get some water at the company to rinse and wipe before coming back. I don't dislike you. No matter what you are like, you are the best in my heart. It's summer now, and I don't want you to come home with a smell all day. Then the neighbors will definitely look down on you and laugh at you. It doesn't matter what job you do, the working people are the most glorious. But there are always those villains who talk behind our backs. No matter what job we do, we do it cleanly."
"Okay." Wang Xiangxiu felt that what her mother-in-law said was really right. She was always thinking about her.
There really is no other mother-in-law in this compound who can do this. She smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mom. But if this is the case, I can get off work a little later than usual."
Aunt Su's eyes twinkled and she said, "What's the big deal? It's okay to come later."
Wang Xiangxiu: "That's fine. Oh, time is running out. I'll just grab a steamed bread and eat it while walking."
Aunt Su: "Okay."
Wang Xiangxiu hurried out and met many people in the yard who were walking towards the factory, including Liang Meifen. Liang Meifen was walking with Jiang Lu. In fact, Jiang Lu had a bicycle, but since she became pregnant, she stopped riding it and walked every day.
Zhou Qun didn't ride a bike either, but walked with them.
I have to say that the Zhou family is really careful with this child. In fact, Mingmei from the Zhuang family is already very careful. Someone picks her up when she goes to and from get off work. But she still rides a bicycle. Zhou Qun and Jiang Lu don't even ride bicycles.
Afraid of the slightest bump.
Wang Xiangxiu curled her lips, thinking that they were really no good. When she was pregnant, she cleaned the house and washed clothes for the whole family before giving birth. Didn't she still give birth to a big fat boy? How could they be so careful?
It's really unusual.
When Wang Xiangxiu thought of her three sons, her face was full of smiles.
She took a few quick steps to catch up, and heard Mei-Fun Leung saying, "Master Chu is amazing. I think she is better than many men. My father-in-law said that I was lucky to be able to follow her. She is a very detailed teacher. As long as I study hard, I will be able to take the exam as soon as the internship period is over next year. My husband also prepared a notebook for me. I plan to write down everything I learn. The more I learn, the more progress I will make."
Leung Mei-fun was excited early in the morning.
How can I not be happy?
She is a worker now.
I didn't feel this before, but after half a year of taking care of my child at home, I felt that it was really uncomfortable to be at home. Although I could sometimes take a nap at home, there were a lot of trivial chores at home, and I didn't feel I was doing anything. I couldn't hold my head up, and I didn't have enough money.
Now, although her husband is paid, she still has five yuan a month. Their family eats well, and she can have some steamed bread for lunch. Isn't this money saved? Liang Meifen feels that life is getting more and more exciting.
She added, "There is a young man in our workshop who came here a month earlier than me. He is estimated to be less than 20 years old and is the successor. You think I can't be worse than a young man at my age? I will study hard and at least be better than him. I will try to pass the first level exam before him."
Jiang Lu did look down on Leung Mei-fen in the past, but now she felt that there must be a reason why Zhuang Zhiyuan and Leung Mei-fen were able to date freely.
Liang Meifen is not clear about her mother's family affairs, but she is studious and hardworking.
No wonder she was able to graduate from high school.
She had never seen several interns who had just arrived at the factory taking notes.
"It's really good for you. If you stick with it for two years, your rank will be promoted and your salary will increase. Then your life will be better."
"That's right."
Zhou Qun followed suit and said, "It's not that easy to upgrade, right? Women are not as strong as men. Otherwise, look at Wang Xiangxiu, she has remained at level one for so many years."
Priscilla Leung: "She is she, I am me, you can't look down on female comrades, even though this requires strength, it is also skillful. It's actually nothing. I work a lot, I'm used to it."
Wang Xiangxiu originally wanted to go with them, but after following them for a few steps, she heard them talking about all these nonsense, and also heard Zhou Qun, this scumbag, actually using her as a negative example. She felt uncomfortable when she heard this.
Besides, she had done enough of the locksmith work and didn't want to talk about it. Naturally, she slowed down her pace.
"sister in law!"
Zhuang Zhixi passed by on his bike at this time. He waved his hand. Liang Meifen said: "You are quite quick."
Zhuang Zhixi: "After all, you can't be late for work."
Everyone was going to work on time. Zhuang Zhixi hurried upstairs. As soon as he entered the room, Sister Cui said, "The director wants to see you. Go over."
Wink at him.
Zhuang Zhixi raised his eyebrows, he quickly went to the office, and came back happily after a while.
Sister Cui smiled and said, "Is this a good thing?"
Zhuang Zhixi: "The director asked me to take over the announcer's job for a while."
He raised the corners of his mouth.
"Oh, that's a good thing."
"yes."
In fact, the older people don't really participate in such work, only a few young people compete for it. Xiao Xu lay on the table and pretended to be dead, not participating at all. Another young man in their office, Xiao Tang, has a clear accent, so only Zhuang Zhixi is the most suitable.
Old Huang reminded Zhuang Zhixi: "You are in charge of this area. You must pay attention when reading the manuscript."
Although their factory doesn't do this or that, we still have to pay attention to it.
Zhuang Zhixi: "We have two people taking turns, and I am not responsible for reading the manuscript. My main job is still with us. If there is a notice or something else in the factory, I will deal with it."
He is not considered a key player.
After all, he was not a professional. The radio station had a dedicated announcer, and he was a substitute. Some comrades went directly to the Propaganda Department, and he took the notice directly, which was the most suitable. This job was not a step up.
But it was an opportunity to train himself and make himself more prominent in the factory, so Zhuang Zhixi felt it was okay.
He said, "I have to buy some meat today to celebrate."
“Yes.”
"Hey Zhuang Zhixi, your wife works at the bus station, right?"
Zhuang Zhixi nodded: "Yes, what?"
Sister Cui smiled meaningfully and said, "There are a lot of young girls at the bus station. Can you arrange a blind date between the bus station and our company? There are mostly young men in our company, and there are mostly young girls in their company. Isn't this just right?"
Don’t think that Sister Cui is meddling in other people’s business. At this time, the Propaganda Department will be responsible for these trivial matters.
Sister Cui: "I see that most of the bus conductors are young girls."
Zhuang Zhixi thought for a moment and said, "I can ask my wife to ask, but I think it's not appropriate."
"What's wrong?" Sister Cui asked.
Zhuang Zhixi: "There aren't that many people at their station. Our factory is a big one, so there are too many people. How many people are there at their passenger station? Counting the people going up and down, including the leaders, the drivers, and the logistics, I don't know if there are two or three hundred people in total. I didn't ask, but I guess there probably aren't. Then deduct the male comrades and the married ones. How many unmarried young women are left? I don't think there are even dozens. In our factory alone, the number of young unmarried male employees is more than ten, twenty, or even thirty times theirs, right? This is very unequal. How do you think we should arrange it?"
"Ah, I didn't expect that."
Sister Cui thought about it and decided that it was indeed not possible. The number of people was too different and it was totally inappropriate.
"We haven't held this big blind date event this year because we just couldn't find the right person. You say... this job is not easy to carry out." It's not that Sister Cui is idle, but this is a job that she does every year.
Zhuang Zhixi: "Will the union not take care of this matter? Why did it fall to our Propaganda Department?"
Sister Cui: "Every year, the factory office takes the lead, calls the trade union, and then calls our propaganda department and the factory women's federation to work together. In fact, the trade union can do it itself, but every time there are some small incidents, the trade union is not willing to take all the responsibility. This is not just in the past few years, every year we are dragged into it. You are good-looking and it is easy for you to find a partner. You don't know that it is not easy for these guys to find a partner. When they encounter such an opportunity, they will make trouble."
Zhuang Zhixi: "Then I really have to thank my parents for giving me a good body."
"Of course. Let's not talk about others. Take your schoolmate Bai Fendou for example. Isn't it so difficult for him to find a partner? Every time something like this happens, he gets together very quickly, but the female comrades are not happy about it. Oh, it's an old story."
Zhuang Zhixi: "I don't think he can participate this year."
It's all ruined, and the news has spread throughout the city. How can he participate in it again?
Sister Cui gave Zhuang Zhixi a strange look and said, "I met him in the restroom this morning. He asked me if I would do it this year, and said that if I did, I must not leave him behind."
"Puff!" Zhuang Zhixi sprayed out directly.
He didn't know what to say anymore. He looked at Sister Cui in shock and said, "He still wants to participate? He's really brave."
Sister Cui: "Who said it wasn't true? If someone who didn't know he was not good enough really found him, they would blame us who introduced him. Otherwise, why did the factory union insist on dragging to do this job? Every year, there are people who brag everyone about their age, which results in some minor troubles. There are also people who lie about their age. Do you think they have any shame? They really don't deserve the identity of workers. Oh, yes, I met a man who made a fake sofa one year. In order to brag about his good conditions, a kid in our factory made a few boards pretending to be a sofa and put two balloons on it. This kid borrowed a sofa cover from somewhere and pretended to have a sofa at home. ask about the situation themselves after the follow-up? Oh, my god, there are so many such things. We are unlucky for eight lifetimes. They don't ask carefully and blame us. We have to clean up their messes."
They are suffering a lot.
Zhuang Zhixi looked at Sister Cui's painful mask and laughed.
Sister Cui said to him, "You little brat, are you still laughing at me?"
Zhuang Zhixi: “No, no.”
He thought about it, and an idea came to him, so he said, "Sister Cui, how about you give a brief introduction?"
Sister Cui: “What?”
Zhuang Zhixi: "Look, when you introduce someone, you are always afraid that the information is not equal and some people are just exaggerating. So, you should make a background introduction. Look, give all participants a small tag to wear on the body, with a serial number and name on it. Then post a list separately, one side is for men and the other side is for women. Everyone can look at the basic information of the individual according to the serial number and name. It doesn't have to be complicated, but even if you only have basic information, it's okay. For example, Xiao Xu can be marked as: No. 1, Xu Jianye, 23 years old, projectionist in the publicity department, with parents, one sister and one younger sister. The father is a worker, and the mother is a housewife. The sisters are both married. You see, it's a simple introduction like this. It's not very complicated, but it also prevents some people from taking advantage of loopholes."
Sister Cui thought about it and nodded: "Don't mention it, you are right."
They are a large group blind date. In the past, they would hold a large blind date association and then contact each other on their own. For further communication, it stands to reason that some people who were deceived really can't blame the factory. Because this is not specifically about finding a matchmaker for a blind date, but part of the job, it's just a primary introduction.
With so many people here, it's like building a stage for you to understand it in depth.
But many people still get cheated and make trouble afterwards.
They are also overwhelmed.
"Xiao Zhuang, I think what you said is very good. Although the workload has increased a bit, it at least eliminates the problem of falsely reporting age and job type. Temporary workers cannot pretend to be regular workers. Thirty-year-olds cannot pretend to be twenty-year-olds, and divorced and widowed people should also be clearly stated. This will allow people to avoid this situation at the first opportunity."
Zhuang Zhixi: "Yes, although the preliminary work is more than before, think about it, this thing is reusable, most people can't find it this year, so there is no need to ask in detail next year, just a simple update will be fine. And to be honest, it is better to do a good job in the early stage than to deal with disputes later."
“Yes, yes, yes.”
Sister Cui: "Xiao Zhuang, can you write down your thoughts on what you just said? No, come on, come with me to find the leader..."
Zhuang Zhixi: "Oh my god, why do you have to involve me in this..."
Everyone laughed good-naturedly.
Zhuang Zhixi was dragged away. Xiao Xu turned over, turned his head to the other side, and continued to sleep, muttering, "Why look for a partner? Women are tigers. They can be squeezed dry in a minute."
Everyone waited: "..."
What you said is very subtle.
"Xiao Xu..."
Xiao Xu: "Don't count me in. I'm not participating."
"Well..."
Okay, just be happy.
Xiao Xu: "Looking for a partner is the most boring thing."
It's all for sleeping, and sleeping drains you dry.
He won't do it.
Seeing Xiao Xu's attitude, the people around him were deeply worried about his father, Lao Xu and his wife. Can they still have a grandson? Even Xiao Xu and his son's old, another new projectionist in their department, looked at Xiao Xu rival with rare sympathy, thinking: Could this kid have met a female ghost when he went to the countryside? This looks bad!
Those who work are very busy, and those who don't work are also busy. Zhao Guihua went to the black market early in the morning and bought two bags of flour. She originally wanted to buy some corn flour. That was really cheap, but after thinking about it, Zhao Guihua gave up.
His family conditions are not that they can't afford food. Why should he live frugally?
Her old man didn't have a good life in his previous life, and he passed away. She didn't want it to be the same in this life. Besides, if people eat better and get enough nutrition, they will be in better health. Maybe her husband will be fine in this life. Thinking of this, Zhao Guihua simply didn't buy corn flour.
In this family, those who do manual labor need to eat well, pregnant women also need to eat well, and the same goes for growing children, so why bother yourself? Erhe noodles was her last insistence.
Zhao Guihua secretly went to the black market these days, and she found out that the black market is not so peaceful.
As the saying goes, never think of others as fools at any time. When she bought food, someone immediately asked her why she bought so much. Zhao Guihua actually only bought 20 kilograms, but some people thought it was too much and asked about it immediately.
Zhao Guihua didn't care about those things and just walked away without paying any attention to them.
But she could see that more people were buying food.
It's definitely not just because of her. Who is she? Of course, some people bought because they saw her buying a lot, but I guess there are others who are like her. They bought because they saw the heavy rains in the summer and felt uneasy.
The more this happened, the more Zhao Guihua felt that she should buy more.
In a few days, she won't come to the black market anymore.
When everyone wants to come and buy secretly, they really can't come anymore.
Zhao Guihua went home and stored the food, and breathed a sigh of relief.
People of their age just like to hoard food.
Looking at the food, I feel filled with joy.
(End of this chapter)
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