The midterm exam results were naturally no surprise to Xu Manman. Wang Zhen only focused on this subject this semester, and her ranking was much better than at the end of last semester. Yang Yang's results also lived up to her efforts, and she passed every subject.
Xu Manman was so busy that it was not until mid-May that she had time to visit Liu Li again. She even missed the full moon banquet a while ago.
As soon as she saw Xu Manman, Liu Li excitedly said to her, "Manman, I got the answer to your last question."
Xu Manman's eyes lit up. "So soon? Whose girl is she? What's her name? How old is she?"
Liu Li patted her lightly and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? You have so many questions. Which one should I answer first?"
Xu Manman touched his nose and said, "Hey, I'm not in a hurry. Take your time."
"My mother-in-law helped me find this girl. She's from her mother's family. She was admitted to university last year and is studying medicine."
When Xu Manman heard about this major, she cheered inwardly, "This major is good. Although it takes a little longer to study, you can become a doctor after graduation. But does this girl have anyone in her family who works in a hospital?"
Liu Li glanced at Xu Manman and asked, "How do you know? Her uncle works in the hospital. He's not a regular doctor, but he's worked in logistics for many years and is now the director of logistics."
"I'm just guessing, but most girls choose nursing. As for medicine, it's mostly due to family influence."
Liu Li thought about it and it seemed to be the case. She continued to tell Xu Manman about her situation, "She was born in 1956 and was also an educated youth like us. She passed the exam, but she seemed to have caught a cold in her first year and didn't pass. She studied for another year and finally passed.
She's the eldest sister, with a younger brother and a younger sister. Her parents are both workers at a sauce factory. I've met them before; they're well-behaved and have good personalities. That's the situation. You can go back and ask Chen Ming. If it's okay, let's have my mother arrange for a meeting at home next week."
Xu Manman still believed what Liu Li said, but when she heard that the other party had two girls and one boy in the family, and that the other party was the eldest sister, she felt that she should be more cautious. If she found a girl who supported her brother, it would not only be a pitfall for her eldest cousin, but also for her uncle's entire family.
It's not that you are not allowed to help your parents' home after you get married. If you really don't care about them, you will be considered cold-hearted. But everything should have a limit, right?
Of course, we can’t ask directly, “Why did she go to the countryside in the first place?”
Both my parents are working, and my uncle does a good job in hospital logistics. It shouldn't be difficult to send him to study nursing, and then arrange for him to work in the hospital, or find him a temporary job, right?
"I've heard my mother-in-law mention this. Actually, her family found her a job at a food factory at the time, but her younger siblings were close in age. If she stayed, they would have to go the following year. So, as the eldest sister, she took the initiative to sign up to go to the countryside."
"So the job was given to her younger sister. In the third year, her uncle was promoted, so he arranged a temporary job for her younger brother. However, the family doesn't dislike their children. After her younger siblings started working, they had to pay half of their salary every month, and their parents also gave them a subsidy of five yuan. They said that the subsidy alone gave her twenty-five or twenty-six yuan a month.
And although she was sent to the countryside, it was actually in the suburbs, not too far from home. Her family had connections with the village cadres, and they arranged a scorekeeper for her. So although she was sent to the countryside, it was different from our time, and she really didn't suffer much. "
After listening to this, Xu Manman also got a general idea of the family situation. The girl named Wenjun is the eldest in the family and has the responsibilities of the eldest daughter. Her parents are not patriarchal and try to treat her equally. They are also not old-fashioned and use all their connections. Otherwise, as an ordinary dual-income family, the three children would not be arranged so well.
Just like when she was in the countryside with her eldest cousin, although her uncle had greeted his local comrades in advance, he didn't visit them and didn't use his connections. In the end, he still had to do what he was supposed to do.
"She got into university last year. What about her younger siblings? Did they not continue their studies?"
"Oh, her sister did get into a junior college, and her brother's family did allow him to study, but he couldn't get into it. However, he's doing quite well in logistics and procurement now. He's been made a full-time employee, and his salary has increased quite a bit."
Hearing this, Xu Manman felt relieved. At least the family would not be a burden to her as a sister.
"Thank you and Aunt Zheng for your concern. When would it be convenient for them to meet? My cousin and I are free on Saturday and Sunday."
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