Let's revise Chapter 604.
So Old Cao took two steps forward, then stopped.
However, this time it wasn't because he didn't want to leave, but because his eldest son stopped him.
Cao Laoda's wife originally wanted her son to join the army, but seeing that no one paid attention to her, she felt unwilling and whispered a few words to Cao Laoda.
Then, Cao Laoda thought his wife was right and went to find Lao Caotou.
Old Cao was pulled back, turned around and glared at his spineless eldest son, scolding him with exasperation: "What are you doing... you good-for-nothing, letting a woman bully you. If it weren't for her loud and boisterous behavior, would we have gotten into all this trouble?"
Cao Laoda looked embarrassed, but still lowered his voice and said, "Father, let's talk about this later. Did you hear what they said just now... If Zhaodi really passes the test, they'll even arrange jobs for military dependents."
Old Cao heard it too.
But even if a job is arranged, what does it have to do with Zhao Di's parents?
He's just an uncle!
Cao Laoda had his own way of dealing with his parents: "Dad, let me tell you, we need to think about this carefully. Think about it, my second brother doesn't have a son, and the government will arrange a job for him in the future."
But who knows what will become of the other two girls? And if my second brother doesn't have a son, who will take over his job?
Giving it to the girl is the same as giving it to the son-in-law, isn't it?
It's really a case of outsiders getting a free benefit.
If it really comes to that, let me make this clear: my son won't take care of him.
Old Cao's eyes flickered; he had taken those words to heart.
These days, most people take over these jobs after they retire, and their family members take over.
If the second son has a job now, who will take the job when he retires?
For those two little girls?
The two girls may not be as successful as her older sister.
If the job were given to one of these two girls, wouldn't that be the same as giving it to an outsider?
Cao the Elder continued, “Why don’t you persuade my second brother to give up this job and just let your eldest grandson take it? We can do it right away and keep the benefits within the family. Even if your eldest grandson retires in the future, he’ll still belong to the Cao family, it won’t have anything to do with outsiders, right?”
Old Cao thought his eldest son's words made a lot of sense. He looked over there and instinctively felt that he would definitely be scolded by President Yu after saying this.
"Okay, I understand, but not now. Let's discuss it after things calm down."
He then added, "Don't get your hopes up too high. What if you don't pass? Then all your excitement will have been for nothing."
Old Cao laughed, "If only that were the case."
Lu Qiaoge still heard the conversation between the two clearly.
She glanced down at Cao Zhaodi, who had somehow snuggled up to her again and kept stealing glances at her.
Lu Qiaoge said quite naturally, "The name Cao Zhaodi... is a name with serious feudal ideas. Let's change it. After all, the place we're going to is not an ordinary place."
President Yu suddenly remembered.
That's for sure!
Even a fool could tell why it's called that.
Old Mrs. Cao, who had been silent until now, disagreed: "It can't be changed! I gave this name to you, how can you just change it like that?"
Lu Qiaoge asked directly, "Grandpa, could you tell me what the meaning is behind this name?"
Just as Mrs. Cao was about to speak, Mr. Cao grabbed her arm, glared at her fiercely, and gestured for her not to say anything out of line. Then Mr. Cao smiled and said, "We...we grandparents aren't very educated, and we didn't think much about it at the time. I think you're a cultured person, Director Lu, so why don't you give us a name?"
Old Cao was not very happy.
The name was given by the old man, so how could he just change it? But now he couldn't fight against the powerful, with so many officials around, so he naturally didn't dare to go against the grain.
He wanted to see what kind of name this young woman, Director Lu, could give Zhaodi.
All eyes turned to Lu Qiaoge.
Lu Qiaoge glanced down at the little girl who was looking at her with cautious yet expectant eyes. She had originally wanted the old principal to name her, but then she thought that naming her would be of great benefit to the child's future.
Lu Qiaoge smiled and said, "Since the old man has said so, then I won't refuse. Hmm, let's call her Cao Zhaozhao. Zhao is the character with the sun radical, which represents bright sunshine..."
The former principal was the first to agree without hesitation.
I also applaud the name Lu Qiaoge came up with.
Cao Zhaodi is the child's given name.
He's been called "Zhaodi" (meaning "brother") ever since he was born, and now he's ten years old. People at home and outside are always calling him "Zhaodi."
If she changed her name, she probably wouldn't be used to it.
But now the character for "brother" has been removed, so it's called Zhaozhao.
It sounds beautiful, really beautiful.
Warm and bright.
The name was so well chosen that even Old Cao and his wife had no reason to object.
Cao Lao Er and Wu Dani were standing next to Cao Zhaozhao at this moment.
Wu Dani looked at her eldest daughter with a complicated expression. She wanted to reach out and touch the child's face, but her hands were so rough, covered in scars and calluses. She couldn't even remember the last time she had held her eldest daughter.
It seems that ever since her youngest daughter was born, she hasn't had a good mood when looking at her three children.
Sometimes she hates it too.
She hated her own womb for being so useless, and she hated that her three children couldn't choose their own destiny.
It's so good to be a man.
You have to understand how hard and tiring it is for women to live in this world.
But now it turns out that this was wrong.
She is not a good mother; she is so harsh on her eldest daughter, yet her daughter still speaks up for her.
Even now, there's not a trace of hatred in his eyes when he looks at her.
Are these mother and daughter?
Wu Dani felt that her eyes were very dry.
I wanted to cry, but not a single tear came out.
She looked at Lu Qiaoge. This was a girl, a girl whom even the commune's head, Director Yu, treated with utmost respect.
For some reason, Wu Dani's back suddenly straightened up slowly.
She gave birth to three daughters.
But her eldest daughter is about to make something of herself.
She might have to rely on her eldest daughter to support her when she gets old.
She finally mustered up the courage to say to Lu Qiaoge, "Lu... Factory Director Lu." She pulled her two daughters to her side and continued in a hoarse voice, "I want to change the names of these two children as well."
But she dared not and would not change it.
So he looked at Lu Qiaoge with longing eyes.
Lu Qiaoge didn't stand on ceremony. After asking, she simply said, "Your second daughter is named Cao Panpan, and your third daughter is named Cao Lailai."
Cao Zhaozhao wanted to applaud the beautiful Sister Lu who had changed her fate. Her voice was so lovely. The second sister was called Panpan, and the third sister was called Lailai.
Wu Dani's eyes lit up, and she nodded vigorously: "Thank you, thank you, thank you, Director Lu... Thank you, Director Lu, for naming my three daughters."
At this moment, Wu Dani suddenly realized that it must be a great honor to have Lu Qiaoge, the factory director of Xiangyang Food Factory, name her daughter!
(End of this chapter)
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