After returning to the town in triumph, Yao Jianfen displayed the large amount of gifts sent by Li Xiaomei in a very ostentatious manner, and then distributed some of them to the neighbors, and also distributed handfuls of wedding candies.
The journey was long and arduous, and in a place like the provincial capital, who knew if Xiaoxue was married? Besides, their marriage was a done deal.
So, what Yao Jianfen announced to the public was that her daughter had married in the provincial capital and they had returned after the wedding banquet.
With the scene of the car picking up Zhixue in a high-profile manner, the people in the town made a 180-degree turn from "watching the joke" to "envy", and then one by one they said, "Sister Yao, you are so lucky!"
Yao Jianfen was so happy that she felt so proud. She looked radiant, as if she was four or five years younger. She was truly in high spirits because of good things happening to her.
In response to this, Lin Xiaoman, the only person who knew the truth, kept smiling.
After returning to the bun shop, Yao Jianfen showed off and came back after washing up in the evening, and then Lin Xiaoman went to her room to talk to her.
"Mom, I want to tell you something."
"What?"
"I think we should hire a helper. You won't be able to handle the work in the store by yourself." Lin Xiaoman suggested. Although she would rather Yao Jianfen quit, she knew that this was definitely unrealistic.
"That's true. I'll ask tomorrow if there's anyone willing to work as a long-term worker. Xiaoqiu, just focus on writing the article. I'll ask Sister Lin for help in the next two days, and she should be able to handle it." Yao Jianfen began to seriously consider the candidate.
"Mom, there's one more thing I want to tell you. I'm going to Shengjiang City next month." Lin Xiaoman continued.
"Going to the city? What for?" Yao Jianfen wondered.
"I want to study. I write articles. I met a very good editor-in-chief. I went to the provincial capital to meet him this time. He helped me use his connections. So I can go to Shengjiang No. 4 High School and take the college entrance examination next year." Lin Xiaoman expressed his plan.
"Really!" Yao Jianfen was pleasantly surprised, a surge of guilt flooding her heart, and her eyes reddened. "Studying is good, studying is good!"
She knew that her eldest daughter was eager to study, but the family was not well off at the time, and her daughter chose to give up her studies because she felt sorry for her. Over the years, she always felt that she had let her eldest daughter down.
Now, her eldest daughter has to go back to school, and Yao Jianfen is filled with mixed emotions.
"Xiaoqiu, study hard. I heard there are cram schools in the city. If you can't keep up, just sign up for more classes. Don't worry about the money. I have saved a lot of money over the years. I originally wanted to save it for Xiaoxue to go to college, but now she doesn't need it. You can use it." As she spoke, Yao Jianfen took out a key from under the pillow and dragged out a large old-fashioned box from under the bed.
After opening it, he took out the passbook that had been hidden at the bottom of the box.
"Mom, what are you doing? I have money! Just save it for yourself."
"I don't need much money, and I can still earn it. Take it. Mom knows you won't spend it recklessly." Yao Jianfen took Lin Xiaoman's hand and stuffed the passbook into her hand. "Let's go to the post office together tomorrow and transfer the money to your passbook."
"Mom..." Lin Xiaoman was touched. Then she looked at her passbook. There was more than 40,000 yuan in it. At this moment, it was definitely a huge sum of money. With a turn of her eyes, Lin Xiaoman had an idea. "Mom, how about this? I use this money to buy a house in the city, and you move in with me?"
"No, no, no, why would I go to work in the city? You'll take the college entrance exam next year, and we don't know where you'll get in. If you really can't use this money, just save it first..." Yao Jianfen thought for a moment, her eyes lit up, and she said excitedly, "I got it, Xiaoqiu, why don't you apply to a university in the provincial capital? If you do get in, we'll buy a house there. Then our whole family will be there, and it'll be convenient for us to take care of you!"
Yao Jianfen's expression changed as she spoke, becoming increasingly anxious. "Although my mother-in-law is very kind and treats Xiaoxue well, I still feel uneasy. Her son is so young, yet he's already deceiving girls. Even if he comes back in the future... well, a grown-up son is no longer under his mother's control. Besides, my mother-in-law is the mother of that little bastard, so she'll definitely support her son. I'm afraid Xiaoxue will wait for years only to have it all in vain."
"Mom, you're right to worry, but the key is Xiaoxue. She's made up her mind, and there's nothing we can do to change her. Also, don't think too much of the worst. Maybe everyone will be happy in the end!"
"Oh, I hope so. I hope Xiaoxue didn't make a mistake. I hope she didn't put her trust in the wrong person. By the way, Xiaoqiu, what are your plans? You know, ever since you wrote that article, the matchmakers in town have been practically knocking down the door of our shop."
"Mom, I need to study! I want to go to college and live in the city in the future!"
Marriage? Impossible! Of course, Lin Xiaoman couldn't say this to Yao Jianfen for the time being.
"Yes, yes, studying is important. Xiaoqiu, you are more ambitious. When you get into university in the future, you will definitely have better choices."
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After talking for a while, Lin Xiaoman returned to his room. With one less person there, the room seemed much more spacious.
After getting rid of the troublemaker Zhixue in such a harmonious way, Lin Xiaoman felt relaxed all over.
Because they did not buy the raw materials on the day they returned, the bun shop was closed the next day. After breakfast, Yao Jianfen and Lin Xiaoman went to the post office together and transferred all the money to Lin Xiaoman's passbook.
Then Lin Xiaoman went home to read. He had to review the high school knowledge carefully. The college entrance examination was not that easy.
The original owner didn't have any memory of next year's college entrance examination papers, so he could only rely on himself.
Yao Jianfen went to the Lin family next door and talked to Aunt Lin for a while. Then she asked around and said that she was looking for a long-term worker in her store and asked if anyone could introduce a suitable one.
After lunch at noon, Yao Jianfen rode her tricycle to the vegetable market and soon came back with bags full of things. Aunt Lin arrived almost at the same time, and then the two of them started to work together.
After finishing her work, Aunt Lin went back.
When Lin Xiaoman and Yao Jianfen were having dinner together downstairs, "Jianfen, Jianfen, are you there?"
Someone outside was shouting at the top of his lungs.
"Sister Yang, why are you here?" Yao Jianfen was a little surprised when she opened the door and saw Yang Pandi. The rent issue had already been negotiated, and she had already paid the rent for next year. Why did she come here now?
"Jianfen, I heard that your store is recruiting. Let me introduce you to someone. She's a girl from my maternal relative's family. She's 18 years old, honest and hardworking. The key is that she doesn't ask for much. Just three meals a day. You can live in my house if you want accommodation. Is that okay with you?" Yang Pandi went straight to the point.
Well, this conspiracy was staged four years in advance.
"Sister Yang, please bring her here and let me see her first." After all, she was still renting Yang Pandi's house, so Yao Jianfen felt embarrassed to refuse.
"Okay, I'll call her and ask her to come over tomorrow. Don't worry, that girl is definitely hardworking." Having achieved his goal, Yang Pandi smiled happily, "Then it's settled."
"Okay, Sister Yang, ask her to come over tomorrow and I'll take a look."
"Then I'm leaving."
"Take care."
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