Chapter 42 A Village Girl in the 1970s
Xu Manxiang was a cheerful and warm-hearted person. After a brief introduction and pleasantries, she began to inquire about Yao Yunzhen's life.
"Yunzhen, after you joined the army, has Jingyue made any arrangements for you?"
Her husband treated Xie Jingyue like a junior member of his own family, and Xu Manxiang also liked this young and ambitious junior, so they were quite close.
Because of her affection for Yao Yunzhen, Xu Manxiang naturally felt a sense of closeness to her as well.
Of course, that was before, before I saw her in person. Now, it's all because of Yao Yunzhen.
Therefore, I am even more concerned about her life.
Yao Yunzhen asked in confusion, "What arrangements?"
"It's about work. The organization tries its best to take care of us military spouses who accompany the troops, and they will also recommend some relevant job positions. Has Jingyue recommended any job to you?"
Yao Yunzhen shook her head: "No."
"Hey, this guy, he just takes his wife home and then doesn't care about her anymore."
Such a beautiful girl is with him, yet he's so indifferent.
She had misunderstood. Xie Jingyue wasn't indifferent; on the contrary, he was extremely attentive.
He couldn't bear to see Yao Yunzhen go out to work.
In his opinion, those jobs were too strenuous and completely unsuitable for Zhenzhen.
As long as Zhenzhen eats well, has fun, and lives comfortably, that's enough. As for everything else, he'll take care of it.
Upon hearing that she could work, Yao Yunzhen's heart skipped a beat: "Auntie, what kinds of jobs are available?"
She knew very well that jobs were extremely valuable, and a job could be sold for several hundred or even thousands of dollars.
My aunt's family went to great lengths to get two temporary jobs, and they could only work for a few months each year.
Now that she has the opportunity to get a job, Yao Yunzhen is tempted.
Xu Manxiang started counting on her fingers.
The textile factory still has a few positions, but they are all for frontline workers...
No, this is too tiring and not suitable for a delicate girl like me.
The supply and marketing cooperative also needs a salesperson...
Xu Manxiang looked at Yao Yunzhen's face.
That won't do either. Letting such a beautiful person out will definitely cause chaos.
The clinic is short two assistants...
But the work hours are unpredictable, and the arrival of wounded and sick people doesn't discriminate between day and night. In case of an emergency, one has to rush to the clinic, and inevitably come into contact with blood, which is not suitable.
We're also short one childcare worker...
Work is busy, and the kids are too young, which is also a worry. There's never a moment to relax.
...
After taking stock of all the options, Xu Manxiang found that none of the jobs were completely suitable for Yao Yunzhen; each job had its own set of drawbacks.
She never imagined that she had overthought things and been too picky.
If it were someone else, having a job would be good enough; they wouldn't care whether it was suitable or tiring.
Seeing Xu Manxiang's troubled expression, Yao Yunzhen was a little disappointed: "Auntie, if there's no suitable job, then forget it."
Actually, her life is pretty good now. Xie Jingyue takes care of the housework, she can eat at the cafeteria when he's not around, and she has a large sum of money on her, so she doesn't have to worry about money.
I hadn't thought about these things before, but now that I think about it, I don't even need to go to work.
I heard the job is quite tiring, and you have to get up early every day...
Yao Yunzhen started to back out.
Seeing the disappointment on Yao Yunzhen's face, the others felt a pang of sadness and quickly tried to think of suitable jobs for her.
He Hua saw Wang Qianqian sitting to the side and suddenly had a brilliant idea.
"By the way, doesn't Qianqian work in the performing arts troupe? Qianqian, are you short-staffed? Why don't we let Yunzhen give it a try?"
Xu Manxiang slapped her thigh: "Yes, the cultural troupe! Yunzhen can work in the cultural troupe."
The others also thought it was a good idea and all looked at Wang Qianqian.
Wang Qianqian forced a smile: "Our cultural troupe isn't hiring anymore. The troupe leader never said anything about needing people."
In her dream, she didn't notice Yao Yunzhen's presence. Logically speaking, someone as beautiful as her, living next door, shouldn't be someone she wouldn't remember.
However, it's hard to say for sure. Her dream was vague and spanned a long period of time. Perhaps the other person stayed in the army for too short a time, which is why they didn't appear in her dream.
After all, Xie Jingyue will be sacrificing himself soon...
Nevertheless, Wang Qianqian felt a sense of rejection towards this person who had never appeared in her dreams.
Even though she was captivated by his beauty more than once, her inner guardedness ultimately prevailed.
That precognitive dream was her greatest source of confidence; when faced with people and things beyond her predictions, she instinctively felt aversion and rejection.
Xu Manxiang waved her hand and said, "It's alright. I know your commander. I'll go ask him myself later."
Looking back now, working in the cultural troupe was the perfect fit for Yunzhen; the job was both respectable and easy.
Yao Yunzhen was a little embarrassed and politely declined, "Wouldn't this be too much trouble? Maybe we should just forget about it?"
She has now lost interest in working and feels that lying down is quite nice.
"No problem, I'll go talk to Commander Li right now. You wait for my good news."
Xu Manxiang was an impatient person; after saying that, she got up and left.
"Oh, Auntie, no need, really no need."
Yao Yunzhen tried to stop her, but Xu Manxiang ran away in the blink of an eye.
The others comforted her, saying, "Yunzhen, don't worry. With Sister Xu involved, this matter is sure to be resolved."
Two of them came with the intention of assessing and evaluating the situation.
I came here specifically to see what this person is better than my daughter.
They didn't see her yesterday, but they heard people praising her to the skies.
After they met, they had only one thought in their minds.
No comparison, absolutely no comparison.
There's no comparison at all; they're not even on the same level.
To put it bluntly, Yao Yunzhen is a natural-born cloud, while their daughters are just the mud beneath their feet.
This isn't them belittling their own daughters; it's the truth.
So now they've all given up on their original thoughts and just want to befriend Yao Yunzhen, so they can visit her every now and then and enjoy their meals more.
He Hua pulled Yao Yunzhen to sit down: "Yes, come and sit down, have some melon seeds and chat. Aunt Xu will be back soon."
After letting go, she couldn't help but rub her fingers together.
Her hands are so soft and delicate, like the cotton candy her son eats.
Deputy Regiment Commander Xie is so lucky.
After exchanging a few jokes and laughter, one of the military wives couldn't help but ask:
"Yunzhen, do you still have any unmarried sisters on your maternal side?"
The others immediately turned their attention to Yao Yunzhen.
Nowadays, people have a whole bunch of children, including close and distant relatives, numbering around a hundred or two. There are always some of them who are of marriageable age but still unmarried.
After seeing a beauty like Yao Yunzhen in person, it's hard for them not to have feelings for her.
Yao Yunzhen naturally shook her head: "No, my mother only gave birth to me, a girl, and my cousins are all married."
As for Yao Meimei, Yao Yunzhen no longer considers her a member of the Yao family.
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