Zong Shao seems a little unwell today, and seems a little bit dizzy.
This was the common thought among the people in the battalion who met him today.
It just so happened that Zhou Jianhai had something to discuss with him, so he sat opposite him during lunch and asked him.
Zong Shao raised his eyebrows after hearing this. His expression was still expressionless, and his tone was still calm. He asked, "Why am I floating?"
Zhou Jianhai didn't answer him why he was so proud, but just said, "You look like this today, you look like you are in high spirits because of a happy event, but that's not right, didn't you reunite with your wife and children a long time ago? You have been together for so long, and you are so happy now, isn't it a little late?"
Zong Shao didn't have the habit of showing off what happened in the bedroom, so he avoided replying and changed the subject, saying, "I see you're in a good mood today."
Even though Zhou Jianhai is five or six years older than Zong Shao, he is not as profound as Zong Shao and is more expressive on his face. Of course he didn't want to hide it, and said cheerfully: "It's like this, your sister-in-law has a job."
Zong Shao was slightly startled: "This is a good thing."
"It's a good thing, but we are also a little worried. Xiao Shitou is just over three years old this year and not old enough to go to school. She has to go to work, so what should we do with Xiao Shitou? We can't take him to the office every day, right? So we discussed hiring someone to help us take care of Xiao Shitou. She doesn't have to worry about breakfast, lunch and dinner. She has a break at noon and can bring lunch back for Xiao Shitou. She just needs to keep an eye on him in the morning and afternoon and don't let him play in the water."
Zhou Jianhai paused for a moment and said a little embarrassedly: "The problem now is that your sister-in-law is quiet and doesn't interact much with other military wives. She doesn't know who to entrust the child to. When she mentioned it to me last night, I thought of your wife. Xiangyun said that she has a good personality and is very good to Xiao Shitou. And Ruirui and Xiao Shitou are obviously about the same age and can play together, so I want to ask, does your sister-in-law have any work plans in the future? If not for the time being, can... your expression is..."
Zong Shao came back to his senses, waved his hand and said, "No, I was thinking about something else. By the way, where is my sister-in-law working?"
"The hospital pharmacy said that the husband of a comrade who was working there had retired and was returning home, so she wanted to go back with him. The pharmacy was in urgent need of staff, so the Military Dependents Resettlement Office reported her name..."
Zhou Jianhai suddenly stopped talking, waved his hand and said, "No, your eyes are not right. What happened?"
"Something did happen." Zong Shao said a few words and asked Director Chen to find Lin Wei and asked her to take over Comrade Hu's job. However, someone heard it and reported it to the Military Family Resettlement Office, and the job was ruined.
Zhou Jianhai frowned now, and he wondered why the Military Family Resettlement Office suddenly arranged such a good job for his wife, and it turned out there was such a story behind it.
After thinking for a while, Zhou Jianhai said, "I will ask Xiangyun again when I go back tonight, but I assure you, your sister-in-law is definitely not the one who tells tales behind people's backs." He lowered his voice and approached Zong Shao, "You also know her background. Besides, I have already offended Director Luo of the Military Family Resettlement Office. Even if she goes to complain, the job may not fall on her. Instead, she will be criticized for nothing. Don't you think so?"
In this era, class background determines a person's social status.
If a person from a worker or peasant family files a complaint, if the complaint is correct, it means that the person is of upright character and cannot tolerate any injustice. If the complaint is wrong and the matter is not serious, he will just have to write a self-criticism and be criticized.
But if someone with a bad background complains, even if the complaint is correct, he will be accused of having deep thoughts. But if the complaint is wrong, what awaits him may be being sent to the cowshed.
Therefore, as a military wife, Deng Xiangyun has to be more cautious in her words and actions than others in life.
Zong Shao said, "I never doubted my sister-in-law." This was the truth. Zhou Jianhai knew it, and he knew it too.
He was thinking, if he could still believe before that the job failed because the Military Family Resettlement Office considered the process non-compliant and acted impartially. So after learning that it was Deng Xiangyun who worked at the top pharmacy, he couldn't help but suspect that Lin Wei was being targeted.
The reason why she was targeted was obvious: she was implicated by him.
And who is the person who is making the complaint behind the scenes?
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Lin Wei already knew who was the person who made the complaint behind her back.
Because when I went to the Military Family Resettlement Office to register my household registration the day before yesterday, Liu Dan said that once the documents were submitted, the registration would be available in two or three days. So after breakfast, Lin Wei took her two children to the Military Family Resettlement Office again.
Things went smoothly as expected. She and her two children's household registration was approved, and the information of all three was in one booklet.
Lin Wei opened the household registration book and looked at it. The corners of her lips curled up unconsciously. The seafood dinner for the evening was finally settled.
But Shen Qing, who was sitting next to her, was confused when he saw her like this, wondering if she didn't know that the person in charge had changed at the job? Why do you look like nothing happened? After thinking about it again and again, I couldn't help but ask tentatively: "Do you know about the work?"
When asking this question, Shen Qing felt a little nervous, fearing that Lin Wei was pretending not to care and that he had touched her sore spot.
Who would have thought that Lin Wei nodded calmly and said, "I understand."
She was so calm that Shen Qing couldn't help but wonder: "Don't you have any thoughts in your mind?"
Lin Wei thought for a moment and said, "To say that I have no thoughts at all, that's not true, but to say that I feel particularly uncomfortable is also okay, anyway, I will obey the organization's arrangements."
When Lin Wei said this, Shen Qing kept staring at her face, but after looking at her for a long time, he could not see any reluctance. She had to admit that Lin Wei was really open-minded and it was she who thought too much.
Shen Qing said: "It's best if you think this way. Anyway, you have enough education, so you won't have to worry about not finding a good job."
It is said that there are more people than jobs near the base, but that actually refers to military wives with low academic qualifications. Those with high academic qualifications are in high demand everywhere. Otherwise, Luo Shuzhi would not be so passive in the selection of candidates for the pharmacy position. It was because there were so many unemployed military wives in the family quarters, but she could not find anyone who met the third condition.
Lin Wei got her household registration booklet today and will go next door to register later. If there are any job vacancies requiring academic qualifications in the future, she will be the first choice.
By then, even if Luo Shuzhi couldn't bear to see Lin Wei having a good job and wanted to trip her up behind her back, she wouldn't be able to do anything because she had to follow the procedures after all.
But even so, Shen Qing still felt a little sorry in his heart, and couldn't help but mutter: "But you are too careless. You know who Gao Xiulian is. How can you tell her these things before you have completely settled down your salary at work?"
Lin Wei's expression was slightly tense: "Gao Xiulian? Was it she who filed the complaint?"
Although it was a question, she already had the answer in her mind and was not surprised. This was truly something Gao Xiu Lian could do.
"Don't you know that she was the one who complained?" Shen Qing's surprise also confirmed Lin Wei's guess.
Lin Wei shook her head and said, "I don't know. I haven't told her about this."
"You didn't tell her? Then how did she know that you got a job in the hospital pharmacy?" The person who asked this question was not Shen Qing, but Liu Dan who came back with the signed and stamped documents.
Lin Wei shook her head: "Besides Zong Shao, I only talked to you about this matter. You should have noticed at the time that she was not outside."
Liu Dan was stunned for a moment: "Yes, at that time, apart from your Zong Shao and the two children, I didn't see anyone else around."
Shen Qing was a little puzzled: "When did you talk about this?"
"It was the afternoon before yesterday." Liu Dan simply recounted what happened that night, still a little confused, "Where did Gao Xiulian hear about this?"
It was Master Shen Qing who quickly noticed the problem and asked, "So, you were discussing this matter near the wall of Gao Xiulian's house?"
Liu Dan nodded: "But our voices are not loud either."
Shen Qing lowered his voice and said, "Your voices are not loud, but the two families are close. Didn't you notice? The window of the Zhao family's kitchen is next to the wall. Gao Xiulian is staying inside. Lin Wei can hear everything going on in your yard clearly."
Liu Dan was shocked: "She was eavesdropping?"
"What else?" Shen Qing shrugged. "Looking at the way Gao Xiulian made trouble yesterday, this matter definitely didn't spread from next door. I didn't say it and you didn't say it, so it could only be that she overheard it."
"No wonder they say walls have ears, this is really..." Liu Dan was speechless, and said to Lin Wei with an apologetic look, "This is all my fault. If I hadn't come to you to talk about this, she..."
"Sister Liu, please don't say that. They say that a close neighbor is worse than a distant relative. We all live in the family quarters, and there's only an aisle between our two houses. If this hadn't happened, who would have known she was this kind of person?" Lin Wei said with an open mind, "It's a good thing this way, in fact, if this hadn't happened, I would have had to deal with her in the future. With her character, I don't know when she would stab me. Now I don't have to worry about it. I just have to be on guard against her."
Lin Wei felt that it was worthwhile to exchange a job for a clearer understanding of a person, but she still asked, "By the way, wasn't she the one who ended up working in the pharmacy?"
Liu Dan said quickly, "It's not her. The job at the pharmacy was finally decided on by Deng Xiangyun. You know her, right? She lives behind your house. Her luck has turned this time around."
Lin Wei didn't know that Deng Xiangyun had a bad background, so she didn't quite understand what Liu Dan meant. But she didn't ask any more questions, and just smiled and said, "I know them. Their little Shitou gets along well with my two children."
Seeing the smile on Lin Wei's face, Shen Qing couldn't help but ask, "Don't you mind if she takes your job?"
"Why should I mind? In your eyes, Sister Shen, am I such a petty person?" Lin Wei asked jokingly, and then said the next second, "Well, if I think about it carefully, it seems that I am indeed not very petty. For example, Gao Xiulian, I feel very happy when I think that she tried her best but ended up with nothing."
At this point, Lin Wei's expression became serious: "But Deng Xiangyun is just an innocent outsider who was dragged into this. If someone else is going to be replaced, it will be someone else. I can still tell the difference between good and bad."
If Lin Wei said that she didn't blame anyone, Shen Qing might have to consider the truth of her words, but when she said that she was very happy to see Gao Xiu Lian's family lose everything, Shen Qing knew that this person could get along with her.
Shen Qing smiled and said, "Hearing you say that, I know that Gao Xiulian has suffered a big loss this time."
She said Gao Xiulian suffered a great loss, not that Gao Xiulian lost everything, but that she lost a good neighbor and an old friend. You know, there are always neighbors, but neighbors who are clear-headed and honest are rare.
Lin Wei doesn't seem to be very enthusiastic in leading people, but when you get to know her, you'll find that she's a kind person. If Gao Xiu Lian wasn't the one living next to her house, maybe the two families would become close friends over time.
But now, let alone the friendship between the two families, it would be good enough if the two families did not become enemies.
What a pity.
Liu Dan had always liked Lin Wei, otherwise he wouldn't have said those words to her that evening. But who would have thought that good intentions could turn out to be a bad thing? Lin Wei's job, which was almost certain to be secured, was ruined by her words.
If Lin Wei felt resentful after knowing the whole story, she might still feel aggrieved, but Lin Wei was so considerate that all that was left in her heart was guilt.
Liu Dan checked the food and food books and various tickets that should be given to Lin Wei, and handed them to her and said, "Count them first. If there is no problem, sign here. After that, go to the next room to register for work. I will keep an eye on it for you later. If there is anything suitable, I will tell you."
The Military Family Resettlement Office is right next door, and she must be better informed than Lin Wei. Although this may not have any effect on the outcome, it is rare to have such a heart.
Lin Wei was not an ungrateful person, she smiled and said, "Thank you very much."
However, personal relationships are personal relationships, and official business must be handled officially, so after Lin Wei took the grain voucher, she did not hesitate to count it in front of Liu Dan.
The supply is calculated from the day the household registration is issued. There is exactly half a month left, so the supply ordered for Lin Wei is half a month's amount. For example, the supply of seafood is 1.5 kilograms per person, and the total supply for the mother and her two children is 4.5 kilograms.
Adding the leftover oysters from yesterday, she could buy a total of six and a half kilograms of seafood.
Of course, I can’t buy all of these six and a half kilograms today, as there is still half a month to go. But you can use up half of it to satisfy your craving first, and at worst you can save a little for the next half month.
Having made up her mind, Lin Wei happily wrote down her name on the ticket collection registration form, and then followed Liu Dan's instructions and went next door to register for work.
The registration process went smoothly. She just had to fill out a form, and then Officer Wu briefly learned about her work intentions.
In fact, the latter is just a procedure. Military wives in the family quarters seldom answer this question seriously, because they are afraid that saying too much will make them appear to be too demanding. So when asked, the answers are that everything is fine and can be done without any requirements.
But Lin Wei was not as reserved as other military wives. She directly said that she did not want to work the night shift. It would be best if the work location was near the base, not too far away, and she had more flexible time so that she could devote her attention to taking care of her two children.
What these words say...
If Secretary Wu hadn't known about the replacement of the pharmacy staff, Luo Shuzhi would have been selfish and would have felt guilty when facing Lin Wei. She would have rolled her eyes and retorted, "Why would you still go to work if you have so many demands?" Wouldn't it be better to go home and take care of the children?
But now, Secretary Wu just said politely: "Why don't you reconsider it? The requirements you have put forward may not be easy to meet at the same time, which may affect the subsequent work arrangements for you."
Lin Wei asked in surprise: "Are these requirements very high? I see there are quite a lot of units near the base. As for the working hours, the guesthouse, the supply and marketing cooperative, the military district primary school, and your military dependents resettlement office all seem to have quite relaxed working hours, right?"
"That's true, but firstly, there are no vacancies in these units at the moment, and secondly, there are quite a lot of military wives ahead of you, so it may be difficult to arrange a position for you in a short period of time."
Because of Luo Shuzhi's intervention, Secretary Wu felt that it would be better to make some things clear in advance.
Moreover, she did not deliberately make things difficult for Lin Wei. Not to mention the military primary school, the recruitment requirements for the guesthouse and the supply and marketing cooperative were not high. Basically, it was enough to be able to read and do arithmetic. They were not even required to master an abacus. Anyway, someone would be arranged to guide them after they joined the company. Because the requirements are low and working in these two units is decent and easy, there are many people eyeing them.
Lin Wei joined the army late, so she has no advantage when competing with others.
Lin Wei knew what was going on, so she smiled and said, "It's okay. I just arrived on the island, and I want to get familiar with the surroundings. It's fine as long as you don't forget me."
In fact, Lin Wei didn't really care whether she could arrange work or not. In the coming year, she still hoped to spend more time with the brothers Zong Shao and Mingming Ruirui. As for other things, it would not be too late to consider them after avoiding the disaster next year.
But even if she doesn't care, she still has to fight for it, otherwise others will think she is a coward.
Secretary Wu also smiled and said, "Don't worry, I won't forget it."
I was thinking in my heart that Director Luo has remembered you, and I can't forget you even if I want to.
However, whether this work can be arranged is not something she can decide alone; it depends on what Director Luo thinks. All she can do is do her job well to avoid being caught in the middle and becoming cannon fodder.
Alas, it’s not easy to be a clerk these days!
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"Traveling back to the 1970s and becoming a stepmother"
1. Su Ting traveled into a period novel and became the hero’s perfect sister-in-law.
Since her original body could not marry the male protagonist, she deliberately designed a plan to adopt the male protagonist's brother's child who was a comrade-in-arms. After the marriage, she was unwilling to give in and deliberately tortured her stepchildren, and finally succeeded in committing suicide and was sent to prison.
Finding herself on the road where she lost her stepdaughter, Su Ting turned around and walked into the supply and marketing cooperative with the little girl in her hand!
2. After traveling through time, Su Ting was dealt a bad hand——
The husband is away in the army and the relationship is distant. The mother-in-law has money but favors her younger uncle. There is also an unreliable family and a bad reputation...
Looking at the two skinny little kids in front of her and thinking of her husband who was the head of the group at that time, Su Ting decisively took the children and traveled thousands of miles to find her husband!
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