Despite the high salary Dong Qing paid Su Wei, firstly, Su Wei was indeed a very capable woman; secondly, her second uncle had helped her a lot; and thirdly, her family was very poor. From any perspective, Dong Qing and Li Yuzhu were willing to help her.
After Li Yuqiu took over the car, he paid Su Wei's salary according to the original standard. Fang Wei's salary was another matter. As long as he did a good job, Li Yuqiu would still give him a raise.
The next day, around 8 a.m., Su Wei's mother-in-law led her into another street office.
If she arranged for her daughter-in-law to work in her own street office, it would be clearly an abuse of her power to arrange a job for her daughter-in-law, so she arranged for her daughter-in-law to work in another street office.
The leaders of each subdistrict office are all in cahoots. It's not difficult for parents-in-law to arrange a job for their daughter-in-law in another subdistrict office. People also ask them for favors in this regard. It's all about mutual exploitation.
The director of the subdistrict office, surnamed Sun, was a middle-aged man in his forties. Su Wei's mother-in-law smiled and said, "Director Sun, this is my daughter-in-law, Su Wei. I'll be entrusting her to you from now on."
Director Sun smiled and said, "Director Wang, you're too kind. Don't worry, your daughter-in-law won't be mistreated working under me."
Director Sun quickly completed Su Wei's onboarding procedures and assigned her a job. From then on, she went from being a rural girl to working in an office, and she could be said to have taken a light step into the clouds.
However, the salary here is very low. Although the salary has generally increased in the past two years, it is only about eighty yuan a month. Of course, this salary is set high for Su Wei because of her parents-in-law. If it were a normal job, she would not have received such a high salary when she first started working.
The salaries of government employees are not uniform; they vary from time to time. There are plenty of people in street offices who earn just over 50 yuan a month.
This department has three people, including Su Wei: a 26-year-old woman and a 28-year-old man who are a couple. Su Wei is the only outsider in this office.
The two colleagues were also nice; they were very enthusiastic towards Su Wei, but of course, it was also because of Master Sun. They didn't dare to underestimate the people the director had arranged for them to come in.
When Su Wei got home from get off work that evening, Chen Hong had already prepared dinner. While eating, he asked, "Honey, how was your first day at work?"
Su Wei said, "Working at the subdistrict office can be summed up in two words: easy and leisurely."
Chen Hong said, "A relaxed schedule is fine; you should take a rest."
Su Wei said, "The salary at the neighborhood committee office is too low. How can I support this family on just over eighty yuan a month?"
“I’m here for you. My salary increased this year, and with the 1500 yuan Dongqing gives me every month, that’s enough. I give you my entire salary to manage every month, so feel free to spend it.” Chen Hong paused for a moment and said, “First, settle into a stable job, and then you can start a business near your parents’ home.”
In this era, many employees have left their jobs to start their own businesses, but they all retain their positions and can still receive a pension when they reach retirement age. This is why Chen Hong asked his wife to stabilize her job first.
Su Wei said, "You are my husband and my lifelong support. I will listen to you completely."
Su Wei and her husband had just finished eating when they suddenly heard a knock at the door. Chen Hong went to the door and opened it, seeing Dong Qing and his wife standing outside. He smiled and said, "Oh, it's you two! Please come in!"
They went into the living room, and Chen Hong casually closed the door.
They walked over to the sofa and sat down. Su Wei smiled and said, "You two probably don't have that much free time, do you?"
Li Yuzhu laughed and said, "Of course I'm not that free. I came to your house to give you money, sister-in-law."
For the past few months since Su Wei got married, whether or not Li Yuzhu objected, she always called Su Wei "sister-in-law" whenever they met.
Maybe this is what you call shamelessness. People call you that whether they want to or not. Of course, Dongqing can't call her that. After all, he's a grown man and can't be as shameless as his wife when it comes to calling her "sister-in-law."
Su Wei laughed and said, "If you call me 'sister-in-law' again, I'll get angry with you."
Li Yuzhu laughed and said, "Oh ho, let me see how you change your attitude. You're my sister-in-law, why won't you let me call you that?"
Su Wei said, "I really can't do anything with you. Call me whatever you want."
Dongqing laughed and said, "You've finally admitted you're my sister-in-law. From now on, I'll call you that too."
Unlike when she was a young girl, Su Wei is now married for several months. Why would she be afraid of this? She said, "Call me whatever you want, I'm fine with it."
Dongqing said, "That's right. How can it be proper for me to call your husband 'brother' and you 'sister'? Shouldn't the way we address each other be consistent?"
Su Wei didn't speak, but simply nodded, which was a way of acknowledging Dong Qing's statement.
Li Yuzhu took out two thousand yuan from her bag and handed it to Su Wei, saying, "Sister-in-law, I can't give this money directly to Brother Hong at the machinery factory, and I won't see you since you work at the street office, so I can only deliver it to your home. Please accept this money."
Su Wei took the money and said, "I feel like there's a bit too much money. It's more than 1,500 yuan, isn't it?"
Anyone could tell there were 50 extra ten-yuan bills. Su Wei counted the money; it was a full two thousand yuan. She took out five hundred yuan and said, "We can't accept the extra five hundred yuan. We're already being generous accepting 1,500 yuan a month. Take the extra money back with you."
Dongqing said, "Take it. Your monthly salary of a few dozen yuan isn't enough to live on. This is kind of you; Yuzhu and I are taking care of you."
All I can say is that Dong Qing knows how to use people. Chen Hong has worked very hard for him over the past two years, and the only way he can repay this family is by providing them with financial assistance.
Su Wei refused to accept the money no matter what, but Li Yuzhu said, "If you think highly of your sister-in-law and accept this money, I'll make it clear upfront that this will be the amount every month from now on. Otherwise, I'll take it with me."
Having said all that, what could Su Wei say? Chen Hong said, "Accept it!"
Su Wei said thank you and accepted all the money.
Chen Hong asked his wife to go to the kitchen to cook two dishes and have a few drinks with Dong Qing.
The two dishes were quickly prepared. Su Wei placed them on the coffee table, then went into the bedroom with Li Yuzhu to talk, while Dong Qing and Chen Hong sat in the living room drinking.
The two of them unknowingly drank a bottle of wine during their conversation, and both became a little tipsy.
Dongqing said, "We can't drink anymore, or we'll get drunk. We should go back."
Dong Qing said goodbye to the couple and walked out of the house with his wife downstairs.
Autumn arrived, and Dongqing and his wife visited Dongqing's parents' home. Dongqing sat in the living room talking with his father-in-law, saying, "Dad, could you help me hire some people? There's so much idle land in the back; let's plant 100 mu (approximately 6.7 hectares) of chives there."
My father said, "It's fine to grow some cash crops on this much land, but it's too late to plant chives at this time."
Dong Qing said, "It's not too late. Chives are different from other vegetables. The seedlings are very weak in the first year, and there is no harvest at all in the first year. If you plant chives now, you can harvest one crop before it gets cold and not throw it all away. After the spring harvest next year, the chives will sprout and grow very fertile."
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