Zhang Mingzuo came in holding his eldest son and saw Zhang Laoer sitting in the living room. He immediately grinned and said, "Second Uncle, when did you get here? Where are my second aunt and the others?"
Zhang Laoer had no problem with his nephew. He waved and pointed at the stool beside him, "He's coming soon. I think he's behind you. Where's the little one?"
"He's at home with his mom." Zhang Mingzuo handed the child to him and sighed, "This little thing has been clinging to me since I told him to come to my grandparents' house."
While chatting, a group of people from the old family came into the living room one by one.
"Brother, come and sit over here. Did Dad go to your workplace too?"
Zhang Guofu handed his coat to his wife, laughing happily, "He went to your place too? Dad was so happy today that he almost fell down while walking out the door."
"Uncle, did the Liuyi brothers really take this exam?"
Zhang Laoer smiled and nodded. There was no doubt that his brother would not joke about his own son!
"That's great! When the red list is posted in a few days, if you guys are on it, our Zhang family will be considered to have produced many college graduates."
Huang Cuilan glanced at her husband, lowered her head and curled her lips. The twins from Xiaowu's family were surnamed Zhou, and they were not from the Zhang family.
"I wonder how Yinsuo and the others did in the exam?"
Zhang Guofu pointed to the thermos bottle towards his wife. His younger brother, Xiaowu, was the most attentive, having prepared this very thermos bottle for his parents long beforehand.
If he remembered correctly, the two thermoses his parents had used were about ten years old. His mother had blamed Xiaowu for spending money recklessly, but in the end, they were worth it.
Zhang Mingzuo quickly took over the task upon seeing this. "Mom, go see if my aunt and the others are back. Dad, Dajiang and the others are more likely to come back."
Zhang Guofu heard the hidden meaning behind this. Wasn't it just that Yinsuo was a little off? "When I saw you guys estimating your scores the other day, didn't they all say it was pretty good?"
"I've inquired, and the number of people taking the exam this time has reached the highest level in our province's history. I guess you won't be able to pass unless you get 240 points."
"What do you mean 240 points? Uncle, uncle, you're here?"
Zhang Laoer smiled brightly when he saw his nephew come in. "Come sit over here. Have you decided where to apply?"
Zhang Meili had just opened the door curtain when she said, "The results haven't come out yet, what are you thinking about?"
"Sister, you're not doing this right! You're always undermining the child's confidence."
"Yes, hello. Is that all right?"
Hearing the voices of the two girls, Zhang Guofu shook his head with a smile, then stood up and let the two brothers-in-law who came in later take a seat.
"240? Then all of us brothers should be able to go online."
Zhang Mingzuo laughed dumbly: "Not necessarily, let's wait and see, if it's 220, then we'll have a better chance."
"No big deal. If you really don't pass the exam, come back next year." Zhang Ziwu came in, greeted the elders, and then went to where his brothers were. He heard these words by coincidence.
Zhang Mingzuo smiled noncommittally and asked, "Where have you decided to go?"
Zhang Ziwu glanced secretly at his elder brother and said with a smile, "Let's wait until the notice comes out before we think about it. I still have to see how my wife does in the exam. I can't be too far away."
"I'm worried about my family too."
Zhang Ziwu saw that his eldest brother Zhang Ziwen's expression remained unchanged after his brother's words. He was immediately delighted and said jokingly, "It's good to be far away. A long separation is better than a new marriage."
Zhang Ziwen kicked him quickly and glanced at his parents and elders.
"Slip of the tongue, slip of the tongue."
Seeing this, Zhang Mingzuo winked at his cousin and laughed with his hands covering his mouth. "You are such a rude person. You say whatever you want without considering the occasion."
"Hey? Why isn't Little Stone here? I know Little You went into the inner room with Grandma. But Second Uncle is here, so why aren't he and Mai Sui here? That shouldn't be the case."
Seeing him change the subject, Zhang Mingzuo was happy to cheer him on. "Mai Sui is on duty tonight. Shi Tou must have gone to the cinema with his girlfriend."
This afternoon he heard his wife say that the company had issued movie tickets, and she gave the tickets to Shi Tou.
Zhang Ziwu sighed enviously, "This kid is so lucky. He did better than me on the test this time, and now he doesn't have a child to worry about, so he can really apply to any place without any worries."
Who said she wasn't? The key point was that she was his girlfriend. No, they had gotten the marriage certificate, but they hadn't had a wedding yet. But she was still his wife. The key point was that his wife had done well in the exam.
"There's no doubt that Shitou has reported this to the capital, right?"
Zhang Ziwen nodded. "That should be the case. He's different from us. It's okay for him to go far away without children. Second Uncle still has Xiao Tao and Mai Qing by his side. Even if he and Mai Sui leave, it won't be a big deal."
Zhang Laoer was also discussing this issue. "Brother, if you can get into a university in the provincial capital this time, you can transfer to the provincial capital to work. With Xizi, you can also settle down there."
Zhang Guofu smiled and shook his head. "They've already married and had children, so there's no need. I'll stay home to take care of my parents. As for you, it's time to move out."
Zhang Chunming and Chen Xiaobin, brothers-in-law, looked at each other but remained silent. Back at the textile factory, they didn't have so many problems; the kids just went to school after passing the exams.
"Me?" Zhang Laoer shook his head. "I'm different from you. Xiao Tao and Mai Qing are still young. When Shi Tou and Mai Sui go to college, they won't have any salary. If we really go to the provincial capital, I don't think I can support the family with my salary alone. Here, the mother of the children can do some manual labor and grow some vegetables to at least supplement the family income."
Zhang Chunming was stunned when he heard him say that.
He hadn't expected his second brother-in-law's family to be so poor. After thinking about his words, he said, "Many people are taking exams at the factory this time. There might be a vacancy. Why don't you go and work there?"
Chen Xiaobin nodded in agreement. "Second brother, my brother-in-law is right. Whether it's a temporary job or not, it's better than doing small jobs at home to make more money."
Zhang Laoer almost laughed out loud when he heard this.
How could he say that his wife looked down on the ten yuan a day she earned as a temporary worker? In the past two years, she had saved a lot of money by making clothes for others privately.
But it’s really hard to say this.
It's not that he doesn't trust the people present, but speculation is not a good reputation after all, not to mention that if he really wants to talk about this, it will involve his own stones and wheat ears.
His wife was in charge of making clothes according to the drawings of her eldest daughter, but the final step was for that girl and her two brothers to sell them in the provincial and county towns.
Zhang Laoer waved his hand generously and said, "Forget it. I'll have to owe you a favor if I look for someone. It's so good here. I don't have to worry about anything." Besides, if he really wants to be transferred to the provincial capital, he will have to look for Xiaowu. Why bother?
His silly brother is now a minister, so why use a sledgehammer to crack a nut? He owes someone a favor and then has to return it with a generous gift. This is not the way Zhang Laoer would do business!
Zhang Chunming and Chen Xiaobin, the brother-in-law, looked at each other and did not say anything to persuade him. After all, his aunt and the child were not far away, so they could talk about it later.
Zhang Guofu glanced at the children on the kang in the study, then looked at Zhang Laoer. "As long as the three Ping'an brothers pass the written test, the political review and physical examination will be no problem for them. Don't you think we should prepare the gifts sooner? It will take some time to send them to the capital."
Zhang Lao Er touched the back of his head, pondered for a moment, and asked, "How about we wait a little longer and see what our parents say?"
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