Chen Xianghong walked out of the supply and marketing cooperative slowly. The weather was very good today and she was in a good mood too.
She just finished the interview, and the leaders all had smiles on their faces, they must be very satisfied with her.
Chen Xianghong herself is also very satisfied and hopes to receive the admission news soon.
After she came out of the office happily, she bought a piece of meat from the supply and marketing cooperative, half fat and half lean, which would definitely taste good if made into pork belly.
She felt that she had gained a lot of weight recently, and her mother's cooking skills had improved. She was particularly generous with the oil used in her cooking, and the dishes she made were fragrant and delicious. This time, she brought the meat back home, and the family would have a feast.
Old Mrs. Xia was worried the whole day. She didn't know how the child's interview went. If it didn't go well, she had just gotten some new information from her old colleague: she wanted to sell her job for money.
If she really lost face, she would have thought about buying a job, but the money was a bit tight. Besides, even if Xiang Hong passed the interview, there was still the second brother.
Work doesn't wait, so she just agreed to keep it until tomorrow and not sell it yet. After all their years of friendship, the other party agreed.
Jobs are now in short supply. Once someone releases the news that a job is for sale, many people will buy it, even if it means borrowing money.
Buying a job is a good deal!
Although Old Mrs. Xia knew that factories would close down one after another and the jobs that they paid a lot of money for would disappear, the situation of their family was different.
Xiang Hong, who had returned from the countryside on leave, had to stay in the city this time. She had only two options: one was to get a job, which would allow her to transfer her grain tax to the country, or the other was to get married.
But getting married is a big deal. If you meet a bad man, your life will be miserable. Although she asked someone for help, it is not possible to find one so quickly. They still have to inquire from many sources and see if Xiang Hong likes him.
It is difficult to get married in a short period of time, so you can only rely on work.
Although she told Xiang Hong that even if she couldn't get the interview, she still had her job as a backup, but given the situation in recent years, the more workers in the house, the better.
And the second child, his temporary job was laid off. Now he goes out early and comes back late every day, and no one knows what he is doing. His wife is dead, and he doesn't have a proper job. Lingling will be laughed at when she goes out in the future.
Originally, Old Mrs. Xia didn’t bother to care about him, and let him remain single, but her granddaughter is a good child, and she can’t let him delay her.
If the money could be raised and Xiang Hong had a job, she would like to give him the job, but Old Lady Xia would not pay for it.
When it was time to get off work, Old Mrs. Xia came out in her work clothes. When she was almost home, she met Old Chen. When she told him about her work, Old Chen's eyes lit up.
"You must buy it!" Old Chen came closer and whispered. He didn't want others to know this great news.
The two were discussing money and started arguing again.
"You were willing to use money to buy Xiang Hong a job, and you were willing to give your own job to Xiang Hong. Why are you not happy when it's Xiang Nan's turn?"
Old Chen was furious. "He's your son too. Why don't we just pay for him to get a job? Why do you insist on him paying? He can't afford it, but you still ask him to write an IOU. Are you his biological mother?"
"I think you favor girls over boys."
Old Lady Xia pushed the old man aside and said, "If I really favored girls over boys, Xiang Hong wouldn't have gone to the countryside. Didn't I beg for that temporary job for the second son? How could he find a job on his own?"
"If I hadn't gotten this job, my second son would have been sent to the countryside long ago. Wouldn't I be considered his biological mother?"
Old Chen retorted, "Even if he didn't have a job, he wouldn't go to the countryside. He married someone from the Dong family right after graduating from high school."
Old Lady Xia: "If he didn't have a job, would the Dong family, who are so snobbish, marry their daughter to him? Their betrothal gift is higher than others. What did I say? If I didn't pay at that time, do you think your son could get married?"
Old Chen was unconvinced: "That's my money."
Old Lady Xia slapped him in the face again. "What do you mean, your money is not my money, not our money, it's just your money? You want to break up with me, right?"
Old Chen covered his face with his hands, and the anger he had just felt disappeared. This damn old woman was hitting people at every turn now, and he almost didn't want to live anymore.
"That's not what I meant." He replied stiffly.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Old Mrs. Xia walked into the kitchen with her head held high.
Since she had decided to buy a job, Old Lady Xia had to save money. She had wanted to eat something nice to comfort Xiang Hong today, but she decided to make some steamed egg custard for her and the two children.
Old Mrs. Xia was busy working, and she glanced casually and saw that Old Chen picked up a cigarette and was about to go to the door to smoke.
She was so bored that she complained, "Old Chen, come in and give me a hand."
Old Chen was not happy about it. He felt that Old Lady Xia was riding on his neck. How could a man enter the kitchen? "I won't go. Just do that little work yourself..."
He didn't dare to say anything more because Old Mrs. Xia was standing outside the kitchen, glaring at him, her hands still shaking.
"I'm here." He resigned himself to putting down his cigarette, washed his hands and went in to pick vegetables.
In the kitchen, the years are peaceful.
"Is anyone home?" A woman's voice came from outside the door. Old Mrs. Xia frowned, she didn't recognize this voice.
She wiped her hands on her apron and went out to open the door.
"Huang Li? Why are you coming to my house?" Old Mrs. Xia asked suspiciously.
Her family never interacted with Widow Huang. Why did she come to visit them out of the blue?
Widow Huang smiled and said, "Sister Xia, you are at home. I am looking for Brother Chen."
Old Lady Xia: "Looking for him? Why are you looking for him?"
Widow Huang avoided the question, "Isn't he at home?? Then I'll come another day."
Old Mrs. Xia shouted inside: "Old Chen, come out, someone is looking for you."
Old Chen came out inexplicably with a bowl in his hand. It was time for dinner, who would be so tactless as to come visit, especially to find him.
Widow Huang saw Old Chen coming out. She twirled her hair tenderly, her face filled with worry, her tone filled with lingering emotion, "Brother Chen, you...you this month..."
Old Chen didn't react at first, until he saw Widow Huang nervously picking at the corner of her clothes, he suddenly remembered that he had given all his salary this month to Old Lady Xia, and he didn't give Widow Huang any more.
It was out of kindness that he helped them before. It's not right for him to come and ask for money just because he hasn't paid them for a month. It's not like he owes them anything.
Old Chen was sweating coldly as he faced Old Lady Xia's increasingly dangerous gaze.
The slap from Old Lady Xia was so painful.
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