Chapter 115: Grabbing a Job
The old-fashioned clock struck nine times, but the atmosphere in the Kang family's main hall was so oppressive that it could be squeezed out of water.
Pi Sufen leaned back in a faded rattan chair, her fingertips unconsciously stroking the Shanghai-brand watch on her wrist - the one Kang Xiaoxia had used seven or eight connections to get the ticket to buy.
"Sufen, Xiaoxia is not that kind of person. Please don't misunderstand me. I'll talk to her in a good way." Mother Kang smiled, and the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes were full of flattery.
If this gets out, the family will lose all face.
She turned her head, glared at Kang Xiaoxia fiercely, and started scolding her.
"Kang Xiaoxia, can you please stop worrying? Are you going to let this family go to hell? Apologize to your sister-in-law and give her this scarf as a token of apology."
Before Kang Xiaoxia could speak, Kang Dachun slammed the table and roared, and the enamel pot on the table hit the table, making a buzzing sound.
"Kang Xiaoxia, why are you becoming more and more selfish? Can you stop thinking about yourself and think about this family and me, your brother?"
Kang's mother said earnestly: "Your brother is right. You should think more about your family. It's not easy at home."
Kang Xiaoxia looked at Kang Dachun and Kang's mother as if it was a matter of course, and she laughed out of anger.
"You are dreaming!" Kang Xiaoxia's voice was colder than the biting wind outside.
Kang Dachun's face darkened.
"Kang Xiaoxia, you have been spoiled by us and have no idea how high the heavens are and how deep the earth is. I will teach you a lesson." Kang Dachun said as he slapped Kang Xiaoxia in the face.
With a crisp sound, the room fell completely silent.
Kang Xiaoxia covered her face and looked at Kang Dachun.
"You hit me? Kang Dachun."
Kang Dachun actually regretted it when he slapped his wife.
But after beating her, Kang Dachun became angry and embarrassed when he heard Kang Xiaoxia calling him by his name instead of calling him brother.
Kang Dachun's hand was suspended in the air, his fingertips trembling slightly, and he was so angry that he stiffened his neck and roared.
"I'm your brother. What's wrong with hitting you? Who told you to be so ignorant?"
"I'm not sensible?" Kang Xiaoxia suddenly laughed, her laughter tinged with tears. "Kang Dachun, you are four years older than me, but I have always taken care of you since you were little. Have you ever taken care of me? I washed your clothes, I poured the water for you to wash your face, and I cooked the meals you ate. Even after you got married, I washed your clothes, and even earned the money you spent."
When Kang Dachun heard Kang Xiaoxia's straightforward words, he did not feel ashamed, but felt even more embarrassed.
"If you feel that this family has treated you unfairly, then get out." Kang Dachun gritted his teeth and said
"Xiaoxia, stop making trouble. Go to the factory tomorrow to handle the formalities and give the job and this scarf to your sister-in-law." Kang's mother lowered her voice and begged Kang Xiaoxia.
Kang Xiaoxia looked at her mother coldly: "Should I give her my life as well?"
Kang's mother didn't expect Kang Xiaoxia to say such a thing. She suddenly covered her heart, took two steps back, and fell into the rattan chair.
"Kang Xiaoxia, are you really going to kill me? Why don't you think about it? Who can afford to send a girl like you to school? Only our family..."
"Mom!" Kang Xiaoxia interrupted her, "Did my family really pay for my schooling? If you've forgotten, I can help you recall."
"Our family is not poor, but after I graduated from elementary school, you wanted me to give up going to school. I disagreed and decided to make money by pasting matchboxes every day so that I could go to school."
"I've been washing clothes for the whole family since I was six years old. The water is freezing cold in winter, and you said using hot water is a waste of firewood."
"I got my current job on my own, and you guys just want it by talking to me. What gives you the right?"
Kang's mother's withered hand suddenly grabbed her daughter's wrist and said, "Xiao Xia, your sister-in-law is pregnant. You're going to have a nephew. The work in the fertilizer factory workshop is not good for the child. I beg you, okay? Just give the job to your sister-in-law. Do you want me to kneel down and beg you?"
Kang Xiaoxia felt like icicles were piercing down her spine, and the pain was so severe that she couldn't stand.
The grievances I suffered over the years came flooding back to my mind.
Her family members were not nice to her, and she had to put herself in a difficult position just to get a smile from them.
But to outsiders, her parents treated her and her brother equally, and many girls in the factory envied her for having good parents.
But she herself knew that her only value to this family was dedication.
She looked at Pi Sufen, who gently touched her belly and looked at him proudly, obviously certain that she would give up her job.
"I'll go see the factory manager tomorrow and this matter is settled." Kang Dachun didn't give Kang Xiaoxia a chance to refuse.
"If you dare to force me to give up my job, I will report you!" Kang Xiaoxia was completely disappointed. After saying this coldly, she returned to her small room and locked the door from the inside.
Pi Sufen burst into tears and made a fuss: "Look, Dachun, she wants to report us. I'm carrying your Kang family's baby in my belly, and as an aunt, not only does she not feel sorry for him, but she also wants to report me!"
"She dares? If she dares to report me, I'll beat her to death!"
Kang Dachun rushed over and kicked Kang Xiaoxia's bedroom door several times. Kang Xiaoxia covered her ears.
But before she covered her ears, she heard Kang's mother's cold and decisive words.
"Tomorrow you go to the factory to handle the paperwork and lock that damned girl Kang Xiaoxia in the room. Once things are done, she won't make trouble anymore."
The moonlight shone through the window onto Kang Xiaoxia's face. She curled up on the piled-up bed, tears silently streaming down her face.
The next morning, in the factory director's office, Jiang Haitang was reporting the foreign language training plan to Director Hu when suddenly a heated argument broke out outside.
"Xiao Gao, what happened outside?" Director Hu took off his reading glasses and frowned into the shape of the Chinese character "川".
Secretary Gao came back soon with a rather grim look on his face.
"Director Kang's family came and said that Director Kang was willing to transfer the job to his sister-in-law, Pi Sufen. The factory office asked Kang Xiaoxia to come in person, and then an argument broke out. Director, what do you think about this matter..."
Director Hu's pen slammed down on the document, the ink spreading. Yesterday, he'd planned to focus on training Kang Xiaoxia, and now he was causing this commotion?
What does it mean?
Jiang Haitang guessed from the change in Director Hu's expression that he was unhappy, and she spoke softly.
"Director Hu, Kang Xiaoxia herself doesn't want to do this."
"Is this what her family wants? Where's Kang Xiaoxia? Ask her to come and see me."
"Comrade Kang Xiaoxia did not come to work this morning and did not ask for leave." Secretary Gao replied.
Jiang Haitang's heart sank suddenly. It seemed that the Kang family had lost their patience and were going to settle the matter behind Kang Xiaoxia's back.
"Nonsense! Does the Kang family still have any rules?" Director Hu slammed the table angrily, and the water in the teacup sloshed out of the rim.
"I heard that the daughter-in-law of the Kang family only graduated from elementary school." Jiang Haitang fired another shot.
"Nonsense, you just graduated from elementary school, what can you do in the factory office? Let the Kang family in! I want to see what the Kang family thinks of the factory office."
When Kang's mother led Kang Dachun and his wife in, her calves were trembling.
Pi Sufen's dacron shirt was ironed neatly, but she couldn't hide the pride in her eyes.
The factory office is really nice and clean. Fortunately, she will be able to work here in the future.
That's right. How could that bitch Kang Xiaoxia be worthy of such a nice place?
"Director, this is what's going on. I'm Kang Xiaoxia's mother, and they're her brother and sister-in-law. Her sister-in-law is pregnant, and Xiaoxia wants to give her the job because she thinks it won't be good for the baby. But when we came to handle the paperwork, they didn't agree. Director, this is something we both agreed to, so why would anyone disagree?"
Kang's mother spoke more and more confidently, but she didn't notice that Director Hu's expression was getting colder and colder.
"Where is Kang Xiaoxia herself?"
"She, she, she has gone to work at the fertilizer factory." Kang's mother rolled her eyes and hesitated for a long time before she found an excuse.
"Are you sure Kang Xiaoxia won't work in the factory office anymore?" asked Director Hu.
"Sure, sure!" Kang's mother thought that things were about to be done, and a hint of pride appeared at the corner of her mouth.
"Xiao Gao, write a certificate and have them sign it, confirming Comrade Kang Xiaoxia's resignation. Arrange for the personnel department to recruit someone during the next recruitment."
After Director Hu made the arrangements, he began to look at the documents and ignored the three people standing in the office.
Kang's mother didn't understand what Director Hu meant, but Kang Dachun did.
"Director Hu, what do you mean?" asked Kang's mother.
"Since Comrade Kang Xiaoxia doesn't like the factory office job, we won't force her. There are plenty of people who want this job."
Secretary Gao suppressed his laughter and spread out the letter paper.
Pi Sufen jumped up anxiously: "No, Kang Xiaoxia gave me this job."
"Do you think anyone can come into our factory office? Can you write documents or do accounting?" Secretary Gao looked at Pi Sufen with disdain.
"I..." Pi Sufen really couldn't.
"Although my daughter-in-law can't write documents or do accounting, she can do other things."
"The factory office doesn't keep idle people! If you want to come in, you must pass the exam, and your exam results will speak for themselves." Secretary Gao said as he wrote quickly.
When he finished writing, he took it directly to the three people in front of him.
"Who will sign? Once you sign, you can leave. Don't bother with the paperwork, we'll handle it."
The three members of the Kang family were dumbfounded.
Kang's mother hesitated for a long time and asked, "What happens after signing?"
"After you sign, you can go do whatever you need to do. What? Are you expecting the factory to provide you with lunch?"
"What about work?" Kang Dachun asked.
"Aren't you going to hand your work back?"
Now, Kang's mother was really anxious.
"No, no, comrade, that's not what we meant. How can we hand the work back like that?"
"Then why are you guys making trouble at the factory? Besides, doesn't Kang Xiaoxia already work at the fertilizer factory?"
"This isn't my daughter-in-law..."
"If your daughter-in-law is precious and can't work due to pregnancy, then she should just rest at home. Sign!"
Seeing the Kang family being forced into a panic, Jiang Haitang couldn't laugh. She was worried about Kang Xiaoxia's current situation.
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