Chapter 261 Following the example is never wrong
"...That thousand or so yuan that I've been saving for you is what your grandparents, your dad, and I have accumulated over half our lives. It's more than two thousand... You couldn't even sell us by weight for that much!"
Fang Erniu's eyes widened immediately, and she exclaimed, "Mom, is our family that poor?"
Erniu's mother, "..."
"Fang Erniu, who gave you the audacity to say such things?"
Fang Erniu rolled her eyes, glanced at Su Laosan not far away, smiled at her mother, and said nothing.
Erniu's mother, "..."
Alright.
How could she not see the unspoken meaning in her daughter's words?! She sighed, yet felt a sense of relief.
I'm so glad my daughter chose this family; there's nothing wrong with them at all.
The sigh was because she felt her daughter was always a bit slow on the uptake. She was her own mother and could always spoil her, but would her future mother-in-law be able to spoil her like that?
Which family doesn't marry a daughter-in-law to be a good wife, raise children, and serve her in-laws?
Does he really treat his daughter-in-law like his own daughter?!
She claims to treat her eldest daughter-in-law like her own daughter, and her words and actions seem to reflect that of a biological daughter...
Even if they aren't your own children, you'll still have a sense of priorities, distinguishing between those who are close to you and those who aren't.
Erniu's mother became increasingly worried.
Over there, Su Laosan glanced around and saw Fang Erniu waving with a grin. Fang Erniu then happily skipped over to her.
Erniu's mother, "..."
"Eat up, this is a chocolate with liqueur filling, your sister-in-law gave it to me."
Su Laosan stuffed a piece into her mouth, and Fang Erniu bit into it before she could finish speaking. The aroma of the wine exploded in her mouth, and she swallowed it in one gulp. Her face turned bright red, and she looked unsteady on her feet.
"Old Su, you bastard, I... I can't drink..."
Fang Erniu's body went limp, and she fell into Su Laosan's arms.
Su Laosan cried out in surprise, quickly caught the person, and hurriedly went to look at Li Banxia.
Li Banxia glared at Su Laosan, then glanced at Fang Erniu with concern. "Quickly take Erniu inside to lie down for a while. Arno, go and make a bowl of hangover soup."
Erniu's mother carefully observed Li Banxia's reaction, worried that Erniu's expression didn't seem fake.
Judging from how she treats her eldest daughter-in-law, I think my daughter's personality shouldn't upset her future mother-in-law; my daughter isn't the type to cause trouble.
I'll remind Erniu again that they are the younger ones, and they should just follow what their older brothers do.
There's a reason why their eldest brother and sister-in-law are able to win over their mother.
They're always right to follow the example.
The meal lasted until mid-afternoon, with three or four families chatting and laughing, and they didn't disperse until around four o'clock.
By the time they got back, Fang Erniu's drunkenness had mostly worn off.
Erniu's mother relayed her advice to Fang Erniu, who nodded repeatedly, saying, "Su Laosan and I think so too. We're definitely hopeless when it comes to academics; we're neither of us fond of studying, and we can't learn from our older brother and sister-in-law. But we can learn how to be good people. Our older brother and sister-in-law are hardworking and ambitious, and we work very hard in our business. They focus on their studies, while we focus on making money. Auntie says this is called complementarity..."
She scratched her head and explained to her mother.
"It's because if you have many brothers in your family, you can do this or that, and if something happens in either of those industries, we'll have connections so we won't be caught off guard."
Erniu's mother paused for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
Although she wasn't very literate, her in-laws had said the same thing when they were young. The problem was that her brother-in-law and sister-in-law never visited her again after her son became the village party secretary. The two brothers were worse off than strangers.
Erniu's mother sighed softly.
Fang Erniu was still counting on her fingers as she told her mother, "...Mom, look, we have people in our family who earn money now, like me and Su Laosan; we have people studying scientific research, like my eldest brother and sister-in-law; and we have my second uncle in the army, but...we don't have anyone who's an officer. Otherwise, Su Laosan wouldn't have been schemed against by Lin Jiefang, and that Zheng guy wouldn't have dared to force Auntie to retire due to illness!"
Upon hearing this, Erniu's mother nodded twice.
The next second, for some reason, a thought flashed through his mind, and he shuddered. He grabbed Fang Erniu's hand and said, "Why isn't anyone an official? Isn't your older brother one? He became the village party secretary at such a young age. If he can climb the ranks, it won't take three to five years..."
I realized it was too fast and a bit exaggerated, so I adjusted it.
He continued, "...ten or eight years, and there it is, isn't it?"
Fang Erniu, “…Hey, how come I didn’t think of that? Although my brother is just a low-ranking official, even the highest-ranking officials started as low-ranking officials!”
She held her head and shook it, then snuggled into her mother's arms.
He said, "Mom, I'll go home and get some sleep first. I'll talk to Auntie tomorrow and see if it's okay."
"Hey, hey, you sleep, Mom will hold you."
Erniu's mother's heart was pounding. She knew that the eldest daughter-in-law's sister-in-law was a powerful figure, and she had heard that she worked in the government. These were all related by marriage. How could promoting someone else be as reliable as promoting a relative by marriage?
Back home, Erniu's mother helped Erniu to bed, covered her with a blanket, and then took Erniu's father to find her in-laws.
She told the two elders what Fang Erniu had said on the road.
"Did Erniu really say that?"
Grandma Fang's breath hitched slightly. "Her mother-in-law told her to say that?"
Erniu's mother shook her head.
"He didn't say it; I guess he just mentioned it casually during a chat."
Grandma Fang nodded.
Grandpa Fang tapped his pipe and sighed deeply. "It's difficult for people at the bottom to move up. The village party secretary is the one who's in charge in the eyes of the villagers. They respect him. Going to the city is not enough for him... Unless you can achieve something and get noticed by the higher-ups, even that's only the first step. You still need connections and people inside to take the next step. If you don't have anyone... then you can only rely on seniority. Like me, I've endured so many years and still haven't left the village."
That's what I said, but...
Erniu's mother hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Dad, you're right. Why don't we give it a try? Erniu's sister-in-law's eldest sister-in-law works for the government. We're not without connections. Our Erniu is married to Su Laosan, so we're related by marriage. Can we really beat strangers to this opportunity?"
Grandpa Fang's eyes flickered slightly as he looked at Erniu's mother.
Erniu's mother nodded earnestly.
"I remember Erniu saying that her sister-in-law's eldest sister-in-law works in the investment promotion office?" After a while, Grandpa Fang asked.
Erniu's mother nodded.
Grandpa Fang sighed, "That's not in the same area as the municipal government, so don't make things difficult for them."
Upon hearing this, Erniu's mother also sighed.
He said softly, "When Erniu said that, I thought there was hope. Her mother-in-law has an older brother and a cousin in the army, and her sister-in-law's family, although working in the investment promotion office, is still connected to the municipal government. Our two families are related, so maybe she could help our eldest son. But now it seems..."
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