Tian, the clerk, said dejectedly, "If you're so capable, why did you stay in the workshop for the past ten years? Why didn't you make a name for yourself sooner?" Damn it, if he had made a name for himself earlier, maybe he wouldn't be dealing with this kind of person now.
Su Yu said, "The saying goes, 'It takes ten years to forge a sword,' and haven't I just reached ten years?"
"..."
Officer Tian's heart pounded with anger. "How much money do you want to borrow?"
"The more the better, three or five hundred is not too much, seven or eight hundred would be even better."
Officer Tian looked at her as if she were a madwoman, "So many?!"
Su Yu sighed, "Getting a wife costs a lot of money. I love my younger brother, so I have to think about it for him. It's not that much. The three of us siblings earn over a hundred yuan a month, so we can pay it off in a few months, right?"
Officer Tian rolled his eyes, thinking Su Yu was blatantly lying. Even if her monthly salary was a little over a hundred, the family's food and drink expenses would take up at least half of that. He gritted his teeth and said, "At most three hundred."
"one thousand."
"five hundred"
"One thousand and one!"
"..."
"Fine, I'll compromise. It'll be a thousand then. Officer Tian, if you're going to do a good deed, do it all the way. If you leave one cent, I'll leave one cent for you too. That's not fair. Anyway, I'm not borrowing money from you. I'll borrow from my work unit. I'll pay it back later."
Ms. Tian nearly dropped the thermos in her hand, but she gritted her teeth and said, "Come pick it up tomorrow morning!"
"Alright, Officer Tian, go ahead and get busy. See you tomorrow. By the way, I'll deduct this money from my brother's salary every month, twenty yuan a month."
Tian ignored her completely and turned to leave.
Watching Officer Tian's retreating figure, Su Yu felt a surge of satisfaction. Buying a house with a loan was definitely the best option. She was so busy with family and other matters that she didn't have much time to do business. After calculating her salary and the money she and her classmates had secretly made from reselling things, she only had about two hundred yuan left. That was definitely not enough to buy a big house.
Now that I've borrowed a thousand yuan from the factory, things will be much easier. At least I can afford a two-bedroom apartment. But the apartment still feels too big; I need to go back and get some more money. Buying a house is such a big deal; I can't handle it all by myself.
As soon as Su Yu got off work in the evening and entered the yard, Liu Mei ran out of the house, "Sister, you're back!"
"Mmm," Su Yu replied, then haughtily entered the house.
Everyone in the courtyard was taken aback by the scene.
Something seems off about Old Su's daughter-in-law.
Aunt Liu turned around and went back into the house, saying to her husband, Liu Lao Er, "Your eldest niece is really not normal now. When she looks at the eldest son of the Su family, she's practically wagging her tail."
Liu Lao Er tapped his pipe. "It's none of my business as your uncle. As long as we can make ends meet, why bother with so much?"
"I just think Liu Mei is useless," Aunt Liu said. More than anything, she felt ashamed that she couldn't even outdo the eldest daughter of the Su family.
"I wonder what kind of spell the Su family cast on her."
At the Su family's house, Su Yu was drinking brown sugar water from an enamel mug. Although she didn't like sweet things, her body needed some nourishment, and this was somewhat of a nutritional supplement.
Liu Mei, standing nearby, said with delight, "Sister, the secretary came to the workshop to talk to me this week. Why didn't I tell him sooner? You're my older sister."
Oh, Old Zhou is trying to reassure her.
Su Yu asked calmly, "Did you return anything?"
"He also told me to work hard, saying that the factory values talent development. After he left, our master craftsman even asked me what my relationship was with Secretary Zhou."
Su Yu had a better understanding of the situation.
In large steel mills, a master craftsman can mentor several apprentices, but only one or two will be promoted to permanent positions each year. Furthermore, new apprentices join every year, so without outstanding performance or connections, it can take several years before a permanent position is secured. Liu Mei is one such example.
Although Secretary Zhou couldn't help Liu Mei get a better job, he was a respected figure in the labor union. The senior workshop workers still had to give him face. Knowing about Liu Mei's relationship with Secretary Zhou, they would definitely try to curry favor with her.
Therefore, those who can make it in big companies all have their own ways of dealing with people and situations.
"Sister, did you and Secretary Zhou do something? Can I get a permanent position?" Liu Mei asked excitedly.
Su Yu glanced at her. "Calm down. What's the big deal? It's your fault for being useless. If it were someone else, they wouldn't even need Secretary Zhou's connections to get promoted. You didn't need me, your sister-in-law, to pull strings for you. Do you know how much it takes to maintain relationships?"
Liu Mei's face stiffened, and she dared not smile anymore.
Su Dazhi quickly said, "You should work hard in the future and not let your sister worry about you."
Su Lin said, "Sister shouldn't have meddled so much."
Su Zhi said with a crooked mouth, "Anyway, you should remember your sister's kindness in the future, and don't think about dividing the family property again."
He hadn't forgotten that his sister-in-law had wanted to divide the family property and take his house.
Su Yu frowned and slammed her hand on the table, looking displeased. "Alright, we're all family, what's all this fuss about? It'll make us a laughingstock."
The family then stopped talking.
Su Yu said, "Alright, everyone sit down. I have something important to tell you all. Let's discuss it together."
"Sis, what's up?" Su Zhi asked.
Su Yu glanced at the dilapidated house. "Our Su family used to be from the countryside. Later, my parents came to the city to work. They left early, leaving behind this single room. I'm not willing to accept this. I'm not willing to let our Su family stay here forever. I want to revitalize our Su family. Not only will you all become workers, but I will also make sure everyone in my family lives in a big house and rides a bicycle. I want people to envy and be jealous of our family."
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