Sister-in-law Chen Hong nodded: "That's true. Everyone is too busy to work right now, so making money is the most important thing."
Erni is still young, and I'm not comfortable with my mom taking care of her alone. If the old lady gets tired, I'm afraid Xiaohong will turn against us.
I plan to work here first, and then when Erni can go to kindergarten next year, I will pursue further studies and try to get two more certificates.
The jobs I take on in the future will become easier and easier, and my wages will increase.
You don't know, but I heard from some veteran employees who joined the industry early that if you get a nutritionist certificate, you don't even have to do any work. You can just give advice to others and earn more than 20,000 yuan a month.
Hehe, Xiaohong is right, there is definitely a future in our line of work.
Believe it or not, maybe in another ten years or so, I'll become a well-known nutritionist in the industry.
Even if I do nothing, a large number of food and beverage business owners will hire me to promote their products.
Haha! By then, earning a million a year won't be a dream!
Looking at his boastful wife, Chen Yi chuckled: "Wife, you better do a good job, our family is counting on you!"
"Once you've made a fortune, I'll try being a kept man and see if it's any good! I can't be a gigolo, but I'll be a kept man too!"
"Why should we rely entirely on me? Don't forget you're a man. Who said you'd earn a lot of money so the three of us could live a life of luxury?"
Still calling yourself a pale-faced old man? Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself in the mirror? The only thing on your body that's white is your butt. Would you dare to show it?
Chen Yi, let me tell you, don't think about any of that nonsense. I'm trying to find a way to go out and earn money. If you, as a man, don't earn money to support the family, don't blame me for looking down on you and dumping you!
Remember this: I earn money and I spend it; if you earn money, the whole family spends it! Both children are your responsibility; don't try to shirk it.
Chen Yi chuckled awkwardly: "I was just kidding with you. How could I not do my job properly? If you really did that, not only would you kick me out, but my little sister alone wouldn't let me off the hook!"
Hehe, I know what kind of person I am. I don't have the ability to make big money in business. I'm going to spend my life working with cars.
I've been thinking about it lately. Driving a taxi won't make me starve, but it won't sustain me either. Once your income is stable, I'd like to learn a driving skill at my classmate's taxi shop.
I have basic skills, so learning car repair shouldn't be too difficult. Nowadays, car sales and after-sales service are often bundled together.
"Once I've mastered the craft, we can open our own dealership. We can run it ourselves, hire a few skilled workers, and the annual income won't be bad."
"Wow! I never expected you to have learned to use your brain and scheme! Not bad! You've really improved!"
Chen Yi pretended to be profound and remained silent. He would never tell this woman that this was a suggestion Chen Hong had given him.
This woman's got some nerve now; she hasn't even made any money yet, and she's already trying to rebel. If I can't keep her in check, what status will I have in the family?
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Chen Hong, along with her parents and family, left the airport, took two taxis, and went directly back to Yujia Village.
Chen Hong's mother was tense the whole way, and only relaxed a little when the taxi was on the road home.
Looking out at the fields outside the car window, the old lady breathed a sigh of relief. Chen Hong, who was in the passenger seat, couldn't help but smile when she saw this.
Actually, she felt a little sour and bitter inside, and wasn't feeling too good. It wasn't like she was short of money; she should have arranged for her mother to take a plane trip a long time ago.
From the moment she entered Jinan Airport until she boarded the plane, Chen Hong could tell that her mother was very nervous and excited.
This is the old lady's first time flying, so it's normal for her to be nervous and excited. She was the same way the first time she flew.
"Mom, look how well the wheat is growing in the field. This year is sure to be another bumper harvest."
Time flies. During the snowstorm before the New Year, I thought the wheat would be damaged by frost.
"In just over a month, the wheat harvest will begin again!" Chen Hong chatted with her mother, hoping to distract her and help her relax a bit.
"If wheat is covered with three layers of snow in winter, you'll sleep on a pillow of steamed buns next year! Wheat loves heavy snow the most."
A thick snowfall not only keeps the wheat warm and moist, but also freezes and kills pests in the ground.
As long as the wheat doesn't experience a sudden cold snap during its vigorous growth period after turning green, it won't be afraid of even heavy snowfall in winter.
Xiao Hong, there are more peanuts and sweet potatoes growing here than in Jinan. Look, most of the crops in the fields are these kinds of crops.
Why are so few corn and millet crops being grown? Will we have enough food to eat?
Speaking of the old lady who farms, she's quite something. She's farmed all her life and is very skilled at tending to all kinds of crops. She's a true old farmer.
Seeing that the old lady was in good spirits, Chen Hong was relieved and explained with a smile:
"Mom, we live on the coast. The soil here is mostly acidic and prone to sandstorms. The terrain is mostly mountains and hills, which is perfect for growing peanuts and sweet potatoes."
That's why Jiaodong peanuts have been famous since ancient times! The largest peanut oil processing enterprise in the country is also from Jiaodong, where raw materials are most abundant.
The sweet potatoes we grow here taste much better than those in Jinan. They're starchy, soft, and sweet, with exceptionally high sugar and starch content.
Mom, after the sweet potatoes are harvested in the fall, I'll get a big bag of them for the family. In the winter, when you have nothing to do, you can roast sweet potatoes for the children.
You and Dad should eat more too. I heard that sweet potatoes are good for older people. They can not only prevent cardiovascular disease and atherosclerosis, but also help with bowel movements.
Chen Hong's mother shook her head like a rattle drum: "Don't bring this home for me, your dad won't eat it."
Your dad ate so many sweet potatoes when he was a kid that he got sick of them.
Now he won't eat sweet potatoes, he doesn't even like bananas. He says bananas taste similar to sweet potatoes, and one bite makes him nauseous.
Chen Hong had genuinely forgotten about this, but she still tried to defend herself, saying, "It's not as serious as you make it out to be. I remember last year when my dad came to help me take care of the kids, he ate quite a few bananas."
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