Upon hearing her uncle's words, Qian Lailai immediately turned her head and said, "Uncle, I won't go to the factory to work; I'll go to school."
Her academic performance wasn't particularly outstanding, but it wasn't bad either at school, so she still had a chance to get into a good university.
Even if it's inconvenient to take the national college entrance examination, you can still get a national college degree.
Lin Yongnian frowned as he looked at his niece, feeling that she was far too immature as an older sister.
"Your father is gone, and your mother now has elderly parents to care for and young children to raise. As the eldest child in the family, you should help your mother share the burden, support the family together, and take care of your two younger brothers. This is your responsibility as the eldest sister!" Lin Yongnian lectured sternly.
Qian Lailai's eyes reddened as she was told this, and she bit her lip and lowered her head.
Lin Yongnian continued, "The winery where your father works is doing well, unlike other state-owned factories nowadays, which are laying off workers because of poor performance, and who knows what will happen in the future."
"Maybe these factories will go out of business soon, and then you won't be able to find a job."
"If you start working at the winery now, you won't have to worry about not finding a job later."
Lin Yongnian believes he has a long-term vision and his analysis is very reasonable.
Lin Qiufang also thought he was right. Looking at her daughter, she said, "Your uncle is right. After the New Year, you can go to work at the winery and help your mother with the workload."
It's quite a struggle for her to support three children on her own salary. The relief funds from the factory, once they go into that old hag's hands, she'll never be able to get them out before she dies.
"But I want to study, I want to go to university like Sister Xiaoyu," Qian Lailai said, tears streaming down her face.
Ever since she saw the report about Sister Xiaoyu in the newspaper, Sister Xiaoyu has become her idol. She also wants to be like Sister Xiaoyu and go to school one day.
Lin Yongnian: "..."
Lin Qiufang frowned and said, "Why do you, a girl, need to study so much? It's more important to support your two younger brothers with your mother."
"You and Mom supported your two younger brothers, and they will thank you for being their older sister."
"Besides, can you guarantee you'll definitely pass the entrance exam for university?"
“Lai Lai, your father is gone. Our family is not the same as before. You can’t be so selfish and only think about yourself.” Lin Qiufang said to her daughter earnestly.
Lin Yongnian nodded and said, "Your mother is right. As the eldest sister, you can't be so selfish. Can you bear to watch your mother suffer alone?"
Qian Lailai remained silent, only wiping away her tears.
Her fate was thus decided by Lin Yongnian and Lin Qiufang.
After dealing with his sister's family matters, Lin Yongnian went to the factory to process his retirement.
"Master Lin, please sign this form." The clerk from the Labor and Wages Department took out a form, placed it in front of Lin Yongnian, and handed him a pen.
Lin Yongnian took the pen and bent down to sign, but suddenly froze.
Seeing that he hadn't moved for a long time, the clerk called out, "Master Lin?"
"Huh?" Lin Yongnian looked up at the clerk, looking somewhat bewildered, as if he didn't know what he was doing.
"Sign." The clerk pointed to the signature area on the form.
"Oh." Lin Yongnian realized what was happening and lowered his head to sign his name on the form.
After completing his early retirement procedures, Lin Yongnian took a walk around the steel plant, reminiscing about the youth he had dedicated to the factory.
He dedicated his youth to the steel factory, spending almost all his time and energy on his work, but in the end, the steel factory abandoned him and forced him to retire early.
Lin Yongnian was extremely bored after retiring. Every day after breakfast, he would go out and wander around aimlessly.
He has never had any personal hobbies, and now that he's retired and not working, he can't find anything to do and feels extremely bored every day.
That day, Zhang Jiao returned home after working overtime and saw Lin Yongnian sitting at home watching TV, looking bored. She said, "Dad, you're not working now, and you have nothing to do all day. Why don't you cook dinner tonight?"
In Zhang Jiao's opinion, it's quite reasonable that her father-in-law, who doesn't work now and has nothing to do at home all day, cooks dinner so that they can eat right away when they get home from get off work.
Lin Yongnian glanced at Zhang Jiao and asked, "Are you a woman, or am I?"
"I'm just cooking, what are you doing? Go outside and listen to what kind of father-in-law cooks for his daughter-in-law?"
How could she say such a thing? It's utterly outrageous!
"..." Zhang Jiao choked, "Aren't you retired and have nothing to do?"
Lin Yongnian snorted coldly, "Even if I'm retired and have nothing to do at home, these things are not for an old man like me to do."
"Furthermore, even if I retire, my retirement pension will be higher than yours, so it's not your place to make arrangements for me."
In this family, whoever earns more has the most say.
Zhang Jiao: "..."
Zhang Jiao's salary has increased in the past two years, to about ten yuan a month, but it still can't compare to Lin Yongnian's.
Zhang Jiao rolled her eyes in annoyance, put the dog in the bedroom, rolled up her sleeves, and went to the kitchen to cook.
That night, Lin Guodong got into bed, and Zhang Jiao complained to him.
“I’ve noticed that your dad’s temper is getting worse and worse. I told him that he’s retired and has nothing to do at home, except cook dinner, but he speaks very sharply and always looks awful.”
Lin Guodong frowned and said, "He's been feeling down about retirement. You even said he'd have nothing to do after retirement. If you asked him to cook at home, would he give you a nice face or speak kindly?"
"You actually thought of having my dad cook at home? Can you even stomach his cooking?"
Zhang Jiao muttered, "His cooking isn't very good, but does he have a little time to learn now?"
"Learn." Lin Guodong scoffed. "Don't even think about it. Even if he spent all his retirement money on eating out, he still wouldn't know how to cook."
"Okay, go to sleep now, you have to work tomorrow." After saying that, Lin Guodong turned over, facing away from Zhang Jiao and closing his eyes.
Six months after retiring, Lin Yongnian finally found a way to pass the time: going to the park.
The park is a bit far from home, about a ten-minute walk, but that's not a problem for him since he doesn't work regular hours, as he has plenty of time.
There are many retired elderly people in this park who stroll, sing, and dance.
Some elderly women retire early but still look quite young.
Lin Yongnian met a woman in the park. She was in her early teens and had worked in the factory's propaganda department before retiring. She was also a key member of the factory's arts and culture department, and could sing and dance. She was also quite pretty.
The key issue is that she lost her husband early in life and has no children.
The only thing that doesn't meet Lin Yongnian's requirements is that she loves to dress up too much; you often don't see her wearing the same outfit twice in half a month.
But Lin Yongnian, now retired, is truly lonely and longs for a companion.
This woman is truly beautiful enough to meet his aesthetic standards, so he decided to give up some of his rigid requirements for her.
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