During the summer vacation of elementary school, the results of the county recruitment examination came out, and the admission lists were posted at the doors of various factories. Before noon, many people came back to report the good news.
Geng Yue also took the exam this time. She applied for a food factory, which happened to be the factory where her second aunt worked. After spending some money and using some connections, she was assigned to the propaganda department of the trade union.
Among the female educated youth, only Qian Hui passed the exam; the others failed.
Xu Hongxia did not feel much regret about this. Sister Qian Hui has always been one of the hardest-working people among the educated youth. On the one hand, she is also older, so she cherishes this opportunity very much. The effort and reward are always proportional. Everyone sees her efforts and is not jealous of anything.
What surprised Shen Anning was that Li Haotian passed the exam to become a technician in the machinery factory. He was a second-level worker and his salary was one level higher than the average.
There were quite a few people from Wangtu Village and Gengjiatun who took the exam this time, but only a few students who had just graduated in recent years passed. They had not forgotten much of their cultural knowledge and had a great advantage.
Two of the village chief's grandsons and granddaughters also took the exam this year. It's a pity that the granddaughter was admitted as a worker in a textile factory, but the eldest grandson was not accepted by the machinery factory.
Village chief, Wang Zhoushan’s home.
The yard was in chaos. Wang Cuicui, who passed the exam, was the eldest daughter of the village chief's son, Wang Qinghong. She was seventeen years old this year and had a ten-year-old brother and a two-year-old sister. Wang Yueli, who failed the exam, was the second son of the village chief's second son, Wang Qingfeng.
Wang Qingfeng's wife Duan Hongying looked at the man sitting at the table without saying anything, and nudged him with her elbow.
Seeing that the man didn't react at all, she felt a little disappointed.
You can only play by yourself!
"Well, Mom and Dad, Big Brother and Sister-in-law, Cui Cui is actually almost old enough to get married. It would be too uneconomical to bring this job to her in-laws' house. Don't you think this makes sense? I'm really not being unreasonable. If our family had a worker, it would be very prestigious in the village..."
Looking at the mess in the yard, Wang Cuicui looked at her second aunt, then at her parents, and for some reason, waves of sadness surged in her heart.
Since she was a child, because she was a daughter, she was not favored by her cousins. The situation improved a little after her mother gave birth to her own younger brother. She studied hard and cherished this hard-won opportunity to go to school. But now it seems that she cannot resist the arrangement of fate, as if there is a hand that wants to push her into the abyss invisibly.
Zhu Manqin knew very well what her daughter was thinking. She had not given birth to a son before, so her daughter had a hard time in this family. Now she has a son, and if she is still bullied like this, life will be miserable!
Looking at her parents-in-law sitting at the table without saying a word, she said, "Mom and Dad, I've been married to the Wang family for nearly twenty years. To be honest, I haven't done anything wrong to the Wang family in these years. Now this worker is Cuicui's own talent, so she must be hers. Even if she gets married in the future, it will be her dowry, and no one can take it away from her, otherwise I will fight her to the death."
The look Zhu Manqin gave Duan Hongying was so frightening that for a moment, no one in the yard dared to speak.
Grandma Deng looked at her husband and sighed helplessly. It is true that the palms and backs of the hands are made of flesh, but the family really loves grandsons more than granddaughters.
"This time, the recruitment process is based on individual ability. I don't want to say anything. The textile factory job is still more suitable for Cuicui."
Before she could finish her sentence, Duan Hongying stood up and shouted, "Mom, what are you talking about? Cuicui will be married in two years at most. How much money can she bring home? By then, she will have to take away her lifetime salary to her husband's family. We have to get married in two years without any formalities. Who would be willing to marry me if I don't have a decent job?"
"That's because you're incompetent, second sister-in-law. Let's make it clear today. I'm telling you, it's impossible. Cuicui's job can't be given to you. If it really doesn't work out, we'll split up and let Mom and Dad live with us. After all, we're the eldest."
For a moment, neither woman was willing to give in. Wang Qinghong looked at his second brother and said, "Qingfeng, what do you think about this? You can't always let women take the lead over you. What do you think? Do you also think that your son should be given your niece's job?"
Wang Qingfeng had been hiding behind his wife to avoid getting involved, but now that he was pointed out, he said helplessly, "Brother, I don't want to do this either, but Cuicui is seventeen after all. She'll be married in a year or two at most. If it really doesn't work out, just let Yueli go back to work and give Cuicui half of his salary every month. It can also be considered as a dowry for her..."
"Bullshit." Wang Qinghong couldn't help himself and punched him directly. Wang Zhoushan and his wife both stood up. No matter how they tried to stop him, they couldn't get up.
For a moment, there was another "World War" in the yard.
When Shen Anning heard the news, she immediately picked up the medicine box and ran over with Xixi in her arms. No matter what happened to Grandma Deng's son and daughter-in-law, she still respected such a kind old man.
"Um, Shen Zhiqing, please take a look at my dad. He's bleeding from his head. Um, what should I do?"
He handed Xixi to Geng Weijia in the crowd and said, "Auntie, please take care of her for me for a while."
"Cui Cui, don't cry first, don't worry, I'm here." Opening the medicine box, Shen An Ning took out gauze and cotton wool, and first wiped the blood off Wang Qinghong's head. He was hit by a brick, but it was not serious and not much bleeding.
"Uncle, besides being confused, do you feel anything else now?"
"It's okay, just dizzy and a little painful."
After looking at the wound, it was not very big and did not need to be sutured in the hospital, so Shen Anning disinfected it to stop bleeding and bandaged it.
"Okay, Cui Cui, be careful these days and don't do any heavy work. It's probably a mild concussion. Just stay in bed."
The farce in the village chief's family ended with the two brothers turning against each other.
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