The two sacks of gifts not only shocked Li Xu, but also everyone in the Li family.
Then everyone opened the oil paper packages one by one, took out the items that were easy to store, left only a little of the items that were difficult to store, and distributed the rest to relatives.
In the days that followed, the Li family looked forward to the arrival of the admission letter every day.
But unexpectedly, while waiting, I received another good news.
From now on, people will have Sundays off as usual.
In the decades since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the single-day-off system has been implemented, that is, one day off on Sunday.
It was fine at the beginning, but the situation changed in the late 1950s. At that time, the main focus was on dedication and hard work, and people were proud to work overtime for free on holidays.
Although some people may not be so willing, but when most people do it, you have to do it even if you are reluctant.
Since then, it seems to have become a norm for people to work overtime on holidays.
To be honest, it was considered good at that time. At least people had annual leave to rest.
The last ten years have really been year-round.
If you want to rest, you can only take leave.
However, not everyone can accept the loss of wages due to taking leave.
It’s no problem for people with good family conditions, but those with poor family conditions really don’t dare to take a day off, and have to go to work even when they are sick.
The county said that Sundays will be normal holidays in the future, which means that people no longer have to go to the company to work overtime on holidays. People with jobs can have at least four days off a month, and the same applies to students.
This way, people have time to recuperate when they are sick, and they also have time to visit relatives and friends every week.
How can this not make people happy?
Of course, not everyone is happy.
For example, Li Xu.
That night.
Li Xu, who had just returned from a business trip, was struck by lightning when he heard the news and was speechless for a long time.
The reason why he is like this is because this news has nothing to do with him...
The drivers' delivery time cannot be fixed, and they have to take a vacation after each delivery. Due to the special nature of their job, they do not enjoy holidays.
Seeing him like this, the Li family was extremely happy. Li Mei even said, "You used to show off your vacation every day, but now we have one too. Now you can't show off anymore, right?"
Coming back to his senses, Li Xu said stubbornly, "You're still showing off. You can only rest for five days a month at most, and I can only rest for half a month at most."
You can go to the city and back in one day, and rest the next day. If this is the arrangement, it can indeed be done.
Of course, this is just an idea, and the actual situation cannot be like this.
Li Mei looked at him with amusement, "Just keep talking tough. I wonder when you can take half a month off."
Li Xu didn't respond, but instead asked, "Why did the county want to reinstate the public holiday?"
At this moment, he thought to himself, I can even take a month off after a year.
Seeing that he didn't respond, Li Mei stopped teasing and replied, "I've always wanted to, but I just didn't have the chance before."
Li Xu was stunned. "Is there a chance now?"
"The storm's subsidence presented an opportunity. The county wanted to reinstate the holiday, but later worried about a recurrence, so it decided to observe the situation for a while. Now, several months have passed, and the feared situation hasn't occurred, so the county has decided to reinstate it."
At this time, Li Jiakang interjected, "It would be great if annual leave could be restored."
Everyone knew that he was not only talking about the annual leave, but also the customs of the New Year.
Li Mei showed a helpless expression, "Our say doesn't count in this matter."
"Don't worry, the annual leave will definitely be restored in two years at most."
Hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up. Li Jiakang's face showed a hint of joy, and he said repeatedly, "Okay, okay, I feel relieved with Lao Er's words."
Li Xu smiled and changed the topic.
The next day, the weather suddenly became gloomy and the cold wind blew continuously.
Li Xu sat up from the quilt, and after feeling the cold outside, he lay back down silently.
He felt that breakfast was not a must.
Just as he was about to take a nap, he suddenly heard knocking on the door and shouting outside.
Now he had no choice but to get up.
He put on his clothes and walked out of the room, shouting, "Stop knocking."
As soon as the words fell, there was no movement outside the door.
Li Xu walked forward to open the gate, and was stunned when he saw the person outside.
"Master Duan, why are you here?"
Master Duan grinned widely, his wrinkled face smiling like a chrysanthemum. "I came here to tell you to come to my house for dinner tonight."
Seeing him like this, Li Xu was stunned for a moment, "Is there a happy event in your family?"
"My eldest grandson received his acceptance letter yesterday. Today we are having a banquet to entertain relatives and friends."
Hearing this, Li Xu congratulated him repeatedly and said that he would definitely be there in the evening.
Master Duan smiled even more brightly, said a few more words, and then said goodbye and left.
After he left, Li Xu went back to his room and continued to sleep.
Unexpectedly, just after I fell asleep for a while, I heard knocking on the door and shouting outside again.
After opening his eyes, Li Xu couldn't help but curse inwardly, then stood up and walked out again.
As soon as he opened the gate, he saw Liu Gang outside and said angrily, "It's already so late, why don't you get up?"
"You know I love to sleep in. Besides, I have nothing to do, so I might as well sleep a little longer." After replying, Li Xu asked, "What do you want to talk to me about?"
"Buy medicinal wine."
Since realizing the benefits of medicinal wine, the older people in the Liu family have become Li Xu's loyal customers.
For convenience, they asked Liu Gang to be the representative to make all the purchases and then distribute the goods after returning.
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