The four of them returned to the Xiang family. Out of courtesy, Zhang Jidi still invited his fifth sister and her son to have dinner.
She cooked with Xiang Liguo and asked Xiang Meimei to help with picking vegetables, setting the table, etc.
On weekends, everyone has a day off and the whole family will get together to eat, so there are quite a lot of people.
Chen Wei picked up his son Chen Zhong and teased him so that his wife could go to the kitchen to help.
Zhang Laidi, who had taken her seat, placed the exquisite gift box she had brought next to Chen Wei, with a flattering smile on her face. She lowered her generation and called out to people according to Zhang Mingyu's generation:
"Brother-in-law, this is a gift for you. Thank you for helping Mingyu get this job. This kid is reckless, luckily you helped to calm the situation."
Not only did she express her attitude, she also pressed Zhang Mingyu down and said thank you.
Chen Wei held his son in one hand and waved his other hand to say that it was not possible. He was just about to give the gifts to them.
Zhang Jidi came out and put a dish on the table. He said in a cold tone, "Dawei, you can keep it. After all, you contributed to this work, so it's only right that you accept it."
No matter what happens in the future, at least Chen Wei deserves the credit for this achievement.
Chen Wei pulled his son's hand away from his mouth and said, "Mom, I'll listen to you."
He loved his wife deeply and loved the Xiang family as well, and had long wanted to help.
However, Xiang Lili, the sister-in-law, was too competitive. She ranked first in the exam and was admitted to the gas mixing group. Chen Wei wanted to help but there was no place for him to intervene.
Although I am not familiar with my cousin this time, I can get the job by just expressing my intention. It’s an easy thing, so why not give him a hand?
Zhang Jidi knew what kind of personality his fifth sister had. She was good at taking advantage of the situation and once she got on top of something, it would be impossible to pull her off.
She had a headache and kept saying, "Fifth sister, Chen Wei is just a research and development supervisor and has nothing to do with the operation team. Mingyu should just work honestly after entering the factory and don't bother Dawei."
This attitude of distancing oneself from the relationship is too obvious. After all, they are sisters from the same mother.
As for the lack of contact, isn't it because we have each started a family and have too many trivial matters to deal with, and also because we live in opposite sides of the county, which is too far and inconvenient?
Zhang Laidi's face turned pale. "Why, little sister, now that you're rich, you look down on your poor relatives? We're sisters. I didn't ask you to find me a job. Why are you holding on to what Dawei said?"
Zhang Jidi looked at his lovely grandson, then at Xiang Meimei in the kitchen, and hardened his heart.
She said bluntly, "Fifth sister, how many people in the factory are eyeing Dawei's position? He's in his early twenties, how many people don't obey him? Don't you think about Chen Wei's dilemma?"
Do you really think Chen Wei from the methane plant can cover up everything?
"Well... well, we can't completely ignore our family. We only have a few kids. If you help Mingyu today, won't Mingyu help you in the future?"
Zhang Jidi looked at Zhang Mingyu coldly. He was impulsive and had no ability to clean up the mess, but he still wanted to help?
It’s good enough if you don’t bring trouble to her family!
She didn't expect that this thought in her mind would come true so quickly.
Zhang Jidi said coldly, "Cousins and brothers should help each other, but if you want to cause trouble, you should also consider the place where you are. Can't you invite the recruitment office leader to the office alone and talk it over nicely?"
He is so arrogant even when asking for leniency. He really doesn't know how to behave.
Zhang Lai Di also knew how stupid it would be for his son to make a scene in public.
If Chen Wei hadn't come to smooth things over this time, I'm afraid the factory director would have simply fired them because of the bad influence their troublemaking had on the factory.
She could only bend down and speak softly: "Little sister is right, Mingyu is too young and impulsive. I will definitely control him when I go back and will not cause any trouble for you."
It sounds nice, but I'm afraid you don't mean it that way in your heart.
What else could Zhang Jidi do? Things had come to this point, and if he continued to refute, they would end up in a falling out.
The scene turned cold.
Zhang Mingyu suddenly said, "Mom, I'm going to work at the methane plant. Where will I live?"
"Single employees live in the staff dormitory, which is usually a four-person room and is quite close to the factory." Chen Wei entertained his son while answering his questions.
Zhang Mingyu looked disgusted: "I don't want to live with others, I live alone at home, Mom~"
Xiang Mianmian, who came to serve the food, shivered and got goosebumps all over the floor.
Oh my God, she is just a 12-year-old soft girl, and she can't even act like a spoiled child with a cousin who has a job. If this doesn't work out, should she go for further studies?
Zhang Lai Di was used to it, and was kind to his son: "It's okay, son. At worst, we can rent a house and you can find me a wife in the courtyard when the time comes."
She turned around and asked Zhang Jidi, "Little sister, how much is the rent for a house here?"
"A single room is 5 yuan, a suite is 7 yuan..."
Zhang Jidi had just told his fifth sister the price when Zhang Mingyu refused to agree: "Mom! Why don't you sell one of our houses and buy one here?"
"What are you talking about, silly kid? Why buy something? There's no need to buy a house! Just rent a place honestly. You earn over twenty bucks a month, and you're still worried you can't afford the five or seven yuan a month rent?"
Zhang Laidi scolded his son harshly, avoiding Zhang Jidi's suspicious look.
Zhang Jidi suppressed his doubts and calmly tested Chen Wei: "I can help you find out about buying it. My colleague just said he wanted to sell his apartment a few days ago, and it's only 320 yuan."
It is said that being straightforward has its advantages, but some people just cannot stand the temptation.
Zhang Mingyu spoke quickly, and Zhang Laidi couldn't stop him at all: "Sure, it's quite cheap. My brother bought a wife in exchange for an apartment. It's not too much for me to have one too, right?"
He looked at Zhang Laidi with an innocent face.
Zhang Jidi was furious when she heard this. She slammed the table, causing the dishes and chopsticks to jump up. She pointed out the name of the person and asked, "Zhang Laidi! What did you say when our Zhang family split up?!"
This poor kid, Zhang Laidie didn’t dare to look at his youngest sister’s expression at all, and he murmured and couldn’t say a word.
The slap of Zhang Jidi on the table was so loud that it scared the child Chen Zhong. He was stunned for a moment and then started crying with his mouth pursed.
Chen Wei had no choice but to coax him quickly, but it didn't work. Afraid of disturbing the conversation of the elders, he carried the child out to see something new.
Without any scruples, Zhang Jidi slapped his hand once more in a rage, pointed at the tip of Fifth Sister's nose and said, "Say it again what you said to our parents' coffins back then!"
Zhang Mingyu realized later that he had made a mistake and quickly lowered his head, not daring to say anything.
Zhang Laidi replied stiffly, "I'm the heir to the family business, and I won't sell it off while I live. I haven't sold it either. It's for my daughter-in-law, right? You wouldn't want your eldest grandson to be without a granddaughter-in-law, right?"
The ancestral property was sold, but the fifth sister, the kitchen maid, looked indifferent, which was really heartbreaking.
Zhang Jidi was so angry that he was shaking all over. "Yes, you are so right, you have so many excuses! Sooner or later, you will squander our parents' fortune!"
When she thought of her fifth sister's solemn promise when she divided the family property, and then looked at Zhang Laidie who was making unreasonable arguments at this moment, she even doubted whether these two were really the same person?
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