Zhao Huili smiled and tapped her head.
"What's there to earn? The money we have is only enough to buy a few bricks!"
Zhao Huili's expression looked unhappy, as if she had thought of something.
"Right now, the factory's performance is not good. We haven't received any salary in several months. Maybe even your father and I will be laid off!"
Song Shiwei thought for a moment and said, "Mom, have you ever thought about being a self-employed person?"
"Self-employed?"
Zhao Huili shook her head repeatedly: "At least we still have jobs now. We are workers and self-employed... To be honest, we are still looked down upon. Your brother hasn't come back yet, and Miaomiao is not married. Your father and I don't care, but I am worried that your brother and Miaomiao will have a hard time finding a partner!"
Song Shiwei understood that there were still few people who were self-employed. Although they did make money, they were all secretly reselling things and making a fortune in silence.
There are still very few people who actually open shops.
In the minds of Zhao Huili and her generation, the concept of formal employment and iron rice bowl is deeply imprinted. At that time, they were eager to get a job in a factory.
But now the times have changed, and state-owned factories are no longer iron rice bowls. Once the iron rice bowls are broken, many people will be laid off and become unemployed!
Only then will individual businesses truly develop.
Zhao Huili has not yet seen the benefits that self-employment can bring.
But it doesn't matter, now is not the time.
She has to go back to Qilian Island after the New Year, and when she returns to Beijing, she will take them with her to work.
After dinner, Song Shiwei and Zhou Tingyue went to the small Western-style building.
As soon as I entered the door, I heard voices talking inside.
"Mom, I know Xiaoting upset my big brother and sister-in-law last night. She's young and doesn't understand. I came here to apologize to my big brother and sister-in-law on her behalf. I hope you won't bother with her!"
"Yes, Mom, Xiaofeng told me everything. Xiaoting...she didn't mean it."
Song Shiwei stood at the door and walked in. She heard Shen Xiu'e say to her, "She didn't mean it? Yesterday, your father and I went to pick up your sister-in-law and your brother. Your brother said everything. She said your brother and your sister-in-law are country bumpkins from the countryside and can't afford the pair of shoes on her feet! She also said you know who she is? Her sister-in-law's father is a big boss in Beijing!"
She paused as she spoke.
"She's really amazing! You know, Dad has never taken a penny from the government in his life. He'd rather suffer a loss than be accused of abusing his power! Don't you know why your brother joined the army instead of finding him a respectable job in Beijing? Wanyu, you're really going to piss me off to death!"
As she spoke, she sighed deeply, and then out of the corner of her eye, she saw Zhou Tingyue helping Song Shiwei into the door.
Her expression suddenly changed and she hurried forward.
"Weiwei is back? How is everything? Is everything going well with your in-laws?"
Song Shi smiled and shook his head.
"It's okay, Mom, don't worry!"
After saying that, her eyes fell on the young couple on the sofa.
She knew the man, he was Qian Xiaoting's brother last night. It was obvious that the girl next to him should be Zhou Tingyue's biological sister, Shen Xiu'e's biological daughter Zhou Wanyu.
The little girl is very pretty, and looks about 60% like Zhou Tingyue. She has a pair of almond-shaped eyes and looks very bright and lively.
Her black hair was tied into a long ponytail hanging behind her head, making her look energetic and neat.
She was also looking Song Shiwei up and down, and seeing her belly that looked like she was about to give birth, she quickly stood up with a smile.
"It's my sister-in-law. Speaking of which, this is the first time I've met you. Come and sit down! I heard from my mom that you're pregnant with quadruplets. I'm going to have four big nephews soon. That's great!"
Seeing her like this, Song Shiwei actually developed some favorable impression towards her.
Originally, she was Zhou Tingyue's sister. Although Song Shiwei had never seen her, she never thought there was anything wrong with it.
But after experiencing the bad attitude of Qian Xiaofeng and Qian Xiaoting last night, Song Shiwei actually had some bad feelings towards this sister-in-law whom she had never met.
But when she saw them today, she felt that she was just herself, and was completely different from Qian Xiaofeng and Qian Xiaoting.
Come to think of it, the Zhou family has a good family tradition, and Zhou Tingyue was educated so well by them, there is no reason for them to raise their daughter in a wrong way.
That is indeed the case.
Zhou Wanyu was very graceful in her dealings with others and had a very good chat with Song Shiwei.
When she came, she brought a bag of oranges, and Zhou Tingyue helped Song Shiwei peel the oranges.
The orange was quite sweet, and Song Shiwei ate it happily.
But this made Qian Xiaofeng, who was standing by, very anxious.
He repeatedly pulled Zhou Wanyu's sleeve, trying to remind her to talk about business.
But Zhou Wanyu pretended not to see anything and ignored him.
Finally, Qian Xiaofeng became anxious and interrupted their conversation with a chuckle.
"Brother, sister-in-law, I want to apologize to you on behalf of my sister. She's young, naive, and outspoken. I hope you can forgive her! Don't bother with her!"
Hearing her words, Song Shiwei raised her head, but before she could say anything, she heard Zhou Wanyu say: "You said your sister is still young, ignorant, and outspoken, then do you know how old my sister-in-law is? My sister-in-law is only twenty, and she is twenty-one. She is young and ignorant, and my sister-in-law is even younger than her. Why should I ask my brother and sister-in-law to be considerate of her?"
Her words not only stunned Qian Xiaofeng, but also made Song Shiwei laugh.
I didn’t expect this girl to be so straightforward. You know what, she really likes it!
Zhou Tingyue was also a little annoyed.
"Qian Xiaofeng, if it weren't for the fact that you're my brother-in-law, I would have beaten you last night. We all know your sister's personality. Tell her to be more careful with her words in the future. If I hear her talking nonsense in front of others again, this matter won't be so easy to let go! Especially when it comes to my dad!"
“Yes, yes, yes!”
Qian Xiaofeng quickly smiled and nodded.
"No, no, I'll definitely talk to her when I get back! Well, as for my parents... I'll leave it to my uncle!"
Zhou Tingyue glanced at the kitchen and waved his hand.
Song Shiwei noticed that Zhou Wanyu beside him unconsciously clenched her hands, and was obviously uneasy.
Yes, Qian Xiaofeng and his sister are both like that, so it’s easy to imagine that her in-laws are not any better!
Qian Xiaofeng was very happy to see that the matter was resolved and looked at the watch on his wrist.
She said to Zhou Tingyue and Song Shiwei, "Well, brother and sister-in-law, I have to go to the countryside to show a movie this afternoon, so I won't stay any longer. Wanyu has taken the day off anyway, so why don't you stay home and spend some quality time with Mom and brother and sister-in-law. It's been so long since we last saw each other!"
As he said this, he clicked his watch.
"It's almost too late. I have something else to do. I'll leave first!"
After everyone left, Song Shiwei clearly saw that Zhou Wanyu's face was not very good.
So, she took the orange from Zhou Tingyue's hand, peeled it herself, and raised her chin to him.
"Mom is busy in the kitchen alone, go over and help!"
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