Chapter 251 Reasons
The canteen at the supply and marketing cooperative served stir-fried green beans with pork for dinner.
There were very few slices of meat, but at least there was some meat.
While Song Lubai was eating, she saw Lu Xingye sitting alone at a table in the corner, so she took her lunchbox and went over to him.
When Lu Xingye saw her, he lifted his eyelids slightly and casually said, "You're back?"
After greeting him, Song Lubai asked, "How's things going between you and Sun Hong?"
Lu Xingye said, "She said she'll get our marriage certificate when you come back."
Song Lubai was surprised.
Lu Xingye explained, "If she marries me, she'll have to move in with me. You won't be here, and the house will be vacant. Who knows who will move in? What will happen to your things if no one is watching over the dorm?"
Song Lubai had only asked Sun Hong about his situation to set the stage for what she was about to say; she hadn't expected Sun Hong to be so considerate.
After stuffing the last mouthful of rice into his stomach, Lu Xingye asked leisurely, "Speak, what is it?"
Song Lubai suspected that her true colors were too utilitarian, which was why Lu Xingye could see through her every time.
She said directly, "My mom will be bringing my brother here in a while, and I'd like to ask you for help in finding a suitable job."
As Lu Xingye frowned, Song Lubai continued, "My mother is literate and used to work in a food factory in our city. If there are any suitable jobs, I'd appreciate it if you could keep an eye out for her. Also, could I offer my job in exchange?"
Before they could finish speaking, both of them understood what the so-called exchange meant.
People without education can't do the work in the supply and marketing department. If Song Lubai wants to leave, she can recommend someone with a high school diploma to Lu Xingye. As long as Lu Xingye is willing to help, the chances of success are relatively high.
However, she couldn't find someone with a low level of education to take over her job. Her mother, Zhang Cui, couldn't do her work. If she wanted to find a job for her mother, she would have to exchange her job for her mother's.
But all of this is contingent on Lu Xingye being willing to help.
"Okay, I got it. You can ask around yourself. The minimum educational requirement is a high school diploma."
"Okay," Song Lubai said with a smile. "When my boyfriend comes next time, I'll invite you and Sun Hong to a restaurant for a meal. We'll be leaving soon, and who knows when we'll see each other again."
After talking for a while, Lu Xingye picked up his lunchbox and left.
Lu Xingye agreed to help, and Song Lubai also needed to find a suitable person.
It was getting late, so she had to suppress her thoughts and return to her dormitory.
While unpacking her things from home, she saw two new pairs of cloth shoes her mother had made for her. She said to Sun Hong, "My feet can't fit into them. Can you see if you can wear them?"
Sun Hong is taller than Song Lubai, and has bigger feet, so the clothes she wears are too tight for her.
The shoes were already made and couldn't be resized, so leaving them was a waste. Song Lubai thought she should let Yan Fang and Feng Ying try them on.
After canceling her leave, Song Lubai learned the next day, when she officially returned to work, that Minister Zhou had been taken away and that Lou Yuchun was now in charge of the department.
The staff in the new office have all changed.
Dai Shuhua and Su Youwei were no longer in the secretary's office, but Guo Bo was still there, and a new female comrade whom Song Lubai had never met before was also there.
When no one else was in the office, Song Lubai overheard Guo Bo talking and learned that the new female colleague was related to Lou Yuchun.
Song Lubai's work over the past few months has not been in vain. After she revealed that she was going to be transferred with her boyfriend and wanted to find a job for her mother, quite a few people came to her privately.
But most of them wanted to get their relatives into the supply and marketing department, and no one could find her another job.
This matter couldn't be rushed. Song Lubai first went to see Yan Fang and Feng Ying, and after delivering the shoes, she went to the cotton mill and found Comrade Pei, the secretary of the cotton mill's party secretary.
Only a shrewd person can do the job of a secretary. Song Lubai had only just started the conversation when Secretary Pei already knew her purpose.
This is a sure thing, Secretary Pei said with a smile, "Our cotton mill workshop is not short of people right now. My wife works at the sugar factory, I'll go back and ask her."
This is promising! Song Lubai's smile widened. She said, "Comrade Pei, if you have a suitable person to recommend to me, you have to be careful. They must be a high school graduate. Our Section Chief Lu said that anyone who hasn't graduated from high school won't do."
Secretary Pei's smile deepened.
If Section Chief Lu found out, it means that Song Lubai has already smoothed things over with the higher-ups, and the chances of things succeeding are very high.
The supply and marketing department is a well-known good unit. They are much more reliable in terms of invoices and other documents than other units. No unit in the city can do without having to maintain a relationship with the supply and marketing department. If you can get into the supply and marketing department, the benefits are more than just a few.
"Okay, I'll come find you when I get news."
After leaving the cotton mill, Song Lubai went to several other companies, including a vegetable company, a tobacco company, and a winery…
Thanks to her past experience running errands, she knew people in these companies.
Everyone knew she was about to quit, and the tasks assigned to her at work every day weren't very important. She would run errands for the units below her and take care of her own things along the way.
Before her day of rest was over, Wei Yang arrived.
Seeing her, her husband with whom she had already registered her marriage, again felt like a lifetime had passed.
While the two were eating in the cafeteria, Wei Yang asked, "Have you taken care of everything at home?"
Song Lubai nodded.
He added, "It's good that you're back. Once the handover of work is complete, we should be going."
Song Lubai thought his first question would be about why she suddenly ran back to her hometown.
She put down her chopsticks and briefly explained what was going on at home, then said, "You go first, I need to make sure my mother and brother are settled before I go over there."
Wei Yang didn't expect that Lu Jianxi could escape after being arrested. If Song Lubai hadn't gone back, her mother would definitely have been in trouble that night.
He frowned at her. "Why did you suddenly go back to your hometown?"
I was in such a hurry that I didn't even tell him.
It was as if he had a premonition that something was going to happen at home, so he returned home very promptly.
Song Lubai had already come up with an excuse.
"I dreamt that something happened to my mom, and I was really panicked those few days, so I didn't have time to tell you. I hurriedly bought a ticket home, and thankfully I got back in time, otherwise..."
Wei Yang agreed with this reason, because he couldn't think of any other reason why she rushed back to her hometown.
He wanted to say that she was reckless and that she was lucky to escape unharmed, but it was all in the past, and she had returned safely. Any further comment would just be hindsight.
"There's no need to arrange for them to stay in Shicheng. Let them go directly to the 16th Regiment. We can take care of them in the future, and it will be a good opportunity for your family to reunite. You can rest assured."
Song Lubai ate in silence, not saying a word for a while.
After racking her brains, she finally said, "I still think Stone City is better. Let them stay here."
Wei Yang looked at her with a probing and surprised gaze.
Her reasoning was barely plausible, but normally she should have felt more at ease being in the same place as her mother and brother.
Why would she think of arranging for her own mother and younger brother to live in Shicheng?
Song Lubai lied to herself and said, "The 16th Regiment is too remote. If we're going to settle down, I still hope my mother and the others can settle down in Shicheng."
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