After Lin Jingyan put the chess pieces away, Su Lin came over with his wife.
Su He was a little surprised to see this, "Why didn't you go home today since it's a holiday?"
Su Lin smiled and explained, "I had some things to do this morning, so I didn't go back. I'll go back next time I have a holiday."
Without waiting for Su He to ask, she said directly, "One of the teachers at the primary school affiliated with our factory recently broke her leg and we were looking for someone to substitute for her. Xiuxiu happened to have this work experience, so we asked her."
Su He was pleasantly surprised upon hearing this, "That's great! How much will the salary be?"
"It's already agreed that half of the money will go to Xiuxiu every month. It's not much, but it's not bad either. Besides, I heard that the primary school for children of employees is short of teachers. If Xiuxiu performs well, she might be able to stay."
Su He was also happy for her, "This is a good thing. Your sister-in-law has experience, so she might be able to stay after the job is done. Even if it's just a temporary job, it's not bad. If you don't look for a job in Beijing now, you can still get a permanent position after a few years."
Feng Xiuxiu smiled shyly, "It's just a substitute teaching opportunity. It's very difficult to stay. My older sister also said that jobs are hard to find in Beijing, and people may not necessarily want me."
"What's the big deal? You just do your job well first. If it doesn't work out, we'll ask Linzi to think of a way, maybe talk to the leaders. If that still doesn't work, we can buy it. There'll always be a chance."
Su Lin nodded. "That's what I was thinking too. We'll figure out a way. It would be best if we could stay, but if not, it's not a big deal. There will always be another chance."
Su He felt relieved when she heard him say that.
The couple, Su Lin and his wife, didn't stay long. Their family wanted them to stay for dinner, but the couple insisted that their home was too far away and it would be inconvenient to travel by car at night, so they left after a short while. It seemed that their trip was just to tell them this news.
The young couple seemed very much in love, and things were looking up, which finally put Grandma Su's worries at ease.
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The next day, Su He went to work as usual, but when she returned to the compound after get off work, she heard some shocking news from Old Mrs. Su.
In another large courtyard in the alley, a family surnamed Jiang ate sprouted potatoes last night, and the whole family got poisoned!
In the middle of the night, a family member started vomiting and had diarrhea. They realized something was wrong and made noise, which was heard by the neighbors who helped take the person to the hospital.
As a result, because they ate too much, they were already severely poisoned when they arrived at the hospital. In the end, only the daughter was saved, while the rest of the family of three died!
Su He was startled upon hearing this. "What happened? Don't we all know that sprouted potatoes are poisonous? How could they still eat them?"
Grandma Su sighed and shook her head. "I heard that the sprouted parts were cut off when cooking, but I didn't expect that they would still get poisoned."
"But if it's been cut off, there shouldn't be much toxin left, right? How could someone still die?"
"Maybe they ate a lot? I heard that their relatives brought half a chicken that day and stewed a pot of potatoes, which were probably all sprouted."
Su He fell silent after hearing this. This was truly... something she didn't know what to say. Well, now she had lost her life for a mere morsel of food.
Su He also knew about the Jiang family; they seemed to have always had a good reputation. "Aren't they also employees of the machinery factory?"
Grandma Su nodded. "Yes, the head of the household works in the logistics department of the machinery factory, and his wife works in the canteen. They are both employed. I heard they have always performed very well and were allocated housing early on."
"Oh, what a pity. Now there's only one little girl left in the family. I don't know what will happen to her in the future."
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