Su He didn't really like what they were saying. What's wrong with being from the countryside? What did being from the countryside have to do with her?
She thought it was amazing that Sister Song could earn so much money a month by pasting matchboxes without having a job.
Seemingly noticing Su He's silence, Sister Kong gave the two women a look, signaling them to stop talking, and then casually asked, "Where is Su He from? Is it far from our tenement?"
Upon hearing this, Su He seemed to think of something and suddenly laughed.
"My home is in the countryside on the outskirts of Beijing. It's not far, but it takes more than an hour by bus."
As soon as he finished speaking, the room fell silent.
Even Sister-in-law Kong was stunned. She thought that Su He must have a good family background to marry the technician Xiao Lin, whom even her father-in-law praised. That's why she was so eager to curry favor with him. She never expected that he was from the countryside!
Thinking of this, Sister Kong's face flushed red and then turned pale.
Afterwards, Su He clearly felt that her attitude had become much colder, and the other two simply ignored her no matter what, no longer bothering to pretend.
Among them, Sister Wang added sarcastically, "Then Xiao Su should hurry up and apply for some tasks at the street office. There are few tasks lately, and everyone is scrambling for them. If you go too late, you won't be able to get any."
Su He found it amusing. So where did they get the idea that she was unemployed?
Or did they assume she was unemployed like them, which is why they called her over?
"No, I don't have time to do that."
Hearing her words, the others felt even more contemptuous. Was she just sleeping in late every day and unable to get up?
What a lazy woman! It's only because you're newly married that technician Lin is willing to indulge you. If we wait any longer, I doubt you'll get any good out of it!
Thinking about this, they began to gloat.
As the saying goes, "If you don't see eye to eye, even half a sentence is too much," and Su He felt that she had nothing in common with them, so she didn't stay long and left.
When Sister Kong came out to see her off, she pretended to offer a few words of advice. After hearing her refuse, she looked at her with a look of utter disapproval and then stopped talking.
However, after Su He went out, she could still faintly hear people inside complaining that they had guessed wrong and wasted their time, clearly classifying her as someone like Sister Song from the front yard.
Su He found it amusing.
After returning home, Lin Jingyan, seeing that she had come back so quickly, casually asked, "How was it? Easy to get along with?"
Su He shook her head and didn't hide anything, saying frankly, "We're not on the same path."
Lin Jingyan nodded, "Then there's no need for too much contact."
"Um"
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Afterwards, Su He felt bored staying at home, so she decided to ask about the situation in the tenement and the surrounding neighbors. She had originally promised Sister Kong that she would do the same thing, but she didn't expect that the conversation wouldn't go well and she couldn't get any information.
However, most people were at work at the moment, so Su He thought for a moment and went to find Sister Song, whom Sister Kong had mentioned.
When she arrived at the Song family with pastries, it was Sister Song who opened the door. Surprisingly, Sister Song was very beautiful and didn't look like a villager at all. Perhaps that's why she was able to marry into the city.
However, Sister Song was rather shy and always kept her head down, not daring to look at her. She was a nice person though, and after seeing her come over, she briefly introduced the neighborhood to her and gave her some homemade multigrain cakes as a return gift when she left.
After getting to know them, I feel they are much better than Aunt Kong and the others.
Su He also learned a little about the courtyard and the surrounding area from her, and had a general idea of what was going on.
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