Chapter 715: My Daughter is the Heroine Who Runs Away with the Baby (4)
When Zhou Shichu returned home, Jiang Zhuyin was in her room worrying about which company to submit her resume to. She only studied in college for three years and never graduated. How could she find a good job? She could only look for positions one by one and apply to the one that suited her.
"Mom, you're back? Mom...Mom?" Jiang Zhuyin walked out to the living room and saw Zhou Shichu, who seemed like a completely different person. She was so shocked that she was stunned and couldn't even speak clearly. "How did you become like this?"
Zhou Shichu said, "Isn't it good to be like this? I was too unkempt before, and I looked listless. When I went to resign, my employer told me that a person's mental state would also affect their mental and physical health, and asked me to try to maintain a good attitude. Only when I am in a good mood can I live a good life. So I decided to change myself. What do you think?"
Zhou Shichu had said so, how could Jiang Zhuyin have any objection? If she had any objection, wouldn't it mean that she didn't want her mother to live a good life? So she said happily: "That's great, Mom, I'm really happy to see that you have changed like this, you should have been nicer to yourself a long time ago."
"You're right, I really should be nicer to myself. In the past, it was because you were not yet an adult, so I had to work harder. But now you're an adult and are about to have your own child. I can finally put down the burden on my shoulders and treat myself well... Zhuyin, I'm so relieved that you've grown up now." Zhou Shichu's words were so beautiful that Jiang Zhuyin was deeply moved. She felt that her mother had had such a hard time in the past because of her. For a moment, she was moved and ashamed.
She hasn't realized the implicit meaning of Zhou Shichu's words yet. Only when Zhou Shichu stops taking care of her and putting her needs first, will she realize what "growing up" and "taking responsibility for yourself" really mean.
Zhou Shichu then bought some more medicinal herbs, mixed them with other medicinal herbs in his space, prescribed medicine for himself to regulate his body, and also prepared some skin care products and began to maintain his appearance.
So Jiang Zhuyin could see Zhou Shichu at home either taking medicine or applying a facial mask or skin care products, and he looked lazy and relaxed.
Jiang Zhuyin felt very uncomfortable and uneasy at first, because in her impression, her mother had never been so leisurely. She used to be busy every day, either going out to work or doing housework at home. She was busy like a top and never had a moment of free time.
But Jiang Zhuyin soon felt ashamed, thinking that her mother had worked hard for decades and now finally had some free time, and she should be happy instead of feeling uncomfortable.
Zhou Shichu can peacefully enjoy her free time to recuperate, but as an unmarried mother who is about to have a child, Jiang Zhuyin cannot be as leisurely as her. She has to be busy looking for a job, which is not so easy to find nowadays. What's more, she has no academic qualifications, no background, and no special skills. Therefore, even if she submitted many resumes, only a few companies let her go for interviews.
Even so, she couldn't give up any opportunity, so she went to all the interviews, but the result was obvious, all the interviews failed.
The money in hand was getting less and less, but he still hadn't found a job. Even someone as gentle and considerate as Jiang Zhuyin began to become irritable and anxious. The solemnity and worry on her face became more and more obvious, and she even lost some weight.
Zhou Shichu did not interfere with her work. Since she had decided to drop out of school and raise her child, she should face the society alone and accept the beatings it would give her.
Jiang Zhuyin obviously never thought that finding a job would be such a difficult thing. It was not difficult for her to find a part-time job in school before, because there were many part-time job information on the school forum. But when she dropped out of school and left school, it was extremely difficult to find a job with little work, high pay and close to home. Of course, there are part-time job information in society, but she needs a full-time job now. The hourly wage of part-time jobs is too low, and she cannot support herself and her children.
"Mom, it's so hard to find a job." Jiang Zhuyin said sadly to Zhou Shichu who was enthusiastically preparing a facial mask mud when she once again dragged her heavy feet back from an interview outside.
Zhou Shichu nodded absentmindedly while doing his work, saying, "Yes, it's hard to find a job, but I thought you were mentally prepared. After all, you were so determined to drop out of school and decided to have a child out of wedlock without hesitation."
Jiang Zhuyin choked suddenly, she lowered her eyes, unable to tell her mother that she was really not mentally prepared for the current situation. She didn't know that she would face so many difficulties raising a child alone.
She really wanted her mother to help her, but she couldn't open her mouth because her mother had long advised her to abort the child and not drop out of school, but she refused. Besides, her mother's health was not good. It would be fine if she couldn't help her mother, but how could she still be a burden to her mother?
Jiang Zhuyin, who had been beaten by society a lot during this period, was silent for a while. Seeing Zhou Shichu stirring the mask mud, she asked puzzledly: "Mom, why didn't I know you could mix these things?"
Zhou Shichu paused, then quickly replied, "I used to work as a nanny in the home of a biochemistry researcher. She knew how to do these things herself, and I learned how to do them naturally by helping her."
Jiang Zhuyin had no doubts: "So that's how it is. No wonder your skin has improved a lot recently, mom. It seems that the skin care products you made yourself are quite effective."
"Of course, this has been verified by professionals." Zhou Shichu said without blushing, and that professional was herself.
Jiang Zhuyin looked at the rhythmic movements of her hands, and suddenly an idea flashed in her mind. She immediately said to Zhou Shichu excitedly: "Mom, since the skin care products you make are so effective, why don't we make some ourselves and sell them? Or start our own company..."
Jiang Zhuyin became more and more excited as she spoke, her face flushed with excitement, as if she saw countless amounts of money flying towards her.
"No, the formulas of these skin care products are patented by others. We can only make them ourselves and use them. We cannot use them for commercial purposes. Otherwise, it is illegal and we will be sued." Zhou Shichu said lightly, directly shattering Jiang Zhuyin's dream of getting rich that had not yet taken shape.
Jiang Zhuyin felt as if a bucket of cold water was poured over her head. Her boiling blood immediately cooled down. In the end, she could only stammer, "So that's how it is..."
She returned to her room dejectedly and said, "Mom, I'm going back to my room to continue submitting my resume."
"Okay, go ahead. Come on, keep working hard." Zhou Shichu said to her with a smile, just like any good mother who always supports and encourages her children.
(End of this chapter)
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