Chapter 47047 Returning a favor & Touched by Shu Wenming & Jiang Wei...
Xu Duan was speechless after hearing her words. Just as he was about to say something, he heard someone shout, "Jin Yue?"
Shu Jinyue turned around, "Hey, Sister Chunxia?"
After Feng Chunxia recovered from her illness last year, she was taken back by her husband. After she stopped being so stubborn, her whole spirit and energy changed. In just one year, she gained several pounds and became a well-off middle-aged woman. If Jin Yue met her on the street and didn't say anything, he might not be able to recognize her at first glance.
"Jin Yue is so beautiful today, I almost didn't recognize her. My mom told me your second brother is getting married, so I wanted to come earlier, but I had something to do at home and couldn't leave." She handed over a pair of acrylic pillowcases, "Give them a gift, I won't eat, I have something else to do at home, we can talk about it another day when I come back."
Shu Jinyue saw that she was really anxious, so he didn't try to keep her and just said thank you.
Feng Chunxia took two steps and looked back at the man standing opposite Jin Yue. She had seen this man several times, always near Liuye Hutong.
Every time, around eight or nine in the evening, when she would go back to her parents' home temporarily, or when she had dinner there and was about to go back, he would seem to be preoccupied, staring blankly in the direction of Liuye Hutong. At the time, she wondered if this man was a plainclothes officer, and if things were not going well recently... After all, he looked like an honest and selfless person.
Xu Duan did come to see Jin Yue often. Even if she avoided him, he liked to stay nearby for a while, as if he could feel more at ease if he could see her and hear some news from her. But in order not to cause trouble for her, he would avoid people from Yard No. 16, but he didn't know that Feng Chunxia was also from Yard No. 16.
Feng Chunxia looked at him again. Yes, it was the man who often stayed nearby. She just heard Jin Yue call him uncle, but there was no such relative in their family. Could he be a distant relative?
Being interrupted like this, Shu Jinyue stopped dwelling on the previous topic and took Xu Duan to see the new house. Shu Wenming was very happy that he came and formally introduced him to Xu Wenli.
Xu Wenli blinked her big watery eyes and looked up and down at the man who made Jin Yue's heart move. Well, he was really handsome, without a doubt the best-looking man she had ever seen, but his face was a little cold and he spoke very little.
Shu Wenming pinched his stupid wife's hand and signaled her with his eyes to restrain herself. What did she mean by looking at another man so unscrupulously? Did she treat him as if he didn't exist?
Because of Xu Duan's coming in, the originally lively bridal chamber became quiet for a moment. Fortunately, the two talkative ladies, Li Yulan and Yao Qingqing, were there, and they were not afraid of Xu Duan like the others.
"Second Brother Xu is here too!"
"Comrade Xu."
Xu Duan nodded at them, "Do as you please."
Everyone thought to themselves, how can we do what we want if you're standing here?
Yao Qingqing was the most familiar with him here, "Second Brother Xu, we are just short of one person for our card game, come on, come on."
So at the table where everyone was already seated, someone hurriedly and tremblingly made way for a seat.
Shu Jinyue was frowning. Hey, you are the new youth of the New Dragon Country, why are you so spineless!
As if he had guessed what she was thinking, Xu Duan glanced at her and smiled, "You guys go ahead and play, I'll just watch."
When they went out, the two rooms on the west side belonged to Aunt Li, and the one on the east side was hers. The door was open. He looked at her and asked, "Is it convenient for me to go in and take a look?" Jin Yue nodded generously.
This is the house she earned with her own money, the first house that belongs to her alone, and she is happy to share this joy and sense of accomplishment with her friends.
Xu Duan raised his foot and stepped over the threshold. In fact, there was nothing inside, just a large open room with windows in the front and back. The floor tiles were not very flat, and there was some old dust on the walls that could not be wiped clean, probably left by the previous family.
He looked at the empty house, not knowing what she was thinking. He still remembered that after she bought the house, she excitedly told him that she had her own house. Her eyes were so bright at that time.
She also said that she wanted to make a new kang and wait until it was warm before going to bed every night. She also said that she wanted to set up a separate bathroom at the door to put the washbasin and foot basin, hang towels, and take a bath... They didn't have a separate place to wash in the old house, so everyone put their basin under their bed, making the house always damp.
Xu Duan really measured it with his eyes. According to her requirements, the washroom could only be a little over one square meter in size, and it also had to have enough storage space? By the way, she said the word was storage space, so does that mean we need to put in more cabinets or something like that?
He wanted to ask her, but thought she wouldn't answer, so he let him figure it out himself, and if it wasn't appropriate he could ask someone to change it.
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The day after the wedding banquet, Shu Wenming accompanied Xu Wenli to a follow-up examination, and brought the results to Jin Yue's unit for her to see at noon.
In fact, Mo Shuyi had already checked and said that it was very good and the liver and spleen had returned to normal size, but he was still worried and asked Jin Yue to take his pulse.
"The pulse is getting better now. Remember to take good care of yourself and don't catch a cold."
"Did you hear that?" Shu Wenming squeezed his wife's hand. "You keep wanting to go out and play. What if you get caught in a cold wind?"
Xu Wenli pouted, and Jin Yue comforted her, "It's not like we can't go out forever. We can go on a spring outing when the weather warms up in a few days. It'll be fine if we wear more clothes then."
Only then did Xu Wenli become happy.
The long sick leave she requested was almost due, and Jin Yue was afraid that she would have wild thoughts if she stayed at home all the time. "Why not talk to your company and see if you can transfer her to a less busy position? As long as you are not exposed to the wind and are not tired, you can actually go to work."
"Are you sure she can go to work now?"
"Sure, don't worry, second brother. Second sister-in-law is under control now. After a while, we won't have to check every week anymore. We can just check once every half a month, then once a month, and then once every six months."
They didn't have any professional knowledge, but they knew that this frequency meant that she would get better and better until she was completely cured. The couple was so happy that they didn't know what to say, "Thank you Jin Yue."
"No need to thank me. If you really want to thank me, please don't have any nephews or nieces in the next few years." First, Xu Wenli was too weak and not even fully recovered. Pregnancy was a huge burden for her. Second, she had taken toxic drugs, and if there were any residues in her body, it was not known whether it would affect the quality of the embryo. Third, the drastic changes in hormones during pregnancy might induce the crazy growth of certain cancer cells.
No matter which situation it is, Xu Wenli cannot take any risks now.
"You don't have to tell me, I know, we don't want children."
It's not that he doesn't want it temporarily, but that he directly said no. Shu Jinyue exclaimed, "Ah," "Are you serious?"
He looked at his wife and nodded, "We have agreed that as long as we can live well, we will be the greatest luck. We dare not think about anything else." He did not dare to think back to the previous two months when he had watched her health deteriorate while he was helpless. He was a person who never believed in ghosts and gods, and secretly burned paper for his dead mother at night, praying for her to bless Xu Wenli to live a few more years - at that time, he felt that living a few more months was a gift from God.
To this end, he also went to a temple where incense was said to be very effective, and kowtowed countless times to the Golden Buddha and the kind-looking Bodhisattva.
Now, the gods heard his prayers and fulfilled his wishes in excess, so he dared not be greedy anymore.
Shu Jinyue didn't expect his second brother to be so insightful. It was the best thing that he could figure it out, so he, as an "outsider", stopped worrying and changed the subject. "By the way, my eldest sister-in-law's due date is not far away. You guys work at the grocery store. If you see any good eggs or old hens, buy some."
"Okay, I'll keep an eye on it."
They left first, and Jin Yue sat for a while. When it was almost time to get off work, Sister Qiao suddenly came in and said, "Jin Yue, don't go home for dinner today. Let's go out to eat."
Shu Jinyue was stunned. She had not received any notice that the company would provide meals.
"Chen Heping came over here to do some work, let's have a meal together." As she said that, Sister Qiao took Jin Yue's arm and walked out, as if she was afraid that she would regret it.
Shu Jinyue was very alert. She would not leave until she made it clear. “Sister Qiao, who exactly is Shen Heping…”
"Hey, you figured it out. I won't hide it from you. He's the guy I said I'd introduce to you last time. He's my wife's cousin, a cadre. His parents have retirement pay, so he's in pretty good shape."
"Don't be so quick to refuse. It's not me who introduced you. He was the one who saw you first and found out that you were from our unit, so he came to me. If the young man wasn't so sincere, I wouldn't have agreed."
Shu Jinyue shook his head. "No need. Please tell him that I don't want to date for the time being, so I won't waste his time."
She now finds that pursuing a career is more interesting.
Sister Qiao still persuaded him, "Well, if you don't know each other well, just get to know each other first. Having more friends means having more paths. When you young people hang out together, you have that thing. That's called a common topic, right?"
Shu Jinyue was unmoved. "I suddenly remembered that I have something to do at work. I have a report waiting to be submitted. I'll write the report first and you go ahead."
Sister Qiao felt a little embarrassed when she saw her walk into the office without looking back and slamming the door in her face without any mercy.
Shu Jinyue sighed. Sister Qiao was really dedicated to introducing someone to her. She wanted to pair her up with who she thought was a perfect son-in-law. She had no bad intentions, but she was definitely selfish.
If Jin Yue, who had just been reborn, would not understand, but she now often thinks of what Xu Duan said before, that you cannot judge a person by his or her appearance. If she knew the motive behind her doing this, she might be shocked. For example, Yang Zhengkang back then picked her up and dropped her off with a sincere and respectful attitude, did what she said, and even gave her enough face in front of Director Niu. However, his purpose in doing so was actually to use her, who had medical skills and was good at treating difficult and complicated diseases, as a "secret weapon" to exchange for his political resources.
Sister Qiao, in addition to using her medical skills to do favors and treat her aunts and uncles, also wanted to use her as a resource and introduce her to people who could be beneficial to their family.
Qin Haiyang at the beginning and Shen Heping now, although she didn’t know what interest relationship there was between the Shen family and Sister Qiao’s family for the time being, she knew that there must be a reason why she was trying so hard to promote it.
Without these reminders, she might have been so foolish as a rookie in the workplace, treating Sister Qiao as an ordinary, enthusiastic sister.
Forget it. She knew that the adult world was not that simple. She should find a chance to return the gifts her second brother received at his wedding.
After staying in the office for a while and figuring that the two of them had left, Jin Yue put on his green schoolbag and ran home - he was hungry!
I don’t know if it’s because she’s still growing or what, but she gets hungry very easily. Even though they eat the same food, her brothers and sisters don’t even eat as much as she does, but they can endure hunger much better than she can.
"Jin Yue, are you done with your work?" A man pushing a bicycle suddenly came to the gate.
Shu Jin felt more and more embarrassed. Ah, so he hasn't left yet...
Shen Heping didn't seem to notice her embarrassment, and pushed the cart with her in the direction of Liuye Hutong, "If you are too busy with work to eat, can I walk with you for a while?"
What could Shu Jinyue say? This main road was not hers. Could she stop people from walking on it?
"You have four siblings, right? My family only has my sister and me. My sister has been married for more than ten years, and I have been working for almost ten years. Usually, there are only three of us eating together, not as lively as your family."
"Having few brothers and sisters also has its advantages. It gives you peace of mind." Especially when there is a "brother or sister" like Shu Wenyan who would only eat shit with a sharp eye, quarrels are commonplace.
It was in these two years that everyone grew up and became more open-minded. The elder sister-in-law also advised and scolded them. If it had been five or six years ago, there would have been a tense and tense atmosphere in the house every day.
"You are so capable and good at treating difficult and complicated diseases. Have you ever thought about transferring to a district hospital? After all, in your unit, it seems that you are more involved in health and epidemic prevention work, and the cases you can come into contact with are really limited."
Shu Jinyue shook her head. If she were to work in the clinic every day and interact with patients every day, she might not be so relaxed. The district had actually known about her medical practice for a long time. Although it was not within her scope of business, they had turned a blind eye to it. Zhu Daqiang even wanted to apply for an outpatient studio specifically for her. "I am quite satisfied with my current situation."
Shen Heping smiled, stopped talking about it, and started talking about something else, "I used to envy you doctors and wanted to study medicine, but unfortunately I didn't have the chance."
"I started working when I was 16 because my father was not in good health and I was the only son in the family, so I had to rush into the job."
"My mother worked at the Grain Bureau before she retired. I went to the grain stations under their jurisdiction many times when I was a child. I even caught a mouse as big as a cat in them."
Shu Jinyue opened his eyes wide, "Is there really a rat that big?"
"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it." He began to gesture, and after a while he took the initiative to ask her about her experiences in the countryside.
Shu Jinyue answered incoherently. After figuring out Sister Qiao's intention, Shen Heping, who originally felt that they had a lot in common, also changed her mind. She knew that the other person might not have any bad intentions, but she felt uncomfortable when she thought about being sent out as a favor in exchange for the resources they needed.
"I'm home, goodbye Comrade Shen."
Shen Heping no longer had any reason to follow into Liuye Hutong, he could only stare at Jin Yue's back in a daze, with a smile on his face, this little girl was a bit interesting.
Shu Jinyue was thinking about how to return the things as she walked. She didn't dislike such interpersonal interactions, but she was afraid of adding mental and financial burden to her parents. Her parents and second brother gave her the things sent by her relatives and asked her to keep them, saying that she would return the gifts in the future.
Just like the canned biscuits and pastries during the Chinese New Year, they were sent by the Zhang family and then by the Li family. The circle of relatives is not large, so they go around and end up back at the original family. There is a high possibility that the things have expired.
But the advantage of wedding utensils over food is that they never expire. As long as they are well kept and not knocked or bumped, those pots and pans can still be used by friends and family in the future.
The more Shu Jin thought about it, she noticed that there were two women not far away pointing at her. Looking closely, she found that one of them was Teacher Li, whom she had argued with last time.
When Teacher Li saw her looking over, he looked away a little uncomfortably.
I didn't dare to look at her. He must be saying bad things about her. Teacher Li really hasn't changed.
Shu Jinyue rolled his eyes at her, then walked away with his head held high, which made Teacher Li very angry.
In fact, Shu Jinyue couldn't understand where her hostility towards her came from. He had never provoked her. From the time he took over the classes in their class to the time they met last year, and this time, it was all inexplicable hostility.
Shu Jinyue couldn't figure it out, so she stopped thinking about it. While it was still early, she turned into Huaishu Hutong and said, "Grandma Hu, I'm here to see you. Have you eaten yet?"
"I ate it. Your street office sent it to me. It's not tasty."
The little old lady is quite picky about food. In order to take care of her bad teeth, people made the food softer, but she disliked it, saying it looked rotten and like pig food.
People took care of her and didn't add chili peppers, but she complained that it had no taste and said she wouldn't eat like that even during the confinement period.
"I'm too lazy to complain to the people in the street office. I know what they want. They just want my little house."
The old lady actually knew everything. She had no descendants and Hu Laizi was in jail. This house would most likely be confiscated. The street office wanted to fight for it because they thought the place had a good location and was next to a main road, which would be convenient for them to do anything in the future.
"Why don't you let my mom bring it to you? Tell me what you want to eat."
"Anyway, I can't leave in peace without leaving these little things. From now on, don't send food to your family, so as to avoid being noticed by someone with ulterior motives and being displeased with you."
In fact, the Shu family didn't have any intention of taking her house at all, but that might not be the case for outsiders. She should avoid causing trouble for them.
Shu Jinyue knew that she was doing this for the good of her family, and he felt deeply moved. The old lady had also suffered before, and only now had she become so clear-headed and rational. She was very curious, what kind of life would she be like now if she had not been blinded by love and had not become love-brained?
At least, the Hu family would not have suffered so many unexpected disasters during those years.
"Have you not drunk milk recently?" the old lady suddenly asked.
"No, that stuff is a lie anyway. I haven't grown any taller after drinking it for so long."
The old lady laughed out loud, "I think he is a bit taller. Your friend, whose last name is Xu, has been to my place several times."
She pointed to the coal briquettes in the yard and said, "He brought them here."
"I'm almost in the coffin, how can I use so much? He sends some every now and then, and every time he pretends to be casual and asks, 'Hey, Grandma Hu, has Jin Yue come to see you recently?' His real intention is not to drink."
Shu Jinyue smiled, the old lady was really gossipy.
"I knew you two were having a quarrel. Children are always troublesome." She muttered a few words, "But while you are still young, go ahead and quarrel. When you get older, you won't even have the mood to quarrel. Life will be meaningless."
That was enough, she started pretending to sleep and trying to get rid of the people.
Shu Jinyue felt helpless and didn't want to explain the same thing over and over again, so he could only close the door and rush home to eat.
In the afternoon, Zhu Daqiang and Liu Jinbu continued their inspections, while Jin Yue stayed in the office to write the report and clean up. There was nothing else for him to do.
When I got home from get off work, I saw Shu Wenming's ugly face as soon as I walked in. "What's wrong with my second brother?"
"They bully people." He lay on the kang in depression. Xu Wenli was not there, and he didn't know if she was in the new house.
Shu Jinyue didn't ask. Based on her understanding of her second brother, he would not be able to hold back and would speak out within a few seconds. She counted silently in her heart, one, two, three... When she counted to eight, he really sat up.
"Your second sister-in-law is in such a bad condition. I went to talk to my boss about transferring her to another position, but he disagreed. He said that other people can do it even when they are pregnant, but why can't Wenli do it just after getting married? How unpleasant is that?"
"Can pregnancy be the same as being sick? Can't they understand the words on the diagnosis for such a serious illness?"
Shu Jinyue knew that the other party could actually understand and was simply targeting Shu Wenming, "You have offended people badly in the past, and now it will only take a few minutes for them to block you." You got married yesterday, but no one came.
Speaking of the relationship between their vegetable store manager and Shu Wenming, Jin Yue still has an impression of it. The manager is a fat-headed guy in his forties. He usually relies on the power he holds to deceive his superiors and subordinates, and he doesn't treat female comrades properly.
When Shu Wenming first started working, he was still a young man. There was a pretty female employee in their store, who was a temporary worker. The manager always kept her there in the name of overtime and sometimes even made advances on her. Once Shu Wenming saw her, he punched her in the face and made a lot of accusations, saying that she was shameless, a hooligan, and bullied women.
A small temporary worker actually dared to attack the manager. Is he tired of living? The manager immediately threatened to report the case to the police and asked them to arrest the person. When Teacher Shu and Zhao Wanqiu heard about it, they immediately went to beg them and almost knelt down.
Shu Wenming, the young and ignorant man, naturally felt that he had done nothing wrong. He was getting rid of harm for the people and was acting bravely. He insisted on reporting the case if necessary. Anyway, his female colleagues would point out that he was a hooligan, and their female colleagues were the best witnesses.
Unexpectedly, the female colleague denied it and was unwilling to come forward to testify.
He was also confused this time. After the matter calmed down, he found out that the manager had been divorced long ago. And not long after the incident happened, the temporary female colleague married the manager, was converted to a full-time employee, and was transferred to work in the office!
This incident taught him a profound lesson, making him realize that he should not act on impulse and passion, and should not be a good person without understanding the situation clearly. He even thought that maybe the female colleague had planned it from the beginning, deliberately letting a young and inexperienced boy like him run into it and then make a big deal out of it, so that the manager would have to beg her not to point the finger, just in order to step on Shu Wenming to get to the top... And stupid comrade Shu Wenming made another stupid mistake. During a staff meeting, he publicly questioned the manager's wife whether she had stepped on him to get to the top.
The more Shu Jin thought about that scene, the more they tried to dig a villa for him. With such a personality, he was still able to work in the vegetable market until now. It was also because their manager wanted him to occupy the position. If he was really of no use, he would have been laid off eight hundred times ago!
"What happened before was a grudge between me and them, but they shouldn't have made things so difficult for Wen Li."
"Do you understand what collective punishment means and what it means to punish the entire clan?"
Shu Wenming pulled his hair in annoyance, "I'm not done with them."
Shu Jinyue knew that he was just saying that out of anger. He couldn't just fight with his boss again over a job change. His temporary worker's salary was dispensable, but Wen Li still needed to take medicine and supplement her nutrition, so she had to keep her job.
I am getting more and more worried today. It would be great if I could find someone to mediate and help me transfer to another position. Among the people she knew, only Zhu Daqiang had some relationship with her, and she also had a good relationship with him, so it was not difficult for her to ask for help.
Unexpectedly, when Zhu Daqiang heard this, he apologized and said that he didn't know anyone at the vegetable station, but Director Niu might have some connections. "You are young and shy, I will go talk to him, but he is not easy to talk to, so you may need some patience."
Director Niu is a man who doesn't know how to accept gifts, but he likes to put on airs. He likes to delay for a few days things that can be solved with just a word. But Xu Wenli has been on duty at the vegetable station for two days and her legs are a little swollen. She heard that there will be a major inspection in two days, so she needs to arrive at work early and work overtime. Shu Wenming can rush to do the heavy work, but she really can't refuse work like standing at the counter and weighing things.
Jin Yue looked through the people he knew around him. Mo Shuyi was too far away and not in the same system. Lao Zhu and Liu Jinbu didn't have a good relationship with the vegetable station. Yao Qingqing and the other girls were even further away...
That day, she was worried, and just as she got home, Zhao Wanqiu suddenly said, "When I was buying groceries this morning, I met your elementary school teacher, Teacher Li, and she asked you when you are free, so she can come and see you."
Shu Jinyue is feeling annoyed now, and he has been harmed by her. It would be magnanimous of him not to seek revenge on her, so why bother to treat her? There's something wrong with her!
"If you don't want to watch it, just say I don't have time."
Zhao Wanqiu opened her mouth, but seeing that she was indeed annoyed, she didn't dare to mention it again.
"Mom, I'm reminding you, don't get involved in her affairs, and you can't treat her, in case something goes wrong with her treatment and she blackmails you."
Zhao Wanqiu quickly agreed, "Okay, okay, I won't get involved. I'm not that skilled. I heard it was her mother-in-law who had stomach cancer for more than half a year."
This kind of disease cannot be cured even by a great god, let alone traditional Chinese medicine. Don’t wait until the disease is not “cured” and end up in trouble.
Jin Yue asked her to promise not to get involved.
"Okay, okay, I promise. What grudge does Teacher Li have against you? After all, he taught you for a semester..."
Jin Yue didn't have time to explain to her. Just like many children who had been bullied in school, with Zhao Wanqiu's personality, if he told her that Teacher Li had targeted her and beat her, Zhao Wanqiu might ask her to look for the reason in herself, saying why did Teacher Li target her alone among so many students... Instead of listening to this nonsense, it's better not to say anything.
"Sister Jinyue, someone is looking for you outside!" Little Chicken Popcorn called in a baby voice.
Shu Jin became more and more annoyed. She thought to herself, who is it? I hope it’s Teacher Li bringing people to her house. If they dare to come, she will kick them out!
Who knew it was Shen Heping again.
"Comrade Shu, please don't misunderstand me. I'm sorry to bother you. I heard from Sister Qiao that you want to transfer someone to another position recently. Your second sister-in-law works at the Xinqiao Vegetable Station, right? It just so happens that I have a relative at the vegetable station, but she's not from Xinqiao Street. Maybe she can help."
As if he was afraid that she would refuse, he immediately explained: "Don't worry, I don't mean anything else. It's understandable that your second sister-in-law changed her job. If you know her well, it's just a matter of a word. I don't owe her any favors. Don't feel burdened."
He continued, "You cured my sister's illness, and our family should be grateful to you. You don't have to worry about it."
Shu Jinyue learned a lesson from Sister Qiao, so she dared not accept his kindness again, not to mention that the premise of his being "nice" to her was that he wanted to date her, and he was not some kind of Lei Feng who did not seek anything in return. He immediately said seriously: “Thank you for Comrade Shen’s kindness, but no need, we can solve our family’s problems ourselves.”
If it can't be solved, then we have to leave it like this for now. Second brother has to figure out a solution himself.
"I can help your sister-in-law find a job at a grocery store, and she can also transfer directly to an office."
Shu Jinyue's heart moved, but he still refused.
She was moved because this sentence gave her inspiration. Yes, why should she insist on staying in the same grocery store? She still has to work under that manager anyway... Since she has to use connections, why not just go for it in one go and find her a better job?
Logically speaking, my second sister-in-law should be transferred to a lighter job since she is suffering from such a serious illness, but the manager refused on the grounds that there were no vacant positions in the company, which is understandable. It is said that among the three people sitting in the office now, one is the manager's wife, one is a five-month pregnant woman, and the other is a family member of a district leader.
The manager has no personal grudge against Shu Wenming, and it is difficult to replace him. If one person is replaced, another one will be replaced. Who should be replaced? This is indeed embarrassing.
Seeing her so stubborn, Shen Heping smiled helplessly, "I wonder if you can tell me why... Um, I remember the last time your second brother got married, we seemed to have a good chat, why are these two times..."
"I know that I might have scared you by taking the initiative like this, but don't worry, I did fall in love with you at first sight, but I'm not the type to pester you. Sister Qiao has conveyed your rejection to you. I'm not pursuing you now, I'm just repaying you for helping my sister get treatment. Our family owes you."
"You don't want to owe me a favor, and similarly, I don't want to owe you a favor, don't you think?"
At this point, Shu Jinyue stopped making excuses and said, "Okay, then please ask us what procedures are required to change to another grocery store. If we need to pay extra money, my second brother might be willing to do so as long as it is within his ability."
It is not easy for her to make decisions for her second brother.
Sure enough, the next afternoon, Shen Heping told Shu Jinyue that he had a relative who was a manager at a vegetable market in Dongcheng District. The market was not as big as the one in Xinqiao Street, but it had simple personnel relations and could be replaced by someone else to do logistics.
Yes, his relative said "change".
The lady who was originally in charge of the warehouse said that her son was getting married, and she would do any job that was willing to switch with her, but the other party would have to pay her the difference of 100 yuan.
One hundred yuan was just for a job change. Jin Yue instantly felt that the cost performance was too poor. He thought that he bought such a big house for only 250 yuan. This lady was really asking for too much.
Shen Heping also felt that the price was a bit high, and promised to talk to the man again and give her a letter in two days.
Worried that Shu Wenming might do something bad because of his impulse, Jin Yue didn't care whether the plan was successful or not, so he just said hello to him and asked him to wait for a few days.
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While Shu Jinyue was waiting for news from Shen Heping, Xinqiao Street's vegetable supply stores welcomed a wave of year-end inspections. The inspections were supposed to have been carried out at the end of last year, but because of the heavy snow, some units were busy with the supply of snow disaster materials, so the inspections were postponed to the first quarter of the year.
Early in the morning, the fat manager Cao came to the vegetable market and directed everyone to do this and that.
"Shu Wenming, go and sweep up the dirty water at the door. Are you blind? Don't you see the flies and mosquitoes flying around?"
Shu Wenming curled his lips secretly. He had clearly just washed it with clean water last night after working overtime.
"Wenli, go get some water and wash the baskets of vegetables. I smell something."
Everyone thought that if they continued to wash it, they would not know how many times they would have to wash it, but everyone knew that he was deliberately making things difficult for the young couple, so no one dared to say anything.
The buckets used to carry water at the vegetable market were huge. Xu Wenli couldn't lift them even when she wasn't sick, let alone now. Shu Wenming quickly said, "Let me switch with her. I'll wash the baskets while she goes to sweep the water."
Manager Cao pouted. His assignment was simply to cause trouble for them and disgust them... But thinking of the upcoming inspection, he said nothing.
I was just thinking in my mind: Humph, the leader is coming today, I won’t talk to you guys, once the leader leaves, just wait and see how I will “redistribute”!
The vegetable market is bustling with activity. When the door opens during office hours, old men and women rush in to buy fresh products. These stores are state-owned, and it is not like fifty years ago when people could just pick and choose. There are sales clerks watching everyone and they have to take one by one. Unless they get something really bad or rotten, they cannot exchange it.
Xu Wenli has a good temper. As long as people get broken or rotten items, she will agree to exchange them, so everyone is happy to buy from her. But today she is even more tired!
Shu Wenming cursed her, saying that she should just be a good person, because the better people are, the more losses they will suffer. Under Manager Cao, the more honest you are, the more work you will do.
Manager Cao, who was standing at the door, was so busy that he was tanned. Finally, a few bicycles came over, all dressed in cadre uniforms. He immediately greeted them and said, "Welcome to the leaders for inspection. Our employees are working hard."
The leader was a young man with a pen on his chest and a notebook under his armpit. He just nodded, but it was obvious that everyone else was following his lead.
"This is Leader Xu from the city. You guys should do what you are supposed to do."
When Manager Cao heard that the person was from the city and his surname was Xu, he knew it must be the one he had heard about earlier. It was said that he had transferred to a new job and was very capable and decisive. No one could play tricks under his nose. A few days ago, a store was found to have falsified its planned quantity.
He was feeling anxious, and his calves were already starting to feel weak before his boss even entered the store.
A group of people walked in front and filed in. Xu Wenli looked up and her eyes lit up. "Comrade Xu, are you here to buy vegetables today?"
"Just ask Wenming to bring back whatever you want. Why did you come here in person?"
The vegetable stand, which already had few customers, suddenly became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Shu Wenming was worried about his silly wife. "Sister, look at the situation now. She is dressed so formally, does she look like someone who comes to buy groceries in person?"
Manager Cao was really pissed off by his stupid employee. She still wanted to stand out at this time. He had emphasized the importance of being friendly and having a good attitude these days, but he didn't tell her to curry favor with the leader directly!
He glared at her and said fiercely, "Xu Wenli, what are you talking about!"
Unexpectedly, the leader smiled, and it seemed as if all the flowers in spring were blooming: "Wen Li works here, where is Wenming?"
"Look, he's over there, Shu Wenming, Comrade Xu is looking for you!"
Shu Wenming was very upset. He thought his wife might really be a little bit stupid.
Manager Cao was confused: What's going on? Does Xu Wenli know this leader? It turns out that he is not just trying to curry favor with us, he is really an acquaintance!
"We just played cards together a few days ago. Why are you so distant today?" Xu Wenli continued to speak loudly, and it was hard not to suspect that she said this on purpose.
Xu Duan waved his hand, "Today is work, what are your positions, what's wrong with civilized hands?"
Because Shu Wenming often does dirty and tiring work, his hand joints are covered with frostbite in the winter. They start to crack in the spring, and the cuts are so big that you can see the red flesh inside. Similarly, the cloth shoes he was wearing had long been soaked. After soaking his feet in them for a whole day, the leather of his feet was white and wrinkled when he returned home. It would be strange if they didn't stink.
"I remember that jobs like yours are provided with labor protection gloves and waders, how come yours are missing?" Xu Duan looked at the hands and feet of other people and saw that they had them, except Shu Wenming and the other two temporary workers. His face suddenly turned cold.
Manager Cao's forehead was covered with sweat. In his accounts, there was an item for the expenditure of labor protection supplies for temporary workers every year. He even asked them to "receive" and sign, but... he gave the things to his brother-in-law!
Without Xu Duan saying anything, the people he brought opened the account book and looked at it. Some of them also asked other employees when the labor protection supplies were distributed and how much they had distributed.
The incident happened suddenly, and Manager Cao didn't have time to unify the statements. No one knew what to say, so they could only speak the truth.
So, the result came out quickly, "The same proletarian workers, regular workers have it, temporary workers don't, but everyone has signed on the receipt?"
Xu Duan quietly looked at a corner of the store, not even glancing at Manager Cao. He was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he stammered, "Well, well... I remember now, I must have forgotten to give it to them. I was so busy that day that I forgot about it. It's still in the warehouse. I'll give it to them right away. I'm sorry, three comrades, I failed in my duty."
The three temporary workers didn't know what to say and just lowered their heads.
Xu Duan did not dwell on this matter and seemed to accept his statement easily: "I hope this kind of thing will not happen again. All workers have equal status and need labor protection."
Having said that, Manager Cao's face was covered with sweat for the next half hour. Now something was wrong here, now there was a problem there, and it wasn't someone else finding fault, there was really a problem!
In the past, people from above were just going through the motions and he didn’t take it seriously. But now they are coming to make things serious, so he is now in trouble!
However, Manager Cao would not think so if he judged others by himself. He would not look for the reason in himself, but felt that he must have offended Leader Xu, so people deliberately found fault with him. He would not be able to get through the day without giving him a lesson.
But nothing happened to them. After all the problems were pointed out, they just gave rectification suggestions in a fair and impartial manner and asked them to complete them within a time limit. There was no mention of reporting to higher authorities or imposing any penalties... Everything was so normal that he wondered if there was a knife hanging over his head.
Finally, after much difficulty, they waited until the end and treated him to a lunch as usual. However, at the dinner table, the leader Xu patted him on the shoulder and said earnestly: "You are impulsive and civilized. If there is anything wrong, just point it out. Don't worry about the education. We have nothing but gratitude for Manager Cao's kindness."
Manager Cao: “…” I suspect you are speaking sarcastically.
"It's Wenli. Normally, she should call me uncle. Her father and I are colleagues. She has been able to endure hardships since she was young. Now that she is sick, we all told her to just take sick leave. But she insisted on saying that women hold up half the sky and that she should not leave the front line with minor injuries. Do you think this is a minor injury?"
The smiling eyes seemed to slide gently across his face unconsciously.
Manager Cao's face turned pale. He knew that Xu Wenli's father worked in the logistics system, but he was just an ordinary clerk, and he couldn't get promoted even when he was about to retire. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so embarrassed about the job change. But from what Leader Xu said, this was...
What leaders say is the most difficult to understand. Everything they say is just the beginning and confusing. It depends on the individual how to understand and execute it.
Manager Cao pondered for a long time, and then asked colleagues who attended the couple's wedding a few days ago. He heard that Shu Wenming's sister called Leader Xu "uncle" and the wedding gift was also very expensive. He finally got the idea, and patted his hairless head a few times, "I am so confused, why am I so confused!"
No one knew why he scolded himself for being stupid for no reason. All they knew was that from the next day, the manager's wife, who had been promoted from a temporary worker to a regular employee, took the initiative to propose switching jobs with Xu Wenli, saying that Wenli's body was not suited to excessive work.
this……
Everyone was stunned!
What's even more bizarre is that Manager Cao not only provided the three temporary workers with the labor protection supplies they should have received in recent years, but also reallocated their positions. No matter whether the position was easy or difficult, everyone took turns to do it, and at least the workload of regular workers and temporary workers was equal.
The other two temporary workers were very affectionate towards Shu Wenming. They were always arm in arm with him and called him "Brother Wenming" all the time.
Shu Wenming was not stupid. He knew that Wen Li deliberately exposed the reason why they knew Xu Duan that day because she wanted to bully others and didn't want him to be embarrassed again. But Xu Duan was willing to take over the conversation, willing to give them face, and even to give Manager Cao a tight shoulder on the spot. This was Xu Duan's cleverness.
It has to be said that what happened that day had a huge impact on Shu Wenming. Manager Cao, who was so difficult to deal with, was made to "reform his ways" by his simple and calm words, while he had been arguing with him for several years and even had a fight with him, but it was all in vain.
The young man who had been rushing around for thirty years began to get some inspiration. Was his usual style of doing things too reckless?
From top to bottom, no one in the Shu family has ever taught them the real way to deal with the world. The head of the family only tells them to be honest at work (school), to be able to endure hardships, and to help the leaders wipe tables and pour tea. If the leaders (teachers) don't like them, it must be their own fault and they should look for the reason in themselves.
But they don't know that being blindly honest will only make them a stepping stone for others. The more hardship they can endure, the more suffering they will have to endure, and the more miserable their life will become.
Xu Duan doesn’t know yet what kind of changes Shu Wenming has undergone because of his appearance, and he is now rushing to the hospital.
Because Jiang Weijun's son was sick.
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