Chapter 38 Plan
Pu Xiang took a deep breath and spoke, "So you are someone my mother knows. Are you here to buy clothes for my mother and daughter-in-law for the New Year? Wenya, please help entertain them... I'm sorry, I haven't been back to the village for a long time. I just got married and got the marriage certificate today, and I haven't had time to tell my mother and sister-in-law. It's a good thing that they are here, so I will discuss the wine with ceremony them."
She reached out and took out the marriage certificate she had just received and waved it towards the people.
It's not just lip service, it's a real certificate.
When Li Xiaocao heard her daughter say this and saw the red book, she was stunned and didn't know what to do for a moment.
"This, this, Xiao Cui, this..."
She didn't know how to explain it to others.
Pu Xiang touched her sister-in-law and pushed her out together: "The store needs to do business, let's talk about our own business outside."
He just pushed the person out to avoid exposing the matter of the matchmaking and embarrassing the other party.
Sure enough, after Pu Xiang and the others left, the man pretended to walk around the store twice, and then began to look at Shi Wenya.
Shi Wenya is smart now. Having stayed in the store for a long time and met all kinds of people, she has learned how to deal with them.
"Are you buying it for your mom? Take a look at this one. I also bought one for my mother-in-law and she likes it very much."
The man immediately withdrew his gaze and said, "My mother can't wear this color. Are there any other styles? Forget it, I'll look elsewhere."
After saying that, he just left, walked to the door, turned his head and spat.
Shi Wenya was almost disgusted by what she saw, so she quickly found a piece of unwanted cloth, went over and wiped it with her foot, and then mopped the floor.
After mopping, she still felt it was not enough, so she sprayed some alcohol on it. This was something Puxiang Ai Ganjing bought specially for use in the store.
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Pu Xiang and her sister-in-law took her mother to a tree across the street. There was no shop and no one there.
"Do you think it's appropriate for you to call people to my store like this? Aren't you afraid that I'll ruin my job?"
Pu Xiang stared at her mother.
Li Xiaocao always looked like a young wife: "I, I didn't think too much, I just thought this person was good..."
This scoundrel look is not good at all!
Pu Xiang no longer wants to talk about this. She is just glad that she did not choose to move her household registration back home.
"Alright, alright, don't talk about this anymore. I've already found someone to get married and my household registration has been changed. You don't have to worry about what happens next."
Li Xiaocao's focus shifted now: "It's already married, girl, why didn't you discuss it with your family? You should at least bring your daughter to show her to your father. By the way, who is the other person? What's the situation at home? Do you want to have a wedding banquet? It will only cause chaos at home. I don't know if your father agrees..."
Hearing this, I started to worry again.
Pu Xiang suppressed her temper and said, "He's a man, he doesn't have a father or a mother, he's divorced and has only one daughter, there's no wine ceremony, you don't have to worry about it."
"Divorced."
Li Xiaocao continued, "Even if she's divorced, she's a good match for you. Don't dislike her. It's okay to have a daughter. When you get married, have another one. It'd be best if you have a son to carry on the family line. That way your marriage will be stable. It won't work without a child."
Yu Gaozhu couldn't help it anymore and reached out to pull her mother-in-law.
"Mom, Third Sister knows the truth about this matter, so don't get involved!"
Fortunately, she was not her biological mother, otherwise she would be very upset. But when she thought that her biological mother was not much better than her mother-in-law, she felt upset too.
Rural women are mostly the same.
Li Xiaocao habitually muttered, "We're married now, isn't it just to have a baby? I'm not wrong, so why do you think I'm involved?"
Pu Xiangchun pretended not to hear and said, "Mom, have you had lunch? Eat a bowl of noodles before going back."
She was speaking to her mother, but her eyes were looking at her sister-in-law.
Yu Gaozhu shook his head: "He only ate a few mouthfuls. He can definitely finish a bowl of noodles."
Pu Xiangguo pushed her mother to the noodle shop: "Boss, give me a bowl of pork chop noodles... Mom, you sit down and eat, I'll talk to my sister-in-law outside."
After saying that, he paid the money and turned to leave.
Li Xiaocao kept saying "I've eaten it" when she asked, "I can't eat anymore, don't waste the money." Seeing Pu Xiang gave the money and left, she wanted to chase after him, but she was afraid that if she left, the boss would turn around and deny the money, and the money would be wasted.
The pork chop noodles are really not cheap! If you buy meat, you can buy a pound of it!
No, she must have a good talk with her daughter later. She is so extravagant. She can't be like this after getting married. She has to manage the household! Otherwise, she will be rejected by the man. She can't get divorced again!
Outside the store.
Pu Xiang can now have a good talk with her sister-in-law.
"Sister-in-law, thank you for the household registration issue. Wen Ya talked to me yesterday, but I thought about it and moving back is not an option. You have seen my parents' attitude. Divorce is not an option, and divorce and not getting married again is not an option either. Instead of marrying the ones they like, I might as well find someone I can trust."
Yu Gaozhu was still a little worried: "Third sister, are you familiar with the man? What kind of person is he? It's not easy to be a stepmother, you..."
"Don't worry, sister-in-law."
Pu Xiang reached out and patted her shoulder. "It's Mo Yang, the former neighbor of Shi Dafu's family. He's divorced too. I've known him for six years, and I'm not that familiar with him, but I still know a little bit about his temper. Besides, the two of us are just partners, and he doesn't want to find another one. He just wants to shut up those matchmakers. He still takes care of the child himself. It has nothing to do with me, and we don't live together."
Yu Gaozhu's surprise showed on his face again.
However, after being shocked this time, she did not say anything bad about Pu Xiang. She just felt that as parents, one should not force their children like that. See, when there is no other way out, they will come up with some strange ways.
"Just don't suffer any loss."
Yu Gaozhu thought that he could neither contribute money nor effort, so he could only give this reminder.
Pu Xiang nodded: "I know what's going on. We also have a prenuptial agreement. I'm afraid of being cheated, and so is he."
Not wanting to talk about her own affairs anymore, Pu Xiang remembered what she wanted to say to her sister-in-law after sending her mother away.
"Sister-in-law, have you thought about setting up a stall last time?"
Yu Gaozhu was just about to talk to Pu Xiang about this matter. As a rural woman, she seldom had the opportunity to go to town. She was busy in the fields during farming season and idle in the village during farming season. She was afraid to go out and had never thought about setting up a stall to do business in her life.
But there was really no money at home. She was so poor that she was worried and couldn't sleep well at night.
I have two children at home, one in elementary school and the other in kindergarten. They want to eat as soon as they open their mouths, and they ask for money everywhere they open their eyes.
Whether Yu Gaozhu watched TV or heard people talking about it, they all said that they wanted to send their children to school. She also wanted to, but schooling costs money.
Where would the money come from? They were all very hardworking people, working very hard all year round. They cared deeply about their crops and even raised two pens of pigs, but they still had no money.
Agricultural tax, head tax, irrigation and drainage fees, various surcharges, most of the grain collected must be used to pay for public grain, pig feed, children's tuition, miscellaneous fees, food, clothing and other expenses... Yu Gaozhu felt like she couldn't even breathe.
She came to Pu Xiang's store the day before and felt that her understanding of the world had been shattered.
For a country person like her, the grandeur of the county town has always been a fixed concept.
There seems to be an invisible gap between country people and city people.
It is a fixed perception that people in the country live a hard life and people in the city live a good life.
But Pu Xiang was able to work in such a store, and Pu Xiang's younger sister was also from the country.
It turns out that the distance between the countryside and the city is not that far.
Look at Pu Xiang's clothes and appearance. How does he look like a country bumpkin?
Yu Gaozhu thought of what Pu Xiang said, to see the outside world and not to rot on the ground. She thought, maybe she could really set up a stall out there?
She is not suitable for this kind of salesperson's job, but as Pu Xiang said, maybe she could try setting up a food stall?
Yu Gaozhu mustered up his courage and said, "I've thought about it. I want to give it a try! But I don't know anything about it and I've never done this before..."
Pu Xiang immediately comforted her: "Don't be afraid. There is nothing a person has never done before. This is our first time as a human being. Don't be afraid."
Yu Gaozhu laughed out loud at what she said.
This is really funny to hear as a first-time human being.
Pu Xiang said, "Sister-in-law, I have an idea for you. Go to the schools in the town, the schools in the county, and the factories in the next few days to see how people set up their stalls, what they sell, how much they sell for, and what tools they need. Then think about what you can sell and where you want to sell it. As for the capital, don't worry. I have some here. I'll lend it to you first. You can pay me back when you make money."
After listening to Pu Xiang's clear and logical explanation, Yu Gaozhu seemed to no longer feel so nervous.
Yes, she went to take a look first. Although she was not very smart, she was not stupid either. She first looked at how others did it.
"Okay! I'll go and see!"
Pu Xiang thought about it and felt uneasy, so he reminded her again: "Sister-in-law, if you have any problems, come to me for discussion, don't go to my brother and my parents. They are so scared when they talk to people in the county. If you discuss it with them, they will definitely not agree with you."
"I know."
Yu Gaozhu is not a strong-willed person and is used to listening to her parents at home and her husband and parents-in-law after marriage. But recently she really feels that she can't live her life listening to these people. How confused has she become?
She said: "I just want to make some money. Every year, I have to delay paying my child's tuition and borrow money. This is not a solution. I can't keep going like this."
I was forced into no choice.
Pu Xiang felt sorry for her sister-in-law and consoled her, "Everything will be fine. Come on, sister-in-law, go have some noodles too. You've worked hard these past two days."
As he spoke, he pulled the man into the noodle shop and asked someone to cook him another bowl of pork chop noodles.
Yu Gaozhu was no longer polite to Pu Xiang. He felt more at ease and didn't feel nervous while eating a bowl of noodles.
When Li Xiaocao saw her daughter and daughter-in-law coming in, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "You are such a fool. Why are you ordering me some pork chop noodles? It's a waste of money. Just order some plain noodles. Look, I didn't even eat the pork chop. I'll leave it for you."
Pu Xiang glanced at the bowl indifferently. The noodles had been eaten up, the soup had been drunk up, and only a piece of rice was left there.
"You don't want to eat it, right? Then I'll take it to the trash can."
As he spoke, he reached out to take the bowl, and he didn't look like he was here for fun.
When Li Xiaocao heard that the good meat was going to be poured out, he pressed the bowl directly: "How can you pour it out? You can't pour it out! I want to eat it, I want to eat it!"
Pu Xiang then withdrew his hand.
Li Xiaocao said it, looking at the steak from left to right, but still felt reluctant to eat it.
"Gao Zhu, why don't you give me this steak... Hey, I'll eat it, I'll eat it myself!"
Halfway through his words, he saw Pu Xiang's hand reaching out again. Li Xiaocao quickly held the bowl, picked up the meat and stuffed it into his mouth.
This chop is pork, it smells so good!
Li Xiaocao had never eaten meat in such big bites in his life, and he ate such a big piece at one time!
After eating a large piece of pork chop, Li Xiaocao's face was full of satisfaction.
Pu Xiang and Yu Gaozhu looked at each other and both found it funny.
They can understand why the elders in the family are frugal, because they really experienced starvation in their time, when they couldn't even eat tree bark or grass roots. But now that life is relatively better, this concept must be changed a little, and they cannot stay in that era forever.
After accompanying Yu Gaozhu to finish her noodles, Pu Xiang took the two of them for a walk around the Central Building. She bought some White Rabbit milk candies and malted milk for her nephews and nieces. Now the children are all craving for these.
Yu Gaozhu also accepted it generously, and only refused when Pu Xiang asked her to give two pieces of clothes to the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to wear during the New Year.
"I will have to trouble you a lot in the future. I really can't accept this dress. When I make money, I will buy it myself!"
Pu Xiang was also happy that her sister-in-law had such a spirit and did not insist. In her opinion, one or two pieces of clothing were just a trivial matter.
"Okay, sister-in-law, whatever you say is what I will listen to you."
Li Xiaocao wanted to say something, but with her daughter-in-law in front of her, she took back the words.
In front of her daughter, as a mother, she can still say a few more words "it's all for your own good", but in front of her daughter-in-law, she dare not do that.
What if the daughter-in-law is unhappy and goes back to her parents' home?
Pu Xiang sent the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law out, and when she opened the door, she saw Zhao Qing riding a bicycle and stopping in front of her store.
Seeing Pu Xiang was busy, she just stood there holding the bike and didn't move.
Pu Xiang said to her sister-in-law, "Then I won't see you off. Come to me if you have any problems." She waved at the people, then turned and walked towards Zhao Qing.
"You came to see me. Have you considered coming to work?"
Zhao Qing asked: "Can you provide accommodation? 80 yuan a month, plus commission?"
Pu Xiang nodded: "Yes."
Zhao Qing licked her lips, looking a little nervous. She took a deep breath and mustered up her courage: "Then can you sign a contract with me and let me work in your store for at least two years, instead of tricking me out and then never using me again?"
Pu Xiang raised her eyebrows slightly, a little surprised, but soon understood the other party's concerns.
She is Shi Dafu's ex-wife. * Zhao Qing is worried that she will recruit her just to disrupt Huang Shi Dafu's marriage and take revenge on her ex-husband, and then use her as a pawn and throw her away after using her.
It's a good idea, but it's still too simplistic.
Pu Xiang looked at her and said, "Signing a contract is not a big problem, but have you ever thought that if I want to do something bad to you, I can just not fire you and torture you every day, and you still have to work for me, boss, sometimes you are more difficult to serve than your mother-in-law."
Zhao Qing, who had thought of countless answers, never expected such a possibility. She was stunned on the spot.
Pu Xiang laughed again: "Okay, I won't scare you anymore. I can agree to the two-year contract, but I also have requirements for you. If you cheat at work or can't adapt to this job after three months, I will fire you."
This time, Zhao Qing did not agree directly. Perhaps he was really scared by what Pu Xiang said before.
She is just a girl in her twenties. When she was her age, she knew nothing. At least she is braver than her.
So, she became more patient: "Going out to work is your only way out. Otherwise, you can only choose to get married. At least I give you three months. If you really can't do this job as a women's clothing salesperson, you still have the opportunity to find another job. You are a high school student, you have more opportunities and possibilities than ordinary people... If you are afraid that I, as your boss, will torture you, then you can run to the police and ruin my business. Do you think I dare to torture you again?"
Zhao Qing opened his mouth wide: "..."
But this time, she quickly returned to normal and her eyes became firm.
"I want to work for you, you are a good person, Xiang, Sister Xiangxiang!"
I was also given a good guy card.
Pu Xiang waved at her and said, "Okay, I get it. Go back and pack your things and come over. You can come any day. As for the marriage, don't rush to cancel it. The wedding date hasn't been set yet, right? Wait for a few days. Shi Dafu might be able to do something. Then you don't have to worry about the reputation of canceling the engagement."
Zhao Qing blinked and then nodded.
Pu Xiang waved at her and said, "Go back. Remember not to mention me. It will do you no good."
Zhao Qing understood what she meant: "I didn't mention it. I just said that I saw a job opening in the county town, and I didn't mention you."
If she were to propose it, her parents would definitely not agree. They would just tell her to marry well and not be fooled by others.
But she really didn't want to be a stepmother and didn't like Shi Dafu. He asked her out that day and even asked his mistress to come along. He even bought clothes for her, right in front of her!
Do you really think she is stupid and can't see anything unless she tells you?
The woman glared at her so much that it almost made a hole in her.
Pu Xiang looked at Zhao Qing's leaving back and was suddenly touched. Originally, she just wanted to hire someone to prepare for the future expansion of the store. Seeing Zhao Qing, she felt sorry for her and didn't want her to follow in her footsteps.
But now she suddenly felt that if she could expand her business, she could hire more employees and provide jobs for more women who needed work and financial resources.
She once read a sentence in later life, about how to help women get rid of the dilemma of domestic violence. It is not just about awakening consciousness. A very important point is economic independence. Only when they have an economic source to support themselves and live independently, and do not have to rely on marriage and husband for finances, can they have the possibility of getting rid of the bad life.
The same applies to children and parents.
If you are still unable to support yourself after you grow up and have to rely on your parents for food and living, then you have no choice but to follow the path arranged by your parents, whether you like it or not.
In fact, it applies to all interpersonal relationships.
If you want to live freely and at ease, you must have the financial support to support you.
Pu Xiang thought a lot in an instant, and had different thoughts from when she was reborn.
It's good to be content with a small fortune, but she wants to do something within her ability without conflict.
She was thinking about something and almost bumped into her mother Li Xiaocao when she turned around, which scared Pu Xiang so much that she almost jumped up.
"Mom, what are you doing? You're so scary!"
Li Xiaocao's focus was on something else: "Third sister, who was that little girl just now? Did she come to you to talk about a job? Are you in charge of hiring people for your store? Then how can you hire outsiders and recruit your sister-in-law into the store?"
She listened, the salary is 80 yuan a month!
Yu Gaozhu reached out and pulled her: "Mom, I can't do this job, don't mess with my third sister, let's go back!"
She had just pushed her bicycle for a distance when she turned around and the old lady was gone. She was scared to death, thinking that she had lost her mother-in-law.
I quickly turned around and saw her standing by the road, eavesdropping on Pu Xiang's conversation with someone.
She ran over to pull the person, but the person ran faster than her and ran behind Pu Xiang in a flash.
Pu Xiang asked her sister-in-law to stop talking and said to her mother, "Let your sister-in-law do it. It's okay. This job is six days a week, 8 am to 8 pm, and 9 am to 9 pm in summer. In addition to the weekend, you can choose one day to rest. There are no other rest days throughout the year. Is it okay?"
Li Xiaocao blinked her eyes and thought about it: "There are two children at home. How can she go out so early and come back so late? It takes more than an hour to ride a bicycle from the county to home. It's too late at night. Do you manage Sanmei's store? Can't you let your sister-in-law get off work earlier?"
Pu Xiang: "I may have had enough of your daughter. I will give this shop to my sister-in-law and let her be the boss. Or if you want, I can let you be the boss."
Li Xiaocao: “…” Why is this girl’s words becoming more and more unpleasant?
Yu Gaozhu understood that Pu Xiang was getting more and more displeased with her mother, so she also said with a fierce face: "Mom, don't you think I can do this job? Look, if I stand there and introduce this dress to the people in the city, will anyone buy it? Do I know what style and material the dress is made of?"
Li Xiaocao looked at her daughter-in-law. She was a good girl, but when she looked at the clothes in the store, it seemed that it was not a good idea to let her daughter-in-law work as a salesperson.
Finally, Li Xiaocao turned off the fire and acted like the timid young wife again.
Pu Xiang didn't care, but she still had to say a few words to her sister-in-law to avoid misunderstanding.
"Sister-in-law, I didn't ask you to be the clerk. It's not that I think you can't do the job. If my mother is capable, she can do it. Aren't people learning to play musical instruments at the age of 60 still learning? It's just that I think that no matter how hard you work in this store, you can only earn 80 yuan a month and get a commission. The upper limit is there, unless you can open a store and be your own boss in the future. But as I said before, you can start by setting up a small stall. Once you have some experience, can't you open a store? Being your own boss is better than being a salesperson here, isn't it?"
Starting from setting up a stall, she had walked that path herself. She asked her sister-in-law to do it because she had some experience and could give her some advice, but she had to figure out the women's clothing business on her own, as it was not as stable as the food business.
She wanted to help her sister-in-law, to make her stand up, instead of carrying her burden on herself. If she let her sister-in-law come to work in the store, she would have to rely on her for her whole life, plus she had her confused parents and elder brother, and then it would be a mess... and then there was her second sister. Who would just watch her brother and sister-in-law take advantage of her younger sister?
Yu Gaozhu waved her hands repeatedly: "Third sister, don't listen to what mom said. I really can't do this job of selling clothes as a salesperson. I have no education and can't read many words. I feel guilty when talking to people in the city. I'd better do what I said before and work at a food stall. I have some ideas and confidence in this."
Li Xiaocao: "Gao Zhu, what stall?"
Pu Xiang and Yu Gaozhu had a tacit understanding: "There is no stall. You heard it wrong."
Yu Gaozhu dragged the old lady back to the village and this time did not let her run back.
That night, Pu Xiang took Shi Wenya out for a good meal to celebrate the successful completion of the household registration transfer.
A few days later, Shi Wenya went back to the village to rest, and Pu Xiang was left alone to look after the store. As a result, he came back in the afternoon as if he was exhausted after lunch.
"Third sister, third sister! Big news, Lin Meihua is getting married to Shi Dafu, and Lin Meihua is pregnant. This is so exciting!"
It's so explosive!
Their entire production team was enjoying the show!
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