"I sympathize with your situation and I want to help you, but I don't want to cause trouble. You live so close to me. What if your parents come to our team to make trouble? I won't be able to live like this then. Have you thought about how to deal with your parents' problem?" Looking at this man, he doesn't seem like someone who would swallow his anger. What if his parents are greedy and one wants something and the other doesn't give it to him? They will make trouble all the time, and then Jiang Mingwen, the team leader, will have a headache. He is the one who pulled the strings, and Jiang Mingwen will blame him for causing trouble for him.
"Don't worry, nothing like that will happen. Before I go to the countryside, I will give my parents the full amount of child support in one lump sum. I think they will be happy with that. They will have nothing to do with me from now on."
What a ruthless person! But that's how it should be. If the father is kind, the son will be filial. If the father is not kind, the son will be filial. Just pay the child support and that's it.
"Okay, I can help you with this. I don't want your money. In exchange, you do me a favor." Zhang Meihua lived in the Youth House and was worried about what to do. Isn't this just a pillow delivered to her when she felt sleepy?
"What's the matter?"
"It's a small favor. You can only help me with this when you arrive at our Hualing Brigade. Don't worry, it's not difficult. It's just a matter of convenience for you. When you live in the Youth League Home, help me keep an eye on someone for a while. Who is this person? I'll tell you when you arrive." After all, it's not certain whether he can arrive at the Hualing Brigade.
"Can."
"I'll only let my cousin be the candidate. If you're not among the chosen ones, I won't care. Meet me under the big banyan tree at 7:50 am on the 30th."
"good."
"And I promise you, I won't spread what you told me today." Jiang Shushu thought about it and added this sentence. After all, family scandals and job opportunities are not trivial matters.
"No need to promise, I believe you. If I didn't believe you, I wouldn't tell you."
It was 4 o'clock in the afternoon when Jiang Shushu returned home. Jiang He and his wife were there, so Jiang Shushu told them the results of his investigation at the post office and the matter of the two hundred yuan.
Jiang He and his wife were heartbroken and disappointed when they heard this. At the same time, they understood even more clearly that they were not important to their son. He didn't even bother to send money to them every month. He knew that his wife had a lot of complaints about them and looked down on them, but he still asked her to send money and never asked about it.
Jiang He suppressed the sourness that surged in his heart, reached out and grabbed Xu Hehua's hand, and gently patted the back of her hand to comfort her.
"Old man, you are right. I have figured it out." I will live a good life with the old man from now on. I don't think about my sons or grandchildren anymore.
"It's good that you have figured it out." It seems that I have to say a few more words in the future to strengthen the old woman's thinking. I can't let her mind be half-thinking about her sons and grandsons. I must make her deeply aware that I, the old man, am the most reliable. As long as I am here, my children have to stand aside.
What do you want to understand? Is there anything I can't listen to?
Jiang Shushu looked at Jiang He and his wife: "..." There is something I don't know whether I should say it or not, but I feel a sense of love from these two people who are almost 120 years old in total.
"No matter who sent it or why, since it was sent, I will accept it. I will go to the post office to pick it up tomorrow morning." In the future, I will keep what belongs to me. The couple cares too much about their son, so he doesn't care about us at all.
"Okay." It's good that you can figure it out. If you don't make money when you have the chance, how stupid is that person?
After adjusting her mood, Xu Hehua went to cook dinner.
The topic of my son is a bit heavy. If I didn’t want the old couple to face reality, I wouldn’t bother to mention it. After all, a short pain is worse than a long one.
"Dad, let me ask you something. I have a friend from this city who wants to go to the countryside as an educated youth. He wants to come to our Hualing Brigade. If I go find my eldest cousin and let him nominate him, do you think it's okay? Will my cousin agree?" Jiang Shushu deliberately changed the subject.
"As long as he's healthy, there's no problem. Mingwen is still easy to talk to."
"He's in excellent health, absolutely capable of meeting the standards."
"So do you want to talk to your eldest cousin yourself, or should Dad go and ask for you first?"
"Hehe... I'll go talk to it myself. It's such a small matter, why does my dad need to take action personally?"
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After dinner, Jiang Shushu found Jiang Mingwen with two taels of tea.
"Brother, I got some tea. I'd like to invite you to have some."
When Jiang Mingwen heard this, his tea addiction immediately came to him. "Really? Bring it to me. I haven't had tea for 102 days and 10 hours. I almost forgot what it tastes like. I have to indulge in it today."
Jiang Shushu's mouth twitched. He remembered the time so accurately. If he had a watch, would he have recorded the minutes?
Jiang Shushu handed the tea to Jiang Mingwen and said, "Look, this is top-quality Longjing tea."
Jiang Mingwen opened the tea leaves, took a deep breath, and then looked intoxicated. "This is the smell. I know it as soon as I smell it. It's authentic Longjing tea, absolutely good tea."
"Brother, you're amazing! I only heard that you like drinking tea, but I didn't expect you to be so knowledgeable about it."
When Jiang Mingwen heard someone praising him, he smiled so hard that his yellow teeth were exposed. "Haha... It's just so-so. This is the only hobby your cousin has. It's not worth mentioning. It's not worth mentioning."
Jiang Shushu: "..." If you hadn't smiled so happily, I would have almost believed you.
"Shushu, sit down. I'll make you a cup of tea."
Jiang Mingwen carefully took out his long-dusty teapot and teacup, washed them, and happily put tea leaves in, poured water, washed the tea, poured water, and poured water again...
It's quite particular. "Brother, have you learned how to make tea? Your technique looks very professional."
"I've learned a little. I used to work in a teahouse when I was in my teens. Later, the teahouse closed down, so I returned to the village. So this is my only hobby." It's a pity that tea is hard to buy now. I've been out of stock for three months.
Jiang Shushu picked up the tea and drank it, the aftertaste was sweet, "It tastes good."
"Know the goods."
Jiang Mingwen picked up the teacup and drank it happily. As soon as the tea entered his mouth, he felt relaxed.
This is life!
Jiang Mingwen drank three cups in a row before putting down his teacup. "Tell me, what do you want from me?"
Jiang Shushu laughed foolishly, blurting out the flattery without even thinking, "As expected of my cousin, he's amazing. His eyes are like piercing golden pupils, and you saw through it at a glance..."
Jiang Mingwen felt relieved after hearing this. "Haha... stop flattering me and get down to business."
"Don't blame me, I'm telling the truth. Well, there is indeed a small matter that I need to trouble you with, cousin. I have a friend from the city who wants to come to our brigade as an educated youth. He will handle it himself at the Educated Youth Office. Cousin, you can choose him when the time comes. He is strong and healthy, and he is definitely a good worker."
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