"However, once the Cultural Palace reopens, it will inevitably need staff. These openings have caused quite a stir. Tsk tsk, Ninth Sister-in-law, you didn't see what a mess everyone made. If you didn't know better, you'd think they had a blood feud and were ready to fight to the death."
"Today, a daughter-in-law from the East Compound is spreading rumors and ruining a young girl's reputation; tomorrow, an aunt from the West Compound is being disobedient and not serving her parents-in-law; the day after, an old lady from the South Compound has her illegitimate son from her younger days coming to visit..."
"Anyway, it's been quite a mess. Anyone nominated to work at the Cultural Palace is bound to be attacked by others, and the Cultural Palace hasn't even opened for a while. As for why they didn't transfer people from outside, don't even think about it. When they couldn't get anyone in, they'd blame others, and eventually, people outside the four major compounds would find out. Wouldn't that mean losing both face and substance?"
"So we all just stopped working, which has delayed us until now," she said with a shrug.
The young woman, barely twenty years old, shook her head and sighed like an old lady: "Everyone thinks the people from the four major hospitals have a good life, but who isn't an ordinary person who needs to support their family? For a dozen or so jobs, we almost became estranged from each other until death."
Ke Meiyu blinked. Who can argue with that?
After thirty years of development, all job positions have become saturated, with each position filled to its full potential. It's difficult to find even temporary workers, let alone permanent employees.
Besides work, there's the housing problem. Apartment buildings for families are springing up one after another, but the pace can't keep up with the growth of the children. Moreover, most of these buildings are single-story, making demolition and reconstruction not only troublesome but also involving many other issues.
The people in the compound have long lost their former glamour, and now resemble fallen nobles, using the achievements of the older generation to cover up their inner wretchedness.
Otherwise, no one would have made such a fuss over a job at the Cultural Palace that wasn't very lucrative and was just a stable job for getting by.
However, to be fair, the location of the Cultural Palace is indeed excellent, the area is large, and the layout is reasonable. It is such a waste and a pity to leave it idle!
Not long after, it was time to pick up the child, and Ke Meiyu smiled and said goodbye to the little girl.
He Yixian waved to her, "Ninth Sister-in-law, come visit me sometime? I'm back in school now, I have plenty of time, I know Kyoto like the back of my hand!"
Then she told Ke Meiyu her house number.
Ke Meiyu also politely invited her to visit her home when she had time.
When they got home, the old lady and the old man had already brought the five little ones back.
They jumped and skipped excitedly in the living room, and whenever they saw someone, they would start gesturing wildly as they described what they had done in kindergarten, how many friends they had met, and what their names were.
The adults were delighted to hear their innocent words and witness them grow up little by little.
Although they had a snack in the afternoon, the children were very active and had only eaten for a short while. Now, seeing the plentiful dinner at home, they were hungry again. They pitifully lined up, washed their hands, and sat down to wait.
The old lady looked at them for a while and called them "darlings," then quickly served them food. Only after the old man started eating did everyone begin to eat.
After Ying Yan finished washing up, he came out of the kitchen and saw that his wife had been buried under the five children.
Ko Mei-yu spends about half a day working outside each week on average, and occasionally she sneaks off to spend a day alone with her man, holding hands to watch a movie, stroll down the street, or go out to eat.
But it was the children's first day of school, and after the initial excitement wore off, they all missed their mothers terribly. Their clingy behavior made his cheeks ache.
As soon as he moved closer, the children started climbing on him like a mountain, leaving him utterly dejected...
If they weren't his own children, he would beat them so badly they wouldn't recognize their parents!
Seeing his wife laughing gleefully with her arms crossed, he mischievously pulled her over as well. The children were playing around with each other, but the couple remained steadfast and affectionate.
After finally getting the children, who were brimming with energy, to sleep, the two of them were exhausted.
After taking a shower, Ke Meiyu enjoyed the man blow-drying her hair and chuckled as she recounted what had happened that afternoon, "I think it's a waste to leave the Cultural Palace empty, but it's a hot potato that no one dares to touch."
"Hmm? How did you end up there?" Ying Yan asked, raising an eyebrow.
“When the children go to school, my grandparents are incredibly bored. But all the old folks in the family stay home, occasionally visiting each other, or reading the newspaper, or watching TV in the evening. There are so few ways to pass the time.”
“I don’t want to open a shop either. There’s too much work to do in a shop, and there are no holidays to rest. I’m afraid it will tire them out.”
"So I want to find a leisurely job so that they have a place to relax and can also earn some pocket money."
Although Grandpa Ke and Grandma Ke had reached the point where they could enjoy the blessings of their children and grandchildren, they did not want to ask their younger generation for money while they were still able to walk.
Ke Meiyu could vaguely sense this feeling. Her family gave the elderly couple a lot of money, but they were reluctant to spend it. However, after they opened the shop and explained the profit sharing in advance, they began to spend money willingly. The sense of accomplishment they felt was probably similar to the feeling she had when she earned money through her own efforts for the first time.
It's not a big deal. If the elderly couple is happy, then she's satisfied.
Ying Yan understood what she meant, "You want a cultural center?"
"Yes, it gives these old folks a place to relax, and it also keeps my grandparents from wandering around their tiny home all day. We brought them to Kyoto to enjoy their retirement, not just to help take care of the kids."
The main reason is that the Cultural Palace is everyone's prize, so it's not easy to cut into it easily.
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