Victoria Song recalled the last time she and Meng Zhen had a feud in the art troupe.
Today I happened to complain to my aunt: "Aunt, you don't know how arrogant that woman is. She not only scolded me, but also scolded you. She said that you are a stepmother and can't bear to see your stepson live a good life.
Many people in the cafeteria heard it! How could you and your uncle allow that vicious and rude woman in?
After her thoughts were revealed, Song Jingzhi put down her chopsticks.
"You're also stupid. Arguing with a village woman in public is a loss of face no matter if you win or lose. But it's not that easy for that village woman to get in. Your uncle is very dissatisfied with her."
Changing the subject, Song Jingzhi advised, "Xixi, you should look for someone else who's suitable. You can't handle that little wolf cub Liu Yuzhou; he's a rebel.
Besides, his job doesn't offer any power or money, and he's often sent to remote mountainous areas. If you follow him, you'll end up wandering around in the mountains for the rest of your life.
It just so happens that this time there's a suitable man, he's in the Air Force, and his parents are both leaders in the Donglin Municipal Government. If you can marry him, you won't have to marry far away in the capital."
Brother Song and his wife quickly expressed their opinions: "Not bad, not bad. Local people are good and can take care of anything. While you are in Donglin, why not take Xixi to meet the man's family as soon as possible!"
"Dad, Mom..."
Victoria Song pouted.
No matter how good other gay men are, can they be as good-looking as Liu Yuzhou?
She not only wants to choose someone with a good family background, but also looks and figure...
Song Jingzhi smiled and said, "Then I'll make an appointment with the man's family as soon as possible. Xixi, you're not young anymore. How can you find a good partner if you wait any longer?"
"Yes, girl."
Mrs. Song began to analyze.
"If you wait until Liu Yuzhou gets divorced and you marry again, that would be a second marriage. What if that village woman leaves behind a child? You'll have to be their stepmother! Do you think being a stepmother is easy?
Originally, your husband's salary should be all given to you, but now there are a few more burdens, and the household expenses have to be split several ways. It's not worth it!
Furthermore, when the child grows up, you will have to prepare a dowry and a betrothal gift, leaving you with very little wealth. This is a loss no matter how you calculate it. If you don’t believe me, ask your aunt…”
Song Jingzhi nodded and broke it down to her niece:
"That's right, two ungrateful bastards. Neither of them ever sends any of their wages home. Not to mention the younger one, the older one would rather pay the nanny every month than give me a cent."
"Families like the Liu family may seem wealthy and powerful to outsiders, and they're incredibly envious. But in reality, countless eyes are watching them, both overtly and covertly, and you can't get a single penny. Everyone in the family is incredibly honest, relying solely on their meager salary to survive."
"As for the benefits, after you get married, I can arrange a sinecure for you in some unit, so your job is solved. I was transferred from the military hospital to a regular hospital, and it took a long time for your uncle to beg me for the transfer."
Song Jingzhi is a nurse who gets a fixed salary at a military hospital. The highest she can get promoted to is head nurse.
Not only is it hard work, but the salary isn't much higher either.
The key is that there is no profit to be made.
She was transferred to an ordinary people's hospital and served as deputy director of the obstetrics department.
Simple patients are assigned to her, while difficult ones are assigned to other specialized doctors.
From time to time, patients would give red envelopes.
The income is much higher than that in a military hospital.
At the dinner table, the family members took turns to persuade the child.
Song Qian couldn't resist the temptation and finally nodded: "Okay, let's make an appointment to meet."
Brother Song’s family has solved half of the problem of marrying off their daughter.
Next is Brother Song’s house.
Brother Song's daughter is not yet of marriageable age, but his son is old enough to be assigned a job.
"Little sister, ask your brother-in-law to go and ask him to assign Song Qi a better unit. Without a good unit, it's not a good match. Nowadays, women look at men's work first."
Song Jingzhi picked up some food while listening.
He continued, "Second brother, can't Xiaoqi be inserted into your unit? Go and talk to the leaders. They won't give you any favors, but at least they will give you some consideration."
"Oh, don't mention it. Last time, the factory director wanted me to talk to you about requisitioning the idle government land behind the factory because he saw that we were related to the Liu family. Who knew..."
Song Jingzhi remembered that incident.
Who knew that Liu Zhenxing would directly refuse.
He also said, "Local governments have their own plans for land resources, and he can't reach that far."
That piece of land has been idle for many years, and the factory director has inquired with the higher authorities and found out that there is no plan at all.
It was obvious that Liu Zhenxing didn't want to help him with this matter.
The factory director is a very smart person. When he saw that Second Brother Song couldn't handle such a small thing, he knew what the status of the Song family is in the Liu family.
He turned around and immediately returned to his businesslike attitude towards Second Brother Song.
So there was no chance for Song Qi to get into the machinery factory.
Song Jingzhi could only agree: "I'll ask Zhenxing later and I'll definitely help Xiaoqi find a suitable job."
Speaking of Song Qi, she came back today but didn't see him.
Song Jingzhi looked at Second Brother Song inquiringly.
Second Brother Song looked embarrassed.
It was Victoria Song who said it, with a rather gloating tone: "I guess he went on a date with that girl again..."
Just now, Brother Song said that his son is unemployed and it is difficult for him to find a partner.
Then she was called out by Victoria Song for a date.
It sounds like this is more than the first or second time.
Song Jingzhi smacked her lips, figuring out what was going on.
Old Master Song glanced at his son and coughed dryly a few times.
"Okay, let's eat first."
The family continued eating.
After dinner.
Song Jingzhi distributed the gifts she brought for her family one by one.
The one given to my niece Victoria Song was a light green pleated skirt.
Before changing, Victoria Song was amazed and couldn't wait to put it on.
Today I feel particularly calm looking at the skirt.
"Auntie, why are the clothes in the capital so ordinary these days? They're not even as good-looking as those in Donglin!"
"Really?" Song Jingzhi looked at the pleated skirt, the latest model from Friendship Department Store. How could it be ordinary?
"Well, I'll take you to a very popular clothing store here called Selling Beauty!"
Victoria Song doesn’t know yet that the owner of “Selling Beauty” is Meng Zhen.
I only know that Meng Zhen’s custom brand is called “Zhenzhen”.
So I didn’t associate it with that at all.
Song Jingzhi was very interested in dressing up and agreed immediately.
After a while, the aunt and niece went out shopping arm in arm.
To get from the Song family to the shopping area, one has to pass by the Western-style buildings in the concession area.
Song Jingzhi saw elegant white villas from afar.
I remembered that the Ye family lived here before.
The Ye family is famous for its wealth in Donglin.
He owns countless properties.
When the real estate was returned in those years, Liu Zhenxing must have had several Western-style buildings in his hands.
It would be great if we could allocate a building for the Song family to live in.
Just as she was thinking about it, Song Jingzhi took a closer look.
A figure in front of me was leisurely walking along the tree-lined avenue, carrying vegetables...
Zhang Ma?!
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