"Thank you, cousin."
Li Ying took the bag somewhat flattered and admired it like a treasure.
Li Yue also thanked Meng Zhen with a happy face.
Both cousins received gifts, except Liu Yaomei.
Liu Yaomei looked at Meng Zhen with some anticipation.
Meng Zhen ignored her longing gaze.
It was like he had lost his memory, and he didn't even mention giving her any gift.
Liu Yaomei was young after all, and couldn't hide things, so her face turned ugly in an instant.
Liu Yuzhou was in a good mood, admiring his stepsister's frustrated look, and pinched his wife's fingers hard.
Meng Zhen also responded by pinching the man's fingers.
The couple interacted secretly.
Since childhood, Liu Yuzhou has suffered a lot from his stepmother.
He sincerely admired his wife and took advantage of his cheap stepsister without making a sound.
The interaction between the couple did not escape the sight of the eldest brother Liu Yuning,
He calmly pushed his glasses up on his nose and looked at the two of them.
Now the three people's secret codes all matched.
It was almost time, so Mr. Liu asked everyone to sit down and prepare to eat.
Over there, Sister Li Ying took her bags and returned to her parents.
Liu Zhenshu was furious when he saw his daughter's expression, which looked like she had never seen anything good before.
He scolded in a low voice: "What did I teach you at home? Who allowed you to ask for other people's things without permission?"
Li Ying stuck out her tongue. "Just now, my cousin's wife said that her store has many styles of bags. She's in the luggage business. At worst, I can introduce a few more customers to her in the future."
Li Yue habitually asks his father for help.
"Xiao Meng is also very thoughtful. It's rare for the whole family to get together today."
Li Gang patted his wife on the shoulder and advised with a smile.
Liu Zhenshu didn't want to offend the man in public.
I endured it and said nothing.
I was secretly muttering in my heart, what is the luggage business? To put it bluntly, it is just a self-employed individual. What kind of job is it?
The family sat down at the dinner table.
The topic still revolves around Liu Yuzhou and Meng Zhen.
When Meng Zhen mentioned the store just now, everyone assumed that she was a self-employed person.
Li Gang happens to be in charge of some private economy-related work this year. Since his niece-in-law is a businesswoman, it would be helpful for him to understand the people's sentiments.
"Xiao Meng, what kind of business are you in? Did you encounter any difficulties during the start-up and operation? Don't get me wrong, I just happen to be writing a document and need some materials."
Meng Zhen understood and picked out the most important one and said:
"Uncle, I'm mainly in the clothing business. It was pretty smooth at the beginning. All the licenses and permits were approved very quickly, and I haven't encountered any problems with my business so far."
"Well, that's great," Li Gang continued. "The country is now vigorously developing the private economy. Our unit just conducted a survey, and the number of self-employed individuals has exploded across the country, with average incomes exceeding those of ordinary employees. Perhaps self-employed individuals will be the future employment trend."
Is self-employment the employment trend?
Almost all members of the Liu family are within the system.
Liu Zhenhua was the first to disagree: "Self-employed people are also uneducated. Who wouldn't want to join a company if they can be assigned a job?"
Yang Jianping echoed, "Yeah, look at Liu Jia and his college classmates. Who's self-employed? They're all trying to get into the system."
Liu Jia, who had been eating silently, suddenly looked at his beautiful cousin-in-law and nodded.
"It's better for girls to work in a company. The work is stable and leisurely. Cousin, I heard that your company can arrange jobs for family members accompanying the troops. Why didn't you arrange one for your wife?"
Yang Jianping was just about to inquire about the geological unit's situation when she asked curiously, "Yes, Xiaozhou, your unit has such good family benefits. It would be great to find your wife a position in the labor union or the Women's Federation, where she can sit in an office."
"Just like your aunt, she works peacefully in the Women's Federation every day, has a decent job and is not busy, and still has the energy to take care of the family."
Liu Zhenshu, who was called by name, sat up straight, elegantly picked up his wine glass and took a sip. He said lightly: "Well, our unit is indeed suitable for female comrades, but the positions have been tightened in recent years, and the recruitment requirements have also been raised. It's not easy to get in."
"Especially regarding academic qualifications, a university degree is now required, and many people with connections are stuck on this requirement."
After saying that, she looked at Meng Zhen and said, "Xiao Meng, why don't you go to college while you're still young? If you don't want to be self-employed and want to work in a company, your family will be able to use their connections to help you."
The topic went around in circles, and finally everyone looked at Meng Zhen.
There were all kinds of looks from people, and they all thought that she was not well educated, came from an ordinary family, and didn't have a proper job.
Old Master Liu gave his daughter an enigmatic look.
That sarcastic tone and ambiguous words, can't he see that he is embarrassing Xiao Meng?
Fortunately, his grandson had shared Meng Zhen's story with him a long time ago, otherwise he would definitely be in the same situation as his daughter at this moment.
Old Master Liu coughed twice and waited for the show to begin.
Meng Zhen put down his chopsticks slowly and smiled at Liu Zhenshu:
"My aunt and I had the same idea. I just found time this year to take the entrance exam for Capital University and just reported to the school last week."
She was talking about Capital University, but no one thought it was the highest institution of learning. They thought it was a university in the capital.
Liu Zhenshu was slightly surprised: "Which university in the capital? Did you take the college entrance examination this year?"
Or did he get into night school through some other means? But she didn't ask this question.
Just as Meng Zhen was about to answer, Liu Yuzhou could no longer bear it.
Everyone looked down on his wife in their words and deeds.
He put down his chopsticks and looked at Liu Zhenshu:
"Auntie, my wife just told you that she applied to Capital University, which is as famous as Huaqing University. My wife took the college entrance examination in Donglin, without any backdoors or connections. She ranked second in the country and was admitted in the early batch. The admission letter and transcript arrived at the same time."
The words were spoken to Liu Zhenshu, but they were also told to the whole family.
After these words were spoken, the whole table fell into a strange silence.
What, Capital University?
That is the highest institution of learning in the country. Anyone who can get in must have had a great fortune from their ancestors and be reborn as the God of Literature!
Liu Zhenshu, who had just been giving Meng Zhen life advice in a condescending manner, shook the wine glass in his hand and spilled most of the wine.
A face turned pale and then red, and then red and then pale.
I don’t know if it was because he was slapped in the face or because he was drunk.
Yang Jianping was not in a better condition. Her hand that was picking up the food trembled, and the food fell back into the plate with a clang.
However, the one who had the biggest reaction in the audience was Liu Zhenxing.
He stood up suddenly, and the chopsticks in his hand fell to the ground with a clang:
"W-what? Xiao Meng got admitted to Capital University this year? Why didn't you tell me?"
It was so unexpected and shocking.
He turned to look at his eldest son:
"Yu Ning, you know that too?"
Liu Yuning's calm expression says it all.
Old Master Liu glanced at his son with disdain: "I know everything, and you still don't. Think about it carefully!"
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