Li Ying was frightened by Chen Xingling and behaved much better in the next two or three days.
However, some people who are ready to make a move can't sit still.
In the evening, Qin Tiantian came again.
"Auntie, my mom said she hasn't seen Brother Qi in a few years and missed him a lot. She specially cooked a few of her signature dishes and asked Brother Qi to come over and have a few drinks with my dad."
Li Ying smiled happily and held her hand, being very affectionate.
"Hey, hey, hey! Your mother made some delicious side dishes! There's Archie! Archie! Archie!"
Gu Qi had declined twice before, but the other party was his elder after all, so he didn't refuse again and again and agreed.
However, he did not go with Qin Tiantian.
"You go home first, I'll change my clothes before going."
Qin Tiantian smiled very sweetly: "Brother Qi, I'll wait for you! I have a bike, we'll ride together later."
Gu Qi shook his head calmly: "No, you go back first."
Qin Tiantian was a little at a loss when she saw that his attitude was too cold.
"Well...then let's go. Brother Qi, we'll wait for you at home."
Gu Qi ignored her and went back to his room.
Chen Xingling had seen and heard the general situation from the window.
Gu Qi closed the door and explained in a low voice: "Xing'er, Uncle Qin and Aunt Cai are elders after all, I can't always refuse. I... I will just go and sit for a while and respond to the call."
The old mother is not very smart, she likes to talk and do things randomly, and I don't know how she got involved with Qin Tiantian and asked her to marry her.
While in the hospital, his wife had clearly expressed her attitude to Qin Tiantian, and he also explained that it was impossible for him to divorce, let alone marry her, Qin Tiantian.
The relationship was a little strained, but he couldn't care less.
The Qin family had been very attentive these days, and he didn't know what they were up to. He had to go and check it out, lest his old mother be fooled again.
Chen Xingling knew that Qin Tiantian was still unwilling to give up, but he didn't say it out loud.
"You go ahead, then. But it's dark and cold, don't drink too much, or it might be unsafe on the way back."
Gu Qi nodded, put on his military coat and went out.
Chen Xingling watched him leave. Although he said nothing, he was very upset.
Qin Tiantian always wanted to go south to Yucheng with Gu Qi. Her goal was to ask Gu Qi to help her find a job in the shipyard so that she could stay there and live with him.
It is hard to find a job these days, especially a job in a unit system.
Generally, when the older generation retires, they recommend their own children to take over. If one of the spouses works in a certain unit, the spouse has the opportunity to get work arrangements or auxiliary arrangements in that unit.
Gu Qi's shipyard is a top-notch public institution with a large factory, high salaries and good benefits. Therefore, the Qin family has long been eyeing the job vacancy of Gu Qi's "lover", hoping that Gu Qi can help to secure it.
After Qin Tiantian was humiliated by her, she quickly changed her strategy of "playing the long game to catch the big fish". She planned to get the job done first and then slowly get involved with Gu Qi.
However, things were no longer as smooth as she had expected at the beginning.
After nightfall, Gu Qi came back.
Chen Xingling didn't ask proactively, perhaps because he was afraid that she would misunderstand, so he explained everything clearly.
"It turned out that Uncle Qin and Aunt Cai wanted me to find a job for Qin Tiantian at the shipyard. I refused, saying that the work at the shipyard was complicated and not suitable for a girl."
"There should be female workers, right?" Chen Xingling deliberately asked, "I remember that many of the factory workers' partners also work in the factory's logistics department."
Gu Qi nodded: "That's special care for workers' partners. I've also said it directly, this trip is to take you back together, even if there is special care, it can only be given to you. She and I have no relationship, the factory leaders can't find a job for her."
Chen Xingling didn't continue the topic, but smiled and reminded: "It's very cold at night, the hot water is boiling, go wash up and rest."
Gu Qi answered, got up and went out.
Chen Xingling felt very happy as he looked at his son who was sleeping soundly beside him.
With an old man like Gu Qi who knows his place, is sensible and affectionate, some things only need to be mentioned, and there is no need to be nervous at all.
The most urgent thing is to take care of your body as soon as possible and make some money to support yourself.
A daughter-in-law without an economic source not only has no status in the family and no financial freedom, but her in-laws, relying on the fact that they provide her with food and drink, act arrogantly and order her around, abuse and insult her at will, and even want Gu Qi to abandon her and marry Qin Tiantian, who is well-educated and has a high income.
In the final analysis, it all comes down to money!
It was late at night. Chen Xingling wrapped a blanket around his son and turned to enter the hyperspace.
The supermarket was filled with supplies, with billions of dollars' worth of goods laid out here. Before she had time to make a lot of money, she could have found a way to sell the supplies and earn some small change.
In this era when the average salary is 30 or 40 yuan, a family that earns a few hundred yuan is considered wealthy.
Looking at the dazzling array of countless goods, Chen Xingling intuitively felt that it would not be difficult to earn this amount of money. The only difficulty might be choosing what to sell so as not to be too conspicuous or arouse suspicion.
After walking around, Chen Xingling brought out a bag of ten kilograms of dried fish and a bag of five kilograms of large shrimps.
Most of the neighbors knew that she was from the southern coast, and they also knew that her parents would send her dried seafood from time to time. Currently, only the things in the "dried seafood area" could be used by her.
Shangjing City is an inland area, and seafood is a very rare treasure. Now it is winter, and fish and shrimp in rivers and lakes are not easy to catch, and they are even rarer.
Scarcity makes things valuable. In winter, fish and shrimp are several times more expensive than pork and beef. Most people cannot afford them. Even those who can afford them may not be able to buy them.
Therefore, every time her parents sent her seafood from afar, the neighbors would drool with envy. After all, not every family can have relatives living by the sea, and relatives who are generous enough to spend money.
Because of the high postage costs, even generous relatives would not send seafood often.
My parents and brothers have no shortage of the finest seafood, but they can't afford the high postage, so they always choose to send expensive fish maws or large squids, and the quantity can't be large.
Occasionally, there are also small dried fish and large shrimps, which are very popular. Every time they are fried with a little rapeseed oil, they are crispy and fragrant. Not only Xiaohu likes them, but even the mother-in-law and sister-in-law will rush to eat them.
Chen Xingling thought about it, then took out another bag of five catties of dried fish and stuffed them under the bed.
Her body was still very weak and she felt exhausted as soon as she exerted any effort. She hurried to the supplement area, got a box of donkey-hide gelatin oral liquid, and drank three small bottles in one breath.
I have to start making money tomorrow, so I must rest tonight to ensure that I will be refreshed and energetic tomorrow.
So she turned around, brushed her teeth and rinsed her mouth, then went to bed quickly.
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