◎I searched for him everywhere◎
Hao Qing lowered his eyes in disappointment at his parents' reactions. His wife was already like this, but they were reluctant to say even a word of blame to his elder and second brothers.
Yes, after so many years, he should have seen it clearly a long time ago. Every time he encountered problems, he was asked to give in. He should have been used to it. Now he still expected his parents to stand up for him. He was wishful thinking.
Thinking of this, he chuckled, turned around and walked to the bedside, looking at his wife's pale face, and after a while he made a decision: "Let's split up the family."
As soon as these words came out, the faces of the Hao family members in the room changed drastically, especially Hao's father. He shouted at Hao Qing, "Third brother, do you have the guts to say what you just said again?"
Hao Qing turned around calmly, stared into his father's eyes and repeated what he had just said: "I say let's divide the family. Anyway, you don't want a son like me, so it's just right to separate me."
"You...you..." Father Hao was a little shocked by his son's deep and unfathomable eyes. After a while, he reacted and said angrily: "Okay, let's split up. I want to see how you can live after leaving home."
"Dad, what are you talking about? Why did you agree to this when my third brother is so ignorant?"
"That's right, Dad, you can't be impulsive." If the family really splits up, they will be the ones who suffer.
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The eldest and second brothers Hao followed and tried to persuade her, but Mother Hao didn't want to split up the family either. After the split, could she still control her three daughters-in-law like she did now?
Unfortunately, Hao's father was angered by Hao Qing's unrepentant look. The more others tried to persuade him, the more determined he became to teach his youngest son a lesson. He immediately told his eldest son to go find the village chief and Hao's uncle to discuss the division of the family.
In the end, since it was Hao Qing who first proposed to divide the family property, the Hao family only gave them the house they were living in and a few bags of food, nothing else.
Wei Yu learned the news from Hao Qing as soon as she woke up. She felt mixed emotions for a moment. She was happy that she could finally get rid of her mother-in-law's control, but she was also worried about how to survive in the future.
However, Hao Qing had already thought it through and comforted her, "I've discussed it with my parents and asked you to bring the child back to live with me for a while. I want to find a job in Beijing. Don't worry, I will be able to support you and your child." Obviously the parents he referred to were his father-in-law and mother-in-law.
Hao Qing had never thought of digging for food in the soil. Firstly, he was the only laborer in the family and it was too difficult to support the family by farming. Secondly, he had long wanted to go out and try his luck, so he took this opportunity to go out and have a look.
The most important thing is that since the family has already separated, it would be awkward to live in the same yard. The elder and younger sisters-in-law would say something annoying every day, which would affect the daughter-in-law's health. It would be better to let the daughter-in-law go back to her parents' home for a while, and then take her and her son there when he finds a job and settles down in Beijing.
"But..." Wei Yu hesitated. She had older brothers and younger brothers in her mother's family. She was afraid that her sister-in-law and sister-in-law would be unhappy if she moved back, which would put her parents in the middle and make her feel awkward.
Hao Qing knew what his wife was thinking and said, "Don't worry. Your parents came over when you were sleeping just now. I have already agreed with them that they will give you five yuan a month as food money for you and your child. Your elder brother and younger brother have also agreed to it."
"That's good."
Living in her mother's house was certainly more comfortable than living here, so that day, Hao Qing packed up his things and, under the sarcastic glances of the Hao family, took his wife to the Wei family on a cart.
Knowing that his son-in-law was planning to go to Beijing, Uncle Wei made a special trip to his second brother's house and told Mother Wei about it, asking her to give Wei Xuan a heads up and help make arrangements when the time comes. Mother Wei would certainly not refuse.
So, the next morning, Wei Xuan received a call from her mother, saying that someone was coming from her hometown, and the person coming was Hao Qing, her cousin-in-law. Her eyes lit up instantly. If I remembered correctly, this cousin-in-law seemed to have said that he had learned to drive. Isn't this what they often say, "Looking for him among the crowd for thousands of times."
When Jiang Che came back from sending his children to school, he saw Wei Xuan sitting on a chair and grinning. He walked to the table, poured a glass of water and drank it before asking her, "What are you laughing at?"
Wei Xuan told him the good news.
"That's great. Did mom tell him on the phone when he would be here?"
Today is May 2nd, and it’s only a few days away from mid-May as my wife said. We also have to reserve time to go out and select the goods and have them sent to the post office, so time is really tight.
"He'll probably be here the day after tomorrow. He should go directly to the store then. Tell Third Sister."
"Okay." Jiang Che was about to go out, but Wei Xuan slapped her forehead and called him in annoyance: "Wait, I suddenly remembered that he might not have a driver's license."
There aren't many people who can drive in the county these days, not to mention the countryside. I don't know who Hao Qing learned to drive from. He must be an amateur and probably doesn't have a driver's license. I was so happy just now that I didn't think about it. I don't know if it's difficult to get a driver's license these days. Is it too late for him to take the test now?
Section 93
After Wei Xuan finished speaking, she was immersed in her own thoughts and didn't notice the strange look in Jiang Che's eyes after hearing her words.
He wanted to say that he didn't have a driver's license, so his wife wouldn't know that, right? Besides, it wasn't a big deal, right? His wife looked so serious.
This is the difference in cognition caused by decades of difference. For Wei Xuan, if you, a driver, dare to drive on the road without a driver's license, do you want to eat the state's food? But for Jiang Che, this situation is very normal. Except for drivers of state-owned units, such as Xue Bin and his transport team, most of the other people who can drive have very few driver's licenses.
Wei Xuan couldn't sit still after hearing this. It turned out that her man had been driving without a license for such a long time!
Seeing her eyes widen in disbelief, Jiang Che quickly explained: "This is not a problem. Look, I have come here without a driver's license. Who would pay attention to you?"
Will there really be no problem? Wei Xuan almost got fooled by him. Even if there is no problem now, there will definitely be problems in the future.
"No, you need to solve this problem as soon as possible. You are going to run a company in the future. How can you not have a driver's license? It sounds irregular. Who would dare to use your car?"
Jiang Che didn't take this matter to heart at first, but after hearing what his wife said, it seemed to make sense, so he said, "Don't worry, I'll go to the vehicle management office and ask later, okay?"
Wei Xuan thought to herself, how can I not be anxious? She stood up and was about to push him out: "Don't wait any longer, go ask now."
"Okay, okay. Be careful and don't fall again."
As soon as he finished speaking, with a "bang", Jiang Che was locked outside by Wei Xuan. Standing at the entrance of the corridor, he held his forehead in frustration. Okay, in order to make his wife feel at ease sooner, he should go along with her wishes and ask.
I turned around and went downstairs. Now if I want to get a driver's license, I can only go to the vehicle management office.
When Jiang Che arrived, the staff asked him for a letter of introduction: "You will not be registered without a letter of introduction."
Jiang Che didn't know these rules, so he smiled and tried to get close to the man: "Do you need anything else besides the letter of introduction?"
The staff member had a good attitude. He looked Jiang Che up and down before answering his question in a calm tone, "We also need an experienced driver to sign as our instructor."
This is easy. It is not difficult to find Brother Xue. The difficult part is where to find a unit willing to take him in?
Jiang Che pondered for a long time and still felt that he had to ask Xue Bin for help. He would definitely have a solution.
Sure enough, when Xue Bin heard about this, he pointed out a clear way for him: "Your problem is not difficult, as long as you can find a unit willing to give you a license. It just so happens that our transportation team has a few vacancies every year. You know, in fact, the team doesn't recruit many people every year now, and even if we do, we recruit very few people. If there are retired people like me who already have a driver's license, the quota will be even less needed. As long as you can get connections, there is a lot of room for operation here."
Jiang Che understood what he meant. This meant that the transport team could issue the letter of introduction to him, and doing so would not harm anyone's interests. It could be easily done with just a slight gesture from the leader.
He humbly asked: "I wonder which leader I can find useful?" Xue Bin was sure he knew everything about the transport team.
He frowned and quickly told Jiang Che a name: "This man is our captain. I'll give you the address. You can go to his house quietly at night to talk to him. It shouldn't be a problem." The team leaders below do not have much power to allocate quotas, and the big leaders above them have so many things to do every day, and it is not easy to get in touch with them, so the captain who is neither up nor down is a good candidate.
"Thanks, brother." Jiang Che successfully got the address from Xue Bin, made an appointment to have dinner together in two days, and then parted ways.
The morning time was short, and the time passed quickly as he ran here and there. It was too late to go for the car now, so he simply went back to the store, picked up yesterday's sales and account book, and prepared to go home.
During this time, he also caught up with Jiang Sanjie and told her to be prepared to go to Yangcheng with him to purchase goods in a few days.
Third Sister Jiang said excitedly: "I'm on standby at any time." Hehe, she was also going on a long journey.
Jiang Che was about to leave, but he turned back when he remembered Hao Qing's matter: "By the way, a relative from Wei Xuan's hometown might come over tomorrow. If I'm not here, can you help to receive them?"
"Okay, got it." Wei Xuan treated her well, and she would definitely not neglect her relatives.
This time, Jiang Che really left. When he returned home, Wei Xuan had already prepared dinner. Seeing him come back, she immediately asked him how the driver's license issue was going.
Jiang Che put down the account book, sat down at the dinner table and told her what happened.
Seeing that he had been talking for a long time, Wei Xuan served him a bowl of soup so that he could moisten his throat: "Do you know how long it will take to get it done?"
Jiang Che took a sip before saying, "No, I don't think it will be fast. It will take at least a few months."
Okay, as long as it can be done, it can be done later.
Thinking of this, she said to Jiang Che again: "This time, we are all thanks to Brother Xue for his help. He has helped us many times. Do you want to buy something to thank him?"
This is a bit difficult to deal with, mainly because Xue Bin is a well-paid person, so it would be inappropriate to just buy him something as a gift. It's hard to find the right balance, and if the gift is not good enough it would seem alienating.
After thinking for a moment, he said, "Why don't you make some more of the kimchi you made before and I'll send it to him. They usually don't have a good meal when driving on the road, so he should like this."
He can eat several kimchi and steamed buns in one go.
Wei Xuan rolled her eyes. He did you such a big favor, and you just gave him kimchi? That's too rude.
Seeing his wife's complaints, he explained, "You don't understand. When you give a gift, you should give what the other person needs. I don't know what to give to others. He drives all over the world and has seen more than us. The people you can find don't need anything at all."
"Okay, leave it to me."
Wei Xuan knew what Jiang Che meant, but just one pickle was too shabby and seemed too insincere.
Speaking of food suitable for eating on the road, meat sauce is definitely the best. The weather is not too hot now, and the meat sauce will not go bad even if it is kept for a week or two. Besides, it is a meat dish after all, and it is not much more exquisite than kimchi as a gift. But kimchi can also be made. Well, you can also stir-fry some oil tea noodles, which is also very filling.
After thinking for a while, he told Jiang Che, "Bring me some pork belly this afternoon, about ten kilograms."
"Okay." This is not difficult. Since cooperating with the Zhao family, the pig farm, the pork slaughtered by the Zhao family every day is now placed on consignment in their grain store. It is easy to buy ten kilograms of meat. Just go to the store and tell them. Even if today's meat is sold out, fresh meat will be delivered tomorrow.
After dinner, Jiang Che went out to drive his car, while Wei Xuan started to prepare kimchi at home. She was already used to it, so in less than an hour, five small jars of kimchi were ready. She kept one jar for home, two jars for Xue Bin, and the remaining two jars were sent to the Jiang family.
The phone issue a few days ago was only installed so quickly thanks to the person my father-in-law found.
After making the kimchi, Wei Xuan found walnuts, sesame seeds and peanuts to prepare fried oil tea noodles. Fortunately, these things have been on hand at home since she became pregnant. They can be found in the grocery store and are not difficult to get together.
To make fried oil tea noodles, you need to fry the flour first. Wei Xuan thought that the family could eat this every day, so she poured the flour without hesitation and put nearly half of it into the pot.
Don't rush this step. Fry slowly over low heat until it turns yellow, then add oil, sugar, and crushed peanuts, walnuts, and sesame seeds.
Without butter, Wei Xuan had to use lard instead. Fortunately, the fried oil tea noodles tasted good, and Wei Xuan couldn't help but eat a spoonful.
Wait until it has cooled completely before packing it into clean canning bottles. There are exactly three bottles, so each family can have one.
Wei Xuan was having a great time preparing gifts at home, while Jiang Che was watching the time and going to school to pick up his daughter.
When the two came back, Wei Xuan had finished calculating the bill and was cooking dinner in the kitchen.
Seeing the father and son coming back, Wei Xuan said, "I put the money in the cabinet. Remember to take it to the post office to deposit it tomorrow."
Jiang Che opened the cabinet, took a look, and took out the money. He walked to the kitchen door and said to Wei Xuan, "I won't wait until tomorrow. I'll deposit it now. And you don't have to wait for me to eat in the evening. I took some time to go to the supply and marketing cooperative this afternoon and bought two bottles of wine. Now I'm going to see the leader to get the registration done."
This is business, Wei Xuan asked him: "Are two bottles of wine enough?"
"It's okay," Jiang Che said meaningfully, "As long as the intention is there."
No matter how good something is, it is not as good as money. Wine is just a cover.
Jiang Che went downstairs, rode his bicycle to the address Xue Bin gave him.
When they arrived at the place, Jiang Che parked the car, walked up with the wine and knocked on the door.
"Who is it?" When the door opened, a slightly plump woman appeared. Perhaps she felt that she didn't know the man in front of her, so she looked at Jiang Che with a scrutinizing look: "Who are you?"
Jiang Che quickly introduced himself: "Hello, I'm here to see Captain Li. Is he home?"
The woman suddenly realized: "Oh, you are from the transport team, right? Come in." Then she shouted into the house: "Lao Li, someone is looking for you."
Jiang Che realized that she had misunderstood, so he didn't explain and followed her inside.
She must have something to do. Halfway through her walk, she pointed inside to Jiang Che, signaling him to go in and look for someone, while she turned a corner and went to another room.
Jiang Che had no choice but to continue walking inside.
Captain Li was drinking in the living room. When he saw a stranger coming in, he asked suspiciously, "Who are you?"
Jiang Che quickly stepped forward to explain his identity and purpose. There was no need to beat around the bush on this matter. After all, it was just a loophole and did not violate the policy. So he was not afraid of someone with ulterior motives pursuing him.
Captain Li didn't speak immediately after listening to him. He just looked at the wine in his hand and said with embarrassment: "It's not that I can't do it for you, but you know I'm just a small captain with limited power. There are so many leaders above me, it's a bit difficult to convince them."
Jiang Che cursed the old fox in his heart, but smiled as he walked over and placed the wine he brought on the chair next to Captain Li: "I also know that this is not easy, so I specially brought a gift to ask you for help?" As he said that, he took out an envelope from his pocket and placed it on the wine box: "This is a little gift from me."
Sure enough, when Captain Li saw this, his expression changed. He reached out and picked up the envelope, touched it, and smiled with satisfaction: "Okay, since you are so sincere, I will help you with this. The day after tomorrow, come to my house to see me at this time the day after tomorrow."
"Okay, then I would like to thank Captain Li first. It's getting late, so I won't disturb you while you eat. I'll go back first and see you the day after tomorrow."
When Jiang Che returned home from Captain Li's place, Wei Xuan and Yuan Yuan had already eaten. Seeing him come back so soon, they knew that he must not have eaten yet. Wei Xuan stood up and said, "There are some dishes at home. Can I make you some noodles to go with it?"
"Okay. Not picky."
Upon hearing this, Wei Xuan turned around and went into the kitchen to cook noodles. Five minutes later, she came out with a bowl. Jiang Che quickly put down his daughter who was leaning on him and took the noodles from her hand: "It's so hot, why don't you call me in to get it."
It was not a big deal. Wei Xuan smiled and did not respond, but asked, "Is it done?"
After swallowing a mouthful of noodles, Jiang Che nodded and replied, "It's OK. It cost me three hundred yuan."
As long as this matter can be done, the money will be worth it!
Seeing that he was enjoying the meal, Wei Xuan asked again, "Is it enough? If not, I'll get you some more."
"That's enough." Jiang Che ate the noodles and finished the soup in a few mouthfuls. He took the bowl to the kitchen, washed it, and put it away before coming out and saying to Wei Xuan, "Let's finish the driver's license issue the day after tomorrow. I plan to stay for two more days to help Hao Qing get familiar with the business, and then leave for Yangcheng before the 10th."
There was nothing wrong with this arrangement. Wei Xuan nodded and said, "Okay. Have you told Third Sister about this?"
"Yes."
Wei Xuan thought about it and gave him one more instruction: "Then go to the store tomorrow to find Third Sister and tell her that each store should choose a store manager to manage the store. Don't let Third Sister be away and anything go wrong in the store."
"Okay, I see. What about the store's daily turnover?"
It's not that they are afraid that someone will embezzle the money. You have to know that this trip will take at least several days, and the total turnover is not small. No matter who puts the money in their pocket, it is not safe. The main reason is that they may not be willing to do so. If it is lost, they are afraid of taking responsibility.
Then there is only one way.
"Ask the store manager to go to the food store every day and hand over the goods to Xiaomei. Then ask Xiaomei to deliver them to me at home. Anyway, I am not afraid to tell Xiaomei that I am pregnant. It will only take a few days. I will give Xiaomei a little more bonus at the end of the month."
"Okay," Jiang Che had no objection. The next day when he went to the store, he told Third Sister Jiang about the matter and asked her to make the arrangements. Then he took the ten pounds of pork belly that his wife had asked him to get from the store and drove out.
I brought the meat back to Wei Xuan when I went back home at noon.
After dinner, because he was worried that Hao Qing would come looking for him, he walked around the store first, but when he didn't see anyone, he drove away to get busy.
He almost thought that Hao Qing would not come today, but when he passed by the store on his way home from work in the evening, Jiang Sanjie told him that someone had come.
Jiang Che almost didn't recognize Hao Qing when he saw him this time. He remembered that Hao Qing used to be a very open-minded man with a cheerful expression.
During this meeting, it was obvious that he was depressed, and his whole temperament had changed drastically.
Seeing him standing there, he was so nervous that he didn't know where to put his hands and feet. Jiang Che was afraid that he would feel uncomfortable, so he took the lead and said, "Brother-in-law, you are here. I have been waiting for you for two days since I received a call from my hometown. I thought you would not come today?"
Hao Qing forced a smile and said, "I was delayed by something this morning and missed the morning bus."
Jiang Che didn't ask what delayed him. He picked up his luggage and said, "You've arrived at the perfect time. Let's go home and have dinner."
Hao Qing quickly declined: "I won't eat yet. I want to find a place to stay first. It won't be too late to go home after I'm settled."
How could Jiang Che listen to him? He didn't waste any words and directly pulled him out: "Who wouldn't go in when they get to their doorstep? You'll stay at home tonight. Don't worry about where to stay. I'll find a way for you."
Just like that, with Jiang Che half pulling and half dragging him, Hao Qing had no choice but to follow him.
The two of them first went to the school to pick up Yuanyuan, and then the three of them went back to the sixth floor together.
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Wei Xuan woke up from her nap this afternoon and started making meat sauce. She didn't finish until an hour before they came back, so when they got home, the aroma of the meat sauce was still in the house.
As soon as you open the door, it is no exaggeration to say that your saliva will flow.
Yuanyuan shrugged her nose childishly, but was accidentally choked by the smell of chili pepper and couldn't help sneezing.
Jiang Che quickly handed his daughter a piece of paper, then shouted towards the kitchen: "Wife, my brother-in-law is here."
Hearing this, Wei Xuan turned off the fire and walked out. When Yuanyuan saw her, she ran up to her and asked, "Mom, what delicious food are you making?"
Wei Xuan rubbed her hair and didn't answer. Instead, she smiled and greeted Hao Qing: "Brother-in-law, I'm here."
"You..." Hao Qing's eyes widened when he suddenly saw her bulging belly. He was a little frightened. He had never heard anyone say that Wei Xuan was pregnant?
Wei Xuan found him so funny that she said bluntly, "Brother-in-law, you have to keep my pregnancy a secret. I haven't even told my parents."
After realizing what was going on, Hao Qing probably knew why she kept it a secret, and nodded, "Don't worry, I'm tight-lipped. I won't even tell your second sister."
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