In the past two years, the family has been struggling to find a job. The sons and daughters-in-law have asked around, but they haven't found one yet.
Isn't she anxious? How could she possibly be? My little girl is already in her early twenties, old enough to find a partner. If she doesn't return to the city soon, this will drag on year after year. When will it ever end?
In a few years, even if I return to the city, those outstanding young men will be gone, and it will not be easy to find a suitable one.
Besides, she is a grown-up girl and has not experienced much. If she is deceived by that sweet-talking man, it will be too late to regret.
The emperor is far away and the sky is high. If something really happens, she will be unable to help from such a long distance.
Aunt Chen was anxious every day at home. She couldn't sleep all night when she thought about it. The key was that she couldn't show it on her face, so as not to make the whole family worried.
What's the use of being anxious?
Everyone around Jianshu is either working or studying, so I haven’t paid much attention to this aspect. I never expected that it would be so difficult to find a job.
She originally thought that with the Chen family's network of connections, it would be no problem for her to find a job. The reason she hadn't come back was simply that she hadn't found a suitable job.
It seems that she still underestimated the difficulty of finding a job.
Thinking that Zhao Yueling will graduate from high school next year, Jianshu is a little worried, wondering if Uncle Zhao can find a job.
"Don't worry, Auntie. I will also help keep an eye on it. If there is any news, I will inform you." Jianshu comforted her.
Lingling still had a year left, so she had to find time to ask Aunt Meng what their plans were. Since it was so hard to find a job, she had to start preparing in advance.
"Okay, thank you in advance. It doesn't matter if there is no news. It's very kind of you to do so." Aunt Chen said gratefully.
More people mean more paths. No matter what, it is also a hope, isn't it?
Seeing Aunt Chen like this, Jian Shu felt a little uncomfortable. If Chen Banxia knew all this, she didn't know if she would regret her original choice.
These topics were a bit heavy, so Jianshu changed the subject and talked about the interesting things that happened in the alley these days.
Aunt Chen also knew her good intentions and cooperated very well by sharing all kinds of gossip with her, no longer as sad as before.
No matter what, life must go on, and it is not advisable to immerse yourself in negative emotions. For Aunt Chen, who has experienced many ups and downs, everything now will always pass.
As the sun gradually set and Aunt Chen began to prepare dinner, Jianshu declined her offer to stay for dinner and turned back home.
After playing with Xiaopang in the front yard for a while, I went into the kitchen of the space.
The biggest gain for her from this trip to Shanghai was the huge amount of seafood, which was enough for her to eat for two years.
As for two years from now? We'll talk about it then. Things will work out when the time comes. I'll always find a reason to go again.
She brought out all the ingredients, including prawns, crabs, abalone, and clams. To save time, she didn't plan on making a dozen or so dishes, so she just cooked all the seafood in one pot. Then she went to the vegetable garden and picked a few cucumbers and tomatoes to make a smashed cucumber and candied tomatoes.
Paired with steamed firewood rice, a bowl of fragrant rice soup and crispy brown rice crust, it is so delicious that your mouth is drooling.
After the meal, Jianshu lay on the recliner with his round belly, eating hawthorn slices in his mouth, savoring the delicious taste in his mind, feeling that he still wanted more.
She smacked her lips and happily decided to continue tomorrow. There was still so much left, so it wouldn't matter if she ate a little more.
If it really doesn't work, think of a way to go again.
I have to say that Jianshu has become a little wilder after going out, and is no longer the same girl who stayed at home all day.
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"Lily, Ningning, here." Jianshu was holding two large packages in his hands. He wanted to reach out and say hello as usual but failed. He had to shout loudly to try to attract their attention.
Pan Ning and Li Li looked in the direction of the voice, saw what she was holding, and hurried over.
Li Li was the first to give her a hug. "Shushu, you're finally back. I missed you so much."
"Before you said this, if you had focused your eyes on me instead of my hands, I might have really believed it." Seeing her staring at the two inappropriate packages, Jian Shu rolled his eyes without any burden of beauty and complained without hesitation.
Missing her? Perhaps he missed the thing in her hand.
"Shushu, how can you say that? I'm just concerned about you and worried that the weight of this thing might tire you out. Let me see if your hands are red from the pinching. Or maybe I'll help you carry it." Li Li said pretentiously, clutching her chest. But within two seconds, the fox's tail was exposed.
"Oh, stop pretending. We all know each other. I'd be a fool to trust you." Jian Shu rolled his eyes again, then handed over the larger package in his right hand.
"Okay, this is yours. All the things you asked me to bring are in here. Oh, by the way, there is also a rattle in there that I bought for little Qi Le. Remember to take it back for him to play with. Don't snatch it from him, okay?" The last sentence was spoken in a higher tone, full of warning.
Li Li looked innocent, "Am I that kind of person?"
"Haha!" Jian Shu just gave her a sneer.
Li Li looked at Pan Ning standing beside her, hoping that she would speak up for her.
"Well, if you really want to play, wait until Xiao Qi Le falls asleep before playing. Don't fight with him for it when he is awake." Pan Ning thought for a moment and gave her an idea.
It’s not that she doesn’t want to speak the truth, she just can’t bring herself to say it.
Perhaps it was because of her childish nature or her childhood, but Li Li was particularly interested in these somewhat childish toys, and she had more fun playing with them than Xiao Qi Le.
Every time she used the rattle to coax little Qi Le, it was fine at first and she would keep shaking it in front of little Qi Le, but gradually, she started to play with it by herself.
Thinking of the scene he saw last time he went to Qi's house, Pan Ning wanted to cover his face.
"Didn't I forget about it while playing?" Li Li muttered to herself.
Is she the type to take her own son's toys?
"What are you talking about?" Jian Shu asked her with a frown.
Li Li quickly shook her head. "Nothing, nothing. I just said I won't do it again next time."
"Okay, don't we have one more at home? Together with the one Shushu gave us, there are two now. If you really want to play with them, you can have one each, Xiao Qile. Don't fight over them." Pan Ning coaxed him like a child.
Having witnessed Li Li's difficult past, her patience is always infinitely high and she is always soft-hearted when facing her.
The same thing happened to Jianshu, otherwise she wouldn't have bought a rattle that Qile already had. She said she bought it for Qile, but wasn't she also buying it for Li Li?
She had heard a saying before: Happy people use their childhood to heal their whole life, while unfortunate people use their whole life to heal their childhood.
Li Li now lives a happy and fulfilling life, but everything about her childhood is still firmly engraved in her heart. Only time can slowly smooth everything out.
And she also hopes to be able to contribute!
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