In the evening, Lin Xiufeng and Lin Xiucheng brought their families back to the village. They heard about Lin Xiuyao's donation and came back to inquire about the news.
Now both families are doing business, but the difference can be seen from their status. Lin Xiufeng looks depressed, and his eldest cousin's wife Wu Zhi has a forced smile.
Lin Xiucheng acted like a smug businessman. Zhang Qian's face was rosy and her smile was very natural.
Su Qingmeng observed silently and found it very interesting. When she first got married, her eldest cousin's wife had the best life in the family (in the eyes of the public), but now their family might be at the bottom of the list. Life is really unpredictable.
Zhang Qian held Su Qingmeng's hand, and the two chatted at the end of the kang. "Qingmeng, haven't you changed at all?"
Su Qingmeng: "Second sister-in-law, you have changed a lot."
Zhang Qian is dressed fashionably, with trendy curly hair and bright red lipstick, giving her the vibe of a boss lady.
Zhang Qian smiled and said, "I'm already forty, I'm old."
"No way," Su Qingmeng disagreed, "You're not even halfway through your life, Second Sister-in-law, don't call yourself old."
Zhang Qian smiled brightly. She liked talking to Su Qingmeng. Su Qingmeng was educated but would not look down on her. She was much easier to get along with than her elder sister-in-law.
Wu Zhi looked at the two of them talking and laughing, and felt angry. One was her sister-in-law, and the other was someone she wanted to be friends with, but the two of them were talking affectionately and leaving her aside.
Lin Xiufeng couldn't help but say, "Xiu Yao, why did you donate so much money to the village for nothing? It's such a waste." It would be better to lend him the money.
Lin Xiucheng disagreed, "Xiu Yao is doing a good thing." Although he himself couldn't do it, he admired his cousin very much.
Lin Xiufeng disagreed in his heart, but now his two younger brothers were more capable than him, so he didn't argue, "Xiuyao, please give me some advice. My business is not doing well either."
After being laid off, Lin Xiufeng opened a furniture store. He worked with his son and two apprentices to make furniture, and Wu Zhi was responsible for sales. However, the business was not very good. After Lin Baoguo helped him find new styles in Shanghai, the business was good for a while, but the styles were soon imitated by others, and the business still did not improve.
Lin Xiuyao: "Well, big brother, we are not in the same industry. As the saying goes, different trades are like different worlds. I don't know either." He really didn't like to get involved in other people's business. It was easy for him to give advice, but others might blame him if they couldn't do it.
Lin Xiucheng nodded. Xiuyao ran a clothing company, which had nothing to do with his elder brother's business. "Even state-owned factories are performing poorly these days, let alone your small factory."
Lin Xiucheng felt that his eldest brother's choice of business was wrong, but his wife wouldn't let him get involved. "Xiuyao, tell me about Shanghai." He was very curious about life in the big city.
After not seeing each other for many years, everyone kept chatting. For dinner, the aunt stewed a big goose. Lin Baoguo took out his treasured white wine and the men started drinking.
Since they were all family, Lin Xiuyao didn't force himself, "You guys drink, I don't like drinking." Even Lin Song drank two glasses, not to mention the others, who clinked their glasses one after another.
Zhang Qian sat next to Su Qingmeng, "Xiu Yao is still honest. My guy has gained weight all over his belly because of drinking."
Su Qingmeng: "Sister-in-law, you should also persuade me. Alcohol is not a good thing." Drinking too much alcohol is not good for the liver and stomach.
"How can I persuade him? He can make money now and he has a bad temper." Zhang Qian sighed. Although the family is doing well now, they are still not without worries.
Su Qingmeng changed the subject and looked at Lin Yue on her other side: "Your daughter is in elementary school now, right? How are her grades?"
"She's better than her brother. She's also a well-behaved daughter. Lin Congming is already in high school at a young age, but his mind isn't on studying. He just wants to play all day."
Kang Kang blinked and looked at Zhang Qian. What's wrong with his son? He is very well behaved.
Su Qingmeng picked up a piece of goose meat for him and blocked his mouth.
"I bought a lot of English tapes for my child so he can practice speaking English. English is very important in the future."
Zhang Qian: "I'm sorry to have cost you money again." She took this opportunity to discuss with Su Qingmeng how to educate children. Zhang Qian really hopes that her family can have a college student.
After dinner, Su Qingmeng went into the house and took out three tape recorders and matching English tapes. She gave one to each of the two families and called Guo Gaoyuan, "You have one too."
Guo Gaoyuan glanced at Su Qingmeng and whispered, "Thank you." Then he took the gift and left.
Zhang Qian and Su Qingmeng gossiped, "Xiaoyuan's life has been difficult since Meimei remarried."
"Speaking of which, Xiaoyuan has spent most of his time with his parents since he was a child. She is not a good mother," Zhang Qian said with some resentment. She is very dissatisfied with her sister-in-law.
"When she got divorced, her family endured so much gossip because of her. Later, my father-in-law sent her to the city to work, but she didn't reciprocate."
Zhang Qian felt that Lin Meimei was ungrateful. She didn't even care about all the efforts her parents had made for her, let alone her brothers and sisters-in-law.
Su Qingmeng smiled and said nothing. She would not say anything bad about Lin Meimei in front of Zhang Qian. There was no need to do that.
The next morning they returned to the county town, and the children stayed behind. As soon as they left, Uncle San's family came back.
"Qiuqiu's admission letter arrived. She was accepted into her first choice, the Fashion School in Beijing."
Uncle and Auntie happily announced to everyone that this was the second college student in their family.
They came back to buy vegetables and meat, borrow tables and chairs, and prepare for tomorrow's banquet. When they met villagers, they invited them, "Come over tomorrow to have fun." Everyone said that the Lin family was getting better and better.
Lin Xiuyao started the interviews today. Each of the dozen or so people took about ten minutes, and the interviews didn't end until just before lunch. "Everyone, go home. Come back tomorrow at nine o'clock and I'll announce the results."
After everyone left, Su Qingmeng said, "You're holding a small job fair at home."
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