After listening for a while, Bai Shuixian stood up, stuffed all the newspapers back into the cloth bag, and continued walking into the park.
Not long after, she stood at the door of the nursing home the two women mentioned. She just glanced at the sign casually and didn't stay at the door for long. She continued to walk around the park and went back.
When she arrived at the photo studio, Gong Linglong had just received the photos and was discussing photography experiences with the master.
Seeing her coming, Gong Linglong smiled and said, "Mom, all the photos have been developed. They are very good. Come and see."
Bai Shuixian flipped through the photos one by one, looking very carefully. She selected all the photos that had her in them, and placed the rest in her daughter's hands, saying, "The photos are indeed very well taken. Pick some of these and mail them to your mother-in-law."
When she was just choosing, Gong Linglong looked carefully and picked out all the photos that had her mother in them. Did she not want people in Kyoto to see her photos?
Gong Linglong vaguely guessed that it was related to the Gong family's affairs and nodded seriously: "Okay, I'll go mail it now."
After leaving the photo studio, the mother and daughter went to the post office, mailed the letter, and then took the bus home.
In the car, Bai Shuixian suddenly said, "Linglong, my wound is now completely healed. I want to find a job in the city and earn some money to reduce the daily expenses of my family."
"Mom, you've worked so hard for nearly twenty years, and now you've finally gotten over your old life. You should rest and recuperate at home. I've graduated from high school, and I'm going to find a job to earn money. If we have children in the future, I'll ask you to help take care of them for us."
Gong Linglong had already made plans and was planning to come to the city to find a job in the near future. She had never thought of letting her mother go out to work and earn money.
"Linglong, I've been very busy for the past twenty years, and I feel uncomfortable all the time. I'm going to try to find a job first. If I'm lucky enough to find one, I'll take it. When you get pregnant and have children, it won't be too late to make new arrangements."
Bai Shuixian had a special plan in mind, but she didn't tell her daughter the truth because she didn't want her to worry.
Gong Linglong thought about it and respected her arrangement. "Okay, I'll look for one later. If I find a suitable one, I'll go to work."
The mother and daughter discussed the matter, and both of them tacitly did not tell Lu Jingchuan, planning to tell him after they found a job.
In the next few days, Bai Shuixian rushed to the city early every day. When the neighbors in the family quarters asked about it, Gong Linglong lied to them, saying that her mother had undergone head surgery some time ago and had gone to the hospital for medication and follow-up examinations.
It just so happened that the family often boiled Chinese medicine during this period, and the smell of medicine was very strong, so the neighbors' sisters-in-law didn't think much of it.
Gong Linglong has not been idle at home these days. She planted all the vegetables and took two days to go to the back mountain to chop firewood. The firewood in the small yard in front was piled higher than her.
She would also take some time every day to set up the fish cages and go fishing. There were small fish and shrimps to eat at home every day. The leftovers were all smoked into dried fish. There were more and more fish in the space pond. The fish and piglets all ate the vegetables grown in the space, and they grew well day by day.
"Linglong, I'm back."
Gong Linglong was cooking in the kitchen. When she heard her mother's voice, she immediately put down the spatula and came out with a smile on her face: "Mom, I thought you would be back in the afternoon."
Bai Shuixian smiled and told her: "Linglong, I found a job."
"So soon?"
Gong Linglong was slightly surprised and asked hurriedly, "Are you teaching at a school?"
"No, it's hard to find a job at the school. The job I was looking for today is at a nursing home, and I found it by chance."
Bai Shuixian has actually been wandering around outside the sanatorium these days and has not gone anywhere else to look for a job. She studied traditional Chinese medicine and is proficient in Chinese medicine treatment and massage. The old cadres living in the sanatorium are not in good health, and her skills can come in handy.
Today, when she went to the park for a walk again, she happened to meet an old cadre who was out for a walk and suddenly fell ill. She rescued him and easily stabilized his condition. Later, she showed off her massage skills and won his recognition in just two hours.
When the old cadre learned that she was looking for a job, he asked about her family situation and learned that her son-in-law was the deputy regimental commander of the Seoul Military Region and that there was no problem with her political review. She had also taught in a rural school for 17 years, so he recommended her to work in a sanatorium without hesitation.
With the recommendation of this old cadre, the head of the nursing home met with her and then personally assessed her on the spot. He found that she was indeed very good at caring for the elderly and spoke in a friendly and gentle manner. The old cadres who had been massaged by her all praised her good skills, so they gave her a job opportunity.
After she finished her job search today, Gong Linglong asked with a smile, "When will you go to work?"
"I'll officially start work tomorrow. I'll come back to pack my luggage and go there tomorrow morning. I'll live in the nursing home from now on, taking one day off a week and coming back on Sunday."
Seeing that her mother was in high spirits, and that the salary and benefits at the nursing home were decent, and that the residents were all senior cadres with status, the workload shouldn't be too intense, Gong Linglong also thought this job was not bad, and said with a smile, "Okay, then I'll take you there tomorrow morning."
Not long after, Lu Jingchuan came back from get off work, and it was only during dinner that he heard his mother-in-law talk about work.
"Mom, why didn't you tell me before?"
"You just had surgery not long ago. The most important thing now is to take care of your body. Don't rush to make money."
"You don't have to worry about making money to support the family. My salary and allowances are not low, and I have saved a lot of money over the years. It is not a problem to support you and Linglong. In the future, we can raise one or two more children and make a living."
When Lu Jingchuan brought her to live in Seoul, he never thought of letting her go out to work and earn money. He felt that his mother-in-law had suffered too much over the years and now it was time for her to live a comfortable and stable life.
"Jingchuan, making money to supplement the family income is one thing. I've been busy all these years, and my life has been quite fulfilling. I feel uncomfortable when I'm not idle."
"I'm well now. You and Linglong don't have any children yet, so there's not much housework to do. I don't like chatting with people, so I'm not used to being idle at home all day."
"This job at the sanatorium is temporary. My daily duties are to stretch the old cadres, chat with them, and do some handy work. It's not hard work."
"I want to go work for a while first. When Linglong gets pregnant and has a child, I'll come back to take care of them."
Seeing that his wife didn't say anything, Lu Jingchuan knew that they had discussed this matter earlier. She also supported her mother-in-law, so she nodded and said, "Okay, Mom, you go back to work first. If the work doesn't go well or is too tiring, you can quit and come back anytime."
"OK."
The son-in-law is filial, and Bai Shuixian accepts his kindness.
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