Chapter 28

This Vast Wealth Has Fallen Upon Her

Li Chengye: “…”

He sure knows how to open old wounds!

“Last time when I went to the police station, my mom realized her mistake. She said she would never look down on people again.”

Actually, he made all that up.

The reason his mom agreed was that he mentioned Xu Lao-tai’s heroic deeds when she was young and talked about Shen Yuebai’s military rank.

His mom, who was all about profit, immediately agreed to let him interact with this family as soon as she heard Shen Yuebai’s rank.

Of course, he wasn’t after anything.

He just wanted to build a good relationship with Xu Jiajia to get back at that bastard Song Ran.

Xu Lao-tai wasn’t stupid, so she wouldn’t believe everything. But as long as he had no ill intentions, she wouldn’t interfere with the young people’s freedom to make friends. “Come in and sit. From now on, you don’t need to bring anything when you visit.”

Li Chengye grinned. “Good, good!”

Xu Xiaoyao returned from the fields and saw Li Chengye there. She felt unlucky. “Why are you here again? Your mom isn’t chasing you, is she?”

Li Chengye: “…”

Damn it, is this never going to end?!

Just finished explaining, and now another question!

He gritted his teeth. “No.”

Xu Xiaoyao let out an “Oh” and went to find Xu Jiajia. “Jiajia, I heard you passed the exam?”

Xu Jiajia handed her a candy. “Yeah, I plan to have you work.”

“What?” Xu Xiaoyao widened her eyes in shock, her expression full of disbelief. “No, that can’t be right. You worked so hard to pass.”

Seeing Xu Xiaoyao getting worked up, Xu Jiajia calmly pressed her shoulder and said, “Take a deep breath, calm down.”

Xu Xiaoyao: “…”

That’s a job everyone wants. How can she calm down?

Xu Jiajia continued, “I’m going to follow the military, and that’s a fact. After thinking it through, I think it’s best for you to go work.”

“Xu Uncle is also suitable.”

“I’ve checked, the workshop I’m assigned to is all women, and my dad is an old man, so it’s not suitable.”

Xu Xiaoyao: “…”

She was overwhelmed by the wealth falling upon her.

“How much does the job pay? I’ll write an IOU and pay you back once I save enough.”

Selling a job would bring in a lot of money at once, but after that, there would be nothing. Xu Jiajia wasn’t planning to do that. “I’m not selling the job. We’ll split it 50/50, whether it’s salary or benefits. How does that sound?”

This offer was so good that Xu Xiaoyao almost cried. “You’re too generous!”

Forget about 50/50, she would’ve worked for five yuan a month!

Xu Jiajia smiled. She wasn’t losing anything; one job only paid a little over six hundred, not even two years’ worth of salary.

But a 50/50 split? That made a difference.

You could keep getting money until the factory went bankrupt.

“It’s not a loss, this is a good deal. Tomorrow, go to the team to get an introduction letter and also move your household registration.”

“What? I have to move my household registration? That means I’ll be a city person from now on!” Xu Xiaoyao said excitedly, her words a bit jumbled.

“Yeah, having a city household registration makes it easier to find a partner.”

Looking at the partners Xu Jiajia had found, Xu Xiaoyao wanted a soldier too. Not to mention anything else, at least their character was reliable. “I won’t find a city person, I’ll find a soldier. As long as he treats me well, it’s fine if his rank is low.”

Xu Jiajia, knowing the country’s policies, said, “When you have time, read more books to enrich yourself.”

Xu Xiaoyao now understood the importance of reading. Her eyes sparkled. “Yeah, I’ll read more.”

After hearing that Xu Jiajia had given her job to Xu Xiaoyao, although Xu Lao-tai and Xu Jianguo felt it was a pity, after listening to Xu Jiajia’s reasoning, they agreed it was the best arrangement.

Xu Lao-tai looked at Xu Jiajia with a kindly expression. “Jiajia is so thoughtful, she knows that doing this is the best!”

Xu Jiajia wrapped her arm around Old Lady Xu’s and smiled brightly: “It’s all thanks to Granny’s great teaching!”

Xu Jianguo thought Xu Jiajia would mention him, but after waiting a long time and hearing nothing he wanted to hear, he coughed lightly: “What about me?”

Seeing Xu Jianguo vying for attention, Xu Jiajia smiled gently, her smile as pure as the clear blue sky: “Dad also taught me a lot, and with you both pampering me, I’m very happy.”

…

Chen Ji had planned to stay the night at the Xu family’s house.

But since Li Chengye had a car, he had no choice but to go back with him.

On the way, Chen Ji kept complaining: “Who told you to come? If you hadn’t come, my sister wouldn’t have driven me away. It’s all your fault!”

Li Chengye, annoyed by the constant nagging, rubbed his head in frustration: “Shut up! If you keep shouting, I’ll leave you here, and you’ll have to walk home.”

Chen Ji’s temper flared: “You throw me out, go ahead! If you do, I’ll tell my sister tomorrow and see how she scolds you!”

Li Chengye: “…”

Damn it.

Xu Jiajia has really thrown a bomb at him!

The two of them bickered all the way to the town.

Li Chengye finally dropped Chen Ji off at the machinery factory’s staff building and let out a deep breath, relieved to have gotten rid of the troublemaker.

Chen Ji didn’t know that Li Chengye had given him a nickname. When he got home, everyone was there, so he mentioned losing the bike.

Though everyone thought it was a pity, no one scolded him.

Chen Ji’s father: “As long as you’re fine, that’s good. In a few days, I’ll have someone get a bicycle ticket and buy you another one.”

Chen Ji: “And some materials.”

“Alright.” Chen Ji’s father nodded, then asked, “Did you really feel something else from that young lady?”

It wasn’t something Chen Ji made up, he truly felt it. Despite how useless he might seem, his intuition was very accurate.

He had found a lot of good stuff at the scrap station just based on his instincts.

“Yeah, being around her feels really nice. I feel like there’s a lot of good luck.”

Chen Ji’s father spoke in a consultative tone and asked the others in the family: “I’m thinking of adopting her as a goddaughter. What do you all think?”

The idea of good luck seemed like a charm, tightening around their heads: “I support it.”

“I also support it.”

“Definitely support it.”

Everyone supported it, except for Chen Ji: “Dad, what are you talking about? If anyone’s going to adopt her, it should be me.”

This wasn’t the first time Chen Ji spoke his mind, and his father had gotten used to it. After thinking for a moment, he nodded and said, “Alright, I’ll have your mother pick a good day and we’ll settle it.”

Chen Ji still felt something was off, and after a moment of thinking, he realized this was just their one-sided wish; the person in question hadn’t given their response yet.

“Shouldn’t we consult them first? Tomorrow, my sister is coming to the sugar factory. I’ll wait for her at the door and bring it up to her. If her family agrees, then we can move forward.”

Chen Ji’s father knew this couldn’t be rushed: “Alright—”

“Dad, give me the materials tomorrow morning.”

“Okay.”

…

At Xu Xiaoyao’s house.

Wang Daniu stood at the door, grumbling: “That wicked girl, it’s already dark, and she’s still not back. Who knows where she’s gone?”

Xu Xiaobao, swallowing the last bite of his egg, muttered, “I know, I know. She’s with Xu Jiajia.”

Wang Daniu remembered everyone’s discussions and sighed: “She’s always with Xu Jiajia, but hasn’t picked up any of her smarts. If we could have a worker in the family, I’d be able to walk through the village with my head held high.”

Xu Xiaobao wasn’t very optimistic about Xu Xiaoyao: “Mom, what are you thinking? With my sister’s sycophantic attitude, what can she possibly achieve?”