Chapter 18

Yang Lihua explained: “I’m sorry, little sister, you see I’m just a big mouth, do whatever you want, that’s not what I meant.”

She admitted that she couldn’t stand Zhang Xiyue’s laziness, but the Zhang family doted on her so much. If she fainted while being asked to work, her parents-in-law would definitely kick her out. She was just talking about it, and she had never asked anyone to work. She would never dare to do that.

Long before I got married, the Zhang family and my parents had agreed that Zhang’s mother would make the decision.

Zhang Xiyue stretched out her tone and made a promise: “After I go to the city to work, I can help you keep an eye out for jobs. You know, I can study, and I will have no problem with the recruitment exam. If I have the chance to get a job that suits you, it’s not impossible to sell it to you. Sister-in-law, can I not get involved in the housework?”

She knew which factories were recruiting in recent years, and she knew more than the reborn Yang Tiantian. In her previous life, Yang Tiantian went to the countryside in the south in August, and the original owner started working as soon as he passed the exam.

Having said that, what else is there to not understand?

Yang Lihua smiled flatteringly, stretched out her hand and pulled Zhang Xiyue, pleading, “Xiyue, if I can eat commercial grain and become a city dweller, I will take care of all your work in the future. I will never complain. I can wash your feet and clothes every day.”

This is not necessary, she is not so useless. Zhang Xiyue declined, “No, sister-in-law, let me be frank. My sister Xi has taken care of me since I was a child, helping me wash clothes and so on. You are different, so the price should be based on the market price.”

“You don’t have to wash my feet.”

Yang Lihua rubbed her hands excitedly and said, “Look at what you said. Sister-in-law can’t take advantage of you. It’s great that you can help me.”

Even brothers have to settle accounts clearly, so how can a sister-in-law like her not pay?

Zhang Xiyue: “Well, sister-in-law, you can go and do your work. I want to eat preserved eggs with tiger skin peppers.”

It would be great if someone could do the work. The original owner’s character was so great.

Yang Lihua went to cook excitedly, and her smile never faded even when it was time for dinner.

Yang Lihua used clean chopsticks to pick up a few dishes for Zhang Xiyue and said enthusiastically, “Xiyue, eat quickly. This winter melon and preserved egg are so delicious. I stewed the winter melon with big bones. Hey, drink more of this soup, it’s very nourishing.”

“Well, thank you sister-in-law. I’ll do it myself and you can eat too.” Zhang Xiyue knew that Yang Lihua was a person who knew how to repay kindness.

In the previous life, members of the Zhang family died or became disabled. The eldest brother was hit by someone hired by Wei Zhiguo and lost a leg, but Yang Lihua did not leave the Zhang family. It can be seen that he still has a conscience.

The Zhang family looked at Yang Lihua’s actions suspiciously. Zhang Wenhai wondered, “Wife, did you eat mushrooms today? Did you drink some soap to wash your stomach?”

His wife has always disliked his younger sister, thinking that since she is a girl she should do more work, but everyone feels sorry for her.

After seeing several doctors, they all said that my younger sister suffered from a disease of affluence and needed to be taken good care of. However, he did not like the fact that she went to Shen He’s house to show her affection, so no amount of advice would do any good.

My parents both say that my younger sister has a bad fate, and it is right for her to live a better life in her parents’ home. Since we are relatives, it is fate.

Yang Lihua’s wide smile disappeared, “Zhang Wenhai, I don’t eat alone, come on and eat, you can’t shut your mouth when you’re eating.”

Humph, these people are not as good as my younger sister. Even my brothers and sisters are fighting for jobs.

“Xiyue said that if I pass the recruitment exam, she will give me the job.” Yang Lihua was so happy that all eight teeth were exposed.

Zhang Wenhai was skeptical. “It’s so hard to get news about job openings. For example, the soap factory hasn’t hired workers in ages. Last year, they only hired fifty people. Now, it’s already the end of the year, and we haven’t heard anything yet.”

“Some factories, in order to delay the start of recruitment exams, posted notices only to tear them down within minutes.”

Why are they so sure? It’s because it’s not just one factory, many factories do the same thing. There are so many children of factory employees that there are not enough positions to go around, so recruitment information is usually kept strictly secret.

Yang Lihua blinked her big eyes: “How could what my little sister said be false? My little sister said she would give it to me according to the market price, Wenhai, this money…” The implication was that she had to pay the money.

Zhang Wenhai nodded: “Of course, it should be given according to the market price. You are different from Ximei. Ximei has taken care of me since I was a child.”

Among the five children in the family, Ximei is the one who takes the most care of them. As her brothers, they cannot help wash their underwear.

It was fine when I was a child, but when I grew up, it became Ximei’s business. My mother arranged it this way, and she naturally had her reasons.

Li Hongmei agreed: “Xiyue is really a good candidate for the exam. If there is still a college entrance examination, she will definitely be the top scorer. Unlike you guys who don’t like to study, look at how many opportunities you have missed. You know, one must be very good at office work.”

“Take the publicity copy, for example. It needs to be inspiring and true to the facts. And the accountant, the accountant, can’t make a single mistake. Any mistake is a mistake.”

Zhang Xiyue said modestly: “Mom, it’s not that exaggerated. Every profession has its top talents. They are all jobs, regardless of high or low status.”

Zhang Tieniu disagreed, “How can they be the same? Your dad really wants to be the factory director, but I’m not capable enough. I can’t hold back my temper, and I can’t help but scold people when I see them slow. I think being a director is better. Being a factory director is too troublesome. I have to kowtow to other high-ranking officials when I go out.”

He had accompanied them on a business trip once, and the factory director almost fell to his knees. It was a famine, and there was no food anywhere. The pigs slaughtered in the factory were extremely skinny. Seeing that they could not pay their wages and had no meat, they went to the mountains, found mountain people, bought wild vegetables and prey, and barely got through the difficult time.

It was almost nine o’clock, and Zhang Xiyue pulled the Zhang family out, “Come on, I’ll take you to see the fun. Let’s go catch the slut.”

Now it is called “having an affair with someone who is not married”

One sentence aroused everyone’s curiosity.

Zhang Wenyue recalled the village rumors: “Is it Shen Xiaoyun and Liu Yang, the educated youth?”

Recently, these two people have been doing things that are not human. Why is that? Shen Xiaoyun helps Liu Yang with work, and the work points are recorded in Liu Yang’s name. In the eyes of others, this is like giving away money. Some people can’t stand it and said something to Shen Xiaoyun, and they were scolded.

The village girl’s behavior aroused the dissatisfaction of the villagers, and her relationship with the educated youth became even colder.