Chapter 63: The Job Was Sold

Zhao Sihai pretended not to notice their intentions. He greeted them with a smile, but his speed didn’t slow down at all.

The few women didn’t dare to stop him, so they could only watch helplessly as the bicycle rode further and further away.

But they had been waiting for a whole day, so they wouldn’t give up so easily.

So, less than two minutes after they got home, several women came to their door.

Zhao Sihai wanted to help deal with them, but Bai Ruojiao grabbed his wrist.

She glanced at the women who were looking around the courtyard, and said, “Hai ge, you go ahead and pack up. See what needs to be moved tomorrow.”

Then she said to An’an, who was clinging to Zhao Sihai’s leg and looking sleepy, “An’an, don’t sleep yet. Hold on. Mom will boil some water for you. We’ll wipe you down and then you can sleep.”

Zhao Sihai got the signal and took An’an back to the room.

She then turned to the women who had already seen everything, “Aunties, is there something you need? I still have some things to do.”

Aunt Liu asked in confusion, “What are you moving? Where are you moving to?”

“Oh, Hai ge will be working at the machinery factory from now on. It’s not convenient to keep running back and forth, so we rented a house in the county. We’re moving there tomorrow.”

“Ah? Moving? So soon?”

“Why don’t you wait until you buy a house? It costs so much more to rent now.”

“That’s right.”

“What about you, Bai Zhiqing? Didn’t you go to the textile factory today? How did it go? Did you get the job? My sister-in-law made a new style of clothes today. Can you help take it to the leaders to see?”

“Yeah, yeah, my daughter-in-law also made a jacket. Everyone says it looks good…”

The women immediately started chattering.

Bai Ruojiao kept smiling. When they finished speaking, she said slowly, “There’s no result yet. There’s another round of exams.”

“What exam?” Hearing that there was another exam, the women were all stunned. Their hearts were a little uneasy.

In the past, factories did require exams for recruitment, so they didn’t have a chance.

This time, they were so enthusiastic because they heard that Bai Ruojiao was chosen just based on one piece of clothing.

They thought there was a shortcut.

But it turned out that they still had to go through the exam.

Bai Ruojiao didn’t hide anything. She smiled, “Yes, the factory gave me a question. It’s called ‘How to Promote the Possibility and Execution Plan of Domestic Clothing Exports.’ It has to be at least 2,000 words.”

The women were all stunned after hearing this.

“What promote, promote what? What kind of question is this? It has to be 2,000 words? That’s so much!”

“Then, can others write it too?”

Bai Ruojiao smiled, “Of course. The textile factory has a submission box. Anyone who writes it can submit it.”

Anyway, the Commodity Department was just established, and they would definitely need to recruit people later.

As long as they were talented, she didn’t mind who it was.

At this time, Zhao Sihai’s voice came from inside the house, “Is the water boiled? An’an is about to fall asleep.”

“Okay, just a minute. Hold on.” She replied, then smiled at the women, “Aunties, is there anything else? I still have things to do…”

“No, no. You go ahead and get busy. You go ahead and get busy.”

“Yes, you go ahead. I’ll go now.”

They originally wanted Bai Ruojiao to introduce them or help them take their clothes to the textile factory leaders.

But now they had to take an exam, and it was a question they couldn’t even understand.

Most of them hadn’t finished elementary school, and some hadn’t even gone to school.

Their sisters-in-law had gone to school, but they knew their limitations.

So, they felt that they had no chance and could only leave regretfully.

But some were still persistent.

“Bai Zhiqing, you seem so confident. Do you have any materials? Can you give me a copy?”

Bai Ruojiao’s smile didn’t change, “I don’t have any materials.”

But the other party clearly didn’t believe her, “How could you not have any? Then how did you learn it?”

“I learned it in school, Auntie. If you have nothing else, please go ahead. I need to boil some water.”

“Schools don’t teach these things. You must be deliberately not giving it to me. Are you afraid that my sister-in-law will steal your opportunity? I didn’t expect you to be…”

Bai Ruojiao sighed and directly grabbed her arm, pulling her out the door.

“Take care.” She said with a smile, then closed the door.

“Hey, you… Bai Ruojiao, don’t get cocky. Don’t think that just because people like your clothes, you can get away with anything. You’re talking about another exam. I think they’re just making excuses. They don’t want you!”

Bai Ruojiao ignored the shouting outside and went to the kitchen to boil water.

Soon, the news of Zhao Sihai moving to the county and Bai Ruojiao taking the exam at the textile factory spread like wildfire.

Although everyone was surprised, it was basically expected, so it didn’t cause much of a stir.

But the village head’s eldest son, Guoqing, came to ask Zhao Sihai to go over.

Bai Ruojiao guessed that it was about the driver’s job.

Sure enough, when Zhao Sihai came back, he handed her a cloth bag. Inside was a bundle of money, quite scattered, probably gathered from various sources.

“This is 1,000 yuan. I’ll give you the other 100 yuan later. Keep it for now.” Zhao Sihai said.

Bai Ruojiao took the money and raised an eyebrow, “For who? Guoqing?”

Lao Er worked at the enamel factory, Lao San became the accountant of Nanyang Brigade, Lao Si was still studying, so only Guoqing, the eldest son, was still unemployed.

Zhao Sihai drank a cup of water and nodded.

He had directly told the few people who came to ask about the price. In the end, only the village head’s family considered it.

Now that he was going to live in the county, the village head was afraid that things would change if he waited too long, so he quickly decided on the job.

The money was gathered from the savings of the brothers and the village head’s wife.

Although the expenditure was a bit high for now, they all thought it was worth it when they thought about the benefits of this job.

Moreover, a driver still had a monthly salary of 30 yuan.

It would only take six years to get the money back.

“How about the house?”

“I’ll ask Kangzi tomorrow if he has any leads on buying building materials. We’ll build the house before the autumn harvest.”

Bai Ruojiao nodded.

“Has anyone come to the old house?”

“No.” She shook her head.

Since Zhao Dani took her two children back home, the old house had been restless. Zhao Gensen was annoyed every day and didn’t have the energy to come here to cause trouble.

Zhao Xiaohui, needless to say.

After the last incident, Bai Ruojiao was probably like a female demon in her eyes.

But it was surprising that Zhao Dani didn’t come.

But this surprise only lasted one night.

Early the next morning, Zhao Dani came to their door with her two children.

Seeing them, Zhao Sihai’s face turned cold.

Zhao Dani pretended not to notice. She smiled and pushed her two children, “Come, Xiaobao, Zhaodì, quickly call Fourth Uncle.”

Liu Zhaodì lowered her head timidly and called out, “Fourth Uncle,” her voice as low as a mosquito.

Liu Xiaobao didn’t even look at him. Instead, he curiously wanted to look inside.

An’an was hiding behind the door and also looking out. He met his gaze.

“It’s fragrant!” Seeing the half-eaten meat bun in An’an’s hand, Liu Xiaobao immediately ran over to grab it, “Give it to me!”

But Zhao Sihai blocked him.

Seeing his tall and strong Fourth Uncle with a cold face, Liu Xiaobao was still a little afraid.

He immediately turned around and threw himself at Zhao Dani’s legs, “Mom, I want to eat the meat bun. Give me the meat bun. I want to eat the meat bun.”

Zhao Dani saw Zhao Sihai’s even colder face, and her expression froze.

She pulled the corners of her mouth into a wry smile, “Hehe, that, Lao Si, Xiaobao hasn’t had breakfast yet. He must be hungry. Don’t mind him.”